Animal lovers come to Milo’s rescue after Tele appeal

Paddy Trueman, 69, urgently needs medical treatment but was delaying going into hospital because he had no one to take his Staffordshire bull terrier Milo.

He made a heartfelt appeal in the Telegraph yesterday and the owner of a dog daycare centre in Bridge of Weir was happy to help.

Suzanne Bennion, the proprietor of Fields of Fun, said: “We’ve got the facilities here and we thought ‘we can’t not help him’.

“I talked it over with our groomer Lindsay Meek and we decided we couldn’t leave Milo without a home.

“It’s like a doggy creche here, the dogs get to play when mum and dad go to work. So he’ll be here playing with the other dogs during the day and we’ll take turns looking after him at night.”

Paddy, who is staying in Cloch Caravan Park, was left in tears at the kind gesture and says Suzanne has saved his life.

He said: “I’m overwhelmed.

“I cannot believe there’s some good people left in the world.

“I want to thank Suzanne.

“It’s a ton of weight off my shoulders. If I hadn’t found a place, I would have lived with my dog and died.”

Paddy is suffering from jaundice, a medical condition causing yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes. He is very weak and doctors wanted him to go into hospital on Tuesday but reluctantly gave him 48 hours to find a home for Milo.

He said: “The jaundice could be caused by problems with the pancreas, liver or kidneys. It could be drink-related but not in my case. My blood pressure should be 120 but my reading was 200 and rising.

“This means I can go into hospital a day earlier.

“It could save my life.”

Suzanne, who has promised to put pictures of Milo on Facebook to keep Paddy up to date while he is in hospital, says she fully understands his dilemma.

She said: “Dogs are like your family, they’re like kids with four legs. You get so attached to them, they’re always there for you and they don’t talk back.”

Fields of Fun can be found at Kilmacolm Road, Bridge of Weir, and contacted on 07712 410471.