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

Poor dog 😢

not ops fault at all but dog must be so stressed

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

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.

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.

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.

If I was OP in that situation I woukd have just contacted the dog warden. If theee wasnt one would have contacted the police. The owner has refused to do anything or to arrange for someone else to do anything. She was well aware from the start that OP was going on holiday. If there is a row then OP just needs to show this thread to the neighbour and to the police if the neighbour is stupid enough to try that tack.

Sorry posted that against the wrong quote

None of this has anything to do with OP.

She isn’t the one who is refusing to take care of her dog.

Other people have already said why a boarding kennel or charity are not appropriate.

Don’t assume OP has money to spend paying someone to look after a someone else’s dog - I certainly wouldn’t have that money spare.

So, what do you suggest should have been done given that OP has been busy packing to go on holiday?

If another relative replied to your text,your neighbour obviously isn't dealing with the death on her own,and has family around her. Regardless of your neighbour's grief,she obviously has family around her and if she's too stressed to deal with anything atm,at least one other family member is aware of the situation and should step up.
The poor dog! I agree that you should contact the RSPCA or similar, and ask them for help,even temporarily, if you'd be willing to take the dog in again,upon your return.
Either way,you shouldn't be left out of pocket,whether that be missing your holiday (which you absolutely shouldn't do,IMO) or paying out for kennels/dog sitters. You've been kind,and shouldn't be penalised for it!

Well done on the vets. I hope they charge her a huge bill for looking after him when she finally deigns to pick the dog up.

Also even if kennels available need yo have proof of vaccination and kennel cough vaccine a few weeks before

I don't think I could of lied to the vet, but I don't blame you OP, as you had no other viable options. Hope you are enjoying your hols.

So what would you have done? Miss your holiday?

What was the lie?

Enjoy your holiday. Your neighbour is being utterly selfish and irresponsible.

Why should they? That dog is nothing to do with them. Baffling how all of this is suddenly on OP and her family because CF neighbour couldn't take two minutes to pick up a phone.

I do find it weird when dog lovers (see the most recent dog vs non dog people thread) always give it the 'the DOG is my BABY he is a member of my FAMILY I love him more than most PEOPLE,' shit. If you left your baby with a neighbour for days without contact your child would be removed and you'd likely get charged with child endangerment, either you love your pets and treat them appropriately or you don't, grief doesn't impact that.

How hard would it have been for her to ring up the kennels and give them her bank details and ask OP if she can drop the dog off?

Nice of the vets to take the dog in although I would expect when they find the owner is unable to collect promptly they will pass it on to the council warden (who, unlike them, is actually responsible for abandoned pets) when able to.

Why on earth do people think it is the vets' responsibility to house a healthy animal anyway? So many "leave it at the vets" responses. A couple of things to consider:

1. How would you feel if your pet's medical care was compromised or surgery cancelled due to lack of kennel space taken up by waifs and strays?

2. Are you happy to pay higher vet fees to cover the cost of kennelling and caring for abandoned pets?

I don't think schools drop uncollected children at the hospital or GP surgeries do they?

Different if a stray is ill or injured when vet is appropriate.

Where I live (Nottingham) the police would not do anything about a left behind dog, they didn't even come out when I saw my neighbours car being stolen off their driveway in the middle of the day.

And there is no way of contacting the dog warden. Just an online form.

This is ridiculous.

Vets take in wild animals, dead pets and straying dogs/cats.

It is part of the role of vets. They work closely with the dog warden who will collect from them.

Yes I'm surprised the vet took it. Theyre a business not a rehoming charity. There's not a chance ours would, they'd just tell you to contact the council dog warden.

If OP had done this, mumsnet would have imploded!

I agree.

They are already looking after at least two dogs for Op.

That's at least one dog each on a walk which is enough!