Rescued With Love

21/08/2024

Baby Winter is a psycho serial player according to Mum Linda. You would never know she doesn't have eyes!

She had her 2nd vaccination last week and is doing SO well.
The other dogs tag team to play with her she is such a dynamo!

21/08/2024

Foundation boy Noah is 15 years young and still rocking a seriously good hair do. He does get sat on by a certain Thug but he takes it all in his stride bless him.

21/08/2024

Nothing to see here - just two 17 year olds snoozing together. Ollie and ex RWL boy Louie - darling boys.

20/08/2024

I thought I would update you on Junebug and Henry the two little ones who were left abandoned at a football field.

Henry is doing okay. He has quite an amount of arthritis - but he is eating well, and comfortable - that is all that matters at this stage.

Junebug was on serious antibiotics for a UTI which wasn't healing so an ultrsound was done. A bladder stone the size of an egg was discovered yesterday. It must have been there for a very, very, long time to become that large. I cannot imagine the pain.

Junebug also has the start of heart disease. So she has been put on heart medication to stabilize her heart and in a week or so she will have her surgery to remove the bladder stone.

Passive neglect is cruelty - we don't know how else to say it. I'm just so grateful these babies are being cared for in their lives now after waiting for so long.
Thank you so much to the ladies who are watching over them.

20/08/2024

Does Spencer remind you of Fabio in this photo?

I think it has Fabio vibes...

20/08/2024

Alice's life includes Thuggie. A whirlwind of change - and a dynamo who plays with toys and is obsessed with the squeaker. The demure Miss Alice is well - unimpressed.

Possibly plotting a little downfall of a certain Thuggie maybe????

20/08/2024

I caught up with Thuggie on the weekend. And fell in love all over again. She is the biggest charmer with people stopping and complimenting her - patting her - you name it.

Despite her hair looking like a pineapple.

Her last mammary strip is taking longer to heal. It was weepy and now crusty - but that is to be expected as the skin is pulled taught across the chest. But she will be okay.

Once she has her stitches out in a week or so - she will have a groom. Wait for it....just wait....

What will she have? A mullet? A mowhawk?

20/08/2024

Ah Poppy. The dreaded "D" word. The hopeful look that it is not a carrot - but a lush big chunk of burger is so cute.

Some of us lose weight quickly. Others - it's a life time event. The struggle is real.

20/08/2024

Squish face. That's Finn's nickname. Mr. Squishy. The Squisho. The Squishmeister....

20/08/2024

The batch cook up had Callie dancing on her toes - boing boing boing - you can't help admire her style.

20/08/2024

ex RWL girl Pebbles is looking after a foster puppy who gets a bit much at times. Mum Maggie found Pebbles told off the puppy only for him to deliver his favourite toy to Pebbles as a sorry.

We forgive you little rascal...

20/08/2024

Cousin Chris is on official dog duty to the park as Lily, Gus, Harriet and Flora all settle in for the drive.
Looks like fun to me!

20/08/2024

When I first started in Rescue, I started taking dogs from a small pound. The local vet was euthanising 12 dogs a week.

In another Pound Rangers, untrained were heart sticking dogs (where you place a syringe directly into the heart to euthanise) and often had to have 'multiple goes at it'. Another country pound was putting cats and kittens in a room and using them as target practice with guns.

I saw multiple dogs die in the Lost Dogs Home who could have been saved, and the RSPCA was closed to Rescue, culling those with issues - taking the very cream of the crop only - and placing them in the adoption pens.

Animals were dying needlessly for no reason. And the struggle to lift the lid off this disgusting accepted behaviour began. It was brutal - and left many Rescuers and animal advocates scarred in the process as we fought Councils who refused to change, who hid and perpetuated these practices, to Pounds banning people taking photographs or footage of animals brutally treated or untreated, dying in pens, no veterinary treatment, the list goes on.

From no vaccinations which spread diseases like Parvo and the struggle to give a basic, most basic care under the Code of Practice - animal advocates highlighted repeatedly how all of this needed to change.

The information was given to you. And you made your decision. Councils, Pounds and large animal organizations MUST BE ACCOUNTABLE and TRANSPARENT.

Some have come on board. Some.

Local Councils started to upgrade and run their own shelters. From Pounds, which are essentially a holding facility to reclaim and then dispose of the rest, to Shelter which provides treatment, actively search for owners, work along side rescue and have an adoption program and work with local volunteers.

For the animals.

So WHAT the HELL is Campaspe Shire Council doing?

They are reverting their Shelter - back to a Pound.

There will be no more adoptions. None.

Any left over dogs and cats?

Oh they will go to Rescue.

Yes. Overloaded, scraping for space, out of pocket, few boots on the ground - Rescue.

Do you know what is going to happen to those pets who were previously adopted and fostered and cared for that Rescue can't take?

That's right. They will be killed.

And that seems to be okay with the Councillors of Campaspe who have clearly made this decision - or are going along with it - thinking they can get away with it.

I am tell you because - if I understand you correctly - you will be as angry as I am.

We must NOT accept this. Don't be lazy and ask me to write a generic letter. Write how you find this unacceptable - the life saving protocols MUST be in place. Adoptions via the shelter is vital. Rescue cannot, and quite frankly should not be asked to shoulder this burden.

Be polite, but be angry. If one council thinks they are spending too much (because we all know it is about the money) then the next Council will see that they have got away with it - and they will do it. And the next and the next.

Do not stand for it. This is wrong, and not in societal expectations.

Here are the emails of the local councillors. No abuse, no swearing - lets give the full force of reasonable, angry citizens who will share this, and continue to spread it loud and clear.

Support those in Campaspe who need our help.

No one wants this happening to their local shelter. Ever.

It is a very dark day indeed.

https://www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/Our-council/About-council/Councillors

19/08/2024

Please share and help find Shanti. Thank you. x

🛑MISSING DOG🛑

Shanti is missing in the Tanjil South area. (West Gippsland, Victoria)

She is from Hair Of The Dog Rescue Inc

They have created a page called Finding Shanti for reporting sightings and updates. Please follow it and keep an eye out if you are in the area. She will be terrified and is a very timid girl so do not try to catch her. If sighted, please contact Hair of the Dog Rescue with an exact location. They need a sighting as it’s in farm/bush land so no idea which direction she has gone.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564118172852&mibextid=LQQJ4d

19/08/2024

We had our vet visit assessment today and Quinn was a super hit with everyone.

We have had bloods taken (as a baseline for all dogs who come in) and a urinalysis done which showed she has a UTI.

This is very common in paralysed dogs - and will be on a course for antibiotics for the next week.

With incontinent dogs - you have to express their bladder a few times a day - to ensure the bladder isn't full of bacteria which can travel to the kidneys which is very serious.

We have organised to do a urine test every few weeks to make sure we are on top of anything.

Re Quinn's paralysis it is here to stay. There won't be any improvement, or change, it is permanent and we just move on. Like her incontinence.

I've made a booking for an assessment to do Hydro and Physio and then we can talk about a wheelchair after that.

Quinn is very sad. She has gone from running around and living with her litter sister and family to a strange home with new dogs, and being paralysed. But she will be okay.

I am starting, after a few days, to see a little bit of personality peeking through. She loves her food, and is sleeping well, and the gang are incredibly accepting of her.

It's early days yet.

Pic taken at the vet clinic this morning.

18/08/2024

Beautiful 2 yo Wren is up for adoption!
Wren is the happiest little soul who loves to play and will only be rehomed with another playful dog.

No interstate adoptions as we do housechecks to ensure we have all Wren's needs met!

Please share and lets find Wren a home!
https://www.savour-life.com.au/adopt-a-dog/search-now/view/80945

17/08/2024

Thank you RSPCA TAS.

The last of 239 dogs have been removed from a disgraced Tasmanian puppy farm, with the RSPCA confirming all the pups are now off the property.

They say the dogs are being prepared for rehoming, with the RSPCA working through "an overwhelming number of offers of foster and adoptions homes".

The RSPCA forced the closure of Tasmanian Labradoodles, the state's largest puppy producer, in July after legal action was taken against its owners over allegations of overbreeding.

17/08/2024

Today was a day a few lives changed.

I hope for the better. It has been a deeply confronting and emotional week - and there was no option at all but to face it head on.

To look at your options, and choose the very best choice you can, for all involved. Again I was reminded in this often brutal sector - not all owners who surrender are bad.

Quinn is a 5 year old Lowchen. She is much loved by her previous family. When she suffered an IVDD episode - they spent thousands doing surgery to try and help her regain her mobility.

Sadly she has remained paralysed.

Despite every effort - Quinn's diagnosis broke them. Six days of emails, texts, conversations culminated today in a beloved little dog coming to live with Barry and I.

I don't know what the future holds I haven't decided. I'm taking it day by day as I learn to express her bladder, work out where she can manage to wibble wobble, and what will be needed in the house to be adjusted.

I have had a crash course on dog nappies, pads, wipes, continence, incontinence, UTI's, kidney damage and anything in between. Physio and hydro will be in our foreseeable future a few times weekly.

This will be our new normal.

There is no judgement in our hearts - we are only hoping we are up for taking this on - and doing it justice for the sake of a little dog whose life has changed by chance.

I feel quite all over the shop with this - but I have the BEST support ever from those who have been with me on this from the get go. I could not do this without you. Love you long time.

Quinn is a delight. A perfect natured little girl - who is calm and gentle.

Today together we begin our journey.
Stay tuned.

16/08/2024

Winter, Arty, Dublin, Murphy, London, Tess, Guinness, Harriet, Lily, Gus, Finn, Spencer, Wren, Twitch, Thuggie, Noah, Martha, Alice, Harry, Flower, Poppy, Callie, and Ollie all say thank you to those who donated yesterday for their ongoing care.

It means the world to us.
Have a wonderful weekend.
love the RWL Team. x

15/08/2024

To donate via our website please go to www.rescuedwithlove.org and click on the 'donate' button.

To do a direct debit our bank details are

BSB : 033059
ACC : 422436
ACC : Rescued With Love Inc.

Thank you to those already donating. For those of you who are wondering about donating - $5 would be appreciated this week.

It has been a long and tumultuous week for us. The emotional toll has been very tough. Turning away surrenders eats at us - like all other Rescues and Shelters at the moment we are being smashed.

I have got to the stage where i can't bear asking the carers as they weigh up if they can fit 'one more in' as their hearts break repeatedly.

We are trying to 'love the ones you're with' as the song goes - but the hopelessness of it all after all these years in Rescue I feel has shown that there is no improvement in how we deal with dogs in crisis.

At least at some level Pounds and Shelters now work openly with Rescue - where as when we first started - that door was closed - and dogs died needlessly. I'm humbled Rescued With Love was part of that change, and for vaccinations on arrival in most (not all) Pounds and Shelters, and seeking medical help for the pregnant, sick, old - is now at least occuring in some cases.

We are facing multiple surgeries, and treatments next week. We have dogs up for adoption but it is slow to non existent.

But hearing that Thuggie's biopsy was benign and Callie's urinalysis was normal, and Gus's bloods were fine, and Martha happy and eating well are all things we take heart in.

I'm sorry to sound so tired - we will regroup and continue to do our best.

Have a great Friday folks.

Love Kae x

15/08/2024

Harriet had her groom today and looks fresh and smart! Bless you darling soul - you are such a sweetie.

15/08/2024

Happy Harry went off to the vet for his arthritis treatment today and had his ears checked - which showed a tiny amount of yeast still present.
The good news is he has gone from 8.1 to 8.8 kgs - and is officially......a chonk.

14/08/2024

Benign. Benign. Benign.

Baby Thuggie's biopsy came back benign.

We can now breathe....and she can enjoy her life. x

13/08/2024

It's two weeks since Dublin had his patella surgery and he isn't weight bearing much on his leg. We will need to get that checked out and make sure he is okay.

Meanwhile London who doesn't share her bed with anyone decided to have a snooze with Dubby last night.

The bed is big enough for the two peas in a pod.

13/08/2024

Guinness and sister Tess are going in for their dentals tomorrow. Guinness is also having an ultrasound on his liver as his reading is quite high.

He is quite a sad and quiet little boy, and we are watching over him. It's hard for them when they have been in a home all their lives and suddenly have to 'adjust'.

He is one of the lucky ones who will be loved and cared for for life, he just doesn't know it yet.

We will update you on how he is after tomorrow.

13/08/2024

We have had a couple of good applications come through for the little Lowchen.

In the coming days we will be working hard behind the scenes to ensure her needs will be met.

Please bear with us.

13/08/2024

I've removed the post on the little Lowchen due to nasty and somewhat irresponsible comments.

All we wanted was to try and assist a little dog who is in DIRE need.

I have a couple of leads I wish to follow up tomorrow.

Thank you to those who wished us well in our efforts. Much appreciated. x

13/08/2024

AAPS need foster carers. Are you able to open your home? Please contact them direct. x

12/08/2024

Little Martha eats daintily - and is 75% eating on her own now even with her jaw still wired. She will have the wire removed in a couple of weeks and we hope her jaw will hold.

Old Gobble Guts Baby Thuggie inhales breakfast, sat on Noah and decided to rule the garden.

So how's your day so far?

12/08/2024

The most beautiful Spencer - enjoying this divine winter sunshine. Are your babies outside enjoying the sunny days?