Animals in Care Needing Sponsorship

20/10/24 Ruby's additional leg surgery will be carried out around around July-August 2025. Her estimated cost for the next surgery is around $3700. Any help is appreciated to help cover the costs of her care.

Meet Ruby – A Sweet and Resilient Cavoodle Looking for Her Forever Home

Ruby is a loving Cavoodle puppy who has been through a lot in her short life. Born with a condition in her left hind leg, she required surgery to correct a Grade IV Medial Luxating Patella. Her condition also involved severe medialization of the tibial tuberosity, muscle atrophy, and abnormalities in the femur and hip. Ruby has already undergone major surgery, followed by several weeks of restricted movement to allow for proper healing.

She has been desexed, fully vaccinated, and is now recovering well from her surgeries. Ruby has had post-surgery X-rays, but she isn’t completely in the clear yet. Between the ages of 14 and 16 months, she will need another round of X-rays and further surgery to remove a pin from her leg and a surgery to further correct her patella. These procedures will need to be specifically completed at North Richmond Vet Hospital.

Her future family should understand that additional medical care and costs are involved, and there is a small possibility that her left hind leg may need to be amputated if further surgeries don't fully resolve the issue. However, her current treatment plan is designed to save and strengthen her leg.

Ruby has been fostered in a caring home throughout her recovery. She is a highly affectionate and playful pup who adores human company. After weeks of restricted activity, Ruby is eager to run, play, and explore, but her foster family has noted that she can be a bit anxious—a trait likely linked to her confinement during recovery.

While Ruby is incredibly sweet and friendly, she does have a few quirks. She tends to get jealous if other dogs are receiving attention and would thrive in a home where she can be the center of attention. For this reason, Ruby would do best in a household without young children, though older teenagers may be a good fit.

Despite her challenges, Ruby is a happy, bouncy dog, but she still limps on her bad leg due to muscle atrophy and a low pain tolerance. With time and care, her muscle strength should improve. She will also benefit from ongoing training and obedience classes to help with her social skills and manage any remaining anxiety.

Ruby is a wonderful, lively companion, and she’s now ready for a loving forever home that understands her medical needs and is prepared to provide the care she deserves and she will need to be a home with access to both indoors and outdoors.

If you’re looking for an affectionate, playful dog who has overcome the odds and still faces her challenges with resilience, Ruby could be the perfect addition to your family.

Buffin is a lovely girl that came into DCH needing extensive vet care for her breathing and skin. The total cost of these operations and treatments has come to $3600 so we are seeking sponsorship to help us cover these costs.

I NEED A SPECIAL HOME ❤️🖤

Lincoln is a sweet boy who has come very far since he has been in foster care.

He was found as a stray and was in very poor condition. Since being in care he has really grown in personality. He is a fantastic dog to have her own home he is house trained and crate trained, loves to play with squeaky toys and loves to play with dogs
He absolutely adores people and he’s extremely gentle around children.
He is currently doing rehab hydrotherapy one session a week, and it has helped strengthen his muscles so that he can increase his exercise.
If you can offer Lincoln the special home he needs please contact us to meet him..

Sponsorship Required
Due to his poor start to life and being so underweight Lincoln has had to have more vet attention than most to rule out any underlying conditions. He also required some baby teeth to be extracted. His vet fees have come to $1,007 and we are seeking sponsorship to cover some of these additional expenses.

Sponsorship required: Muffin has a Grade 4/5 heart murmur and needs an ultrasound to determine what is causing it which will cost $1000.Thank you so much to those that donated towards Muffin's additional vet fees, her extra costs have now been fully covered

Muffin has been diagnosed with a heart murmur which means he will require quarterly check ups at the vet and may have to be on regular medication when he is older. He is a sweet, beautuful boy who is deserving of his own special family. Muffin plays and runs just like any other kitten. He loves to be cuddled and kissed and has the most gorgeous long blue/grey coat. He would really thrive in a family of his own.

Muffin has received his 1st and 2nd kitten vaccinations. He is microchipped and up to date with his flea and worm treatment. Muffin is eating Royal Canin Mother and Babycat dry food and uses crystal cat litter.

Please ring or text his carer if you are interested in adopting Muffin, and are able to provide for any special needs he may require in the future.

Chloe is a very bouncy, fun loving little girl who can’t keep still
She loves attention and is happy to snuggle up with you on the lounge
Chloe had a very bad start to life as she was an outside dog only and was subsequently abandoned by her previous owners
As a result of this, Chloe is not house trained and would benefit from some form of formal training
Chloe is very selective in the dog friends that she chooses to make however she loves everybody. She would be happier in a single dog family where she has your undivided attention Chloe has undergone BOAS surgery due to genetic breathing issues. The surgery was a success. We are seeking sponsorship to assist with the additional $1,700 in vet costs for this procedure

Doug came into care with DCH after being found as a stray and taken to the local pound.

Doug had a HUGE dangling tumor which had impacted his life up until he came to us and had it removed which improved his quality of life.

Doug sits, shakes and has an amazing gentle personality, he is currently in a foster home with cats although he doesn't like them and will need a home with no other dogs or cats.

Doug is a gentle boy and lives with a 5 year old which he enjoys, he loves to attend tea parties with teddies but also likes to follow his foster dad to the shed to work on the car. Doug needs a home where he will be included in the daily life of his family, he has alot of love to give in his senior years and deserves to be loved back.

Doug is in care in the Hawkesbury Area 2756

Sponsorship Required for Dougs surgery - Dougs tumour has now been successfully removed. His Vet costs have come to $663. If you can assist to sponsor some of these costs please click the donation links belowThank You to Rosita, Doug & Savourlife - thanks to your genorisity Doug's additional vet fees have now been fully sponsored

This beautiful little girl was a naughty puppy and ate something she shouldn't have. A day after coming into care with her siblings it became apparent something wasn't right with her and a vet check and xrays revealed a foreign, suspected wooden, object stuck in her intestines.

She is going in for surgery to remove the object and hopefully there is no major internal damage. Lilly will hopefully be back with her foster carers after a few days at the vets.

Lilly's vet fees will be between $1,500-2,000. If you can assist with sponsoring any of her surgery fees that would be very appreciated.

Little Reginald has come into care after being handed in by a good Samaritan to an emergency vet over the holiday period. He has spent 2 days at an emergency vet and has been handed over into foster care for some rest and recovery and on-going medical treatments.

Reginald has a spinal injury from an unknown cause and struggles to wee and poop on his own. He requires assistance to poop and wee from his carers and is on 3 sets of medications prescribed by the vets 4/1/22.

The hope is that with ongoing medication and TLC that the bruising and swelling will reduce and that he hopefully regains bladder and bowel movements as well as the use of tail however the tail may need to be amputated as its already lost a lot of tone and currently has no feeling in it.

*Thanks so much to the dozens of donors who generously gave to help cover Betty's vet fees. Her costs have now been fully covered*

All the Animals that come to DCH are in need of care but some much more than others. This gorgeous girl is Betty and she came into our care from the local council shelter.

We are unsure how Betty came to have these wounds but the vets have suggested a dog attack. Betty has required surgery, blood tests, 2 X Rays and a one night stay with fluids.

Betty's vet treatment has come to $1200 so far and we are seeking donations from our supporters to help us with this cost.

If you would like to donate please see the links below.

Our primary focus is to get Betty the medical treatment she needs and to ensure she is returned to full health.

Lucky Betty found a caring home!

Hi, I'm Melanie. Do you like my photo? I've just been washed. Everyone describes me as a delightful humorous friendly type of gal. I was found out partying and couldn't find my way home so I was grounded at the local Pound for 2 weeks until my current Rescue Group rescued me. I did have a microchip but the details were out of date.

However, I am looking forward to the next adventure in my life. I guess I should settle down now that I'm middle-aged, however, I'm still agile, walk well on the lead, toilet-trained, like to play fetch, don't mind a bath and flirt with resident dogs. I love meeting new people and dogs.

My Vet visit revealed that my teeth are only okay but will need addressing. I do have some lumps and bumps which come with
my past life as a breeding mum. Surgery is complete, now waiting for several results to come back.

I am best suited to a family with lots of visitors people who would like to throw my toys and balls and let me retrieve them for you. I am a little picky with food, however my favourite at he moment is roast chicken with steamed vegetables, raw steak and raw chicken necks. I do have some bones protruding so I will have to stay in care until my curves have better coverage.

Due to medical issues, Melanie is no longer available for adoption. Thank you all for your interest.