Smith, aged 50, of Maycroft Close, sobbed throughout the hearing at Cannock Magistrates Court yesterday.
The court was told how she had failed to take Lucy for treatment, telling RSPCA officers she had been afraid she would lose the dog which she had cared for since it was three weeks old and saw her as a “child”.
Lucy had previously suffered from the condition in 2009 and been treated by vets with antibiotics.
(Express & Star - April 12, 2013)
