Pet abandonment tragedy: Shih Tzu dies after two year wait for owners at Bangkok vet clinic

[webfact]

 

The heart-wrenching saga of Dano, a seven year old Shih Tzu, has been shared by a local vet, shedding light on a tale of pet abandonment that unfolded over two agonising years.

 

Dano’s poignant story began when he was left at a veterinary clinic in Bangkok and tragically ended with his passing, abandoned by owners who had initially appeared caring and attentive.

 

Dano, a beloved canine companion, was a regular visitor at Vibhavadi Animal Clinic. His owners, a devoted couple, diligently brought him in for routine check-ups, vaccinations, and grooming sessions.

 

Even when they welcomed a new addition to their family, the vet cautioned them not to neglect Dano, especially given his breed’s susceptibility to dry eyes and skin infections without proper care. The owners, assuring the vet of their deep love for Dano, professed that he was cherished “like a child.”

 

by Samantha Rose

Photo: Sanook

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-06

 

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[2baht]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Dano’s poignant story began when he was left at a veterinary clinic in Bangkok and tragically ended with his passing, abandoned by owners who had initially appeared caring and attentive.

They're only cute (na rak) for so long! ????

[steven100]

[Pib]

Below quote from the full article.  No truer words have ever been said.  Basically don't get a pet...a fur baby... if you can't make a life long commitment to it.

 

"The vet concluded the emotional pet abandonment post by urging people to be responsible pet owners and not to abandon them even when they have children or other commitments.

If they are not ready to take on a decade-long commitment, they should not adopt pets in the first place. Abandoning pets and making them other people’s burdens is sinful."

 

 

[connda]

Why is this 'heart-wrenching?"  Honestly - the vet should have attempted to find a home for the dog. 
Dog's are pretty resilient.  If the owners abandoned it, if adopted the dog would have been fine with its new owners.

Like - it's a vet office with large numbers of pet owners coming and going.  A sign on the door advertising the dog as adoptable probably would have resulted in the pup finding a new home.  That's the only "heart-wrenching" thing I see here. 

[Pib]

At the vet I use he has 3 abandoned pets that live in his three story vet office.  Pets who owners brought in for care (serious, expensive care), authorized the care/treatment, but then never came back to pay the bill/retrieve the pet which recovered.  

[ThaiFelix]

Animals dont deserve people!

[steven100]

there's 1,000,000 abandoned dogs in Thailand

[Ralf001]

Owners need to be hunted down and smacked in the face with a really hard object.

[Pib]

34 minutes ago, steven100 said:

there's 1,000,000 abandoned dogs in Thailand

Caused by practically no "enforced" humane animal control measures and then strays continuing to multiply after being abandoned.  Pretty soon it's out of control.   

 

Throw-in the Buddhist belief that it's wrong to hurt or kill animals (excluding those they like eating like pork, chicken, duck, etc), high poverty in Thailand, etc., and that leads to many, many strays in Thailand. 

 

A couple years ago we had to have one of our dogs at the time euthanized due to a degenerative neurological disease which was turning him into a vegetable, unable to walk or eat (forced feeding required), whimpering all the time, etc.  No medical treatment could help, no expensive vet bills...just on home care taking a few cheap meds the vet recommended to help comfort the dog.   Near the end, it was very hard to get our primary vet to euthanize the dog due to the Buddhist belief (ditto for our secondary vet).  But our primary vet finally agreed to do it after he felt the dog only had a few weeks left and we (the wife and I) practically begged him.   

 

Yea, that Buddhist belief is very strong in some.   We have a couple of Thai neighbors who will avoid poisoning ants/termites/bugs which are damaging their property in hopes they can use non-lethal means to get rid of them.  

 

I've now have four pets....one dog and three cats....all four started off in this world as strays being born in our village soi's...all immediately neutered/sprayed after we decided to adopt them.  I'll take care of them to death due us part.

 

[Tropicalevo]

43 minutes ago, Pib said:

Near the end, it was very hard to get our primary vet to euthanise the dog due to the Buddhist belief (ditto for our secondary vet).

It is not just the the Buddhism. The vet that I use told me that it is quite difficult to get the drugs for this procedure and there is a lot of 'hoop jumping' and paperwork.

At least in many areas there are voluntary groups taking in the strays as well as neutering them.

The area where we live is popular for 'dog dumping'. It is very sad. As soon as we see an abandoned male dog, we call in the vets.

Many of the dogs have adopted local owners and the security guards.

[Pib]

9 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

The area where we live is popular for 'dog dumping'. It is very sad. As soon as we see an abandoned male dog, we call in the vets.

 

What about the abandoned female dogs?

[steven100]

dumping dogs is a Thai pastime ....   oh' he was so cute at the market when we bought him,  now he's big and not so cute let's get rid of him.

 

1,000,000 abandoned dogs including flea ravaged Soi dogs.    What an uneducated society.

 

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by steven100

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

The vet that I use told me that it is quite difficult to get the drugs for this procedure and there is a lot of 'hoop jumping' and paperwork.

I think the vet was giving you a load of BS, a 'real qualified' vet would have it in stock, not just try to order it in when it is needed, what would be the point in that?  

[Lacessit]

Pets and children are a responsibility. If they can't take care of them, people should not have them.

[The Theory]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The owners, assuring the vet of their deep love for Dano, professed that he was cherished “like a child.”

Perhaps the owner had gone through financial difficulties, accident or even some other problems and they were not able to keep him anymore. ????????

Edited October 6, 2023 by The Theory

[crazykopite]

I never understand why people come to Thailand and end up taking on a pet if they have no intention of staying long term or they can finance taking the animal back with them when they leave to many times you see a farang has taken on a soy dog only to return it to the street 6 months later and that is one reason why I would not take on homing a dog as they need lots of attention .