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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Letter from the Patron’s desk :
Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure and honour to be a supporter and patron member of PAWS-Mumbai (Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai). This is an organization founded and run by young people who are fighting for the environment and animal welfare and go all out to do their bit. These youth are a fine example of today’s generation -- conscientious, responsible citizens who care about conservation of nature, wildlife and animals too.
I have been witness to the workings of the PAWS-Mumbai team since its inception when it started off as a first aid and wildlife rescue group. Even then they were very active. Thanks to their commitment, they have now grown into an animal welfare organization to reckon with in Mumbai. Interestingly, it’s the only NGO in Mumbai who takes up issues concerning both animal and the environment. Their success can be tracked from all the newspaper coverage they receive for their animal rescues and environmental crusades.
Nothing can happen without team work and support from many of our well-wishers, so I urge you all to kindly keep supporting PAWS-Mumbai, so that it may soon be able to achieve its dream of becoming a full-fledged up and running organization that can help even more animals and take up more environmental issues.
May God bless us and give us the strength to work harder for the good of the environment and animals.
Warm wishes,
Anju Mahendroo
Anju Mahendroo is an animal lover involved in with various animal welfare activities. She is also associated with various animal welfare groups including PAWS-Mumbai as a Patron Member and is one of our strongest supporters. She has essayed numerous roles in films like Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye, Saathiya and Page 3, and is currently working on a television series on Zee TV called Vivah.
It is my pleasure and honour to be a supporter and patron member of PAWS-Mumbai (Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai). This is an organization founded and run by young people who are fighting for the environment and animal welfare and go all out to do their bit. These youth are a fine example of today’s generation -- conscientious, responsible citizens who care about conservation of nature, wildlife and animals too.
I have been witness to the workings of the PAWS-Mumbai team since its inception when it started off as a first aid and wildlife rescue group. Even then they were very active. Thanks to their commitment, they have now grown into an animal welfare organization to reckon with in Mumbai. Interestingly, it’s the only NGO in Mumbai who takes up issues concerning both animal and the environment. Their success can be tracked from all the newspaper coverage they receive for their animal rescues and environmental crusades.
Nothing can happen without team work and support from many of our well-wishers, so I urge you all to kindly keep supporting PAWS-Mumbai, so that it may soon be able to achieve its dream of becoming a full-fledged up and running organization that can help even more animals and take up more environmental issues.
May God bless us and give us the strength to work harder for the good of the environment and animals.
Warm wishes,
Anju Mahendroo
Anju Mahendroo is an animal lover involved in with various animal welfare activities. She is also associated with various animal welfare groups including PAWS-Mumbai as a Patron Member and is one of our strongest supporters. She has essayed numerous roles in films like Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye, Saathiya and Page 3, and is currently working on a television series on Zee TV called Vivah.Friday, November 21, 2008
Letter from the Patron’s desk :
Dear Friends,
Let me begin by letting you in on how this whole association with PAWS-Mumbai happened for me. One fine evening I received an invitation via sms and then followed up by a phone call from one Sunish Subramanian. I was infact at the time been thinking of lending my support and getting involved with an organisation or NGO that was going about doing their service diligently and responsibly. Being an animal lover myself and also someone who understands the need to protect nature in the times we living in, I took to what sunish said seriously. He followed up on our conversation with material pertaining to the organisation PAWS-Mumbai. I was seriously impressed at this man's passion for his selfless work. He relentlessly goes about helping rescue, injured, sick and abandoned animals all for the love he has for them.
One man can only do so much.......only with the assistance of like minded people (volunteers) today Sunish has formed a team he calls Plant & Animals Welfare Society -Mumbai. Now that the team is unified in a cause they are in action every day on call just to help the voiceless and distressed. They are in constant need for some kind of support from people who share this common desire to help. I have been privileged to be associated as a patron member of PAWS-Mumbai. I am constantly made aware of their relentless work through the daily newspapers. I have put my faith in a very trustworthy organisation and am proud of their work.
I humbly urge you to have faith in PAWS-Mumbai as I have, and contribute in whatever way possible to fuel this selfless work they are doing for society. Our help will ensure an uninterrupted functioning of this noble operation. May God bless you for helping the Voiceless essentials of this universe.
Warmest regards
Shayan Munshi
Shayan Munshi is model turned actor & an ardent animal love, he is associated with PAWS-Mumbai as Patron Member. His latest offerings as an entertainment artist in films like Jhankaar Beats, The Bong Connection, Ahista Ahista are few of them.
Let me begin by letting you in on how this whole association with PAWS-Mumbai happened for me. One fine evening I received an invitation via sms and then followed up by a phone call from one Sunish Subramanian. I was infact at the time been thinking of lending my support and getting involved with an organisation or NGO that was going about doing their service diligently and responsibly. Being an animal lover myself and also someone who understands the need to protect nature in the times we living in, I took to what sunish said seriously. He followed up on our conversation with material pertaining to the organisation PAWS-Mumbai. I was seriously impressed at this man's passion for his selfless work. He relentlessly goes about helping rescue, injured, sick and abandoned animals all for the love he has for them.
One man can only do so much.......only with the assistance of like minded people (volunteers) today Sunish has formed a team he calls Plant & Animals Welfare Society -Mumbai. Now that the team is unified in a cause they are in action every day on call just to help the voiceless and distressed. They are in constant need for some kind of support from people who share this common desire to help. I have been privileged to be associated as a patron member of PAWS-Mumbai. I am constantly made aware of their relentless work through the daily newspapers. I have put my faith in a very trustworthy organisation and am proud of their work.
I humbly urge you to have faith in PAWS-Mumbai as I have, and contribute in whatever way possible to fuel this selfless work they are doing for society. Our help will ensure an uninterrupted functioning of this noble operation. May God bless you for helping the Voiceless essentials of this universe.
Warmest regards
Shayan Munshi
Shayan Munshi is model turned actor & an ardent animal love, he is associated with PAWS-Mumbai as Patron Member. His latest offerings as an entertainment artist in films like Jhankaar Beats, The Bong Connection, Ahista Ahista are few of them.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Letter from the Patron's desk :
Dear Friends,
It gives me great pleasure and it is a tremendous honor to serve as patron member of Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai). I have observed how this relatively young NGO has working with commendable dedication in achieving its goals to rescue animals in distress on a daily basis while also making the time for preventive measures such as rabies vaccination and tetanus shot drive.
PAWS-Mumbai operates solely on the financial support offered by individuals who understand the need for funding every small and large task they set out to perform. Without such funding these volunteers who sacrifice their own convenience and leisure are left without the essential tools required to make a huge difference in our city. I have witnessed the humility with which they need to ask for monetary help to accomplish certain goals and when they have received such support, the members of PAWS-Mumbai are immediate to utilize it most efficiently for the purpose stated and also provide updates of their activities via email and newsletters. Their success stories are numerous and include rescuing, healing and conducting the necessary required for creatures ranging from exotic birds to circus animals to everyday beasts of burden and stray animals that need care and monitoring.
Nothing can be accomplished without teamwork, and today I reach out to you to contribute in whatever manner is possible as often as you can to help make the vital difference required for a progressive and safe society.
With God’s Blessing upon us, I thank you deeply for your kind support to help keep our universe healthy and harm-free.
Warm regards,
Sincerely,
Seema Rahmani
Seema Rahmani is an ardent animal lover involved in various causes such as rescues, sterilizations and other animal welfare activities and is associated with PAWS-Mumbai as a Patron Member. Her latest offerings as an entertainment artist is Loins of Punjab, and she is currently also hosting a TV Show on NDTV Good Times called Heavy Petting.
It gives me great pleasure and it is a tremendous honor to serve as patron member of Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai). I have observed how this relatively young NGO has working with commendable dedication in achieving its goals to rescue animals in distress on a daily basis while also making the time for preventive measures such as rabies vaccination and tetanus shot drive.
PAWS-Mumbai operates solely on the financial support offered by individuals who understand the need for funding every small and large task they set out to perform. Without such funding these volunteers who sacrifice their own convenience and leisure are left without the essential tools required to make a huge difference in our city. I have witnessed the humility with which they need to ask for monetary help to accomplish certain goals and when they have received such support, the members of PAWS-Mumbai are immediate to utilize it most efficiently for the purpose stated and also provide updates of their activities via email and newsletters. Their success stories are numerous and include rescuing, healing and conducting the necessary required for creatures ranging from exotic birds to circus animals to everyday beasts of burden and stray animals that need care and monitoring.
Nothing can be accomplished without teamwork, and today I reach out to you to contribute in whatever manner is possible as often as you can to help make the vital difference required for a progressive and safe society.
With God’s Blessing upon us, I thank you deeply for your kind support to help keep our universe healthy and harm-free.
Warm regards,
Sincerely,
Seema Rahmani
Seema Rahmani is an ardent animal lover involved in various causes such as rescues, sterilizations and other animal welfare activities and is associated with PAWS-Mumbai as a Patron Member. Her latest offerings as an entertainment artist is Loins of Punjab, and she is currently also hosting a TV Show on NDTV Good Times called Heavy Petting.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
First Aid Tips…………… by Dr Deepa Katyal
What must you do as a volunteer if u see …………….
A dog/cat with maggot wound ( on body other than eyes, ears and mouth).
If the dog is not manageable then directly pour choloroform or spray d’mag etc or powder with anti maggot property .This will atleast kill all the wound producing maggot or fly larvae, ensure that the product is applied as much as on the skin surface, you can cover .
If it’s a big wound dressing may be required twice a day or atleast once a day till the wound heals completely, Maggot wounds required to be redressed as the wounds attract flies to deposite repeated rafts or eggs, along with demaggot sprays it is equally important to identify and remove fly eggs or rafts. Oozing wounds attract flies to keep depositing their eggs on the wound discharge, it is therefore advisable to retreat the wound repeatedly especially if it is big one.
Once the maggots are dead, it is also important to remove the dead maggots with the help of forceps to prevent pus formation.
Basic antibiotics such as Cap Baxin, tab pentid or tab augmentin can be given under veterinary guidance.
A dog/cat with maggot wound (on eyes, ears and mouth).
Wounds in other parts should be carefully treated by putting ivermectin in liquid form either injectable or oral preparations as available, Such areas are very sensitive and anti maggot agents other than these can create other side effects esp. coloroform can cause severe side effects is used on or over eye wounds, inside the ears or within the, mouth
Oral ivermectin tablets can also be given if it can be made available. Human preparations are also easily available at regular chemists.
It is basically recommended that the dog be admitted if the wound is very big and regular treatment of the wound dressing cannot be done as maggot wounds can become very difficult to treat if not controlled in time.
Dressing of regular wounds Scratch , dog/cat bite or tear wounds
Such wounds can be dressed with povidone iodine solutions, calendula tinchure cleaning the wounds as well as removal of dead scabs should be done, to allow the wound to breath, if the dog is easily manageable cutting of hair around the wound is a must, especially in complying dogs. It is often advisable not to apply cream based antiseptics, as the dogs can lick the wounds and create additional complication. Bandaging the wounds must be done only if it possible for the volunteer to redress the wounds. In wounds that have pus like discharge cleaning should be complemented with use of Neosporin powder or antibiotic based creams or other agents (preferably use agents that are safe when licked, under veterinary guidance).The products are best effective if used after wound cleaning.
Essential tips
• Wounds can be as a result of external parasites eg. Fleas, louse and Mites unless the primary source is not taken care, severe itching can lead to repeated self inflection and therefore a wound, and later on even maggoted if not addressed on time .It is therefore important to use specific medicines to control the external parasites first. A traditional home remedy of eucalyptus oil can be used against treatment of fleas and louse. Mite treatment may require veterinary attention apart from ivermectin tablets which help treating scabies as well as demodectic (mange).
• Dressing a wound in the street dog depends on the temperament of the canine if the dog submits easily then it is possible to clip/cut the hair around the wound before dressing, if the dog is not very complying then the necessary wound dressing such as pour the demaggot sprays to kill the maggots or pouring the anti septics for other wound should be done at first before additional attention is to be given.
• Oral tablets should be complemented in suppurating wounds depending on the severity antibiotics can be given at regular interval.
• Using concentrated dettol, kerosene, petrol on wounds can lead to burning of skin tissue and delay of wound healing.
• Use of turmeric powder on superficial wounds can be done provided it doesn’t interfere in healing of big wounds which require to breath. Turmeric helps keep flies away but excess powder can delay ound healing.
• Prophalactic antirabies inoculation must be taken by all volunteers before handling stays.
Essential first aid for volunteers
1. Cotton roll
2. Povidone iodine as well as tinchure iodine
3. Calendula tinchure (liquid) homeopathic medicine called mother tichure, aids in healing on repeated use on wounds.
4. Spirit.(antiseptic)
5. Guaze(for bandaging)
6. Ivermectin tabs or injectable if possible, choloroform , dmar or doline spray (veterinary anti maggot sprays)or even negasunt powder ( bayer product that is anti maggot )
7. Mouth muzzle or simple home use nadas
8. Scissors as well as forceps if possible.
Dr Deepa Katyal is a small animal practitioner involved in animal welfare work. A Double masters, from Mumbai Veterinary College as well as Second Masters from Australia and Working both for pet animals as well as street animal work since the past 11 years, Working as a trustee for People for Animals and involved in various bird as well as wild life rescues etc. Is a firm believer of the fact that “All creatures big or small have the right to share space with humans with diginity on the surface of the earth ”.
A dog/cat with maggot wound ( on body other than eyes, ears and mouth).
If the dog is not manageable then directly pour choloroform or spray d’mag etc or powder with anti maggot property .This will atleast kill all the wound producing maggot or fly larvae, ensure that the product is applied as much as on the skin surface, you can cover .
If it’s a big wound dressing may be required twice a day or atleast once a day till the wound heals completely, Maggot wounds required to be redressed as the wounds attract flies to deposite repeated rafts or eggs, along with demaggot sprays it is equally important to identify and remove fly eggs or rafts. Oozing wounds attract flies to keep depositing their eggs on the wound discharge, it is therefore advisable to retreat the wound repeatedly especially if it is big one.
Once the maggots are dead, it is also important to remove the dead maggots with the help of forceps to prevent pus formation.
Basic antibiotics such as Cap Baxin, tab pentid or tab augmentin can be given under veterinary guidance.
A dog/cat with maggot wound (on eyes, ears and mouth).
Wounds in other parts should be carefully treated by putting ivermectin in liquid form either injectable or oral preparations as available, Such areas are very sensitive and anti maggot agents other than these can create other side effects esp. coloroform can cause severe side effects is used on or over eye wounds, inside the ears or within the, mouth
Oral ivermectin tablets can also be given if it can be made available. Human preparations are also easily available at regular chemists.
It is basically recommended that the dog be admitted if the wound is very big and regular treatment of the wound dressing cannot be done as maggot wounds can become very difficult to treat if not controlled in time.
Dressing of regular wounds Scratch , dog/cat bite or tear wounds
Such wounds can be dressed with povidone iodine solutions, calendula tinchure cleaning the wounds as well as removal of dead scabs should be done, to allow the wound to breath, if the dog is easily manageable cutting of hair around the wound is a must, especially in complying dogs. It is often advisable not to apply cream based antiseptics, as the dogs can lick the wounds and create additional complication. Bandaging the wounds must be done only if it possible for the volunteer to redress the wounds. In wounds that have pus like discharge cleaning should be complemented with use of Neosporin powder or antibiotic based creams or other agents (preferably use agents that are safe when licked, under veterinary guidance).The products are best effective if used after wound cleaning.
Essential tips
• Wounds can be as a result of external parasites eg. Fleas, louse and Mites unless the primary source is not taken care, severe itching can lead to repeated self inflection and therefore a wound, and later on even maggoted if not addressed on time .It is therefore important to use specific medicines to control the external parasites first. A traditional home remedy of eucalyptus oil can be used against treatment of fleas and louse. Mite treatment may require veterinary attention apart from ivermectin tablets which help treating scabies as well as demodectic (mange).
• Dressing a wound in the street dog depends on the temperament of the canine if the dog submits easily then it is possible to clip/cut the hair around the wound before dressing, if the dog is not very complying then the necessary wound dressing such as pour the demaggot sprays to kill the maggots or pouring the anti septics for other wound should be done at first before additional attention is to be given.
• Oral tablets should be complemented in suppurating wounds depending on the severity antibiotics can be given at regular interval.
• Using concentrated dettol, kerosene, petrol on wounds can lead to burning of skin tissue and delay of wound healing.
• Use of turmeric powder on superficial wounds can be done provided it doesn’t interfere in healing of big wounds which require to breath. Turmeric helps keep flies away but excess powder can delay ound healing.
• Prophalactic antirabies inoculation must be taken by all volunteers before handling stays.
Essential first aid for volunteers
1. Cotton roll
2. Povidone iodine as well as tinchure iodine
3. Calendula tinchure (liquid) homeopathic medicine called mother tichure, aids in healing on repeated use on wounds.
4. Spirit.(antiseptic)
5. Guaze(for bandaging)
6. Ivermectin tabs or injectable if possible, choloroform , dmar or doline spray (veterinary anti maggot sprays)or even negasunt powder ( bayer product that is anti maggot )
7. Mouth muzzle or simple home use nadas
8. Scissors as well as forceps if possible.
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Dr Deepa Katyal is a small animal practitioner involved in animal welfare work. A Double masters, from Mumbai Veterinary College as well as Second Masters from Australia and Working both for pet animals as well as street animal work since the past 11 years, Working as a trustee for People for Animals and involved in various bird as well as wild life rescues etc. Is a firm believer of the fact that “All creatures big or small have the right to share space with humans with diginity on the surface of the earth ”.
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