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I am Hope and I
suddendly died in the late afternoon of April 9, 2008. As far as
one can say I succumbed to a massive acute renal failure. I
still was well the day before but that morning I felt extremely
sick and we visited the vet immediately. But my condition
deteriorated so quickly that I was admitted to the intensive
care. Hours later even several attempts to restore my life were
unsuccessful and so I feft for my final journey. Paporn and
Thomas were with me all the way. I really wanted to stay longer
with you.
This is my story:
My name is Hope.
I used to live in a temple near Navamin here in Bangkok. The
monks shared food and water with us but I was often alone and
looking for food on the compound. One day a temple visitor hit
me with his car and left me without even stopping. The monks
then found me and brought me to an animal rescue because I was
in a lot of pain and worst of all I could not move any more. The
veterinarian found out that my spinal cord was broken right
below my shoulder. Unfortunately at this time there was noone
there who was ready to cover the costs of a surgery or at least
an examination by a specialist. That's why I spent the following
time in a cage. Over time the pain disappeared but I still could
not walk.
Believe it or not: I was adopted and now I am here with Paporn
and Thomas and I want to take the opportunity to introduce
myself to all of you. I am just about 4 months old but I am
already a full member of Khlongdogs and that means that I have
another 11 dogs and 16 cats around me. So, I am not alone here
and have quite some friends. Most of all I like my girlfiend Doi
who is like a mother to me. She lies down right next to me,
kisses me and keeps me company. The best of all is that she lets
me bite her and she plays with me. She is a really good friend
and she already told me a lot about her own life on the streets.
I myself cannot really walk due to my handicap but I can still
move around the veranda very quickly with the help of my front
legs. My hind feet are my real problem now and here especially
the right leg. Somehow the needed coordination does not work out
properly but I try hard and when playing with Doi my legs move
much better. Paporn regularly gives me a bath and I also have to
move around in the water. She says that I have to do this now
more often to strengthen my muscles. Well, I also met the vet
and they made x-rays, took blood and seamed to examine every
small inch of my body. I will have to see the vet quite often
now, because the two want to make sure that I will be fine. I
really have the feeling that they like me a lot.
The important thing is that I can spend the whole day in the
open and since I should not hurt my hind legs Thomas already
bought me a colorful playpen for kids. In there I can crawl
around and play and still observe everything what is going on in
the house. This is especially important since I hate to be
alone. And besides, I have to see when the food is prepared. I
can eat for two and luckily I really get a lot to eat here. In
the nighttime I get my own cage and I sleep in the same room
with Doi and Khao. Khao is someone who doesn’t speak a lot but
she is a lovely street dog who almost faced the same harsh fate
as I did. Taking everything into consideration: I am happy that
I now belong to khlongdogs and I can feel my spirits reviving.
A specialist will now investigate how my disability can be treated
or maybe even healed. Dear friends: you shall never give up
Hope! |
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