| |
|
|
 |
|
My name is Nam-Tan and I joined the
Khlongdogs team in April 2009. I have to admit that I again was
very lucky and in a matter of speaking it was a last minute
rescue from an uncertain future. Actually I was rescued before
but let me tell you the whole story. I used to be a rather
beautiful lady and I lived my life near Minburi which is a
suburb of Bangkok. It was there when my life turned to a
nightmare when I was hit by a car and left for good. My injuries
where many and a broken spine is just one of the troubles I now
have to live with. However, a nice lady took pity on me and
brought me to a nearby animal hospital where I was treated. It
actually turned out that my spine injury was not the only bad
news and so I had to undergo another major surgery since the
impact of the car hitting me moved all my intestines to the
front and subsequently needed to be fixed and rearranged. But
this is all behind me and today I am working to overcome the
remaining effects of my damaged spine.
Since the young
lady who rescued me had no chance to adopt me she made quite an
effort to find a new home for me. So my name and my story were a
hot topic in a local website and many people made donations
since my treatment was rather expensive. However, there was no
one to be found who was able to give me a home. Remember, it is
already hard to find a home when you are a street dog but a
street dog with a broken spine – right, you got the idea. On the
other side time was running out since I was already in the
hospital for over two months and these places are not designed
to be a home for retired and handicapped street dogs. So my
future looked bleak - just to say the least. But many of my new
friends here at Khlongdogs remember the day when suddenly new
faces turn up and look at you, give you a belly rub and talk to
the vets for more than a moment. We street dogs are not so
easily impressed but this time they came back and I knew: this
is the day! Just to make a long story short, I was adopted by
Paporn and Thomas and this is when I became a member of
Khlongdogs.
At first I was of course a bit insecure when
I met my new friends. But after some days I began to appreciate
the bungalow where I now live together with Fighter, Mona and
Lisa. And what a nice team they are. They accepted me as a
member although I am quite handicapped and they immediately
recognized that I am not a normal dog. But they like me and
nowadays I roll on the floor with Fighter in my hands and we
kiss and hug each other and lead an easy life here. These guys
share their bowls when eating and I have to say that this was
rather strange for me but today I can see that it really works
well. So my team is great and I feel just good here. I also have
the chance to walk in the garden but all this still makes me
very tired and I have to work on my muscles before I can really
enjoy all the things around here.
Two times a week I have
to go back to the hospital for physiotherapy and as exhausting
this might be – it really helps. There I get massages, have to
do exercises with real fitness equipment, go for a swim with my
own life jacket and then they stimulate my muscles and nerves
with this strange machine giving me that creeping sensation in
my back legs. Things got better but what really makes me go are
my new friends and the joy to be out of the cage, taking a sun
bath and walk around as I please. Let’s see if I ever regain the
strength I need and maybe I can also convince my nerves to
cooperate with what I actually have in mind. But the outlook is
promising.
When I joined my team I learned that Joey and
Paula lived here until recently and it made me think a lot. Both
of them were founding members of Khlongdogs and I only wished I
had the chance to meet them. But they are gone now and I can
still feel how much they still live on in the hearts of
everybody. Yes, there are of course the occasional dog fights
here and even the cats have their fighting days. But there is
also a deep sense of friendship, a shared fate and a lot of love
around here. This makes me feel good and it gives me the
confidence that I still have a good life in front of me. Never
mind my walking skills – I have a home now! |
| |
|
| |
|
 |
|
| |
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
