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RSPCA Coventry bosses need to raise £2,500 to fund an operation for a pacemaker



Animal shelter staff are asking dog lovers to dig deep and help save the life of a broken hearted terrier who needs a life-saving operation.

Molly the terrier cross is currently living at the RSPCA’s Coventry branch and has a serious condition that will eventually kill her if she doesn’t get a pacemaker.

She arrived at the charity’s based in Coundon Wedge Drive, Brownshill Green, in May last year with a severe skin condition and it took her months to recover from that.

But just as RSPCA staff were getting her ready for rehoming they found she had a heart condition called heart block.

Danni Holder, kennel supervisor at the Coundon Wedge Drive centre, said: “Molly’s skin condition is now under control, and all the several patches of hair loss has regrown.

“She was feeling like a new dog and was ready for us to help her find her forever home.

“All that needed doing was for her to be neutered and she also required dental treatment, so Molly was booked in for the procedures.

“On the day she was having them we had a phone call from the vet - Molly’s heart rate had plummeted dangerously and the vets were extremely worried about her, so much so they had to stop one of the procedures.

“The vets had to administer different drugs to be able to finish her neutering safely but were not willing to risk carrying out the dental.

“The vets believed she had a condition called heart block and desperately required a referral to see a specialist to diagnose this.

“We had so many generous donations for Molly to be able to send her to a specialist to look at her heart, but unfortunately our fears came true and Molly has been diagnosed with third degree heart block and requires a pacemaker.

“We are appealing for people to help us in our appeal to fundraise £2,500 for this so we can mend Molly’s broken heart.

“She has been on such a journey and we would love her to have the happy ending to her story that she deserves.”

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'Broken heart' dog appeal smashes target



A £2,500 charity appeal to fit a rescue dog with a pacemaker has smashed its target.

Terrier-cross Molly took months to recover from a skin condition after being neglected by her previous owner.

Vets then discovered she had a third degree heart block which could potentially shorten her life.

Big-hearted members of the public rushed to donate to the appeal, launched by the RSPCA's Coventry branch.

Since Molly, who has featured on Channel 5's The Dog Rescuers, was signed over to the RSPCA, areas of hair loss she suffered from her skin condition have regrown.

However, she suffered her latest setback when her "heart rate plummeted dangerously slow" on the day she was being neutered.

Danni Holder, kennel supervisor at the Coundon Wedge Drive centre, where Molly has been since May 2016, said: "Molly's heart is beating too slow and if she doesn't have the pacemaker fitted her heart will become worse and will lessen her lifespan.

"She has been on such a journey and we would love her to have the happy ending to her story that she deserves."

When the charity launched its appeal on Thursday morning, Ms Holder said: "We are appealing for people to help us in our appeal to fundraise £2,500 for this so we can mend Molly's broken heart."

Donations flooded in and by 13:30 GMT on Thursday the charity had raised more than its original fundraising target.