{"id":483,"date":"2013-03-06T09:07:47","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T09:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/?p=483"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:29:34","slug":"help-us-fix-heidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/help-us-fix-heidi\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us to fix Heidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Heidi\u2019s Deformed Leg<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-1-Kirsty-Heidi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-485 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-1-Kirsty-Heidi-145x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pic-1-Kirsty-&amp;-Heidi\" width=\"145\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-1-Kirsty-Heidi-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-1-Kirsty-Heidi.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fundraising as already started and the initial part of her treatment as begun. On Thursday 29th of November 2012 Heidi was given a sedation and CT images where taken of her deformed leg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-2-Heidi-CT-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-2-Heidi-CT-1-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"Pic-2-Heidi-CT (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-2-Heidi-CT-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-2-Heidi-CT-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pictures where then converted into a 3D image and sent to a company in America where a replica bone model will be created in order to assist our surgeons with their major repair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-3-Heidi-CT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-487 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-3-Heidi-CT-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pic-3-Heidi-CT\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-3-Heidi-CT-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-3-Heidi-CT.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see the extent of her deformity but it doesn&#8217;t stop Heidi taking an active role in the fundraising campaign to pay for her surgery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-4-heidi-fundraising.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-488 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-4-heidi-fundraising-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pic-4--heidi-fundraising\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-4-heidi-fundraising-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-4-heidi-fundraising.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heidi has settled well into her foster home and is enjoying having company and a routine. She is much calmer as a result.<\/p>\n<p>She loves her food and gobbles it up in seconds, likes to play with and cuddle up to Maya &#8211; they&#8217;ve become very close. She&#8217;d love to cuddle up to the cat too but gets too excited so she gets a bop on the nose by a cat paw for her efforts.<\/p>\n<p>This is a serious surgery, so Calder Vets are working alongside her foster home to raise the funds needed for Heidi\u2019s operation to ensure this sweet girl enjoys a better quality of life.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Donations can be made either directly to\u00a0<a href=\"\/contact-us\/dewsbury-veterinary-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calder Vets<\/a>\u00a0or through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uk.virginmoneygiving.com\/charity-web\/charity\/finalCharityHomepage.action?uniqueVmgCharityUrl=germanshepherdrescue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgin Money Giving<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-6-heidi-snooze.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-6-heidi-snooze-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pic-6-heidi-snooze\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-6-heidi-snooze-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pic-6-heidi-snooze.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heidi dreaming of a straight leg<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-pic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-491 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-pic-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Heidi-pic-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-pic-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-pic-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two days after\u00a0Christmas\u00a0Heidi&#8217;s surgery is complete.<\/p>\n<p>With your help we raised \u00a3734. Thank you all so much for your kind donations towards Heidi&#8217;s treatment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-Pic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-492 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-Pic-2-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"Heidi-Pic-2\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-Pic-2-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Heidi-Pic-2.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heidi relaxing at home post surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heidi\u2019s Deformed Leg Fundraising as already started and the initial part of her treatment as begun. On Thursday 29th of November 2012 Heidi was given a sedation and CT images where taken of her deformed leg. The pictures where then converted into a 3D image and sent to a company in America where a replica<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/help-us-fix-heidi\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pet-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10448,"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions\/10448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caldervets.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}