Rescue P.A.W.S. June Report – Rescue Paws Thailand

This month there is definitely been cause for celebration! The Rescue P.A.W.S team have been working their socks off and we can proudly report that we have had our most productive month EVER.

This Months' Onsite News

After months of waiting, we are happy to report that a total of five dogs flew overseas to their forever families, including Cera, who has been with us for over four years. If you would like to help us reunite animals with their families overseas please consider becoming a flight volunteer.
P’Jun, the operations admin, has continued to work her magic with local adoptions and promoting responsible pet ownership. In June, 15 animals found their forever homes!
With improved surgical protocols in place, we have been able to have a greater impact in reducing the overpopulation of dogs and cats in our region. This month alone we sterilized 104 animals, the highest number of animals sterilized in a single month since Rescue P.A.W.S. opened its doors! Of these, 61% were females (the more challenging to sterilize), 54% dogs and 46% cats.
Mama Deang has been protesting her diet and sneaking to nearby restaurants for snacks. With those big puppy dog eyes, people find it hard to say no to her.
After weeks of round-the-clock feeding, Sugar and Spice started eating solids, freeing our staff to have a proper night’s sleep. Since then, both puppies have found a loving home with a local family and we are over the moon that they get to grow up together.

Cera makes it home to Vancouver!

Noni, who has been recovering from an infected bite wound after being attacked by another dog has returned home. After making a full recovery and being sterilized, she was returned to her pack, where we know she will thrive. We will be working closely with the pack and their feeder as continue to sterilize the remaining members. Though we hoped to find Noni a home initially, her fear of people was causing her a lot of stress and we knew the best thing for her was to be returned to her pack where she feels safe.

Sugar & Spice have been adopted

Smashing our record with 104 sterilizations in one month!

Mama Daeng embracing the age-old practice of “if I fits, I sits”

Sid, our community dog, suffered a deep cut to her lower eyelid. We’re not sure how this happened, but like the smart girl she is, she wasted no time running to the clinic to inform us about her injury. The wound required six sutures, but luckily her eye was unharmed. Sid needed to wear the “cone of shame” which she was not amused about. The wound healed and she is now living her best life.
The trend of dumping pregnant animals continues and this month we welcomed a heavily pregnant cat to Rescue P.A.W.S. She was dumped in to a fenced property with two puppies. Luckily for them all the person who found them wasted no time in taking them to the vet to ensure they were all in good health. He has since adopted the two puppies but was unable to keep the cat and reached out to us for help. We have named he Squeak, due to her high pitch meow. Squeak has since given birth to 4 healthy ginger kittens and is proving to be an amazing mother to them all.

Sid had a mystery accident and injured her eye

No one likes the cone of shame

Squeak brings 4 healthy kittens into the world

Unfortunately, the strong strain of Distemper is still claiming victims. We received a phone call from a local rescue who had noticed two of her dogs being unsteady on their feet and asked if we could help her. We rushed to see the dogs as there was a concern the dogs might have been poisoned. Upon arrival, both dogs were noticeably unwell and we knew we had to bring them into Rescue P.A.W.S. for diagnosis and treatment. Both of these dogs were fully vaccinated and only received their last booster in January this year. To be safe, we still performed an in-house distemper test which came back negative. Despite the negative result, we were still suspicious, as all the symptoms were pointing towards Distemper or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord). We advised the local rescuer that the best thing would be to take the dogs to Kasetsart veterinary clinic, where they could perform a spinal tap to figure out the cause of the symptoms. Unfortunately, the spinal tap revealed both dogs were indeed suffering from Distemper. Both dogs stayed at Rescue P.A.W.S. until a suitable isolation space could be found for them, unfortunately, one of them has since passed away. The other dog, ZaZa is still fighting and showing slow signs of improvement. She has lost the ability to walk properly, but luckily Rescue Paws was able to donate a wheelchair to assist her with her recovery. We keep our fingers crossed for sweet ZaZa.

Zaza is fighting distemper

We also had a lovely female dog dumped at Rescue P.A.W.S. who we have named Maddie. She has clearly been owned and was very distressed and confused about being left in an unfamiliar place. Now that she has spent time with our team and knows we mean her no harm, she has since settled in and we plan to sterilise her in the coming days. Once she recovers we will place her up for adoption.
Layla, who was rescued in May with her puppy Chunk, wasn’t making the recovery we were expecting. Showing no improvement after receiving dietary change and medical care, we decided to take her for an abdominal ultrasound to find the cause of her symptoms. Unfortunately, the ultrasound revealed that she was suffering from a chronic bowel intussusception, a condition where a part of her bowel has folded over itself. The only way to treat this condition is surgery, and after long consideration, we booked her to have the surgery with a specialist at Kasetsart University hospital. After some touch-and-go moments, we are happy to report that she pulled through and after a few days in the intensive care unit of the hospital, has returned to Rescue P.A.W.S., where we are continuing to monitor her condition. She still has a battle ahead of her, but we will be there every step of the way.
Chunk, Layla’s pup, is thriving and loving all the attention that she receives. Keeping busy with playfights with other dogs and her daily swim during beach walks, she has proven to be the most fearless pup we have ever met and will make a perfect addition to any family

Layla's abdominal ultrasound showed that she required emergency surgery

Maddie has settled in

Chunk climbs the cat tower

Updates In the Field

Many of the packs that we care for fear humans. After years of abuse and being shooed from their ‘homes’, these dogs expect the worst. Our field pack is a good example of this. A pack made up of around 25 dogs, these guys are particularly timid, despite all the time we have spent feeding them. As they prefer to keep their distance this makes them very difficult to catch and treat. Using different techniques, we are working our way through the pack, sterilizing as many as possible. This month we have been using a feeding cage to catch some of the puppies in the area. At this time we have 5 of the 9 puppies in for vaccination and sterilization. Once they are returned, we will bring in the remaining pups and their mother and finally complete the pack and stop the cycle.
Amphun, also from the Field Pack, was returned after being treated for mange and bacterial infection. Having spent a few weeks in the kennels, Amphun became incredibly stressed and was more than happy to be reunited with his pack
Kai Toon, our hit and run pup with a severed tendon in his paw has made an incredible recovery. When we first brought Kai Toon into the clinic, we were prepared to have him with us for many months as his injury was sure to have a slow recovery. Thankfully, this lucky pup had a quick recovery and has been reunited with his family.
We have also located a new pack that needs our help. So far, we have sterilized 3 of the 10 dogs from this pack and have provided food and parasite treatment to the rest.
We have initiated a new project here in Khao Tao as part of our community outreach program. We are actively approaching locals and offering sterilization for pets and community animals. At this time we have already signed 13 dogs up for surgery and aim to sterilize 80% of the dog population, as this is the pivotal point when the dog population on the streets will begin to decline naturally.

Amphun before he started to receive treatment

The field pack pups are in for sterilization

Our community outreach program is making a big impact

We are continuing our sterilization project with another organization, with 11 dogs done so far. By combining our resources to help diagnose and provide medical care, we are currently treating 3 other injured dogs as well. By joining our forces and working together we can achieve more. There has been a long-standing “competition” amongst rescuers in Hua Hin and we are glad to see this collaboration develop.
Over the years, the team at Rescue P.A.W.S. has been very creative with our limited resources. Making the most out of the small amount of space we had and our limited funds, we have often had to think outside of the box. This is why were are over the moon to announce that we have begun construction to expand our facilities thanks to a generous donation from a local supporter. This additional space will act as a functioning isolation area for infectious dogs. Space has always been a limiting factor for us here at Rescue P.A.W.S and having the ability to help more animals really lifts our spirits. As a part of this donation, we were also able to purchase veterinary scales, meaning our veterinary assistant Q doesn’t have to hop on human scales whilst holding a dog anymore.
We have also now obtained more surgical equipment and now have a total of 10 surgical kits meaning more surgeries can be performed and less time is wasted on sterilizing instruments.
Using the local market held outside the Rescue P.A.W.S. clinic to our advantage, we have started an education campaign against people administering human contraceptives to pets. The practice has been banned in Thailand for several years, but unfortunately, is something we see too often. The use of human contraceptive injections is seen as an easier and cheaper alternative to surgery. Sadly, many people are unaware that the injection does not prevent pregnancy and instead leads to serious, life-threatening complications for the animal and the fetuses. This month alone we have sterilized 5 dogs that were suffering from pyometra (infection of the uterus) due to human contraceptives. As a huge animal welfare topic, we are spreading the message and offering free and donation-based sterilizations for pets and community animals.

Our newst pack in Pranburi

Feeding cages in action

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