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DOG DAYS Officials rounded up dogs at Tha Chatchai on Tuesday. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
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is Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun will cover all medical costs for Yuenyong “D Max” Chairab, the 7-year-old boy savaged by stray dogs last Sunday, and has ordered for him to be cared for by royal command, Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana announced this week. The royal order was issued on Monday, Governor Phakaphong said on Wednesday (Jan 30) during another visit to provide support for Yuenyong “D Max” Chairab and to
check on the boy’s recovery progress. D Max was attacked by four stray dogs on the north side of the bridges off the island, in Phang Nga Province, at about 10am last Sunday while he was collecting shells with his brother and a friend. The attack left D Max with gruesome injuries, explained Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol, Director of Vachira Phuket Hospital, where D Max is receiving medical care and has undergone surgery. “D Max had over 100 wounds on his arms, legs, head and ears,” Dr Chalermpong said. The boy’s left ear was nearly ripped from his head.
Dr Chalermpong noted that D Max’s condition was already improving on Monday (Jan 28). “He could breathe on his own, and he could start to eat soft foods on his own,” he said. “By Tuesday, he had improved further and was able to help himself more, and the wounds that had been treated, especially the ear, were healing well,” he added. “Today, we will bring D Max to the operating room again to examine the wounds closely,” Dr Chalermpong said on Wednesday. “We are still providing him with full medication to prevent bacteria and other complications that may cause
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an infection in the blood,” he added. Meanwhile, the Phuket office of the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) along with staffers from the Soi Dog Foundation on Tuesday went to the village at Tha Chatchai on the south side of the bridges off Phuket to inspect the stray dogs there. “We are starting here because this is the area closest to where D Max was attacked,” Phuket DLD Acting Chief Manat Thepparat told The Phuket News. The inspection followed DLD officials in Phang Nga rounding up the four dogs that attacked D Max. The dogs were shot with an anesthesia gun and taken away to be examined...
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