Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

Every Life Matters

RIP

Lagum

Lagum

Lagum

Lagum

This is the saddest post. We had to put Lagum to sleep this afternoon (29 February 2024) and it was extremely distressing.
We did every test possible to find out what was wrong but could not find the cause of her intense pain. There were no broken bones or organ issues but she screamed non stop pretty much for the last three days. She had to basically be put in a comatose state for her to get any respite. All the vets we consulted say it must have been a brain issue as she kept pushing her head against the mats she was lying on. One possibility is advanced stage tetanus as her limbs were quite stiff.
It's so hard to witness suffering like this and not be able to alleviate it.
The kindest thing to do was to put her out of her suffering. Thank you to everyone who donated for this little girl.
Run free Lagum. So so sorry you had to suffer as you did.

Lagum RIP

Lagum RIP

Ralph

Ralph

Ralph RIP

Ralph RIP

Ralph was in really bad shape when we picked him up on 21 February 2024, with extreme anaemia and ehrlichia. Many of these street dogs have tick borne diseases , heartworm, worm infestation, mange and severe lack of nutrition.
We had hopes for Ralph as he was eating well when he came in. We are very cautious with emaciated dogs as we can't give them too much food initially, just small amounts at a time.

Unfortunately, two days later, Ralph passed away at 5:15 am in the morning. Lloyd, our Vet Assistant, was with him. We have four trained vet assistants on duty every night at the Sanctuary, monitoring our critical cases.
Although we can't be sure, we think that Ralph's heart stopped as he suddenly stopped breathing. There was no signs of distress.
Thank you Mary Jane for offering to adopt him when he was well.
Thank you to everyone who sent him donations and well-wishes.
Ralph you were so, so close to having a family of your own. Sometimes I think that when they feel safe and cared for, they let go.
Run free Ralph.

Ralph RIP

Ralph RIP

Lady

Lady

It broke our hearts that Lady never found her people. We posted her for adoption but no one came for her.
We have done the best we can to give her a good life, with as much love and care as possible, but nothing can rival a family of her own.
Lady was another victim of a hit and run and left suffering in the street for 3 days.

Lady

Lady

When we rescued her she had a fractured pelvis but with laser therapy and trips to the ocean she slowly healed and started to walk.
We rescued her in Feb 2022. She's was around 12 years old but life on the streets takes its toll.
Her body was starting to break down. Her kidneys were in failure and she has gingivitis.

Luckily we could give her laser therapy thanks to the donors who enabled us to buy our own machine.
She was still active and enjoying her walks almost to the end, but her suffering escalated in recent weeks, and we knew it was time to let her go.  She passed on 18 February 2022.
We loved you Lady, we hope you knew that.
Please consider adopting a senior and giving them their own family for their remaining time on earth.
We have so many dogs over the age of 10.
We will cover all medical expenses for the duration of their life.  We just want them to experience having a home.

Lady RIP

Lady RIP

Whisp

Whisp

Whisp

Whisp

Whisp was reported to us close to death, semi-conscious and in desperate need of rescue.
Despite now having 190 dogs, we couldn't leave him there. We think he had been attacked recently as he had a lot of holes and wounds and numerous ticks. Blood tests showed his immune system was extremely compromised and he had very few red blood cells. He also tested positive for anaplasma, ehrlichia and babesia.
The odds were stacked against him surviving, but we wanted to give him a shot at life. Sadly, it was all too much for him and he passed peacefully the day after he was rescued, on 11 February 2024.

Whisp RIP

Whisp RIP

Mikay

Mikay

We have some really sad news to share. Mikay one of our oldest residents died 28 January 202at around 4pm.
We rescued Mikay 4 years ago from owner neglect and abuse. 

Mikay

Mikay being rescued

She was around 10 years old at the time and had been starved and was riddled with mange. She enjoyed almost four years of happiness and love at the Sanctuary until a few months ago when she developed cancer in her eye. We removed her eye and hoped that was it, but the cancer came back aggressively. 

We wanted to give her one more chance with chemo and she had her first session last week. The growth shrank significantly and she perked up, looking like her old self. We thought that she would make it, but she passed peacefully this afternoon.
We didn't try to revive her. It was her time. Run free Mikay. We are so happy we were able to give you four years of food, walks, love and cuddles. Run free sweet girl.

Mikay RIP

Mikay RIP