I got a puppy from the rescue kennels



I had to have my 12 year old Lab put down at Christmas and taken me 6 months to feel ready for another dog

Got him Thursday, left him with my 19 year old son Friday Lunch to nip out - came back to find he had eaten a slipper while son was on the loo despite telling son move everything and crate him if you need to leave him alone

He was fine yesterday morning but during day deteriorated so ended up at veterinary hospital last night, surgery and now being kept in for observations - costing about £1000

Happy Fathers Day  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

So you tied him to a fence in hope someone would come take him away??

Tied up to stop him been mental

Sorry to hear - it must be quite a worry.

Was the surgery linked to the slipper eating episode? It wasn't clear to me.

Pets are expensive things. Take it you didn't have any pet insurance!!! 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

Awwww! I also assume it was linked to the slipper episode.
They can be expensive and although I've never used it I renew lifetime insurance cover every year for mine, just in case

I didn't tie him up - the photo was off there website - couldnt keep him still long enough to get a photo

After X-rays and surgery nothing found so vet thinks it is gastroenteritis

The rescue kennel gave me a months complimentary insurance but does not cover existing conditions so depends if he had it when we got him

He was sick in the new mini when we collected him but thought he was travel sick

Anyway he his recovering well and hope to get him home tomorrow and I will get the bill  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

+1 for pet insurance

we have used it once when Sprocket our Springer had bad reaction to some Anti-Biotic's he was at the Vets for a week and all the drugs and treatment would have come to nearly £1700

On the other hand my Father-in-Law has Sprockets brother and has never had him insured, he believed he wouldn't need it, that was until he went chasing after a Deer and came back 5 minutes later carrying his back right leg, a quick trip to the vets, then on to the consultant orthopaedic surgeon for re constructive Cruciate ligament surgery. he was £3500 lighter. Luckily he was able to pay the bill. but instead of been out of pocket by that much could have been out of pocket by only approx £170 a year it would have cost to have him insured

Hope it does not to much more! Thats less money for your tdv8

Tell me about it - what next  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

landy19840 wrote:

Hope it does not to much more! Thats less money for your tdv8

You might end up with another freelander! And one very expensive mutt!

My last dog did not have pet insurance - he was a rescue dog and lived 12 years

He had annual check up/boosters £35-70 pa, operation to remove a Tumour £170 and cysts removed from eyes £200 so did not think insurance was worth it

Might take 12 months for this one and see how it goes  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

we had to put our 16 year old Westie to sleep just before Christmas.

I would love another dog, and have been reading up on Border terriers, but going to give ourselves some more time before taking the plunge.

thought about a rescue dog, only thing is I prefer a puppy, but may it be an option.

what we do find now is that when we go away for the day we don't need to watch the time, and head back for the dog, took a while even to get used to that !!

but I do miss my faithful friend an awful lot.....................

Iain

Ian - we have had 2 rescue dogs - both were 6 months old

I had no idea how hard losing a dog is until our Lab was put down too just before christmas

It has been a difficult 6 months but we finally felt ready and we have been looking for a border terrier or a westie

When we saw this Parson we could not leave him

Still looking for a westie now but need to get this one right first - he is still with the vet and was hoping to come home today but had a setback this morning so not sure now

I have 3 kids - one is 21 and the other 2 are teens but both our last dog and this one are like family - oh and they don't answer back  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

YES... Insurance! Please get your pets insured!
Advice:
1.) Lifetime policy (i.e- one that will cover pet until hopefully death due to very old age)
2.) Lifetime illness protection(some sneaky companies will only pay for a condition for a policy year then it will be exempt forever- not good if pet is diabetic!)
3.) If your pet is sick e.g. has bad skin, and your monthly premium goes up- do not then shop around for a cheaper policy- the new insurance company will exclude ALL previous problems and you will then be liable... also your old company will not take you back. This scenario has caused me lots of headaches!
With the advances in Veterinary Medicine I can provide care to a standard greater than in many NHS establishments. Unfortunately, this is all private medicine and all comes at a cost...