Linda Pata Rat

Usually weekly, after a short organizing meeting, we go to Pata Rât. There, we meet with the locals and find out from them which dogs need urgent help or we follow the already pregnant females. Alone or with help, we catch 3-6 dogs. "Capture" means, on a case-by-case basis: called and taken in arms, remote tranquilization, gradually enticed and convinced. In most cases, dogs are gentle and docile or very fearful. Sometimes, less often, the local dogs are obviously aggressive, usually until they understand our intentions.

After capture, we take the dogs to our office, where they are consulted, then neutered, just like any other patient, according to the same surgical and hygiene protocols as any other patient. During the sterilization operation, each dog is given an identification tattoo on the skin inside the ear and a TAC ear tag. on the ear, with registered number. In this way, the dog is double and visibly marked, for as long as possible the possibility of identification.

Also, each dog is vaccinated against rabies, if his condition allows it.
If the doctor performing the consultation concludes that the patient has a condition or a condition that does not allow immediate surgery, the dog is hospitalized and appropriate investigations are initiated. Likewise, if, during the operation, the surgeon discovers other conditions that require additional surgery or other postoperative investigations, all these maneuvers and procedures take place depending on the medical decision.

If the patient is a regular one and there are no additional needs for internal medicine or surgery, we take him back to Pata Rât, 1-2 days after the operation, to the place where we took him, talking again to the people I have. met when I took the dog. We explain to them some basic things about caring for the back dog and for animals in general.