Thurs 4th May: Who can foster Scribble?

Scribble at ALCVC when his paw was injured

Every time I go to ALCVC (Ap lei Chau Vet Clinic), which has been quite often over the past few weeks, I see HKDR dog Scribble.  He had to be hospitalised after his paw was badly injured, and he needed to be kept indoors while his wound healed.  It turned out that while Scribble was a shy boy at the Tai Po Homing Centre, he really enjoys being an indoor dog leading a quiet life, and he's so easy that most of the time I didn't even notice he was sitting quietly being the reception desk.  Now his paw is completely better and he needs to leave the clinic, but we really don't want him to have to go back to Tai Po so we're desperately hoping to find a foster home for him.  If that's you, please email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com, or the Tai Po team at tp@hongkongdogrescue.com so they can tell you more about Scribble. 

Tara and Tatum happily reunited

After dropping one of my Lamma dogs at ALCVC today to have a relatively minor surgery, I took the last of the four poodle girls to the office at Elgin Street where she was reunited with her sister.  There was a lot of happy sniffing and running around, and now Tara and Tatum will stay with senior poodle Bee and not-quite-blind Rex until they are adopted, or can find foster homes.  Like the other poodles from this ex-breeder group, both Tara and Tatum need to have leg surgery, so they've turned into an expensive intake.

Two other recently-arrived dogs also have the typical knee issue (luxating patella), and that means pug Rose and pom India having to see Dr Tony at Acorn for surgery.   Once again, the breeders are responsible for using dogs like these for producing puppies that will inevitable have the same problems.  

Rex is like a different dog

Still on the subject of the small dogs staying in the office at Elgin Street, Rex was in a very sorry state when he first arrived, and I really wondered what on earth we could do for him.  Fast forward just one week later and he's a different dog, even though he may have poor eyesight (he's not actually blind) and could be deaf (we're not sure about that).  He's now a very happy boy who enjoys his food and is thankfully already gaining some weight, and he also loves going out for walks.  It's just incredible seeing the change in dogs that often arrive having given up on life, and how they bounce back once they are properly cared for.  I never thought that Rex would find a home, but now I think that's quite possible. 

It's going to be a busy weekend, with Hero Dogs on Saturday and the Whiskers N Paws Puppy Party on Sunday, plus regular visitors to the various Homing Centres.  Sadly my own plans for being at the Hero Dogs event in Sai Kung were dashed when I injured my toe (trying to find a lost dog in the dark on Wednesday evening), making walking and even wearing shoes quite painful.  I'm sure it's going to be a great event, and I look forward to seeing the photos and hearing the stories.  At least I hope I can get my hands on one of the great giveaway backpacks, just one of the many free gifts that will be handed out to all participants.