Two Working Camels Recover from Serious Injuries

Help in Suffering’s Camel Rescue Centre (CRC) have had a busy start to the year, including two serious cases that fortunately had positive outcomes. Please read on to learn more and see how your support benefited many camels and other animals in January.

Story One

It was 8pm. Suddenly our phone rang. It was Bhawani Singh, a camel owner calling from the village of Bihazar. He said his camel’s soft palate was protruding from his mouth and he desperately needed help.

Our vet team at the CRC in Bassi prepared to travel to the camel’s location. Upon reaching him, we found he had not been eating well for several days and the soft palate was outside his mouth. The palate was also bleeding due to injury from the camel’s teeth.

Dr. Himanshu was able to fix the soft palate back into its natural position under sedation. The camel was given antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines. We also asked the owner to administer oral medicines and to call us in an emergency. 

Next week, Bhawani phoned us to say his camel had recovered and was eating well again. 

Story Two

In India, people use camels at brick kilns to carry the loads. Sometimes, camels fall down due to overloading, uneven roads or sharp objects underfoot. These falls can unfortunately result in lameness or fractures. 

We recently saw such a case in the village of Vijaypua. The owner, Lokesh, told us his camel had suddenly fallen down with a loaded cart. The camel then became lame and could not stand properly. 

The camel was given anti-inflammatory medicine and ointments. We also gave the owner some oral medicines for further use. 

After a few days of continuous medication, the camel started to walk normally again. 

Along with these two cases, the CRC’s vets helped hundreds of other animals in January, including:

• 448 working camels who presented with ailments such as colic, eye infections, skin diseases, worms and wounds,

• Dogs, cattle, goats, horses, monkeys and rabbits who all needed veterinary care.

The team also issued 23 plastic nose pegs for camels to replace harmful wooden or metal pegs, and fit 6 reflectors to camel carts to prevent road accidents.

It is thanks to your wonderful support and donations that all these working camels and other animals received proper veterinary care and had their suffering alleviated.