Loving my Oldies

He sure has @PANDI-GIRL. The vet demanded he go on a diet and we have been successful - down to just over 5 kilos at last weight in. He needs to lose perhaps another 500grams. He is adorable. His nose was and still is a bit a bit out of joint with all the attention Sooty gets because she needs to carried up and down the stairs and I can see him looking at me as if to say, “TRAITOR!” I try to make it up to him which is not hard to do.

Thanks @PANDI-GIRL. She seems back to normal (no #2 yet) but a good breakfast and then a little bowl of broth and nutrigel. The mix that seems most successful for them all is a combination of human grade beef mince, dog food steak mince from Woollies and some steamed rice. My grocery bills are horrendous LOL. For those interested who might be having difficulties in feeding and giving meds( @mita), I have run out of home made bone broth and have been making up a little bit of vegetable stock to mix in with the nutrigel and moisten their food and the dogs really seem to like it. Even Jeune ate a good breakfast and last night she wanted more of the same - unheard of.

I know; I wish I knew who it was so I could thank them personally. I’ve had a few people email me with pledges and some people want to send cheques, so we are inching towards a reasonable sum. I’ll be surprised if we raise the whole amount, but every little helps. The most likely way of getting donations is to get the GoFundMe page in front of people. I’m pretty sure hobbling around on three legs is exhausting Sooty and this morning she was off colour with very sloppy #2s, didn’t want anything to eat, and also a little throw up which, I am pretty sure, is the first time. However, she was leaping around like a spring lamb when I came home from shopping late afternoon and wolfed down her dinner in the evening. She has been losing weight too which is really upsetting me, so I’ve started giving her Nutrigel again. She has to be in top notch condition for the op.

OMG OMG OMG!! Someone has put in $1,000. They have opted for anonymous. They probably couldn’t bear the thought of my throwing my arms around them and hugging them to death

This is very upsetting. If councils/council rangers did their jobs properly, you would be able to report, someone would come to assess the situation and, in this case, the dog would be banned from the park. Off leash dog parks seems to me to be a microcosm of life: the many pay for the crimes of all sorts (from the heinous to the plain nasty) of the few.

A GoFundMe page has been started to raise funds for Sooty’s surgery. If DOLers can donate and/or share the page I would be eternally grateful. Love this little girl to bits and it is heartbreaking to see her struggling. Many thanks. https://www.gofundme.com/please-help-sooty

A GoFundMe page has been started for Sooty as we really need to get her leg operated upon. It is heartbreaking to see her struggling around on three legs. If DOLers can help by donating and/or sharing the page, I would be eternally grateful. The more it is shared the more hope we can have of raising the funds. Thank you all so much. https://www.gofundme.com/please-help-sooty

Nice to see you @Jed I read back through the thread and saw my comment about Mezza now having a Pom tail instead of a rat’s tail. It is now so full that I constantly stand on it when I go to pick him up. I generally pick them up from behind so I can support their little bodies. His tail is so long it trails alongs the ground. I can’t believe the posts about his hair growing back. I had to have him all clippered off this summer past and it is still so thick. Jed, considering it is 20 years since compulsory microchipping was legislated in NSW and dogs are still coming in not m/chipped and out of date m/chips, I think a lot of people just don’t care.

Find a reputable rescue group (contact Denise at PAWS for starters) and rehome him. An apartment is not suitable for a young active dog unless taken out several times a day. You’ll have bugger all chance of toilet training him if you are gone from 7-4pm. No life for a dog.

Amazing, Powerlegs. I no longer have the contacts, but when I worked I was able to get goodies from all sorts of places for the raffles I organised for Burwood Pound and PAWS. Long time ago, though. The rescue people are organising a GoFundMe page but since I’ve been begging them to start one for a couple of months now, I am losing heart.

So if anyone has any ideas on how to raise the money, I’d be grateful for input.

Sooty definitely needs an operation; the surgeon is not sure which way it will go until the operation actually starts. She never puts her leg down now and it is very upsetting tp see her struggling to get around . Depending on the extent of the operation, it will cost between $4,000-$6,000. As this needs to be done prior to any discussion of cataract surgery, it is breaking my heart to realise that she will probably never have any sight back, because that would be an additional $5,500 .

Eugene Buffa is the O/surgeon we are consulting.

Great, T. Close by.

As the title says, I am looking for recommendations for an Orthopaedic Surgeon in Sydney. Some of you will have followed my story about Sooty https://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/271361-a-new-girl-at-myrtle-street-sooty/ When she first came to me, she would hold up and tuck in her right front leg. I was able to straighten it at first and it would stay down for a little while and then she would just tuck it up again. After a while, she started to give little yips and cries when I did this, so obviously a vet visit was called for. Sooty belongs to a rescue group, so I just can’t up and take her to the vet easily in that I have to get permission, etc etc. Eventually, Sooty was diagnosed with a Sub-luxated elbow and only surgery can fix it. Her leg is never down now and, of course, I don’t try to straighten it at all because of the pain it causes. The rescue groups wants to get a couple more opinions so I thought I’d put it out here to see if someone has had a million gold stars experience with an Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Brilliant reaction to what has happened. As I am not experienced with large breeds, I didn’t comment but did have thoughts LOL. And my first thoughts were that your pup was just being taught some manners. May you and your pup have many very happy years together.

@PANDI-GIRLthe last photograph we had of Simba showed him racing along the beach with his new Bro

Thanks @Sagittarian. Both the dogs on whom I was trying it are overweight. As I said in a previous post, the weight loss was going well until I started using RHV and had to feed them too much because they did not like the taste. I am now trying 4cyte and that is comprised of just tiny little balls which the dogs will eat. Sadly, I saw absolutely no improvement over the nearly four months I had the dogs on the RHV.

Beautiful. And is anyone here old enough to remember Sister Wendy, the nun who used to do tours of art galleries for tv explaining with wild excitement the background, history, artistry of paintings? When I saw this beautiful dog, I immediately thought of her and how she might talk about this lovely creature and the history around him.

Sad news and happy news. Bit of a roller coaster, but through it all the dogs are given nothing but love and attention to their physical and emotional needs. Well done. Rest easy Bella.

I have given up on Rose Hip Vital. The dogs don’t like it and I had to hide it in so much food, Mezza gained nearly 300grams . I am now trying 4Cyte which the dogs will eat on its own and they are given only six little “bullets” of it a day. So if anyone wants to buy one unopened 500g powder and one opened, but hardly used, make me an offer . I paid $100 total for them both.

The last food or anything I would feed or try would be something endorsed or promoted by a “celebrity”. I’ve seen enough snippets in the written media debunking just about everything Pete Evans talks about in terms of nutrition. I never knew who he was until I started watching some programs on 7 and was constantly bombarded with advertisements for the kitchen program ...... yet again people behaving in ways that if they did it in public they’d be locked up for being a public menace.

All you need now are a couple of chooks and a kitty.

What a stunner, @sheena. Love the perfectly symmetrical markings on his head.

How did I miss this ? Absolutely beautiful. Beach + Dogs = pure happiness.