Activity Report – February 2022

174 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 8,863.

This month, we were frequently hit by heavy rains. The floor of the shelter softened, and as a result, dogs dug under the fences several times and escaped into the fields. However, we were able to bring back all the runaways safely.

Mum and Meefoo, the two I took in for safety reasons, are back to their living places. They were not happy at the shelter any longer and settled in well at their old environment.  The remaining temple dogs are doing fine. Two of them, Kofi and Toto, are now staying a bit off of the beach.

At the end of the month, I took in Tarik, a dog staying in front of a 7/11 for many years. It turned out that he is suffering from a severe kidney disease. He will receive fluid treatment but his prognosis is very poor.

Activity Report – January 2022

140 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 8,689. The reduced number of cases was due to limited clinic operational days. Since a staff member tested Covid positive, the clinic had to be closed for two weeks.

Probably because of the fireworks on New Year's Eve, Sahm and Prince disappeared from the temple. They didn't return until the end of the month.

Tiny and Taya, the two last remaining unsterilized pups, have now been fixed and are recovering well.

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.