Mine and Looneys Journey !

As most of you all know that I have a big fella called Looney, he is my little baby and my absolute world. He is a boxer and I have had him since he was 26 weeks old, he will be 16 in October this year. I remember the day so clearly when I got him, wow he was such a bundle of joy, his head and paws were massive they just didn’t go with his small little body, he was so lively and loving he was just adorable.

Anyway I got him when I lost my mum 16 years ago in October this year. I was very poorly when I lost my mum, my weight went down to 5 stone. Looney was the only thing that kept me going, without my baby I wouldn’t be here today. He gave me the strength to keep going, with him relying on only me, I had to get better for him and to be his mum. I cannot explain how much joy and compassion Looney has brought into my life after losing my mum. He gave me the confidence and loving that I missed.

Over the last few months he has been quite poorly, he was diagnosed with an external tumour in June this year.  The vet gave me a few options but none of them were good to be honest.

1: I could have him put down.

2 : They could operate.

3 : They would give me some tablets that would help with the infection.

Well the 1st one was out of the question, 2nd one was way too risky at his age and the 3rd sounded about the only option I could take, even though a very risky one. The vet had advised me that with it being an external tumour they can be very aggressive and if they rupture this could lead to him bleeding to death. It would be like someone cutting their wrist. Not painful but would be very traumatic to see.

So for the last few months I have been taking care of him, he was coping quite well. He was still having his walks, eating like a horse, but this awful tumour started to grow quite rapidly. It has gone from being about an 1nch wide to nearly 9 inches wide.

It has become very aggressive and started to ulcerate.

On Tuesday 12th September,  at about 11.30am I went up to check on him to find a lot of blood on his bandage and his bed. He looked quite calm so I took the bandage off to see how bad it was. Three of the wounds had ruptured and was bleeding constantly. I rushed into the bathroom to obtain a flannel and soak it in cold water before I compressed it on his tumour. Tried a few times but just could not stop it from bleeding. This had been the first time it ever had bled this bad and I was shaking with fear. In panic I called my neighbour who flew over to mine to help. He calmed Looney down whilst I rushed downstairs to get some ice to compress it. Eventually after about an hour it stopped.

As you can imagine this was the most scariest thing I have ever had to experience. To see my poor baby nearly bleeding to death in my hands. Thank goodness I got to control it. This is like a time bomb ready to explode.

Looney is comfortable at the moment, but if I see him in any pain I will have no choice, the last thing I would ever want is to see my little baby in pain, he is my world. He is such a fighter it is amazing, even the vets said to me that they have never seen a boxer reach the age of 16 in his condition. I must be doing something right hey. Every day is such a blessing,  I take each day as it comes.

I am so humbled to work for one of the best companies ever and have so many bosses that totally understand how I feel and my situation, my colleagues, friends and family have all been amazing.

I want to thank everyone that has been there for me and Looney through this very hard journey !

 

 


About Me

My name is Michelle Fennelly and I have over 28 years of experience in the travel industry and cruising is my passion. I have worked for Cruise.co.uk for the last 6yrs which I absolutely love, before then I have worked for Air200 – Airtours / MyTravel – Tomas Cook. I…

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