frenzied1 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 One of our lovely carers is a nurse and one of her patients has their dog at home. The RSPCA said they cannot help with Pet Support as it is the long weekend. Is anyone able to tell me if this is something PACERS could help with or any other ideas? Carer isn't sure if we would be allowed to just rally round and do the feeding etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy mum Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'm assuming this is in Canberra????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'm nowhere near so can't really help, but I can't see any issue with people going and feeding the dog for the owner with the owners permission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Contact Pacers, this is something I'm sure they can help with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'm nowhere near so can't really help, but I can't see any issue with people going and feeding the dog for the owner with the owners permission? I'd have thought so, too. Especially just popping food and water over the fence. Don't know about the law in ACT, but something like that happened up here, way back & people checked with local police if it were OK to go onto property with food and water to 2 dogs. Also any way of letting neighbours around know? Just knock on doors so they're aware. Lady over the road had a fall & rushed to hospital. She only had time to tell a young neighbour that her cat would need help. Young neighbour told everyone else.....and for dinner that evening, 3 sets of neighbours turned up with food. Made arrangements then who'd do what. One lot said they'd look after her 2 bantams, another said they'd look after garden & security & I'd look after the cat. Lucky we did....she was in hospital for 4 months. All was fine....we happily kept it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenzied1 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Yes in Canberra I told the nurse about PACERS, she just texted and said that the owner had been allowed home to feed the dog, I don;t quite get it but there you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yes in Canberra I told the nurse about PACERS, she just texted and said that the owner had been allowed home to feed the dog, I don;t quite get it but there you have it. I was admitted to hospital for an emergency c-section last year, but because I was expecting it to be a quick check up and home again, my staffy was locked in the house. realistically, no one would have been able to get to him until the following day, so the hospital allowed me to go home to see to him as long as I was back within the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yep, on a few occasions I've been in hospital for various things (one of them being high blood pressure during pregnancy, another before an induction of labour) and I've been allowed home briefly on a "leave pass" to attend to animals. I think it really depends upon what is actually wrong with you and what the liability is for the hospital if they let you out of their care for whatever period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippetsmum Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'm really happy that it has worked out OK for this person and her dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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