Activity Report – December 2021

213 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 8,549.

On December 2, Piak finally lost his nine-month fight for survival and died peacefully. Gongyu completed his two weeks quarantine and went back to Gop. He fully recovered from Parvo infection. Unfortunately, two dogs, Bella and Princess, died two weeks apart. They were bitten to death from dogs they lived with for three months without any prior incident.

The six-week-long Doxycycline/Ferric treatment for Baam, Victor, Emma, Taya and Tiny has been completed. Mee started the treatment at the end of December.

Since we entered the cold season, several dogs have suffered from slight coughing. I treated them with Bromhexin, and they all recovered after a few days.

Activity Report – November 2021

182 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 8,336.

Tanya, one of the three youngest pups, has been sterilized; her sisters, Tiny and Taya, are still being treated for light anemia while waiting for their sterilization in December. Pit still undergoes TVT treatment, which will be continued.

Gongyu, one of our new pups that are currently staying with Gop, suffered a parvo infection but is on his way to recovery. However, he still needs to be isolated until a shedding of the virus can be ruled out. His sister, Leeza, remained parvo-free.

We again had a visit from a cobra. Kolo, one pup I currently took in, did not survive the encounter. The cobra has been killed by Dina, one of the big dogs.

The temple dogs are in good shape. Jingo, Toto and Kofi, the latest newcomers from the shelter, are now very much established as members of the group.

Activity Report – October 2021

133 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 8,154.

I relocated a few dogs within the shelter areas. Oscar now stays with Merlin and Ryan's dogs Binglee, Bee, and Snowey.  Additionally, I put Maggie into the area with the big Sala. Both moves turned out to be successful. Two more Salas have been built; one has been set up for Bella and Princess in the Merlin area, and one more was put into the area where Elly and her pups are living.

Kofi, who broke out of the shelter several times, now lives in Wat Amparahm and has adjusted very well there. Some dogs are not made for a shelter life and need their open spaces.

I, and other rescuers, have been looking for four dogs that were living on a parking lot of a recreational park for years. Several months ago, one of them disappeared and now another one as well. They were very trusting and easy to take away. We fear that they have been killed and eaten, at least residents were assuming that. In order not to lose the remaining two females, I decided to take them into my shelter, and they are adjusting well. They are now staying in the big-Sala-area together with Ryan's big dogs, Emma and Victor. These two pups are developing very nicely.

I took Pit in for two weeks. She is suffering from TVT and was preparing for her first chemotherapy treatment. After the first injection, I took her back to her owner's house. The treatment has to be repeated several times.

The blood of Tiny, Tanya, and Taya, the only shelter dogs not yet sterilized, have been tested. Tanya's test result looked perfect, but Tiny and Taya are suffering from mild anemia and have to be treated. Piak's kidneys have been tested as well. The condition deteriorated slightly. The daily fluid treatment continues.

A new area with a spacious Sala had been created at the end of the month. Three dogs of my volunteer Pat will be accommodated there while Pat is abroad for a couple of weeks.

Activity Report – September 2021

210 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 8,021.

I decided to separate Ryan's dogs. Binglee, the smallest one, got bitten, and a week later, Snowey, another one of the smaller dogs, got bitten as well. Binglee's wound was not serious, but Snowey had to be treated several times. The bigger dogs Dina, Jack, Baam and Cookie are now sharing one area; the smaller ones, Binglee, Bee, Snowey and Maggie, are sharing another. Since I lost contact with Ryan, who is allegedly still in over-stay custody, I asked friends to find new homes for the dogs — so far with no positive results.

I found Erin, a dog that was always a bit fragile, effetely lying under a sala and took her immediately to Dr. Oi. Test results were showing a creatinine level above normal. Erin died after three days in the clinic. Nina's nasty leg wound is healing now. Billy has been castrated and recovered well. Piak is still getting daily infusions. His condition is stable. Jingo, who lived outside the shelter, and Toto who broke out several times, are now living at Wat Amparahm. They integrated very well into the bunch of my temple dogs. Sahm, who had been treated in the shelter for six weeks, is also back at the temple.

Since Nina, Bum, Beppe, Oscar and Kofi constantly escaped out of their area into the adjacent tapioca fields, I double fenced in the area where Ryan's big dogs were staying, and moved those dogs into the area with the large sala. The runaways are now staying in the secured area.

Beppe, a rescuer who is feeding dogs in Pattaya city center, asked me to take in two pups who were living next to a busy street. Victor and Emma have been sterilized and are recovering in the shelter. I put them with Ryan's big dogs into the area with the large sala. Victor and Emma recovered from sterilization and are coping well with the big dogs.

Activity Report – August 2021

201 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 7,811.

I have had bad luck with TVT dogs that I accommodated in support of other rescuers. At first, the aggressive Stacy slipped through my hands when I tried to take her for her first chemotherapy injection. Two weeks later Theo escaped mysteriously out of his unit, which I considered to be escape-proof. Ronnie, another dog that was given into my care, didn't break out, but ran away from his new home my friends found for him. Brownie, a dog that used to stay close to the shelter, was bitten by a snake and died. Song also died; he succumbed to kidney failure while being treated in a clinic.

I lost several dogs this month, but it is not all doom and gloom. Billy's wound has been completely closed. He is now a very well respected member of the house bunch. Tanya, Taya and Tiny, the three pups I took in recently are thriving and are also well integrated into the group that live in the house and the house area.

Activity Report – July 2021

134 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 7,610.

A test on Stacy, my first patient of the TVT station, revealed liver impairment. Therefore, Stacy has to undergo liver treatment for a month before she can hopefully start chemotherapy. Piak's condition is still stable at a slightly increased creatinine level. His daily fluid treatment continues. Patty had to undergo ear surgery. A blood test revealed blood parasites. Patty undergoes a routine Doxycycline/Ferric treatment.

I took in Ronnie, who was caged for more than a year. A friend is trying to find a home for him. I also took in Bella and Princess, two dogs of a foreigner who has to leave the country. My feeder at the temple made me aware of two dogs that were not eating properly. Both of their blood work have been tested. Sahm is anemic, and Song's kidney test revealed an extremely high creatinine level. Sahm is now on a Doxycycline/Ferric treatment, and Sahm receives subcutaneous fluid treatment after three days of IV infusions.

On the way to my shelter, I picked up a dog in a woeful condition. Apart from being mangy, he suffered from a very deep, maggot infested wound on his neck. Billy stayed for five days in a clinic and is now being treated at my shelter.

Again, we had visits from cobras. The first one had been bitten to death by the dogs; the second one was only slightly injured. I caught her and released her into the tapioca fields. Oscar had been spat into his eyes by the cobra. Since my favorite clinic is closed due to a Covid case there, I washed Oscar's eyes myself and applied eye drops for three days. He recovered well.

Two more dog shelters have been put up in proximity to my shelter. They are being run by Thai people that have been evicted because of Covid. They couldn't pay their rent any longer. Now, four shelters with about 250 dogs have been set up on an area of four acres. My shelter was just surrounded by tapioca fields when I built it almost three years ago.

Activity Report – June 2021

216 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 7,476.

Navo and Safo recovered well from castration. However, Safo, who recently recovered from Babesiosis, suffered a relapse and is since again on Doxycycline and Ferric. Bo, whose right front leg had been amputated, stayed for two weeks in my shelter and is now back to his place. Piak still receives daily infusions with saline solution. His condition is stable.

My new TVT station accommodates the first case. Since the bitch has already been spayed, she has to wait for her first vincristine injection for three weeks. The walls have been rendered, and the roof has been insulated.

I had to take in seven pups since they were born dangerously close to a busy road, and they started to explore their birthplace. Four of them have already been re-homed; three are still living in my shelter and are already accepted by the dogs in the house area. The three pups I took in last month all found new homes.

Activity Report – May 2021

193 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 7,260.

Two units of the TVT station have been built. Still, the roof has to be insulated and the floor tiled.

Safo and Navo, the last two pups I took in, have been sterilized. Bo, a street dog that lives near my home, had been hit by a car and suffered severe nerve damage on his left front leg. Since conventional treatment failed, the leg had to be amputated. Bo is still recovering in the shelter.

Piak's recent kidney test results revealed a creatinine level of 1.8 which is only slightly above normal. The daily treatment with saline seems to be working.

The eight dogs I took in since their owner was arrested are still with me. They are all in good health, albeit one of them was bitten by a nonvenomous snake. The dog recovered from a badly swollen paw.

I was made aware of three one-month old pups dumped on the beach. Fortunately, another rescuer took them in and will try to find homes for them when they are a few weeks older. For another seven six-week old pups, we have to find a home as well. They are now staying at a safe place in a ragged garden together with their mother that is still lactating them.

Activity Report – April 2021

132 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 7,067.

Taco, one of my temple dogs who developed TVT, fully recovered after four chemo treatments. Piak, another of my temple dogs who I took into the shelter, received daily fluid treatment for the whole month. Piak is responding well to the treatment. His creatinine level went down from 3.7 to 2.1. His fluid treatment continues. Coco picked up a tail wound that needed surgery. She is recovering.

All nine shelter pups and five street dogs recovered well from sterilization surgery. Safo, one of the recent two pups that I took in who developed blood parasites, completed a Doxy/Ferric treatment. A conclusive blood test revealed normal levels.

I was made aware of eight dogs whose owner got arrested for overstay. Since no one else was ready to take in the dogs temporarily, I had to do it. The dogs are in very good condition and are staying now in two shelter areas that were available since two dogs went to Wat Amparahm. The eight dogs are used to living in a house and garden but adapted well to the shelter life. Talo and Tara went to Wat Amparahm since they consistently broke through the metal sheet fence. They quickly got used to the temple life and are now enjoying their fenceless freedom.

At the end of the month, I finally found handymen who started to build the TVT station. They are as expensive as the other options I refused to take during the last two month, but I have no choice to wait for another offer since TVT street dogs have to be treated.

Activity Report – March 2021

One hundred forty-one more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 6,935.

The two pups that I took in two months ago, and that have been treated for blood issues, completed their treatment and are doing fine now. The third pup that I took in last month could not adapt; she went back to her rescuer and lives in her house. She is there getting cared for very well.

Taco, one of my temple dogs, developed TVT. He has already received three Vincristine injections and is on his way to recovery. Piak, another temple dog, lost weight. A blood test revealed renal impairment. A PCR test to determine whether Piak is suffering from a Leptospirosis infection came back negative. I took Piak into my shelter to treat him with saline solution on a daily basis. Since Piak's creatinine level is way too high, his prospect of recovery is unfortunately poor.

My plan to build a TVT station was hampered by several obstacles. A power supply on the land that was chosen to build the station on could not be obtained. I, therefore, decided to build the station inside my shelter. However, two cost estimates I obtained to build the station were unrealistic. Two other handymen I approached were too busy to accept the job.

After the completion of a month-long Doxy/Ferric treatment, I got nine shelter pups sterilized. Additionally, I managed to sterilize another five dogs that I picked up from the streets.

Activity Report – February 2021

114 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 6,762.

Apart from my daily routine work at the shelter and my weekly visits to Wat Amparahm to look after the dogs living there, I was busy getting 30 dogs for sterilization in two neighboring Sois near Wat Nongprue. I got four of my shelter pups sterilized as well.

The two pups that I took in the last months were ailing a bit. A blood test revealed blood parasites in one of them, and mild anemia with the other one. They are now on long term medication and are doing quite well. At the end of the month, I took in another motherless pup from the area the two pups are from. The rescuer, who is looking after the dogs there, asked me for help.

Activity Report – January 2021

149 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 6,648.

I reunited Navo with his brother Safo who completed a ten-day-long quarantine without issues. Both pups are thriving and getting along well with the bigger dogs.

My new staff made me aware of unsterilized dogs in his neighborhood. I took 17 of them to the clinic that has now been approved by Soi Dog Foundation to conduct the sterilizations for the year 2021. The mother of the five pups, that I took in in October, has been sterilized as well.

A dog I regularly monitor on the streets developed a tumor above his left eye. The tumor was removed successfully.  One of the dogs I monitor at Wat Amparahm disappeared. The young bitch was healthy and lived happily for two years with her four siblings on the temple grounds close to the beach.  

Within the last two weeks of the month, we got three visits from cobras. I was able to save one of the snakes; the other two were bitten to death by the dogs. Fortunately, none of the dogs were bitten. However, the snakes spat into two of the dogs' eyes. Both dogs were treated and recovered fully.