October clinic, 2012 finale

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue completed the last spay/neuter clinic of 2012 with 108 animals altered. We took in 70 strays/surrenders at the clinic, so Karen was overwhelmed with animals at the shelter.
JULIE

Late August, September, and October tend to be the busiest months of the year with a high volume of animals coming into Rosie’s. Fortunately, many rescues have stepped up to take animals, so Karen has been busy with transports.
SANDY

Some clinic favorites were the litter of two-week old kittens, who received a lot of syringe-feeding, rear-end stimulation, and attention from their substitute mom, Kristen, as well as others.

There were loads of puppies, some in very poor condition, but most bounced back quickly with the good food, warmth, and attention.

A gentle black and white dog with a damaged shoulder and quills, Bingo, charmed everyone with his sweet nature despite his being very sick.

Dr. Marie was kind enough to volunteer her veterinary expertise again. She helped examine and vaccinate previously altered animals and treated the ill and injured animals. JEAN

Amy, who is a healing touch practitioner (http://healingpetsmn.com/) worked on many of the injured dogs, too. We are very grateful for their dedication to helping the animals. Amy is fostering Bingo, as well, so he is receiving wonderful care.

Many thanks to Claudia who provided the entire vegetarian meal menu again and added some deliciously decadent treats.

Thank you to Dr Lisa and her MN SNAP team.

Thank you to Julie and Carma for grooming the matted and disheveled and for their all-around good-natured help.
ELLEN AND DEB

Thank you to Deb, Kristen, Ellen, Benay, Jean, Nancy, Amy, Marie, Sandy, Jenna, Jenny, and Susan for doing everything else – setting-up, facilitating intake, loading and unloading supplies and animals, cleaning crates/cages, feeding and walking puppies and dogs, caring for kittens and cats, doing dishes and laundry, and cleaning up at the end.

Thank you, Karen.

DeeDee