Return-Path: Delivered-To: 96-info@amcf.nl Received: (qmail 11461 invoked from network); 4 May 2009 13:49:41 +0200 Received: from relay2.webreus.nl (212.61.10.196) by srv010118.webreus.nl with SMTP; 4 May 2009 13:49:41 +0200 Received-SPF: none (srv010118.webreus.nl: domain at skiathos-cats.org does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: from relay2.webreus.nl (relay2.webreus.nl [127.0.0.1]) by relay2.webreus.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D868990C034 for ; Mon, 4 May 2009 13:49:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx-in-1.webreus.nl (mx-in-1.webreus.nl [212.61.10.240]) by relay2.webreus.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Mon, 4 May 2009 13:49:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: from excalibur.xssl.net ([83.223.125.192]) by mx-in-1.webreus.nl with ESMTP; 04 May 2009 13:49:41 +0200 Received: from oemcomputer (vfppp079167002097.dsl.hol.gr [79.167.2.97]) (authenticated bits=0) by excalibur.xssl.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n44Bn70b032008; Mon, 4 May 2009 12:49:31 +0100 Message-ID: From: To: "Cordelia Madden" , "Christina Kofinas" , "Chrissie&Alan" , "Charlie & Lesley Smith" , "Catherine" , "Cat & Ray" , "Carol \(IWG\)" , "Brian & Denise Barraclough" , "Brent & Sheree Smith" , "Bev North" , "Beccy & Sally" , "Barbara Bates" , , , "Anne & Max Kemp" , "Ann Toledo" , "Angela Crook" , "AMCF" , "Amanda \(IWG\)" , "Alana \(IWG\)" , "Alan & & Sam Physick" Subject: Skiathos Cat Welfare Society Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 12:49:06 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0089_01C9CCB6.B5D3A370" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.6 (2005-12-07) on srv010118.webreus.nl X-Spam-Level: **** X-Spam-Status: No, score=4.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK, HTML_30_40,HTML_FONT_BIG,HTML_MESSAGE,NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no version=3.0.6 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C9CCB6.B5D3A370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable CATch me if you Can!=20 Over a period of only two and half days the 'CATch me if you Can!' team = together with the two visiting vets managed to spay and neuter over 70 = street/bin cats, (56 females and 16 males) of which 80% of the females = were pregnant. Our tool shed was cleared to give each cat an overnight = stay, then next morning all our temporary 'bed & breakfast' cats, I am = glad to say, were safely returned to their original collection points. = There were also 8 cats who had recently given birth, we concentrated on = these first in order for them to have longer recovery period, so that we = were able to re-unite them with their kittens later during that night.=20 During this short period the visiting vets also managed to do more than = just sterilizing cats. They sterilized 4 female and 2 male dogs, of = which; one dog had three tumours, which were safely removed and her = operation lasted over one hour. One female dog had a very badly infected = ovary, which, if she had not been brought in to be sterilised, the vets = opinion was, that she would have become seriously ill and died. Yet = another dog was pregnant, again an hour long surgery.=20 Other operations were also performed on cats, one of which had a hook = through one of her back paws, another three had major dental surgery. = Another cat had a small tumour removed from his ear, yet another tumour = was also removed from another cat. One cat had a tumour removed from his = leg and one of the on site SCWS life time sponsored cats who had been = ill for a while was examined and the vets have taken with them blood for = leukaemia testing, this cat was also put on a saline drip for nearly two = hours. Three other blood tests were also taken back to their surgery for = diagnosis, another cat had a badly infected bite which was operated upon = to remove the infection and then stitched, this cat has since returned = to the site of SCWS to be treated with medication for a five day period. = One other unfortunate cat had to have an eye removed.=20 Included in this visit were two home visits and two emergency phone = calls, along with three hours of consultations.=20 All of the sterilised cats had their ears clipped so that we know in the = future that they have been 'done'. This has already saved one poor chap = from a double whammy.=20 These two and half days seemed very long but were extremely successful, = so until the next 'CATch me if you Can' visit, I would like to thank all = the volunteers who made this vet visit challenging and rewarding;=20 Liz, Cat, Kim and Stuart for their organization of the booking in, = cleaning, transferring cats, and taking care of recovery cats Melanie & Liz Translators=20 Barbara, Anne, Mary, Max, Joyce & Jan (Skiathos Dog Shelter) Cat = catchers Anne & Max taking in cats for overnight stay=20 Mary for running errands=20 Brent & Jan for collecting all the loaned cages from the Skiathos Dog = Shelter.=20 Helen, many thanks, could not have managed without your cat traps=20 Jacqui thank you for donating a cat box to SCWS (just in the SNIP! of = time)=20 Thank you to those of you who kindly loaned their cat cages for this = visit.=20 Last but not least, my thanks goes to those of you who sponsored our = 'CATch me if you CAN!' programme.=20 Our album is being produced and will be posted to our Website, = Facebooks, Yahoo group, Animal Medical Care Foundation, Worldwide = Veterinary Services and Skiathos Info Bulletin Board.=20 I will also be emailing photos of the cats to those which have sponsored = along with the display of their names in and around Skiathos.=20 I am working on our next vet visit which I am planning for end of = September 2009 Sharon Hewing=20 For and on behalf of=20 Skiathos Cat Welfare Society=20 __________ NOD32 3302 (20080728) Informatie __________ Dit bericht is gecontroleerd door het NOD32 Antivirus Systeem. http://www.nod32.nl ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C9CCB6.B5D3A370 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

CATch me if you Can!

Over a period of only two and half days the 'CATch me if = you=20 Can!' team together with the two visiting vets managed to spay and = neuter=20 over 70 street/bin cats, (56 females and 16 males) of which 80% of the = females=20 were pregnant. Our tool shed was cleared to give each cat an overnight = stay,=20 then next morning all our temporary 'bed & breakfast' cats, I am = glad to=20 say, were safely returned to their original collection points. There = were also 8=20 cats who had recently given birth, we concentrated on these first in = order for=20 them to have longer recovery period, so that we were able to re-unite = them with=20 their kittens later during that night.=20

During this short period the visiting vets also managed to do more = than just=20 sterilizing cats. They sterilized 4 female and 2 male dogs, of which; = one dog=20 had three tumours, which were safely removed and her operation lasted = over one=20 hour. One female dog had a very badly infected ovary, which, if she had = not been=20 brought in to be sterilised, the vets opinion was, that she would have = become=20 seriously ill and died. Yet another dog was pregnant, again an hour long = surgery.

Other operations were also performed on cats, one of which had a hook = through=20 one of her back paws, another three had major dental surgery. Another = cat had a=20 small tumour removed from his ear, yet another tumour was also removed = from=20 another cat. One cat had a tumour removed from his leg and one of the on = site=20 SCWS life time sponsored cats who had been ill for a while was examined = and the=20 vets have taken with them blood for leukaemia testing, this cat was also = put on=20 a saline drip for nearly two hours. Three other blood tests were also = taken back=20 to their surgery for diagnosis, another cat had a badly infected bite = which was=20 operated upon to remove the infection and then stitched, this cat has = since=20 returned to the site of SCWS to be treated with medication for a five = day=20 period. One other unfortunate cat had to have an eye = removed.

Included in this visit were two home visits and two emergency phone = calls,=20 along with three hours of consultations.=20

All of the sterilised cats had their ears clipped so that we know in = the=20 future that they have been 'done'. This has already saved one poor chap = from a=20 double whammy.

These two and half days seemed very long but were extremely = successful, so=20 until the next 'CATch me if you Can' visit, I would like to thank all = the=20 volunteers who made this vet visit challenging and = rewarding;

Liz, Cat, Kim and Stuart for their organization of the = booking in,=20 cleaning, transferring cats, and taking care of recovery cats

Melanie & Liz Translators=20

Barbara, Anne, Mary, Max, Joyce & Jan (Skiathos Dog Shelter) = Cat=20 catchers

Anne & Max taking in cats for overnight = stay

Mary for running errands=20

Brent & Jan for collecting all the loaned cages from the = Skiathos Dog=20 Shelter.

Helen, many thanks, could not have managed without your cat=20 traps

Jacqui thank you for donating a cat box to SCWS (just in the = SNIP! of=20 time)

Thank you to those of you who kindly loaned their cat cages for this=20 visit.

Last but not least, my thanks goes to those of you who sponsored our=20 'CATch me if you CAN!' programme.

Our album is being produced and will be posted to our Website, = Facebooks,=20 Yahoo group, Animal Medical Care Foundation, Worldwide Veterinary = Services and=20 Skiathos Info Bulletin Board. 

I will also be emailing photos of the cats to those which have = sponsored=20 along with the display of their names in and around = Skiathos.

I am working on our next vet visit which I am planning for end of = September=20 2009

 

Sharon Hewing

For and on behalf of

Skiathos Cat Welfare Society=20

 



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