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Stray Forward, Badrashên (2025)

12/11/2025

Earlier I wrote about the puppy that was hit by a car. Her tail had to be amputated. If we had waited another day she could have died of sepsis. It turned out that she had a severe infection in her tail and leg. She could not stand on one of her hind legs. They had to treat her with antibiotics to fight the infection. This is the puppy today. Cured and doing well. I can pick her up today. Meanwhile I tried to raise money to cover the vet bill of EGP 7,550. Nothing came in so far. I don't have any reserves since all is being spend on food.

Who can help me to cover the vet bill? In Euros it is around 138. See the invoice in the first comment.

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09/11/2025

These innocent souls fill your heart with joy and love and at the same time they break your heart. Why? Because you want to make the streets like a home for them while you know they deserve so much more.

These days a lot of the dogs and cats that I'm feeding are coming to my house. Not for food but for a cuddle and attention. Often when I open my gate I see this bunch of animals waiting for me. It breaks my heart because I know I am the only one they can count on. When a group of people pass by they are hiding in fear since the aggressions against strays increase.

It breaks my heart to see new dogs being dumped that have no idea what is happening to them. If they are supposed to stay or to flee. I witness all the attempts from these newcomers to be accepted by a pack. Some are lucky others not and get attacked. Tonight I saw this beautiful boy seen in the picture again. He followed me and tried to befriend a pack after he was attacked by another pack. I am sure he is from a shelter since from day one he was familiar with the feeding ritual. Tonight the pack accepted him and out of joy he licked my hands an face and jumped in my arms.

And then the tiny kitten. So hungry that she forgot her fear for all these huge dogs standing next to her. Most probably she will not make it but at least she will not die hungry and neglected by the world.

Heartbreaking the partly paralysed girl that depends on me by bringing her food in the fields and protect her while eating.

Four new dogs have been dumped. Not knowing where they belong. For this huge neglect and injustice towards stray animals I gave up everything with love. To give them a feeling of being wanted and having a home.

06/11/2025

I am doing my best to find homes for the five puppies of Rose. Meanwhile it is very important to spay Rose as soon as possible. The puppies are off milk for more than a week now and while the puppies are still on long leashes for safety reasons mama Rose is playing in the streets where she befriended some dogs.

Another dog that needs spaying is Folla. She and her two sibling brothers were dumped in the area when they were only around 4 weeks old. Any time soon she can go into heat.

To cover the costs for spaying these two girls I need Euro 56. Believe me, by spaying these two girls we will prevent a lot of suffering.

I need your help to cover these costs. For this money the girls will have their operation and also aftercare, an eartag, a Rabies vaccination, catching/transport are included.

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04/11/2025

I knew when the mother and her puppies were being dumped at my place it would be almost impossible to keep them safe. Living on a crosspoint on the main tourist road with a lot of traffic is no place for puppies. They just don't have a clue about traffic. I put them on long leashes but now they are getting bigger and stronger they manage to break the leashes. Around 3 times per day I have to put new leashes since while they are playing they get entangled and this is another danger.

Some days ago one of the puppies could release herself and ended up in the streets on a night with a lot of traffic because of a party at the pyramid site. I heard the scream of a dog, ran outside and saw this small puppy with her tail destroyed. Basically the skin and fur was ripped off. I took her in at my bathroom at first and later she went to a clinic. The tail needed to be amputated. Very sad but necessary.

I really hope to find adopters. The puppies are fully vaccinated.

Meanwhile I have to pay a vet bill. Estimated costs Euro 200. This financial burden comes at a time when it is already so hard to feed the 70 stray animals in the streets of Saqqara. I am trying to tile a small outdoor enclosure for around 3 years now and every time another costly emergency comes up. And I am not that person that puts bloody pictures of an injured dog to raise money before I take action to help a dog.

Please help me with paying the vet bill.

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15/10/2025

Today the five puppies got their second vaccination. Now they are fully vaccinated. Thanks for the support!💗

14/10/2025

When he hears my trolley he is running up to me. He is totally blind. I have to make noise at the spot were I put food. Before he did not find the food directly but now he is doing much better. The dogs don't harm him, they only try to steal his food. Since 3 days I can pet him. He is asking for cuddles and this is a huge sign of trust given the fact that it's better to trust nobody if you are a blind cat in the streets of Saqqara. I named him Claude. 🍀🐈

08/10/2025

A blurry picture of a young beautiful girl that was recently hit by a car which resulted in her left hindleg being paralysed. She can't fend for herself any longer and I feed her every night on the same spot in the fields away from the other dogs.

They are building these fancy roads in Saqqara in the vicinity of the pyramid site. They do not take in mind that Saqqara is a village with cattle and strays. There are no sidewalks. No stoplights and no police. People are driving like crazy. The better the road the faster they drive, meanwhile on the phone. A friend of mine lost his cousin this week after a road accident. Some months ago another young family member also died in a road accident. Only in one family..

Without my food this lady won't survive in the streets. Her life will be hard. Thank God she is part of a pack that will protect her. All this because of some irresponsible drivers and lack of planning in buiding roads. Saqqara is better off with sand roads.

05/10/2025

The five puppies are growing fast and are playing with Samara. Samara feels so proud to be the leader.

05/10/2025

Sometimes beautiful little wonders happen. I am feeding a pack near a supermarket and recently somebody built a storage next to the shop. I spotted the girl in front of the gate of the storage. She was watching me feeding the pack but didn't dare to join them. That spot was her territory and as long she sat in that place they would leave her. Life for the loners is hard. So I brought some food over. She was extremely happy but also scared. She avoided eye contact and only ate when I left her. But then one day she was gone. I found out very quickly what happened. The owners of this storage took her in as a guard dog. When I passed the place I heard her barking. I did not know if the people fed her so I fed her by putting food under the gate, only 5 cm space. I also put a bowl of water. Since 2 days she is out again. She must have escaped when the people entered the storage. I noticed that she had only a small part of her tail. Either caused during a fight or cut off by people. Sadly this happens a lot in Egypt. Now I understood why she was so scared. But then things changed. I decided to sit with her on a distance. I didn't make eye contact but I spoke to her. Then suddenly she came up walking to me no longer hiding in fear. I could pet her. Today she was out in the street waiting for me and dancing when she saw me. Now I saw her playing with one of the pack members and when it was a bit too overwhelming she ran back to her safe place. Today she was licking my hands and I saw this little tail wagging. That's my reward to see a dog flourishing. She is amazing. She was ready to forget and gave people another chance. I will name her Alice. 💜🍀

27/09/2025

The girl that had been spayed is back at her two children. Look at the white boy, her son, how big he is. He outgrew his mother.

25/09/2025

Today the five puppies got their first vaccination. Meanwhile they were dewormed and treated against ticks. Also the sand was sprayed against ticks. Thank you so much for your support! 💙

24/09/2025

Update on the puppies.

I knew when they dumped the
mother and her litter at my place it would be a disaster. But what could I do? I could not put them in the streets. The place where the Abri is is an open space. It is the entrance to my house with access to the street.The Abri was built for strays that needed shelter. Sick dogs like Kian or dogs that needed a warm place in winter.

As long as the puppies would stay in the Abri there would not be a problem. Puppies get bigger and they want to see the world and follow their mother. I am living on a cross road and during the day there are a lot of toktok's and motors in the street. To prevent them from going to the street I put them on a 3 meter leash. But that didn't work since the leashes could hurt the dogs and suffocate them. The most naughty puppy was the white male one. He didn't make it. He was tragically hit by a car when he must have freed himself from the leash.

So I had to find a solution. I placed palm tree trunks to close the terrain.

Other sad news is that the two very small puppies from another mother did not make it. When they were dumped they were very weak and small. I thought they could not be more than a week old. But then after some days they opened their eyes and that jndocates that they must have been 3 weeks. I made sure they got private drinking time but they didn't gain weight. It seemed as if they were not strong enough to drink milk. I know what puppies look like after a meal. Full bellies and every day gaining between 20 and 80 grams. Some days ago they passed away right after each other.

Meanwhile thanks to a donation I could buy the vaccines, dewormer and anti tick spray. First the place was being sprayed to kill the ticks in the sand and then all the puppies were being treated. Yesterday they were being dewormed and now they are ready for their first vaccination

Puppies always come with a lot of work and responsibilities. But it is also very costly to have so many mouthes to feed. This is on top of the 60 other dogs that I am feeding. It was definitely not my choice to have a litter at my place. Nobody wants them. People want breeds. I hope I can find a good solution. Till then please keep on supporting me I need food, lots of food !

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