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So sorry What a beautiful tribute to a special girl. :GroupHug: Run free at the Bridge Jade

I hope it goes well tomorrow. We are going to see a van on Monday, a Vito Dualiner. I hope it is a good one Does anyone know of any good insurance companies to go to for quotes for a van? We have not had one before.

I'd share Sheepy with you anytime Sid :wub:

I've had that done too, worth doing I hope the van is a good one

Yes, he has grown Lovely as ever. I am impressed he can hold his teddy for the kill. Looking good Grandpa Henry is gorgeous too, what a sweet guy :wub:

Gosh Annie, I am surprised Miya didn't fall over backwards with that leap Sid looks like he enjoyed himself, and is that Chloe running?

Hi Mel, Rachel here We have carpets in the main part of our house. We use a vacuum cleaner usually. If we have any accidents or spill things we use the Vax carpet cleaner. We have a steamer too. We use that as a final cleaner, it gets rid of germs and smells because of the heat it works at. It would also mean you don't have to use a cleaning product. I would have thought it depends on what sort of dirt is ending up on the rug. It would be keep the rug drier if you used a steam cleaner and not as likely to get dirty again while damp.

:GroupHug: Really sorry to hear you are having to face this. It will depend on the area you are in. Many vets will keep the body and then the crematorium will collect it and return the casket/ashes to the vets. We have brought both our dogs home from and taken them to the crem ourselves. We have also picked them up ourselves too. Rossendale pet crematorium has been there for many years. They can return the ashes to you in your choice of casket, or have them scattered there. The staff are lovely so caring and respectful. For an individual cremation and casket with engraved plate it was £90. Rossendale Pet Crematorium

Horrifying isn't it?

I have been in the same situation, as Lazydaisy said, once the agency knows that you are able to cope/not walk out they will continue to place you in these schools. The flip side is when you are good the schools will request you back. I worked on supply for 3 years while I was doing my TTouch Training. There were a number of schools where the heads would come and speak to me at dinner break to check I was not going to walk out before the afternoon One of these was a failing school and the teacher was on long term sick. By the end of the day the head had offered me a long term placement to cover the illness. I had the 'toughest' class in the school, fights were quite common between the boys. I did enjoy it thoough, in the long run. There was only one school I would not have gone back to. That was for a number of reasons, but mainly because of the lack of information/help from the other staff information on equipment etc, as well as challenging children. I told the agency this. Three weeks later there was a murder around the corner from that school You also often find that because you can cope, they will put you in upper primary, as fewer supply teachers want to teach those year groups (this is what I found anyway) Supply in one respect is easier. No parents evenings, staff meetings, subject co-ordination etc. One thing that helped me was I used to think at least I don't have to teach this class day in and day out. That helped me get through the day You will have to be firm. If there is a particular school/class you do not want to teach, tell the agency. Or say that you only want to teach in them for a few days a month, or whatever you want it to be. However the three days that you are booked in for next week, I would do those as you have already agreed to those. Otherwise you could be seen as unreliable. Good luck

I think B, H and I would be the top of my list. (And F, I need a choice of 4 ) I changed vets a number of times before I found the wonderful vets that we go to now. The first one I left because they were inflexible towards the needs of my dog. I wanted to take her in for a skin scrape as I was not sure if she had a flea allergy or something else. I rang up and was told I would have to take her in at 8am and leave her there all morning. When I explained that I really did not want to do that because we had only had her a week and she was a nervous dog in poor condition that we were feeding 4/5 times a day. She said they would feed her. I asked if there was any possible way that I could bring her in later, no. I asked when the skin scrape would be done and she said after surgery. I even offered to take her in for the last consultation and stay while they took her to do the job. She said "Hold on a minute I will go and ask". She came back too soon to have asked anyone and said no! So I changed vets there and then. They were not interested in the welfare of my dog at all. The next vet I left because he would not listen to what I was telling him about my dog. He handled my dog roughly and had a really unpleasant attitude towards me. My vets are wonderful they are on a par cost wise with the other two vets, but the two vets are lovely and caring. They are good communicators and ring you after ops and will ring you back if you have had a problem or a concern after an operation. With there only being two of them you know there is some consistency in care. The nurses have been there years and are very helpful and gentle with the dogs. Ditto the two receptionists. The only downside for me is that two years ago they changed who is their emergency cover - it is the practice I left first!

I would agree. One of our lurchers, Blossom had problems for two years at a low level, that was manageable. However then she started to have more severe problems. She had a severe attack in the evening after going out for her last wee one night. We thought the op would be the next step. However the next morning when she went to the vets to be checked over she collapsed and had to be given an emergency trachaotomy. Then taken to the University of Liverpool for the Laryngeal tie back. I too had read all the scary things on the web and was extremely worried. However, after posting on a couple of sites to get feedback from people whose dogs had had the op, and a chat with ClazUK (hi) was much relieved to hear otherwise. At this point Blossom was probably about 12ish years of age. Blossom recovered very well from both operations and survived another 3 years with a good quality of life. Pneumonia is a possible complication afterwards because they can inhale food or water into the lungs, but Blossom did not suffer with this. I would not hesitate to have it done again either Sending good thoughts for you and Coco

No experience of radio therapy either but I hope tomorrow goes well :GroupHug:

and lots of healing thoughts.

Lots of good healing thoughts for Tekno. That is a great improvement, I hope it continues

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So sorry He is still with you, in your thoughts and on the whisper of a breeze. Rachel x

How sad for both sets of owners. Run freely together at the Bridge Daisy and Daniel.