Frontlinevet. Blog

I have returned at LILIANA’S together with a GIA volunteer in order to treat the dogs against fleas and mange . We imagined that since the dogs are all in a yard it will be relatively easy to take each of them and spray with a flea product . Spot on solutions are extremely expensive for 60 70 dogs so we decided to go the cheap way . The dogs welcomed us as intruders and started barking lound at us and one of them bit my thigh. LIliana grabbed a stick and threatened them so we could enter her yard.

Liliana turns out to be friendly and wanted to help us with our mission . You could see her skin also suffered because of the insects. She grabbed the first dog and as we tryed to spray him the dog got scared and tried to bite Liliana. We managed to treat the small and tame dogs which are only a few. The dogs are semi wild and undersocialised . it is basically impossible to treat them against fleas because they will not come to you! The only way i see it is to have them sedated for the soo wanted sterilisation and while they are asleep to treat them against parasites. Because of the inbreeding of demodex dogs demodex mange is extremely present among her dogs . Some of the dogs look terrible and unfortunately it is extremely difficult to treat them in those conditions. I offered again my help regarding the sterilisation of the whole pack . Liliana is acting as an Alfa female and i think she thinks that sterilisation of the dogs will lead to the pack’s extinction. I definitely think she needs medical therapy and counseling. She keeps promissing that she will allow sterilisatiuon of the pack but this will probably never happen . Her neighbours hear her saying and talking to herself after we leave the place : ” I will not castrate or spay you my children– you shall breed free because you are free souls”
Again we are in a big dillema ….

I was just checking my Fb account when  i received an e call from a volunteer. She together with two other volunteers spotted a stray dog that was trying to get something from his mouth. He was drulling and obviously in distress. I went there and the dog was in a fenced garbage place. In no time i grabbed him and administer tranquliser . I then rushed at the clinic, it was 11 pm.  At the clinic i found what was cousing the trouble. A pork rib was stuck between the dogs upper molars.  It is not uncommon for the dogs to eat from the garbage sites and those kind of problems can happen with serious  consequences. SO do not feed your dog any  barbecue leftovers !!!

Since the dog was not neutered and was sedated anyway,  i  decided to castrate him and to tag him.  I find it great when people like those volunteers act like area guardians and spot dogs in need and rush them  to the vet.

I am happy that the dog is fine and i now can go to sleep relieved . Happy that the dog did not mess my car .@)))

Ps the dog is now recovering at one of the volunteer places .

Enjoy the pics