Why Our Spay/Neuter Program Matters
Given that sometimes, people reading these posts have not lived in Thailand, I thought it was worth describing what it’s like for a big majority of street dogs. Just to…
Helping Chiang Mai Community in times of need
We meet people along the way who have almost nothing but who sacrifice everything to make the lives of animals better. In the heart of Thailand, there is this woman…
Chiang Mai Spay Day Preparations
βοΈ This afternoon, we went all around Mae Tang, Chiang Mai, (north of where we are) getting ready for our spay day this Saturday in the area. We spoke to…
Mange and other Parasites are so cruel
Before and after π we found this four-month old puppy in horrid condition along with three siblings. All had to be hospitalized as they had severe infections. It took almost…
Before & After Puppy Treated by Hand to Paw Thailand
Before and after π we found this four-month old puppy in horrid condition along with three siblings. All had to be hospitalized as they had severe infections. It took almost…
TVT Cancer Treatment in Chiang Mai by Hand to Paw Thailand
Urgent π¨ we need to raise another $800 USD (26,000 baht) to cover the costs of these two siblingsβ hospitalization for 4-6 weeks. πΎ None of us take a salary…
Hand to Paw Thailand Community Project Update
π This elderly woman who was sleeping outdoors with her dogs. Thanks to your generous donations we helped build her and her 10 dogs a room! Look at how beautifully…
Can you give a temporary home to this sweet gentle soul
π Our beautiful Rhino is about to have surgery to fix her palate! The tumor pierced through the palate when it was growing bigger and curing her from cancer left…
Fly high and pain-free Coco
Today, we gave Coco her angel wings. Her liver and spleen were too severely attacked by blood parasites and, even with intensive care, we were not able to reverse the…
Chiang Mai Spay Project – Hand to Paw Thailand Helping the Community
π£ Thanks to your recent donations, 139 animals were sterilized in our area today by our Hand to Paw team!! 133 cats and 6 feral dogs from the military camp…
Trapping Feral Street Dogs for our Chiang Mai Spay Project
Although our focus today is on cats (140 cats registered for our spay day!) Jules PsyinThai and I were out at 11pm last night setting traps for one group of…
Can you help Hand to Paw Thailand raise money to feed dogs in Chiang Mai
$2170 USD (71,000 baht) left to raise to help with our yearly food costs to help feed dogs in Chiang Mai π π£ Matching donations all this month towards our…
Can you help with Temple Dog Surgery Costs
πΎ Our cutie pie βLawβ, meaning βhandsomeβ in Thai is off to the clinic for surgery today! He is one of our older Hand to Paw temple dogs- loved for…
Coco is still smiling
Coco is still smiling π we brought her some soft bedding but she prefers the concrete on a hot day. We rushed to the emergency room at 7pm last night…
Buttercup is jumping for joy! Rescued Chiang Mai puppy gets a new home
Trying to get one good photo of Buttercup not wiggling around is quite difficult!! The third photo is the best π€£ the surgery was a huge success and he is…
Coco’s blood parasite damage is severe
Cocoβs bloodwork results are pretty bad. Her liver is starting to fail because of advanced blood parasites. We donβt yet know if we can reverse the damage or not, but…
Treating Cats with Feline Parvo Virus in Chiang Mai
πΎ We are out in our village this week treating cats who unfortunately caught the deadly feline panleukopenia virus (feline parvo). A few have survived, including this little kitten and…
Another Successful Spay Day in Chiang Mai
βοΈ We are out making owners and animals happy and healthy!! 51 extra cats and dogs were sterilized by our team today!! 45 dogs and 6 cats who will never…
Emergency Blood Parasite Treatment in Chiang Mai
π I got an emergency call letting me know that there was a dog in the village whoβd stopped eating, was vomiting, and was weak in the legs. I was…
Chiang Mai Male Cat finding it hard to urinate
πββ¬ Cats have a weird way of saying thanks π€£ certainly no smiles here though this catβs life likely just got saved. Hit by a vehicle, he hasnβt urinated in…
Chiang Mai Dog Adoption Center in Mae Rim
Our adoption center in Mae Rim is open to visitors 4-6pm on Saturdays! The dogs always love visitors, treats & toys!! π§Έ All of these dogs would likely have had…
Invasive but treatable cancer
This beautiful dog, named by the vet staff as “Rhino”, has fully healed from her cancer β₯οΈ she is taking a break from the hospital and staying with the puppies…
Buttercup is standing up
Hit by a vehicle a few days ago, he was in so much distress heβd peed himself when we got to him and he was unable to move because of…
Cat in Chiang Mai needs surgery after attack by dogs
π This poor kitty was likely attacked by dogs and has been ripped open on the abdomen with exposed inner organs (Iβll save you the bloody photos!)β¦ she needs surgery…
Hand to Paw Thailand Supporter Generosity Changes Lives
β₯οΈ Your generosity changes the world! This elderly woman who has been sleeping outside with her dogs at night (with the mosquitoes) to help keep the dogs quiet and not…
Abandoned Blind Dog Solo Recovery with Hand to Paw Thailand
Ahhhhhh, the beautiful transformation of an old (blind) dog abandoned on the side of the highway, now receiving love π₯° for the first time since the rescue, we are getting…
Hand to Paw Spay Project – San Kamphaeng – 47 Spays
More and more spays today!! Registration is closed and we are at 47 animals for the day π that means 107 animals were done by our team just this weekend!…
Buttercup surgery was a success
Buttercup is healing up! π this little Thai puppy who was hit by a car a few days ago is now on his way to growing strong & pain-free thanks…
Hand to Paw Spay Project – Suthep – 60 Spays
πΎ Our team is super busy this weekend with two big spay events! We are in the Suthep area today and San Kampaeng tomorrow π each spay day is offered…
Chiang Mai Street Dogs in Need – Bravecto Treatment
We are out every single day of the year in Chiang Mai helping street dogs in need! This is one of our latest rescues π Itβs been a month since…
2 month old puppy Buttercup hit by a car
Weβre at the emergency room with a two month old puppy (named Buttercup) hit-by-car tonight π ! Thankfully he survived but he has a major break in the leg which…
Hand to Paw helping dog loving people
Sometimes along the way, we meet very special people who are huge dog lovers and we see that they are struggling in a big way. π This elderly woman is…
Boonrod is on the mend
Boonrod is such a handsome & happy boy now! Heβs even learned to jump on the bed at night to join the rest of us on the bed π₯° Rescued…
TvT – Transmissible Venereal Tumor – Curable Cancer
πΎ This dog was found on the streets of Thailand and urgently taken to the clinic. She has TVT (Transmissible Venereal Tumor), a cancer that is contagious to other dogs…
Feral Dogs – Soi Dogs – Street Dogs
This photo shows the feral dogs in San Kamphaeng that we went and trapped at night and spayed the next day. One dog went to the clinic the following day…
Kitty with fractured pelvis needs help
π This young kitty was hit by a car, fracturing the pelvis in several places. She needs plates and pins on both sides plus serious pain killers to help with…
142 live saved around Chiang Mai
142 vaccinations were given this month π 142 more lives who wonβt die of Parvo or Distemper virus and, since we will follow up to spay the animals too, are…
This weeks spay total update – 104
βοΈ Yesterday was mega-busy and in a few areas where we trapped feral dogs, we had been unsuccessful in trapping the FINAL remaining female. In a group of 18 dogs,…
Spay Day San Khampaeng – 101 Spays
π£ We are out in San Kamphaeng today sterilizing 101 cats and dogs!!!!! π€© 63 dogs and 38 cats are never going to contribute to overpopulation ever again π π…
Franky the chicken killer gets some well deserved love
Happy update for Franky, the temple dog who was tied to a chain nonstop because of killing chickens π now has a big run to play and rest in (off…
Horrific Mange
π³ Unbelievably, whilst going around the area waiting to talk to the owners of the other puppies, we found a fourth puppy with horrific mange in need of our immediate…
Puppy has lost her tail – Can you help?
π This little puppy needs our help! She was hit by a car and her tail was severed and has now become severely infected. She was found on the side…
Funding for Cancer Treatment
π I struggle with how to fundraise for these poor dogs- afflicted with genital cancer that is (usually) 100 percent treatable with the right medications and support, the tumors are…
Mae Jo Spay Day 75 Dogs
Here are a few snapshots of our spay day today!!! 75 doggies sterilized and quite a few treated for fleas too β₯οΈ all offered free of charge in order to…
A glimpse of one home we started to help this week
There is indeed a lot of suffering in this world but we are not powerless to help π We work morning to midnight, 7 days a week, all in order…
Another Parvo Recovery – White Cloud
πΎ White Cloud, whilst fighting off Parvo virus (and the wicked diarrhea that comes with it), ended up with a huge maggot infestation which caused the skin on his entire…
Those sore feet are on the mend
β₯οΈ We take away their suffering: from misery to miracles β₯οΈ
Parvo Virus Survivor
πΎ Earlier this year, we saved this little temple puppyβs life by treating it against Parvo virus. He was one of the many affected by the outbreaks in our area…
Mae Taeng Spay Day – 62 Cats & Dogs
πΎ Another weekend and another spay day!! Today, we are back in Mae Tang spaying 62 more animals: 22 cats and 40 dogs! π π π π π π π…
Can you help us offer another mass cat spay event
For her birthday, Barbara Ann Michalick is going to match the costs for 20 cat spays for our next spay day!!! If you donate now (500 baht or $15 USD),…
We helped Baba recover his coat
β₯οΈ Just about a year ago, we helped Baba who was found in terrible shape due to mange. Because of how badly inflamed and weepy his paws were, he was…
πΎ Doggy paws should never get this sore or inflamed.
These are the paws of a puppy in Thailand with mange π Sadly, not an uncommon sight. And we will turn this around π π We go out every day…
Mae Chaem Spay Day – 128 Animals
βοΈ What an unbelievable day!! We sterilized 128 female animals (50 dogs and 78 cats) up in a remote village in the mountains in Thailand today!! π π π π…
Bravecto at work – 3 Month Comparison
This is the same dog, 3 months apart, before & after Bravecto β₯οΈ We provide the same medication for over 1,000 street dogs in Thailand, each year, to cure mange,…
Our newest skin treatment case using Bravecto
Our newest case- another mangy street dog treated today! π She was spotted by someone and reported to us a few days ago, and I got to go and give…
My Typical Day
βοΈ This morning started with getting woken up by Dasu vomiting on the bed. Given his history, we rushed to the clinic for bloodwork, ultrasound, and more testing. Came back…
Please help with a donation towards these costs
βοΈ In the last 6 weeks, we have taken on a LOT of cases and we have been able to do a lot of good π Usually, if donations donβt…
Parvo Virus Recovery News
Do you remember the 7 dogs vomiting and without energy on the back of a truck in the middle of the night, all suffering from life-threatening Parvo symptoms? We treated…
Can you help fund our dog shelter essentials
π¦ Mosquitoes are everywhere!! πΎ After two years of heavy duty use, the fans, mosquito lights, and the bamboo beds need replacing!! Expected costs are 35,000 baht ($950 USD) to…
Helping Boonrod
π This is Boonrod, a street dog in Lamphun Thailand, who was hit by a car and suffered a broken pelvis and subsequent hernia (a tear in the muscles is…
Helping Dogs in Thailand
β₯οΈ Given that sometimes, people reading these posts have not lived in Thailand, I thought it was worth describing what it’s like for a big majority of street dogs. Just…
Spay Day – 76 Cats & Dogs
π₯ We are out at our spay day doing 76 cats and dogs today!!!!! 60 dogs and 16 cats π π π π π π π π π π π…
Super Cat Spay Day – 109 Cats
109 cat spays done today by our Hand to Paw team!!!! π I love this work! Thank you to those who donate to make this happen β₯οΈ All of these…
From misery to miracles – Treating Pustules with Bravecto
From misery to miracles!! I had to check through photos to make sure it was the same dog when I came by today to follow up π₯° πΎ After suffering…
Dog & Cat SPay Day – 53 Spays
53 more animals sterilized today by our Hand to Paw team (35 dogs and 18 cats) all offered free of charge to help reduce the street dog and cat overpopulation…
5 Clinical Interventions with your help
πΎ We help so many animals behind the scenes each day! On our posts, I often focus on the top emergency cases that need the most help with funding but…
Oh my goodness, heβs adorable!
Oh my goodness, heβs adorable! π₯° This is our latest rescue! This doggy has a very stubborn fungal and bacterial infection that we are now treating. I am sure he…
Another TVT Success – Lego
From misery to miracles β₯οΈ TVT – Transmissible Venereal Tumor In male dogs, the tumor affects the penis and foreskin. In female dogs, it affects the vulva. β¨ one week…
Treating Skin Conditions with Bravecto
5 weeks apart! Totally different skin condition and fur. This dogβs life just got a whole lot better! It will take another month or so for the fur to fully…
Spay Day – 43 Spays
Itβs another beautiful day to do spays!!! 43 more animals were spayed today in Mae Tang (26 dogs and 17 cats!!) We focused our efforts on trapping as many feral…
Dog Care in Chiang Mai Community
π βοΈ Weβve had a spectacular day!! We returned to visit βUncleβsβ house in Mae Tang with 40 dogs and vaccinated, dewormed, gave Bravecto (for long term flea and tick…
Dog and Cat Spay Day – 54 Spays
π£ 54 cats and dogs were spayed by our Hand to Paw team today (40 dogs and 14 cats)! π π π π π π π π π π π…
Great news – Pugsy found a new home
Wonderful news today, Pugsy has found a new forever home. As you can see by the smiles, everyone is happy. If you are interested in Adopting or even Fostering a…