Maddie is a 4 year old Cocker Spaniel, she is such a lovely caring dog!

Here Maddie’s story so far, last year she was referred a soft tissue specialist at Paragon in Wakefield with an open ulcer to her left hock.

First surgery was to fit pins and brace to immobile the leg to allow the ulcer to heal over time.

Question then was to find the reason for all these ulcers to keep developing… referred to an orthopaedic specialist where after multiples scans and investigations, found I had an ruptured achilles tendon.

Second surgery to fix the achilles tendon. Fused the ankle and leg together with rods and plates to stable the leg where i spent 23 days away from home to make an full recovery at Paragon being looked after my the lovely nurses/animal assistants.

This wasnt the end… this surgery was not successful and after being home for 7 days, i developed sepsis in my plate. I need to either have an amputation or my parents have to make an decision to put me to sleep.

The first two surgeries have already cost in excess of 7k to save my leg but this has failed hence the reason for making a decision to have my leg amputated.

My mum and dad have exhausted all possible avenues to help me. Luckily we was selling our house at the time which has funded my previous surgeries.

For me to have a chance at a normal life I will need this surgery as this is the last resort for me. I will be very grateful for any help I receive save my life xx