Billy is a handsome lurcher lad who came into Greyhound Gap’s care along with his greyhound friend Bebe.  Bebe was originally rehomed through Greyhound Gap a year before, and went to live with Billy and his owner. Sadly, their owner died and so both dogs came back into the care of Greyhound Gap.

When Billy and Bebe’s owner passed away nobody knew for a period of time and the dogs lay with her. Understandably because of this both dogs were in quite an emotional state both physically and mentally. Sadly Gap was unable to put them into a foster home together, so they were placed with foster families who lived close to one another. By being close to each other they were able to meet regularly and see each other often. This helped them cope with the shock of losing their owner, home and not being together all the time.

Billy has always suffered with a skin condition that his previous owner had battled to keep on top of. With all this emotional distress Billy began to deteriorate again; Greyhound Gap had a battle on their hands to get Billy back on his feet.  With lots of care Billy’s skin began to clear up and his fur to grow. However, his feet then started to burst open and ooze pus. In addition his joints started to swell, causing him great pain and distress. Many tests were carried and it was finally revealed that Billy had a serious autoimmune deficiency triggered by stress.

Because of Billy’s problems, the decision was made that he could not be put through the stress of moving to another home.  Billy stayed with his foster carers and became a Greyhound Gap Sponsor Dog with Gap providing ongoing veterinary costs for Billy's lifetime.

His foster carers, Karen and Colin, were only too happy for Billy to become a permanent member of their family.  Bebe was also adopted by her foster family, Judy and Mike, and so both dogs still get to see each other on a regular basis.

Like most of the Greyhound Gap dogs Billy gets to have holidays with his family and often meets with his hound friends at fundraisers and on camping trips. Billy enjoys his holidays and outings but he is a soft touch and loves nothing more than being close by his family...  bless him.

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