Emergency Blood Parasite Treatment in Chiang Mai

🆘 I got an emergency call letting me know that there was a dog in the village who’d stopped eating, was vomiting, and was weak in the legs. I was cutting close to my next appointment so I didn’t even have time to go home to grab a crate and just rushed over to assess.

🐾 The dog’s belly size was an immediate concern, plus fever, so I asked to take the dog to the clinic for an ultrasound and blood work.
The dog was aggressive except towards its owners so I let them carry the dog and the woman hopped on the Rescue Rocket with me and off we went!

I am very thankful for good veterinary care here ♥️ the swelling of the abdomen was because the bladder was overextended so we placed a catheter and emptied it. Initial suspicion is that all of these symptoms are caused by untreated blood parasites. Bladder, weakness, lack of appetite are usually suggestive that the parasites have caused substantial damage to the internal organs already. Bloodwork results will show us soon whether prognosis is good or not.

For now, the dog (Coco) is at the clinic receiving care 🥰 if you can help with a donation, please do! None of us take a salary and we receive no government support or grants for our rescue initiatives. We take animals to the clinic and then fundraise to help pay for their care 💕 these animals would often receive no medical interventions without us looking out for them.