Soltalk May 2020 | Page 50

Coronavirus Curro was an old dog and he was going to let nature take its course. With the tragedy of the Coronavirus outbreak in Spain, the Costa Animal Society (CAS) is, like everyone else, in lockdown. The CAS shop will remain closed until restrictions are lifted and there will almost certainly be no quiz in April. The volunteer convinced the owner to relinquish Curro to CAS and he has been in our care for the past five weeks. His bites have healed and he has undergone several courses of antibiotics but the cheek abscess is a chronic problem that still requires special treatment. D E S O L C Curro has an Curro independent character as he has probably spent much of his life on his own in the campo, but he does like people and is okay with female dogs and has not bothered our cats. We think with males it would need to be evaluated on a case by case basis. Curro is about 12 years old and is otherwise in good health but still needs vaccinations and we will discuss castration with the vet once his treatment is finished. As CAS relies heavily on these two sources of income, we will not be able to take on any cases until the storm has passed. Best wishes to all. Dogs Available for Adoption Foxy is one of four pups currently being rescued by CAS from the campo above Frigiliana and he is the only male. He is about four-six months old and is a small, Jack Russell, type dog who only weighs about five kilos and will remain small. Featured Dogs of the Month Curro was found by a CAS volunteer in the campo after he had been attacked by another dog. He had several bite marks on his back as well as a long term abscess in a tooth that created an opening in his cheek. His owner told the rescuer that he was not going to pay for any vet treatment because Foxy has a playful personality and gets along with other dogs, not sure about cats, but is a bit shy due to his limited 48