An Eventful Week
Well, it’s been another eventful week. Among the many desexings of cats and dogs and our low stocks of Ketamine we had a few interesting cases of note that the occasional blog browser might be interested in.
We received an emergency call on Tuesday afternoon asking us to please come out to treat two goats who had been attacked by a pair of dogs in the hills. After seeing them both we decided to bring the big male goat back to the clinic in our little car, which I think the goat quite enjoyed, while we stitched up the mother goat on the property as she had two kids . So far both the male and the mother goat are looking good and eating well. Hopefully the male goat will be able to go home soon as he does make an awful racket when he wants some attention.
We also have a dog who was hit by a car. The vets knocked off the top of the bone with a chisel and hammer so a false joint could be created. The dog is now walking on that leg, so we are extremely hopeful. Unfortunately, we had another evening call last night with a dog that had been hit by a car in the middle of a downpour. The dog’s leg had been shattered and was already very old so we had to put her to sleep. Our thoughts are with the family.
Yesterday we went around the island to treat all of the Raro horses with their bi-monthly deworming thanks to a generous donation mentioned in an earlier blog. We also treated the horses we missed earlier, having to outsmart a few of them by hiding the worming medication in apples. I don’t think they liked us much after the fact as they trotted off and wouldn't even eat the leftover apple parts. Oh well.
On the homefront, we decided to do a bit of painting in our kitchen to prepare for the arrival of a new stove/oven. The old oven began putting a thin black film over everything that we cook as well as the wall behind the stove making a new stove a top priority. Leftover paint from the landlord's painting of the house exterior will allow us to give the kitchen a small revamp while our new oven is being unloaded off the boat. Take a look at what we have already done. We used chalkboard paint on the doors so that we can label which sections of cupboard belongs to each volunteer as well as where certain items can be found. I think it will really make a difference.
One last thing; we would also like to thank Emma Kierycwk and Carl Hartnett for their kind donations from Melbourne. They are two vet nurses who spoke to a previous volunteer, Dilly, about coming over to the Cook Islands. As I understand the story, Dilly asked them (or told them) to bring over as many supplies as they could as we could make good use of whatever they could bring. So on Wednesday they strolled up with a suitcase full of suture and bandaging materials, syringes, and other useful odds and ends. Thank you all so much. I know the vets really appreciate donations like these!
We received an emergency call on Tuesday afternoon asking us to please come out to treat two goats who had been attacked by a pair of dogs in the hills. After seeing them both we decided to bring the big male goat back to the clinic in our little car, which I think the goat quite enjoyed, while we stitched up the mother goat on the property as she had two kids . So far both the male and the mother goat are looking good and eating well. Hopefully the male goat will be able to go home soon as he does make an awful racket when he wants some attention.
We also have a dog who was hit by a car. The vets knocked off the top of the bone with a chisel and hammer so a false joint could be created. The dog is now walking on that leg, so we are extremely hopeful. Unfortunately, we had another evening call last night with a dog that had been hit by a car in the middle of a downpour. The dog’s leg had been shattered and was already very old so we had to put her to sleep. Our thoughts are with the family.
Yesterday we went around the island to treat all of the Raro horses with their bi-monthly deworming thanks to a generous donation mentioned in an earlier blog. We also treated the horses we missed earlier, having to outsmart a few of them by hiding the worming medication in apples. I don’t think they liked us much after the fact as they trotted off and wouldn't even eat the leftover apple parts. Oh well.
On the homefront, we decided to do a bit of painting in our kitchen to prepare for the arrival of a new stove/oven. The old oven began putting a thin black film over everything that we cook as well as the wall behind the stove making a new stove a top priority. Leftover paint from the landlord's painting of the house exterior will allow us to give the kitchen a small revamp while our new oven is being unloaded off the boat. Take a look at what we have already done. We used chalkboard paint on the doors so that we can label which sections of cupboard belongs to each volunteer as well as where certain items can be found. I think it will really make a difference.
One last thing; we would also like to thank Emma Kierycwk and Carl Hartnett for their kind donations from Melbourne. They are two vet nurses who spoke to a previous volunteer, Dilly, about coming over to the Cook Islands. As I understand the story, Dilly asked them (or told them) to bring over as many supplies as they could as we could make good use of whatever they could bring. So on Wednesday they strolled up with a suitcase full of suture and bandaging materials, syringes, and other useful odds and ends. Thank you all so much. I know the vets really appreciate donations like these!
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