Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

Every Life Matters

Dog Update

Victory

Victory

On 27 March 2022, we got reports of a dog in a bad state near Port Royale water park.  We didn't have transport so we were fortunate that Dong one of our volunteers was available.  We rescued the dog and called him Victory or Vic for short.
It appears he was hit by a car as he has bad lacerations on his back and tail.

Victory when rescued

He also couldn't use one of his back legs and his wound was in danger of becoming infected.  We bought him to Animal Wellness for x-rays and full blood tests, but sadly passed away he following day.
He went into cardiac arrest and despite Doc Gama's efforts to resuscitate, he couldn't be saved.  Vehicle impacts cause so much damage. Please brake for animals.  Poor Vic, at least he had a couple of good meals and was shown some love.

Victory's injuries

Victory's injuries

Victory when rescued

Victory when rescued

Hygieia

Hygieia

On 20 March 2022, w bought in a puppy showing signs of distemper. She was spotted by Marites and bought in by Miles, both long-time supporters of DAS, who will drop whatever they are doing to rescue an animal in distress. After assessment at the Sanctuary, Faith and her family agreed to take her in, with vetinary support from us.
Faith's daughter Ella named her Hygieia, Greek goddess of health, and thanks to them all, little Hygieia had a chance.
 

Hygieia

Under the care of the family and our veterinary assistants Rudylyn and Jerome, her twitching subsided, and her appetite grew. She was weak but was not crying or in any obvious further distress. We managed to source a Distemper antibody called Canglob D from Cebu, and with some kind donations, and yet another of our supporters Blake, we managed to get it flown over. We hoped the Canglob D would help her build a stronger immune response against the virus.

Dex

Dex

Canglob D

Canglob D

Sadly, it was all just too late. Ideally the Canglob D injections should be done before neurological symptoms were present but we wanted to try everything we could. During the night of 24 March, she started having full body seizures, a sign that the virus was attacking her brain. She continued to have seizures throughout the night and by the following morning they were non-stop, her body was becoming stiff and it was clear to us that it was time to let her go, so we put her to sleep on Friday 25 March 2022.

She was surrounded by love for the last week of her life. Faith, Ella, Christian and the cats were with her round the clock, staying with her through the nights, talking to her, stroking her and willing her to survive. It just wasn't to be.

We want to thank everyone who tried to help this little girl - those who donated, Marites who was feeding her on the street, Miles for going to pick her up and bring her to DAS, Blake for flying over from Cebu with the meds, and of course Faith and family who did so much for her (and also for refusing to take the money we gave them to look after her.)

Run free Little one, I hope you know we all loved you and did our very best to save you

Laila adopted!

Laila Adopted!

Laila adopted

Laila was adopted today as well! She is one of 6 who were abandoned and brought into the Sanctuary about a month ago. All had Parvovirus, so had a difficult start in life.  Lance and Loni were already adopted, so that just leaves Lacey, Lemon, Lexi, Lotus, Lana and Lola still waiting for their home.  
Thank you so much Emelia and family! We wish you all a long and happy life together!

Laila adopted
Puppies beginning with L

Loni adopted!

Loni Adopted!

Loni adopted

Loni was adopted today and we are so happy! She is one of 6 who were abandoned and brought into the Sanctuary about a month ago. All had Parvovirus, so had a difficult start in life.  Lance was already adopted, so that just leaves Lacey, Lemon, Lexi, Lotus, Lana, Leila and Lola still waiting for their home.  
Thank you so much Keana! We wish you both a long and happy life together.

Loni adopted

Lance adopted!

Lance Adopted!

Lance

Lance was adopted today and we are so happy! He is one of 6 who were abandoned and brought into the Sanctuary about a month ago. All had Parvovirus, so had a difficult start in life.  They are now ready for adoption and Lance was the second one to go!
Thank you so much Liaza and John! We wish you all a long and happy life together.

Lance