Lucozade Saves The Day For Abandoned German
Shepherd Pup
Poor Lucas (aptly named after the
energy drink that potentially saved his life) has come on leaps and
bounds since he was found covered in mange whilst just a small pup.

It was last year that a rescue centre in Ireland was contacted by a lady
who had found a ‘thing’ in her shed. The ‘thing’ turned out to be a
young German Shepherd Dog who was so badly covered in mange, it was hard
to tell exactly what animal he was, never mind what breed of dog.


The dog was taken to the Cottage Rescue in Ireland where the staff gave
him some Lucozade to rehydrate him. The staff there nursed him back to
health and he was sent across to the UK in the hope to find him a
forever home.
He went into the care of Sussex German Shepherd Rescue who would help
rehabilitate him and hopefully find him a new home. Ronnie Richardson,
owner of the organisation, said: “A lady called one of the rescuers we
work with over there and said she had found this horrible thing in her
shed. No one could tell what he was, his face was swollen and he had so
much hair missing. He was on death’s door when the rescuer found him.
He was able to recover from severe dehydration using a bottle of
Lucozade, earning him the name Lucas.”


The rescue placed Lucas in the expert hands of Miss Pam Williams, a dog
fosterer who has had over 22 dogs in the last 7 years in her care. It
has been a slow recovery for Lucas – who coincidentally now lives on
Lucas Road.

“He has been to the vets over 35 times. I have had to spend a lot of
money on vets who specialise in skin disorders and he is still under a
dermatologist, but he has come on in leaps and bounds.

“We think he got mange from his mother when he was born and because he
was abandoned, and no one did anything to treat him, it got so bad. They
think he must have been deaf at one point because the mites were going
inside his ears. It must have been unbearable for him.”

Pam has now decided to keep Lucas permanently in her home. It looks like
a nice happy ending after-all.

www.sussexgermanshepherdrescue.co.uk