By Sophie Birkett | Charitable Trust manager
Dear Supporter,
A few changes have been going on in Huay Pakoot for this project. In August 2013 we funded vaccinations for the Huay Pakoot dogs for the following diseases: distemper, Hepatitis type 2, Para influenza and Parvo virus.
A few dogs the team unfortunately were unable to help. They fought against the vaccinations and were left unvaccinated due to causing more stress to the dog and health and safety of vaccinating staff. But overall the vaccinations were successful and the majority of the village dogs were treated to fight against the relevant diseases. There was a new litter of pups born in the village in June so these pups were vaccinated and are still awaiting one more set of injections. A vet nurse staff member carried out the vaccinations with the assistance of staff and volunteers.
Since the vaccinations there has been 2 new litters of pups (12 individuals) born, these were from an 11 month old bitch and adult bitch which was pregnant last year so she wasn’t stylized. We have decided currently to put the sterilization/spading project on hold due to the ongoing issue of villagers introducing new dogs to the village. This means we cannot avoid puppies being born each year! The GVI Charitable Trust team in Thailand in the meantime, will continue to use funds to keep a stock of dog medications on base to treat obvious illness/irritations and continue with vaccinations. We hope that with some education to the communities regarding the dogs, it might be possible to re-introduce the sterilization project in the future.
Overall the dogs in the village are in good health and we regularly feed the dogs and monitor their health. Thank you for supporting this project and the animals in Huay Pakoot
Many thanks
Gemma Annan
GVI Chiang Mai Team
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By Sophie Birkett | Charitable Trust manager
By Sophie Birkett | Charitable Trust Manager
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