Second day of clinics

Heading out for an early morning walk.  We have air conditioning in the room, so when I go out into the heat/humidity, the lens fogs up.  Looks like it is foggy outside, but it is clear.  Kind of a neat effect, though.

 

Wednesday April 24, 2013

This am, Woofie and I headed out early and went to the beach.  The beaches are beautiful here, lots of gorgeous white sand and beautiful greens and blues in the ocean.  On the way back to the hotel, we saw a local farmers market, strictly fresh fruits and vegetables.  After a bit of consideration, I bought some local plums, cucumbers and soursop.  I can’t remember what soursop is, but I am pretty sure I like it!  It won’t be ripe for a couple of days, so I will let you know when I eat it.

Woofie enjoys being in the pretty flowers.

Woofie with some of his stash from the early morning fresh produce market.  Soursop (not ripe yet), "plums" and cukes.  The soursop did not ripen by the time we left, so I did not get to eat it...

 

Off to our second day of clinics.  We changed the protocol a little bit, still pretty chaotic.  Not sure how many animals we did today, but the cases sure were different!  Most of these animals had fleas OR ticks really badly.  There was also sarcoptic mange, YUCK!!!

 

Lynel with a cute patient.  Lynel is a board certified criticalist.  She was amazing whenever a patient was having any issues with anesthetic or post operative problems. 

 

There is quite a range of condition of dogs, good weight vs. overweight (rare, but we see it) vs. emaciated.  Lots of skin conditions.  Very few pregnancies, no pyometra (so far!) and no transmissible venereal tumors.  The people here don’t want a pet if there is any “deformity” such as missing a limb, or even scars from old wounds.  If there is a nice animal with a deformity, there is a rescue group in the US that will take 3-4 animals/month to the States to find forever homes. 

Mackenzie with a pot dog.

 

The Granada dogs are fairly distinct.  They are called “pot dogs” because all the leftovers are put into a pot for them to eat.  They are short haired, long legged, long and lean body, often have pointy ears.  Their eyes appear fairly large, they are usually brown. 

Domino did not feel well today, and had to “lay out” part of the day (there was a bedroom in the upstairs of the clinic so she could lay down, rather than “sitting out”!).  She feels much better tonight.  Thank goodness!

Recovery.

 

More visiting after our clinic day.  Then another meal at the room.  Last day of clinics tomorrow!

Until later!

Stacy