Fri 4th Aug: Sorry I missed you Inez

Inez is now Lizzy in her new home

 I completely missed mentioning the adoption of puppy Inez on Thursday, so I'm going to do that first thing today.  Inez, now Lizzy, is one of a beautiful litter, and unfortunately for them they got caught up in the kennel cough outbreak which meant us having to temporarily put adoptions on hold from the Kennedy Town Homing Centre.  

Gambit and his new family

Also leaving from Kennedy Town today, akita Gambit has a poodle friend to play with in his new home. As Gambit is still a puppy, even if an older one, I'm sure the two will have lots of fun together.

Gaby is not one of the assumed breeder dogs

I mentioned the poodles and schnauzers that came from AFCD on Thursday, and although I haven't actually asked if this is the case, I now feel that four of them are actually ex-breeder dogs.  The reason is not only that they all have heartworm, but one of the schnauzers, Ginny, was such a mess inside that despite a heart murmur and the heartworm I agreed to going ahead with surgery to prevent potential pyometra (infected uterus) developing.  There was a long list of problems reported after the vet check at ALCVC,  including very large ovaries on both sides, suggesting cystic ovaries or cancer.  Likewise the uterine horn was enlarged (possible pyometra or cancer), and on top of that there was the heart murmur, heartworm, abdominal pain, ear and eye infection and heavy tartar on the teeth.  Agreeing to surgery meant also understanding that Ginny may die on the table, but I felt that urgent treatment was the best way to go, a bit like quickly ripping a sticking plaster off.  I'm happy to report that Ginny made it through, and without all of the troublesome internal parts she will start to feel a lot better very quickly.  This is a typical breeder dog case, thrown out when they're no longer able to reproduce. 

13-19 North Street, Kennedy Town

It's the weekend coming up (in case you hadn't noticed) and I know that's going to mean a lot of potential adopters visiting our Kennedy Town Homing Centre.  Due to the small size of the Centre, we do ask that everyone starts off by completing the adoption questionnaire (www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire) and waits for a reply before coming.  Some of the dogs are lucky enough to have lots of interest, so we need to be able to inform potential adopters if the dog or puppy they're asking about is still available, and where it is staying.   Finally the sign is up outside the North Street location, although most of the dogs and puppies are staying at the Homing Centre in Brilliant Court. 

For the Tai Po Homing Centre, although space isn't an issue there is a shortage of staff available to assist with adoptions, so again we do ask that people don't just turn up without having first completed the questionnaire.  If we know what you're looking for, the suitable dogs can be ready and waiting for your visit, rather than wasting time gathering them from all over the place.  We also have what is called a "Free Running" period, which is just what it sounds like, a time when the dogs are let out to run around freely.  This takes place between 1pm and 3pm, so it's not the easiest time to meet the dogs.