A COUPLE have donated £300-worth of life-saving equipment to help seriously ill pets at the veterinary hospital that treated their beloved dog.

Dorothy and Jim Fagan have donated an oxygen tent to Westway Veterinary Group’s main hospital in Newcastle in memory of their 12-year-old Shih Tzu Max, who died after a long fight with a number of ailments.

The donation is a thank you to the veterinary group for their care and treatment provided to Max, who was a client at their Sunderland branch for more than five years.

Mrs Fagan said: “We wanted to give something back as a huge thank you for the hard work and expert care and we know just how vital the oxygen tent was for Max. We wanted to be able to carry on his memory and being able to help other pets in need with this piece of equipment is the perfect way to do that.”

Westway Vets clinical director Jane Thompson said: “The donation of the new oxygen tent from Dorothy and Jim is going to be invaluable, as we have lots of patients who require this type of treatment. We can’t thank them enough.”