Spare a quid or 2

[skellyb 8]

Just had this email from Greyhound Gap. If you can spare a quid or 2 or maybe a bit more to help with this pups treatment.

 

It has been confirmed this afternoon after a snap test and full histology showing a very low white cell count that our special 10 week old staffi x whippet girl Daisie Mae does indeed have as suspected parvo.

 

However, we are liasing very closely with the out of hours emergency vets and have authorised the very best of treatment. She has now started on not only plasma BUT inteferon a very expensive drug which is her best chance. Inteferon can provide miracles for dogs with parvo if administered quickly enough.

 

The cost of all this now could come in at around £2000 but we would rather take a gamble on the best we can provide and a much better chance of having a well and alive puppy at the end than a smaller but still large bill and much more chance of us losing her.

 

We currently have a Valentines photo competition running to help us raise funds the details can be found on the link below...

 

http://greyhoundgap.**"£$%^&*(.com/index.cgi?board=2010

 

ALSO now we have a facebook page to try to help us raise funds for the cost of Daisie's treatment. If you do have a facebook account yourselves could you please add it to your profile and invite your friends to do the same. The link is below....

 

http://www.(!64.56:886/group.php?gid=336768369571&ref=mf

 

I have had a couple of people ask how they can make one of donations to help with Daisie Mae's treatment and the details are below....

 

The usual to treasurer@greyhoundgap.com

 

Or by cheque payable to Greyhound Gap and sent to

 

Greyhound Gap

1 Thatched Cottage

Camp Road

Wimbledon Common

London

SW19 4UR

 

PLEASE MARK ANY DONATIONS FOR DAISIE MAE.

 

UPDATES ON DAISIE MAE CAN BE FOUND ON A THREAD ON THE FORUM LINK BELOW....

 

http://greyhoundgap.**"£$%^&*(.com/index.cgi?board=chat&action=display&thread=50651&page=1

 

Many healing and good fight this little lady thoughts are greatfully appreciated x

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Are you for real.

[Foxgun Tom 75]

Are you for real.

 

Nobody is more giving of charity than me!! but, I could'nt believe this either I have a close friend whose terminally ill with cancer and one of the drugs she's on is inteferon, a very expensive drug. There's been case's of people dying including kids :realmad: because their local health authorities say they're treatment was so expensive and they refused to fund it! thankfully some courts overruled some of those decisions I'd rather send my £1.00 or two to, Cancer Research or The Childrens Hospital at Great Ormond Street (both registerd and more deserving charities) I may be wrong? but I think this thread is obscene:realmad:

 

Two grand spent on a dog would go along way in a childrens hospice to help relieve a childs suffering

 

Tom

 

Ps:

 

What was the circumstances of the pup catching Parvo Virus? was she taken from her mum too early and the colostum contained in the mothers milk which helps build an early immunity before inocculations stopped? or was the pup put in an environment where she was put at risk before innoculations commenced ie: introduced to other dogs and their fouling area's??

 

This is just taking the piss :realmad: the owners say "However, we are liasing very closely with the out of hours emergency vets and have authorised the very best of treatment." They authorised the best of treatment! yet can't pay for it? and hope or expect everyone else will cough up? The dog is the owners responsibility If they can't see the pitfall's and cost of keeping dogs maybe they should'nt have them?

Edited February 8, 2010 by Foxgun Tom

[poacher3161 1,766]

This just goes to show how fekin stupid this country is becomeing by the looks of this its a money makeing scam anway

[chartpolski 27,356]

Now I'm not being cynical or negative; but what makes this pup more "special" than the thousands of other pound dogs that are put down every year ?

 

Cheers.

[Foxgun Tom 75]

Exactly Polski This is a registered charity thats commited to spending 2k on a ten week old pup with parvo virus! There's no certainty that the pup is viable (will survive) would the two grand not better being spent on the other dogs in there care that need re-homed

 

Tom

Edited February 8, 2010 by Foxgun Tom

[6pack 60]

I find it ironic asking for help towards a charity that is anti hunting, on a hunting web site.

Each to there own.

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

I find it ironic asking for help towards a charity that is anti hunting, on a hunting web site.

Each to there own.

 

My thoughts also, as I believe at least one of the trustees is vehemently oppossed to hunting, racing, coursing etc.

 

And considering the £21,401.00 they have thus far raised to buy new property? In dire circumstances I'd dip into that - seems rather hippocritical to ask for help from people who have been slated openly (and often wrongly) by some memebers of the charity.

 

In any case I hope the pup recovers.

[skellyb 8]

I put the email on here, NOT Greyhound Gap or anyone else connected with the charity and so it was me not them asking for your help.

As far as I am aware the charity is not anti hunting, I cannot see anything on their site that says that they are.

Up to anyone whether they donate or not, there are always causes which are less or more worthy depending on your point of view, but I find that considering that most of the people on here are supposedly dog lovers, especially lurcher/greyhound dogs, the only replies have been negative and cynical.

Disappointing.

[longdog2000 1]

I fear my dog may suffer an injury next season,any chance of a whip around just in case ?

[chartpolski 27,356]

I put the email on here, NOT Greyhound Gap or anyone else connected with the charity and so it was me not them asking for your help.

As far as I am aware the charity is not anti hunting, I cannot see anything on their site that says that they are.

Up to anyone whether they donate or not, there are always causes which are less or more worthy depending on your point of view, but I find that considering that most of the people on here are supposedly dog lovers, especially lurcher/greyhound dogs, the only replies have been negative and cynical.

Disappointing.

 

The people on here are not "SUPPOSEDLY" dog lovers; they ARE dog lovers !! And it is a fact that some have spent many thousands of pounds on vet bills for their OWN dogs; and many support their local pounds and places like the PDSA. But it's naive to come on here looking for money to pay a £2000 bill for a 10 week old pound pup, that has the odds stacked against it, anyway. Surely the money woulld be better spent rehoming the fit dogs ?

 

 

Cheers.

[Foxgun Tom 75]

I am a dog lover but I'm not feckin stupid enough to pay somebody else's vet bills for a dog that may well not survive any way? The owners of this pup (this Charity) made a decision to spend thousands of pounds on drugs that some humans are crying out for and expects other scources to pay for it ie: members of this forum. They have funds put aside for another project ask yourself this what's more important to them bricks or mortar or spending cash they allready have? in an effort to save this pups life? The greedy b@st@rds want their cake and eat it

 

I had a GSP bitch that unfortunately contracted parvo despite being innoculated who helped me pay for her care and recovery "answer no-one it was my responsibility! This charity it seems has funds to maybe help this poor animal but don't seem willing to use it without begging for more off joe public? well "Feck em!!" It appears to be a cynical ploy to fleece people out of their hard earned cash? Does the Charity Comissions know they're don't seem to willing to use funds they already have and are they fullfilling the conditions of their charity status?

 

Tom

I put the email on here, NOT Greyhound Gap or anyone else connected with the charity and so it was me not them asking for your help.

As far as I am aware the charity is not anti hunting, I cannot see anything on their site that says that they are.

Up to anyone whether they donate or not, there are always causes which are less or more worthy depending on your point of view, but I find that considering that most of the people on here are supposedly dog lovers, especially lurcher/greyhound dogs, the only replies have been negative and cynical.

Disappointing.

[longdog2000 1]

I put the email on here, NOT Greyhound Gap or anyone else connected with the charity and so it was me not them asking for your help.

As far as I am aware the charity is not anti hunting, I cannot see anything on their site that says that they are.

Up to anyone whether they donate or not, there are always causes which are less or more worthy depending on your point of view, but I find that considering that most of the people on here are supposedly dog lovers, especially lurcher/greyhound dogs, the only replies have been negative and cynical.

Disappointing.

 

The people on here are not "SUPPOSEDLY" dog lovers; they ARE dog lovers !! And it is a fact that some have spent many thousands of pounds on vet bills for their OWN dogs; and many support their local pounds and places like the PDSA. But it's naive to come on here looking for money to pay a £2000 bill for a 10 week old pound pup, that has the odds stacked against it, anyway. Surely the money woulld be better spent rehoming the fit dogs ?

 

 

Indeed.in my profession euthanasure is ethical,financial and common sense management!

 

 

Cheers.

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

I put the email on here, NOT Greyhound Gap or anyone else connected with the charity and so it was me not them asking for your help.

As far as I am aware the charity is not anti hunting, I cannot see anything on their site that says that they are.

Up to anyone whether they donate or not, there are always causes which are less or more worthy depending on your point of view, but I find that considering that most of the people on here are supposedly dog lovers, especially lurcher/greyhound dogs, the only replies have been negative and cynical.

Disappointing.

 

Well they don't rehome to working homes ... that says a lot. There are plenty of threads available for your perusal if you'd like a better idea of the way the hunting community is viewed by the powers that be at GG.

 

That doesn't mean that the pup doesn't deserve to get the care they want to give it, or even necessarily that people here wouldn't want to help.

 

But I'm certain the pup will get the best care they can afford and that's fair enough .... I also think it's quite backhanded to suggest that the people here only supposedly love dogs just because some people's point of view is that the money could be better spent.

[Foxgun Tom 75]

I've been in the Charity Commisions website

and this charity seems to have lodged acounts for financial years ending 31 Aug 2008 and 31 Aug 2007 but nothing for 2009 is this normal?

 

I know from my days being self-employed I had to have my accounts submitted by a certain date to the relevant authoroties are'nt charities bound by the same conditions?

 

Tom

Edited February 8, 2010 by Foxgun Tom