200 more dogs have
been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total
number of sterilized dogs now stands at 5,000.
Since
Pattaya had been locked down for the better part of the month, I
couldn't enter the city anymore. That, however, had only a minor impact
on my daily working routine at the shelter. I stored enough dry food and
rice to cover the whole month before the supply chain had been
disrupted. Both clinics whose services I regularly use are located in
Banglamung district where I also have my shelter. The care of the temple
dogs was not disturbed either, as the temple is located outside the
restricted area as well.
Besides the shelter dogs and the temple
dogs I now have to look after a couple of dogs on the streets. I noticed
them on my way to the shelter. Two of them developed TVT, and two other
ones have to be treated for severe skin problems. I had to take one of
the latter dogs into the shelter since he disappeared off and on. The
other three remain at their usual places. The TVT dogs have to be taken
for chemo therapy treatment every ten days. The other two dogs get
medicated twice a day.
I also took in two six-week old puppies. I
found them in an abandoned house on the beach together with her mother.
Since the mother disappeared for a couple of days, I took the puppies
in. They are both healthy and thriving, and already well integrated into
the bunch of dogs in the house area of the shelter.