Owner went on cruise while pooch suffered painful death after severe neglect

A vet decided a pet Jack Russell had been so badly neglected that it was only fair to put the dog out of its misery. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

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An inner west woman left her dog with gruelling injuries, including a wound exposing bone, for four days while she lapped it up on an exclusive cruise, a court has heard.

The 39-year-old from Lilyfield has lost her appeal against her criminal conviction from August, where she was found to have severely neglected the black and white Maltese cross Jack Russell terrier.

The pooch, named JayZ, was so badly injured it was only able to move by dragging his rear legs when RSPCA inspectors seized him from her unit on February 27.

The extent of the injuries were so horrific the RSPCA had to put the dog down.

JayZ was found in February.

The woman said she had attempted to use a spray and bandage to cover the wound before leaving him at the unit in her mother’s care and going on a four-day cruise.

The list of injuries were so horrific that the vet who treated JayZ deemed them so severe that it would have been cruel to keep him alive and euthanised him.

The RSPCA vet found the dog had an open wound exposing bone on his right hind leg that measured 35 centimetres, alopecia hair loss, muscle wastage in both hind limbs, a dried and swollen penis, fleas, periodontal disease and overgrown nails in both forelimb dew claws.

The woman’s convictions for her treatment of JayZ have been upheld.

A report into the dog’s care concluded that the paralysis of his hind legs was likely caused by untreated intervertebral disc disease

As a result of dragging his hind limbs, constant pressure was placed on his ankle joint leading to an ulcerated wound that became so severe that the bone became exposed.

Anaemia was detected, likely caused by his flea burden or blood loss from his open wound, the RSPCA said.

The dog suffered for four days before the RSPCA intervened.

The dog had needed vet treatment for periodontal disease for at least three months prior to examination.

He had needed treatment for fleas for at least two weeks prior to examination, and treatment for ear infections for at least one week prior to examination.

The woman had her appeal thrown out of the District Court yesterday, upholding her punishment of a 10 month intensive corrections order, 75 hours of community service and a five-year ban from owning a dog.

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