On
September 12-13. 2009 part of the Spay/Panamá and two
World Vets volunteers went to three comuunities on the banks of San
Juan de Pequeni River (Purú, La Bonga, y San Juan Rural).
63 dogs, 2 cats and 3 horses were sterilized and dewormed. The horses were vaccinated against tetanous; the dogs and cats were vaccinated against rabies, had their ears cleaned, sprayed against fleas and ticks and given an injection of vitamins
August 6, 2009: 1 dog and 1 cat
September 12-13, 2009: 61 dogs, 1 cat and 3 horses
September 20, 2009: 1 dog
Participating vets: Dr. Raquel Fuster, Lissette Trejos, Dr. Alexander Perez, Dr. Gloria Fonseca, and Dr. Danielle Jordan (World Vets).
Assistants: Alberto, Ronald, Ernesto, Alena, Pat and Natalie Miller (World Vets)
Operations and treatment were offered at no cost.
63 dogs, 2 cats and 3 horses were sterilized and dewormed. The horses were vaccinated against tetanous; the dogs and cats were vaccinated against rabies, had their ears cleaned, sprayed against fleas and ticks and given an injection of vitamins
August 6, 2009: 1 dog and 1 cat
September 12-13, 2009: 61 dogs, 1 cat and 3 horses
September 20, 2009: 1 dog
Participating vets: Dr. Raquel Fuster, Lissette Trejos, Dr. Alexander Perez, Dr. Gloria Fonseca, and Dr. Danielle Jordan (World Vets).
Assistants: Alberto, Ronald, Ernesto, Alena, Pat and Natalie Miller (World Vets)
Operations and treatment were offered at no cost.
Early Saturday morning at Lake Alajuela to go up stream
Beautiful scenery
Operations
Simple and delicious food
Dr. Alexander Perez and four vet students worked with the horses
Transportation between Purú, La Bonga and San Juan Rural was on piragua
Emberá Culture
Nothing like a cool river to do away with the heat and weariness
Beautiful scenery
Operations
Simple and delicious food
Dr. Alexander Perez and four vet students worked with the horses
Transportation between Purú, La Bonga and San Juan Rural was on piragua
Emberá Culture
Nothing like a cool river to do away with the heat and weariness