C.A.R.E.4Paws hosts two Spay Daysat Angels Vet Hospital
On October 11 and December 19, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted Spay Days for a total of 21 dogs at Angel Veterinary Hospital in Goleta. Thank you Dr. Cindy Engel, techs and staff for making these events so successful!
Oct. 11: The Amazing Angel Team.
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C.A.R.E.4Paws hosts two Spay Daysat Your PalsPet Hospital
On Monday June 27 and Sunday August 21, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted Spay Days for a total of 39 dogs at Your Pals Pet Hospital in Summerland. A majority of the dogs were pit bull terriers and chihuahuas, which are the type of dogs you see most of in local shelters. A big thank you to owners Dr. Bonnie Franklin and Bill Braastad for letting C.A.R.E.4Paws use their clinic, and to Dr. Tom Thompson and Dr. Amanda Lumsden and their tech teams for working so hard to make the spay days successful.
June 27: Your Pals' owners Dr. Bonnie Franklin and Bill Braastad with staff outside their clinic.
June 27: Dr. Amanda Lumsden and Camilla Carlsson in the surgery room.
Carlos Abitia and Chris Erskine hard at work.
June 27: One of 17 chihuahuas fixed that day.
Aug. 21: The wonderful Spay Say team from left to right: Camilla Karlsson, Dr. Amanda Lumsden, Dr. Tom Thompson, Sara Kvaas, Carlos Abitia, Amanda Weston, Leah Blanco and Lisa Weber.
C.A.R.E.4Paws and ASPA's Spring Spayathon For Cats From April 10 through July 31, C.A.R.E.4Paws organized a Spring Spayathon For Cats for low-income pet owners in collaboration with ASAP (Animal Shelter Assistance Program). As part of the spayathon, we fixed 100 cats, with the ultimate goal of preventing thousands of animals from ending up in shelters this year and in the years to come. Participating clinics included CARE Hospital, Animal Medical Clinic, Vet's Here, Cat & Bird Clinic, Buellton Veterinary Clinic, Adobe Pet Hospital, Cat Calls and St. Francis Pet Clinic. Below are images from our April 10 Spay Day with Vet's Here Mobile Clinic outside Carivintas Winery in Solvang. We fixed nine cats (and six dogs), mostly females.
Dr. Autumn Fanning, owner of Vet's Here Mobile Veterinary Clinic, hard at work.
The mobile clinic parked outside Carivintas wine tasting room in Solvang.
RVT Matt and Carlos Abitia, C.A.R.E.4Paws' co-director, prepping a cat for surgery.
One of the kitties waking up from a neuter.
Pete Miller, superindendent of the Lompoc shelter, and Cheryl Belhasen, president of Lompoc's shelter assistance group, CAPA, came by to show support.
Carivintas' owner Paul Ramos is giving sweet pit bull terrier puppy Saint some post-surgery TLC.
Two of the spayed chihuahuas getting picked up by their owners. To the right, C.A.R.E.4Paws' volunteer Thomas with co-founder Carlos Abitia.
C.A.R.E.4Paws' volunteer Mario Gonzales came by to help with his rescue pups Osa and Xica.
Mario with Julian, C.A.R.E.4Paws' founders' one-year-old son, who tags along with mom and dad to most events.
Carivintas' owners with their two dogs.
C.A.R.E.4Paws and ResQcats great Cat Spayathon From end of June through October 3, C.A.R.E.4Paws organized a Cat Spayathon in collaboration with ResQcats, with the goal to spay and neuter 100 cats throughout Santa Barbara County. We reached our goal thanks to the great work of Santa Barbara's Adobe Pet Hospital and Cat & Bird Clinic, Animal Medical Clinic in Carpinteria, Buellton Veterinary Clinic, Lompoc's Village Veterinary Clinic and Orcutt Veterinary Clinic.
Dr. Brenda Forsythe and Dr. Ruth Corbo headed an October 3 Spay Day at Orcutt Veterinary Clinic, fixing 29 cats (24 females, 5 males).
Techs Kristina Houston and Gianna Diaz (in front) with the recovery crew, Deanna and Stacia Koens.
Dr. Forsythe and tech Laurie Johnson.
Tech Jen Martin with her daughter.
Dr. Corbo and tech Alexis Veighill.
Stephanie Eldridge and Dianne Raynor in charge of packs.
Two of many kittens waiting to get fixed.
Gianna Diaz and Kristina Houston.
Dr. Ruth Corbo during an August 15 Spay Day at Orcutt Veterinary Clinic.
Carlos Abitia and his team of techs at Orcutt Vet. Clinic.
Dr. Corbo's artwork.
Assistant Deanna Koens and daughter Stacia.
Dr. Scott Smith and his staff outside Animal Medical Clinic before a Spay Day on June 27.
Getting started....
Adobe's Dr. Haskell and his team of techs on June 27.
Dr. Haskell and Kendra Duncan doing a pre-exam.
Kendra giving pre-meds.
Dr. Haskell performing the first surgery of the day.
Dr. Lex McKenna performing a spay.
Cuddle time....
C.A.R.E.4Paws' Spay Day for dogs at St. Francis Pet Clinic
On Sunday May 16, C.A.R.E.4Paws co-hosted a very successful Spay Day for low-income pet owners at St. Francis Pet Clinic in Santa Barbara. Clinic doctors and staff along with C.A.R.E.4Paws volunteers joined in the effort to spay and neuter 17 dogs, all owned by low-income families. "It's a small step on the long road toward putting an end to the high number of animals that wind up in shelters," says Dr. Ron Faoro, owner of St. Francis Pet Clinic.
A big thank you to the St. Francis Pet Clinic team for
your hard work and community support!
Spay Day February 7 at the Santa Maria Animal Clinic:
Dr. Kelley Harmon from St. Francis Pet Clinic performs a dog spay.
Vet technician Tina Rector with one of the patients.
Dr. Scott Smith from Animal Medical Clinic in Carpinteria performs a dog neuter.
Vet technician Emma Motyer assisting with anesthesia.
Dr. Ruth Corbo and Tuesday Cool, RVT, during a cat neuter.
Megan Chew and Emma Motyer.
Dianne Raynor in charge of the spay packs.
Tina Rector and Megan Chew.
C.A.R.E.4Paws co-founder Carlos Abitia.
Megan Chew with a puppy.
Jan Glick, Director of Santa Barbara County Animal Services, selling dog licenses and micropchips.
Lisa Kenyon,
Outreach Coordinator for Project Pet Safe,
Santa Barbara County Animal Services.
