you DID NOT save them, you KILLED! | Guide on picking up strays / litters

Often i see people who wants to do rescue works. but they do not know how to start, or do not bother to ask. Recently there's this case in a rescuer's rented house. She rented the house specially for a group of rescued dogs. What she havent expect the worst to come is people dump and dump dogs at her place, then letting other people know the address. It didn't just happen to her home. in fact, this is a very bad habit of SOME "Very Smart" human. they just either dump them at the shelter or rescuer's home without Showing their face to the person in charge.

The Above picture, name's Shera. very beautiful puppy. probably made u "awe" for this short moment. let me tell you. this is a BEFORE" picture. I have a AFTER video of Shera to you.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150526140587465

Click the link to watch the video.

Let me tell you what happen to this dog. This beautiful used to be a very healthy dog. As you know, people would come and dump a puppy into this rescuer's home. The thing that this person did not know is the dog he dumped in the house, is a Distemper dog. Distemper is a highly contagious disease that can be spread easily and it is air borne.

very unfortunate, Shera and some other dogs were in contact with this dog the whole night.

Her name is Shera...her mother is one of the dog Puspa Rani feeds everyday in Broga .......
''The dogs n me was very happy there until one day, someone dumped a pup into the compound....average 1 to 2 pups a week were dumped in the house.
When I woke up in the morning, I saw this pup playing with my dogs ( Rescued Strays). So, took the pup to the vet n everything was ok. But actually, this pup was a carrier for distemper virus...
When, he started showing symptoms for distemper...it was too late.... We quarantined a dog for 2 weeks before we introduce to the family of other dogs. If shows signs of distemper or parvo, we test first.
But, thanks to the person who dumped the dog, the pup was in contact with my other dogs for the whole night.
In this photos, are the rescued dogs...which I love a lot n it's been months now, I'm taking care of them. I love them a lot, everyone of them...there was never a night I went back home to my kids. Every night, I stay with them n sleep with them....I love them with all my heart...it's been 6 mths now as I watched them suffer with Distemper virus....I cannot take it sometimes.
baby Shera...She is bout 8 mths old. She is distemper positive. I sleep with her coz in the nights she cries a lot. She can't walk properly. She can't see properly either. She sleeps in her urine n shit. I need to carry her up from the urine when she starts crying out for me. She can't get up nowadays...I need to be there. She loves to eat n she still recognizes me. I love her so very much...I can't stand to see her like this

 I'm not a professional, i'm not a 10 years experienced rescuer, we do all rescue and fostering with all the love and care we could provide. It's buried in the heart. I confess, i am lazy, but every time i rescued or foster a dog my heart will open up for them. My heart will make my brain function BETTER to work things out.

the best part of my rescued is, i don't throw them in a shelter and run. i don't dump them in front of another rescuer's door step and drive off. this is a NO no!

My parents are very against of me picking lost dogs or fostering. you won't know how much pressure i have. i was thinking, probably at the end of the "house war" day i'll have to find a friend to keep it, OR call up a person with experience to share some info. but i won't DUMP and run.

The moment when these people pick up a puppy, they probably thinking oh there's a SPCA right? oh i heard that there's a Home for dogs from this rescuer, we place them there, they will handle it.

That night, they probably went home and sleep tight, or happily smile in the morning thinking that they saved a puppy. IF YOU'RE LUCKY, yes, maybe you saved that one. but u caused problem to the others in the compound. More Stress given to the rescuer/handler.

What should i do then? 


If you're thinking of rescue a dog OR cat. Bare in mind that they are from the street OR their Mother are street dogs. Sad to say, Yes some street dogs do have disease in them. You want to pick them up? Fine, take them. but a basic check up at the vet is compulsory. ( Do not vaccinate them first )

Next thing you do is to quarantine them for 2 weeks. If they have Any disease in their body it will eventually flare between this 2 weeks. The reason i said no vaccination is because vaccination will bring the body immune down. it happened to my experience with a group of rescuers. We learned alot from this. Lets say your rescued puppy actually have parvo or distemper virus in their body, you vaccinated them, their body immune is so hard to fight the virus, they will get weeker and weeker. Vaccination is not advised by most of the vets. But de-worm can be done during this period.

Quarantine! it means isolate them from your own dogs too! I, Myself never isolate any rescued dogs when i first rescued. very lucky that most of them do not have virus. Just remember that do not let the dogs play together during this period. it is very important and you won't want to lose your own dogs do you?

ADOPTION? No! never put them up for adoption at the moment you picked up a stray. unless it's a lost dog (still better to quarantine). be responsible, even though you're giving out for free, please give to a loving home and give them something HEALTHY.

FOSTER CARE. If you rescued a puppy but couldn't take care of it, find a fosterer to take care for you. when i say foster care doesn't mean they are responsible for the "shits" u picked up. YOU are responsible of the puppy. don't just dump there and let the fosterer do all the work.

Here's some link that can help you if you needed advice. Story above is from Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue. if you need advice please go to Malaysia Dogs Deserve Better, KL Pooch Rescue, Dogs Rescue in Malaysia, Best Friends Animal Society

Okaay that's it for today. Remember when u picked up a puppy, first "think" is not which rescuer/shelter home to dump, make it a First "think" which rescue/shelter PAGE to get help :) Don't forget to show your face IN THE MORNING in stead of drive away LATE AT NIGHT!

Cheers and all the best with your new rescue ~
Get well soon Shera!

Yi
30 March 2012