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| SEMANA SANTA - PLAY LOS MUERTOS - PUERTO VALLARTA |
Food banks established for people in need, and some feeding locations and deliveries for cats and dogs available, i.e., Sandee´s Project and Dog for Life. Many dogs being abandoned because pet owners can´t afford to feed them. PETCO advises us when they have about-to-expire dog food available at generously reduced prices so we can distribute small bags of kibble at our free s/n clinics.
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| CALLAJERA DEMACRADA Y CON SARANA - RESCATADA DE COLONIA LOMA BONITA - PITILLAL |
A photo of a starving homeless dog completely covered in mange was posted on FB. I re-posted and received two offers of help. Henriette Hummel went to feed her and Liz Gómez went to fetch her and named the dog "Nyssa" (Greek for "beginning"). At a Pitillal vet´s office, various blood tests were done. She was diagnosed with ehrlichia and prescribed one pill a day for 30 days. Although the vet told Liz that Nyssa was a Xolo
(Mexican Hairless), a visit to a second vet confirmed the emaciated dog had demodetic mange. X-rays showed an old fracture in her right rear leg, which prevented her from walking on all fours. Surgery after the dog got healthy was a possibility. A subsequent x-ray on April 13th revealed a diaphragmatic hernia, requiring immediate surgery, which had high risk. Liz chose surgery over euthanasia. There were complications, including a lot of fluid around the dog´s heart and organs. Sadly, Nyssa did not survive surgery. The vets were amazed that she had been able to live as long as she had.
Nyssa was 12-18 months months old. She had lived a very short, sad, hungry and sometimes painful life. She enjoyed her last ten days playing with other dogs, eating well and feeling loved. Nyssa didn´t die forgotten in a rubble-strewn dirt lot.
A fund at PEACEAnimals has been set up for Nyssa´s vet expenses. Total charges including consultations, ehrlichia test, x-rays, blood work, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, emergency care and surgery = 9,350 pesos less 4,000 pesos from an anonymous donor and a 700 peso donation from Maureen Minter.
To help Liz, who rescues many dogs and will continue rescuing: www.peaceanimals.org Select PEACEAnimals as the charity under Banderas Bay Charities and then advise our treasurer, Amy Welch, of this donation - Balance owing = 4,650 pesos (approx $200 US). Donations tax-deductible in the U.S. If additional funds are raised over this amount, they will be donated to our free mobile spay/neuter clinics. Our mission is to prevent the future suffering of animals. A free spay/neuter program does the most good for the most animals.
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| "NYESSA" |
A fund at PEACEAnimals has been set up for Nyssa´s vet expenses. Total charges including consultations, ehrlichia test, x-rays, blood work, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, emergency care and surgery = 9,350 pesos less 4,000 pesos from an anonymous donor and a 700 peso donation from Maureen Minter.
To help Liz, who rescues many dogs and will continue rescuing: www.peaceanimals.org Select PEACEAnimals as the charity under Banderas Bay Charities and then advise our treasurer, Amy Welch, of this donation - Balance owing = 4,650 pesos (approx $200 US). Donations tax-deductible in the U.S. If additional funds are raised over this amount, they will be donated to our free mobile spay/neuter clinics. Our mission is to prevent the future suffering of animals. A free spay/neuter program does the most good for the most animals.
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| LIZ GÓMEZ CON LA PERRA QUE RESCATÓ. DEMACRADA Y CON SARANA Y MUCHAS OTRAS PROBLEMAS. LA NOMBRÓ "NYESSA." DESGRACIADAMENTE, SE FALLÓ.POR MUY MAL ESTADO DE SALUD. |
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| CACHORRITA DE LOMA BONITA RESCATADA Y ADOPTADA |
of loma bonita in Pitillal to the dusty empty lot where Nyssa had been rescued. Adjacent to it were eight dogs, some emaciated, and all chained or tied up in front of two very humble homes. Money for cartons of Corona beer would have been better spent on pet food. A choice had been made.
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LOMA BONITA - fotos - Henriette Hummel
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DONATIONS TO PEACEANIMALS:
Bo Jarnstedt -$100 US
Bebe and David Schweppe Advised Fund
at Aspen Community Foundation - $5,000 US
Summerlee Foundation: $5,000 US
Maureen Minter (from faraway Winnipeg)- $30 US earmarked for Nyssa´s vet bills
STRANGE SIGHTS - SPRING BREAK:
It is spring and breezy and blue and in all its beauty, Puerto Vallarta doesn´t seem like the place that a pandemic would visit. But the town is almost completely shuttered with very few cars on the roads. Beaches closed. Parks closed. Malecón closed. Three roads into town blocked. All but three hotels closed - 39,000 rooms available and 29 rooms occupied. COVID-19 is a deep wound for a tourist location in México, which has 65-70% poverty and 50% of its population working on the streets. Wherever one is, this is a time to help others.
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| QUEEN ELIZABETH, AKA DENISE O´BRIEN, IN HER HELMET AT THE COSCTO PHARMACY
Standing in line at the generously spaced line at Costco´s pharmacy, the helmeted blonde woman dressed in a sky blue straight skirt with matching short-sleeved jacket and matching long gloves gave me a royal wave.
There is large garrobo, also known as the spiny or black iguana, living amongst the branches of our 40-foot high, perfumed ylang ylang tree. The garrobo was at the bottom of the deep end of our swimming pool when I arrived home late one afternoon. I didn´t know if it was alive, so quickly removed my clothes and jumped in, holding the long-poled cleaning net. With a swish of its tail, it swam away from me. And it kept swimming away, back and forth across the pool. I had once read that iguanas could stay under water for up to 30 minutes, and didn´t know how long the iguana had been in the pool. Using the pole, I slowly pushed the iguana up to the shallow end next to the bottom stair. It didn´t move. Picked it up by its long tail, placed the limp body into the net and took the iguana up the steps to the garden and laid down it down.
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GARRABO - FASTEST RECORDED LIZARD IN THE WORLD - UP TO 21 MPH
SCHEDULE/HORARIO
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DOGS AND CATS FOR ADOPTION AT THE CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO) ALL ANIMALS TESTED FOR DISEASE, VACCINATED AND STERILIZED. CLICK LINK FOR PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS.
(322) 293-3690
PERROS Y GATOS EN ADOPCIÓN EN EL CENTRO DE CONTROL ANIMAL Y SALUD (ACOPIO). TODOS TIENEN PRUEBAS PARA ENFERMEDADES Y ESTÁN VACUNADOS Y ESTERILIZADOS. HAZ CLICK EN EL ENLACE PARA FOTOS Y DESCRIPCIÓNES.
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