Much ado about…..but all’s well now (Kuchai Avenue dogs)

Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/04/17/alls-well-that-ends-well-kuchai-avenue-dogs-there-are-two-of-them/

Uncle Charles called even before I finished writing the earlier post about the Kuchai Avenue dogs. I drove to the clinic and Uncle Charles was waiting. Before that, I had already called the clinic to prepare them to receive the dogs and briefed them on what was needed.

 That’s the male dog.

 He’s SO friendly!

 And here is the female. She is equally friendly.

 Our vet came across the road and said there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with the female at all!

I’m inclined to believe so, actually.

 That’s Uncle Charles and yes, the male is very protective of the female. How sweet!

 Our vet brought a leash for the female. That’s Hassan, a staff from PAWS who also helped.

Upon examination, the male is a cryptorchid (one testicle inside the body) so the neutering would be slightly more complicated. Both dogs appear to be clinically so well, the vet wished they had been fasted so that he could neuter them right away. The minor bruises on the female do not even need any dressing as they have all dried up and have healed well. There is no visible or discernible sprain and even if there is, no treatment is needed. She can walk very well and even jumped from the PAWS van onto the ground.

By the way, we weighed them first and the female is 11kg while the male is 14.05kg. The female is actually very light, not at all heavy. She is also a small-sized dog.

The vet examined their teeth and found that both are still very young, but already have their full set of permanent teeth. However, both are of the reproductive age now, so just as well we get them neutered before returning them to the Kuchai Avenue community.

The vet has a full day tomorrow so the earliest it can be done would be on Thursday. I made a quick call to the manager of PAWS to let him know what the plans are and he said PAWS will neuter them since no medical treatment is needed. That may be a better choice too as the clinic environment may not be very conducive for the boarding of healthy dogs. All it takes is a sick dog to come in which carries any disease and these unvaccinated dogs could be infected. At least PAWS is open air.

So, Uncle Charles and Hassan took both of them back to PAWS. The neutering will be done tomorrow and when both have recovered, they will be sent back to the petstore owner, whom I was told, will be preparing cages for them.

Ms Phong has been informed of all the details and she will inform the petstore owner who is very concerned about them as he really loves these two dogs.

Our vet did not charge anything for today’s visit.

PAWS will be doing the neutering.

For those who wish to contribute to the neutering of these two dogs, please make your donations to PAWS Animal Welfare Society (Tel: 03-78461087), not to us since there are no expenses on us at all.

Indeed, all’s well that ends well. We hope the surgery tomorrow will go well and the dogs can be reunited with the residents there again.

Thank you, everyone, for helping.

And now, from the one who coordinated the entire rescue today and was there at the scene, Ms Phong Chun Eng:

Dear Dr. Chan and Martin,

First of all, the brown female dog that was reported being beaten and injured and “not moving” or “move a bit” by Jenny is actually not in a horrible condition. She could run around and she was very alert and active.  Bruises were found around the ear and very minor bruises on the front leg. According to the Petshop owners: Ehen and Bee (husband and wife), the brown female dog was hit by a car. It happened when the brown female dog tried walking across the street without realising there was an on coming vehicle. Initially we thought we captured the wrong dog. After confirming with a Bangladeshi male guard, a malay lady guard and the petshop owners, there are only two dogs in that area, 1 female and 1 male.

Those two dogs are very closed together and they are the guardian angels to Kuchai Avenue. Everyone loves them and they are very friendly to the people in that area. They were well taken care of by the eateries and the pet shop owners.

The pet shop owners were very concerned about the future of the female dog when I told them we were there to rescue the injured female dog. They definitely won’t let the dog to be taken away without us returning her back to the same location. I assured Ehen and Bee that the female will be returned to Kuchai Avenue after the female dog is being examined and treated by the vet. Ehen and Bee are agreeable to the idea, as suggested by Dr. Chan, to have those two dogs spayed and neutered. They are willing to provide lodging to the dogs for recuperation after the spaying and neutering procedures.

With the help of Ehen, both the female and male dogs were put into the cage in PAWS vehicle and off to the vet for examination at 1:15pm.

So, we captured two dogs, instead of one. Good things always come in pairs. Double prosperity. Even their names are the same: Ah Wong Girl and Ah Wong Boy.

I shall let Dr. Chan to update the rest of the story on her blog.

Chun Eng 

We have many to thank for this case: Martin Lui was the first one who stepped in to offer transport help which later shifted to financial help as Jenny did not seem to need transport anymore. Lee Keng Seong who gave us the contact of Second Chance, whom Martin contacted for help in fostering care. Ivy of Second Chance agreed to offer fostering help this morning, subject to their conditions. However, Jenny did not agree to their conditions, so that did not work out. Thank you, Pooi Ling, for offering to donate towards the medical expenses of the dogs. But most of all, to Ms Phong and PAWS for actually stepping up to do the work. And for those who helped behind the scenes – thank you very much.

A gentle reminder, all donations for these two dogs are to be channeled to PAWS and not to us. We did not have to spend a single cent on this case. I only made connections by joining the dots!