Update May 2010 – thank you so much to those who have sent in donations since our appeal and continue to do so. It really is helping. Unfortunately our vet bills in April reached over £5,500, exceeding our income form the month, so please keep giving what you can. It really does allow us to make a difference to these dogs’ lives.
As an example, Oldies Club has paid out over £972 to care for Tag, one of the charity’s sponsor dogs:
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Oldies Club is dedicated to the rescuing, rehabilitation and rehoming of dogs aged 7 and upwards. Sometimes we take in dogs and because of the physical or emotional damage they have suffered, or due to terminal illness, they cannot be rehomed.
Until recently these cases were quite rare but in the last few months we have been hit pretty hard. Our sponsor dog number currently stands at 14 and due to this our vets bills have gone through the roof. For one recent arrival, who sadly has cancer, we received a vet bill in March for just under £600. She will require more treatment for the rest of her life in our care.
As we endeavour to provide long-term foster placements with experienced carers who will ensure these oldies know a loving, secure home for their final months or years and cover all their veterinary bills we are sadly having to reduce the numbers of dogs we can take in. Our waiting list is unfortunately growing with lots of urgent cases who we cannot currently help due to lack of funds.
In March, Oldies Club spent about £750 on dental work for three dogs. One of them had a tooth so infected it had eaten through his face. We have also paid for two castrations, an ear flush plus costs for various lumps and bumps to be removed and tested. Some of these dogs will go on to loving homes, but to go on helping elderly dogs, we need your help.
Ways you Can Help
Things to do online:
· Buy flea treatment or pet food through one of our affiliate schemes such as VetUK
· Purchase Oldies Club merchandise to help spread the word
· Sponsor an Oldie
· Donate to Oldies Club
· Use Easyfundraising when purchasing items on the internet. Over 2000 of the Uk’s best retailers have joined us!
Things to do offline:
· Arrange a local dogwalk and collection
· Get yourself sponsored to walk, swim, climb, run – or something else!
· Run an oldies club stall at local dog show or other event
· Run a ‘Meet & Greet’ stall at your local pet shop
· Hold a coffee morning or a party in aid of the Oldies Club
· Organise a plant or cake sale
· Run an Oldies Club stall at a car boot sale
. Download and distribute our Vet Bill Appeal poster
· Could you make things such as cards or pottery to sell on our behalf?
· Support our recycling schemes for old mobile phones, printer cartridges and used stamps. Could you set up a collection point for any of these at work or at your local school or hospital? Or join your local Freecycle group and ask for donations of these items?
If you can help at all we would be very grateful.
Here are just a couple of the dogs we have helped;
Kelly when she arrived in our care
Kelly now, healthy and happy!
Trudie on arrival
And Trudie now