Help Suffering Animals Get Medical Treatment

The summer and warm weather has arrived for us in North America, and the rainy season has started on Koh Lanta.  Rescue operations continue as always, even during this wet and low tourist season on the island.  Some say more animals are rescued as the island isn't as busy, and desperate animals aren't deep in hiding.

For this report I'm going to tell you about 4 rescue animals that are so grateful for your support.  Your donations have changed their lives for the better, absolutely.

Mookrob

This poor little girl was a very sorry sight when we rescued her.  She was in a great deal of discomfort as her skin was in a truly terrible condition. Mookrob was suffering from scabies, a highly contagious skin parasite, that virtually robbed her of all her fur.

To make matters worse, mites had burrowed into Mookrob’s skin, causing her severe itching. It was an extremely unpleasant and uncomfortable condition. 

Fortunately, Mookrob’s misery should soon be over. She is now getting the care and the specialized treatments she needs to ensure she makes a full recovery.

Blanco

They say a picture paints a thousand words and this was true when we first rescued little Blanco. The suffering and sorrow we evident in his eyes. Many of the rescue young cats we find are in a similar situation, so Blanco is an excellent example of the many cats that come into our care. Blanco was dehydrated and severely underweight. He weighed just 2.5 kg, about half of what a healthy three-year-old cat should weigh.

He was suffering from stomatitis, a painful oral inflammation that leads to a decreased appetite because of the severe pain caused by the condition. He also had extremely nasty wounds on his legs that were infested with maggots.

All in all, when Blanco was rescued, he was in a pretty sorry state, as so many homeless cats find themselves. Thanks to your support, the good news in that Blanco is now safely in our care and being treated in LAW’s kitty hospital.

Birdie

Birdie celebrated a very special day earlier this month as she had her first birthday. But things could have been very, very different for this beautiful little girl without supporters like you.

Birdie has been with us at Lanta Animal Welfare for three and a half months and it's no exaggeration to say, had we not rescued her when we did, it’s highly unlikely she would have made it to the milestone of her first birthday. When we found her, she was severely malnourished and underweight, along with terrible skin lesions. Had she remained untreated, her future was extremely bleak.

When she first arrived at Lanta Animal Welfare, Birdie was completely closed off. She had never known human kindness before and did not how to react. She was scared and nervous. Now, after months in our care, she is happy and confident.

Birdie's is a lovely feelgood story, as this she is fit and healthy. And even better, she is ready for her forever home and is available for adoption. If you are interested in Birdie, or any of our other animals looking for a forever home, please let me know, or go to our website and look through the animals found in the Adoption tab.

Bobby 

Bobby is such a handsome fellow, but he’s not looking at his brilliant best just now. This little lad is feeling a bit sorry for himself, and that’s quite understandable. 

Bobby is the latest in a worryingly long list of dogs admitted to Lanta Animal Welfare’s doggy hospital after having been involved in a road accident. Judging by the damage to his paws, our veterinary team believes he was run over by either a car or a motorbike.

They are hopeful the injuries will heal, and he will not require amputation, although he has lost two toes on his front left paw. It’s such a shame for Bob, who is only six months old, but street dogs are at constant risk on the roads, particularly at night.

The dangers are everywhere, and your support helps us rescue these homeless dogs and cats that have been in road accidents.

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I do hope that you are very proud of your support and realize how you have positively impacted the lives of these 4 rescues, as well as those of the many other animals we continue to rescue on Koh Lanta and the surrounding area.  Thanks to our rescue teams, and the many mobile sterilization clinics, that our GlobalGiving projects support, we get constant reinforcement from the rescue animals that we are doing good work.

Thanks for reading this report and I hope you have a safe and super summer.

Links:

• Lanta Animal Welfare Website

Welcome from Lanta Animal Welfare to the GlobalGiving Report for the Winter of 2022.  Things are thankfully improving here on Koh Lanta as we have been able to welcome back visitors to tour our facility.  

After being closed for almost two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been wonderful to see so many happy, smiling faces among our guests. It is so important for our animals to get that human interaction, as it helps them on their road to recovery by lifting their spirits from the love and attention of so many.
 
In this report I am going to share some our recent animal rescue stories so you can see how your support is helping these rescue animals.

Moose’s Story

Moose is one of Lanta Animal Welfare’s little miracles. Maybe we should call him our ‘bionic dog’ because he has effectively been rebuilt. When Lanta Animal Welfare rescued Moose he was in a very sorry state. He had been hit by a car and was suffering from multiple fractures to his legs, hip and back.

Our veterinary team was not sure he would survive, and they were not sure if he would ever walk again.An unstable spinal fracture, which initially left him paralysed, had to be extremely carefully managed for fears of causing permanent damage.

It really was touch and go for Moose. He had a few very complicated surgeries. Firstly, they repaired the fracture in his knee that was preventing him getting up. It has now straightened properly through the healing. That fracture, coupled with a spinal injury he also had, meant he was unable to have physiotherapy as he was too unstable. His fractured hip, another of his injuries from the accident, required a femoral head ostectomy (FHO) to create a false joint.

Moose is only six months old. It was a massive amount of trauma for such a young dog to have to endure. He is now on the road to recovery and has been given a second chance. Many dogs and cats hit by cars here are not so lucky.

Lanta Animal Welfare sees an increasing number of animals suffering these accidents each year. The care and treatment required to nurse a dog such as Moose back to full health is lengthy and expensive. Without the generosity of animal lovers like you, we would not be able to help them.

Moose is one of the lucky ones, thanks to you.

 Elmo’s Story

Elmo was rescue about a month ago, another victim of a road accident. His front right leg was so severely that the veterinary team could not save the limb. Little Elmo has had to have his leg amputated.
 
He is barely a year old. It is a horrible thing for him to have to go through this at such a young age. Elmo has been dealt the toughest of starts in life, forced to fend for himself on the streets and now forced to live with a permanent disability.
 
Elmo has started a prolonged period of rehabilitation while he gets used to life on three legs, and Lanta Animal Welfare will give him the love and care he needs throughout his recovery. We will then find him a new forever home so he can live his days full of love and put all his trauma behind him.
 
Checkers’ Story

Life on the streets is incredibly hard for any stray cat but imagine being blind as well. Finding food, finding water, finding shelter, everything must have been a huge, huge challenge, not to mention trying to navigate the streets without being hit by a car or truck.

Checkers is only six months old but it’s amazing he has made it this far. The dangers he faced in his daily life must have been enormous, every minutes of the day. Fortunately, those dangers are no more and he is safe and secure at Lanta Animal Welfare.
  
Cats like Checkers have no one else. Your support is their lifeline. Checkers is now up for adoption, and we hope his forever family is found soon as this little darling deserves to be loved, cared for and kept safe always. 

Frank, Benny and Mia’s Story
 
Had Lanta Animal Welfare not rescued these puppies, it is doubtful they would still be alive. Their siblings had been killed after being hit by cars on the busy road near to where they were living.
 
A local man who did not want the dogs living near to his home had deliberately poisoned their mother. He was threatening to poison Frank, Benny and Mia, prompting someone to let us know that these puppies needed our help.
 
They are only one year old, but they had no hope and no future. Now they do. These three have been at Lanta Animal Welfare for just one week, but everyone here has already fallen in love with them. How tragic to think how close to death they came. They have now been given a second chance in life because supporters like you make our rescue efforts possible.

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Please check out our website for more information on our rescue animals and to find out more about the rescue animals we have up for adoption.  We adopt our rescue animals all over the world, so if any grab your heart, please let us know.  

I hope you have enjoyed these rescue stories and are proud of the rescue work you make possible, through your support of Lanta Animal Welfare. 

Links:

• Lanta Animal Welfare Web Site Adoption Information