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holiday home in early April and
attempted to make themselves right
at home. However the Swedes could
not keep them because of their own
dogs.
Bella and Lobo are two sibling pups who were abandoned at a
house in La Noria (Nerja) when their owners moved back to
their home country earlier this spring. Luckily Bella was re-
homed with a nice young
family from Benalmadena a
couple of weeks after they
were under Costa Animal
Society’s (CAS) care.
When volunteers of CAS collected
the mother and son, it became
immediately clear that Dobby was
ill. He was rushed to the vet where
he was diagnosed with Parvovirus
and quickly placed on an IV drip.
He underwent intensive care for a
week. Even though he was given
less than a 50% chance of survival,
Dobby turned out to be a fighter
and pulled through.
Unfortunately, Lobo lingered
a few months longer in
kennels. At a charity dog show
in April, more than one
Bobo
person said his name did not
match his personality, (Lobo
meaning wolf in Spanish). As he is such a sweet dog, he was re-
christened Bobo*.
Doris
The name change may have done the trick as Bobo was
adopted in May by a lovely couple from Almuñecar. They lost
one of their dogs last year to illness and their remaining dog,
Lola, was feeling lonely. Bobo hit it off straightaway with his
stepsister and is now settling into his new home. Reunited with his mother Doris,
they are currently staying in an
isolation kennel until Dobby can be
fully vaccinated. We expect that he
will be given the all clear in June
and they will both will be available for adoption.
*Oops. As it turns out, we may not have done Lobo/Bobo any
favours. Apparently “Bobo” is Spanish slang for “Dumb
Dumb”. Let’s hope he’s not bilingual Needless to say the vet fees and caring for Doris and Dobby as
well as other strays takes up the majority of the funds raised by
CAS each month.
Ready for Adoption
Dobby
People can help CAS help the animals by volunteering their
time or donating funds. To find out more about helping CAS
contact Vera at 95 252 9670. Also, if you would like to meet
any of these lovely animals please feel free to contact Kurt or
Laura at 95 252 1426 or Fiona on the CAS website at
www.casnerja.org or on the CAS Facebook page.
Dino is a young five month old, small male pup that was
owned by a young Spanish lad who lived with his brother in
Nerja. Due to financial
pressures the lad had to move
back to his parents’ home in
Barcelona leaving Dino with
his older brother.
CAS cat corner
CAS also focuses much of its efforts on helping cats that live
on the streets, or in the right circumstances, rescuing a friendly
feline who has been abandoned. CAS
is regularly called upon to assist
street cats which may require
veterinary care such as sterilisation,
evaluation and medication for
infections or illnesses and/or the
treatment of wounds.
However, the brother works
in a restaurant ten hours a
day, six days a week and
found he did not have
enough time in the day to
take care of a young pup.
Therefore, Dino is now being
Dino
housed in kennels until a
good forever home can be
found for him where he will live a long life as part of a family.
Quite often these calls involve a cat
who has clearly been abandoned or
lost because the feline is friendly
towards people and can be handled.
Rufus
A case in point is Rufus who was
being fed by a Finnish lady who
recently went back home for the
summer. She contacted CAS before leaving and a boarding
Featured Dogs of the Month:
Doris and Dobby
Doris and Dobby were found by a group of young Swedes who
are here for an extended stay in Frigiliana with their two big
dogs. This mother and pup duo appeared at their campo
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