Dog care home in Tainan offers much-needed help for older dogs

Dog care home in Tainan offers much-needed help for older dogs

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More and more people in Taiwan are getting pets, and caring for older pets is becoming a big issue. A care home for older dogs in Tainan is providing much-needed help for dogs of advancing years. It provides weeks or months of care for dogs with health issues, even until they pass away. Its owner was inspired to start the business when he found that it was hard to juggle his job with caring for an aging dog.

Ms. Yang took the HSR from Hsinchu to Tainan specially to get photos taken with her dog “Patter” and enjoy some quality time together.

Ms. Yang
Dog owner
Dogs are like children. They need professional care. If we can’t even take good care of ourselves, they can’t get good care.

Patter is 16 years old, and six years ago it had a difficult-to-treat illness. Ms. Yang sent it to this doggy care home for special care. A long stay is not cheap, but for many owners of older dogs, no expense can be spared for their furry children: professional care is what’s most important.

Ms. Yang
Dog owner
To get our children better care, any expense is worthwhile.

Ms. Chiu’s dog Ah-fu spent six months here, before passing away. She was able to give it a relaxed time in its final days, which was a big comfort.

Ms. Chiu
Dog owner
I’m not sad, because I know that at the end Ah-fu had the best care, and that’s a good death.

This care home for older dogs is run by Chiang Yi-hung. His focus on these elderly friends was inspired by having an older dog of his own, who lived to 16.

Chiang Yi-hung
Pet hospice carer
I had a Labrador who was 16, and actually, to be honest it really was getting old. When I went to work, it was hard to also take care of it day to day.

Chiang couldn’t find a pet hotel that would help, which made him decide to open his own establishment, specially aimed at older dogs.

Chiang Yi-hung
Pet hospice carer
It’s not just about caring for them. When you realize an older dog has an issue, it’s usually been going on for weeks or even months. When you notice it, it’s probably too late. So you should perhaps pay attention to some very subtle signs.

Chiang has even designed tools to help infirm dogs to get out for walks. This insulation equipment is his own design, as is this heating pad. He also prepares special ready meals perfect for older dogs. Older people need care, and our furry friends are no different.

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工程師開老狗長照中心陪伴逾40隻狗狗終老

2024-06-03

很多人把寵物當家人，現在連毛小孩，也有專屬的長照場所。在台南市就有一位姜先生，原本是南科的工程師，因為自己養了15年的老狗，找不到地方託付，讓他索性開一家老狗長照中心，專門提供老狗的專業照顧，幾年來陪伴至少40隻以上的狗狗終老。

從新竹搭高鐵跑到台南的楊小姐，這一趟就為了跟愛犬”啪搭”，一起拍拍照，享受跟愛犬的親密時光。

[[老狗飼主楊小姐]]
"狗狗跟孩子一樣，就是牠也很需要被專業的照顧，我們自己都照顧不好自己了，其實牠們是沒有辦法受到，真正的好的照顧"

“啪搭”今年16歲了，六年前就因為生病不好照顧，楊小姐特別把牠送到這家狗狗的長照中心。其實長期入住，費用也不便宜，但對老狗的主人們來說，毛孩子就像家人，能有專業的照料最重要。

[[老狗飼主楊小姐]]
"讓我們自己的孩子可以得到更好的照顧，花再多的錢都是值得的"

邱小姐的愛犬阿富，在這裡住了半年，半年前終老離開，最後的一段路能讓毛孩子走得輕鬆，讓邱小姐很欣慰。

[[老狗飼主邱小姐]]
"不會心疼，因為我知道牠在最後一段路，有了最好的照顧，然後那也算是善終"

會想要鎖定老狗，開設狗狗的長照中心，其實是因為老闆姜宜宏，自己也曾經有過，一隻16歲的老朋友。

[[寵物長照業者姜宜宏]]
"我自己有一隻16歲多的拉不拉多，其實說真的牠也老了，上班的時候就很難去兼顧到牠的生活起居"

當初找不到寵物旅館幫忙，讓姜宜宏索性自己開家店，特別針對老狗服務。

[[寵物長照業者姜宜宏]]
"其實也不只是用心而已，因為老狗等你發現牠有問題的時候，都是幾個禮拜，甚至幾個月以後的事，等發現的時候應該來不及了，所以可能平常一些細微現象你就要去注意它"

自己設計輔具，讓行動不便的老狗，也可以出外散步。自製的保溫設備，保暖軟墊，還有特製的熟食，都是專為老狗的體貼心思。老人家需要長照，老狗狗何嘗不是。

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