Driving back home from town in the afternoon, I passed a woman with a young man staring at a dog that was laying down on the grass, the woman and the young man looked worried and sad.
I right away thought that something was going on and it did not look good. I knew I was not going to feel comfortable without knowing what was going on, so I turned back and stopped right next to them.
The woman was a tourist trying to help the young man that due to a speech disability he has, it was hard for him to explain himself. He was the owner of the dog, and he was trying to take him to the vet but unfortunately, the poor dog could not longer walk.
In that moment they did not know what was going on with him, but according to Abdiel, Coco was away and he found out he was mounting a female dog. More streets dogs came to disturb them, and the separation between Coco and the female dog was very rough.
We managed to put Coco in a car and drove straight to the vet. I told the tourist not to worry so she can continue with her life, she said “thank you and good luck”. We... Abdiel, Coco and myself arrived then to the Clinic so the vet could have a look at Coco.
Poor Coco was bleeding through his penis and his mouth. His tongue was blue and he was for more than a day without being able to drink any water or eat because of the pain.
Right away the Vet proceeded to clean him, provided him with fluids, vitamins, antibiotics and a hepatic protector.
After analysing his blood, she discovered he has a Canine transmissible venereal tumor and that, without proper chemotherapy treatment, he was going to die. And if it wasn't enough, the vet believes Coco was also poisoned which made his tong get necrotic.
While she was treating Coco, Abdiel, the young man looked miserable. He was worried for his dog but also worried with the fact that he knew he needed money to save his dog.
I told him not to worry, and that we were going to try to save his dog. After he calmed down a little, he promised me he was going to spay him if he survives.
In this town were I live, there is almost no education or knowledge about how to treat a pet or take care of them. In our latin low social culture, people believe it’s not good to spay a dog because they think dogs should keep their testicles because that is nature.
I completely understand when some people argue by saying that nobody would like to have their “balls cut”. But they cannot see that for a female dog for example, it would be very exhausting and risky health wise to give birth very 10 months. That's what street dogs have to experience in this town.
Not everything is bad, there is a group of people willing to help and more and more locals are understanding the importance of spaying their animals.
Coco needs another session of fluids and antibiotics.
If he gives signals of progress, then he will need a chemotherapy treatment that consists of four chemotherapy sessions at the clinic.
Abdiel has a minimum wage job and he cannot afford the treatments.
Another option would be to put the dog to sleep. Something that I know will break Abdiels heart and it would not be fair for Coco who is already rescued and happy with his family. Coco is only 3 years old.
So why not? I have decided to write this post, not seeking for personal rewards, but seeking for donations for this specific cause. In fact, this is my very first post asking for donations.
We currently don't know exactly how much everything is going to cost. However, according to the clinic, each chemotherapy treatment cost $75, for 4 will be $300. Plus all the resources and treatments before the chemotherapy (fluids, cleaning, vitamins, antibiotics), which could be another $80.
This is a list of different ways you can help:
The name of the clinic is Bocas VET Clinic.
This is young Abdiel and his poor dog Coco.
When it comes to donations like this, I always get very skeptical. However, I can’t forget one of the reasons why I learned and felt interested about the Blockchain, we build an ecosystem with trust between one another. Besides, there are a lot of people in this community that know that I am always there to help, especially when it comes to animals.
