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Odd. And yes, amusing that people are so quick to believe. Of course the place isn't perfect and has screwed up before, but this scenario makes no sense. A dog who received no care bandaged himself with quite a professional looking sling. Then he sat in a pound as large as blacktown with full time staff, volunteers, vet help not to mention the browsing public ready to report anything iffy to the RSPCA... he suffered unnoticed for 2 weeks in full view and nobody said a thing. So because NO other rescue wanted him. Not one in all of Sydney or further. The pound was forced to let this dog they had neglected, go into the care of a rescue who by their own claim had neither the funds or the room to look after him. Makes a lot of sense.

bumping Eddie to the top again. No news though.

Firstly go to the doctor! You'll need antibiotics asap and possibly a tetanus update. Then you'll also have a report to prove you were bitten and stating the extent of the injuries. It's not as simple as rangers grabbing the dog for euthanasia as far as I know so you haven't instantly condemned the dog by reporting it. There's a process, in the end they may face fines, a dangerous dog declaration and enforcement of fencing or containment. That's my understanding of the setup in NSW, not sure about VIC. Follow it through. If they have a biter out wandering it really needs sorting for it's own safety and that of the public. Hope you feel better soon.

Thanks BC. :) I was too busy to catch up on Eddie details today but would have definitely gotten a message if he'd come home.

Why are people so keen to believe the pound actually did this? :laugh:

If Mac is the main suspect, maybe it might be as simple as a meds adjustment. :) I've not had males on stilbestrol so if you get a chance I'd love to know how it worked for you and Mac. Rosetta, we have the spy cam LOL, very comforting to see snoring bodies when you're out. Not so good when someone is barking like the world is ending! Great for catching secret piddlers. :D

Soda water, or baking soda and vinegar is the wetter way of drawing pee out of carpet and fabrics, but might be worth just doing a test patch first. Is there noticeably more drinking going on? Diabetes triggers thirst but also sudden weight loss. Cushings increases thirst but also a little pot belly. UTI, or bladder infections causes sudden need to pee no matter how full the bladder is. Be careful with belly bands on a UTI dog, a wet pad can aggravate things. And if this continues I'd have a kidney function test done too. Sounds like a long list sorry just going through my warning signs for when we get random pees from an otherwise reliable older dog. Of course there is always the chance that twinkle toes prefers going inside now! Basically that means retraining to use a mat and then gradually move the mat outside with lots of reward for a job well done. :)

Sad isn't it Apparently one lady saw him although had zero time to get a photo because she pulled up, turned around on the highway and tried to get him to come to her. He ran away from the road and away back into a paddock scrub. His DRN carer is putting an ad in the next newspaper and his photo is still being circulated widely on FB. I can only hope the sighting was definitely Eddie and that he is heading home with enough sense to stay out of traffic. His family will go back to his farm and drive through the backroads and remote towns hoping that he's on his way. Poor Eddie. I would have loved to take him on as an SSR dog, he's so sweet and he'd be fine with my littlies but moving a still active farm dog to Newtown would have been selfish of me.

Still no Eddie

I know. It doesn't sound good. Those towns are on the way home to Taree, up the highway unfortunately. He's such a good boy. DRN found him a lovely carer with a female cattle dog and took him on at short notice as the family struggled to come to terms with his Mum's drastic downturn. I just can't believe how wrong everything has gone. Poor Eddie.

We're moved! Thanks Troy. I really appreciate your support BC. Thank you so much. xxx

No don't be sorry! Lost and Found is very quiet so I was just thinking General would be better? I've messaged Troy to see if it's OK I put him here because he's a foster but it was probably not the cleverest place.

Possible sightings at Nabiac and Buladehlah! Hard to confirm 100% but it's better than nothing!

I lived a 45 minute drive from Detroit and I have to say it was the shock of my life to visit that city particularly at night. Picture Sydney City smashed and abandoned. They probably will cull. But I doubt they even have the money to buy the bullets.

Nothing. Not even a possible sighting as far as I know. eta I might ask for this to be moved to General so more people spot it and it doesn't clog up the rescue section. xx

Thank you BC. I'll look up things where the farmers or rural folk might visit. And I think the carer needs help with letter boxing and signs but will have to check. Maybe someone on DOL lives near her.

Sorry Anne, I missed this. Yep, that was the plan re his home address. He's only ever lived at one place so if he's chipped he can be flagged as missing at least. We're trying to find people nearby pounds and the RSPCA who can take his photo in and regularly check rather than rely on the fact that he might have a chip. With no sightings so far I'm very worried that he has taken off into rural areas or bushland. Apparently (not my area so I'm only repeating a possibility) there is a population of feral dogs out that way and another possibility of 1080 baits. If we can get posters into some stockfeed places that might help? & Does anyone know if they have auction yards out that way? His carer is going to get him announced on local radio and I believe has done flyer drops, pound trips and even drove to Taree looking for him on the way.

Thank you everyone. There's been absolutely no sightings at all. The DRN carer and Eddie's family members are in contact now and he just needs as many eyes looking for him as possible.

To my knowledge he hadn't been scanned yet Maree. He was a stat-dec next-of-kin surrender with the chip status to be finalised. The whole house is being packed and his records haven't been found. His vet didn't record a chip. His family are going to council to see if he shows up on the CAR linked to his home address. If he shows up at least that is a lead on the number. The other worry is that he may have gone into bushland.

I have to agree LG. He needs to be found right now.

Sorry Diva. I'm not on FB, he's apparently on Dog Rescue Newcastle now, Taree Dogs in Need, spreading over the lost pet pages etc.

Thanks BC. :) He really is lovely. I'd approach him slowly, he'd be very wary and easily spooked. He'd be about 9? So he's spent all that time looking after his owner, her memory is pretty bad but she still asks about Eddie and has a dog teddy in her room called Eddie.

Eddie Hotline 0429589168 Eddie Email [email protected] Eddie's Facebook Page above text apparently circulating on FB. SSR also have contacts waiting to hear if there has been a sighting of Eddie. You can email me: [email protected] An e-news has been sent out also. He was an old lady's guardian and had to be surrendered when she went into a nursing home. I've met Eddie, he is a lovely boy but will be completely out of his depth and scared, and hungry. Eddie was a farm dog, he's never had to deal with urban dangers so please watch the roads. As a brand new surrender .. and next of kin still digging for his paperwork... he was due to go for a microchip scan etc but escaped. He may or may not be chipped. Please, whatever you can do and wherever you can post this please help Eddie come home. If you are near a local pound please visit daily with his photo. We need: People to check their local pound - one volunteer covering Rutherford already - Ask their rangers Put posters in stockfeed supply places in case Eddie has gone bush Drop his photo and contacts in to their local vet Post his details on local notice boards, FB lost dog sites and the buy-swap-sell Contact local small private rescues who may be asked to take him in Please emphasise that he is lost and wanted dog, he may be assumed to be a 9yr old dumping or unchipped stray (assuming he has no chip). All contact to Dog Rescue Newcastle or alternatively SSR ***edited to add: possible sightings at Nabiac and Buladelah! *** edited to add 29/8 possible sighting at Muswellbrook thank you in advance

Hi julz! :) I drafted my post, wandered off and came back then posted it. Lol. Sorry to double up. Good to see you though.

:) OK, this might help or it might be more confusing. *They can't be vetworked until after impound time is over, owners always have the first choice of reclaiming. ---However you can go in at any stage, meet and place your name as first to buy if unclaimed. (I can't remember the deposit system). *Dogs deemed rescue/reclaim only: cannot be purchased by the public. *Unless reclaim/rescue only: the public is not affected by the dog having rescue and may still purchase ahead of rescue. ---Purchase isn't processed immediately unless the dog is a surrender or past the 7-14 days waiting time. You can collect the dog from their vet when they are cleared to leave, it's just up the rd. All paperwork is processed at the pound but the distance between the two is negligible. Discuss that with staff. They are very helpful. Cats: as above Renbury Shelter List might be able to pop in later but that's the basics. Are you planning on a visit? :D oops, Sorry Julz. Your version is much clearer.