Tree Of Life For Animals

Our patients can expect to get a little treat every now and then from a volunteer.
Here’s a pup enjoying his first Parle-G biscuit. It seems to be going down well!

Biscuit treat in the afternoon sun

When Jo came over to volunteer with us in October 2009, she took heed of our Wish List and arranged to bring over some heatpads.
Our sick pups always need some extra heat - especially in winter time - and an electric heatpad is just the thing for them to snuggle up on. It keeps them [...]

This picture shows the adorable Squirrel Nutkin ready for bed after a hard day. Many people ask what’s the secret to his glossy red coat?
Why, it’s the extra tomatoes that go into his freshly prepared meals! Read more about our inpatients Feast Fit for A Dog diet.

Squirrel Nutkin relaxing

At the start of the year one of our volunteers, Clara held an appeal for people to donate dog collars and leads to our shelter. This would enable our staff and Project Raja Volunteers to take all our canine patients out for their much needed daily walks.
It was a great success and now we have [...]

Dogs suffering with mange is an extremely common sight in India (and indeed many other parts of the world). Mange is a skin condition caused by mites, which cause allergic reactions and creates incredibly itchy, flaky skin and results in hair loss. Treatment can be with a variety of products such as medicated shampoos and [...]

Early one morning we were called to a rescue in a village just outside Pushkar – the complaint was that a calf had fallen down a well. Our rescue vehicle, on another rescue at the time, dropped off that complaint at the hospital before rushing off with all manner of ropes and equipment thought [...]

Heather is a veterinary student who volunteered with us in Autumn 2007. During her time with us, she wrote about a case that was particularly close to her heart. A monkey that had been hit by a vehicle came into the hospital. Thanks to the care and attention that was given, the monkey was released [...]