Hospital Care
Vinod, veterinary nurse, treats an abscess under dog's chin in A-kennel.
Animal Aid provides medical treatment and life-saving care to rescued animals at our hospital facility in Badi, Udaipur.
We admit street animals into our care who are suffering with anything from a broken leg, a nasty wound, mange, or those who have been hit by a vehicle.
Animal Aid’s team of veterinary doctors and nurses, along with support care givers, treat about 150 animals each day.
Dr. Deepak treats wound in cow's foot
On arriving at the hospital, animals are shifted to either the cow and donkey paddock, puppy town, the mange-range, or A-kennel, depending on their species and ailment.
Common ailments and injuries treated at the hospital are:
- Wounds
- Fractures
- Mange and other skin diseases
- Colic (donkeys)
- Semi or full paralyses from an accident (dogs are helped with physical therapy)
- Fever, diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia, etc
Wound on dog's head that had been infested with maggots at time of rescue.
Animal Aid support staff and volunteers assist in speedy recoveries by giving food and encouraging animals to eat, exercise (3 walks daily for dogs, cows and donkeys are lose 24/7), by providing warmth, giving baths, physical therapy, and most critical, by giving love.
After recovery…
In the case of dogs, if the patient has fully recovered and is able to run, jump, find food, and protect herself on the street, she is then returned to the same spot where she was rescued from.
Careful records are kept of the emergency who reported her injury or illness on our helpline. This person is contacted before release to ensure her safety post release. We encourage the caller to keep special attention on the dog and to call us if anything happens to her in the future.
Rescued donkeys when fully recovered and able to carry a load on their back without suffering from any pain or discomfort are returned to their owners.
Donkeys who are not fit for work, because of a fracture, or disfiguring injury of any kind, remain in Animal Aid’s sanctuary.
Cows are released at various temples in Udaipur where they are fed grass by visitors, or are released a few kilometers far from the hospital at the base of a mountain. Drinking water is available there and the Animal Aid staff regularly visit the cows to ensure good health.
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