I received an S.O.S from my friend, Chong, who was at the temple today. Apparently, a dog was attacked by eight strays in the open space near the temple. Harsha, the temple caretaker, managed to chase off the stray dogs with a stick.
Earlier on, this dog had wandered into the temple grounds, seemingly lost. He must have then gone to the open space and was attacked by the strays. Harsha heard loud yelping, and the strays were literally trying to tear this dog apart.
When I got to the temple, the dog was breathing very fast, but appeared to be quite alright. There were multiple bite wounds and blood was dripping from them. The poor thing was licking up all the blood stains from the floor.
Come, good boy, we’re taking you to the vet.
The dog came with a chain-collar, and he certainly looked like someone’s pet. He is incredibly friendly and sociable. The wounds were all on the lower half of his body. He readily followed me to the temple van, but we had some trouble getting him inside. He seemed a little afraid of getting into the vehicle.
He sat quietly with me at the back, and off we went to the vet’s.
According to the vet, the dog is a purebred Labrador. He doesn’t have any testicles, which means either he has been neutered or he was born with “retained testicles” (embedded inside his body). I think it is more likely that he is someone’s pet and has been neutered.
The vet says the wounds are mostly superficial and suturing is not required. The dog’s fur was shaven, the wounds cleaned and povidone iodine was applied on them. He was also given an antibiotic jab and will be on a course of oral antibiotics. Daily application of povidone iodine is also necessary.
While the vet was cleaning up his wounds, the dog was absolutely docile. He snuggled up to me and was as gentle as a lamb. We didn’t even need to hold him down.
The vet scanned the dog for microchip, but there was none. He also does not have a license so we cannot trace the owner.
The vet estimates the dog’s age to be about five years.
Here we are, back at the temple. That’s Harsha with the dog. I told Harsha to give the dog a name.
Since it was after lunch, there was no more food at the temple. We managed to find a piece of fried egg in the fridge. Harsha warmed it up and we gave it to the dog. He was hungry! So, Chong and I went out to buy some canned food for him, and he ate up two cans at one go. Earlier at the vet’s, we gave him kibbles but he merely sniffed at them and wasn’t interested. I suspect he must be on natural foods.
Blood was still dripping from two of his wounds, so I cleaned them and applied iodine on them. The bleeding eventually stopped.
Here he is, after dinner (two cans of food). Tomorrow, the temple devotees will be bringing in cooked food and he should have plenty to eat.
Meanwhile, Harsha will take care of the dog.
Kudos to Harsha and Chong, for rescuing the dog!
The dog’s medical treatment today was sponsored from our funds.
If you know of anyone in the SS13 Subang Jaya area who has lost a purebred Labrador, please tell them to go to the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association to claim their dog. If no one claims him, we would like to put him up for adoption.
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2 responses to “Rescued male Labrador in SS13, Subang Jaya – medical treatment”
Shared on facebook, hope his owner claims him soon. Kudos to his rescuers for saving him and taking him in before serious injuries occurred. Breaks my heart to see him in this state, he looks so much like my own lab.
Harsha and Chong.. you are the
angels.. on earth.!
Pekjulie