I recently wrote a story about a female dog that we had in our care that had a very bad case of cancer and a tumor that was so massive that it had extended to the exterior of her body and was exposed. This was resulting in not just a massive tumor but also parasite infection as well. Thankfully, the hard work is now complete and she is in recovery for a few days. Then we will begin the chemotherapy process.
It took some time to get the process complete, and the tumor was caused by TVT, which is a common type of cancer that occurs in many unsterilized dogs and cats. This is just another reason why it is so important to get your pet sterilized. The main reason of course being that the unwanted dog and cat population is out of control in most places in the world.
Sorry for the graphic image, but here you can see how bad this problem can actually get. The female was living with a great deal of pain because of this, but in the end it would have almost certainly been parasite infection, not the cancer itself, that would have killed her. She is all patched up now and is clean but not quite ready to rejoin her society.
She is going to have to stay at the clinic for a while as we monitor both the healing wound and begin the chemotherapy sessions. It can be a bit tricky to perform regular chemo sessions on a stray dog because they tend to wander and not stay in one place and if we can't find them, we can't treat them. Boarding costs are kept to a minimum here in Krabi, but it still isn't free and as usual our funding is dangerously low.
We still do all that we can for all the sick and injured animals of the region though, and we won't allow something like lack of money get in the way of our pledge to always do this. Unfortunately, it does mean that we have to perform a triage of sorts and sadly have to ignore some cases while focusing on others.
Our mission remains the same though: We will continue to assist and relieve the suffering of the stray animal population of Krabi as much as we possibly can.
If you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
Krabi Animal Welfare is a charity run entirely by volunteers and are a registered non-profit organization in Thailand and the U.K.. We aim to relieve the pain and suffering of dogs and cats within Krabi Province.
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