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.

Activity Report – December 2020

99 more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 6,499.

I took Navo in, a tiny, six weeks old puppy whose mother was killed in a car accident. His brother is currently in quarantine and will be taken in as well when a parvo or distemper infection can be ruled out.

The last month of the year passed without major issue. Most dogs are content living in their areas and are getting along with their companions well.

Activity Report – November 2020

Two hundred more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 6,400.

After already taking in nine puppies last month, I had to take in six more puppies this month. They were doomed to die under the basement of a park house after the management sealed the access. The pups are traumatized and are needing time to gain trust. However, they are all getting along very well with the adult dogs in a shelter area where I accommodate them.   Since I had to take in so many pups recently, although short of funds, I was forced to divide the last large shelter area into three sections to have more options to reallocate dogs, if necessary.

Amara, after enduring a several months long treatment, finally gave up. She died in my car on the way to the clinic.

Activity Report – October 2020 

Two hundred more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 6,200.

Someone dumped four puppies - about five weeks old - on the access soi to my shelter. I took them in and put them in quarantine. They did not show any symptoms of parvo or distemper after one week. Since then, they are integrating into the house area dogs. Two weeks later, one of my volunteers had to rescue a lactating dog and her five three-week old puppies. I took them in as well. After a couple of days, mother and pups blended into the house area dogs without any trouble.

Rocco was bitten by a centipede, probably a large one. I later found a 30 cm long species. Rocco suffered from a nasty swelling and three deep bites. It took the whole month to close the wounds. Nico, one of my temple dogs who lived at Wat Amparahm for more than eight years, died all of a sudden, probably from acute kidney failure caused by leptospirosis. Amara is still receiving fluid on a daily basis since her creatinine level is continuously high; also, she is losing weight.

Activity Report – September 2020 

Two hundred more dogs have been sterilized and were taken back to their living places. The total number of sterilized dogs now stands at 6,000.

Leo, the street dog with a quadruple hip fracture has now fully recovered. He completed a Doxycycline/Ferric treatment and his blood test results showed normal levels. Mona, the other street dog I took in last month, is responding well to the wound treatment. Since the wound was very deep and in an area difficult to heal, it will probably take another month to get her fully recovered. Amara's second PCR test revealed that the leptospirosis bacteria have been flushed out. She is still receiving fluid on a daily basis since her creatinine level is continuously high. But she can now stay with the other dogs since not being contagious anymore. Cisco, a street dog that I treated for blood parasites and skin problems got hit by a car and his life could not be saved despite emergency surgery. Cisco died from ruptured vital organs. 

My recent intakes Leo, Coco and Lilly, have been sterilized. All three recovered well. The dogs at Wat Amparahm are doing well. They are getting rice food daily and dry food every four or five days. They can stay at the temple premises or enjoy life on the beach.