Some examples of the cases we have dealt with. These images are shown here for educational purposes. **WARNING** If you are easily offended by the sight of raw flesh, please click here … You can read about some of the TvT cases we deal here …

For the guys reading this, I will be brief. Today Hoy, who you can see & read more about here … and is suffering badly with many tumors all over his body, underwent what we believe is a life improving step. One area badly affected with tumors, is his scrotum. His condition overall is improving [...]

Last but by no means least, little Jo Jo made it onto the table and let the vet take a look at her plaster cast. She had been found wandering helplessly and in obvious pain at a temple in Chiang Mai and then rushed to a local vet for treatment. But that’s all we know. How she sustained the fractured leg, how long she had limped around with no help, we will never know.

A word of caution about this vet trip report, it will make your eyes water, your toes curl and ends sadly, with a veterinarian assistant going to hospital. Buki is a dear little girl who is currently just hanging out at the shelter waiting for a home. Recently, she has been limping on her back [...]

The first sign of trouble came about 10 minutes into the journey. There was some moaning in the back seat that turned into a cry and then a yelp. I stopped the car and looked what was going on. I saw 3 pairs of eyes blinking at me and look on their faces as if to say “it wasn’t me”.

At the next traffic light intersection I stopped again after some more crying and this time I started to get a wiff of a smell I had experienced earlier at the shelter when looking at some of the dogs.

David, the poo guy, was first to be seen by the vet and she respectfully suggested that we stop the diuretic. I agreed.

3 hours of time, ability to drive 25 kilometres and a sense of humour. That’s all you need to do a vet run. Well almost. It’s a bonus if you know how to approach a dog, talk to them, pick them up and understand their needs. But most of all you must have the inclination [...]

First of all a slight apology to readers about this weekly synopsis of my Monday vet run, my ‘Hands-on’ contribution to Care for Dogs, because it might be getting slightly boring, with the same names, same faces and same stories appearing each Monday. Some of the other volunteers do write and are capably telling their [...]

This is not all about horrible gory wounds dripping with blood and scenes of horror, well except for one dog, its about blood and bone checks. Bones 2 dogs along today for bone troubles were Daeng Spa & Coke. They have both previously been through surgery for broken bones, pins inserted and both told to [...]

Blood Today Tim came along for a blood test and the results demonstrated a vast improvement from other tests done daily this last week. TvT is a terrible disease but it can be cured if treated properly and if the dog remains healthy. Vincristine, the medication used to combat the tumor, hurts the liver and [...]

Kh Nod, one of the team, saw her at her home near the railway station in Chiang Mai, when he was returning 2 TvT treatment cases a while ago. He noticed a big lump on her neck and encouraged the family she lives with, to go to the vet with her themselves, as at the [...]

A visit to the vet with many dogs at one time can seem a little bit daunting but if you are organised and well prepared it can be a terrific experience. I have a 4×4 pick-up and today I was able to fit 4 transportation cages on the back and transport 5 dogs to the [...]

Today at the rescue centre, I took a few photo’s of Tim, to show the marvelous improvements his Vincristine treatment is having on his nose and the internal TvT. The tumor within is now well under control and receding, therefore his face looks less swollen. But more importantly, he is able to breath through his [...]

This is Tim upon arriving at our shelter. Tim is not a Bull Terrier with a bit a deformed nose. He’s a lovely normal Thai dog, who had a perfectly normal nose, until he developed a TvT tumor (Transmissible Venereal Tumor) about 2 years ago. His original Thai name is “Tingk” which means “Dumped”. He [...]