Our projects in the clinic...
Our refugio often gets dogs in a severly neglected state.. We get dogs from the kiling station, from the streets, found in the garbage bins, or dumped by a family who changed their minds, and puppies who are no longer good enough for breeding in the puppy mills
Recently, quite a few dogs who were used for producing litters in a puppy mill were dumped in a killing station... they couldn't be sold anymore according to the breeder... they looked horrible.These dogs often need a lot of vet care... Our vet takes care of this, he will operate on them and informs us what care they need.. but this costs a lot of money... As they are dogs with hardly any chances, nobody will take them in and that makes us want to make a difference, especially for those ones..
Ace Shin stands up for those who do not stand a chance, they are all worth it, each and every one.. once you get to know them, and realise what they must have been through. Dogs who were dumped in the streets, with all consequences that result ... just think for a minute if it was you... you are welcome nowhere, no place to sleep, or to come home to but with a will to survive.You are hungry and thirsty but know nothing or nobody in the neighborhood because you were just dropped there. And what if you are ill, feeling miserable, when you are out of energy or when you are injured?
And then the puppy mills... where you have to produce day in, day out in a stinking filthy cage... where nobody looks at you personally, just wants you to get pregnant to produce yet another litter... your eye will become ill, you will remain ill and things are getting worse and worse.You will get some physical problems, which nobody cares about, as long as you produce puppies.
And then the killing station.. where you will be caught with a special catch lasso, thrown into a cage and where the smell of death fills the hallways.
Did you ever stand still and think about the fear, the insecurity, the pain and the sadness that all of these dogs had to go through?
We want to be there for all those dogs and for them, we have our facebook groups, where we save money for them. It sometimes might take a while before we saved the necessary amount for an operation, but sometimes we have to go straight to the emergency department or to a traumatologist when there is no time to lose. That is why we have a deal with our specialist and vets... so we can pay in different terms for those where there was no time to lose..
For those dogs, dear people, we fight together! Give them a chance to be happy, give them a chance to be taken care of, to be respected by all of us who love them so much... Support our facebook groups, where we save money and support those, who need it so much!
We thank you, we all do this with full persuasion, but we are nowhere without you... We are doing this together and that is why we need you so much!
Besides our Leishmania and Filaria patients, who need a daily treatment, we also have a few 'regulars' in our clinic for whom we can use your help.
First up: Lulera... a neglected but oh so sweet dog, who went through hell. She had to carry a heavy and neglected coat with her, tested positive for Leishmania and had infected eyes.. She came with a death sentence, but after 4 months of intensive care (Glucantime treatment for Leishmania, daily treatment of her eyes, conditioning her coat, mm by mm) she is now a totally different dog and she looks great! We can be proud that we rescued her and she looks proud as well! She still is a bit shy for new people but so thankful!
Ayala, a victim of a puppy mill, came into the killing station in a terrible condition, you would cry for less.. all used up. Our vet examined her the day she came to the Refugio. She had a severely infected eye and Leishmania.. she was so afraid. Luckily this quickly changed in full surrender and thankfulness. She is now much better but will always remain a worrisome child, but she now has the chance to get to know happiness.. and that is why we are doing what we are doing.
Bobientje, a mini Boston Terrier female, was used up until a caesarian was no longer possible and her uterus and intestines were 1 big mess. With us she got a necessary operation and now she is slowly recovering... it was so close, but she made it. She is extremely afraid and doesn't know what love or a cuddle is.. She doesn't know how to be a dog with a normal human being.
Here we have another victim, who was named Bobette by us.. A lovely sweet mother that was all used up only to be dumped in a killing station.. her eye was in duch a bad state that she needed emergency surgery. Her skin is infected and her teeth are like a graveyard.. Let's just say that it is another case of neglect... she has received all necessary care and is now recovering.
Celestine our survivor, was saved from the killing station, but she already had Distemper... like a true miracle, she survived, but some neurological difficulties remained.. she has a tic at her head, but she is a fighter... she wants to survive, she wants to, she wants to...
Our Kotton was one of the most extreme cases of years of neglect that we have seen over the years.. She came in with a giant tumor in her ear, what turned out to be a Papiloma. She needed surgery on her mammary glands and there turned out to be tumor in the vagina as well. Her coat was in a terrible state... impossible to comb through.The felted coat was removed, mm by mm - she was almost bold after her visit to the hairdresser. Her eyes were closed shut because of her dirty heavy coat and as a result they were infected.. so sad, indescribable.
Another new comer, our dearest Bambi.. dumped in the killing station by puppy mill. First we thought that she was pregnant, but that was not the case. She had big cysts in her uterus... it took our vet a lot of effort to remove all of them and it was a tough surgery. It was hard on Bambi but she is slowly getting stronger and stronger. Her teeth and ears need to be taken care of, but first let's give her some rest and help her become a bit stronger.
Tuly limped when she came to us. It turned out that she had had surgery in the past on her leg, but the surgery went terribly wrong.The metal pin that was placed there, had moved and caused terrible pains. It was removed meanwhile and Tuly needs to be kept calme so that her bones can strengthen.. our vet is keeping a close eye on her.
Our friendly Madona, another puppy mill farm casualty. She is so happy, despite all of her health issues. Her eyes and ears will still need care... they need a thorough cleaning and daily drops.
And then our Bruno, the energetic Perro de Agua. He had surgery when he was with his previous owner, but after a while the metal pin was rejected by his body which caused a severe allergic reaction. The metal pin was removed but Bruno was put on cage rest to give his paw the chance to heal and get stronger... otherwise the risk of a new fracture would be too high. Several times a week he has needed to get special bandages and the wound has to be cleaned. This week he will go to the specialist again to see how his leg has healed and so he can hopefully go to his new owners!
Bjorn was dumped in the killing station by his owners.. his skin was in a terrible state... He had lost of all his faith in mankind, but slowly he lets us come closer.. He needs medication and special bandages.. specific care which he gets on a daily basis in our clinic.
My note: We exist on donations, which our wonderful volunteers and supporters raise in various ways. We are eternally grateful as are the dogs and we thank you with heartfelt thanks. From time to time, we will make an appeal for a donation for a particular dog or for a specific operation for a dog in need. Please watch out for these on our websites, on our blogs and on our Facebook Pages. But you don't need to wait - please donate at any time if you would like to. The dogs will be forever grateful and so will we.
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