Nottinghamshire family fundraise for £10,000 vet bills after well-loved dog was hit by car

Well-loved family pet, Ruby, originally a stray from Romania, suffered a broken pelvis on her left and right side, alongside a ruptured bladder, spleen and liver when she was knocked over by a car in Ollerton on Sunday, November 1.

The terrier was taken to a 24 hour veterinary hospital by Scott Austin, who rescued the stray originally from Romania, where she underwent surgery to have her half her liver and her spleen removed following the crash.

Ruby, who lives with Scott, his partner Natalie and their two young boys Freddie and Riley, also had a blood transfusion after she lost 35 percent of her blood internally.

Scott’s family are now fundraising after they were told it would cost nearly £10,000 in vet bills to treat Ruby and fix her pelvis, legs and hips.

While the young terrier has pet insurance, the six-year-old dog’s owners were told their insurance company would only pay up to £2,000 per injury – leaving them with a shortfall of nearly £8,000 to cover Ruby’s medical costs.

Scott’s sister, Lauren Ingram, 20, who lives in Ollerton, is urging people to help save their well-loved family pet who remains at an emergency hospital, by contributing to their donation page.

Residents in Nottinghamshire have already donated £2,455 towards the fund to raise money for Ruby following her accident.

The 20-year-old marketing manager said: "My brother was so worried bless him because he was like 'that's my whole life savings gone'.

"He was quite distressed but we are just trying to raise as much as we can to take the pressure off my brother.

"It is difficult times as it is with coronavirus and lockdown but it's just made us all realise what wonderful people we do have in our lives and how this little dog has touched so many people's hearts.

"It's just amazing really, we are really blown away by all the support.

"She's a part of us all and she makes us smile everyday and there would just be such a big part of us that would be missing if Ruby wasn't around."

To donate to Ruby’s fundraiser, click here.

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