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A female aspin (asong Pinoy) that lost the upper portion of her snout to save two girls from being run over by a speeding motorcycle, Kabang is leaving for the United States Monday for “a much-needed” facial reconstruction surgery.



“It was both a despedida and a blessing for Kabang. Tomorrow (Monday), a motorcade will send her off to the airport,” Dr. Van Joe Ibay, executive director of the welfare coalition, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Ibay said it was Filipino tradition to bless someone setting off on a voyage. “In Kabang’s case, we are praying for her safe journey and her successful operation and recovery in the US,” he said.

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Kabang’s veterinarians said the heroic dog could not stay longer at the party because she might catch various illnesses. The dog had been in the city for a month for a stem cell treatment at the Makati veterinary clinic to boost her immune system before her flight to America.

Vivien Manalastas, head of Makati’s veterinary office, said her office organized Sunday’s event because “we recognize the heroic acts of pets like Kabang, which displayed loyalty to her masters when she saved their lives.”



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Kabang—touted as the Philippines’ Hachiko—became popular after the media published the story of how she saved two girls from being hit by a motorcycle in Zamboanga City in December last year.

In saving the two girls, Kabang suffered injuries that disfigured her face.

Hachiko was a faithful dog in Japan that continued waiting for his master at a train station every day for nine years even if the master had already died.


Kabang with her friends Bantay, Dr. Pinky and Ms. Marge de Veyra.

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Ibay said the special surgery, which requires expertise and equipment not available in the Philippines, would close the wound of Kabang and even prolong her life.

“Kabang will be treated by foreign veterinarians. Our resident veterinarians, Dr. Anton Lin and Dr. Edgardo Unson, will observe the medical procedure so that in the future, the surgery can also be done here,” Ibay said.



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Kabang’s travel and that of the accompanying veterinarians to the United States will be shouldered by Philippine Airlines.

The team helping Kabang also tried to raise money for Rudy Bunggal, Kabang’s master, so he could go with his dog to the United States. But Ibay said Bunggal and his wife had no identification papers, like birth certificates, which they needed to secure their passports and US visas.


Kabang-Pedigree booth with Dr. Lani being interviewed by GMA News TV.

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Very inspiring story. I always love dogs .they are very good pet.

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Kabang (right) jumped in front of a motorcycle
that was about to hit two girls in the Philippines.
Photo: Anton Mari H. Lim, Courtesy Anton Lim / SF

 Veterinarians say the dog will need at least two surgeries, one focusing on dental work and the other to close the gaping wound on her face. The battery of tests she went through after her arrival also revealed a vaginal tumor, called progressive venereal tumor, and heartworm, both of which will require extensive treatment.

"Worms were actually seen in her pulmonary arteries," Sykes said about the heartworm, a parasitic roundworm spread by mosquitoes that can cause congestive heart failure and is typically treated using an arsenic-based compound. "It could take up to six months to go through this treatment."

The tumor is a sexually transmitted canine disease that can spread aggressively, Sykes said, but more than 90 percent of cases are cured with chemotherapy. Sykes said both ailments are common in tropical and subtropical regions where dogs often run loose, a situation that certainly applies in the Philippines.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Snoutless-dog-Kabang-needs-chemo-3954047.php#ixzz29bxLZppd

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