Page 14 - Autumn 2024 Newsletter

TEGAN
As many of you will remember, little Tegan
came into our care last year in a lot of pain.
Following an emergency MRI scan she was
diagnosed with a ruptured disc in her spine
which the medics suspected had gone
undiagnosed and untreated for some time.
With plenty of careful managed rest,
appropriate pain medication and lots of
TLC from her foster parents, she began to
recover and following another assessment
a few weeks later, her orthopaedic surgeon
was happy that the disc had resolved.
We reviewed her pain relief and started
some carefully managed physiotherapy /
laser treatment to strengthen her muscles
which were very weak from having to
compensate. This would in turn help to
support her back longer term.
She has been doing really well up until a
month or so ago when her amazing foster
carers flagged up that she didn't have the
spark she used to have.
Following a meeting with her BTRF care
team, we had our concerns that she was
not as comfortable as she should be a year
down the road and her mobility just wasn’t
right and it was agreed that a repeat MRI
scan is needed to see if there have been
any significant changes in her spine since
last year
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Therefore, following a further consultation
with her vet and care team we increased
her pain relief to make sure she was
comfortable while we launched her
campaign to help pay for a repeat MRI.
There are also concerns that depending on
what the scan reveals, she may need more
specialist surgical intervention, hence we
have set a campaign target of £5,000 to
make sure we have sufficient funds to see
any treatment right through, to enable her
to get the help she needs.
We were recently approached by a
supporter who had been following Tegan’s
story and has donated an amazing sum of
£2,500 to put towards her treatment. This
means we can now arrange the scan
sooner and any additional donations will
be put towards her follow on medical care.
Tegan is one of our very special foster girls
who is much loved by her foster carers and
the BTRF team – so we were all extremely
grateful for this very generous gift.
We will of course keep you posted on how
she gets on and if you feel you would like
to make a donation towards her treatment
the link is below - every single penny will
count.
Help us to help Tegan JustGiving
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