Tuesday 3 July 2012

Another update


Some brighter pictures today of our little Urchin. He seems to have suffered in the hands of humans and didn't want to get out of his cage. During the day it got very hot in there but although the door was open all the time, with a sound or the sight of a person het got back inside. So the vet locked the door of the cage, so that Urchin stays outdoors where he can stay in the shade in fresh air.
He will stay for about a week untill his antibiotics treatment ends and hopefully the wounds are then healed, so that stitches and head piece can be removed and he can enjoy a good bath which I'm sure he will appreciate.

For the long term we do not know what to do yet. His leg's bone was completly snapped and some little pieces were removed so the healing process is guessed by about 2 months. No one will want to adopt an injured dog now, but after that he will be a sweet young dog. We have 2 shelters nearby, one in our own town and one in the neighboring town. We knew about our town's shelter but not of the neighbors. As the vet told us that it was a good one we went there to see if it would be a good temporarily home for Urchin.
No way are we going to bring him there, it is in the forest with many trees and they have shelter but it is surrounded with wooden fences which made me claustrophobic. The poor thing already has suffered enough and won't be able to defend himself against the other dogs. Also, it is not open to the public, so nobody is going to find him there. Clearly, the aim of the shelter is to keep strays out of the way and nothing else.


In a week he will be released by his doc, and looking at the current situation he will come home with us. He will have to stay seperatly from our other dogs so he can heal calmly. In the mean time we are going to contact organizations that find homes for furry kids. It is just so hard for us, both taking him in as we are already so crowded and financialy not good enough, on the other hand it is hard to let him go, or atleast to not a good place. His life is saved but not the quantity but eventually the quality of life is most important so we will be doing everything we can to give him a happy future.

Please help us spread the word to find Urchin a loving new home, we will make sure he'll be healthy but let's give him a happy future too.

17 comments:

  1. Estella, that's such great news!

    How do you think we could find a place for him? How to contact shelters and other organizations? I've written to a friend of mine who knows about some of these things, but no answer yet. How could we advertize? I'm thinking Facebook, but then it would have to be to people who live in Turkey. If anyone has any ideas, please share!

    Love you guys for doing so great by this dog! (And the others....)

    xx

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  2. Aww.. he has such a sweet look! Everything crossed here that there is someone who can give him a forever home. And kudos for you to taking him for now!

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  3. Dori,

    We don't have hope for a home in Turkey. People are unfamiliar and afraid of dogs and the people who want a dog, always want a puppy, and not a full grown mixed breed dog that may keep a limp.

    But there are several associations that take dogs from mediterranean countries to homes in Germany, Holland and Austria. They have rules, of course, about vaccinations and neutering and so on, but the most important condition is that the dog has to have a home first. So, when there is someone willing, the distance and paperwork are not the problem.

    We are not on facebook or twitter, but those could be a great way to spread the word. If a home is found, we'll contact the association and coordinate the effort :)

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  4. What sweet, beautiful eyes he has!!!!
    I'm so happy he's doing better, and I'm sending all my positive vibes that he may find a loving Home soon!!!! Being in a place with very similar conditions for animals, I was thinking about the same too... a German or Dutch organization would be great!

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  5. Estella, I just actually contacted two online Turkish friends, and one of them answered immediately, and he will share it tomorrow. He has a huge following on Facebook. But if you say it's unlikely in Turkey, then how do you think we could reach these organizations in Western-European countries? Is there a list somewhere? I'll try to contact friends who live in Switzerland, and see what they can come up with (one of them owes me a favor anyway ;)

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  6. The problem is not to reach the organizations,we have a list, the problem is that there are many more dogs than homes.
    So, the question here is to reach out to individuals in Europe. If somebody says, yes, we will take him, than the organization will help with the transport and paperwork.

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  7. Okay, how to reach those people? What photo should I put up on Facebook for instance and can I say that you will arrange everything? (paperwork, vaccinations etc)

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  8. Dori, I am not familiar with the workings of facebook. Are there forums? A place for animal lovers?

    And, yes, we would take care of everything, vaccinations, neutering, paperwork, what ever is needed.

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  9. There are groups and then organizations have pages where you can post. But the ones I can post to are in south-Africa and the US... But I will make a search.

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  10. http://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/news.php?item=348

    I wrote to a few German organizations on Facebook, see what they'll say.

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  11. He is such a beautiful looking dog, with such soulful and trusting eyes. It's so sad that he was so badly hurt and neglected until you found him. You are so good to look after him, and I hope my little contribution helps towards your bills.

    It would be so nice if he could stay with you after he has recovered! But if not, I do hope you find him the kindest, most loving and permanent home where he will be cared for like he deserves :) x

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  12. Oh Estella, those eyes look into your soul....he is a good actor! ;-)
    I can still spot some sadness there, but I hope he will have a loving family that will take care of him!

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  13. I am going nuts to see this. My mum is living in a small community where everybody almost has dogs and 500 m2 garden in seferihisar. I am sure i would find someone however i am afraid to trust people would look after him as careful as someone who know his situation.

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  14. Işıl,
    It is indeed difficult to trust people, but still it can be worth investigating and trying. Where is Seferıhisar?

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  15. Best of luck finding him a home!

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  16. It's a beautiful dog indeed!!! I love his face :-)

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  17. Happy birthday!! What you do is so wonderful!! My friends use the same associations and they successfully find them new homes mostly in Germany.

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