Last seen Wednesday 26 March 2014
Kyra
Rubber Noses and Rubber Toeses is the blog-based spinoff of Lost Pets in the Algarve. Guest authoring of posts related to animals found, abandoned, available for fostering and ultimate adoption will be encouraged and supported. If you are involved with an animal welfare organisation and would like to increase the exposure for your cause, please contact us using the facility on the side panel and we will respond with info about how to publicise your animals and your events.
Monday, 31 March 2014
Saturday, 29 March 2014
Lost Pets in the Algarve Mobile App
If you would like to access Lost Pets in the Algarve via an app on your smartphone or tablet, the facility now exists.
Lost Pets in the Algarve is now co-publishing details of missing pets on Pinterest. Pinterest provides apps for Android and iPads & iPhones which will allow you to view Lost Pets in the Algarve on your mobile devices.
Unlike Lost Pets in the Algarve, which reports both on the status of missing animals and animals which have been returned home, the Pinterest/Lost Pets Algarve board will only display animals currently reported as missing.
More details about this new facility can be found on the Lost Pets Algarve homepage.
Lost Pets in the Algarve is now co-publishing details of missing pets on Pinterest. Pinterest provides apps for Android and iPads & iPhones which will allow you to view Lost Pets in the Algarve on your mobile devices.
Unlike Lost Pets in the Algarve, which reports both on the status of missing animals and animals which have been returned home, the Pinterest/Lost Pets Algarve board will only display animals currently reported as missing.
More details about this new facility can be found on the Lost Pets Algarve homepage.
Friday, 28 March 2014
PRAVI Adoption and Awareness Campaign
FARO - SATURDAY - AWARENESS AND ADOPTION CAMPAIGN BY PRAVI - SATURDAY-29.03.2014-join PRAVI in a new CAMPAIGN to RAISE AWARENESS and ADOPTION, at the Mercado Municipal de Faro, between 9am and 5pm. Come ADOPT, become a PARTNER, SPONSOR an animal, volunteer, make your CONTRIBUTION, because the important thing is not to be indifferent! We rely on your visit
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Chester's story - the road to recovery
So who is Chester and what is it he is recovering from, you might be wondering....well our paths crossed 3 weeks ago. I was driving home when I saw a very mangy, skinny, scared looking large dog besides the road just outside São Bras, the thing is he had not been there when I had gone past earlier. He was not one of the regular street dogs that are around and about, he seemed the new kid on the block!
Having stopped to see him, he growled at me and I realised that the boy needed food - rushed to Lidl and returned with a few cans of dog food. This time I was greeted with a tentative tail wag which upon devouring the food, turned into a full swinging tail and rubbing of his face to try and help with the itchiness.
Now I am a dog lover, I have my own dogs (5 rescue dogs) and then I also foster for A.D.A.C.N.R - currently I have a slightly neurotic, separation anxiety foster dog and prior to that I fostered 3 brothers from 5 weeks old until they were re-homed in the UK. I also have one cat and a very patient partner who is less animal loving more IT geek and just like the Litte Britain sketch ...the answer was 'The computer says no!' when I said I wanted to bring him back home with me.
So, I went home, felt useless, so came back with more food and water, then had probably one of the worst night sleeps that I have ever had. Why? Because I felt guilty that I did not do more. Now, do not get me wrong, I am not trying to save every dog, cat, horse etc that is in a dire predicament (which we all know there are many) in the Algarve, however, I was there, I found him, I saw him and I walked on by...not cool. The next morning I told my partner that if he was still by the road that morning I would pick him, take him to the vet and ............OK I did not have a good plan...I could see the panic in my partner's eyes as he saw my determination!
I was confident that this lad would be where I had left him by the road, he did not disappoint, it was almost like he had been waiting for me and he allowed me to slip a collar on to lead him to the car. His face was flaking off, his ears were caked in blood and unsure whether this was mange, leisch, scabies....what ...it was a little unnerving having him rest his head on my shoulder from the back seat and lick my neck whilst I drove the 20 minutes to the vets....I was feeling itchy by the time I got there, it seemed the more that he scratched, the more I did as well! (this is the first street dog I have picked up that had NO fleas! - even they seem to have standards!)
His name, Chester was spur of the moment. To register at the vets I needed a name - for some reason Chester popped into my head and it has stuck with him. Pure chance, he could have ended up being called Bin Bag, Super Bock or anything else on my shopping list!
Looking at him you would think that Chester had been around the block a lot, over 5 years old at least.....in fact he is young probably only 1-1.5 years old....too young to be this bad. So Chester had tests, tick/flea treatment., de-worming...now the waiting and what to do with him. No surprise there was no micro chip so I decided to take him home with me and wait out the results, my partner was told it would be just for that weekend.....
Fast forward 3 weeks and he is still here! He has tested positive for leischmania 1/1260 - anything over 1/160 is a positive - so he is on 27 days of oral treatment to hopefully bring this under control. He also tested positive for a tick fever which he will need a month's treatment for when he has finished the 27 days treatment.
This is almost day 14 since he started his leisch treatment, but he is starting to struggle a little, the medication he is on is strong and it is affecting his appetite and we believe his tick fever is being aggressive so he is also not putting on the weight he needs to stay strong. I need to make a decision soon as to whether I also start his tick fever treatment now.....but it is not normally recommended whilst treating the leisch.
I have been able to offer Chester time, love and companionship to help his road to recovery, however it has been overwhelming how supportive people have been financially and also in terms of advice to help me nurse him back to health. People who do not know me, never met Chester, have been kind enough to donate towards his medical bills, offering donations of creams, shampoos and advice on helping to ease his discomfort. I cannot say a big enough thank you and that I will no doubt be on the beg again further down this road.
I have had various comments as to why I am doing this for a dog who is not mine and I found on the street; rest assured it is not a personal glory, pat on the back, I am a great human being moment that I crave! It was simple, I saw suffering, our paths crossed and I had to at least try and help. Trust me, it does not always work out, the 2 day old puppy I found dumped by a bin died within 48 hours despite me trying to hand rear it...but again it is up to the individual to decide whether such incidents are 'right place at the right time' or 'wrong place at the wrong time'?
I hope you will continue to follow Chester's journey, my aim is to end this blog in the future with just a photo showing a happy, healthy and handsome Chester at ease in a new home.
Sunday, 23 March 2014
Monday, 17 March 2014
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Mixed Breed 3 Year Old Needs Home
FREYA - still looking for a home - In foster care for 5 weeks now. She is the size of a whippet, approx. 3 years old and spayed. She is great with cats but obviously if they run she will chase! dogs of all sizes and people (barks at those she does not know but soon gets over it!), loves the car and walks well on a lead. Freya suffers a little from anxiety when left but she is non destructive it is just barking that settles down, however I would not suggest an apartment or where there are close neighbors who may complain...she also needs to be in a secure fenced and gated property as she is inclined to try and follow you if you leave. Freya needs a home with a patient owner to work through her nerves and where she will be given companionship, taken for walks, it would be ideal if a home can be found with another dog as she is playful and very alert, she may be small but she is not a lap dog - at the end of a day she likes to curl up with you but she needs stimulation.
Contact Eve 966 459 405 or email Sue d_s_sykes@yahoo.co.uk
Saturday, 15 March 2014
Friday, 14 March 2014
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Volunteers Needed Saturday 15 March
We are in need of volunteers to help at the food bank collection this Saturday at Intermarche in São Brás from 11am- 4pm. If anyone can spare the time, please contact Sue on 289 462 204 or email sew3977@sapo.pt Thank you.
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Monday, 10 March 2014
Sunday, 9 March 2014
Saturday, 8 March 2014
April Sterilization Campaign
In April our first sterilization campaign will begin. From April 4-7 we will have vets operating in the Loule area and offering sterilizations of dogs and cats for free (or for a small donation). The sterilization will be of dogs and cats who are either on the street or dogs and cats who are with owners or caretakers and at risk of becoming pregnant and who need the financial help with the sterilization.
SOS Animals Algarve
Found Cat in Ferrerias (Albufeira)
Found Friday 7 March 2014
Found on the car park at Intermarche, Ferreiras (Albufeira) last night, Friday 7th of March. A female (in season) very friendly and felt clean so I'm thinking she must belong to someone but she is just skin and bone underneath her fur so she could have been lost for some time. Contact Jill 938 966 980
Friday, 7 March 2014
Thursday, 6 March 2014
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