It's been unfortunately a busy week in Krabi for us and we have faced a wide variety of problems. Along with our usual trajectory of getting as many stray females sterilized as possible we have come across a lot of different problems in strays as well. Dog without homes of course face more health issues than those that have homes but just by coincidence we have seen a lot of varied problems in the week already.
We'll start with something reasonably cute before we get into the serious problems. Look closely. This little cutie is not getting enough food and also has a pretty terrible infestation of fleas, mange, and ticks. This really isn't all that unusual, especially at the end of rainy season right after animals have been in close proximity to one another, normally mashed together for warmth and also spreading whatever parasites they have to the whole group.
Next we have the beginning stages of potential cancerous growth. This is bad news anywhere on a dog but on a foot it can more often than not result in the need to amputate the leg. This is not because we can't fix the cancer by other means but because we don't have enough money at the moment we can't really afford to do it. Don't worry, we are not just going to lop the dog's leg off right away but will monitor the situation and do what we can. It depends on what kind of cancer it is whether or not surgery will be required.
These sorts of cancerous growths are a little more concerning because it is already extremely advanced and we find ourselves in a situation where unfortunately we have to make the choice of whether or not it is actually terribly likely that it is a battle that we can win or not. Thankfully the veterinarians that we work with don't ever lie to us about the chances of survival and if it is unlikely that it will work out for the dog, we will instead make sure that their transition to the afterlife is as comfortable as possible. In Thailand putting a dog to sleep is banned outside of very specific circumstances and having cancer is not one of them. We likely wouldn't do that anyway unless that dog was in extreme pain every day.
Other problems we have faced include broken bones, potential distemper cases, the long-running situation with the nerve damage on one of the females in our care that still isn't showing signs of improvement, cuts from fights and being struck by cars, and of course the usual parasite infestations that if we don't tend to them will eventually result in infection and likely eventually a slow death.
We continue to do all that we can and have been receiving good news about Krabi expanding their tourism area to the beaches on the mainland in the near future. This could end up being wonderful for us since in the past 90% of our funding came from visitors. Let's hope that people have some money left over after a year and a half of Covid suffering.
If you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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