Rescue P.A.W.S. August 2021 Report – Rescue Paws Thailand

When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

Theodore Roosevelt

This Months' Onsite News

August was a month of obstacles, perseverance, tenacity and results. Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Thailand, the government called for a total of 29 provinces to enter its “dark red zone”. Resulting in a strict lockdown and our team having to adapt as quickly as possible, not only to ensure the safety of our staff, but also, to keep attending to our mission.
Regardless of the lockdown, records were broken once again and a mighty 110 sterilizations were carried out. Making August 2021 the most successful month for sterilizations in Rescue P.A.W.S. history. We’ve broken our monthly sterilization record twice so far in 2021!
Our longest standing resident, dear old Bohdie, has finally found his forever home. Not only that, but he’s not alone. He went with our wonderfully young Dave. You may remember but, back in March this year, Dave was returned to us due to his adopters having to rush home to Singapore and not being able to take him with them. So, after 4 years of being with us and one failed adoption, we are over the moon to say Dave and Bohdie are now living in Bangkok with a family of two young boys and their parents

Record breaking 110 sterilisations!

Pranburi Temple Pack

Bohdie has a home

As successful as this month has been, we have also experienced loss. Our wonderful Layla fought her final fight and is now at peace. After battling malnutrition, organ damage, and fungal and bacterial infections, it all became a little too much for our sweet girl to bear. Layla gave everything she had to her young pup Chunk while caring for her on the streets. With Chunk now living with her new forever family, Layla’s job as her mother was finally at an end and her will to carry on sadly faded away. She will always be remembered fondly by all of us here at Rescue P.A.W.S. as the mother who never gave up and went through hell and back for the sake of her pup.

Remembering lovely Layla

Since her bite wound, Andy has been recovering in her own little corner of the clinic. During the recovery, it had seemed that her trust in us had faltered along with her liveliness. Fortunately, she has completely recovered well and is now out and about in the clinic, slowly becoming more and more accepting of our staff once again.
From restricted cage rest to roaming freely, cute little TJ is now up and about since the surgery on his femur. With controlled walks every day, our staff take TJ outside for a leash walk. Enabling him to do his business but also, breathe in the fresh Thai air again.
We also said goodbye to Nini this month as she jetted off to her new life in Canada. Though international adoptions have been difficult due to limited flights, travel restrictions and new laws coming into place, we are so pleased to see this sweet girl finally find her forever home.

TJ was the victim of a hit and run

Nini flew home to Canada

Andy in her favourite position in her favourite spot

Updates In the Field

Our feeding runs keep expanding. With community sterilisations brought to a halt from the lockdown, our team of catchers were busy as ever. Their continuous efforts and excursions have resulted in many more packs being located.
One of which we mentioned in our previous report, the appropriately named Factory Pack, seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. For those of you that follow our social media, you will see they’re a regular feature on our stories. This is due to so many of its members having skin conditions, infections, contagious diseases, and, of course, not being sterilised. They also seem to keep on growing. Just behind the factory where they are based, one of the staff members introduced us to a litter of puppies. The puppies are around 12 weeks old now and will soon be ready for sterilisation. In the meantime, we are keeping them regularly fed and building their trust.
I mentioned contagious diseases. One of which is TVT. Though I’m sure you’re already familiar, TVT stands for Transmissible venereal tumours. It’s cancer that tends to be found in, on and around the genitalia of both male and female dogs. It is transmitted mainly through sexual intercourse, however, it can also be spread by licking, sniffing or biting tumour affected areas. Unfortunately, it was found that one of the male dogs within Factory Pack had contracted cancer and was in dire need of treatment. We have since responded and are taking him to weekly appointments for chemotherapy at a local vet clinic in Hua Hin. With each treatment costing 600THB, we are trying to raise funds through our social media. The dog will need a total of four scheduled appointments.

TVT Tumor

The chemotherapy should clear the tumor up

Other members of our infamous Factory Pack

One particularly impressive effort from our team this month was the locating, catching and sterilising of an entire pack of six dogs. We are yet to name this pack as it was such a swift and efficient effort. Fortunately, the pack is fed by a local community member, so, now that they’re all sterilised and returned, we will make regular visits to ensure that they have enough food to feed them.
So not to drag on too much about all the new packs, I shall briefly name the other two new packs to join our feeding run. They go by the names of New Pineapple Pack (currently counted at seven dogs) and Wat Rangsi Temple Pack (a new Temple pack counting in at around 9 dogs).
Due to the lockdown and to ensure the safety of our staff, we have had to implement a “no visitor” rule. This has resulted in a huge decrease in community-driven sterilisations. Not wanting to have this effect the impact and number of sterilisations we carried out this month, our catching team have gone above and beyond. Though they’re not responsible for 100% of the 110 sterilisations, they are responsible for a vast majority of them and we couldn’t be happier with our new recruit, mentioned in last month’s report, Mr. Best.

A pack of six dogs all picked up in one day

New members of our Rangsi Temple Pack

Our packs remain healthy because of your donations

A resident of Hua Hin contacted us about a dog at a local golf course that had a nasty wound on his neck. We immediately responded and, as we got closer, we realised the dog had two wounds. One his neck and one his elbow. We believe the wounds are a result of a dog fight as they very much resemble that of a bite. We managed to catch the dog and bring him back for further examination and treatment. The wound was heavily infected and had clearly been there for a while as it had already attracted a few maggots. Our team immediately cleaned both the wounds and are giving him medication to manage the infection. It is likely further treatment will be required. We have named him Scruffy, naturally after his scruffy appearance.
Late in to the month, we had two puppy arrivals join us. Found dumped in a carboard box out in the jungle, these two little fur balls were brought in by the community members that found them. We think they’re a little less than six weeks old and as cute as ever. Naturally, they will be going through the process of being treated, vaccinated, sterilised and put up for adoption. We will put a poll out on our social media in the first few days of September asking for our supporters to give them names.

Our adorable new companions

Scruffy was located at a local golf course

He's a very sweet and gentle old man

We are also pleased to announce that our day visit program has been awarded and certified as one of the top 1% tourist activities in the world for 2021. This is based on customer reviews and ratings. Since this certification, we are hoping to promote this throughout Hua Hin and further Thailand once tourism picks back up and the lockdown is lifted.

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