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April 26, 2015 - 32 animals were spayed/neutered At this April 26th, 2015 clinic Dr. Tello sterilized 20 dogs and 12 cats. Of the dogs, 16 were female and 4 were male. Of the cats, all 12 were female. Miguel, owner of Deep Forest Tavern (Paso Ancho, near Volcan, deepforestvolcan@gmail.com ), has a male dog. It was not neutered. He does not feed the dog sufficiently or give it good care. Apparently he just throws out some scraps when they are available. Roseanne Bateman and Marguerite Morris, who attend the Saturday gatherings at Deep Forest Tavern, noticed that this sweet dog was malnourished and had scabs all over this body. Roseanne began taking dried food to Miguel, gave him food and water bowls, and asked that the dog be given plenty of food and water. Whether Miguel did (or does) any of that is questionable. Hopefully he has changed his treatment of the dog for the better. Roseanne asked if they could bring the dog (now named "Tramp") to our clinic to be neutered. Of course, no problem, said Miguel...as long as they paid for it. Roseanne took Tramp to her home on Saturday, the day before our clinic, and gave him a bath. Then she and Marguerite brought Tramp to my house, where I kept him overnight in a place separate from my other dogs. Roseanne came to get Tramp at 7:00 am on Sunday, just before Jose and I left to do final preparations for the clinic. After Tramp was neutered, he again spent the night at my house. Roseanne came Monday morning to return Tramp to Miguel at Deep Forest Tavern. Shame on people who refuse to give adequate care to a dog (or cat)--and especially those who have plenty of money, just no conscience. Now there are strict laws against abuse of animals; the law includes penalties for not giving adequate food or water. The fine is up to $500. I have not been to Deep Forest Tavern, and I would never patronize an establishment where a dog's owner doesn't properly care for "his" dog. Regarding a large hematoma on a dog's ear at our clinic: Dr. Tello made three small incisions to remove the blood. The sutures, by necessity, were not dissolveable. My employee will go next Monday to remove the stitches. In comparison, a friend had taken her dog with the same problem to two veterinarians in David. I visited my friend some time later. These vets had made a single long incision, about 3 inches long, which was still horribly open, had infection, and needed frequent daily care for weeks. I haven't seen my friend in David lately, so I hope the ear of her dog finally healed. Dr. Tello charged $20 at our clinic for his professional surgery of correcting the hematoma. It pains my heart to see so many animals suffer (and killed) by so-called veterinarians who lack proper diagnostic and surgical skills. Nayan Staff has brought numerous animals to our clinics in the past, street dogs and dogs that don't belong to her. (See her "feature" picture below where I give the link to the Picasa web album for the photos taken at this clinic.) At this clinic, in addition to bringing some little Chihuahuas to be sterilized, Nayan mentioned that she had rescued a dog that had been hit by a car three days earlier. The dog couldn't walk at at all. She thought it had been paralyzed. Jose, my employee, went with Nayan in my car to Paso Ancho to bring the dog to our clinic. At first we had all thought the dog would have to be euthanized. We were all crying. After examination, Dr. Tello determined that the problem was the dog had been hit in the head and the spinal column was not the problem. He gave the dog some injections and told Nayan he though the dog would be okay. We called Nayan on Tuesday after the clinic and she said the dog is recovering very well. Nayan even offered to pay for my gasoline for taking the dog to and from Paso Ancho. Of course I refused her offer and said "no problem." I am happy to provide transportation for those who need it. Bless you again, Dr. Tello, for your expertise and compassion. People brought a female dog that had been spayed by a male vet who sometimes works in Volcan. This vet had spayed this small dog last December! And the incision was still infected. The problem required still another surgery. This incompetent vet had left undissolveable sutures inside the dog, which naturally would cause infection. Among others of the internal undissolveable sutures, Dr. Tell removed one that was about 7 inches long from inside the dog. The dog will be fine now. Otherwise, she would have eventually died from the infection. Dr. Tello has also saved the lives of many animals at our clinics that were first taken to the vet in Volcan, whose nickname is "Dr. Death." .....internal infections, foreign objects left inside the animal, etc. I am surprised that everyone in this area doesn't know how incompetent these vets are! One person came to this April clinic for Dr. Tello to exam a leg amputation that had been done on her dog in Panama City. There were no serious problems with the amputation, and Dr. Tello prescribed an antibiotic to be given for 10 days. This person had already been to "Dr. Death" with the dog and had been charged over $300...for nothing. We charged $10 for the exam and the prescription for the antibiotics. So again, bless you Dr. Tello for your expertise and compassion, and for coming from Costa Rica to work at our clinics once a month. Our next clinic will be on May 24, 2015. Please call me or my employee, Jose Espinosa, for an appointment. We already have 32 appointments scheduled for May 24th. I will schedule up to 50 to allow for last-minute cancellations and no-shows. Be sure to click the link below for the Picasa web album of pictures taken during 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 or financial benefit. 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:
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Joselyn Espinosa and her sister Cristina Espinosa handled registration.. 