Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

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Dog Update

Frannie adopted!

Frannie Adopted!

Frannie adopted

Frannie adopted

Adoptions are few and far between at the moment, so it was wonderful to see little Frannie go to her new home with Maria and her family.

Frannie was one of 3 puppies dumped outside the shelter. Sadly her siblings Feebie and Freya died from Parvovirus and Frannie was left all alone.  At least now she will experience the love that she deserves.

We have so many beautiful puppies still waiting to be chosen.
Please message the inbox if you would like to give one the gift of their own family.

Frannie, female

Frannie, female

Arthur

Arthur

It is with tremendous sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Arthur.
We rescued Arthur 2.5 years ago after he was ruthlessly hacked by someone. He was seen wandering around with a huge gash in his side.
People in the area who fed him said he once had an owner who died, and then Arthur was left to fend for himself.  You can read more about Arthur on his profile page here.

He must have been loved by his owner as he had the sweetest disposition. He wasn't too bothered about playing with other dogs, but he loved people.
He would have made a great companion had someone chosen him for adoption, but he was always overlooked.
At least he knew love at the Sanctuary.

Arthur

Arthur

His death was sudden and unexpected. Rudylyn was doing her daily dog health check and noticed Arthur wasn't getting up to greet her as he usually did, so she took him immediately to the vet for a check.
While on the table, he suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing. Despite numerous resuscitation attempts, we couldn't revive him.
It was very likely a cardiac arrest given his advanced age.
Thank you to his sponsors, Catherine and Krista, for all the love and support you gave him.
Run free, sweet Arthur, you were loved beyond measure.

Arthur

Arthur

Miki adopted!

Miki Adopted!

Miki adopted

Miki adopted

We have the best news!!! Miki was adopted by a wonderful family and is already adjusting well.
The first night, she wouldn't come out of the bedroom. But the very next day, she was up on the sofa!

The person who reported Mouse to us messaged again as he saw another dog in the same area who he believed to be a sibling of Mouse. They look very similar. We went immediately to pick it up and discovered she is a female so we called her Miki.  It's the least we could do after not being able to save Mouse.  Miki tested negative for distemper, parvo and rabies but she had a severely swollen hind leg, was very malnourished and emaciated, and had mange.  She's made an amazing recovery!  We love seeing the happy ending photos side by side with the initial rescue pictures.  This is what drives us to keep doing what we do!

Miki when rescued

Miki when rescued

Miki

Miki

Martha

Martha

Martha

marth

Martha was reported lying in a box. She was in a bad way, pooping blood, which was likely due to internal bleeding.  A fecalysis showed that she was infested with worms and a skin scrape, showed she was riddled with sarcoptic mange. Blood tests showed that she was in starvation.  We brought her in at 10:50am Saturday, and she ate a little chicken. We put her on IV and other medication that she needed. At 4:30, she started struggling to breathe, and her heart stopped. We tried to resuscitate her with epinephrine, but she couldn't be revived.


Days like this can really deflate us, but at DAS, we are always hopeful and optimistic that the situation here is changing. And it is.
We are at capacity at this current shelter and temporarily limited in the amount of dogs and cats we can rescue. But because of our hard work, vision, and most importantly, very generous supporters, we will soon have a shelter 12 times the size of the current one and we will be able to do so much more.
Sadly, it was too late for Martha.
Run free, sweet girl.
And thanks again to everyone for your continued support. It's truly so much appreciated.