Another perfect day for helping the animals! And Dr. Tello's beautiful daughter Naoma is also a veterinarian, and she assisted us today as well. We sterilized 55 dogs and cats ....28 dogs (21 female, 7 male) and 27 cats (13 females, 14 males). We had 12 no-shows who had not bothered to cancel and thus they prevented us from scheduling other animals.

The clinic today brings our total animals sterilized since inception to 6,813.

Our next clinic will be on Saturday, June 13th. For appointments, send a WhatsApp message to me, Dorothy Atwater, 6361-3234.

Please remember: my Spay Panama-Chiriqui clinics are to benefit the Panamanians and the animals. I charge only $10 per cat and $20 per dog while my actual costs are $25 per cat and $35 per dog. I personally pay the significant deficits.  Please donate to help the community and the animals. Dorothy Mae Atwater, yappy 6361-3234. Thank you! I include a financial accounting in  my web page after each clinic.

We do not include a count of other types of surgeries by Dr. Tello. At the end of the day, Dr. Tello examined  a dog that had been hit by a car two weeks earlier. The owner brought X-rays taken by another vet. The dog had a badly broken hip/leg. Dr. Tello said if the surgery had been done right away, it would have been simple. But the bones were separated and because of the elapsed time, tissue had grown around the separation. Today the surgery took 1-1/2 hours.  A very long day for all of us! I didn't get home until after 7:00.  Videos of this surgery are included in my photo album HERE.

We also saw another injured dog today. Another vet had taken X-rays and said the dog had a broken pelvis that would require surgery.  Dr. Tello examined the dog and the x-rays. He said while there is some damage,  with medication and rest, the dog would be fine within a week! He did not need surgery. Thank you again, Dr. Tello!

Tierras Altas is in the process of paving the dirt road in front of my building. They were working on the road today, blocking the front entrance. Fortunately, we have a side entrance, too. The paving will be finished before our next clinic on June 13, 2026.

Our wonderful volunteers:

Natasha Pitti, registrar
Alcides Quintero
Don Binder
Jadael Quintero
Kelly Pitti
Jae Espinosa
Annie Espinosa
Nidia Duran
Rodrigo Morales

And Bill Landraf provided a DELICIOUS lunch for the doctors and volunteers. Thank you, Bill!

Financial report: (Actual costs are $25 per cat and $35 per dog.)

Costs:
 27 cats @ $25 each = $675
28 dogs @ $35 each  = $980
Total costs--------       $1,655

        (A generous donor paid Dr. Tello for his extensive surgery on the dog.)

Income:
  $830.00 - Paid by owners:       
        5.00 - Donation by Mitch Anderson
      20.00 - Donation by Charles Eberley
      40.00 - Donation by Anonymous
 $895.00 - Total Income

This leaves a deficit of $760. Added to the previous deficit of $2,285, the current out-of-pocket deficit is $3,045 for operation of the clinics since February.

We will appreciate your donations! Dorothy Mae Atwater, Yappy 6361-3235. If you care to donate from a foreign bank, ask me for my US bank information.  US citizens 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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