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Hi Esky the Husky............my DOL name is Esky after the nickname of one of my dogs called "Oscar". A lot of people think it's to do with a love of keeping beer cold!!! lol :D

Thanks pepe001.........would be nice if it helps someone who is having trouble finding a place with their dog :) I think if it was me, I would also only want to choose a tenant with a dog too!

Hi all, Hope it's ok to post about it here (if not please remove) but a friend's rental property has just come available in the Maitland area of the Hunter Valley (NSW) & it's PET FRIENDLY!!!! Have seen some posts on here about how hard it is to find rental properties that allow dogs so thought I'd let everyone know. She has available a brick 4 year old modern home, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas, double garage & fully fenced dog friendly yard. I really don't know what I would do if ever I had to rent with all my furbabies so just thought this info might help someone. I can put you in touch with owner if anyone wants or knows of someone also :

Hi Dogmad, Have just logged on to browse tonight & have seen this request. I have no idea why no pm's are getting through???? I have room in my inbox so any ideas??? Anyway, I can do it for you - no problems. I will try messaging you & see if that goes through.

PM sent :)

Thank you all for your replies so far - I also posted in Health as I wasn't sure which one would be best. I forgot to say he is 10 yrs 5 months old so I will edit the original post also. I have two pekes over the years with an eye removed & they did cope well. I just would hate to live with the "guilt" I didn't try for him with an operation but I am also not wanting to put him through complicated surgery to end up at the same place. We are not well off people but would do anything to find the money - I lost 3 pekes last year all after big hospital stays & another in intensive care for 5 days (still with me) so have had to find around $10K to get through that. It is tight but I don't want that to be the decider. I guess evryone out there at one time feels the same way but I would just love even a one month period where all was quiet & well

Hi, Thank you for your replies so far - much appreciated! I should have said his age.........he is 10yrs 5 months old. He also only had a dental 2 weeks ago & made it through ok.

Hi all, I rarely post preferring to stay in background but have posted twice today already for different urgent needs!! Just wanted others opinions on what they would do in this position...............my little pekingese, Elroy (10 yrs 5 months old) was taken to the vet on Sunday for a couple of "gunky" eyes that were a bit mucky & red. They found a small ulcer in one (the eye already had a very small cataract we had seen a specialist about who said it was too small to warrant an op back then but to watch it)& prescribed drops etc. Suddenly, last night, the eye turned quite bad & we raced him to the vet again. Luckily, the eye specialist was visiting from Sydney & squeezed him in today to save us a long trip down to him. Here is the question: the specialist has said his eye has ruptured (he is in pain) with the cataract being a double whammy problem. Our choice is to make an extremely quick decision on racing him down to the specialists for an op to try to save the eye & regain some vision (at the moment he has none in that eye) or have the eye removed by our local vet. I would find the money no matter what but the specialist said it would be $2500 to $3000 dollars with a 20-30% chance of vision returning but he may also go through that only to have to have the eye removed anyway His other eye is inflammed at the moment too but the specialist said it is ok with fairly good vision. I don't know what to do as I am not"good at working out risks versus outcome etc. I am worried if something happens to the other eye eventually but just don't want my boy in pain. I know it is my decision in the end but I would appreciate knowing what others would do as it may help me to not feel so guilty whichever way I go.

Thank you all for your replies so far............. :) I will definitely pass on the helpline number but will also let him know of your kind offer for Saturday Dogmad Meeting him has made me think about what I & my furbabies would/could do under the same circumstances - it really is upsetting.

Hi all, Need some guidance here & hopefully some offers of help please :) Was in Sydney today (I live in Newcastle) & met a lovely man with his dog who has found himself suddenly on the streets due to a marriage breakdown. I know there are a lot of scammers out there but my gut tells me this man is genuine due to the way the meeting & conversation came about. His dog is very well cared for & he told me he was told to put the dog down or take him with him on the streets. The dog is only young & he told me fully desexed/vaccinnated etc. He does not want to part with her & is doing everything in his power to hold onto her. He has asked me (after our chat turned to dogs etc) if I knew anyone who may be able to help him & his dog get from the city to Wiseman's Ferry on Thursday to emergency accommodation? I said I would put it out there & try to get help. I would drive to Sydney & take him myself however I do not have a car now till the weekend. Can anyone make any suggestions? I do have a contact number for him if anyone can help. Thank you.

Thank you everyone so much for your replies..........it has meant a lot to me. It has been a very difficult day & 5 days I just don't understand or thought would happen yet. I don't know why everything goes "belly-up" at once but after I got back from the crematorium with my precious Penny, my old old girl with trachea collapse began throwing up & hasn't eaten & my 13yr old boy with heart disease (on frusemide & vetmedin also) has frightened the life out of me. He was asleep & I gently picked him up to move him & he threw his head back, gasped & his tongue came out & went literally white. He came good after a few gasps & has been stable since but I think he may be worsening now. I don't know whether it is just all the stress that has happened here (I know they pick up on emotions) but I am now bracing myself again. I am just barely running on empty

I am sorry to say that my precious Penny died in my arms at home at 5.30 this morning She ate some syringed food, was drinking, did have a little pee & had been ok but she wouldn't sleep. She took her meds ok a few hours before & had actually wandered up the back yard & sat in her favourite spot for a short while. She was resting on my bed with me most of the night. She wanted to get down at one stage & I put her down on the floor & she went straight over to her special sleeping spot where she claimed the last few years. I brought her back up on the bed after a short while again & she wandered over to lean on me. She looked up at me differently - enough that I phoned the emergency vet to see if I should bring her over for a check. I only managed to get changed & within a minute she had started to go limp. I grabbed her, held her, told her I loved her & she was gone. PLease know that my vet was happy she came home as she was stable & off oxygen. It was definitely not he wrong decision to bring her home. As soon as she got home yesterday she brightened up & relaxed. I believe she knew she didn't have long when she visited both her special places last night. I want to thank everyone for their replies & prayers - I didn't feel so alone & that is a very special gift. Some may think a brief message doesn't do much & maybe not worth bothering but know it makes an immense difference to someone in dire straights. A special thanks to k9angel & Lillypilly for their extra special care - you got me through.

Probably a silly question but how do you make chicken broth? I have to admit I have never needed to make it? I have tried roast chicken, scrambled egg, chicken mashed up so it's like a paste & even some wet dog food but doesn't want any of that & she used to absolutely love all of it! In the last couple of hours I have managed to get the canned A/D diet food with water syringed down. Not sure how much or how often is suitable? Can anyone advise?

Hi all, Haven't been able to update any earlier as been running back & forth to vets etc. Okay, good news & not so good news. My dear little Penny is still with us & she has managed to come home for now. I was able to sort the oxygen issue out as posted in another thread & she was able to come home last night & go back in for further monitoring through today. My vet has sent her home with me again tonight. They were able to get her off the oxygen since yesterday afternoon & are happy with the levels she is holding. They felt that I could look after as carefully as keeping her in overnight & let me bring her here. Her fluid had cleared well enough to allow that. Unfortunately, due to the high levels of frusemide (sp?) her kidneys are not coping too well & are showing elevated readings. She also still isn't wanting to eat but is drinking. We are syringing wet food for her at the moment & she is keeping it down. She had a very good peaceful night & actually toileted as soon as she got home (she hadn't toileted all day at the vets).She was so much brighter when she got here & totally knew she was home. I took her back for the day as they wanted to check all stats again & here is the not so good news. Her chest seems a little more congested with fluid again so they have had to up the frusemide after being able to lower it yesterday, She is also still not wanting to eat & has not wee'd since last night. My vet feels she isn't quite as bright as yesterday. We are trying her here again tonight as he has adamantly told me that he is not ready to give up tonight & is hoping she will turn the corner if I can only get her to eat & pee. If not, a decision will have to be made which I am dreading. At the moment, she is on frusemide & vetmedin. My biggest blessing so far is that I was able to bring her home & I need to treasure that regardless. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE: Can anyone give me any ideas on what I can try to give her to tempt her to eat (especially syringed food) as well as advice on how often would benefit her? If there is any miracle advice on how to get her to pee I will be eternally grateful too! I know there are many out there who have helped rescue dogs to gain condition & overcome starvation etc so am hoping for some advice for Penny. Much appreciated & thank you for your thoughts & messages.

I understand your concerns & I posted in the other section also in regards to these concerns. I will not any way ever cause undue stress on my dogs. All I want is to bring her the 10 mins home to say goodbye here when my vet comes. Of course, if it is required, I will stay at the vets. It is not to keep her going here overnight without care at all. If my vet says she may make it with another 24hrs, she will be going straight back to emergency. This is only if he says nothing more can be done. I had to transport her in my car with the supplied oxygen bottle to get her from the emergency vets to my regular vets this morning on my own, so am not sure what the difference is asking for a bottle to transport her the same 10 mins from there to home.

Please don't think I am in any way wanting to hurt my girl or prolongue the enevitable. I merely want to transport her 10 mins back home & of course have the vet come out. I was given my baby & an oxygen bottle etc to transport her the same 10 mins from the emergency vet this morning to my regular vet (I was driving alone) so can't understand why I can't just do the same to home to say goodbye? I will also add my husband is fully qualified in working with oxygen etc through his work. I hope I haven't upset anyone by bringing this up or have anyone think I won't do the right thing by Penny.

Thank you everyone.........I am so distressed right now. I cannot believe any possible sources so far can't help us. Excuses are they don't deal with pets only humans, insurance reasons, can take whole oxygen bottle home but not regulator due to indemnity etc etc etc If I can get through this, I am seriously going to think how I can change this so others don't have to suffer with what I am going through just to bring their babies home for a short time. I can't understand how humans can get take home oxygen yet we can't for our furbabies??????

Haven't rung Sydney vets yet as it will be a 2 hr trip each way to get it for us & I don't want to leave being close by to her. Our kind offer of help wouldn't be able to get it to us till late tonight & we may have to choose what to do when my vets shut at 6.30pm so there will be too much of a gap without it. I do thank you for the idea & will certainly phone them in case.

Hi all, All info is in another thread in General Topics titled "Can I ask for Prayers" but what I need is some urgent help or advice pls. My little girl isn't doing well with heart failure & requires oxygen (haven't been able to wean her off supplemental oxygen). I can't bear to not bring her home if she doesn't improve in the next few hours even so I can just say my goodbyes here instead of at the vets (I have had to do this recently & can't do it there again. Without going into lengthy details, we have tried everywhere to hire an oxygen bottle, regulator & hunidifier just for one night to bring her home but no-one can help. We can get an oxygen bottle but no regulator/humidifier. Does anyone know where we can get something please? Have rung vets, emergency vets, gas suppliers etc already. We are in Newcastle but can get help with transport if help can come from Sydney. I can't believe that there seems to be no option for a person who wants there pet to come home even for an hour to be able to stay on oxygen for their comfort. Thanks

Hi all, All info is in another thread here titled "Can I ask for Prayers" but what I need is some urgent help or advice pls. My little girl isn't doing well with heart failure & requires oxygen (haven't been able to wean her off supplemental oxygen). I can't bear to not bring her home if she doesn't improve in the next few hours even so I can just say my goodbyes here instead of at the vets (I have had to do this recently & can't do it there again. Without going into lengthy details, we have tried everywhere to hire an oxygen bottle, regulator & hunidifier just for one night to bring her home but no-one can help. We can get an oxygen bottle but no regulator/humidifier. Does anyone know where we can get something please? Have rung vets, emergency vets, gas suppliers etc already. We are in Newcastle but can get help with transport if help can come from Sydney. I can't believe that there seems to be no option for a person who wants there pet to come home even for an hour to be able to stay on oxygen for their comfort. Thanks

I know I can bring her home & get my vet to come out but the problem is she is oxygen dependant. My vets have oxygen tapped in & we may not be able to get a bottle to bring with her. When my boy Harley had the same heart failure, we begged the Emergency Vet to allow us to bring a bottle home. They let us then, but have changed policies now. We have already begun ringing around everywhere but no luck. One of the few possible places can't help as it takes a week to set up an account etc & they will not take payment any other way. The worst thing was Harley was here overnight & we knew there was not enough oxygen in the bottle if we wanted to get throught to the morning. Watching the dial move down was like watching a ticking time bomb & I'll never forget it. Knowing you had to act once that bottle was empty is horrific. Does anyone know where we can get a medically set up oxygen bottle etc here in the newcastle area or anywhere (we will drive as far as we can even Sydney).

Have just got back from taking my baby to my vets. They will keep trying to wean her off the oxygen through the day. The emergency vet said it isn't looking good as she should have been able to come off by now. She has sicked up the only food she has had & has had to be given medication for her tummy & sedation. I don't know what to do My heart hasn't even begun to heal from losing three other babies in the last 18 months (one only a few months ago). I don't know how long to keep trying - what if I make the decision & all she needed was more time? I just also don't understand why her when she hasn't been sick a day since I got her? How did she go from normal to this overnight with no warning signs? I have to find a way to bring her home even if just for a moment. I can't say goodbye at the vets again.

Update thia morning......they haven't been able to wean her off oxygen & she has vomited a few times I have to go pick her up & transport her to my regular vets for the day. There has been no improvement overnight so am so worried - I am scared & don't want to lose her. I don't think they can do anymore.

Just updating.......Penny had to stay at the emergency vets again today & tonight as she wasn't coping well off the oxygen. They are trying to lower the frusemide amount gradually so they can try weaning her off the oxygen again. I did get to see her briefly this afternoon & she looked ok but was lightly sedated. Her oxygen levels were getting better but she was still being supplemented so not sure how that works??? She still hadn't wanted to eat but was drinking. I convinced them to let me back in tonight to visit & she was looking brighter. They still had the nasal oxygen in but are hoping to get her off by the morning if possible. If not she will be transferred back to my regular vet for the day then not sure what we do Good news is she ate something for me I tried everything from chicken to wet dog food but wouldn't even look at it. I then tried her favourite chicken stick treats & she ate some of those. Mightn't be the best thing in the world but the vets were very happy anyway. They are made with real chicken & don't have salt etc so better than nothing I think. I am hoping it will make her feel like something else. I even got to sit her on my lap & have cuddles for 10 minutes which was like I was holding her for the first time all over again. It is amazing that even one day away from them makes them all new again when you see them. I hope she feels better seeing me cause I know I feel so much better for it. After losing one I never got to say goodbye to at least I have seen her & told her I loved her tonight in case. I guess we just now need to keep the positive thoughts & prayers going that she can come off oxygen by tomorrow & come home. I don't want to think about it if she can't cope without the oxygen as I know I will have to make a dreaded decision Thanks again for all your support & thanks Lillypilly for the thoughtful phone call today - it sure helped to talk to someone.

I really appreciate everyone's kind words - it is nice to hear some think I do a wonderful job but I really don't do anything different to everyone else. I actually do a lot less as I only have to focus on my own as I don't have a rescue to run or the heartbreak of going to pounds etc. As far as that goes, I idolise groups like Senior Dog Rescue who do the work of angels. I do try to help other rescue groups where I can (transport, donations etc) but I know I don't have the emotional strength or the input that others do. It is a blessing though to have the oldies I have & with each one that comes here so does the love.