Spanner in Swakopmund

Spanner is currently receiving his 6-week-mange treatment through the awesome Feed a Paw Project, Madelaine Strydom. After his sterilisation Spanner stayed for a night at the Vet Clinic and will go back home today.

Mange is a terrible sickness, it takes a lot of energy out of the dog, they feel terrible and loose a lot of weight. The dogs itch non stop, scratch themselves until blood is running and they can’t sleep… 

Mange loves the climate in Namibia’s coast towns, but it usually breaks out when the dog’s immune system is “busy”, e.g. with a pregnancy, a cold or stress.

But we saw it many, many times:
There is no need in finding a different home or changing the dog’s diet, as soon as the dogs are sterilised (this reduces stress a lot) and they receive treatment against the mange, it usually only takes 4 weeks and the dog is back to 100 % health with beautiful hair <3

Thank you so much to the Feed a Paw Project for looking after Spanner and Thank you so much to everyone who supports Have a Heart, Feed a Paw and/or Tierschutzverein Swakopmund (SPCA) in Swakopmund! With YOUR support those three projects do fantastic work – every day – to make the world a better place!