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November
20, 2016
45
animals were spayed/neutered by Dr. Andres Tello,
our wonderful veterinarian, plus he performed 10 other procedures:
exams,
extracting teeth, removing growths from an already sterilized dog, etc.
Three of my own dogs were among the 10 extra procedures. With one, he
removed a growth from underneath her chin and recommended a
medication for
another condition she has. With another, he removed a growth on her gum
in her mouth.
At
this November 20, 2016 clinic Dr.
Tello sterilized 25 dogs and 20 cats. Of the dogs, 19 were female and
6 were
male. Of the cats, 17 were female and 3 were male. This brings our
total of sterilized dogs and cats to 3,707.
We
never know what will be necessary at a clinic, so thank God for the
expertise of Dr. Tello. One small dog was in heat and she bled profusely
during spaying because of the distended veins. Dr. Tello stopped the
bleeding but said she needed a blood transfusion.
He
had just neutered a white
male dog ("owner" unknown) that has decided to join our local "mascots."
Dr. Tello withdrew 120 cc's of blood from a vein in the dog's neck and
then injected the blood into the leg vein of the small dog. After that,
she was quickly awake and doing very well. Surprisingly, blood of all dogs
is the same. There is no need to match types. Dr. Tello said the 120 cc's
of blood taken from the male dog would be replaced within a week or less.
This
male "blood-donor dog" is very friendly, apparently is never
tied up and seems well fed. We released him when he was fully awake.
Indeed, even after his "blood donation" plus having just been
neutered, he was running around
like nothing had happened to him. When Jose and I went to the clinic on
Monday, the day after the clinic, the "mascots" and this white
dog came running to greet us. So evidently we now have THREE clinic mascots!
I've
mentioned before about our "mascots" -- the two neighborhood dogs, one male, one female,
that wandered nearby about four months ago and we sterilized them. They
are not skinny, obviously have owners and are well taken care of--except
they were not sterilized. Now they are. They love us, consider themselves
our mascots, and come to visit during every clinic. In fact, it's
difficult even to keep them OUTSIDE of the building during a clinic. On my
walks, my route takes me by the clinic building and the
"mascots" always come running to greet me. (And now they have
begun to accompany me all the way back to my house.)
The
other white male dog that we "captured" and sterilized at the October
clinic is still at my house. Jose and I are giving daily treatments for his ear
infections. This poor dog, we now call Freddie, is badly
traumatized. He had a huge bloody wound around half of his neck
(which has now healed). He had evidently
been tied with a wire and had worked at it for weeks trying to get loose,
thus causing major wounds to his neck. When we've completely recovered "Freddie" from every
issue, I MUST find a forever home for him. No way would I release him near
the clinic because he would no doubt return to his "owner" who
would tie him with a wire again. So please...contact me to come meet
Freddie if you'd like to a adopt a best friend. (Freddie loves to
"shake hands.")
And
remember:
I
am humbly grateful that with helping these animals, I have found my life's
purpose!
Now,
just a couple of notes of appreciation received after our November clinic:
Good
Morning Dottie and the whole crew from the clinic! Bill and I just
want to thank you again for the wonderful service that you provide for
the animals of our community. Our little Ellie Mae is doing well
and has a great appetite this morning and is back to her happy
self. We will now concentrate on finding a home for her where she
have a long and puppy-free life! We enjoyed the wonderful food at
Fanny's and appreciate the recommendation and directions. Thanks
again for everything. Regards, Penny and Bill
An
email from
someone else: Thanks for everything, Dottie! As always, your clinics are
excellent.
Our
next clinic will be on January 22, 2017. Please call for an appointment
right away because the clinics fill up rapidly. We already have 34
appointments for January! And remember, we do not
have a clinic in December.
We
had 5 no-shows at this November clinic, and a few people brought fewer animals
than they had scheduled.
You
may click the PayPal "Donate" button below to help the animals.
It is to my personal PayPal account at muffiemae@gmail.com
and your contribution will not
be US tax deductible. Please specify your payment is for "friends or family"
so that PayPal will not charge a fee and every penny will go
for the animals. If you don't have a PayPal
account, you can use a credit card.
Except for our
wonderful
veterinarian, neither I nor anyone else
connected with the clinics receives any pay. I rent
the building where we hold the clinics, and I buy all the anesthesia,
medications, instruments, supplies, and equipment--and provide
transportation for those who need it. I have no offices, no
salaries, no paid advertising. Every penny goes for the animals.
This
is a project from my heart, and I pay the deficits from my own
pocket.
Thank you in
advance for
future financial help, and thanks to everyone who has donated in the
past.
Volunteers:
Francia Pinedo handled registration. Francia did a great job, as always!
Don Binder weighed animals and gave the anesthesia
injections. He, Amanda Dettloff, and Elcy Morales gave the pre-op
injections of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory. They also put mineral
oil in the eyes of the animals so they would not dry out, and performed
whatever other duties were needed.
John Gould helped
carry animals to and from surgery and did whatever else was necessary.
Jose
Espinosa, my permanent employee, also drives my car to provide transportation for animals when
necessary. Then Jose and I go to the clinic building the following week to clean,
bring home blankets to wash, and organize for the next one.
Stephanie and Jenni Rodriguez assisted Dr. Tello and gave post-op injections of B-12 and antiparasite.
(Welcome back, Jenni! She has been absent for several months because she
was pregnant. Her baby is now five months old.) They dressed the incisions, applied flea
and tick treatment, tattooed the ears of female dogs, and generally checked the well being of the
animals.
Alex Rios helped
with the above tasks.
Dee Braden cleaned
and sterilized the surgical instruments.
And we had a new
volunteer, Kimberly Castillo. She is 15 years old and a student at
Francia Pinedo's school. Kimberly learned quickly and did a great job!
We look forward to Kimberly being a permanent volunteer!
As
always, we had a great
team of volunteers and everything ran very smoothly!
We had a lot of
delicious food for the doctor and the volunteers! Thanks to everyone
who contributed: The main dish from Paula Knapp, Don Binder provided drinks,
Roseanne Bateman brought a delicious platter of fruit, and Amanda
Dettloff created a special (and delicious) cake for the celebration of
our 100th clinic! (Pictures of her creation will be on my Flickr web
album.)
And
thanks to Patricia Chan (Spay Panama) who sent 2017 calendars for our
volunteers.
Please
forgive me if I forgot to thank anyone who donated or contributed.
Income and expenses:
| $
875.00* |
contributions by guardians/owners
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25.00
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Al Jan (Volcan)
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388.10 |
PayPal
by Eneida McKeown ($400-$11.90 PayPal fee) (Fort Worth, Texas)
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5.00 |
Dee Braden
(Volcan)
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60.00 |
anonymous
(Volcan)
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20.00 |
Will
Polly (Volcan)
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20.00 |
Judy
Odom (Boquete)
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15.00 |
Vicki
Lansen (Paso Ancho)
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15.00 |
Jan
Atlkins (Volcan)
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10.00 |
Roseanne
Bateman (Volcan)
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| $
1,433.10 |
Total
cash income
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*Note:
The $875 contributions by guardians/owners were for spaying and neutering
only. Payments for other procedures were paid to Dr. Tello
separately. Neither those payments nor the charges for other services are
included in the income and expenses.
At
this November 20, 2016 clinic Dr. Tello sterilized 25 dogs and 20 cats. With my
average costs of $25 per dog and $15 per cat, expenses were $925 plus $100
for building rent for a total of $1,025. Income this month was $1,433.10 leaving
an excess of $408.10. Therefore, my current out-of-pocket expenses are
$478.39. I can't remember a time when the deficit has been so low, so
blessings and many thanks to everyone who donated!
My
heartfelt thanks for the generous donations of those who have contributed
for this clinic, who have contributed in the past, and who will contribute in the future! We need and appreciate your help! Love and thanks to everyone!
Be
sure to see all the photos taken during the clinic!
See my Flickr web album HERE
Click
on the first picture to see the captions and advance through all
the pictures.
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Here in
Volcan, our small group has been
responsible for sterilizing 3,707 dogs and cats to date. (And this number does
not include the extraordinary surgeries that Dr. Tello has performed at
our clinics...removal of tumors, amputations, etc., nor the clinic we
performed in Davila in which 35 dogs were sterilized.)
There are
many more to go, but we are making progress! Our goal is to
sterilize at least 75% of the dogs and cats in the Volcan area, and
thus almost completely solve the problem of homeless dogs and cats, and
the terrible venereal disease suffered by so many dogs--but thankfully, we see a
lot fewer venereal tumors than we did in the past!.
Remember:
In 7 years a female cat and her off springs can be the source of 420,000
kittens. In 6 years a female dog and her off springs can be the
source of 67,000 puppies. Unless your dog/cat is totally
confined and unable to continue the population increase (AND the spread of
venereal disease), please do the humane thing of having them sterilized!
For
the health and safety of your dog/cat, however, have the sterilization
performed by a competent vet who is experienced in early sterilization
(eight weeks of age and up) and small-incision surgeries, and one
who closes with stainless steel sutures....like Dr. Tello, who we are so
fortunate to have operate at our clinics. (I do not trust care of my dogs
or injured dogs that I find in the street to ANYONE except Dr. Tello.)
Thanks to everyone who participated in
our clinics today, and to those who had their pets sterilized.
Always
remember that TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Dorothy Atwater - 6517-8752 or
muffiemae@gmail.com
skype: muffiemae
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