Support for Have A Heart-Namibia

You may have noticed that we updated the name and description of our project on GlobalGiving to more closely reflect how Have a Heart-Namibia uses AKI (your) donations. Specifically, we support HaH's priority needs, which over the last few years has been the AKI-Emergency Fund and the HaH Lifetime Care Program. Both of these programs help ensure that spayed/neutered pets receive the care they need to survive and thrive. We anticipate supporting these two HaH programs for the foreseeable future (i.e., for a long time!)

These are some of the cats and dogs who, over the last few months, benefitted from your donations:

In August, Rocky and her owners (see photo) came to the Rehoboth vet clinic when they noticed Rocky had lost her appetite. It turned out that she had a uterus prolapse as well as TVT, transmissable venereal tumor. These are two big problems, and you can imagine the families' relief when Penny (vet nurse at the Rehoboth clinic) told them they qualify for the AKI-HaH Emergency Fund and that Rocky could get the treatment she needed. First, Rocky was spayed and the prolapse was dealt with. Then, TVT cancer treatment, once a week for 6 weeks, began. Now Rocky is back with her family, healthy, and her appetite is 100% restored.

Dusty is from Swakopmund and this poor guy had mange and TVT. When someone in Swakopmund needs extra help to cover vet care, they have to go to the vet clinic and talk to Sheelagh, the vet nurse, who is very strict and makes sure no one uses the AKI-HaH Emergency Fund when they don't really need or deserve the support. Sheelagh said Dusty's case makes all the extra work with HaH worth it, because the owner so appreciated the help she got from the AKI-HaH Emergency Fund and was so grateful for what we are doing. First Dusty was neutered (see picture) and then he was treated for mange and TVT-all successfully.

Bruno is from Rehoboth. He is the big brother of Blacky (who also received help from the AKI-HaH Emergency Fund). Bruno and Blacky are two of the very first HaH customers in 2013. How wonderful that they are still around-- and so loved by their family!! This is the goal with every spay/neuter, giving the animals a chance at a long, happy, and healthy life. Penny, at the Rehoboth clinic, asked if the Emergency Fund could help Bruno; he had an abcess under the throat and needed to be sedated to have it properly drained and cleaned. Of course, Geesche told her, "anything for Bruno!!!" So Bruno got sedated and cleaned and received his take-home medication and because he is a senior dog and a bit on the skinny side he also got a bag of extra nutritious dog food. (see photo of Bruno with his owner)

Little Blackie is also from Rehoboth. HaH had neutered him at the end of October, and then, a week later, on November 4, he was back at the clinic in Rehoboth, where he had to spend 2 weeks because he had a skin problem and needed treatment every day - sometimes just cleaning, sometimes he needed injections. The clinic ran out of food for Blackie. So the Emergency Fund kicked in the few US dollars for nutritious kitty food, in addition to the treatment for his skin problem.

Little Granny was heavily pregnant when someone kicked her! Luckily someone cared about her and brought her to the clinic in Rehoboth. She was immediately operated on but her only kitten was dead. Granny was spayed and Penny made sure she stayed at the clinic a few extra days to ensure whe was over her trauma. Granny was doing well, except she couldn't poop so again the AKI-HaH Emergency Fund stepped in and covered the cost of meds. And then, everyone agreed that it would be best if Granny found a different home. Penny got to work and found a new and safe family for Granny and we hope she will never ever be kicked again in her life! (see photo)

Mia is an old HaH customer from Rehoboth. She was spayed in April 2022. Mia may have gotten stuck in razor wire by the look of her injury. Luckily her owners knew where to get help. They brought her to the Rehoboth clinic, where she got 30 stitches to sew up that bad injury (see photo)! A couple of weks later, Mia went back to the clinic to get her stitches removed.

Check out our 2022 pie chart, showing how HaH-Namibia used your 2022 donations.

In 2022, 250 dogs and 26 cats benefitted under the HaH Lifetime Care Program.

In 2022, 50 dogs and 32 cats received helped through the AKI-HaH Emergency Fund.

That's a lot of lucky cats and dogs thanks to you!

Happy Holidays, and wishing for a kinder 2023.

Links:

• HaH-Namibia page on the AKI website