LRSEC Blog

MONTY

by Marion Clayton

Monty came into rescue as an emergency at the beginning of 2024, as his owner developed a serious illness and could no longer keep him. 

We therefore put him into a foster home with another dog and they got on well, this was a temporary placement as we knew it wouldn’t be long before we could find the right forever home for him.
Whilst in the foster home he sadly contracted Tetanus, a virus that is so rare that the vet had not seen it in a dog for 30 years.

Thanks to the decisive action by the foster home poor Monty ended up being transferred as an emergency to the Royal Veterinary College Hospital in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. He stayed there for about a week whilst they stabilised the condition. The tetanus affected all his muscles meaning that his limbs became stiff and other muscles in his body contracted. He had difficulty swallowing and the muscles in his face were also tense. Whilst in the hospital he was on a drip and a catheter.