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Spay And Neuter Clinics


The last 2 spays of this year’s campaign on Isla Margarita (03/14 – 03/22/2024)

Part 1 and part 2 of this report see below.


On March 14th this little bitch was spayed.


She was the second last patient of our campaign 2024.


And she was hardly on the table when the pus started to run out of her vagina…


The young lady had a formidable pyometra!


During the whole surgery the pus kept running.


It still dripped when she was stitched up.


This was really a life saving surgery at the last minute! She would have died painfully very soon.


She will need medication and can’t go back to the street like this. Hopefully Claudia finds a home for her.


And then we got the great newsdann: The emaciated bitch, mother of two, was seen again! But her 2 daughters were missing. This dog has an „owner“ who wanted her back and we suspect that he has given the puppies away. Claudia refused to return the bitch to him and took her to a friend instead who will keep her. Claudia keeps looking for the puppies.


On March 22nd the little dog was spayed.


She looks already a little better…


…and has put on a bit of weight.


The surgery went smoothly without any issues.


The little belly was quickly sewn up again.


In the future it will be filled with food, not with puppies.


She has a good life ahead of her. We hope that her puppies can be found as well.


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The next 11 bitches are fixed!
Isla Margarita (03/05 – 03/08/2024)

Part 1 of this report see below.


Two females were spayed on March 5th. One of them we recognized from the photos Claudia had sent us before the campaign started.


The second looked like a little Panda and was new to us.


They behaved very well during transport…


…but getting off the truck was a different story!



The first one is anesthetized and fast asleep.


A little later she lies on the table, belly cut open.


And again only a little later she is already neatly stitched up!


A secondary bleeding has to be stopped.


Then the ear tip is done.



Time for the little Panda…


By the looks of the teats…


…and the ovaries these two might have given birth twice.


They are at the most 2 years old.


Whatever life has in store for them in the future, they will not have to nourish puppies anymore.


On March 7th the next 4 came.


They were brought from the school area where Claudia had already collected some dogs last year.


They were a bit unsure but curious.


The pretty young lady in the front…



…we know already from a photo Claudia had sent us before.


Prepping the patient…


Shortly after she lies safely tied up on the surgical table.


A surgery without issues…


She is sewed up fast.


A last stitch…


…and she is finished.


All dogs are being tattooed besides receiving an ear tip.



The number 2 of this day…


She is still very young.


She is getting spayed before her first heat.


It takes a very small cut…


…that leaves a very small scar.


Now she can go to recovery.



The third patient of the day has huge mammary glands while being very skinny otherwise.


She comes from the school area and had puppies 2 months ago. Claudia was told by the school that the 2 survivors of the litter were adopted.


Her ovaries are very large as well.


Despite the giant mammaries the surgeon performs a perfect spay with a tiny cut.


The undernourished bitch needed vitamins, an expense not covered by our budget. Here again we have to ask for a donation.



The last one of this group…


Again a very young dog with a smooth belly.


Also she was spayed before her first heat.


Skilled hands sew up the wound.


One cannot do it any better!


The day is not over yet!



The pick up brings 2 more dogs.



The first one is already on the drip.


She looks like she has had a few pups already.


Also what the surgeon extracts looks different from the ovaries of very young bitches.


Her teats are still a bit swollen. It can’t be that long that her last puppies were weaned.


But she is done with that now!



The little black female that came with her is an very young one.


She looks like she was ready to go into heat though.


She got spayed just in time!


A tiny cut…


…and a hardly visible scar.


The day is over!



On March 8th 3 more bitches were spayed.


The first one is shaved…


…and ready for surgery!


All three patients that day are quite young.


The surgery takes place as usual, fast and without issues…


…leaving hardly any traces.


The first patient is done including tattoo and ear tip.



All 3 bitches that are getting spayed that day have a home.


Prepping the surgical area…


None of them seems to have had puppies more than once.


We already mentioned the very good equipment of the practice. Professional drapes are part of that.


So far there was only one pregnant bitch and no pyometra.


Finished!


Marked and ready for recovery…



The last patient…


…is a lovely young dog.


She has never been pregnant yet.


Nevertheless; during surgery the vet discoverered a cyst that had to be removed.


Therefore the cut is here a little larger.


She has been lucky that she was spayed now and the cyst was discovered when it was still quite small.



Going home…


We are waiting on the exact calculation but it seems that our budget is now, after 20 spays, exhausted. One dog weighing mor and being pregnant, one needing a parasite treatment, another needing vitamins and the cyst removal have raised the costs.


Not all dogs Claudia had in mind got spayed. This emaciated bitch with 2 female puppies was seen only once. If she appears again we have to raise donations to get her fixed. Already one single litter can cause so much suffering for those that are affected! But simply with spaying we don’t improve the life’s situation fort he animals! They keep on starving, they keep on getting mistreated… Only if we educate at the same time the people on whom the animals depend so that they meet their four-legged fellow beings with empathy and respect we will change the future of these animals for the better. Read our report about the experiences our volunteers made working for the Barbados school and youth project next weekend!


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On Isla Margarita the first 9 bitches are spayed!
(02/27 – 02/29/2024)

As in the beginning of 2023 we are able to finance the spaying of 25 bitches on the venezuelan island Isla Margarita with the help of Tierbotschafter CH The first 9 bitches were spayed on 3 successive days; February 27nd, 28th and 29th.


The first 3 dogs were still very young.



None of them had given birth before .


A last stitch…


…and then the ear tip that will indicate in the future that this animal is spayed.


The first patient is done!


Also the second dog is very young…


…with small ovaries…


…and teats that have never fed puppies before .


After the ear tip…


…she is ready for recovery.


The third one is the youngest...


…and her ovaries are tiny.


The vet practice Claudia Simon takes the animals to is very well equipped with professional surgical tables and positioning aids…


…and every dog receives an intravenous infusion during surgery to keep it stable.


Number 3 is ready for recovery.


The fourth candidate is an emaciated bitch that has had numerous litters already.


Together with this young lady here…


…she is being taken to the vet.


Every single bone is sticking out. Hopefully she will recover when she hasn’t to feed puppies anymore.


Preparation for surgery…


Her ovaries differ very much from those of the previous patients.


But also here the expert surgeon makes only a tiny cut…


…and that ist he result!


After the ear tip she is ready to recover.


A big surprise: The fifth bitch weighs 19 kilos and her teats are preparing to produce milk…


She is pregnant!


But the surgery goes well without any issues.


Claudia writes: „I haven’t had such a heavy dog for a long time!“


The budget that we have is very limited and covers only the spays of 25 bitches up 15 kilos. More weight, needing more anesthesia, or pregnancies and pyometras cause additional costs. Therefore we ask for an „Easter egg“ in the form of a donation for Claudia Simon and her Isla Street Animals to our donation account!


The sixth bitch has a home.


She trusts people and shows her belly not expecting anything bad. All the animals that Claudia is feeding daily are spayed and neutered. Every new emergency Claudia asks donations for is getting spayed/neutered when receiving medical care. For campaigns like this one Claudia leaves her own territory and drives long ditances to collect the animals. The people whose animals get a chance to be taken along for surgery are very grateful for this opportunity.


Claudia’s husband brings the animals to the vet.


The belly is shaved…


Number 6 may have had one or two litter..


After the wound is stitched up neatly…


…and a secondary bleeding is stopped…


…nothing remains but a tiny scar.


A little corner of the ear is cut off to show that she is spayed. She can go home as soon as she wakes up.


The candidates 7 and 8 on the way to the vet…


Number 7 is a street dog…


She is a very bright young lady that hasn’t had puppies yet.


The first cut of the scalpel…


…and here already the last stitch!


A very neat looking belly!


Ears have a strong blood circulation.


But the bleeding is stopped quickly and when the young lady wakes up, it will be all gone.


The eighth bitch leads a life on a chain. Even though her bowl is empty here she seems to get fed adequately.


While shaving her it shows that she has a different problem than malnutrition!


She is infested by parasites!


Fleas are jumping on her belly!


This has to be treated and also in this case we ask for a donation as additional treatments are not covered by our budget.


The bitch is healthy otherwise…


…and hasn’t been pregnant more tha once or twice in her life.


She will go home not being plagued by fleas (for a while).


Apparently there is no country in the world where people don’t try to make money by breeding dogs, no matter how big the overpopulation is or how many homeless dogs there are already! Venezuela is no exception. This little dog belongs to the rare breed of white miniature schnauzers.


Her owner didn’t want her anymore because he can’t breed with her: She has crooked teeth!


Fortunately she didn’t end up on the street but at Claudia‘s…


Now she is getting spayed…


…and will hopefully find a loving home!


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