Boycie’s Bridge Dog Rescue

19/06/2025

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19/06/2025

These 2 rescue ex breeding dogs, a bonded pair of Maltese Terriers, … Jennafer Deeming needs your support for Florence and Wilma - Boycie's Bridge Dog Rescue

19/06/2025

Hot Forecast Due 🌅 Met Office Heat will build through the week. On Wednesday the highest temperatures values in the UK are expected to be around 27ºC.

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

19/06/2025

As you all know, we are temporarily closed for intakes due to some health issues, we are hoping things will be ‘back to normal’ later in the year after all my hospital treatment is finished.

However, a few needy cases have slipped in, as we had trusted fosters able to take in and cover all vet runs etc.

2 of these were ex breeding dogs, a bonded pair of Maltese Terriers,
Who had actually had a home life.
Often these dogs are kept outdoors and under socialised…but these are confident and happy little girls.

On collection we were informed that they were being relinquished as one of them had aborted a pup recently and was no longer going to be able to have pups. As she was bonded with the other bitch so tightly, they needed to go together.

The bitch who aborted the pup a few weeks ago was Florence.

Her experienced foster had concerns straight away, that she was very mucky around the back end. She groomed her and bathed her, but within hours, she was messy again. We were really concerned that she may have pyometra (an emergency situation that is common in unspayed bi***es, an infection of the womb that can be fatal)

So a trip to the vets was needed.

She’s eating well and drinking normally and is very happy in herself, no high temperature either, so the decision was made for her to have antibiotics for a week to see if that helped.

Sadly, a week later, she’s still the same, so a scan was booked today.

The scan showed there was a lot of gas build up in the area, which made it difficult to see anything, it appeared the surrounding organs were hindering the view on the scan, a better image was needed.

So an Xray was necessary.
The Xray was also inconclusive. It doesn’t appear to be any remains of pups or any infection as such, but there is signs of infection being expressed outwardly by her!
So we are now trying a course of stronger Antibiotics, to see if that helps.

Obviously, as per our policy, both bi***es will be spayed regardless but we need to ensure that they are as fit and healthy as possible before they have their op.

It’s estimated Florence will be adding at least £1,000 to our bill,
And that’s so far, we don’t know what the final amount will be.

We had a bit of a shock recently when we saw exactly how much we have raised for vets bills, it seems never ending!
Unbelievably our account at the vets shows we have paid out a massive
‼️£122,000‼️
And that’s is with our discount!

That’s all thanks to your generosity.

And sadly we need to ask again, please can you help us!

Any amount is appreciated! Anyone willing to set up a go fund me or a fundraiser, a monthly direct debit, anything would help us!

We will keep you updated on Florence’s progress (and her best mate Wilma)

We have posted details of how to donate in the photos below ❤️

Once again, thank you all for your support, we are amazed at what we’ve achieved and the amount of amazing support we’ve had xx

18/06/2025

What a great day for an adoption post!
This beautiful little girl Elsie came in to us, as sadly her owner was no longer able to care for her, going in to a care home setting.

Elsie was a very much loved little dog, and her whole world had changed, luckily we had foster Donna on hand to look after her until the right home came up.

Donna is always keen to keep the dogs well socialised and in doing so, often chats to people about the dogs and rescue.

On this particular day, a family came over to fuss Elsie (understandably as she’s very cute!) and once they heard she was looking for a home…they were In touch straight away!

With Stafford being such a small place, it turned out we already knew the family and we knew their home would be an amazing fit for Elsie, we just needed to make sure Elsie and the resident dog were compatible!

So after the usual homecheck and settling in period, Elsie now has her new family.

We are so happy for her and her new adopters. It’s a good feeling knowing that her previous owner and family are not having to worry now.

They know she’s in a great home and will be loved.
She also has a safety net for life too, she’ll always have a safe home now she’s part of the Boycie’s family, we will be there for her if ever she needs us in future.

Enjoy your life Elsie ❤️❤️❤️

18/06/2025

November 2019, A freezing cold night, around 7pm, we were alerted to a dog at risk.
This young collie cross of 11 months, was on Facebook as a ‘free to good home’ dog.

The ad stated she needed to be ‘gone tonight’
So we contacted the owner, who informed us that this little girl was living outside. She had been given to them months before, but their resident large dogs didn’t like her, so she couldn’t come in to the house.

After further conversation, they informed us that not only was she outdoors, she had no real shelter, just the coal bunker to lie in.

So we headed off out to collect a painfully nervous, soaking wet and cold Nellie.

Physically she was ok, but emotionally she was quite broken. She’d never been on a lead, never even had a collar on and was very nervous.

We had a perfect placement for her with Vicki, who is not only a massive dog lover, but her hobbies are training and agility, so we knew she’d have the time and patience to help Nellie gain her confidence and raise her spirits.

It was a match made in heaven from the start.

Nellie not only made lots of human friends, she has got masses of dog mates and has Big brother too!

She has had such an amazing 5 years and this week excelled herself becoming an official emotional support dog!

We are so proud of Nellie and so grateful to Vicki for putting in so much work and love to help Nellie forget her past and become part of the family, not just a nuisance in the garden.

Good girl Nellie ❤️❤️❤️

18/06/2025

We know we sound like a broken record, every year, numerous times, we warn about the dangers of heatstroke.
Please understand, it’s not scaremongering, it’s not dramatic, it’s very real and to see a dog suffering from heatstroke is traumatic.

Working with dogs for so many years and being in rescue, sadly we’ve seen and heard of it many times.

Often owners will say ‘but they’ve never had a problem before’ or ‘they needed the exercise so I thought it would be ok’ but it can happen to anyone.

Yes, there are plenty of dogs who live in much higher temperatures in other countries, however, they are acclimatised to the weather, here, our pets are not.

If your dogs core temperature is raised too high, their vital organs will start to shut down. At this point, drinking water or cooling them down is not going to help at all. It’s too late, and it’s a horrible way for them to pass.

Dogs can not regulate their body temperature, they can’t sweat and so they can overheat really quickly.

So please, please keep your dogs (and other pets) safe.

They should NEVER be left in a car in hot weather, the temperature inside a car is far hotter than outside.

Do not risk walking them in hot weather! A very early morning stroll, or late at night when the weather is cooler is much better.

It’s been proven that enrichment games can be equally as effective to tire your dog when their exercise is limited.
A treat search, puzzles, brain games or paddling pool fun can help your dog to release excess energy without risking their safety on a hot walk.

There are lots of enrichment ideas on the internet and many pages dedicated to enrichment ideas. It’s always good to be educated regarding this as it’s good practice to play these ‘games’ regularly anyway but they are essential for dogs who have restricted activity due to surgery or injury.

Always make sure your dog has access to shade and fresh water at all times.

If you think your dog has started showing signs of overheating, seek veterinary attention urgently.

This weekend is set to be a scorcher, enjoy the nice weather and keep safe!

17/06/2025

WHY DO DOGS TILT THEIR HEADS?

Some dogs have a really adorable way of tilting their heads to the side when we speak to them or when they hear certain types of sounds.

It’s thought that dogs that are more social are more likely to perform a head tilt to encourage and engage our interaction, but the most likely scientific reasons are to improve the accuracy of sight, hearing and interpretation.

Tilting the head changes the shape of the ear canal and positions the ears for a more accurate determination of sound direction. Head tilts are also seen when dogs focus on specific frequencies and tones in a person’s voice.

Their muzzle gets in the way, especially when looking at something in front of them. Tilting allows them to see around the muzzle and get a clearer picture.

We may not realise it, but dogs notice our facial expressions and may tilt to get a better view of our face and interpret any expressive cues.

Some other reasons are to obtain and process more information when they find something curious or interesting or simply because it’s a behaviour that has been rewarded with attention so the action will be repeated.

Head tilting with no apparent trigger, may be due to a health problem like an ear infection or vestibular issues which requires a vet check.

Interestingly, in human body language, we subconsciously perceive another person to be a good listener, be more empathetic, more trustworthy and are more drawn to that person if they tilt their head whilst engaging with us. Maybe dogs have instinctively known this all along - after all they are the true experts when it comes to communicating through body language !

16/06/2025

Be sure to save this advice. It could save your dog's life.

Read how to cool your dog down: https://www.pethealthclub.com/uk/pet-advice/how-to-cool-down-a-dog

15/06/2025

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