THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN LIFE...It is with the heaviest of heart that we post today of the sudden and unexpected passing of our beloved temple dog, "Minnie". It is just over 2 weeks that Minnie had her hind leg removed due to bone cancer. She had experienced terrible pain for months leading up to her surgery, but she was unable to have immediate surgery due to several causes in her health, but she peacefully rested and was loved and cared for at COCO House.
We thought the surgery would bring a new lease on life for her and in those 2 short weeks, it truly did. Minnie embraced her tripodness and was running and walking exceptionally well, she put on weight and no longer was looking so skinny. She was returned to her home just last week where she was so happy and making new friends with "Timmy" another dog from the temple that just recently had her eye removed due to glaucoma and all seemed bright as day for her.
Two days ago, Minnie stopped eating. Tony McManus her long term care provider for this temple immediately took her to Dr. Dao where Xrays reveled the cancer had spread rapidly to her lungs and she was terminal. She was placed gently to sleep, no more suffering, with Tony at her side.
I am in tears writing this post as this gentle dog has touched our lives with her sweet, gentle demeanor. She will truly be missed.
Fly High, Minnie - may your spirit soar...
(The video is of Minnie just a day after being returned to Coco House from her surgery - already exploring and loving life pain free...who knew it was only for a short while...)
Thank you to everyone who helped us give Minnie these three weeks of extra added life!
THIS IS 'TIMMY" - Just under the care of Hand to Paw less than a year when she mysteriously appeared at Wat Nong Ap Chang out of no where. At the time H2P volunteer Tony McManus noticed there was an issue with her eyes and continued to monitor.
This past week her eyes seemed to take a turn for the worse and Tony immediately took her to Chiang Mai's only eye specialist, Dr. Pop, where she was diagnosed with glaucoma! For such a young dog this came as a shocking health concern for her.
After one week on specialized eye drops and meds, Timmy is back to her bouncy, happy personality. The pressure in her eyes must have caused her such pain and discomfort. This is a lifelong disease and H2P will do everything we can to make her life a comfortable one. Once blood results are back, we will have her right eye removed as she no longer has any vision out of it.
As you must have read in previous posts, Hand to Paw is at a record number of dogs in the hospital with so many different maladies that can be life changing if treated. We feel this surgery for Timmy is a priority as well although we are trying to squeeze water from a rock...
Please help Timmy if you can by donating today...
LEARNING HOW TO WALK AS A TRIPOD - Miss Minnie is able to stand just 2 days after her surgery to amputate her back leg. Although she is still a bit wobbly, she is on the road to recovery and pain free. We hope to deliver her to Coco House in the coming days where she will spend 3 weeks R&R to regain her strength.
MINNIE SURVIVED HER SURGERY!!! It has been with bated breath as I have waited this past hour or so to get the news from Amandine HandtoPaw that Minnie survived her amputation surgery of her back leg! The surgery came with some risk as her blood levels were not at their peak performance, but with her growing inflammation and pain, we felt we had to take the risk and move forward. Thanks in great part to Dr Dao and his team we are all breathing a sigh of relief and as you can see in the video, Minnie looks alert and well. We are so happy!
One of our generous benefactors paid for Minnie's surgery and pre and post op care at the hospital, but not one other donation came in to help us cover her long stay at Coco House to prepare for the surgery and the boarding she will need there for recovery as well as the multiple vet visits that she has need to prepare her for surgery. It is becuase of people like you that we can offer these life saving measures to the dogs and cats in our care, without this they would suffer mercilessly. If you have even a small donation, it would be greatly appreciated.
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TOTO TROTS ON...Monday we were notified that Toto was crying in pain throughout the night at his home at Wat Ban Oye. He suffers for osteoarthritis of both front legs and it can flare up at a moments notice. The following day, Amandine and Pete were able to get him chauffeured to Dr Dao our much trusted vet of anything bones!
Several years ago Toto had a patella luxation operation on his right front knee. Over the years calcification has built up in both knees, not to mention an increase in his girth over the years! Dr Dao administered an injection of pentosan polysulfate which will be given every week over the next month to reduce the inflammation.
Already you can see from this video that one injection is already helping with his pain. We will continue to be vigilant in his pain management. It is never easy with a temple dog, but we will do all we can for him.
Trot on Toto...
JUST $10 USD or 300 THB FOR ONE DAY HOSPITAL STAY FOR 'CHOWK' - We have not had anyone offer assistance to help us keep Chowk in the hospital where he needs further care until his blood work shows a strong improvement. His one week stay at the 24 Hour Chiang Mai Hospital has been fully covered which covered several blood draws, medication, hospital stay, etc.
We are so grateful to Teresa Khongtham for chauffeuring our boy firm the Chiang Mai 24-hr hospital to @โรงพยาบาลสัตว์เชียงใหม่ เซ็นเตอร์ (Chiang Mai Center Animal Hospital) where he will be under the direct care of Dr Dao and Dr Fon. Here he will have a crate with blanket, more room to walk around to build his strength and expertise care we have long trusted for all of our H2P rescues.
If you can find in your heart to help us pay for one more day, we would be truly grateful.
I love this video - as it shows 'Chowk's' cheeky personality shine through as he searches for an escape route to get himself back to his temple!
Thank you for your support...
You can use PAYPAL (you don't have to have an account, you can use a debit/credit card to send a donation!): paypal.me/forThailandanimals
You can transfer funds to our Foundation Account: Bangkok Bank account number 358-0-92814-5 (for international bank transfers, wise.com or xe.com offer the best rates) Send me a screenshot to let me know it's you who's made the donation! I see the donations coming through but I don't see who they are from
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You can transfer funds to this USA bank account: Bank of America Account #0806815391
Routing number is 026009593 for wire transfer
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SENIOR TEMPLE DOG 'KHIANG' - 2023 has not been a good year for our senior temple dogs with many of them reaching the ends of their long lived lives. As proud as we are that these temple dogs have long out lived their estimated survival rate of 2-5 years, it is still with heavy heart to walk beside them on their final journeys.
This past week it was brought to our attention that Khiang had stumbled a few times. This alerted us immediately as she is roughly 12 years old and this can be an early sign of kidney failure. We are so lucky in Chiang Mai to have a doggie ambulance at our disposal provided by Dr Dao and his team at โรงพยาบาลสัตว์เชียงใหม่เซ็นเตอร์ (Chiang-Mai Center Animal Hospital), who were able to pick her up Friday and do a complete exam.
As we had expected, Khiang is at advanced stage chronic kidney disease. What we were not expecting was she was also suffering from Chronic heart disease and heartworms!!! How does a dog that has been given preventative heartworm medication since she came into our care over 9 years go get heartworms??? We were absolutely stunned.
Her heartworms are very bad and extensive. Any form of care we can provide her at this time may complicate matters in one of the other areas. It is a two edged sword.
Khiang is now returned to the temple with the prescribed medications. We will keep a vigilant eye on her as her prognosis is not good, but we will be there for her when signs of suffering begin to appear.
This delightful, shy and so, so sweet girl with the wee mohawk has always captured our hearts.
To all of our every growing senior dogs - we are there for you...
WISHING OUR SUPPORTERS A "HAPPY DAY" - It is actually a rare sighting for us to see grumpy-boy "Chowk)" the tripod, playing with Coco or any dog for that matter. Even the Abbott is amazed how the joy and happiness comes out in him every time H2P helper, Teresa Khongtham, pays them a visit. Happy Day, indeed!
'KHAO' WISHES FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME...and we are so happy to grant this wish!
One week ago, our temple boy, Khao, was diagnosed once again with cancer! We were so gutted as he was showing no signs of illness and only 2 days prior, Teresa Khongtham had bathed him, much to his delight, and found no growths, pain or swelling.
We are so lucky to work closely with the Abbott's at the temples we serve, who contacted us immediately when Khao's back leg (where the cancer tumor was removed in January) had a large bulge and swelling. Dr. Dao's ambulance was soon on sight to pick him up and run a full exam. It was not the news we wanted to hear...
Khao's prognosis is not good. One week ago we were hoping for a few hours or days at most, that is how quickly the cancer had spread, he was in pain, unable to walk or pee on his own. Dr. Dao suggested placing him on steroids to see if that would reduce the swelling. A few days later we were told that the medication was not working and Khao's time was near. Teresa was making arrangements to have the Abbot come to visit him one last time. A harrowing time for all of us that love this gentle boy.
Today Teresa came to visit Khao prior to the Abbott's visit and low and behold, Khao has begun to make progress! His swelling has been reduced, he is able to walk and pee on his own and was in good spirits. I don't think a dog can tell you any better than this that "I am not ready to go yet!"
Although Khao's time remains short, we are happy that he will be able to return to his happy place at the temple to live out his final moments. He has lots of meds to help him through and he will be under the watchful eye of Teresa and the Abbott for any changes in his well-being.
Today is a good day - a day to rejoice and embrace a precious life.
If anyone would like to help sponsor Khao for his 1 week hospital stay, we would truly welcome the support.
