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Sunday,
May 22, 2016
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animals were spayed/neutered by Dr. Andres Tello,
our wonderful veterinarian. Plus he removed a huge
venereal tumor from a male dog and he examined and
diagnosed a hind-leg limp of a dog.
At
this May 22, 2016 clinic Dr.
Tello sterilized 25 dogs and 16 cats. Of the dogs, 20 were female and
5 were
male. Of the cats, 12 were female and 4 were male. With many large
female dogs, we had a long day.
We
have now sterilized 3,462 dogs
and cats. Be sure to see my Flickr Album for pictures. The link is
near the bottom of this page.
During
the April clinic, we "captured" two nearby dogs, a male and a
female, and sterilized them. We have since seen the two dogs around the
clinic area, and they came to visit us on clinic day. They are very
friendly and were glad to see us.
A
man brought his female puppy to be spayed. He said he would be leaving
Panama in a few days and wanted to find a home for the puppy. Jose's
cousin wants the puppy and I am fostering her while the cousin has her
fence rebuilt. The puppy, Nia, is really cute!
Blessings
and thanks to Roseanne Bateman and Marguerite Morris. They find homeless
dogs at a local restaurant and bring them to be sterilized.
And
a big thanks to our volunteer, Don Binder. Don installed a fan in the
clinic washroom and installed a light in the bathroom!
Welcome
to Enid Maldonado, our new volunteer. Enid is a Peace Corps worker in
Panama now, and she will be helping at our clinics. She learned very
rapidly at her first clinic and did a great job.
Our
next clinic will be on June 26, 2016. Please call for an appointment
right away because the clinics fill up rapidly.
We
had only 2 no-shows at this clinic.
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 and has
agreed to be our permanent registrar.
Don Binder weighed animals and gave the anesthesia
injections. He, Elsy Morales, and Amanda Dettloff 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.
Enid Maldonado is
a new volunteer. She learned to do many tasks at the clinic. Enid is a
Peace Corps worker and we are very glad that she will be volunteering at
the clinics.
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. Dee Braden
accompanies us to clean and sterilize the tables with cloro.
Stephanie Rodriguez, Natalie Emmerich, and Rosemary Rios assisted Dr. Tello. They 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.
Dee Braden cleaned and sterilized the instruments. As
a former surgical nurse, Dee knows exactly what instruments to take to
Dr. Tello for male or female dogs and cats.
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: Dorreene Reynolds for the main dish, Don Binder for drinks and
fruit, and Suzie Foster for dessert.
Please
forgive me if I forgot to thank anyone who donated or contributed.
Income and expenses:
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850.00* |
contributions by guardians/owners
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25.00
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cash
donation by Al Jan
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| $
875.00 |
Total
Cash Contributions |
*Note:
The $850 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 May 22, 2016 clinic Dr. Tello sterilized 25 dogs and 16 cats. With my
average costs of $25 per dog and $15 per cat, expenses were $865 plus $100
for building rent for a total of $965. Income this month was $875 leaving
a deficit of $100.00 Therefore, my current out-of-pocket expenses are
$758.54.
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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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 3,462 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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