Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 It's been a busy week for the team here in Sri Lanka. Sadly I have to start with the sad news (some of you may have seen this on our Facebook page) that on 15 December we lost Fudge, the little pup who was staying at Dogstar House, to parvo disease despite early intervention and excellent care from the local vets. There is an outbreak near Randeniya and there have been several cases close to us, but lots of the young dogs locally have now been vaccinated by Dogstar over the past few months so hopefully this will help the situation and stop the disease spreading. Fudge as we'll always remember her Losing Fudge was obviously a very low point for the team, but the rest of the week has been very rewarding as we had Dr. Manjula and assistant Bandara from TAPA working with us again. Dr. Manjula arrived on the 16th and we had busy clinics scheduled from 17th to 21st. As Fudge had been at Dogstar house (which was disinfected throughout following her death), we were unable to use that for our clinics, so we moved a little further up the hill and used the village hall. Over the course of the clinics and her time with us Dr. Manjula sterilised 16 dogs and cats and an amazing total of 70 animals was seen for sterilisation, vaccination and treatment of skin conditions and wounds! During the mornings we set up the sterilisation/vaccination clinic at the village hall and then during the afternoons visited the various Temples that Dogstar supports locally. Here are just a number of our cases from the 4 days; you'll see that Dogstar works with more than just dogs and cats - a pet giant squirrel was brought along for anti-rabies vaccine, and whilst out vaccinating puppies Dr. Manjula was asked to check on a 2 day old calf! Bandara and Dr. Manjula vaccinating rehomed Dogstar pup Ruby 4 month old Sheba recovering from surgery Dr. Manjula checks the new calf Chooti the pet giant squirrel! Bindu waiting for her vaccination Bindu's sister Jenny who was brought for treatment of a tail wound Chalky waiting for his operation with his young owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted December 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 On the final day we had Dr. Manjula with us we visited the nearby village of Diyagama to continue the vaccination schedule for Toffee, another pup who was recently rehomed by Dogstar. Within minutes the bush telegraph was working overtime and we ended up with a queue of people and some 15 or so dogs were vaccinated or received treatment for skin problems and wounds! Rehomed pup Toffee gets a fuss from Dr. Manjula Rexy came for his first vaccination (is it a pup or a Teddy bear?) Dogstar never needs to employ Rent-A-Crowd!! This little chap has been prescribed supplements to help strengthen his bones Always time for some quiet contemplation..... Sadly we didn't have time for a swim! That's another round up and as always hope you've enjoyed catching up with the news and seeing some of the patients who rely very much on Dogstar to keep them in good health. Watch out for more news from Sri Lanka. Mo x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 I didn't know that Sri Lanka was a home to giant squirrels! It's really good to see what has been happening - you are all doing fabulous things, thanks Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) Don't have anything to say really but the post has made me go .at all the good that Dog Star do Edited December 23, 2010 by celeste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_angel Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Wonderful update apart from the loss of Fudge obviously. Hope it can continue into 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Always heart warming to hear of the fantastic work that Dogstar does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrpuss Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Thank you for the update Be at peace little Fudge xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Thanks for the update. You achieve amazing things. Might have known a Squirrel would sneak in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 sorry to hear about fudge i know i dont post as often as i used to, but i do look out for dogstar updates, you do such fabulous work over there, keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndwoman Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) So sad to hear about little Fudge Lovely to hear about all the positive work you are all doing out there Edited December 28, 2010 by Houndwoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 just saw in the news there are floods over there, i hope everythings ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 where we are is not currently affected by the latest heavy floods but the monsoon rains have been very very heavy this seasons, last month the local river burst its banks but thankfully we are up a slight hill so the water did not reach us Last month the drainage in the house/clinic was overloaded with storm water last month and sewage banked up into the house ( yuk ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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