Poor Penny suffered from bad dry eye in her right eye, it was also thought that she didn't have much vision in this eye either. This may well be how she's ended up injuring her eye while out on a bush walk. Unfortunately for Penny the injury was quite severe and vets were unable to save her eye. Good news is that she's absolutely fine otherwise and we don't expect having 1 eye will slow her down at all.

Thanks to Tiffani, Rhonda, Anne, Julie, Barbara, Deborah, Kipley, Sylviane, Alison, Nicole, Megan and Khushba for their generous donations towards Penny's vet care

These 4 siblings have had a hard journey so far. Found as strays as very young kittens without a mum, they were luckily able to eat on their own and were cared for by a well meaning lady who paid for their desexing and tried to find them new homes. Unfortunately they weren't being kept in the best environment, so the little girls desexing wound quickly became infected and opened right up, she was terribly sick when she came into DCH care and is being operated on today to clean out and repair the wound.

The boys were ok in this regard but all 4 have come in with the tell tale watery eyes of cat flu and also signs of ringworm. So they've really come in with the lot and have so far spent over a week at our vet clinic. The boys are coming into foster care today but the girl will have to stay until her surgery is over.

These kitten's additional vet costs have so far come to over $600.

Thank you to Winnie and to Tonya for their very generous donations towards the care of these kittens. Their vet bills have now been fully covered.

In late November Bill was rushed to the emergency vets with what we now know was a severe urinary infection. It appears Bill was bitten by an insect which was causing him pain in the lower back and he was avoiding urinating because of this. He became quite ill but thankfully has now made a full recovery.

Bill's additional vet costs have so far come to $430.

Thank you to Ellen, Katie, Meredith, Alison, Nicole, Ellene and Peter for their generous donations towards Bills care. Bills vet fees have now been fully covered.

Pippin came from the pound absolutely terrified, and they were not even able to get a muzzle on him to microchip him. His coat was very matted and he developed Kennel Cough within 24 hours of leaving which required antibiotics and cough medicine. To enable him to be clipped and microchipped he needed two doses of sedation and muzzling. Since then he developed a stomach problem, thought to be gastritis which required multiple courses of antibiotics and antacids plus a special diet. He later developed a painful hot spot which required more antibiotics and treatment. Poor Pippin has come a long way since leaving the pound and he is now able to eat normally. We are hoping the worst is over for Pippin and the future will look bright and healthy for him.

Pippin's additional vet costs have so far come to $550. Thanks to Vanessa, Linda, Barbara, Kim, Walid, Muditha, Julie and Dietmar for sponsoring Pippin. His vet fees have now been fully covered

Sadly pumpkin came into care with a number of health issues, including a gastro bug and cat flu. She has now developed Pnuemonia and the vets have advised that she has some severe immune system problems. This explains why she wasn't responding to treatment as the other cats who came into care at the same time as her have. Sadly this may mean that Pumpkin isn't rehomeable but she is being is being cared for in a loving foster home while her condition is monitored daily.

Pumpkin's additional vet costs have so far come to $780. *Thanks to J.Mitchell, A.Benson, J.Newby, Eleanor, N.Honeyman, S.Buttress and Tarah for their donations towards Pumpkins care*

Update 10/10/12: Great news for Pumpkin, after a final series of blood tests and treatment she has been given the all clear, this means she can be rehomed and should go on to lead a normal, healthy life from here on in.

At 10 years young, Mo was abandoned and left to die by his previous owner, severely neglected and starved. He came into care a walking skeleton with a terrible flea infestation. His beautiful coat and skin had patches missing and he was filthy and crusted with dirt. His teeth were in a terrible condition and 4 had to be removed. He is currently under veterinary treatment and on a specialised diet to ensure he has a happy and long life.

Mo's additional vet costs have so far been quoted at around $944. Thanks to Ann, Joanne, Jo, Eleanor, Anne, Lainie, Peter and Tonya for their generous donations. Mo's additional vet fees have now been fully sponsored

Pearl came into care after she was found living in a dirty enviroment with 7 other dogs and lots of cats. Pearl was living under the house and doesn't appear to have ever had any vet treatment. She has had a couple of litters of puppies in the past and upon coming into care was very underweight and had a shocking skin condition which is being treated. After our vets assessed her we've found she has more problems than first expected. Below is a list of her ailments.

• Chronic unmanaged skin infection: Pyoderma
• Bilateral untreated aural heamatomas
• Chronic ear infection
• Right cruciate rupture untreated leading to arthritic changes in the right stifle
• Open draining pyometra (or infected uterus)
• pendulous vagina due to slack ligaments, likely due to numerous pregnancies.

So Pearl has a long road of recovery ahead, which includes a knee replacement, but she is only young and despite the horrible life she has had so far Pearl is doing really well in foster care and we hope that she will make a full recovery from her numerous medical problems she's come into care with.

Pearls additional vet costs have so far been quoted at around $1400.

Thank you to Emmaline, Brenda, Holly, Anna, Vanessa, Kelly, Elouise, Deborah, Henry, Ann, Sharee, Alison, Jacquelin, Don, Davy, Browyn and Lesley for your generous donations, with all your help Pearl's vet fees have now been fully covered.

After living on the street for 6 months Chucky became so matted that by the time he came into care from the pound his hair was so badly matted that toliting was difficult for him and the only option left was to shave him completely off.

Chucky is now much more comfortable, and should go onto lead a healthy, happy life with a new owner prepared to pamper and groom him regularly.

Chuckys additional vet costs have come to $187.50. *Thanks to F.Kelly, L.Hume, J.Mitchell, N.Honeymoon and T.Doctor for their donations towards Chucky's vet fees. *

Collie Roughs Kenzie and Lannee where dropped off to their new family and 1.5 days later we got a call to say that Kenzie had been rushed to the vets as she was completely paralysed. First thoughts were spinal damage so x-rays were done, nothing. Next step was to shave her off and see if they had missed a tick, again nothing but they gave her tick serum anyway just in case. She was put on a drip as she could not lift her head to drink and they thought that if there were some toxins in her system it would help to flush them out, bloods were done and other than a temperature... still nothing. After 7 days at the vets, the best she could do was keep her head up if you propped her up. She was not getting any better at all and there was talk that she may not be able to walk again or even pull through so her carer asked if she could pick her up and rehabilitate her, better than laying in a cage at a vet clinic all day and at night on her own.

She was picked up from the vet on day 7. Slowly she had shown small signs of improving but nothing much at day until 15, when she was finally able to support her own weight on her legs and since then everyday has been a day of her recovery. She will go back to her new home with Lannee when she has fully recovered as the girls are missing each other so much. The cause of her illness has not been established, it's a mystery.

Kenzies vet costs have come to $905. Thanks to Luca, Kylie, Adam, Celia, Serena, Julie, Lesley, Jo, Kerstin, John and Nicole for their donations towards Kenzie's vet treatments

Poor Tiggy came down with a terrible case of cat flu that both he and his mother, Mumma Bear, got. He was frothing at the mouth and had to be rushed to the vets. He was very ill and on a drip for 7 days at the vets but he pulled through and is now doing wonderfully.

Tiggy and Mumma Bear's additional vet expenses have come to $1114.

Thank you to Jan, Irena, Lainie, Jo, Julie, Maureen, Sherita, Anne and a special thanks to Peter, for all their very generous donations towards the care of these cats. Their vet bills have now been fully covered.