Little Gifts

The only time I've had to go to that vet service is a couple of years back but the most scrumptious looking male vet worked there! I could've killed the receptionist for her slowness (another story). I live down at Beenleigh (15 mins south of the vet) and I assume you will be working odd hours so highway traffic shouldn't be a problem for you wherever you look at living. During peak hour it is always a nightmare heading north in the morning and south in the afternoon. Coopers Plains could be like 40 + mins away. Mt G is sort of spread out so it depends on whereabouts you are looking there. I'd aim for something no more than 5 mins from the motorway as driving through numerous suburbs to get to work will always take you longer than heading straight to the motorway. Your vet surgery basically backs onto the motorway at Underwood.

How exciting!!!!! We are a three dog house and anything less just seems wrong. But one dog is my sister's heart girl, one dog is my heart girl and our most recent foster failure is our mutual heart girl (although I'm sure she loves me bestest!). Having two adults to three dogs is much easier than one human to three fur kids when they are all different ages, breeds, sizes and in turn have slightly different care and attention needs.

One of the best saves this year I reckon!

If she couldn't be bothered looking after Narla before then I doubt she would make the effort to find your place, break in and take Narla or the pups now. She sounds all talk and no action to me. If she calls you or messages anywhere again I'd be very ballsy back stating the police and RSPCA are aware of the appalling condition the mum and pups were found in and would be dead from neglect if they had not been rescued by you. I'd add animal neglect and abuse of that extent is a criminal matter and one you take very seriously. I doubt she'd want to push it with you if she knew you were willing to take it further with 'the authorities'. Be crazy animal welfare lady and scare her right back! I bet there are warrants out for her or her partner for other matters. If there were young children involved I bet child protection knew about them too. People who neglect animals have a tendency to neglect lots of things, like their children, maintaining their rental property, paying all their bills, etc. They could be wanted for all kinds of things. Stay strong and don't let this scare you too much. The universe will not let any of these dogs go back to that woman after what you have gone through to save them.

LOVE!

Slightly OT but Spotlight has some courdoroy with Frenchies on it!

A great interim outcome for another sad situation.

So exciting for you and Zig and Zippety-Doo-Daa!

I was wondering if they were either baby greys, whippets or even iggies given their size next to the Stafford. Good to know I wasn't imagining things given the only pics I see of either breed are here on DOL, so my knowledge is not that great! Their legs just weren't long enough was all I really knew!

So cute! I loved how it had to push it's way through the greys to get through the water bit "Scuse me, comin' thru!"

Fantastic news!!!!

This is the exciting bit now, seeing them go to their forever homes to live long, happy and healthy lives!

Oh Lhok this is so terribly sad. I too will think of Raiden when I see lightning strike. He was a beautiful boy who left this earth far too soon.

Just the bestest rescue story isn't it!

He's gorgeous alright! And the name Russell suits him!

Linked but a little OT - I visited my friend today at her house and her swf had feet that looked like he'd been playing in the mud! She said he licks them. He had a slight pinky stain around his mouth but his feet looked exactly like he'd been in dark brown mud. Has anyone seen anything like that before or do you know of a product to address the staining? I've never had a dog with any staining so have no idea, but DOLers know everything!

Andrew I have been using the same vet since 1988, never even bothering how much something will cost because payment plans can always be arranged if funds are low. She is a homeopathic vet who absolutely adores all animals and aims to balance costs with care. The vet that looks after our foster dogs (shar pei) cannot be faulted in her care and treatment of our foster dogs (and at rescue rates) and if I need 'shar pei' specific treatment I will travel the hour each way to see her with my own girl. You will have your beautiful boy Caesar for at least 10 years, hopefully more. A good vet who is responsive to your concerns and questions, and who considers the health needs of your dog as a priority is far more important than price shopping. A good vet will save you money over the next 10 years by helping you keep your dog in good health through preventative advice and measures. And just think how debilitating/painful it will be for your boy to have someone rummaging around in his insides looking for that missing testicle before you discount the need for IV fluids and pain meds to reduce the cost.

He is so focussed on you, it's lovely!

I remember a lady I worked with who from memory had 2 breeder purchased cav sisters. They fought horribly and she spent oodles of money on training and behaviourists and sectioning off her home. I kept just wanting to tell her to give up and get rid of one of the dogs so they could all have a happier life. It's kind of like sibling rivalry for mum's attention at it's ugliest.

I just love dogs! How many of us humans would offer to feed and toilet another 3 babies! Looks like the dad to Elly's own brood must've been a big boy as those babies are HUGE!

Fingers and toes crossed here that you find out what is happening with your little man and that it can be addressed quickly. I don't think I can cope with a sick Ziggy!

Noooooo, we can't let anything bad happen to Bazza! Tell Aunty T, the Queen of Puppies all his symptoms and let's see what the collective knowledge here on DOL can suggest.

I have to say that I did use disposable baby nappies on my old girl for the last year pretty much all the time because she would just stand up wherever she was and go. I bought them based on her weight and cut a large cross in the tail area about a third of the way down from what would be the front on a child, but which sat on the back of my dog. As soon as she went pee or poo everything in the nappy just dropped away from her body so I never even needed to wipe her clean. There is obviously something in nappies now that keeps the urine trapped. I'm only suggesting this as an interim desperation measure while you address the key issues you have with her, especially given you wont be leaving the nappies on her for very long while you are out. Also spray vinegar (and water?) over the wet patches to take the scenting smell away.

There's always a broken one! Congrats to everyone!!!!

In the last six months of her life my old sbt girl was at the vet's every month for a check up because I was finding it impossible to work out if she was suffering in any way (she was such a toughy). She probably would've lasted on another 3 to 6 months on her own stubbornness but her mobility and mind was unpredictable and I had to decide that I'd rather she go knowing us and feeling no pain than to come home from an outing and find she got herself jammed somewhere and gotten injured or distressed trying to get free. It was an incredibly hard decision and I questioned it for weeks afterwards. Two years on I can see I was worried about robbing myself of time with her rather than the other way around. I know she had a full life with us, right down to the very last day, and left this world content and pain free.