Just Andrea

Will leave you to sort out now with Griffith person. You have details now. Give me a call if any issues. Thanks for helping them. Cheers.

Hi Emma, I followed up again this morning. Unfortunately the vet is not coming back to Wagga tonight so won't be bringing over. I think Cheryl was trying to tic tac to get them over sometime over the weekend. If you have someone who can drive to Griffith or even halfway to Narranderra that would really help. Alternatively if anyone is travelling between Griffith or Narranderra and Wagga in the next few days please advise. Give me a call later tonight to discuss if you can. Cheers.

According to recent updates she is now weight-bearing although not fully yet but the vets are happy with her progress. We are keeping her where she is for the time being so the vet who did the operation can keep an eye on her progress. Once she gains reasonable use of that leg then we will bring her here and put her up for adoption. Thanks for asking. Might try for some photos again soon. Cheers.

Thanks Emma - will try and get them sent over to Wagga on Friday if the vet is coming back. If somone can pick up from the vets once I confirm, that would be great. Cheers.

A mum with newborn kittens has recently been surrendered/dumped onto a person in the Griffith area. There are apparently 5 kittens (who will be 7 days old this Saturday - so only 3 days old currently) who are all healthy. No other information is available at this stage. All I have. We can get them over to Wagga if any group there has a space free. There is also transport available to Yass and Canberra from there if needed. Please contact me asap if you can help them and we can start to organise. Obviously any transport of such young kittens and mum will have to be done carefully. They are in temp care short-term until an option can be found. Andrea 0401 347 058

The question "Are rescue doing enough to educate and support Foster Carers" is about as specific as the question "How long is a piece of string?" The measure of rescue's effectiveness to support new carers can only be determined based on the group being assessed. It would be like asking if all "dentists" are giving quality service for money....the answer is likely dependent on which dentist you visit, how much you paid and what that experience was like. The broad answer to your question is: yes, rescue groups with sound support structues are and rescues who focus on quantity with little thought to quality probably aren't. Based on your experience posted you possibly have encountered the latter. There is no one size fits all structure for rescue. Some have a formal "Committee" with a FC co-ordinator, some have mentors assigned to new carers, some have associate carers....etc etc What is important though is that new carers are given the support they need in a way that fits them and their existing household. A good mentor/co-ordinator will be hands on from the initial enquiry about foster caring to meeting them and their existing animals and other people in the household to deciding on the very first foster they will be taking that will fit in there and helping with any initial introductions/settling in and support particularly during days to weeks thereafter and ongoing ready accessibility to support as needed. As carers become more experienced and the person generally needs less intensive support the mentor/co-ordinator can then start to push their boundaries and challenge them further and get them involved more if the process if they want. Anyone in this role not only needs dog experience/handling skills but just as importantly needs a high level of emotional intelligence and people management skills. I suspect where some groups fall down with support for carers sometimes it is just a matter of mismatched personality types, not necessarily deliberate neglect. Although on a personal note I do think some groups have way too much admin for people to get through to the people they need to speak to. As an example, I have some carers who I check in with if I haven't heard from them for a while but with them I know, no news is good news....i.e. all is going well and that they will contact me asap if they need help or advice on anything. Then I have other carers, some with just as much experience, that will feel not supported even if I don't regularly contact them just to say hi and check all is well. This is just one example of how much support and advice new carers need is as individual as their are dogs in foster care. Please don't be completely turned off by all "rescues". We are not all the same. Hunt around for one you agree with how they run things, level of support given or even ask on here for recommendations. As for paying people though, that is pretty funny. Many of us personally fund rescues out of our pocket (I currently have around 30 foster animals - work out how much money that is x desex/chip/vacc/worm/health check for each and that is without any additional bills, transport etc I personally pay for including one with possible parvo right now and one who just had tibia surgery - see Hollie's separate thread) sometimes even redrawing on my home loan when I get large bills. So do I have money to left to pay anyone...? No! Am I paid? No! Am I an ill-trained monkey? Hopefully not. I hope you do hang in there and find the right group for you as it sounds like you have a wealth of knowledge that would be a great rescource for a lucky group to tap into. Best of luck.

There is a black pom with white tips on back toes that went missing in Gilmore (not that far away) that a poster has just been sent around today. I'm sure its not it though? Dogs name is Reggie. I would get her to the vet asap before they shut to check for chip - someone could be missing her terribly - the quicker you check, the quicker she will hopefully go home.

Thanks Katrina. Yep it is around at the moment in a lot of places. A reminder to all of us not to be complacent with quarantine/isolation practices.

Eric has found a wonderful new home. Bump for Gypsy

BUMP....

Hollie now safely in temporary foster care after her operation until she can come here:

Sorry have already put in the order friday evening. If you follow the link posted by JaneyA though you will see they are only about $110 to buy and have shipped directly to you anyway. Cheers.

Sorry she didn't make it Maree. Just sucks for something so preventable!

BUMP - hoping for some good news soon...

Surgery went well with no apparent hiccups. She will be in temp care tomorrow hopefully. Will try and get some some photos to post up next week. Cheers.

Thank you for the recommendation JaneyA. I am about to put in an order (for 2) very soon. If anyone else would like one please let me know asap, there is a 10% discount for 5 or more plus postage is cheaper for additional items, so like everything it pays to buy in bulk. Current price depending on conversion rate will be about $105-110 each but if we do 5 or more in one lot could work out about $90 or so each. If you are wanting one for yourself or group, please text or pm me in the next day or so as I would like to place this order before the weekend.

Thanks peoples. Will try and update with some photos when I can later in the week/early next week once she is settled in temporary foster care.

Thank you for getting Destiny the care she needed and doing what others should have. You don't have to be a cat or even animal lover to exercise decency and compassion. I'm sorry her future is not looking great. If you wanted to treat her and find her a new home, I'm sure DOLers would be behind you and most of us could scrape up a few dollars each to help. But at the end of the day you need to do what is best for her and given the extent of her injuries and surgery required I would say it is kinder to send her on her way. Know that you have done all you can for her. She is no longer in pain. Take some comfort in that. Thank you for caring.

BUMP again........

That sounds like a great price JaneyA. How long did it take to get here from ordering and has it read every chip you've had?

Adorably cute. Well done Daisy. I hope there's no more to come for your sake poor love....

The name has been decided - carers mum has a Polly but that was a favourite so from that we got Hollie. I was personally very tempted with Spirit and some of the other unique other names suggested so if you don't mind when we get some other dogs that suit those names I might just have to use them in future. Hollie it is.

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Photo1 - poor girl looks miserable