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Pet care

family Many expats decide to take on a pet after settling in to Hua Hin, either for company or security. However, being in the tropics, Thailand has a number of animal diseases that your pet could easily contract, some of which will be fatal.

It is therefore important to protect your pet with vaccinations and other preventative measures to keep them as healthy as possible.

Vets and Pet hospitals

The BRC Pet Centre on the corner of Petchkasem Road and Soi 47 is a good general shop. The owner speaks English. Tel 032 515554.

There are numerous vets in town, but do choose carefully. The two most highly recommended are The Pet Hospital on Soi 55/1. The staff speak reasonable English and most procedures can be done here including microchipping. Tel 032 530213.
Alternatively, there is The Hua Hin Vetinary Hospital on the canal road, just past the traffic lights from Soi 56. They are open 24 hours, can perform most procedures and have a pet grooming facility.

There is a big university hospital for animals being built on the main road to Pranburi, just south of Khao Takiab. Hopefully, this will be able to provide good, affordable treatment when finished. We will bring you full details once they are known.

As a general guideline, rabies jabs cost 100 Baht, combined injections (covering parvo, lepto and distemper), about 200 Baht. Rabies shots should be given once a year and are a legal requirement. The combined vacinations are not necessary by law, but you are strongly advised to have them done. The diseases they protect against are common around Hua Hin and they can kill your pet very unpleasantly.
Parasites are another big problem, particularly fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, lice and worms. These can be kept at bay using imported oral medicines (which are expensive), or by means of a cheaper 2 monthly jab from a vet. Sprays, powders, shampoos and tick collars are also good.

If you're going away for any length of time, Hua Hin has a professional kennel service at Kennel Scandanavia. They accept both dogs and cats on their 12 rai estate. Dog training and vetinary services are also available. They are located at 68/1 Moo 8, Rimaipatana, Cha-Am, 76120. Tel 081 1989071 or 081 9413970.

Hua Hin Dog Rescue Centre

As a final note, be aware that animals can be treated differently by their owners in Thailand and some of the sights you come across can be quite distressing. Hua Hin has suffered from a stray dog problem in the past, but with a great deal of time, effort and dedication put in by The Hua Hin Dog Rescue Centre, the number of abandoned, diseased and injured animals on our streets is beginning to decline and the situation is now more under control. The Hua Hin Dog Rescue Centre is run by vounteers and funded primarily through charitable donations. If you are an animal lover, please consider making a contribution to the centre. In the long run, organisations such as these make the dogs' lives more comfortable -  and ours' as well. None of us want a return to the days when packs of mean, aggressive dogs seemed to "rule the streets" in the centre of town after midnight. The Rescue Centre is trying to start up a neuter and release programme, but they do need our financial support. Full details of the Centre's objectives and the ways you can help are found here:

http://www.dogrescuecenter.org/

Thanks to Dawn at HHDRC for the information contained on this page.

Aquarium and fish keeping

Thailand, being in the tropics, is an ideal place to keep an aquarium. There is an abundance of tropical species here including Oscar, Flowerhorn, Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta), Arowana, Discus, and many other popular fish. They cost considerably less than in the west and can be purchased through a couple of local dealers. There are two tropical stalls in Chat-Chai day market, vendors often show up at the Wedndesday evening market at the Grand Hotel, and a number of small places can be found around town.

The aquariums themselves are readily available and can be custom built for a few thousand baht. They require no heating due to the tropical environment and most employ a wet/dry filtration system. Fish keeping is very popular amongst Thais and Chinese.

 

 

 

 

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