A kind-hearted vet has saved a dog that was about to be put down at the last minute after it was abandoned on the street by its careless owner.The pocket bully, named Pumpkin, was left tied to the gates of a council-run dog pound, where his life was soon about to end - but luckily an angel in disguise drove five hours to rescue him.After being looked after at the kennels for months Pumpkin was unexplainably and rapidly losing weight which the kennel staff 'suspected was cancer' and due to the cost of care, he was due to be euthanised.Luckily for Pumpkin, Vet Dr Sharon Williams, founder of Celandine Wood Animal Rescue (CWAR) was contacted and asked to take in the pup after saving another one in the past from the same kennels.Speaking to the ECHO she said: "I phoned the woman and said yes, we can take Pumpkin.
But she said, 'oh, you’re too late'. They’ve just sedated him and they’re now putting him to sleep."Sharon said she felt sick knowing she’d not been able to save him and explained: "I’d been out cleaning my yard when I was text about saving Pumpkin.
My heart sank, knowing that if I’d have just seen the text a few minutes before he would still be alive."But then Sharon’s phone rang again, and the vet told her "We can’t find a vein" and asked "can you still take him?" Sharon and a CWAR volunteer Paul jumped into her car and drove five hours to pick Pumpkin up.Sharon said: "He had a little pumpkin-coloured jumper on him, which is where we got the name from, because he was actually called George."Although he was totally emaciated and looked tired, sad and ill, he wagged his tail when he saw us.
You could just tell he just wanted to be loved."Under the care of Sharon, Pumkin had blood tests and a specialist ultrasound
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