Hello all! Kotor Kitties has been given a unique challenge by one of our partner vets in Montenegro, and we need help making a connection to a vet school opthamology professor. Montenegro would be considered an "under-resourced" country; Kotor Kitties is the first HQHVSN and TNR program in the country, and the first for cats in the Balkan countries.
Our vets are doing spay-neuter surgeries with injectible anesthesia and nothing is put in the cat's eyes to prevent drying out. Based on observations of the cats, our new contract asks that the cats be given a drop of lubricant, such as corn or vegetable oil, in each eye, as part of their prep for surgery.
One vet took exception to the idea, and ask that we provide a written opinion from a
veterinary opthamologist on a vet school faculty that this would be safe for the cats. I've tried 3 times, unsuccessfully, to connect with the Koret School at UC Davis, but wondered if any of you has a connection who wouldn't mind doing this?
Thanks for any connections you may have for us!
#CommunityCatManagement#EducationandTraining#Medicine,SurgeryandSterilization------------------------------
April King
Volunteer and Board Member
Kotor Kitties
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