what a day... Jason found a female dog on the beach that was injured and then he came and got me. I immediately realized she must have been recently spayed as her incision was open with part of her intestines hanging out, now covered in sand. It was a horrific site. She had a blue collar on so I held out hope that she had an owner. We ran up the beach to try and locate and owner and we could not.
So I talked with the owner of our resort and he called ahead to a vet in another town a short trip away. Jason got the dog by the collar and walked her up to the resort. From there I wrapped her in plastic and lifted her up (about 40lbs!) and me, her and Jason took an autorickshaw to the vet. It was a bumpy ride and she did well and didn't even try to bite. We got a lot of stares from locals who could see the dog on my lap as we raced through the roads.
The real adventure began when we got to the vet. It was very basic with no running water and only a rusty enamel table but he helped us right away. Ilifted her to the table. The vet tied her muzzle and then Jason and I assisted in the operation. We had to flip her on her side and hold her. That's when I realized there was no anestetic coming. We held her and I stroked her face while the vet cleaned out most of the sand with an antiseptic, pushed it all back in side and stitched her up. He gave her an antibiotic shot and some salve. The smell of blood was pretty bad and I had to change my bloodly clothes when i got back.
Now I was terrified of what we would do with her and had thoughts of her healing in our hut. Thankfully a local woman came rushing in looking for the dog. She explained that the dog was a stray that had been spayed due to the island being overpopulated and that she had her tied up until she healed but that she got away. Her spay was on the 10th so I don't know how her stitches just came out, unless it was perhaps a dog fight. Anyways this woman agreed to take care of her, adminster pain medication and the salve. We may try to visit the dog later. I am very thankful this lady showed up, the vet performed the surgery for free and that we were able to get the dog into the clinic in a autoricksaw.
"What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?" - George Eliot
2 comments:
Oh my gawd, what an amazing story. I'm in awe of you and Jason. What a selfless act. Weren't you balling through out the whole event? I would be, my eyes were even tearing up when i read your story. I'm going to believe that the dog will live a long healthy life because of you.
Barry and I are just watching the oscars. Really good show this year, lots of surprise wins.
Sounds like you are having quite the adventure. I'm glad ur experiencing so much, that's the joy of travel i guess.
The weather sucks right now, snow again. I can't wait for the summer.
Ramona is doing well, she's sleeping beside me as i type.
As you can tell I have not much to say. Work is work, challenging and overwhelming. That said I wouldn't have it any other way.
Take Care
Shelleyxoxox
Greeat read thank you
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