Hello, I'm Chester, a GSD cross Collie boy who came into Oldies Club care in March 2016 after my previous owner and I sadly lost our home.

Update May 2016: Wonderful news, my foster family couldn't bear to part with me and have decided to adopt me and make me a permanent member of the family!  I'm so grateful to them for helping me with my ears (with Oldies Club taking care of the vet bills) and so glad I get to stay here forever :-)

Update April 2016: Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to my page so far. The wound on my back has been healing well and my ears are feeling much better now :-) I am still having ear drops put in, but I don't mind it so much, which must be a good sign too. I am enjoying lots of lovely walks in my foster home - you can see me at the beach in the new photo.

Unfortunately after arriving in Oldies Club foster care it was immediately obvious that, along with not being in the greatest condition generally, I have VERY poorly ears :-( I was taken to the vets and given painkillers and booked in for a GA so that swabs could be taken and an appropriate treatment plan established.

The examination under GA confirmed that my ears are both in very bad condition - they have been infected and untreated for a long time. The vet washed them out and took swabs for testing and due to my ear canals being so constricted, extra care is needed when putting anything into my ear canal. The vet advised I will need ear drops twice a day for a very long time.

While I was under GA, the vet also removed a growth from my lower back, which has been sent off for testing. Everyone is hoping that that is nothing to worry about as my ears are making me miserable enough!

Oldies Club is not yet sure of the total for my vet care so far, and I will obviously require ongoing medical help, so I have set this fundraising page up (with a little help!) with a £0 starting total, to raise as much as possible towards my care. I'd be really grateful if you would donate whatever you can spare and use the share options to ask your dog-loving family and friends if they could help too.

I am very glad that Oldies Club was able to take me in and arrange for me to receive veterinary care and I - and everyone at Oldies Club - hopes that my ears are feeling much happier soon. I have settled into my foster home well and my fosterers say I am a 'sweetie' and that hopefully once my wretched ears are sorted out, I will be even happier. They are trying to distract me from my ears by taking me for lovely walks, playing with me in the garden and giving me lots of fuss. I am eating well too.

Please note that should Oldies Club supporters be generous enough to donate more than is needed for my vet bills/care, any excess money will be directed to the charity’s general fund and used to help other older dogs in its care.

Chester xxx

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