As many of you may have seen, Flori’s Friends regularly uses a fabulous secure field in Adisham, Kent to safely walk and train our bigger packs of dogs. This field has been invaluable to the rescue and we have been lucky enough to gain the support of Happy hound. It is especially great for people […]
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Susan Many of you have been following our underdog Susan on social media and have hopefully seen the incredible dog she has become. This sweety was shot and left for dead under a truck. Since arriving into our care this girl has proven herself to be a calm, loving and loyal girl in the right
Fern Fern arrived very very frightened and unwell. We are now 5 weeks into her foster and she is a completely different dog around us. She refused a wheelchair for the first week and used to just lay flat to the ground but she is now tearing round corners so fast it’s like there is
Fern, Susan and Pamina the Cathedral Cat! Read More »
Can I feed my dog Christmas dinner? If your dog is healthy and has no allergies to the foods listed, it’s ok to feed them a small amount of these foods at Christmas: Foods that are poisonous to dogs Christmas trees such as pine, spruce and fir are not highly toxic to dogs however, the
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As many of you know the lovely Winter arrived to us three months ago. She was unfortunately in very poor condition having not been looked after for a number of years by her previous guardian. After getting her general condition up, she was fit and well enough to undergo rehabilitation. Sadly a number of weeks
Flori’s Friends Rescue, a registered specialist disabled dog rescue charity, has garnered the support of TV Vet Marc Abraham OBE, Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale and Labour MP Rosie Duffield to help them achieve their goal of creating a new sanctuary for disabled dogs in Kent. Founded in 2015 by Natalia George, Flori’s Friends Rescue
Conservative and Labour MPs join forces alongside TV Vet to save disabled dogs Read More »
Although this can happen at any time of the year dogs can suffer a fatal heatstroke within minutes; they are unable to sweat through their skin and have to rely on panting and releasing heat through their paw pads and nose to keep cool and regulate their body temperature. Dogs who are suffering from heatstroke
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Ticks are spider-like small parasites that suck blood from other animals and are rife at this time of the year! These nasty critters have eight legs, with an egg-shaped body that will become larger and darker when filled with blood. Unlike fleas, they don’t fly or jump. Instead, they climb or drop onto your pet’s
Guide to managing Ticks Read More »
When the heat of summer hits, there are few things we enjoy more than a scoop of our favourite ice cream too cool us down. And why should us humans have all the ice cream to ourselves, that hardly seems fair, right? But before you hand your pooch a scoop of the good stuff, spare
Summer treat recipes for your dog Read More »
Many of you may recognise this beautiful 2 year old soul who we found crawling the streets pregnant AND paralysed some time ago. It was a truly heart-breaking case and we never expected Autumn to be so loving and happy. We spent months and thousands of pounds rehabilitating this girl . She had a bilateral rear