• HappyPaws Haven
• 
• Sally
• Grafton
• NSW
• 0419 404 766

• Name
• Maddison
• Type
• Dog
• Donation
• Donation on Application
• Age
• 9 Years 3 Months old
• Sex
• Female
• Breed
• Belgian Shepherd Groenendael
• Coat
• Long Hair Coat
• Colour
• Black

My owner's girlfriend surrendered me to the pound while my owner was in gaol. The members of the Belgian Shepherd Club got together to save me from euthanasia on the last day just in time. They sent me to HappyPaws Haven to be looked after during my senior years.  Although I am nearly 13 years and I in very good health and still enjoy my daily walk and sitting out on the front veranda enjoying the sun. I am very well trained, affectionate and love being with people. I am happy where I am but I would be nice to have someone of my own to spend my twilights years with.

About 5-6 weeks after I had arrived at HappyPaws Haven Maddison, had an amazing operation.

Maddison, a beautiful twelve year old Belgian Shepherd was rescued by Happy Paws from a pound in Sydney a few months ago. During a bath it was noticed that her belly had grown rather large. The initial thought was that she might be pregnant as no records of her being previously desexed were available.

Dr Chris took an X-Ray picture to see if this was the case. The X-Ray showed a massive soft tissue mass pretty much filling her whole abdominal cavity.

It was decided two days before Christmas that she would have an operation to investigate the mass. The procedure was lengthy and complex involving two veterinary surgeons working together to remove the mass that involved spleen, intestines and pancreas. The mass finally came away weighing in at a massive 3.2kg! Dr Chris said “I think this is the largest mass I have ever removed from a dog’s abdominal cavity”.

Maddison also had a splenectomy as there were concerns that secondary tumours were present in this organ also. Maddison spent Christmas recovering in hospital but is now fit and well and reunited with her devoted foster carer, Sally Rogers, at Happy Paws.