World Vets

Romania

Dr. Bridges recently returned from a 10 day trip to Romania with World Vets. The trip took her first by plane to Bucharest and then a bus ride to Buzau. There was a bit of culture shock as the volunteer group watched stray dogs running loose all over Bucharest, Romania’s capital city. Things became more rural on the way to Buzau, where horse drawn carts shared the road with motorists.

  The group settled into a country inn, got a good night’s sleep, (well sort of…jet lag) and got to work early the next day. Because of the rain, the first day was spent spaying and neutering dogs and cats at a local “shelter”. The facility was really a concrete building with five small tables set up on concrete blocks. The lighting was via headlamp and the anesthesia was all inject able. Not quite like home! The second day a third of the group went farther out further in the country to work on horses. The local vet joined us along with a translator (thank goodness) and we taught him how to sedate and float teeth, pull shoes and trim feet, and even palpated a mare to see if she was pregnant! All new to the local vet!
     In this culture, the horses are tools, not pets and receive very little veterinary care because of the poor economy. It is more important for them to feed their families than float their horses teeth! Not to mention spay and neuter their dogs and cats. You can’t imagine the number of stray dogs running around. The last survey done in Bucharest in 2006 counted over 200,000 stray dogs in that one city!
    Because of the generous donations of our clients, Dr. Bridges was able to take approximately $4,000 worth of tools and dewormers to support the local veterinarians.
    The good news is that the mayor of Buzau signed an agreement with World Vets asking the organization to return four times a year to help get the stray population under control.
    Dr. Bridges hopes to plan a yearly trip to help the animals all over the world. You too can help in many ways! If you can donate either your time or money it would be much appreciated. If traveling is not for you, maybe donating is. Donations are greatly appreciated & accepted at: Northwest Emergency Animal Rescue / Dr. Dana Bridges, and please be assured that every dime that you donate goes towards helping buy supplies for the animals.
    If you prefer to join a team and travel yourself you may. You do not need to be a veterinarian or veterinarian technician to join a World Vets team.
 

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*Donate today and help with travel expenses, veterinary supplies and farrier equipment. You can contribute by mailing a check or money order to:

Professional Equine Therapeutic Services
10212 273rd Ave SE
Monroe, WA 98272

Thank you for your support!

*Donations are not Tax deductible

Loreto Baja California Sur Mexico.


Spay/Neuter Project- JANUARY 25-Feb 1 2009

A team of 12 World Vets volunteers traveled to Loreto Mexico to provide free spay/neuter services to this fishing village on the Sea of Cortez. In the end, over 300 dogs and cats were spayed or neutered . Many more were treated for various medical conditions, vaccinated, de-wormed and treated for fleas.