Day 2 Haiti training

Photo 1: Dr. Barry demonstrates a surgical ligature on Dr. Kelly.

Photo 2: One of the vet trainees practices suturing.

Photo 3: Vet trainees listen to a lecture on placing a catheter. Later they practiced with fake dog legs made of pvc pipe, iv line (as a vein) and fuzzy material. We hold the training in the breezeway instead of a meeting room because there is a wonderful, comfortable breeze. It is definitely warm here!

We have had 2 days of lecture and practicals to prepare for surgery. Tomorrow will be the first day that we do some dog spays. Pray that it goes well. We have 4 vets and we will have 3 or 4 surgeries going at once and 2 translators. It very well could be a 3 ring circus! Pray also that Kelly’s contacts come through for providing dogs for the surgeries. We have to go pick them up in the morning. I’m hoping that we won’t have any dog rodeos just to catch them!

I’ve also gotten to learn more about the big picture for our trainings. The veterinary infrastructure is lacking here, and there is a need for skilled & equipped veterinarians. CVM (Kelly Crowdis & Keith Flanagan) has had a series of training for this group of veterinarians to equip them in veterinary skills. (They are from different surrounding areas.) These trainings help them to be more effective vets in order to serve the communities better.