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.