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Same. It would be so good if they found an alternative to closing down

I don't see any reason to not buy the vet story. What's the point of judging someone when you have no way of knowing the full story anyway. I just have a different opinion to you. And have seen that kind of syncope before in elderly dogs so no, it's not normal and I'm not comfortable watching it .... even if it is a sweet story and even if we're told the dog saw a vet.

Nothing on savetheshelter.com last entry was yesterday.

I don't buy the vet story. Maybe the vet decided to 'wait and see' but that's different from the dog being OK. Which it seriously isn't. It staggered, fainted, twitched, stopped vocalising and became disoriented.

How arrogant of him.

Depends on the dogs. Depends on their needs. Sometimes pairs go their own way once settled, sometimes complete strangers bond in foster care and you can't split them. It appears by the description that the shelter has staff and trainers who have made the assessment as to what both dogs need and adopters agree to ongoing support which is about as good a setup as you could wish. Without knowing everything, we can't assume they (or anyone) are rehoming as a pair because of some misguided human wanting of fairytale endings. I've noticed people complain more vehemently about it being ridiculous when they actually want one dog and not the other.

How are you going Malty? :)

Yes they tend to mature differently even between sexes, imo. You could still consider a Boxer. :D I'm a new fan of boxers since seeing this the other day http://youtu.be/Hly0vuXPG-M

This might help anyone who takes on the task of helping or educating people rehoming your dog. Honestly, many people still haven't heard of anyone other than the RSPCA or the pound. They believe their pet will die if taken to a shelter or pound so they then take up the task of rehoming privately. Being pushy naturally makes them push back. They also believe that rescue will make money from their pet. Link above is not a completely original work and largely gathered from the internet so cut/paste/copy/alter or whatever you need to do to make it work. Keep it polite and non threatening. :) Just leave my rescue inquiry details and email off the bottom please unless it's my breed specific. Countrygirl. Yes sadly you are right about bogus or unethical rescue. And plenty of money changing hands with no records. Not a lot you can do.

Has he got a friend you could go with at a quiet time? :)

Is he doing what I think he's doing? :laugh:

From memory. Not sure if you can do it in VIC but chips are sold in batches. Chip manufacturers can sometimes tell you where the chip (batch) was sold, if it was the breeder's vet who chipped the dog then that's a direct way of having the vet contact them for you. In NSW there is also the chipper's ID but I'm not sure if that gets recorded on the register. edit: yes on my NSW C.A.R. records there is an 'authorised identifier number'. Every chipper has their own.

I think it's been tried :) Maybe I should try a breed specific experiment one day. There's two problems and the first, which I can see isn't exactly what you're suggesting but would be interpreted as such, is that for a dog rescue to advertise that they want free dogs is kind of frowned upon when you've got so many poundies. The ones with no 16D have done it before and it's always looked wrong, the last one turned out to be doing very dodgy things. & One in particular was saying they would take animals you had found so they don't have to go to the pound. That is illegal and plain stupid. A few times it's been tried (and probably still is, by volunteers with enough time) to flood the site with poundies and rescues (and educational stuff about rescue & rehoming) so they compete against the BYB's which is a good idea but you have to keep hammering away constantly. Second problem is that it's exhausting. A trip to Gumtree Crazy Town with no map. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. :laugh:

I know, right. Not blaming you, I get the sh*ts quite easily here sometimes. :laugh:

ka89 A good vet will run a simple E.L.I.S.A parvo test, ask to see a poo sample, palpate the tummy, listen to the gut sounds, pinch the skin on the pup's neck and check areas such as the gums and eyes. A good vet will explain everything you need to know. They will also explain what they are prescribing and why. You do seem to be a little confused and not aware of what you are looking at or why you are medicating. A good vet doesn't let people walk out of their clinic and have to google the rest of the information. So stop googling. :) It will only worry you. Get a good vet. And Metrogyl is commonly used, it's just that with any medication there is good and bad. For example, when you give a course of anti-biotics it will kill all bacteria (both good and bad), then afterwards it is advised to give pro-biotics to re-establish healthy bacteria that everybody needs. Dolers...any takers for Clarkson 6030 WA Recommended vet needed.

Wow. Calm down. It's just a DOL thread.

Yes. And cut loose the vet too. Find your own family vet now. If you post your approximate location, people will be able to suggest great vets they take their dogs to. *edit snap Mrs RB* The store would have up-sold you the food they feed or you've jumped into a new diet. You very well may have fed far too much, or totally over done it with treats etc. Or it could be serious stuff happening, the pups are kept in inappropriate conditions and the hygiene is only as good as the person who cleans the boxes they live in, the bowls they use and the toys they have. Which doesn't matter anyway, because a pup with runny poo can become dehydrated in a few hours even without disease involved so any diarrhoea is urgent. You need a good vet. One of your own who you can go to for the rest of your pup's life.

I don't have FB. It's handy that people post details here. btw KC Crocburgers :p LOL jks

These things go so fast, literally in minutes. She probably won't be there or the owners tell you you're second in line, there's zero time to work with. I'm not, repeat not, not not , advising everyone to go grab all the gumtree dogs but with a little/toy desirable entire girl it's sometimes more effective to call immediately and get the owners to commit to giving you the dog: then chase up a decent rescue (if you can't find one at least you tried and the dog will go to the next in line). Don't always assume the owners have no idea how to rehome but they can be too trusting of strangers. Try to be polite and helpful with decent advice r.e making educated choices. Some will insist the dog won't go into rescue, they get abusive PM's from welfare nutters about FTGH, dog fight bait, puppy farms etc etc. I advertised a little old local lady's missing cat. OMG there's some keyboard animal welfare freaks out there. :laugh: It's enough to put anybody off.

I clearly said I hadn't assumed.

Nice except for the stink. That's not really the way it's done. :laugh:

Quick, remove the ad link. Only send the details to reputable rescue otherwise you're pretty much just advertising. :)

I believe you and your opinion is just as valid as everyone else's. I've seen it myself, with zero guesswork or assumptions or animal rights mythology. Skeletal, huge torn hernias, prolapse, mammary cancer, epilepsy, crippled, senior etc etc they still fall pregnant and as long as they produce live litters they will continue to be mated. Given the apparent small percentage of registered breeders I believe a large number of pups come from elsewhere and with two motivations. Ignorance and/or money.

Sucked in 'Bonner Man', you vile oxygen thief.

Specialist ASAP before the dog's organs shut down completely. I find it odd that two vets just shrugged their shoulders and let this dog's very serious condition deteriorate. Are you absolutely sure that's what happened? IF they haven't been referred to a specialist already, they need a new vet/s regardless. No amount of blood panels and standard tummy upset diet: (Science Diet and boiled chicken&rice) is going to help something this nasty. He should at least be in a clinic under observation & on a drip to keep him hydrated and alive. Immediately. edit: as far as I know, Immune Diseases similar to human Lupus is associated with certain breeds incl husky and mals.