{"id":37840,"date":"2022-02-28T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T10:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=37840"},"modified":"2022-02-28T10:32:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T10:32:24","slug":"romanian-miracle-dog-survivor-raises-money-for-wheelchair-to-start-a-new-life-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/romanian-miracle-dog-survivor-raises-money-for-wheelchair-to-start-a-new-life-in-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian miracle dog survivor raises money for wheelchair to start a new life in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miracle dog Ayla will finally be able to make friends at the park after her owner raised enough money for a wheelchair following a tragic car accident and freak dog attack.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Morgan rescued the 10-year-old dog from Romania. It fell victim to a random attack in the centre of Wakefield from a homeless Staffordshire Bull Terrier in August 2021.<\/p>\n

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Ayla after her leg amputation.<\/p><\/div>\n

It resulted in Ayla having a major surgery.\u00a0 She had her left back leg amputated and had femoral head and neck surgery on her right hip.<\/p>\n

The mixed-breed dog spent over a week in the Chantry Veterinary Surgery<\/a> where she underwent an intensive operation and rehabilitation. Miss Morgan spent over \u00a35000 in veterinary bills to give her best friend a second chance at life living in Sheffield.<\/p>\n

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Home sweet home after her surgery<\/p><\/div>\n

The 37-year-old from Norfolk Park, Sheffield, said: \u201cThe dog came out of the darkness and just went for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was grabbed by her back leg and thrown about to the point where her leg was hanging off.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was hard because of the injuries she had as a puppy, her remaining back leg and hip already needed to be operated on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe procedure was quite shocking and traumatic for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vet wasn\u2019t 100% sure it would work. So, it was a risky gamble and very costly. But it was needed so she could support herself on just three legs.<\/p>\n

\u201cStaffies are lovely dogs but sometimes they are kept by people for the wrong reasons but it’s not their fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ayla in her harness<\/p><\/div>\n

The dog mum started a fundraiser<\/a>\u00a0to raise money for a wheelchair, a raised bed and other care and mobility aids. Their initial target was \u00a3700. She raised over \u00a31000.<\/p>\n

Ayla needs physiotherapy for the rest of her life. She initially needed it every four hours and two sessions a week in hydrotherapy with Aquavet<\/a>. This is therapy swimming which allowed Ayla to build strength to mobilise.<\/p>\n

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Ayla during her hydrotherapy session<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ayla playing with her physiotherapy ball<\/p><\/div>\n

The dog made a 2000-mile journey to Sheffield. She was sent from Romania to Hull by ferry where Ms Morgan and her dad, Malcolm Morgan, 65, who sadly passed away from a heart attack, drove the little furball back to Norfolk Park.<\/p>\n

The dog rescuer said: \u201cAyla was in a pitiful state when we first saw her but he [Malclom] thought she was a little sweetie and carried her into the car as she was just shaking and quite nervous.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one wanted her, she was in the homing centre for four years. At the time, she was not the most classically pretty dog, but she was beautiful to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ayla acclimatising to her car journey<\/p><\/div>\n

Ms Morgan first saw her one-eyed pal on the Blind Dog Rescue<\/a> charity site in 2016. She was informed Ayla was found at a bus stop and had recently been involved in a car accident resulting in many injuries including her eye moving back into her skull and leg deformities.<\/p>\n

The dog owner said: \u201cWhen I first saw her, I just thought \u2018bless her\u2019 I felt so sad for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe hadn\u2019t been looked after very well and she was just scared.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just felt a lot of love for her, and I just wanted to look after her as she was just so timid.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first it was just sad when I saw her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The funding raised will allow Ayla to have independence and socialise with other dogs without needing a rear support harness. The money raised will allow Ayla to play with other dogs and go on long walks.<\/p>\n

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Ayla fully recovered<\/p><\/div>\n

The dog-loving rescuer said: \u201cPeople call her a miracle dog.\u00a0After everything she has been through, she isn’t this high energetic and anxious dog, she is so laid back and just loves to cuddle with me.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe reminds me every day that you can face difficulties in life and take every day as it comes and just enjoys the present.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ayla ready for a cuddle with Charlotte<\/p><\/div>\n

Click here<\/a> if you wish to donate and support Ayla with her new journey!<\/p>\n