Up bright and early on Saturday morning, we left the ITC at 6am headed for Kotagiri for a Rabies vaccination drive.
We split into three teams, each with vets, vaccines, educational leaflets (in English and Tamil) and most importantly a team of expert dog catchers and their nets.
It was quiet an operation as we had to find and catch the dogs, load vaccines and get them to wherever the dogs were caught, then those vaccinated had to be marked with a paint spot so they weren’t re-vaccinated and all vaccines were recorded in the Mission Rabies app which adds them to a map with the age, sex and neutered status of the dog.
Between us we vaccinated over 400 dogs throughout the day and our team vaccinated the most - not that it was a competition of course
We split into three teams, each with vets, vaccines, educational leaflets (in English and Tamil) and most importantly a team of expert dog catchers and their nets.
We went through villages on foot vaccinating dogs, most of which are free roaming but some are owned so their owners showed us their dogs and were given vaccination cards.
It was quiet an operation as we had to find and catch the dogs, load vaccines and get them to wherever the dogs were caught, then those vaccinated had to be marked with a paint spot so they weren’t re-vaccinated and all vaccines were recorded in the Mission Rabies app which adds them to a map with the age, sex and neutered status of the dog.
Between us we vaccinated over 400 dogs throughout the day and our team vaccinated the most - not that it was a competition of course
Hi, I am a qualified vet nurse looking to transfer to vet med. I am looking to Kosice as it will be my second degree and therefore cheaper. How do you find living there, can dogs live in the accommodation too? What are the holidays? I understand you have done the 6 year course whereas I am looking at the 4 year one, how have others found this? Are the lecturers supportive? How expensive is it to live there eg, food and rent. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHey, I love it out here. Dogs can’t live in dorms but they can in private apartments. Holidays are all on the uni website
DeleteI’m on the 4 year course, lecturers are mostly great. Rent is €122 in dorms, depends on where you live....