“We had almost given up hope …”
When you feel like you have exhausted all options for your beloved canine companion, Tsavo’s & Dog Dreams Foundation (DDF) offers hope and second chances! Lionel’s Legacy is a senior dog rescue in San Diego specializing in the rescue, rehabilitation and care of senior dogs in our community. We come across many animals that pet owners can’t or weren’t able to provide care for, many with age related ailments that impact mobility at the end of their lives.
DDF has helped rehabilitate and provide comfort for numerous Lionel’s Legacy senior dogs at heavily discounted prices, often when conventional veterinary medicine is limited. Most notably is a dog named Lt. Dan. We rescued Dan from Orange County shelter and our vets gave him a poor prognosis and asked us to heavily consider euthanasia. Dan’s injuries to his back impacted his ability to control and use his hind end, this included his ability to control his bladder and bowel. We had almost given up hope until we learned about DDF. After months of visits, using multiple modalities of treatments, Dan began to walk again. Nearly 5 years later Lt. Dan is still thriving! There is no question that Dan would have been yet another shelter statistic and a failure on our part as a rescue if not for the expertise of Maja and her team. He is alive today because of the specialized services DDF offers and provides. Dan’s therapy over the year should have cost approx. $5,000 but thanks to DDF he received exceptional care at a fraction of the cost so that as a rescue we could continue to care for Dan and for the other senior dogs in our care. DDF is revolutionizing the way we treat and care for our animal companions, offering alternative options in care while extending and adding quality of life for our beloved companion animals.
Laura Oliver, Lionel’s Legacy