Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Kennel Updates - 21/2/10

Lance: Started showing signs of distemper (Canine distemper is a very serious viral disease that affects animals) such as twitching. Being incurable, we had to put her down.


Hera: We have a cap of ten days tops for paralysed dogs, within which if they show improvement, Great! Else, we have to take the hard decision..


Kosh, Shakti, Venus and Orion doing good..Unable to write more today..
Had to put down 2 dogs in one day.. Not nice..

Niketa

Kennel Updates - 20/2/10

Venus: A fawn coloured female dog, Venus had been treated by ResQ in the past.A few weeks back, she developed an infection on her paw. The infection has taken away a part of her paw and traditionally, a veterinary doctor would amputate the leg. However, Dr. Karlette, the ResQ vet, is unwilling to do so as Venus is using that leg and it would be unfair to amputate it now..

Lance: A dark brown dog, Lance came to us with a badly injured leg. She was due for an amputation this week. But her health seems to be deteriorating because of which the surgery is postponed.

Shakti: A black and white dog, Shakti could be easily mistaken for a Border Collie! Shakti came to us with a fracture. The area where he is picked up from is full of gravel and despite his injury, he was quite active and used to drag his leg while walking. Because of this, the nerves in the leg are damaged thus rendering that leg unusable :(Will need amputation.

Orion: Just like the constellation, Orion is an extremely bright dog although extremely unfriendly with humans :)Brown and furry, he has lost his hind leg and he too needs an amputation. He is doing better.

Hera: My favourite dog at the kennel, Hera is scared of being around humans. Probably never had a good experience with them :( A beautiful white and brown dog, she has minimal sensation in her hind legs. Dr. Karlette is trying her best to increase the levels of sensation. We are all Praying ....

Kosh: An extremely handsome dog, Kosh had a maggot wound on his ear. It is healing now. He should be good to go soon :)

More updates tomorrow!
Niketa