Robbi

Thank you so much for taking Tammy, she looks an absolute sweetheart and bright as a button :D

I also have a 16 year old Kelpie, I find when she is a bit off her food or being fussy I can usually tempt her with lamb flaps that I throw on the bbq for about 10 seconds just to get them tasty(from the sausage fat)

Im sure she will give you and your family much love and joy.

My mothers small maltese x is recovering from a pancreatic attack which had her on the drip at the vet for a week

Mum now has her home but is unsure of what she can feed her, she was sold tins of the Hills science diet but Muffin is used to home prepared meals and wont touch the tinned food. She will eat steamed chicken breast but not the boiled rice.

She is very much Mums baby and we want to help her to avoid another attack if at all possible, any hints and ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Run free little Ace :D Sorry for your loss nickojoy.

What a beautiful tribute Labsrule.

RIP Fitzy

Run free beautiful Hope

Yogi and Jess send you big doggie kisses Luka, looking a very handsome one year old

What wonderful photo's

Mr Wilson in so very cute and absolutely tonka tuff

What a sweet, gentle looking old lady.

Run free dear Jenny

I always try to keep some tins of Eagle pack in the pantry for back up if I run out of home made dinners. The duck and chicken formula is my favourite but it is very expensive and the tins are only 369gms

What gorgeous photo's of the beautiful, gentle Titan

What sweet photo's, she looks to be settling in to family life I see your sons first dog and a foster failure coming up ;)

Why would you assume that they would actively seek to euthanize these animals?

I know there are issues within the organisation and plenty of people here have had poor experiences with their local rspca, but to suggest that they would actually prefer to PTS rather than adopt out adoptable dogs is ridiculous.

The sad fact is that because of the conditions some of these dogs have been kept in, many may well not be adoptable. And I know exactly where to place the blame for that

However, the RSPCA shelter at Fairfield have very committed foster and behaviour/training staff who will actually be trying to achieve the best for the animals. They will try and get as many of them as possible into foster care, the puppies in particular. The dogs that stay in the shelter will also get one-on-one attention from staff. If any of the dogs in foster care demonstrate behavioural issues then foster carers are able to get one-on-one assistance from one of the shelter's trainers. If they are not too ill and/or don't have serious behaviour issues, there isn't any reason many of them won't find homes.

In response to some posts questioning the involvement of Biosecurity Queensland taking the lead on the raid, and in previous dealings with the dogs' owners, I understand it is because of where they are located geographically - it gives QPIF primary responsibility.

I make my assumption due to the simple reasoning that the sudden influx of dogs looking for homes in an already flooded market (for want of a better word) means that not all will be rehomed, I am sure that even if the rspca has the best intentions in the world for these dogs they will not be able to find them all homes and they cant keep them for an infinite period of time due to as much as anything else financial constraints.

I wasn't intimating at any conspiracy by the rspca to put down healthy rehomeable dogs as as I hope they would never do such a thing and you also seem very confident that that wouldn't be the case.

We are using the holistic blend duck meal and oatmeal dry and my dogs seem to be doing really well on it, I am pleased with the whole range of the holistic and we have the cans of holistic duck and chicken formula as a back up if I run out of mince etc but it isn't the most economical though and it is important to have a good supplier who can keep it stocked.

I fear these poor dogs have jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. What are the prospects of them all finding homes, so many dogs are already on death row and now so many more looking for homes.

Will the rspca start quietly euthanasing some once the court case is over and the media loses interest or will they declare the majority are unsuitable for rehoming and the only think to do is pts, I despair it wont be a rosy outcome for many of the poor guys

Rest in peace sweet Chloe What a moving tribute to a lovely little dog.

Take each day you have together as a special day, do things that you love doing, walks on the beach, icecream or a cheeseburger treat and try not to worry until you have to

Oh how awful for your aunt to see that happen to her little companion

RIP Rocky

It is expensive isn't it. My 16 year old Kelpie has been on a daily dose of Metacam for nearly 2 years and it is wonderful to see how happy and pain free she is even though her knees are thickened by arthritis.

I was worried about long term side effects but haven't seen any sign of stomach ulcers or problems linked with the use of anti-inflammatory's. My vet has assured me the benefits for her quality of life far out weigh the risk of side effects and at 16(or any age) I agree it is quality rather than quantity of life.

I do give her slippery elm and yoghurt containing the natural pro biotics to try and keep her gut flora healthy maybe worth a try. I was giving my slightly younger Kelpie devils claw for his stiffness and it seemed to help but also gave him Metacam every second day

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Last night my beautiful old Jack spent half the night vomiting, I took him to the vet this morning to see what the problem was. The news was the worst possible, the vet discovered a huge growth in his stomach when he felt around and considering Jacks age and the distinct possibility that there was no chance of a recovery I had him put to sleep, He passed away peacefully in my arms.

I had welcomed Jack into my family nearly 4 years ago, his previous owner had a mental illness and was no longer able to care for Jack. He came to me with 2 broken ribs and an ear oozing blood, pus and in a terrible state. He had never been in a house or been socialised with any other dogs and never seen a child!

Jacks nature was that of a dignified elderly gentleman, he discovered life inside a house was pretty wonderful, other dogs were friends and fun to play with and children were just part of the deal of being part of the family.

Every day I spent with Jack I marveled at his ability to enjoy just living in the moment and forgiving the deeds that had been done to him. I never heard him growl or bare his teeth in anger but would often catch him sitting in a patch of sun with his eyes half closed and his tail gently wagging as if to say life is good.

Have just wasted most of the morning trying to work out how to do signature, is it too big. I am completely computer illiterate and struggling a bit, maybe I should just let my 9 year old do it when he gets home from school!

Derick Welles at the Stirling animal hospital has been my vet for the last seven years and I am very happy with him, maybe a little bit pricey compared to some but my dogs love him and I trust him with their live's

Run free little angel, no more pain and darkness.

Joelle, what you did to help was a brave and honourable thing. I am sure the little dog thanks you very much.

Bless you May, run free sweetheart

To the wonderful people who gave May the chance to feel loved and wanted, I hope through your sadness at not being able to save May you realise you were her angels on earth and your care and love of her was inspirational

Good luck May,you must have the angels with you to get this far beautiful girl,keep fighting sweetheart

To the people that are fighting to keep May alive I send you all my positive thoughts, there are a lot of us that admire you and understand that what you do is very hard and would never judge you for who you rescue.Even if May passes over, at least it will be surrounded by people who cared and loved her enough to give her every chance when obviously nobody has in her past.

My mother had a little terrier who went blind in his old age and became a bit of a barker however we never punished him for his barking We kept his envoironment very calm and peaceful,never moved furniture around and put him in his crate when there were visitors, he was a happy little dog and gave our family years of joy it is the least we could do to give him a good quality of life in his old age and help with the problems associated with ageing.