If you’re following us on Facebook, or look at our rehomed ridgebacks page on the website, you may have seen our story about the Boston Dogs; Marley and Marsha. 

You may remember that several people got involved to rescue this sorry pair of dogs from the Boston area of Lincolnshire, off a selling site.  Though Ridgeback Rescue is not able to purchase dogs, we did agree to take over the care of this pair once they had been bought and collected from their seller by a supporter.  We knew very little at all about Marsha and Marley other than their rough ages – about one and two respectively.  Marley was in a very sorry state being incredibly underweight and passing a lot of blood in his urine.

Marsha and Marley were originally in our foster care but it became apparent immediately that Marsha was in season and Marley, still very much an entire male, was VERY interested in her indeed.  Keeping them apart safely in the foster home was simply not possible.

It was decided that it would be best all round if they were taken into kennels where they could be separated while Marsha was in season.  Marley struggled in the kennel environment and so we found him a foster carer, who could look after him where he could be neutered as soon as possible with a view to getting the two back together again.

Marley went to see the vet this week to arrange his neutering but, on examination, he was found to have a serious heart murmur and a significant arrhythmia.  He would need further investigation with scans and an ECG and as such, we would have to wait to neuter him once we knew what was going on.  The vet is quite concerned for Marley’s condition and tells us that it is likely something that is hereditary.  

As always, we thank you for the donations we have had in for their care – to collect them, deliver them, foster them, kennel them, feed them and attend to their medical issues immediately and going forward.  We do our utmost not only in the care of the dogs who come to us, but also in our transparency to you our supporters to keep you in the loop and explain where your incredible funding goes.  We will continue to do both of those things and hope to be able to bring you news of their further welfare and happy rehoming sometime in the not too distant future.

For now, thank you all for your support and interest in these two lovely hounds.  They are smashing.  We are not asking for donations at this time but just wanted to keep you all abreast of what is happening with their care.  However, if you feel you would like to leave a little something for their care going forward, as always, we very much appreciate your help.