March 2024
March 2024 Newsletter A Revolving Door of Patients The clinic has been non-stop Once again, our incredible veterinary team has outdone themselves, sterilizing 344 animals
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November was a great month for sterilizations here at Rescue P.A.W.S. not only did we break our monthly record for the 4th month in a row with 190 sterilizations, we also smashed our goal of 1000 sterilizations in a single year! This achievement means that our vet team were able to achieve more sterilizations this year than in the last 3 years combined.
Reaching our sterilization goal is a big win for the team and it came with a lot of new connections. Back in September we carried out a sterilization and vaccination drive for World Rabies Day. The temple which hosted us for the first day of this event was home to over 12 young puppies which we vaccinated. These puppies had finally reached the age to be sterilized this month and we are proud to say, the majority of dogs at Rangsi Temple are now sterilized. This comes to a total of 24 dogs from just one temple.
In addition to vaccinating the puppies, World Rabies Day proved incredibly fruitful in promoting Rescue P.A.W.S. to the local community. One member in particular, that brought in his cats to be sterilized, reported over 15 animals close to his property. Our outreach team have since been to the area and found over 20 adult dogs all of which were unsterilized. Due to the nervous behavior of the dogs, they proved very difficult to catch but, after 6 weeks of catching, sterilizing and releasing, we can proudly say we have managed to sterilize all 20 in the area.
There is a rotating door when it comes to puppies here at Rescue P.A.W.S. November also saw some new arrivals. We have nine new adorable puppies, all available for adoption and under eight weeks of age. They are now waiting for their forever homes.
4 of the latest additions to the puppy crowd are from a local pack that we’ve been trying to feed for the last few months. This pack are incredibly shy and are located in a very rural area. On multiple occasions we’ve had to bring in a few of the older dogs due to poor health. Given this, we didn’t deem it safe for the new puppies to stay there and so they stuck around for adoption.
As for our adoptable animals, it’s been another fabulous month. Our wonder boy, Lucky, that looked as though he was a cross between a Black Labrador and German Shepherd, was adopted by a expat living in Bangkok. Amazingly, this expat had actually adopted Lucky’s sister when they were tiny pups. Through the person that found them when they were small, the expat was alerted that Lucky had been brought to us and immediately reached out to adopt. Lucky now lives with his sister in Bangkok where they regularly attend their local dog park and go for walks along the river. We couldn’t be happier for him!
Bindi, our border collie lookalike decided to rescue herself. She was dropped off one day by a local community member who spotted her. Seeing that she was in distress and running from a large pack of dogs they opened their car door to investigate. Upon doing so, Bindi jumped in and refused to leave. As a result of this immediate association with the car being a safe place, we think Bindhi was previously owned and had somehow escaped or ran away from her original home. We are currently advertising around Hua Hin if anyone is looking for her but, if there is no response soon, she will be available for a new home.
Sadly, we’ve seen a big increase in distemper in the region. As cases slowed over the last few months we were hoping the virus was slowly dispersing however, two local packs that we were previously feeding have now been found with present cases. Distemper is highly contagious and spreads easily among dogs. For this reason our team set up feeding through local community members, as it is too greater risk for our team to now visit these packs in case they bring back the virus to our clinic and shelter.
There have also been multiple litters born among some of our newest packs. Fortunately we were then able to track their location, apply flea and tick powder. At just 4 weeks old the pups are too young for vaccines and sterilization but we will monitor them closely and bring them in when the time is right.
Our mobile team was able to scout out another Temple that homed over 70 grown adult dogs. After further investigation, it became apparent that many of the females were pregnant and very close to giving birth. Given the sheer number of animals at this temple, we are now in conversations with the head Monk and a local feeder to host a mobile clinic and a Sterilisation drive with Livestock (the local Government body for animal welfare) in the coming weeks. Most likely early December.
A few months ago, we discovered a pack at the local army reserve which we’ve been feeding and bringing in for sterilization ever since. On one of our latest visits, we were alerted to a dog that had been in a very nasty accident. We’re not entirely sure whether it was a traffic accident or the result of a train but the poor boy had become paralyzed in his hind and one of the back legs had completed eroded to only the bone being exposed. We brought him in straight away so we could tend to the wound as it had become badly infected and had clearly been exposed for a while. Through a course of antibiotics and continuous wound management, we were hoping he would become strong enough for surgery but the infection was too much. After one week of care, he passed away. All we can say is we were glad to have been there and were able to help with the pain in his last days.
We also had another case of animal abuse this month. An owner brought in their dog that had been attacked by a local walking by. Due to the dog barking at them, the local defended themselves with a knife which resulted in a large chunk of skin hanging loose on the dogs back. The owner immediately brought the animal in and, fortunately, the wound was not deep enough to cause excessive bleeding and our vet was able to stitch the wound. The pup has since made a full recovery and is back home where the owner intends to keep him enclosed and away from people walking by.
We also had a minor outbreak of diarrhea among our adoptable dogs. Due to the rising tide of the local beach, a lot of debris was washing up on to the shore line, resulting in many dead fish and sea life being on the beach. Due to this outbreak, all our adoptable dogs ended up on antibiotics and were quarantined from the beach. Fortunately, being so well located, we were still able to take our dogs on lead walks each day round the local lake. It’s only now, at the end of the month, that we’re considering taking the dogs back to the beach.
We had our first arrival of volunteers! For almost 6 years prior to 2020, Rescue P.A.W.S. had relied very heavily on an international volunteer program to carry out much of the needed work required for our sheltered dogs. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we were without volunteers for a total of 20 months and the team were working tirelessly to carry out the work of Rescue P.A.W.S. out in the field and on site at the clinic and shelter. Needless to say, we are over the moon to have our volunteers back and are very excited to see what this enables us to do as we grow in Hua Hin and its surrounding communities.
We’ve also established a new partnership with WorldWide Vets. WorldWide Vets supports locally registered charities across the globe who are working to provide care and treatment to domestic and wild animals. Through this partnership, WorldWide Vets will assist in the placement of final year Vet Students and Vet Nurse Students who need to carry out placements as part of their course. It’s an exciting opportunity and one that will allow us to not only expand our presence medically, but also, allow us to educate those who are unfamiliar with the epidemic of stray animals in Thailand.
Daeng (meaning red in Thai) arrived at Rescue P.A.W.S when she was heavily pregnant with 9 puppies. After having the litter, Daeng made herself at home and watched as all of her pups went on to find loving home. Sadly, Daeng hasn’t met the one yet and is still waiting. Since joining the crew, Mama Daeng has kept a smile on everyone’s face. Her hugs and sweet nature make her the perfect clinic companion for our team. Though she wasn’t the most maternal dog during the early days, Mama Daeng has taken her role as unofficial emotional support pup very seriously. She also works hard to keep all of the new kids on the block in line. Anyone would be lucky to have Daeng as a pet, but we’re glad to keep her around until the perfect match is found!
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