We had so many adventures, so many good times and a few bad. Both Max & George had leishmaniasis and making sure they got the right treatment was, at times, incredibly challenging.  

Max & George went everywhere with me, too work, on holidays, day trips to the beach and many a fun dog show. 

Keeping both Max’s & George’s leish under controlled became a priority that involved me flying to Spain and speaking with experienced vets, driving them to a specialist vet in London, paying for expensive treatments, learning how to inject them with special medicine, understanding their testing needs. 

It was because of all this, I began talking with other dog owners that had their own challenges with leish positive dogs and the beginnings of the Max & George Trust began. You can read the full story here. 

In 2016, Max was the victim of poisoning on the local heath where we walked. He was one of around 11 dogs that suffered various degrees of sickness at that time. Witnesses allegedly claimed to have seen the local cricket club placing poison down in an attempt to kill the moles that had been digging and creating an incredible amount of molehills everywhere. We will never ever know for certain the case, but the RSPCA got involved and it made the local news. Luckily, despite collapsing and having some kind of fit, Max survived. He was lucky. 

In 2017, Max’s leish had flared up and he was prescribed a course of treatment known as Miltefosine. It is horrid stuff. Miltefosine is a newer treatment for leish and we had always previously used Glucantime to treat him.