Vet nurse in training/kennel manager (paid) from Vietnam

Hung joined us in June 2011. She is from Vietnam but also speaks Khmer and Thai fluently. She has been training as a vet nurse and learning English. She is responsible for the dog and cat kennels, giving medicines and monitoring patients during surgery. She is paid weekly. She is moody, but has a good heart and cares for the animals. Don’t get on her bad side !!

Lek is our house manager. She’s been around for 3 years, but became full time the end of February 2012. She is from the mainland, Trat. She has been on Koh Chang for over 10 years. She lives here with her husband, Yui, and their two daughters, Yoke and Yah. She is “the boss” when it comes to anything to do with the cleaning, ordering animal food, and cluing us in on local customs or gossip. She is always ready to help out with the animals but prefers to stay out of the surgery. She is paid by the hour,  so has no complaints about extra time at the center !

Dan started as a volunteer at the Koh Chang Animal Foundation in the beginning of July 2009. He was with us until mid March 2010. I am honored to inform you that he was a valuable asset to our foundation during his stay. His daily duties included customer interface, client check-ins, animal assessment prior to vet exams, vet assists and clinic management. His most outstanding function was as a surgical nurse. He preformed anesthesia, vital monitoring and documentation for 103 surgeries. These surgeries ranged from dog and cat sterilizations, amputations, road traffic accidents to emergency services.Dan is a very precise and conscientious worker with strong ethics. We will miss him dearly and we hope that he will return and volunteer with us again some day.

]]> http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?feed=rss2&p=227 http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?p=165 http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?p=165#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:00:16 +0000 Lisa http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?p=165 These are some of the pet owners of  Koh Chang that have been very pleased with the outcome of their pet’s visit.

 

]]> http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?feed=rss2&p=165 http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?p=46 http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?p=46#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:52:36 +0000 Lisa http://www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org/?p=46

This poor fella was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some people found him in front of their home and he was terrified. They called in at 10 pm to tell Lisa that the dog had been cut in the face. Due to Thai culture, they didn’t state the severity of the case.

They told Lisa the bleeding had stopped and they thought he would be ok until morning. The next morning they brought the dog in…Lisa was SHOCKED !!!

Three hours later, and some 60 sutures our patient was “put back together”. These days he can be found in front of the 7-11 store and you can hardly see a scar.

Tua Lek (means, small one) came to our attention through our local favorite restaurant Blues-Blues. The owner told Lisa of a large male cat at the recycle yard that had been, he thought, run over by a car. Upon investigation, Lisa found Tua Lek had a terrible ear mite, flea and mange problems.

Tua Leak was brought to KCAP and spent 3 months here. The wounds on his head were to the bone and scratching had become habitual. Unfortunately, in order for him to heal properly we had to remove 2 nails from both of his hind feet. Today he is home and happy.

Sheeba had distemper, mange and bed sores. She had been tied behind a bar with no food or water for a week before she was rescued by 2 Americans. When she was brought to KCAP she could not walk and was very close to death. Emergency treatment was the only thing that saved her.

This is Sheeba after she had been with us for 2 weeks. She gained 11 kg., was able to walk and happy to get LOTS of attention.

Sheeba has been back at her “home” for over a year. I will insert a picture soon (right now my camera is broken). At this time she is fat, has an interesting hair color and plays daily with 3 poodles.

We appreciate the people that take time out of their holidays to assist us so that we can provide the services needed on a daily basis. Without their support, it would be very difficult to give each patient the time needed. These are the people that keep this facility running smoothly.