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February
19th, 2017
48
animals were spayed/neutered by Dr. Andres Tello,
our wonderful veterinarian. He also performed several exams
and removed a venereal tumor from a female dog.
16 dogs and 6 cats were either
last-minute cancellations or no-shows, which is deplorable. To date we have sterilized 3,799 dogs and cats.
Dr.
Tello sterilized 21 dogs and 27 cats. Cats, cats, cats! Of the dogs, 15 were female and
6 were male.
Of the cats, 19 were female and 8 were male.
We
had a long but fairly uneventful day. One female
dog had a venereal tumor. Two animals, a dog and a cat, had to be put
down. Mayelis Estribi brought the feral cat that had been hit by a car.
His spine was damaged and the sight of his foot was gruesome. If you
are brave, click HERE to see the pictures of the cat.
Our
three "clinic mascots" visited us still again. One had a
hematoma in an ear and Dr. Tello lanced it to let the blood escape.
We
managed to capture another local male dog and neutered him. After he was
awake, we released him.
Andrea
Gonella feeds numerous dogs in the Cuesta de Piedra area and brings them
to be sterilized. A female had been abandoned in the area not long ago.
She had a nasty wound around her neck and was in heat. By clinic day,
Andrea knew she was pregnant. Dr. Tello spayed the dog and aborted nine
puppies. Thankfully, no more puppies for her!
We
will implement a new procedure in the future. Dogs or cats to be
sterilized that have other issues (in heat, pregnant, tumors, hernias,
amputations, etc.) require more time. When those animals are interspersed
during the day, people who have animals for sterilization only have to
wait too long. Therefore, animals with additional issues will be scheduled
toward the end of the day. (Thanks to Andrea Gonella for the suggestion.)
Ruby
McKenzie, who started Amigos de Animals spay/neuter clinics in Boquete, sent me a video of
their recent clinic. They do a great job!
See the video
HERE.
Our
next clinic will be on March 19, 2017. Please call for an appointment
right away. The clinics fill up rapidly.
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 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 Rodriguez and Kimberly Castillo assisted Dr. Tello and gave post-op injections of B-12 and
antiparasite. They dressed the incisions, applied flea
and tick treatment, tattooed the ears of female dogs, and generally checked the well being of the
animals. Kimberly also cleaned the surgical instruments.
Alex Rios helped
with the above tasks. He also cleaned the teeth of three of my dogs.
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 Susan Lovett, Don Binder provided
drinks and dessert, and Amanda Rankin for fruit. I took cucumbers
and peppers from my organic garden.
Please
forgive me if I forgot to thank anyone who donated or contributed.
Income and expenses:
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880.00* |
contributions by guardians/owners
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25.00
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Al Jan (Volcan)
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15.00 |
calendar sales (thanks to Patricia Chan)
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| $
920.00 |
Total
cash income
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*Note:
The $880 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 February 19, 2017 clinic Dr. Tello sterilized 21 dogs and 27 cats. With my
average costs of $25 per dog and $15 per cat, expenses were $920 plus $100
for building rent, for a total of $1,020. Income this month was $920 leaving
a deficit of $100. Therefore, my current out-of-pocket expenses are
$426.38.
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!
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People
waiting on the porch of the clinic.
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 3,799 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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