Every Life Matters
On August 5 2021, we rescued four very young puppies from a mother who a had not been able to feed them as she had a facial injury and couldn't eat. She had no milk to offer her young puppies and was difficult to catch.
Fiona
With the offer of a foster if the puppies were rescued, we took them in. Two of the puppies were very weak, and sadly little Fiona passed away the next day. At least she died in a comfy bed with her own name.
FIona with her brothers and sisters
As we still don't have our blood machine, every Friday we take Shaun to Animal Wellness for a blood test. His red blood cell count has been low for weeks despite him having a lot of food and regular iron injections, and he has a lump on his bottom that hasn't gone down despite anti inflammatory medications and antibiotics.
Shaun gets a checkup
We discovered a common ailment that is likely causing Shaun's red blood cell count to be low - hook worms. We did a faecal analysis and saw them. We gave him Dewormer so we hopefully will see an improvement in next week's tests.
We also did an ultrasound and xray on the lump on his bottom, there is fluid inside so it's not a hernia, but the skin around it is very thick.
Doc Gama gave him medication for it and if in two weeks it hasn't gone we will have to do surgery.
Shaun's lump is ultrasounded
Perfectly camouflaged, Brownie relaxes in her hole dug out at the base of the big tree just outside the Sanctuary. She'd just come back from a walk with the other (younger) dogs and had an attack of "the zoomies" aka running round in circles chasing her tail. Blink and you'd miss her - brown dog in the brown mud! Brownie is an old soul with a young heart - if you want to know more about her, check out her Profile Page on the website.
Brownie in her hole
Ally and Dean Adopted
What's better than one of our dogs being adopted? Well, TWO of course
Dean is one of five puppies dumped in a road in a bag (one escaped only to be killed by a vehicle), he arrived on 27 April 2021, and after a promising start, he, along with siblings Dirk and Dottie contracted Distemper in the outbreak of May-July 2021.
Dean out for a walk
Ally was spotted on a construction site by our regular foster/adopters Nic and Bryan in April 2021. She survived the Distemper outbreak of April-June 2021, slowly managed to recover her coat, and recently graduated into the main community. She is a very energetic dog, and doesn't care who's face she licks!
Ally
Ally
The Ally / Dean combo was irresistible to Steve and his partner Bea. Steve had fostered for DAS a few years ago, and always wanted to provide a permanent home for some rescues. Ally and Dean chose them, and are now settling into their new home. Thanks Steve and Bea!
Puppy Marvin is such an inquisitive bundle of energy, we decided to match him up with Shaun, a similar force of nature. They took to each other straight away, and we give them time together each day. We have to be careful as Marvin is still so tiny, even Shaun seems gigantic in comparison! Find out more about Shaun and Marvin on their Profile Pages.
Shaun with buddy Marvin
