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Some time ago I was hit by a car. It happened so quickly that I
barely remember all the details. I was lying somewhere around
the temple taking a nap in the shade of a tree since the sun was
rather hot when I suddenly recognized that the other dogs got up
and run away. I have to say that I was already weak at that time
and did not get on my feet as quickly as I should. And there the
pick-up truck came speeding along and hit me. The impact threw
me several meters away and I was badly injured as you might
imagine. As a matter of fact most of my skin was ripped off on
my back legs and I was in terrible pain. The driver did not stop
or care and disappeared as quickly as he came. I was left for
good and so I crawled in a corner since I could hardly move.
There I was and my condition now also prevented me from eating
or drinking since I neither could go to the feeding place nor
could I compete with the other dogs. I already saw the end of my
days.
About a week later the Khlongdogs people came along because it
was vaccine day and all of us were gathered in a central point.
They also found me and brought me to the others. Everybody was
busy but Paporn saw me and she talked about me with the monks in
the temple. They agreed to help me but the vaccine day kept
everybody busy and I had to stay a little longer in the temple.
Now I know that my picture appeared on the Khlongdogs website
and although it does not show me in my real prime it caught the
attention of people far away. So Elizabeth Kniaz from England
gave me the name Spirit and this is how I am still called today.
Then the day came, my day, the day I was waiting for. Paporn
came back to the temple and they all made me ready for the
journey to Bangkok. I was put in the back of her car and we
drove to the city where I was immediately admitted in the
Suvarnachad Animal Hospital. Suddenly there was much attention
for me and doctors and nurses run around me. They cleaned up my
wounds and covered everything with nice dressings. They had a
rather hard time to get rid of all the ticks and fleas but
finally they managed to have me in an acceptable state. Equipped
with an IV infusion I was put in a cage and it did not take long
that sleep overcame my eyes and I felt asleep.
The next day was full with medical examinations. As it turned
out there was a more or less serious situation with my blood
since the blood values were rather low. This was accompanied by
blood parasites, serious malnutrition and dehydration and of
course all the other injuries and infections caused by the
accident. Later that morning Thomas came along and talked with
doctor for quite a while. He then left and came back with a very
strong dog called Klinsi who was supposed to donate blood for
me. However, Klinsi managed to do the blood test and all these
procedures but got terribly scared when they tried to put a
needle in his neck. The procedure had to be stopped. But the
same evening Paporn came back and checked on me. She knew
already about Klinsi and was desperate to find a donor for me.
She talked to some of the people in the waiting room and there
were very nice people who agreed to let a Labrador retriever
donate blood for me. And so it was done.
I received the blood transfusion the same evening and then
prepared for the night. This morning things were slightly
different. While I was not able to get on my feet yesterday,
there was something different today and I got up myself. But I
am still so weak and I just want to sleep. Later Thomas came by
and visited me. Well, I never had so much visitors in my 4 years
on this earth. Thomas appears to be very talkative since he
again discussed a lot with the doctor. It appears that I have
gained some half a kilo over the last 48 hours but my condition
is still weak. There will be many days and probably weeks until
I fully recover. But at least the x-ray shows that I did not
suffer any bone fractures and that already is good news. Over
the next days they plan to do an ultrasound and keep track on my
blood values. If only I could get rid of this parasite in my
blood. The biggest thing now is to improve my blood and gain
weight. I need to be strong. |
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