19/2/2010 Poor little Boysie has sadly passed away. He had collapsed and was taken to the vets who advised that he had suffered a stroke or heart attack, causing his lungs to fill up with fluid. Due to his age and frail condition it was kinder to put him to sleep. Boysie had been loved and very well cared for by his wonderful fosterers.
Sleep well little man :(
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Update 16/11/09 Sweet little Boysie is becoming quite frail and his health is slowly declining. We therefore feel that another move would be too traumatic for him and have decided to keep him in Oldies Club care as a sponsor dog. Thanks to his very kind foster mum, Boysie will be loved and spoiled for the rest of his days.
If you’d like to help us care for him, please consider taking part in our sponsor scheme.
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Boysie is a gorgeous 17 year old small/medium Terrier Cross who is in an Oldies Club foster home in Norfolk, waiting to be offered a lovely new home. We were very glad that we were able to offer Boysie a place with us as he had been home alone, with family popping in, for 3 whole months when his owner had to go into hospital and sadly couldn’t return home.
Despite his ordeal, Boysie settled into his foster home within about a week and he is fine to be left alone for a few hours with no problem. He’s a sweet boy who loves snoozing in his bed, or in the sun. He also loves his food!
Boysie’s ideal home would be a quiet and calm one with someone around for a fuss when he wants it. He has not lived with dogs or cats before but he is friendly towards most dogs he meets, and when he sees cats on walks he doesn’t take much notice of them. He is happy to be fussed by children he meets but he wouldn’t want to be troubled by young children. A home with older children might be OK for him.
He loves a walk but is a sniffy kind of dog, so it can be slow progress! Boysie is very deaf so he is being walked on an extending lead, but he has been let off and he stayed close; at home he will come to you if you give him a hand signal. He is very good in the car.
Boysie has been vet-checked since coming into Oldies Club care and he is microchipped, vaccinated, wormed and flea-treated. He isn’t neutered and he won’t be because the vets have advised against it due to his age. We were told that Boysie had a sensitive tummy, but in his foster home he is fed on Denes canned food and James Welbeloved dry food and has had no problems. The vet said he has a slight heart murmur but that he doesn’t need medication.
Boysie is an independent fellow who potters around a lot of the time choosing where to snooze: Garden?/Bed?/Sofa? He still enjoys playing with a ball sometimes and he likes affection. He also likes to sit by a window watching the world go by; we were told that this is what he did when he was home alone, bless his heart.
A summary of Boysie from his foster carers is “He is a friendly, independent chap who fitted in very easily with us as we are retired and at home most of the time. He potters about with us in the house and garden and enjoys a fuss. He seems very happy here and would suit this kind of situation. We can’t think of anything negative to say about Boysie“.