Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

Every Life Matters

RIP

Ranger

Ranger

Ranger

Ranger

On 18 September 2023 we received a report of another hit and run. He had apparently been lying in this spot since 11pm the previous night. We brought him to the Sanctuary and put him on IV and pain killers, and the following day took him to Animal Wellness for x-rays only to discover his spine was completely severed.
This is an injury that even with the best neurosurgeon it's difficult to fix and we don't have any vet here who can do the surgery.  There was no possibility of recovery and we would not let him suffer.
Thank you to everyone who donated and sent well wishes.
Please take some comfort in the fact that we treated him with care and compassion and gave him a service to send him on his way with love.
We called him Ranger. We are sorry you had to suffer as you did.

Ranger

Ranger

Lois

Lois

Lois RIP

Lois RIP

We have the saddest of news - Lois didnt make it.
In the early hours of this morning, our critical care staff noticed that her breathing had started to become shallow and rapid. They put her on the vital signs monitor and gave her oxygen but she went into cardiac arrest and despite trying to revive her for half and hour using CPR and Epinephrine - she passed away around 4am on 15 September 2023.

This is heartbreaking - she had just two days of comfort, safety, food and love with us. She was sent well wishes from all around the world - but it was just too late for her tired body and no doubt tired soul.

She was so close to getting the life she deserved.
We gave her a service to send her on her way with love.

Thank you to everyone who donated for her.
Run free sweet Lois - know that you mattered and you were loved

Lois

Lois

Queenie

Queenie

Queenie

Queenie

On 1 September 2023, we received a report about a dog lying on the street, very weak and covered in ants. We can only imagine the pain and fear she felt.
Someone had covered her and given her food at least.

Queenie

Queenie

We brought her to the shelter and on further inspection discovered that one of her mammary glands was infested with maggots.
We cleaned her up, took blood for tests, de-flead her, got rid of the ants and maggots, and called Doc Erica from Pet Monarch Small Animal Clinic and discussed the case.
We called the dog Queenie because she was found on Port Royale Road.
Queenie was extremely dehydrated and had dangerously low red blood cells, indicating starvation.
She also had a systemic infection so we put her on antibiotics and IV. We gave her everything we could to ensure her survival, and given our current financial challenges, taking in another dog creates an added burden but we couldn't leave her there to die.

Queenie

Despite our best efforts, she passed away on 3 September 2023.  She started having seizures and then stopped breathing. We tried to resuscitate for 30 minutes but she didn't respond.  We know we did our absolute best but it still feels like we failed her.  We gave her a service and told her that she was loved and that she mattered.  That's all we could do. Run free queenie.

Queenie

Cookie

Cookie

Cookie RIP

Cookie RIP

On 24 August 2023, we saw this poor dog on the way to the Sanctuary. We think she was another hit and run. What can we do when we see this but pick her up and get her the care she needs? We took her for x-rays and she had no fractures but had a compressed spine. Kind sponsors began to donate funds for her rehabilitation laser therapy. We called her Cookie.

Cookie started showing distinct signs of Rabies after a few days in our care - muscle spasms in her limbs, becoming aggressive and biting at anything that came near her. There is a very characteristic biting pattern with Rabies that is different from pain or fear aggression.
Rabies cases are often mistaken for a hit and run as the dog starts to lose the use of its limbs as the virus spreads throughout the nervous system. Its a very painful disease.  She was in more and more pain as the hours passed by.
Her skin also started breaking out in pustules all over her body, despite being on antibiotics.  Our vets believe that it was due to an antibiotic resistant bacteria.
We and the vets agreed that the kindest thing to do was to put her to sleep.
Its so so sad when the little souls we rescue don't make it - they come so close to having the life they deserve.
Thank you for everyone who donated for Cookie - you at least helped to make her feel that she mattered in her last couple of days on earth.
Run Free Cookie - we hope you felt the love and care.

Monty

Monty

Monty

Monty

On 27 August 2023, we were alerted to this small stray, which we called Monty.  At least he was being fed, but the only way to reduce the number of strays is mass sterilisation campaigns.  DAS has conducted a number of events over recent months, and we can only hope this is the start of something systemic and long term.  

Monty

Monty

Monty started pooping blood not long after we brought him in. He ate a hearty meal when he first arrived and then slowly got weaker and more lethargic. The vets said it was Parvo given how fast he deteriorated. We gave him everything possible to treat parvo and had him on IV but he was just too weak. He passed away on 29 August 2023.  Sleep easy little one.