Clinic helps prevent unwanted litters


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Clinic helps prevent unwanted litters

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Puppy love
Maddie and Sidney Baker and Breanna and Alexis Long with Daisy May Baker. The puppy was scheduled for spaying at the Humane Society’s spay/neuter clinic.

The Marshall County Humane Society had a successful spay/neuter clinic last week, conducting 44 surgeries, according to Carmin Marlin.

Thirty-two dogs and 12 cats received surgery, she said.

The all-day clinic was made possible by the help of society volunteers and four veterinarians – Isis Johnson, Betty Emerson from Salem, Oregon, and Raguel Fuster and Letty de Guasardoa from the Republic of Panama.

Preoperative examinations found some common parasitic infestations - fleas, ticks and ear mites - dental caries, and one dog with Cushing’s disease, Marlin said.

Twenty dogs were given rabies vaccinations, 19 were vaccinated for distemper/parvo and three cats were treated for distemper/leukemia.

“A special thanks to the county administrator’s office for their speedy resolution of our air-conditioning problem, discovered the day prior to the clinic,” Marlin said.

To schedule a pet for spay/neuter at the clinic call 662-252-6196. Surgeries are performed on Wednesdays by appointment only. Animals are received from 7:30-8:30 a.m. only and discharged at 4:30 p.m.

Surgeries on non-pregnant cats cost from $25 to $30; dog surgeries, depending on weight, cost from $40 to $65. There is no extra charge for animals in heat or early pregnancy.

Immunization shots, available only on animals admitted for surgery, cost $10 each for rabies or parvo and $15 for cat distemper/leukemia.

The Marshall County Humane Society’s services are designed primarily for low-income households and families with multiple pets.

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