Our sterilization project entered the eleventh month of operation and surpassed the monthly target of 100 sterilizations by 258 cases. The number of dogs sterilized and brought back to their habitat reached 2,611 at the end of the month.
The construction of the shelter has been completed. Necessary equipment has been installed. The gates between the areas are being kept open allowing the dogs to run freely across the whole shelter area. However, most of the dogs prefer to stay in or at the house; a few stay on the big Sala, and another few in the small area.
Unfortunately, I had to experience the loss of three more dogs. Uma, the second pup I took in, succumbed to distemper; Big Boy was bitten by a venomous snake; and Kito died probably as a result of his distemper history.
I took Jojo in. He was dumped at Wat Amparahm and suffers from blood parasites. However, he is on his way to recovery. Zaza, the sibling of Pia and Uma (who died from distemper), survived and is developing.
I also had to take in Scottie. He had been living at Wat Amparahm for several years and lost weight recently. A test revealed a dangerous creatinine level. He is now getting fluid twice per day.
I tested the blood of twelve dogs. Only one of them was without pathological findings; most had blood parasites. I'm treating the dogs mainly with doxycycline and blood support.
I took Trisha, Sadhu and Piak to Silverlake clinic for castration. I'm feeding Trisha at my apartment; Sadhu and Piak are from Wat Amparahm.