JUSTICE'S SURGERY UPDATE

The total cost of RM8,000 paid for the surgery. Heartfelt thanks to our compassionate donors

Justice responding well to Reiki with Tania

Being healed

Listening to Tania's reassurance

Being told that he is much loved'

It was a very harrowing experience for the five of us who were at the Gasing Veterinary Hospital for Justice's major spinal surgery. We were all jittery as we knew the risks involved in the surgery which was being carried out to align the puppy's completely transacted spinal column.

We were duly briefed by the surgeon that there is a possibility that joining the spine may be a futile effort if the broken segment had degenerated from the time the MRI had been taken more than a week ago. We hoped for the best as we sat waiting for the outcome of the 2 1/2 hour surgery which began at about 3.30pm.

But prior to the surgery Tania Leong did some reiki on Justice and we were amazed to see how well he responded to it. Tania as well as Myers also reassured Justice that all will be well, and it appeared he understood that we cared and wanted him to fight his odds.

Once the surgery was over, the surgeon told us he was able to join the severed spinal column together with a long pin but unfortunately while he was operating, he was not able to see any nerves in the area. This means Justice is paralyzed and would probably need wheels to move around.

We were prepared for this as our only hope is for him to regain bowel and anal control with the surgery as well as subsequent physiotherapy and acupuncture that we would be arranging for Justice.

Justice woke up less than 1/2 hour after surgery but looked confused and spaced out but appeared much better several minutes after that. We massaged his head with some essential oil given to us by Tania and left Justice to rest after reassuring him that we loved him and wanted him to recover.

After what we had experienced today we can now say that Justice has become a dearly loved puppy. He will stay at the veterinary clinic pending recovery and will receive physiotherapy and acupuncture there.

Once his wounds are healed, he will go and live with an MDDB member who will give Justice the love and care he deserves.

At this juncture we would like to say that the credit for saving Justice's life belongs to Hargovin Dhillon of Kuantan who had contacted us and followed through to ensure that Justice received the necessary care.

In spite of the tragedy that had befallen him, Justice is indeed lucky to have found Govin.

Please keep Justice in your thoughts as there are still risks such as infection. All in RM 8,000 have already been paid for the surgery.

PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS X-RAY HERE - http://malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com/2011/10/appeal-for-help.html

Waiting to be prepared for surgery

Being prepared for surgery

Justice being operated on

The surgical site

Justice after surgery

Insertion of pin

Aligned spine

Close-up

Spaced-out after surgery

Still spaced out

A little better

JUSTICE'S SURGERY

Dear all,

Justice is going in for his surgery tomorrow (SAT, NOV 12) and we ask of you to channel healing thoughts his way. What has happened to Justice is a very sad reflection of the blatant disregard people have for dogs here.

We are still not able to fathom the reasoning, if any can be given at all, behind why so much anger was directed towards a puppy. How could anyone inflict such an injury which has severed his spinal column and chord into two?

The force that had been exerted to hit him with an object, which is probably a piece of wood or a metal rod, must have been extremely excessive for such an injury to have been inflicted. We hope with all our hearts that the surgery will be a success - because Justice deserves to live.

It is now up to all of us to ensure that this innocent puppy which lies maimed and broken due to human cruelty is given a chance to live. Please keep Justice in your thoughts tomorrow.

The surgery will start at about 2.30pm at Gasing Veterinary Hospital and is expected to end several hours later.

NOV ADOPTION DRIVE AND EVENT

CANINE WELFARE project Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) will hold its monthly adoption drive USJ Subang Jaya this Sunday. Besides having more than 20 dogs and puppies for adoption, MDDB will also be having some cats and kittens.

Venue: Main entrance Summit Shopping Complex, USJ, Subang Jaya

Date: Sunday, Nov 13

Time: 11.30am to 7.30pm

Details: www.malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com, http://www.facebook.com/MalaysianDogsDeserveBetter or e-mail malaysiandogsdeservebetter1@gmail.com or 019-357 6477, 012-373 9007 or 017-2081844

MDDB will also have a booth at the SPCA’s World Animal Day celebrations at Desa Park City on the same day. Besides having our merchandise on sale there, MDDB will also have a puppy or two for adoption at the venue. Please visit the MDDB booth to see our story board on animal cruelty and rescue. The event starts 3.00pm and ends at 6.00pm. Bring your pets to have a good time with them as SPCA has lined-up many interesting events.

JUSTICE UPDATE

http://malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com/2011/11/justice-needs-help.html

Justice will be going in for surgery this Saturday afternoon and we are fervently hoping that all will turn out well. The surgery is to set his fractured spine and spinal cord straight with implants and although we know Justice may not ever walk again, we hope it will return his bowel control with subsequent physiotherapy and acupuncture. His surgery and post-surgery veterinary care is expected to cost about RM10,000 whilst another RM5,000 is needed for subsequent care and relevant medicines for stem cell treatment. So far we have raised slightly over RM7,000 and are working feverishly raising the remaining sum. Some of you may ask why not just put Justice to sleep and save the money instead of spending it on one dog - our only response would be that he deserves to live. Having dealt with many seriously injured and dying dogs over the years, we can easily see in Justice's eyes his desperation to live. What has happened to Justice is reflective of the scant regard for animal welfare that we have here. What could the poor puppy possibly have done to deserve such a severe beating which resulted in his spine and spinal chord being severed? Please help us to help Justice and please keep him in your thoughts.

MCCP MERGER WITH KTAJ

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT NO 1

This is to announce that the Malaysian Cats Care Project (MCCP) and Kucing Terbiar Dan Anjing Jalanan (KTAJ) have now merged and will be known as Stray Cats Rescue and Treatment Community Help (SCRATCH). Given this MCCP and KTAJ have been dissolved and replaced by SCRATCH. SCRATCH is now a feline welfare project under non-governmental organization Community Development and Integration Initiative. However, the KTAJ FB page and blog will be maintained but the MCCP logo and name will be removed from the MDDB main blog. More announcements on the merger will be made soon. Stay tuned.

JUSTICE needs help

This is Justice and he was beaten until his back bone snapped into two.
The perpetrators also broke his pelvis in several places and the atrocities against this poor puppy was committed at a location (in Kuantan) where such an incident should not have happened at all.
Luckily for Justice, he was rescued by a Good Samaritan who is going all out to ensure that this puppy gets the best.
Justice is now under our care and is admitted in a veterinary clinic in Petaling Jaya where we are hoping that he would undergo surgery to reattach his severed spinal bone and cord.
Justice wants to live and we can see this in his eyes.
In spite of having been brutalised, there isn't a tinge of aggression in Justice and it can be clearly seen that this puppy has placed its trust in the people who are caring for it now.
The surgery will cost quite a bit of money and the expense does not stop there.
We do not expect him to ever walk again but believe the surgery will restore some bowel control which will enable us to eventually, when he grows-up, to commission wheels for him.
Right now we do not have sufficient money for the surgery as well as post-surgery care, which includes buying drugs that will possibly help his transacted bone and spinal cord regenerate.
We are therefore hoping that you will help us help Justice get the surgery he urgently needs.
We are hoping that the surgery can be scheduled next week. Please help Justice live.

Our account details are as follows:

Public Bank Account Number: 3151793708.
Community Development and Integration Initiative Bhd (654290-T)

Alternatively you can also send cheques in favour of Community Development And Integration Initiative Bhd and mail it to No 48, Jalan Jeriji U8/75C, Bukit Jelutong, 40150, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

You can also contribute via Paypal.

https://www.paypal.com/my/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=R_uEvIeJzU4czmcn6WbtrC8AKV0YHJxK5jy6IINwySLKKF45llnEo3-DOjC&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8db2b24f7b84f1819343fd6c338b1d9d60

Another dog hating episode

Friends have been telling us that dog owners living in Taman Aman Siara, Selayang have been having a hard time given that there are several dog hating people who have threatened to kill their dogs.

Their grouse is that the dogs bark at odd hours.

This statement is ridiculous as dogs will bark when they hear strange sounds and sense strangers and strange presence in the neighbourhood.

Those who complain of the sound of dogs barking are without doubt not only intolerant but lack intelligence. It must be explained to them that dogs can only bark or growl and not speak and sing!

Anyway, the latest crap that came from one of these dog haters was the threat to kill the dogs with nail embedded cheese.

Apparently his inspiration comes from a picture that has been widely circulated in cyberspace in recent times. Sadly, this is what many dog lovers have to put up with when living in an intolerant neighbourhood.

The dumbbell who posted the comment also speaks of dogs being killed this way in Cheras. Is this admission of sorts?

This is what he said in his post:

"Nails wrapped in cheese ...........mungkin ini care terakhir bila keaddan dah tak terkawal.......kat belah Cheras depa dah ramai ajar penduduk yg degil tak nak jaga hati jiran tetangga.......lalu anjing jiran pon Rest In Peace........jiran boleh tido dengan Peace........"

We also strongly believe that this man, who calls himself Incik Mohd Eborg Ghazali (HP NO: 012-6370638 - http://www.facebook.com/groups/172217129513351/#!/eborgonline?sk=wall) is openly threatening to kill people's pets because he knows that the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS), which is the biggest dog abuser in Selangor, will back him up.

MPS Health Department director Dr. Razif Bin Zainol Abidin is known to be a dog hating individual who will go to any extent to kill as many dogs as possible.

We were also told that the residents of Taman Aman Siara have been continuously harassed by MPS about their dogs but not allowed to apply licenses for their pets.

We cannot let this go on - therefore dear people please be prepared to lodge mass police reports this Saturday against Incik Mohd Eborg Ghazal and MPS.

MDDB will prepare two sample police reports as well as work on getting simultaneous police reports lodged at the same time at various police stations in the state this Saturday.

Stay tuned. Please also circulate this as widely as possible.