Tuesday June 30, 2009, 8:59 am
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Tuesday June 30, 2009, 9:43 am
Here's there Wishlist:

Basics
Vet supplies for a small clinic Remember, we can send these items directly from Livermore via Rotary International (some things, such as tables, can obviously be purchased on-site):
Tables
good lights
bandage material (gauze squares, roll bandage, etc.)
exam gloves
cotton-tipped swabs
E/T Tubes
Pulse Oximeter or doppler
syringes with needles (various sizes)
cages
stethoscopes, thermometers
forceps
opthalmoscope, otoscope
muzzles
cat gloves
leashes
client information sheets
Basic Drugs
ORAL:
Antibiotics (amoxicillin, Baytril, etc.)
anti-inflammatories (Prednisone, NSAIDS)
antacids (Tagamet, Zantac)
sedatives (Acepromazine).
INJECTABLE: Same as above but injectable forms (e.g., dexamethasone instead of prednisone)
OTHER:
Topical, otic, opthalmic antibiotic cream, ointment
anti-inflammatories
burn cream
Emergency
DRUGS:
Atropine
Diazepam
Lidocaine
dextrose
activated charcoal
anti-venom
analgesics, sedatives (for painful or feral animals)
OTHER:
Bandages (various roll gauzes, vet-wraps, tape)
pliers, bolt cutters
I.V. catheters & fluids
additives (vit. Bx, etc.)
hot water bottles, heating pads.
Surgery Supplies
Instruments & trays
surgical drapes (paper or cloth)
gowns, masks, caps
surgical towels (can be used as drapes as well)
surgical scrub (Chlorhexadine or Betadyne solution, scrub)
hand soap
anesthesia drugs (ketamine, etc.)
Other Supplies
Isopropyl alcohol
hydrogen peroxide
bleach
gloves
paper towels
towels & blankets
cleaning supplies
Would be (more than) nice to have:
A microscope & slides, stains to go with it
glucometer (cheap and handy)
surgical suction machine
autoclave (steam instrument sterilizer)
a clothes washer, dryer
used x-ray machine
computer

Tuesday June 30, 2009, 9:43 am
Our main goal is to spay/neuter street dogs to prevent the birth of puppies. We have joined forces with Dr. Stefan Aurelian, and given him a caravan with vet supplies to travel to towns and rural areas in Romania to offer free spay/neuter to the animals. Almost all of the animals have care givers, and they willingly bring dogs, cats, horses, cows, burros to the free "clinic" for care. RAR pays Dr. Aurelian $22 per spay/neuter, vaccination, and treatment for parasites. RAR provides him with supplies that are donated to us here in the USA and then shipped to Romania. He will be traveling to the Lilia shelter outside of Bucharest where there are 600 dogs (mostly unadoptable, but we want to save as many as possible for adoption, and euthanize the unhealthy and suffering animals). He will perform about 60 spay/neuter procedures with vaccinations and deparatization, charging us only for the cost of his supplies.

Next, we send US vets to do mass spay/neuter and train Romanian vets on spay/neuter procedures in Romania. Very few Romanian vets are skilled surgeons, and cause great harm to the animals. Our vets teach the best techniques for surgeries. We also get a large number of local citizens to bring their animals in for treatment by the American vet! Each American vet program (2 per year) costs $6000, but the training they provide and the spay/neuter procedures they perform make it a very good and cost-effective investment.

We have an ongoing free treatment and spay/neuter program in the city of Braila right now, but it is very small—we can only afford to give $1000 per month for this program. We use two vets who were trained by the American vets, so the costs are only $22 per spay/neuter, vaccination, deparatization.

In addition to these surgeries, RAR has funded deparasiting medicine, animal transport, vaccinations, and veterinary supplies.




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When 80% of the street animals are sterilized, we will have achieved zero population growth.

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Monday July 6, 2009, 12:40 am
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Tuesday July 7, 2009, 5:48 am
Good news.