Another successful day of helping the animals! Dr. Tello was our only vet and he  sterilized 61 dogs and cats plus performed two exams, one of which required surgery to remove a tumor. Of the 61 animals, we had 22 dogs (15 female and 7 male) and 39 cats (17 female and 22 male). This brings our total to 6,758 animals sterilized since inception of our Spay Panama-Chiriqui clinics.

 Considering that in 7 years a female cat and her off springs can be the source of 420,000 kittens and in 6 years a female dog and her off springs can be the source of 67,000 puppies, can you even do the math of the number of births we have prevented?

Be aware that it is equally important to sterilize male dogs and cats! While a female may have a couple of litters a year, a male dog or cat may impregnate dozens of females in a year!

        Our next clinic will be on Saturday, May 9th. For appointments, send WhatsApp message to me,
        Dorothy Atwater, 6361-3234.

My mission is to help the Panamanian people help their animals. The costs simply for daily living become increasingly more expensive, so I offer the sterilizations for $20 per dog and $10 per cat for our Panamanian clients, which are much less than my actual cost. I can't think of a better use for my money than to help the community and the animals in this way. We appreciate your donations to help with this mission!

Also, for exams and/or additional surgeries by Dr. Tello, we don't charge anything for use of the clinic by our Panamanian clients. They pay only the very reasonable amount that Dr. Tello charges. But for those who can afford it, we appreciate a donation to help support our Spay Panama-Chiriqui mission.

I like for people to be able to watch the surgery of their animal, especially children, if they wish, and for clients to be with their recovering animal. The perfect organization of our clinic facility makes this possible.

An interesting event. Bill Landgraf, new to Volcan, has adopted a male street kitty. After Dr. Tello sterilized the kitty, we noticed a very small wound in the kitty's neck. As Dr. Tello examined the wound, he discovered a small wound on the other side of the kitty's neck. He was able to insert an instrument entirely through the neck, from one side to the other! He said someone had shot the kitty with a .22 rifle! Thankfully the kitty will be okay! We sent additional antibiotics and the spray with Bill to prevent screwworms.

We provided transportation to and from the clinic for three dogs today.

A wonderful highlight: Ana Paola, Dr. Tello's beautiful wife,  visited us today. I have known the family for 20 years. including their children, now grown. Naomi (23), Enid (19), and Emanual (17).  I still have pictures of them when they were very young, and I remember when Ana was pregnant with Emanuel. He is now taller than Dr. Tello!

See the photo album for this clinic HERE.

 I am deeply grateful to Dr. Tello and all our wonderful volunteers, without whom none of this important service for the animals and the community could be accomplished.

Volunteers:

Natasha Pitti - our new volunteer for registration. Natasha did an excellent job.
Don Binder injected anesthesia. Don was also a long-time volunteer at my previous clinics.
Carlos Lezcano - a new volunteer who injected pain and antibiotic medictions.
Alcides Quintero - my employee who helped Carlos, carried animals to the operating table plus other tasks.
Jadiel Quintero - assisted Dr. Tello plus other tasks
Oldenis Jiminez - worked in aftercare and gave injections of antiparasite and multivitamin
Annie Espinosa - (14 years old) - also worked in aftercare.
Nidia Duran - a new volunteer who also worked in aftercare.
Ivan Ivarro - cleaned instruments and helped in other ways.
Rodrigo Morales - my employee who provided transportation for three dogs.

Three of our regular volunteers could not be here today: Kelly Pitti, Leidy Mendoza, Jae Espinosa, but nevertheless, everything went very smoothly.

A big, big thanks to Cliff and Susan Jones who provided lunch for the doctor and volunteers!

  Please forgive me if I have forgotten anyone!

Financial report: (Per Foundation Spay Panama, actual costs are $35 per dog and $25 per cat.)

Costs:
39 cats @ $25 = $975
22 dogs @ $35 = $770
Total costs---- $1,745

Income:
Paid by guardians:                 $830
Donation by Evelyn Munos :  $  25
Donation by Bill Landgraf:    $  15
Total income:                        $870

This leaves a deficit of $875. Added to the previous deficit of $1,410, the current out-of-pocket deficit is $2,285.

We will appreciate your donations! Dorothy Mae Atwater, Yappy at Banco General, 6361-3235. (If you donate via Yappy, please advise me so I can credit you by name.)  And cash of course. I will give my US bank information for US citizens who wish to donate; they will receive a receipt for tax deductions.
    

My gratitude 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, Director of Spay Panama-Chiriqui
6361-3234 Whatsapp - muffiemae@gmail.com

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