i tried to post yesturday but not seen the post so here goes .I have just rescued a lovely springer from the pound (not sheff) , i have had him groomed this is when we found he had a problem with his eyes (entropian) spelling lol so hes been to vets and is having a operation to put them right & whilst in there he is being castrated too (its cheaper) but the bill is going to be around £300 i was wondering if i could ask for help with this, i feel rotten asking as so many of you have helped me so much already , but its not for me & the op will be done reguardless. thank you all for reading :love:

i tried to post yesturday but not seen the post so here goes .I have just rescued a lovely springer from the pound (not sheff) , i have had him groomed this is when we found he had a problem with his eyes (entropian) spelling lol so hes been to vets and is having a operation to put them right & whilst in there he is being castrated too (its cheaper) but the bill is going to be around £300 i was wondering if i could ask for help with this, i feel rotten asking as so many of you have helped me so much already , but its not for me & the op will be done reguardless. thank you all for reading :love:
ill donate a when you call for coins ...wont be much but suppose every little helps:thumbsup:

I've deleted a couple of posts and their replies-please keep it polite, and for anyone who doesn't know, P@H rescues dogs and rehomes them, and does lots of good. Keep this in mind before posting.

P@H, I'm really sorry, you know how skint we are, so we can't help financially, although I would love to, but you know where we are if you need a foster place. Good luck!

i would help but im in a crysis already sorry hope you get on ok

pets@home,
you must have a real rescue friendly vet. £300 for a double entropian and castration is so cheap.Name the vet who will treat rescue dogs so cheap and I will start using them myself. In fact, zepthedep rottweiler rescue registered charity number 1119487 will be willing to go along to this vet and pay the bill in full.You've made my day Nigel,I never realised that vets this cheap existed .So if you openly name the vet on this site , we at ZRR. will change to this vet immediately in order to save thousands of pounds a year.All rescues in sheffield need to know what vet does such cheap fees/treatment. You cannot withhold this information as it is benificial to all rescues, and people who rescue dogs, in and around sheffield.

Jon,
zepthedep rottweiler rescue
charity number 1119487

Hia Zep - welcome to the forum

We have always had help from Broomhill Vets who try to do our bills as reasonable as possible.

pets@home,
you must have a real rescue friendly vet. £300 for a double entropian and castration is so cheap.Name the vet who will treat rescue dogs so cheap and I will start using them myself. In fact, zepthedep rottweiler rescue registered charity number 1119487 will be willing to go along to this vet and pay the bill in full.You've made my day Nigel,I never realised that vets this cheap existed .So if you openly name the vet on this site , we at ZRR. will change to this vet immediately in order to save thousands of pounds a year.All rescues in sheffield need to know what vet does such cheap fees/treatment. You cannot withhold this information as it is benificial to all rescues, and people who rescue dogs, in and around sheffield.

Jon,
zepthedep rottweiler rescue
charity number 1119487

peak vets woodseats , look forward to recieving cheque jon

Peak are excellent - and really try to help animals abandoned also.

they are helping us with a massive eye operation for a St. Bernard too. The quote at the moment is just over £500 - and again - that is discounted that they are doing for us. So, yes second Peak vets too - and especially Greg who specialises in eye operations.

No doubt the spaniel will feel great soon Nigel - well done

That spaniel looks gorgeous! Good luck Nigel

Hi Jaquie, nice to hear from you.
Is this the vet in question?? As you know Z.R.R. stands on it's word, I will ring the vet tomorrow and verify that this dog is owned by helping hands rescue and needs the treatment ,as stated by Nigel.If this vet at Broomhill can clarify the facts and price quoted, they can have all our business.As you know the price quoted by Nigel is too good to be true. Hopefully we, and all rescues in sheffield, have at last found a cheap and " rescue friendly vet ".

ah that's fantastic news for the spaniel jon! Peak vets is at Woodseats, not Broomhill :) Will he be ok when he's had the operation or will he always have a problem with his eyes?

Speedy is right Jon, I have confused the story here.

Peak vets are at Woodseats - Greg is the vet there who is the optomotrist and is also offering us a discount against a poor rescue dog that we are helping with the vets fees for, so I know he does do a discount. However, that said - as you well know - I don't believe any vet gives a cart blanche discount - but we can live in hope can't we?

I was just throwing in that Broomhill vets have also been really helpful to rescue, and so may also be worth talking to.

Its a pity we don't have one of the larger pet charities with animal welfare used as their core begging tool with a vet service - that offered reduced vet treatment to pets with no owner - these pets don't ask to be treated so badly - and its up to anyone and everyone to try to help get them back on the road to good health again. People to pay and help as they can. (oooh like the PDSA - did i say that?) slap my wrist.

ah that's fantastic news for the spaniel jon! Peak vets is at Woodseats, not Broomhill :) Will he be ok when he's had the operation or will he always have a problem with his eyes?

i think he will be fine ,but could req eye drops/ gel ,but wont know till after the operation the dog was booked in by his fosterer & his name is domino he is approx 2yr old the vet said that he has proberly been like this for anything upto 18 mth poor lad ,he squints quite badly

We also use Peak for our dogs at SDR and they always help us where they can. Great news that Zep has offered to foot the bill:thumbsup:

Good luck with the springer Nigel.

Hi Zepthedep
I am currently fostering Domino, although he is registered at the vet as 'a dog with no name' as a name hadn't been chosen for him at that stage.
He will be having both of his eyes operated on, and a castration on Friday this week. He is booked in at 9.20am. The operation actually worked out less expensive to have his castration at the same time as his eye op which is why both are being done together. The vets also offered a discount as he is a rescue dog.
The vet operating is called Greg.
If you would like to send me a PM, I am more than happy to give you my name etc and you can call the vet to check. I may need to call them first, as I doubt they would be comfortable giving out details without my permission. I am more than happy to call them etc if this is what you would like me to do.
I think we need to remember that in the middle of this rather odd thread, is a 2 year old dog who has been suffering for at least 18 months with his eyes, and could go blind if not operated on.
If no one can help pay towards the operation that is fine, but as pets@home says, every little bit will help this little fella have his quality of life improved dramatically.
Thanks
Sarah

Sarah, do you know what Domino is like with other dogs, cats and older children?

:o SD! Are you planning something??!;)

Hi Zepthedep
I am currently fostering Domino, although he is registered at the vet as 'a dog with no name' as a name hadn't been chosen for him at that stage.
He will be having both of his eyes operated on, and a castration on Friday this week. He is booked in at 9.20am. The operation actually worked out less expensive to have his castration at the same time as his eye op which is why both are being done together. The vets also offered a discount as he is a rescue dog.
The vet operating is called Greg.
If you would like to send me a PM, I am more than happy to give you my name etc and you can call the vet to check. I may need to call them first, as I doubt they would be comfortable giving out details without my permission. I am more than happy to call them etc if this is what you would like me to do.
I think we need to remember that in the middle of this rather odd thread, is a 2 year old dog who has been suffering for at least 18 months with his eyes, and could go blind if not operated on.
If no one can help pay towards the operation that is fine, but as pets@home says, every little bit will help this little fella have his quality of life improved dramatically.
Thanks
Sarah

hi
please contact me direct

Litlemermaid, i think not! 1 loopy springer is enough for me, but a friend of mine was thinking of getting a youngish dog as company for their 1 year old springer, as their other dog is about 9 and gets a bit fed up of him bouncing around.

Jon, I'm sure there are wires crossed somewhere here. Nigel only does his best for his dogs, and he did say the dog will have the operation, regardless of any help he does or doesn't get.

I've just read this thread and am totally confused (don't worry, easily done)

Instead of belittling why don't you try to work together to help this dog?

I do hope zepthedep that if you are proved wrong in what you say that you will be man enough to apologise publicly and also to stand by your word and pay for the vet bill of this dog?
I am wondering if a mistake has been made as Nigel states from the very first post that this dog is a rescue, he has not had him and let him suffer for the 18 months that he had this condition, and has stated that he will be having the op on Friday whether there is any funds donated or not.

I've just read this thread and am totally confused (don't worry, easily done)

Instead of belittling why don't you try to work together to help this dog?

I'm confused too - and the sniping is distracting from the fact that this dog needs help, which he will be getting, donations or no donations.

Not the usual way for this sort of thread to go - most people are keen to help where they can and most of know enough about what pets@home does to help rescue dogs to offer what support we can.

I do hope zepthedep that if you are proved wrong in what you say that you will be man enough to apologise publicly and also to stand by your word and pay for the vet bill of this dog?
I am wondering if a mistake has been made as Nigel states from the very first post that this dog is a rescue, he has not had him and let him suffer for the 18 months that he had this condition, and has stated that he will be having the op on Friday whether there is any funds donated or not.

I do not apologise nor will I ever as I have nothing to apologise for, I have rang the vets and was assured that no dog was booked in this week or next for any such op explaining that we wanted to donate the cost of the op direct to them , so I guess they would have told us if they had this op booked in ,in the near future [ this was at 9.30 am this morning. ]

as to whether we pay the bill of £300 as quoted for the op described then yes of course we will , as a charity we are often called apon to help out ,

I think what is missing in all this is the realisation of what the O/P seems to be doing with every dog he claims to get in , rescue has a responsibility and this rescue in question has seen fit to raise funds for another rescue while his own rescue suffers through lack of funds ,not exactly good practice is it .



Remember do not judge a rescue by what it is claiming to do , but by what it actualy is trying to achieve . How many times in the last 6 mths or so have we heard of rescues nation wide failling or not fulfilling in its obligations and leaving the rest of us to pick up the pieces ? , something that can only have an adverse effect on rescues in general .

For me again this raises the question should rescue's be regulated by an independant body , something I openly agree to and campaigne for .

I do not apologise nor will I ever as I have nothing to apologise for, I have rang the vets and was assured that no dog was booked in this week or next for any such op explaining that we wanted to donate the cost of the op direct to them , so I guess they would have told us if they had this op booked in ,in the near future [ this was at 9.30 am this morning. ]

as to whether we pay the bill of £300 as quoted for the op described then yes of course we will , as a charity we are often called apon to help out ,

I think what is missing in all this is the realisation of what the O/P seems to be doing with every dog he claims to get in , rescue has a responsibility and this rescue in question has seen fit to raise funds for another rescue while his own rescue suffers through lack of funds ,not exactly good practice is it .



Remember do not judge a rescue by what it is claiming to do , but by what it actualy is trying to achieve . How many times in the last 6 mths or so have we heard of rescues nation wide failling or not fulfilling in its obligations and leaving the rest of us to pick up the pieces ? , something that can only have an adverse effect on rescues in general .

For me again this raises the question should rescue's be regulated by an independant body , something I openly agree to and campaigne for .

I was trying to stay out of this but the level of bickering and crossed wires is quite astounding especailly as everyone in this thread has the same motivation which is to help the animals :o

Jon can you clarify was it BROOMHILL Or Peak vets you rang as their seemed to be some confusion earlier? The dog in question is at PEAK not broomhill

Also as p@h stated the operation would be going ahead whether the £300 donation was met or not could you please explain how this much respected forum member is any way letting any animal in his care down? :rolleyes:

I do not apologise nor will I ever as I have nothing to apologise for, I have rang the vets and was assured that no dog was booked in this week or next for any such op explaining that we wanted to donate the cost of the op direct to them , so I guess they would have told us if they had this op booked in ,in the near future [ this was at 9.30 am this morning. ]

as to whether we pay the bill of £300 as quoted for the op described then yes of course we will , as a charity we are often called apon to help out ,

I think what is missing in all this is the realisation of what the O/P seems to be doing with every dog he claims to get in , rescue has a responsibility and this rescue in question has seen fit to raise funds for another rescue while his own rescue suffers through lack of funds ,not exactly good practice is it .


Remember do not judge a rescue by what it is claiming to do , but by what it actualy is trying to achieve . How many times in the last 6 mths or so have we heard of rescues nation wide failling or not fulfilling in its obligations and leaving the rest of us to pick up the pieces ? , something that can only have an adverse effect on rescues in general .

For me again this raises the question should rescue's be regulated by an independant body , something I openly agree to and campaigne for .

as i have already stated the dog was booked in by its fosterer and is booked in as i have confirmed this morning , now im not going to be drawn into this any further , if anyone wishes to check me out then feel free .i have nothing to hide .Ask other rescues that i have helped ? the reason i dont collect for myself is i am not a charity yet! so everything is funded by people who donate voluntery & with my own money hence the request for help . as stated the dog health comes first and always will, i wish i had spare money to give another rescue ,but at moment im running at a loss until my grants come through .

I do not apologise nor will I ever as I have nothing to apologise for, I have rang the vets and was assured that no dog was booked in this week or next for any such op explaining that we wanted to donate the cost of the op direct to them , so I guess they would have told us if they had this op booked in ,in the near future [ this was at 9.30 am this morning. ]

as to whether we pay the bill of £300 as quoted for the op described then yes of course we will , as a charity we are often called apon to help out ,

I think what is missing in all this is the realisation of what the O/P seems to be doing with every dog he claims to get in , rescue has a responsibility and this rescue in question has seen fit to raise funds for another rescue while his own rescue suffers through lack of funds ,not exactly good practice is it .



Remember do not judge a rescue by what it is claiming to do , but by what it actualy is trying to achieve . How many times in the last 6 mths or so have we heard of rescues nation wide failling or not fulfilling in its obligations and leaving the rest of us to pick up the pieces ? , something that can only have an adverse effect on rescues in general .

For me again this raises the question should rescue's be regulated by an independant body , something I openly agree to and campaigne for .

I don't know the history of whats going on here, but it seems to me that you are making very serious allegations of fraud against pets@home.

If you are really that certain of your facts, then make an official report to the police, instead of attempting to blacken the name of pets@home in this way.

In other words put your money where your mouth is, or keep it shut.

as i have already stated the dog was booked in by its fosterer and is booked in as i have confirmed this morning , now im not going to be drawn into this any further , if anyone wishes to check me out then feel free .i have nothing to hide .Ask other rescues that i have helped ? the reason i dont collect for myself is i am not a charity yet! so everything is funded by people who donate voluntery & with my own money hence the request for help . as stated the dog health comes first and always will, i wish i had spare money to give another rescue ,but at moment im running at a loss until my grants come through .A bit off topic pets@home but dont forget to call for coins on sunday...an also i cant understand wat this guy jon is on about... does he think everyone on here is lying regards this poor spaniel...a very strange post this quite nasty at times...cant see the reason for it myself:mad:

Zep

I have sent you a PM with my mobile telephone number.
Please call me to discuss the operation this Friday and we can discuss.
I 100% guarantee that the springer is being operated on this Friday at 9.20am, as I said in my earlier post.
The vets is Peak vets in Woodseats and the surgeon is Greg.
I would not be surprised at all if the vets didn't just tell you that over the phone without my permission, as this would be against confidentiality.
I am sure we can sort this out one way or another.
The most important thing is that the dog is made better, and if that means me going without, in order to pay for it myself, then I will. For me, the health of the dog is the important thing here.
If we were all to stay focussed on the animal in question, rather than personal relationships, this could be dealt with much more nicely.

Thanks
Sarah

Just an update... I have called Peak Vets at Woodseats and they have confirmed that someone did call earlier today ( I am assuming this was Zepthedep) Unfortunately the person who called, asked if there was a dog booked in under the Helping Hands Dog Rescue name and they said 'no'. I have now given them permission to give Jon (Zepthedep) any details he requires for the operation on Domino this Friday. Domino is booked in under my name as I offered to take him for his consultation and I am already registered with them for my other dog.

Many Thanks
Sarah

I hadn't thought it was going wrong, just that ZtD was trying to clarify where the dog was going.

Any registered charity struggles to pay the bills for another group (be it charity, person or anything else) - its all confusing when you do accounts. So, what I was thinking was that Jon will do what we do. We can pay vet for bills direct, and thats what P@H is after - so hopefully thats resolved and sorted now and we can continue to collectively try to help.

So, all sorted now - dog in vets, Zep will pay vet direct - dog happy bunny.

Pets@home,

I'm absolutely broke at the moment (financial future looking a tad dodgy!) but if you can send me a picture and a bit more info (as much as you have) I'm having the website revamped by a good friend and we should be able to put an appeal on there for you :)

If you have a paypal account or something that money can be paid into we may be able to get people to donate straight from the site.

Also, have you tried on justgiving or facebook? Just a thought :)

hi Lotti , i was meaning to contact you,Anyhow im sorry to hear things arent going well for you , I have a appeal for domino on my website , but thankyou for your support & everybody else who as shown me support . i will try my best not to let you down , if you would like me to put a link from mine site to yours please send details

To everyone on this thread, a final update on the situation.

Domino will be going to Peak Vets on Friday at 9.20am. He will be having both of his eyes operated on and will also be castrated. Having both of these operations done together actually works out less expensive than just having his eyes done.
Peak Vets have very kindly offered a discount on the operation as Domino is a rescue dog, so the operation and any antibiotics etc required comes to £270. There was also a £20 consultation fee.

Zepthedep has offered to pay for the operation for Domino and has now spoken to the vets to confirm this, so thank you.

I think what people should now be reflecting on is this.....

Last Friday, a 2 year old springer spaniel was due to be put to sleep. Nigel (pets@home) took him from this situation and put him in to a safe kennel. Domino (as he then became known) had overgrown fur, was matted, smelly etc etc so Nigel paid for him to be groomed. Once all of the excess fur had been removed it became apparent that his eyes were sore. Sunday morning Domino was taken for consultation and it was confirmed that he needed an operation. Friday he will have the operation he needs.

This dog has suffered for about 18 months with sore, irritated eyes. The condition, when left for long periods of time, can cause further problems and even blindness.

The good news is that within the space of one week, a lovely little dog, will have gone from a situation where he was to be put to sleep, to one where he will be receiving the operation he needs to give him a new lease of life.
What more can anyone, or any dog, ask for.

Thanks to everyone involved in giving this little fella a chance.

He is sat on my sofa now, totally oblivious to the chaos he has caused! Bless him. Ignorance is bliss!

Sarah

So so pleased he got the chance to be saved!!!

xx

i love a happy ending nigel does such good work hes a true lifesaver 4 me and the gang hehexxxxplease keep us updates about domino sarahjane such a sad storey but sounds liek the dog has landed on his feet, will he be going anywhere or staying with you lol i fostered and failed misrably she bloody stayed lolxxxx

Hi mummysaz21

Don't worry, I will keep everyone informed of how he gets on with his operaton.
I must admit that he is fitting in really well and my dog gets on brilliantly with him. Somehow he has even managed to wear her out....previously unheard of!
Who knows what the future holds for Domino, but whatever happens he will stay with me until he has recovered from his operation. I just can't wait for Friday to arrive so he can get his eyes sorted out. It will be great to know he isn't suffering with them anymore. When I asked the vet how much pain he would be in after the operation, he said "compared to now, none at all". Poor little lad. How people could have looked in to his eyes all this time, seen the discomfort he is in, and done nothing about it, I will never know.
Thanks everyone
Sarah

thankyou ,everyone , i feel that this appeal for help should be put on hold till after friday not that i doubt jon cause i dont ,but it would be wrong for me to ask for help now jon has agreed to pay for the op, i would like to thank jon on behalf of Domino for his kind offer

The way that we do it p@h for some smaller groups like yourself, is to get people to send cheques to the vets direct, to go onto the rescues account - then (god forbid), you may even have a credit there for when you have to do this again. Most people don't mind donating when they know the money is going to the vet, and that the dogs will always be in crisis if coming from pounds and the like.

Whilst people are offering to help - there are always animals that will need the vet treatment, but its obv. up to you how you want to go about it. You have built up a loyal bunch of supporters

Hope he feels better after the op

Hi mummysaz21

Don't worry, I will keep everyone informed of how he gets on with his operaton.
I must admit that he is fitting in really well and my dog gets on brilliantly with him. Somehow he has even managed to wear her out....previously unheard of!
Who knows what the future holds for Domino, but whatever happens he will stay with me until he has recovered from his operation. I just can't wait for Friday to arrive so he can get his eyes sorted out. It will be great to know he isn't suffering with them anymore. When I asked the vet how much pain he would be in after the operation, he said "compared to now, none at all". Poor little lad. How people could have looked in to his eyes all this time, seen the discomfort he is in, and done nothing about it, I will never know.
Thanks everyone
Sarah

So glad it's all sorted. I fostered for Cats Protection for years, and the state some people let their poor cats get into beggars belief. There's nothing better than taking in a poor, sad, suffering little beast and then watching it gradually recover and turn into a happy, healthy pet, ready for a new loving home.

Well done you, for taking him on.

Good luck to Domino for Friday. Greg is a brilliant vet and has operated on my dogue de Bordeaux eyes in the past. Domino couldn't be in better hands. Sorry I can't donate at the moment Nigel, but my rabbit is in there on a drip and her bill so far is £160.

hi just to let you all know that jon depthezep has stuck to his word and has paid the bill for domino so thanks jon

Nice one yay for Domino :banana:

that is very kind of him,and happy that domino is on the mend,a big thank you to jon,very well done

Aww fabulous news, zepthedep your a man of your word :) it's great that you could help this dog, thank you... Peak vets sound a great practice don't they?

Hi All

I have just called the vets and Domino is coming round from the anaesthetic now!
I'll update everyone once I've picked him up.

You have to feel sorry for him. It's going to be the first time in 18 months that he has been able to see properly....he will look down and see that his 'bits' are missing! Bless him!

Peak Vets are fantastic. They have been brilliant with Domino and great with my own little dog, Poppy.

Sarah

Great news! He looks a lovely dog, i hope he will feel much better and have a happy life now. I love springers :love:

how is domino?

Domino ,is just fine back to his usual self, dont think he remembers the op .Now he has his collar off he realises that something else is missing but dont seem botherd ,the only trouble i have is getting him back from his fosterer lol, thank you for asking about him

thats great to hear

I think that it's lovely that this thread has an happy ending lets just leave it like that shall we?