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I found the dog mentioned in the SMH article

You may find a rescue up there who is OK to list him. It can be problematic if they don't know the dog so someone really local who wants to meet him and work with you guys in rehoming would be perfect. :) Sort out things like who the dog belongs to, who is responsible for an accident and who takes the dog back in a few years if he needs to be returned. He sounds lovely for the right home. If they want to do private rehoming after desexing you are welcome to cut&paste our adoption application if that helps.

Emailed it to you - let me know if you don't receive it. Thank you. Very disturbing to read. Stupid question, there were two different kittens? Did both survive? I haven't had the guts to go read more articles and find out more.

Do you have the link Stell'nme? PM is OK. If I get this moved to the cruelty section it won't get seen but I will put a warning in the title. Mods feel free to move if appropriate.

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Firstly, I'm sorry you've had to learn the hard way. I hope you and your girl feel better soon. Secondly; Willem just does that so don't feel obliged to take anything on board. In over 10 years of desexing females of all ages not once have we had hemangiosarcoma occur so scaremongering is less than helpful. Thirdly, as a rescue; We've had lots come in at all stages of pyo and despite many being in the life threatening stage we haven't lost one yet. We had six bitches in a row once! The more advanced it is, the longer it will take before they feel better. They do get very very sick and miserable, sore and full of pain meds and antibiotics. I think the worst one - a rotti cross- had 5 to 7 days in emergency hospital and was zipped up with staples. Went through litres and litres of fluids and flushes, drains, drugs; the lot. Looked and felt like crap for a while. And she went on to be a very happy pet. Around 3/4 of those pyo dogs also had mammary tumours. Some requiring a mammary strip. Some have had the trifecta of pyo, multiple mammary cancers and large hernias. Even they pull through and toddle off to new homes. Ages range from around 6 to 14 yrs. I find it frustrating that it's so common but so avoidable, and I'm in total agreement with Oakaway more people need to be desexing their girls if they are either a) not breeding from them or b) unable to detect or treat related conditions. No offence to you personally because I wouldn't wish this on anyone nor their dog. I hope you can sort out an extra credit card or loan. You've come this far, she will get better and eventually you'll have your gorgeous girl up on her feet again. :) If she gets well enough to be moved to your regular vet then I'd go for it.

Thanks to you both. :) That's what I suspected. The few big dogs I've had, I ended up just leaving the callous to re-harden because even when they spend most of the time sprawled on the lounge, you just need one ridiculously hot day perfect for sun baking on the concrete to really come up with sore pointy little elbows

Just when I think Willem is running a thread off the rails ...... :laugh: :laugh:

Has anyone noticed that once you try to soften the elbow callous and they go back out and onto bare concrete, that it's actually worse because the hardened skin is not there as protection?

In one of the links they provided; a full rundown of why we should be dropping all policies. Remove Obstacles no application, no home check, no landlord checks, no dog to dog introductions, and no fences requirement etc etc etc Who else got this copy&paste response? Each to their own and PR should respect that and leave the adoptions to rescuers. At least Shel kept her own blog for 'sharing examples' editorials.

Pet Rescue shouldn't be telling anyone how to or how not to rehome their pets. My link Whether you do or don't agree with the article it isn't appropriate to have a piece published on their site telling the public some rescues are being old fashioned, strict and not progressive because we do what works for us. I'd feel the same if the shoe was on the other foot so pls don't make my post into a pro vs anti application/home check etc.

Granny was the same, she did add meat too from memory. And all the cats lived healthily forever; no crystals in the urine, no sudden kidney failure. But I think with most supermarket foods, it's been devolving to keep costs lower and more competitive. More and more cheap flavours, colours, soy, imported ingredients and fillers. So they look the same as years ago, but aren't what they used to be. Same as people fed their dogs on tinned food and it lived healthily for years - our family dog was 17 when he passed - but it would have been far simpler processing and basic ingredients, all the bits that didn't make it into a meat pie.

Nothing to do with the petition although some would like to credit it. I'm no expert but AFAIK Liverpool Council has re-zoning happening which has been in the planning process for years. Part of the Sydney urban expansion. Guess they finally got their plans finalised and through the state legislation. It's all on the net if you know what to look for and can follow the numerous changes, environmental clauses, amendments and extra proposals (which I find very difficult) For example in a re-zone; an area of min 40 hectares now has a min of 10 with changes to what the block of land can be used for. So the property like the one RF is sitting on can be subdivided and sold in smaller blocks. I haven't looked up exactly what zone the property will become but as far as I know the rd is earmarked for expansion as well. No idea where they will relocate their own Liverpool dogs to but Renbury Services 3 other councils who would have been watching as plans were being worked out. I'm sure moves will be announced at some point. edited because of a brain fart

We're on a brand new site as a charity who will receive a donation every time you upload a photo for $2. Just Select Seniors & Silky Rescue as your chosen charity (We're an ACNC registered org). There's other ones on there too if you'd like to donate to a few like AWLQLD & Wildcare. Eventually the site will evolve into one giant photo album to show off your pets :) Anyway it's a fundraiser for rescues but it doesn't matter what kind of pet or where they came from. ???? www.onemillionpets.com.au Everyone is welcome. ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? I'm so sorry if this isn't OK here I'll have mods delete if it's not.

As above. All good advice and you can keep coming back here to ask the experienced people. Only thing I can contribute is that they all go through a phase of being unbearable teenage twerps just after it looks like all your hard work has paid off. So start early and stick with it. :laugh:

Always have some stainless handy, it's lighter, lasts forever and you can travel with it. The melamine with stainless insert is fantastic too. Then there's ceramic which I love. Pop into Kmart, they have deep flat based cereal bowls for $2 Dishwasher safe. They are a bit to heavy to push around, hard to tip over, look great and haven't chipped or faded after over 2 years! http://www.kmart.com.au/product/cereal-bowl---red-dot/124312 edited to add; my dogs are small. :) wouldn't be much use for large breeds LOL *snap* Scottsmum! Didn't see you'd linked already.

...to be able to understand the answer I need to know the question...a quote out of context without disclosing the source is seldom helpful. ..thanks for the link...it seems that the poster read a few books from CM and believed that this is enough to qualify him... No problem, I just didn't want to drag attention away onto one particular twit when there's so many. Fortunately it's been a while since I've seen someone alpha roll a poodle but dogs are still being dragged around like cattle. Most owners who seek training help are just genuinely nice people without a lot of experience, and they get taken advantage of, and their dogs get messed up.

Pity his website is gone now but there's lots still around. Just google a few of Caesar's keywords. In answer, like huski said. Absolutely nothing to stop anyone. what's the purpose of this quote with unknown source? You need help to see what people are being advised by unqualified trainers? Translation; next time, to pre-empt an attack, you and your dog just confidently step into the aggressive dog's space and poke it in the neck. Here's context for you My link

This is a memorable (for me at least) post from this forum. From a'whisperer' who was around at the time offering help to rescues. Pity his website is gone now but there's lots still around. Just google a few of Caesar's keywords. In answer, like huski said. Absolutely nothing to stop anyone.

Yes we posted this on our page at Christmas because you end up watching so many movies ... always check before you watch. At the moment there's a 3 part movie called The Stag (or Bachelor Weekend in other countries), there's a beautiful cocker type dog in it and she's still alive but it's getting stressful. And it's not listed on the site either. Please; has anyone seen it? BTW if you haven't it's NOT a 'lighthearted comedy' not sure who was writing the reviews that day. HSF Woofnhoof that's me! :rofl: :rofl:

I know nothing about german shepherds or the standards they are supposed to be bred to but if a dog turned up at the pound who walked like that I'd think there was something really medically wrong with it. :o Seeing that dog ..... I feel really uneducated about what is 'healthy' for that breed. It just looks wrong. Didn't see the rest of crufts.

No :laugh: SDCH is smashing it out of the park as far as having a social presence and great adoption rate. But I had to share because she is divine. LOL Her 13yr old friend was adopted today too. Woohoo!

A D O P T E D :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Since HazyWal is norty and not updating How about a Monday Senior? I'm SO IN LOVE! 16yr old Poppy at Sydney Dogs And Cat's Home. Blind and with badges of age honour we all get over the years, she's a beautiful old lady. Loves a sniff and potter. Everyone at SDCH is vet checked on premises. :) Poppy has some dry eye.

See if you can get to Dr Eugene Buffa. He has done a couple of beautifully successful surgeries for us, the last one being a bone tumour of the hard palate. Brilliant surgeon. edit to be specific it was around the teeth and gums, and moving inwards to the palate by invading the bone image link He got every single bit :)