Distemper Virus around the Temple

Rest in peace, Foxy.

I’m sad to say that we’ve experienced another death at the temple. Foxy is the first adult dog (since we started our program) to pass away. After returning from a sterilization, her immune system was very much weakened. Because she had not been vaccinated, she was extremely susceptible to the airborne virus, and she was not eating. Before we realized that she had distemper, it was too late. When Karin came to pick up Foxy along with some others, she was already long gone.

There’s a high possiblity that the distemper virus could be circulating around the temple, but thankfully, we have vaccinated close to all the adult dogs. However, some puppies were too young to be vaccinated, and they are vulnerable to the virus.

Let’s hope for the best…

 

Update on Temple Aid Program

Unbelievably, the puppy (in the previous post) is alive and well. He’s happy, running around, healthy as a dog, and we vaccinated him. In the words of Ms. Elissa: “Yo! That is really hot!” (I love that woman.)

Update/Stats since last entry:

- 5,000 baht donation from Roots and Shoots club to Temple Aid Program (haha)

- 1,300 baht in donations

Led to:

- Six vaccinations for dogs

- Four vaccinations for puppies

- Deworming of puppies

- Three successful sterilizations

- And two more dogs at the vet now

.. and lots of food and TLC for all the dogs in between. The Care for Dogs team came today with some volunteer vets to check out the dogs’ conditions and take out the stiches of the sterilized dogs. They seem so much thinner though. Up next is a longgg photo post.

I love Fleaty! You rock Fleats.

Fluffy is being sponsored by the 3rd grade class. I can see why!

Yo! Check out that puppy. You know who he is! Doesn’t he look so much better?

Khun is the proud mommy of many.

Please check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsnis for more pictures.