to be annoyed about this situation with neighbour and her dog?

The Vet recognised the dog so the owner will be contacted. After that it will go to a council refuge they will keep it for 7 days then it will be rehomed. The owner shouldn't have just abandoned it when she knew the neighbours were booked to fly on holiday.

You tried to help and now it is difficult. I feel for you. I appreciate she has problems but this is unfair on you.

take them to the neighbours vet and ask for boarding, do not pay. Tell your neighbour.

Next time don’t accept the dog on any occasion. Have a nice holiday.

Yes, it's why it's so important for owners to update their details on the database if their contact details change, so they can be contacted if their pet is found.

A few years back, I brought a small, stray dog to my vet to scan his microchip so that his owner could be located. They took him away to check, and a nurse reappeared within 10 minutes with a big smile on her face to say that they got his owner's details from his chip and had called to let them know their dog was at the vet, and could be collected there. The owners were over the moon, he had escaped through a hole in the fence very early that morning and they had been searching everywhere for him. He was very lucky not to have been hit by a car, because he had crossed several roads while out on his little adventure.

Anyway, I hope the OP is enjoying her holiday and the vet and the neighbour have spoken to each other at this stage about the dog's care.

Also as the neighbour is a customer of the vet she won’t get away with not paying for the dog’s keep.

Poor dog 😢

not ops fault at all but dog must be so stressed

The owner does know where her dog is because the op sent her a text stating it was at the vets. In addition, the vet will scan the dog for a chip and attempt to make contact with the owner.

Well done OP, definitely the right move. Have a lovely holiday and don't give it a second thought.

Thanks for the clarification.

Quite a subterfuge, given that the OP helped her as she booked and presumably paid for tix to Scotland.

I would have said that was the bare minimum to be honest.

The chip database is there for a purpose. By putting your details on it as the owner, you are consenting to being contacted if your pet is lost. It would be utterly pointless having it if no-one was ever allowed to use it.

Plus, as pointed out, OP gave the vets the neighbour's details, so all they had to do was check that they corresponded with the information on the database.

I was being sarcastic to @HoraceCope as she seems to think OP's parents should have taken the dog.

She should offer herself up instead of offering up other people.

I hope she is grateful to you for the care you've already provided for the dog

Enjoy your holiday

You did the right thing. When my dh died i didn't just drop my young kids with a neighbour and disappear. You have to still take responsibility for your dependents. Especially as she is no longer caring for her mother. You'd never have been repaid if you'd used a kennels

OP you’ve been very kind and thoughtful. I know neighbour is grieving and it does funny things. She should have contacted you though, if she also loves her dog. It would have been top of my list of priorities. You’ve done the right thing.

It was a long thread @igelkott2026

Yes the vet would access the information via chip database and contact the owner. The OP has no privy to that information.

I didn't say anything about the vet not contacting the owner 😕. Perhaps we are a cross purposes here. Apologies if I misunderstood.

Why would someone take on someone else's dog?

As a pp said way back in the thread it's like saying "oh you're taking the two grandchildren, you don't mind taking their friend too do you".

People are truly bonkers on here.

I still don't understand why you think that stops the vet contacting the owner.

Why would it apply in this case? They have the name and number of the owner from the OP so they can call them. The OP doesn't have to comply with GDPR, the vet does. So the OP can give the vet details, but not vice versa.

I can't believe people are saying the OP should pay for the dog to go into kennels for an indeterminate amount of time - that is a huge expense she is never getting back! Why on earth would she do that?

This feckless neighbour has dumped the dog on her last minute and is now ignoring her, knowing full well the OP is due to go on holiday. Who would be that selfish?

Personally I hope the dog is adopted by someone else because the owner obviously couldn't care less about it.

Is that you offering to pay for the kennels?

I hope OP has been able to unwind from all of this stress and is currently enjoying her holiday.