Holiday cancellation - Help!

Charlotte_C

la531983 said:

Charlotte_C said:

My family are unable to go

You ALL need to stay at home to look after the dog? Cant one of you stay and the rest of you go? Seems like the best case scenario here.

The drops require two people, and the "rest" of the people going is seventeen. So unfortunately not.

Charlotte_C

NoodleDoodleMan said:

Would you mind if I asked how old your dog is - that may have some bearing on her health prognosis ?

She's seven. 
Her eye seems to be healing well, but the first three weeks are "critical" (she's had a graft) hence why we cannot just leave her with anyone. 😢

GingerTim

Charlotte_C said:

NoodleDoodleMan said:

Would you mind if I asked how old your dog is - that may have some bearing on her health prognosis ?

She's seven. 
Her eye seems to be healing well, but the first three weeks are "critical" (she's had a graft) hence why we cannot just leave her with anyone. 😢

You may have already thought of this, but have you asked at your vet's if any of the nurses do pet sitting? I've a diabetic cat and one of his nurses stays with him if I go away - someone who knows how to deliver injections properly and what else to watch out for.

la531983

Charlotte_C said:

la531983 said:

Charlotte_C said:

My family are unable to go

You ALL need to stay at home to look after the dog? Cant one of you stay and the rest of you go? Seems like the best case scenario here.

The drops require two people, and the "rest" of the people going is seventeen. So unfortunately not.

I went abroad on my own at the age of 16, let him or her go and have fun on their own

RavingMad

Does your daughter have any friends that would like a free holiday? 

strawb_shortcake

As this holiday was largely for your Daughter's mental health, I'd be looking at anyway to make this happen and ensure my Daughter could go on the holiday one way or other. 

I do say this as not a pet person

Shimrod

Charlotte_C said:

la531983 said:

Charlotte_C said:

My family are unable to go

You ALL need to stay at home to look after the dog? Cant one of you stay and the rest of you go? Seems like the best case scenario here.

The drops require two people, and the "rest" of the people going is seventeen. So unfortunately not.

Could your dog travel with you on holiday?

https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/faq/airport-flights-and-luggage/flight-information/can-i-take-my-pet-with-me

MyRealNameToo

This is more likely going to be covered by your Pet insurance than your Travel insurance, it is a feature of some policies. That said looking at one random pet policy on my desktop it only applies to life saving treatment within 7 days of your departure so you'd need a more generous policy than this one.  

Mands

Shimrod said:

Charlotte_C said:

la531983 said:

Charlotte_C said:

My family are unable to go

You ALL need to stay at home to look after the dog? Cant one of you stay and the rest of you go? Seems like the best case scenario here.

The drops require two people, and the "rest" of the people going is seventeen. So unfortunately not.

Could your dog travel with you on holiday?

https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/faq/airport-flights-and-luggage/flight-information/can-i-take-my-pet-with-me

Dear god, no.

Even *if* they could get a pet passport and/or health certificate then this would be an incredibly risky move. The dog has had eye surgery, is on 6 hourly drops. Putting a dog in that condition in the cargo hold of a passenger plane, hoping there would be no complication with the eye, no air traffic delays, that she would be unloaded and seen by the local vet in the timely manner, that she would be respectfully handled and kept out of the sun ... and then repeat ALL of that in the opposite direction at the end of the holiday? You would have to have the most astonishing luck for that to work out and everyone's stress levels, including the dogs, to remain remain reasonable.

I once spent a Saturday night at my local airport assisting with the loading of 220 rescue animals, mostly dogs, onto a cargo plane to take them on the next stage of their new life. It's was a sight to behold and only tolerable to the dogs because it would get them to their forever homes.

To put a sick dog, who is at risk of losing her eye, in that situation would be inhumane.  

jimi_man

It's a horrible situation and as a previous dog owner, I have every sympathy. 

My only input would be to take into consideration your daughter, who from what you say, has been through the mill a bit. Without being callous your daughter is going to be around for far longer than your dog.