Pam with patient.
 

More "melt you" eyes

Domino in Recovery

There are several of these unique trees on the beach.  Don't know what they are.

Thursday April 25, 2013

This am I went straight to the beach for a walk.  I chatted with a local man, Smitty, for quite a while.  He was born and raised in Grenada, but has lived in the USA for many years.  He tries to get back to Grenada each year to visit family and to swim in the healthy waters.  He says swimming each day in the warm ocean keeps a person healthy.  That, along with all the fresh fruits and vegetables (and lack of fast food!  They have a Subway and a Kentucky Fried Chicken… and that is it!).  Many of the local folks swim early in the am, I don’t know why I have not been swimming each morning… I told Smitty that I think I better do it tomorrow morning!

Beautiful blue waters and white sand beaches.

Many locals swim early every morning.

A handsome breakfast guest.

Enjoying some local produce!

Off we go for our last day of clinics.  Today I decided to do the kitties.  The cat patients were all in rooms upstairs.  Most of the cats are feral and it seemed prudent to have them in a more enclosed area that was quieter and less drama.  It was actually very calming in the cat area.  I spayed and neutered several tiny kittens and the rest were adults.  That took most of the morning.

Yes, I actually did surgery, not just photography!

Spaying a tiny kitten.

Nicole, a St Georges Veterinary Student, with a little patient.

Domino with a cute kitten.

Avery, a Ross (St Kitts) Veterinary Student.

Don't those eyes just melt your heart?

 

The rest of the day was spent doing spays and neuters on dogs.  The four surgeons were rotating tables and cases to get all the animals taken care of.  Then we had all the cleaning and packing up to be done!  I think we sterilized about 130 animals in the three days.  Not bad for a pilot project.

Dr Deb and Dr Lynel placing an IV catheter

Puppy Pocket

Vanessa with puppy patient

Woofie and tiny friend.

Some of our team has to leave a day early, so we decided to go out for dinner as a group tonight.   Dinner at one of the local resorts was highly recommended.  After getting cleaned up and dressed into clean clothes, we walked to a nearby resort and had nice drinks and dinner.  We were seated on a patio with a nice view of the water.  I had a very nice carrot soup and a wonderful London Broil.  The folks that had the stuffed pork chops also enjoyed them.  The rest of the group was not impressed with their meals.  The food, overall, on the island was nothing to write home (or a blog) about.  Oh well. 

Tomorrow will be our free day to explore the island.  Looking forward to it!

See ya!

Stacy