Wanted: a home for 'Nee Nam'
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A shy pup is simply waiting for love and guidance
The man enters the vet’s clinic leading a young, white dog, but when the vet sees the two, her heart falls. He just adopted the dog from her clinic the day before.
“I’m sorry,” the man says. “I need a watch dog, and this dog is not suitable.”
The vet tries to tell him that the dog is shy and just needs time to adjust, but he won’t listen. He is looking, apparently, for an “instant watchdog”, not one that needs support and special care.
Dog-rescuer Abbie first met the dog during the floods in Pathum Thani, when she saw a tiny, starving puppy, only about 10 weeks old, trying to live with about 50 other dogs.
She realised that the puppy could not survive without her mother and promptly took her to Sukhumvit Veterinarians.
At first, no one had much hope that the pup would survive. She was just too young, too small and separated much too long from her family.
Nevertheless, the vets named her “Nee Nam” (“Fleeing from the Water”) and began treating her for starvation, dehydration and stress.
Gradually the pup has recovered from the traumas of her early life. She’s healthy; she’s passed all her blood tests; she’s vaccinated; her appetite is good.
She only lacks a home. Right now, she spends all her time at the vet’s, mainly in a cage. At first, the vets used the cage as a way of protecting the pup, but slowly, she’s come to feel that the cage provides her only sanctuary.
Although the vets walk her in the evening, when it’s safe for her to come out, she feels most comfortable in her cage.
Nee Nam did have a friend once, a lovely golden retriever who lived in the cage next to hers. After a few months, however, this pup died from kidney failure. You can imagine how lonely Nee Nam has felt, as if any dog she’s become close to has disappeared from her life.
Because she’s still very young, not more than four months old now, the vets feel that in the proper home, she can overcome her fears and become a well-loved member of a family.
“But it will take time and patience,” the vet stresses.
If you feel you can provide a home for this pretty little girl, you can phone Abbie on (087) 007 0413 or Sukhumvit Veterinarians on (02) 391 9117.
