Entries Tagged 'Animals' ↓
March 16th, 2010 — Animals
New Thai Pussy
Thailand has registered its first local breed and it is the Korat Cat or as it called now Mae Si Sawad or the silver-blue cat.
I searched on some websites about the Korat cat and it says it is a very loving loyal cat with silver coin coat if brushed properly. It is also good for people with an allergic because the hair does not fly around like on other cats.
In the Thai tradition n the Korat cat means luck and if you give a pair of Korat cats to a newly wedded bride she will be happily married.
Let’s hope this hype of the Korat cat will not mean that people start breeding just go make money and that they do not inbreed them too much for profit.
Korat Cat
Picture from korat.de
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February 22nd, 2010 — Animals, Travel Warning
The famous and for me shameless market of Chatuchak Weekend Market or JJ market as it is called by foreigners have finally got in the spotlight of the Thai government. A woman selling dogs in the market has died from rabies she got from her dogs and she has been selling dogs forever. The Thai government urged everyone that bought dogs from this woman in the last 3 month to come to the hospital and get their dogs and themselves an injection. The problem is the government does not want to say what woman so if you bought dogs from the Chatuchak Weekend Market go get a rabies vaccine asp.
The Thai government also wants to register each animal vendor at the market and that’s a step in the right direction to also stop the endangered animal trade that’s going on in the market.
I would never buy a dog from the Chatuchak market since they seldom have any documents or even knowledge about the dog’s history. Many times they take dogs from shelters or street dogs and brush them up to sell in the market.
In a similar story people are now warned of people going door to door trying to sell fake vaccine against rabies. Apparently someone has taken the opportunity from the media scare and trying to sell off injections with unknown content. If you want to get a rabies vaccine go get it at a well known hospital not from a street vendor.
Always be careful if you walking your dog and make sure you have a stick or something to fend of local street dogs attacking or approaching your dog. Even a small lick can transmit the rabies from dog to dog and dog to human.
rabies in thailand
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December 29th, 2009 — Animals, Travel Warning
Sometimes the news in Thailand is half hearted and it looks like it is meant to scare people off. According to the National News Bureau of Thailand there is no cure for Rabies but most of the patients that get a vaccine after they got exposed to rabies never get the disease.
The Government wanted to tell people that the rabies disease can be transmitted during the winter period as well and that we this year have more cases then the year before.
It should be any journalist duty to report the truth and help the reader understand the news, not just copy it.
A quick search on the internet shows that you can vaccinate yourself after you been exposed and you probably live another day if you do. So even if there is no real medication taking the vaccine after you got bitten or licked will probably save your life.
Here is a copy of the news from the NNT regarding rabies in Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health has warned people of rabies during this winter since no medication is available at present, according to Permanent Secretary for Public Health, MD Paijit Warachit.
MD Paijit said people still misunderstood that rabies would spread only during summer but actually, it could be found in all seasons, especially during winter when male dogs could get rabies from fighting for their mates. Rabies can transfer to people by biting, scratching or licking. Patients can fall ill from four days to as long as four years but mostly will live not more than one year. All cases result in death as there is no medical cure.
Patients suffering from rabies will prefer to stay in dark corners, as well as being anxious and aggressive. Terminal symptoms include locked jaws, large production of saliva, inability to swallow, hydrophobia, hallucination, and paralysis. 24 patients died of rabies in ten provinces this year. The number is already higher than last year.
Meanwhile, Disease Control Department Director-General, MD Manit Teeratantikanont, told dog owners to have their pets vaccinated. Anyone bitten by dogs is advised to quarantine the dog to observe its symptoms, bathe the wound, and meet physicians for vaccination. About 400,000 people are vaccinated against rabies annually
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November 6th, 2008 — Animals, Krabi
The Marine and Coastal Resources Department of Thailand have discovered a box jellyfish outside Phi Phi Island in Krabi province. A Swedish girl was killed last year by this rare jellyfish in Ko Lanta Krabi.
People that see normal jellyfish should avoid swimming in it (not very easy since it is every where right now) and if stung go to nearest hospital. In the mean time put vinegar on it not water it will just make it worse.
The box jellyfish is deadly if a person is stung to many times but it is very rare in Thai coastal waters. The government will try to put up warning signs but well you know how that is going to go.
If you want to know how a box jellyfish looks like it looks like this.
Facts about box jellyfish
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