Rubber Noses and Rubber Toeses: 2014

Thursday, 4 December 2014

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CAT AT THE LAGOS McDONALD'S?

She has been seen since the spring of 2014 in the area of the Lagos McDonald's and her story is a real mystery.

She is sterilised (she has the ear cut) and she looks like she is being cared for, but she seems to be hungry and looking for food in the area. We are not sure if she is fed somewhere else or if she simply gets her food from the McDonald's leftovers. She may have a home, but an owner that does not look after her properly. She is docile, but slightly suspicious which is common for a cat who survives in the street. The fact is that we tried giving her a home in a farm nearby McDonald's, but she did not want to stay there and she almost immediatelly took off back to the McDonald's. And this in spite of the fact that she was enclosed in that farm for over 2 weeks in order to get adapted. For several times she was taken back to the farm, but she always insisted in going back to the McDonald's round-a-about (in the spot where the rubbish containers are). She seems to be happy where she is, but we think it is a very danger area for a cat to be, as it is so close to the road.

If you know anything about this cat or if you are willing to give her a stable and definite home, please contact us:

Maria João de Sousa - joaosous@gmail.com / 917232339; Carina Soares - carina.soares@animaisderua.org ; Cátia Rodrigues - catia.rodrigues@animaisderua.org

Saturday, 22 November 2014

6 Gorgeous Puppies looking for good homes!

These are 6 of the 9 puppies from the Lagoa pack and that were rescued by Margarida Cardoso and Ana Conduto. It is urgent to find them good homes. Margarida already has 6 dogs of her own. She cannot have anymore!

Please help, by spreading the word and the pictures around.

Thanks a lot!

Contacts: Margarida 962 984 530 or margcardoso@gmail.com

Ana 924 408 508 or ana.bcc@gmail.com

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

BEN - young dog for responsible adoption has found a good home!

Remember Ben, who had a post May, 2nd? Well, he has finally been adopted by a wonderful family in Lagos.

Thank you to everybody who tried to help!

Saturday, 15 November 2014

PACK OF DOGS IN LAGOA - 9 PUPPIES FOR ADOPTION!

These 9 puppies (3 female and 6 male) are part of a pack of dogs in the area of Lagoa and they need good homes. Otherwise, they will be sterilised and sent to the wild again. 2 other puppies have already been killed on the road.

They belong to a pack of dogs formed by 15 dogs (one male and 5 female, plus the puppies) and only one of the females and the male are sterilised. The rest need to be captured and sterilised. But Margarida Cardoso and Ana Conduto are alone and they need help to capture these dogs. They have tried traps, sedatives, etc., but without success.

They need all the help you can get, such as food, medicines and specially they need help in capturing the dogs.

If you can help somehow, please contact Margarida on 962984530 or margcardoso@gmail.com

By sending this appeal out on FB, email, blogs, etc. you are also giving a very important help.

Thursday, 10 July 2014

Chester - This cheeky chappy is still looking for a loving home!

So what is new in the world of Chester...definitely not a new home! For some reason I have had NOT ONE interested party offering a home for my lad Chester. Is it because he has leish? Is it his size? As it is looking like he is here to stay for longer than I thought - I have made him a new bed (sorry Dex the bed I made for you that he was using is a little damaged when he realized that it was made of little foam pieces and saw it as a challenge to release them!).

I call it the donuts bed as it is round and now that he is wedged besides the wood pile he does not have to get up to pull logs off to chew during the night! It also means that he can lie comfortably whilst hunting for geckos that are in the pile.

As Chester is an obsessive hunter he has caused a little damage to my garden - however it is a case of repetitive training with a water pistol and then perhaps my rockery will not take such a beating/dismantling! However, there is a gang of them that are the culprits - Freya leads the way with Tikka and Chester acting as wing men!

Chester is a real sweetheart - he remains enthusiastic in life, but he just wants to hang out with you. Only the little dogs are allowed in the house but he keeps coming on in....normally it is to find his play mate Freya. To be fair he has been known to chew her like a lamb chop but he can also be extremely sweet with her as this video shows.

Come on someone out there must want this extremely happy hound! Just as the video shows - his tail is always wagging!

Thursday, 19 June 2014

Algarve Animal Charities Share Event Information (Hopefully)

Lost Pets in the Algarve has extended the invitation to all Animal Charities based in the Algarve to share their information in respect of events and fundraisers - in a common location.

To facilitate this, LPA has created an event schedule page which consolidates the individual calendars of participating charities into a single, easy to use format.

Future events may be displayed in week, month or list format, and the calendars may be printed if required.

This project is just getting started, so if you would like to see everyone's planned happenings in one place, but your favourite charity does not yet have their events displayed, it may be beneficial if you contact the appropriate administrator and let them know your views.

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, something that benefits an animal charity, why not take a look now? Just CLICK HERE

Thursday, 29 May 2014

Hulk - Urgent Foster home and/or permanent home needed for this young boy

Take a look at this photo and ask yourself - would you have walked on by?

This is the story of a lady called Patricia who made a friend for life with a dog now named 'Hulk'. When you pop down to the supermarket you are normally running through what you need to buy for dinner, however on this trip Patricia failed to make a shop, rather she saw a very hungry, thirsty and scared dog with extensive wounds to the body and plagued by fleas and ticks.

Her response was to stop and try and help the dog...she was a minority as most just walked on past or made negative comments as to her attempts to catch him. However with patience and a little bribery..

Patricia was able to safely remove him from his street status and took him to a local vet to be looked over.

The ticks and fleas are easily addressed with a pipette - easy fix - in a few days he will enjoy a nice bath all over...in the mean time his wounds require cleaning but nothing complicated and they will quickly heal.

He has tested positive for dilofilaria (heart worm) but as he is so undernourished and weak he cannot start on the medication yet for this, but in a couple of weeks he will be able to start.

Now here is the GOOD news - Hulk has tested negative for leisch which can make a huge difference as people can be a little narrow minded and have reservations for re-homing a leisch dog.(shame on you - think of Chester!). He is friendly if not a little timid with humans, seems to be good with other dogs and cats....so now what we need is at least a FOSTER home for this lad as he cannot stay in the vet much longer.

Unfortunately Patricia is not in a position to have Hulk with her as he starts his journey to a new life - this is her 3rd rescue by herself so we felt that she deserved support and help to find Hulk a place to recover and eventually a new home.

So here is the deal - if you or you know of someone who is in a position to foster or who have thought of fostering - then please please consider Hulk. By agreeing to foster Hulk you are not committing to have him for the rest of his life (unless you decide you want to keep him!) - it is a temporary home we are looking for where he can get recuperate and learn to trust humans again. There is NO FINANCIAL obligation if you foster Hulk - there is a guardian angel who will be covering any medication and food that he requires, also any dog paraphernalia such as kennel, lead, bowl, bedding etc can be given on loan during the foster period. All we need is a safe environment with patience and love to be given. We will all be actively looking for a new home for Hulk while he is in foster care to make sure that he has his happy ending.

Please help find Hulk a foster home - he has to leave the vet and the safety of his cage there. He is being evicted!

If you can help in any way then please contact Patricia Teodoro - you can call her on 962 737 263, PM her on Face Book or email her p.teodoro11@gmail.com

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Chester's Road to Recovery - Part 4 - Now all I need is a home!

Chester wants you to know - he is ready for his next adventure in a new home!

Chester is now being promoted in the UK for a potential new home, fingers crossed someone will be able to see past the fact that he has leisch and will require a couple of tablets a day for the rest of his life. I have 2 of my own with leisch, also rescue and they are doing really well.

So sales points of Chester - he is enthusiastic and young (only 1.5 years max), wanting to learn and loves to play. He is quite a large dog although only 24 kg at the moment, his bark is fierce so he makes a great guard. He LOVES the car and going for walks. I just wish I had bought a new harness sooner - both human and hound are much happier with our walks now - he is strong!

He loves other dogs and wants to play - whether with another dog, with a toy or hunting lizards! He is respectful of Ziggy my cat but my cat is dog savvy!

So this is a plea for people to consider offering Chester as home - I will leave you with some photos of Chester relaxing and enjoying life - mindless of the fact that he is not yet home!

Chester is the one on the left, hanging with the boys! It is a hard life at my place!

He looks indignant that i have disturbed his sleep!

Aah - he is a young baby boy that is quite immature really! He is submissive to my older ridgeback, he wants to please humans - so he is very attentive. Go on someone - Give Chester a chance! If you would like to give Chester a home then please contact me on Facebook - or leave a comment on this blog! :)

Monday, 19 May 2014

Missie, Boneca do Gramacho

This little girl was found at the Gramacho Golf Course, near Carvoeiro. She was pregnant with dead babbies in her belly, but she was saved in time by Margarida Cardoso and some friends of hers - Marta and Ana. She was sterilised and is now a healthy and beautiful podengo. Missie is around 2 years old and weighs 12 kilos. She is microchipped, but when the owner was contacted, he claimed not being the owner, so officially she is an abandoned dog.

It is urgent that Missie finds a home, as she is not wanted at the Golf Course and she has already been taken to Silves by unpleasant people, but somehow she managed to return to the same place.

If you would like to help, please contact Margarida on

962 984 530 or margcardoso@gmail.com

If you cannot help, please pass the word on.

Thanks a lot!

Sunday, 18 May 2014

THREE GORGEOUS PUPPIES HAVE FOUND HOMES!

These three puppies from Camilo beach in Lagos have already found homes.
Thanks a lot to everybody who helped!

Monday, 12 May 2014

Chester's road to recovery - lovely - lively & lanky!

So what is new in the world of Chester...he has finished now his tick fever medication and is still slowly putting on weight....however he will be a couple of kilos lighter as of Thursday as the lad will be castrated! I am hoping that this will calm him down and also stop him acting like a massive tom cat around my plant pots!

I am also hoping it will calm him down when playing with Freya as he seems to think that she is a lamb chop! However, she holds her own and loves the attention!

As mentioned in a previous blog - Chester has a monster nose and is a hunting dog - I have pegged him as not perhaps good with cats....BUT .I may have been hasty, as I think when armed with a pump action water pistol and a waggy finger - you can teach such a hound that the cat is out of bounds. I am pleased with the progress Chester has made and even leave him loose unsupervised with the cat out in the grounds...he will learn!

I decided it was time to reclaim my corner where the dogs can be shut out of the area for the summer - in the last 7 months it has been a rescue/foster dog holding area! - nice furniture with no chance of dog hairs, chewing etc - I can sit back and have a moment without a dog deciding to either lick me, jump on me or knock my beer over with its tail! So Chester had to move into the big dog run at night....so far so good - however when I moved his bed which was on a pallet - I received the same surprise as before when moving dog beds.....a mouse had made its home under his bed! And there I was saying he was a hunter! Chester has also made a break through as he has discovered the delight of sitting on the doggy outside furniture - made himself comfortable.......

You can see my point about the none doggy furniture and seating area - this is what happened to my last lot of furniture - so the dogs have a full suite of their own!

I am looking for a home for Chester - he is an extremely happy dog and a formidable guard....I have just had EDP round to read the meter - I read it and passed it through the gate on a piece of paper as he was too scared to come in! I will therefore ask for people to consider giving him a loving home as he will reward you so many million times over....I will leave you for another period with what is now Chester's signature pose!

Friday, 2 May 2014

Ben - young dog for responsible adoption - Lagos Area

Ben was abandoned near a cat shelter, in the Lagos area, with two strings in the neck, quite battered and scraggy. He is a very friendly, energetic and obedient young dog. We believe he had owners, because he is very polite and friendly.
He deserves a happy life with a good family who would be able and willing to love him.
The cat shelter is unable to receive dogs, so Ben is in a temporary home.
Ben is vaccinated and dewormed.

Contact for adoption:
Helena Boal 919 188 180

Thursday, 1 May 2014

THREE GORGEOUS PUPPIES FOR RESPONSIBLE ADOPTION

These 3 puppies are looking for good homes, they are in Lagos and they were found in the countryside, near the Camilo beach, almost starving. There were 7 to start with, but 4 of them have found homes.
The brown one with the dark mouth is male and the other two - the black one and the brown one with a white mouth are female.
For responsible adoption, please contact 914 668 961 or 966 661 865

You can watch a video of the puppies here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCawuL-g8cI&feature=youtu.be

GINA - beautiful little cat looking for a loving home

This is Gina! She appeared in the caravan area/park, near the football stadium, in Lagos a couple of months ago. She has the ear tip, symbol of sterilisation, so we presume she came from another colony or he was dumped in that area.

Gina is now very sociable and cries for attention all the time. She was fed and taken care by Gitta and her husband, who lived in the auto-caravan where Gina found shelter in the cold months of winter. She slept underneath the caravan, we presume near the engine, where it is warm.

The problem is that Gitta and her husband had to go back to Germany, since they have been living here for several months already, but they could not leave Gina behind on her own. Although Gitta loves cats, she has an allergy problem and she cannot have direct contact with them or keep them inside. So, Gina is now in a foster home until she finds a good home.

If you would care to help Gina, please email me or Gitta. In alternative you can call me on 917232339.

Thanks a lot!

Maria João de Sousa or Gitta Schimpf

joaosous@gmail.com gittaschimpf@aol.de

Thursday, 17 April 2014

Chester's Story - Road to recovery latest update!

It is true that time flies! I cannot believe it is 6 weeks ago that I first clapped eyes on crusty face! He looked so dejected and in a bad way!

As a re-cap - he tested positive for leisch and also tick fever....his ears were caked in blood from sores that kept reopening, he was so itchy and his fur was just dull, falling out and dreadful. There is plenty of good news with this story of Chester, he is young and very happy! He has finished his 27 day leisch treatment and is now being treated for his tick fever. The photo below was taken 10 minutes ago - look at the difference!

Chester's eyes when we first had him were a very pale yellow - since treatment they are getting darker and his sight has improved. His gums were a pale grey....they are still a little pale but there is now colour coming back! The leisch treatment knocked him around a little so he did not have a huge appetite, but he is now slowly putting on weight. He is the height of my ridgeback but as you can see, he has a weight disadvantage when they play!

His ears that were caked in blood, may not have much fur on them but as you can see above there is only a tiny area now that remains crusty! His skin is still dry and I can pluck him like a chicken! But the tick fever treatment should help this and you can already see he is feeling better.

I let him out with my dogs when I have my cat safely in the house, I fear that he is a cat chaser and perhaps a bit more...I need time to work with him to see if he can be integrated with cats. He has met my partner's nephews and nieces - the kiddy test...he passed with flying colours. However he is a large, young and enthusiastic dog so I would suggest a new home with children over the age of 6 so they are not so easily knocked over by his waggy tail! He is a busy dog, not like my lazy ones who lounge in the sun/shade, he is on the move, playing with toys and entertaining himself or having a frolic with one of the others.

So what is next for Chester? I am looking for a new home for Chester, in the next few weeks, he will be castrated and have his injections for travel. He will make a very loyal and loving companion and I would love to find him his forever home.

I remain extremely grateful to everyone who has donated towards his medical bills to date and know that Chester would give you a sloppy kiss if he met you all! Meanwhile, a friend and myself will be running the half marathon on Easter Sunday in Castro Marim to raise funds for 2 animal charities - A.D.A.C.N.R and Their Voice Portugal. Please note that this is my first ever half marathon!

We are asking for sponsorship pledges, that will upon our completion of the 21 km be turned into cash for these deserving charities. If you would like to pledge sponsorship there are different ways - if you are a Facebook user - you can visit and post on the FB page set up - www.facebook.com/eveandhelenhalfmarathonefforts; you can also contact me by email eveclifton@gmail.com ...please state the amount and whether you would like to be named! Upon proof of completion we will then arrange collection of the lovely donations to then be split 50/50 between these charities. As I write this we have just under €600 pledged...we were aiming for €1000...however, it is not Sunday yet! Proceeds from this will also through A.D.A.C.N.R go to helping any future costs for Chester..so the pain will be worth it!