IMS Euro have also donated 100's of IV sets (the tubes to connect a drip to the animal). This is a brilliant donation, this full box of IV sets will be enough for all of LSPCA's patients for a couple of years! A big thank you to Durgham, Karen, Nick and Omar, much appreciated!
Donna
Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals was the first animal welfare charity in Malawi caring for domestic, farm and wild animals. Begun in 2008 with the full support of the Ministry of Agriculture and the financial assistance from the Royal Society for the Prevention to Cruelty of Animals (RSPCA International), now LSPCA is celebrating five years of community service.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
And.. lots of IV sets!
IMS Euro - more donations of veterinary consumables!
We are very grateful to IMS Euro, (http://www.imseuro.co.uk/) for their fantastic donation of veterinary consumables - lots of surgical gloves, scrub brushes, dressings and needles and lots more! These boxes full of donations are the second batch of donations IMS Euro have given to our clinic so we really appreciate their support and our vets will put all these items to great use in the LSPCA clinic. Donna
Friday, 2 December 2011
Surgical instruments donated!
A big thank you to veterinary suppliers Dunlops who have kindly donated lots of surgical instruments to the clinic! Good quality instruments are obviously vital so this is a great help and will soon be well used in the clinic theatre. Our vets Richard and Vicky are looking forward to getting their hands on brand new instruments!
Donna
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Friday, 11 November 2011
Katherine Crosse at LSPCA
Dear Readers
On the 2nd November
2011, a week and a half ago from today, we received Katherine Crosse MRCVS from
the World Veterinary Services to help with the setting up of the Veterinary
Clinic as well helping to treat the animals too. Two weeks seems like a very
short period but Katherine has been a great help in quite a number of things
during this period; she assisted with the farm day in Dzenza, the spay and
neuter clinic in Area 25, Rescues and Public call outs, reviewing and making an
inventory of the drug supplies in the clinic as well as structuring their
prices.
She has also left a foundation
for the Standard Operating Procedures and reviewed clinic procedures paperwork to
build on after she leaves. We have no doubt that she has left the LSPCA Clinic
in a much better place than she found it. Thanks Katherine.
Her two weeks stay has been
greatly beneficial to the resident clinic staffers as time has been freed to focus
on less prioritised facets of the practice since she arrived.
We would like to express our
sincere appreciation to Katherine and the Worldwide Veterinary Services who
made her stay possible. We look forward to maintaining this cooperation for the
greater good of the animals.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Wow, lots of dogs' dinners...!
A big thank you to Mars PetCare for a very generous donation of tinned and dry dog food for our rescued LSPCA dogs! This is a fantastic help and will provide yummy meals for all our dogs for many months. Thank you to Andrew for arranging this, much appreciated!
Donna
Donna
New donation - lots of paper
A big thank you to Commercial (thank you Michelle!), for donating 10 boxes of computer paper, this will keep the LSPCA office going for a long time and we will use some of the paper for our educational leaflets for schools. Thank you! Donna
New toys to keep our dogs happy!
Thank you to Paws to Your Door (http://www.pawstoyourdoor.co.uk/) (thanks Tony!) for donating these great toys and 10 dog bowls. Our dogs will love playing with these squeaky toys and the stainless steel bowls are perfect as they are indestructible! We really appreciate your support. Donna
Monday, 24 October 2011
Let there be light...
As you can see, the LSPCA clinic really needs some professional surgical lights. Fortunately, thanks to the donation of a small light from the Worldwide Veterinary Service (thanks Luke and Tess!) we have this small light that our vet student volunteer, Fatima, patiently held throughout this operation. We are hoping that the Clinic in a Box appeal will include new lighting to brighten our theatre.
New donations!
Here's LSPCA vet and programme manager, Richard with just a small sample of some of the latest donations to the clinic.
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Dechra (thanks Liz Rawlings) who donated hundreds of dog and cat flea treatments and other vital medicines, IMS (thanks to Durgham and Nick) who donated IV sets, gloves, swabs and other supplies and WVS (thanks to Tess and Luke) who have donated lots of supplies to LSPCA over the years and this donation includes surgical instruments. These supplies are helping us to treat many animals that really need our help and we're very grateful for your support. Thanks to all!
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Dechra (thanks Liz Rawlings) who donated hundreds of dog and cat flea treatments and other vital medicines, IMS (thanks to Durgham and Nick) who donated IV sets, gloves, swabs and other supplies and WVS (thanks to Tess and Luke) who have donated lots of supplies to LSPCA over the years and this donation includes surgical instruments. These supplies are helping us to treat many animals that really need our help and we're very grateful for your support. Thanks to all!
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Commissioner Nyoongo adopts LSPCA puppy!
Melvin Mbweza of Lilongwe Police collecting Fluffy from LSPCA on behalf of the Commissioner |
Inauguration of LSPCA clinic!
We all enjoyed the beautiful singing and dancing by children of the local Faith Orphanage, which opened the ceremony. Warm words of congratulation were spoken about LSPCA's achievements for animal welfare so far and good wishes for the success of this veterinary clinic to benefit animals from low-income communities. Following the speeches, Dr Chimera cut the ribbon to officially open the clinic and guests enjoyed cakes baked by our wonderful trustees and supporters.
It was a great day and very exciting that the clinic is now officially open! Many thanks to all our guests for making this a special day for LSPCA.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Donation of 400 rolls of Vetrap!
LSPCA would like to say a big THANK YOU to Dechra who have kindly donated 400 rolls of vetrap and 2 stethoscopes!! The vetrap is even 'LSPCA green' so all animals who need bandaging up will match the LSPCA logo! We are very grateful to Liz Rawlings at Dechra who has helped us with this donation and also with a big order of flea treatments and other medicines which will soon be on their way to Malawi - more on this later!
Open Day
Dear Readers
Dr Richard Ssuna (LSPCA vet) and Dr Gray Matita (LSPCA Chair) outside LSPCA clinic |
On the 30th the following day, the clinic will be officially inaugurated by the Director of Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development in the morning. However the general public are invited to come to the open day on the 8th Saturday of the following week, for a public fete that promises to be a worthy destination for a family fun day. We shall have the usual; jumping castle, face-painting, Ms Muzzy and Mr Ellie. We shall have our staff on duty to answer any of veterinary questions.
The whole family is invited including our four legged, furry children. Come share the fun.
Richard Ssuna
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Watch LSPCA on channel 5 online!
If you missed our patron, Joe Inglis on The Wright Stuff Extra today, you can watch it online. Go to Channel 5's website: http://www.channel5.com/shows/the-wright-stuff-extra-with-gabby-logan/episodes/episode-54-30 and you might want to fast forward to around 37 min 40 sec (after the 3rd 'advertisements' section) and you'll see Joe chatting to Gabby Logan and footage of the LSPCA mobile community veterinary clinics.
Thanks to Joe and The Wright Stuff Extra for featuring LSPCA's work!
Donna
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LSPCA on The Wright Stuff Extra today!
Did you see Joe Inglis on The Wright Stuff Extra this morning talking about our new clinic? It was great to hear Gabby Logan and Joe discussing how much of a difference the LSPCA is making for animals in Malawi. If this has inspired you to get involved, please see our 'We'd love your help' page. You can donate easily to the new LSPCA clinic by text - details on the left of this page, or online at www.justgiving.com/lspcamalawi.
Please do get in touch if you want to know more about the clinic, can donate veterinary equipment or education materials, or are interested in volunteering with LSPCA in Malawi. Email: lilongweclinic@gmail.com
Donna
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Watch clips of LSPCA in action!
Our patron, UK tv vet Joe Inglis got really stuck in when he visited LSPCA and was soon treating animals in our mobile community veterinary clinics - see the link to film clips below.
The LSPCA vet is the only vet who visits these low-income communities so provides vital treatment and care for the animals. So imagine how much more we can do when we have all the equipment we need to diagnose and treat animals in the new clinic! Your donation of equipment, or funds to help us buy equipment, will mean we can provide even better care to animals that really need our help. People depend on their livestock for food and income, so by providing veterinary care for animals we are helping their owners too.
Please help if you can and keep checking back here to find out how we're getting on and when the container is full it will be off to Malawi! Go to 'We'd love your help' page for more information on how to get involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =VvVBg95Ai6g
Enjoy!
Donna
The LSPCA vet is the only vet who visits these low-income communities so provides vital treatment and care for the animals. So imagine how much more we can do when we have all the equipment we need to diagnose and treat animals in the new clinic! Your donation of equipment, or funds to help us buy equipment, will mean we can provide even better care to animals that really need our help. People depend on their livestock for food and income, so by providing veterinary care for animals we are helping their owners too.
Please help if you can and keep checking back here to find out how we're getting on and when the container is full it will be off to Malawi! Go to 'We'd love your help' page for more information on how to get involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Enjoy!
Donna
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
LSPCA on tv - Thursday 15th Sept!
LSPCA will feature on The Wright Stuff Extra with Gabby Logan on channel 5 on Thursday 15th Sept. Joe Inglis, tv vet and LSPCA patron will talk about his visit to LSPCA in 2009 and of course the plans for the clinic. The programme will include footage of Joe in Malawi - operating at the mobile clinic and treating chickens and goats at the farm animal clinic. Please watch, and tell your friends to watch too!
You can help us save animals in Malawi! Please donate via text, details above, or online, see our Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/lspca
Please let us know what you think of the programme - leave a comment below!
Donna
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Thursday, 8 September 2011
Donations from IMS!
We would like to say a BIG thank you to the veterinary supplies company IMS, who have donated supplies to our clinic! This photo shows a very small selection of the contents of the four huge boxes! It was very exciting unpacking all the boxes to see gloves, IV sets, swabs, needles and suture materials and a whole range of bandages and other supplies. This is the first major delivery for our Clinic in a Box project and it will join all the other donations we are working on and go in the container to Malawi to a very good home at the LSPCA clinic. Many thanks to Durgham and Nick at IMS who have arranged this very kind donation, it is a fantastic start to filling our container and will greatly help us in our efforts to provide the best veterinary care for animals in Malawi.
Donna (Senior Programme Manager (Africa), RSPCA International
Thursday, 1 September 2011
We welcome Victoria Gavey MRCVS at the LSPCA Veterinary Clinic
It is just a few days since Victoria Gavey arrived in Malawi. This arrival marked the official opening of the LSPCA veterinary clinic. In addition to acquiring a brand new veterinarian, the clinic has been redesigned to provide for a consultation room, surgery room, reception, office and volunteer space.
The facility will be also used as a community resource centre for all animal consultation, adoptions, humane education and volunteers. With the establishment of the clinic, there will be in house capacity to train students pursuing qualifications in animal related studies, including veterinary.
The facility will house all animals ready for adoption and will showcase the available individuals for appropriate pairing with the prospective adopters. The facility has also established a cattery to address the huge influx of police confiscations.
In conformation with the existing requirements, an applications to the government authority licensing the storage and dispensing of drugs was submitted, and an inspection was carried out by the staffers of the Malawi Poisons Board last week. And the Malawi Veterinary Board has been formally notified through the Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development.
In addition to all the above developments, we still need support to aide the full establishment of the clinic in order to serve the community adequately.
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011
LSPCA clinic
Consultation room/theatre |
Richard Ssuna (LSPCA vet)
Our new mascot!
Muzzy was found wandering the streets of Lilongwe and was rescued by LSPCA. She is a very gentle dog and great with children, so she has been given a job with LSPCA! Even children who are initially scared of dogs quickly make friends with Muzzy so she is a great way to teach children how to care for animals and will now be an important feature of our education programmes at the clinic. A local group of school children visited the clinic recently and as the photos show, were soon keen to play with her.
Sunday, 3 July 2011
UK tv vets Joe Inglis and Luke Gamble are supporting us
Its all go to start our new veterinary clinic in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. This week we found the perfect building for the clinic! Now we just need all the equipment and medicines. Its a charity clinic, so we will give free treatment to animals from low income communities.
We're delighted that two friends of LSPCA, UK vets Joe Inglis and Luke Gamble are helping us. Joe is an LSPCA patron and Luke is CEO of vet charity Worldwide Veterinary Services which kindly donates medicines to LSPCA. Joe and Luke have both been to Malawi to visit LSPCA. They got stuck in straight away, putting the clinic tent up before they could treat any animals! With no electricity or running water, very basic equipment and a huge audience of excited children, it was a world away from their clinics in the UK. We're so grateful they have both agreed to help us get the equipment LSPCA needs.
Here's what Joe and Luke said about this new project.
“I am delighted to be an LSPCA patron, its a wonderful organisation and they make a real difference for animals in Malawi. This new clinic will mean Richard and his team have the equipment and facilities to help many more animals. It will also be a supportive training centre for new vets and provide information to the public. If you can donate money or equipment please do, this will be a very well used clinic and I'll be supporting LSPCA in any way I can.” Joe Inglis
"LSPCA is a real life-saver for animals in Lilongwe and I really enjoyed getting stuck in at the mobile clinic when I visited Malawi in 2009. The LSPCA staff are extremely dedicated and a new veterinary clinic will make a huge difference to the type of veterinary care they can provide. If you are a vet please consider donating any equipment you no longer need as it will be put to great use in Malawi. Good luck, this is a fantastic plan which will save and improve the lives of many animals. I'll be back to see the clinic when its open!" Luke Gamble
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The project: Clinic in a box
The aim: To set up and run a much-needed free veterinary clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi, southern Africa. We currently offer mobile veterinary clinics in tents, which provide the only access to veterinary care for those on very low-incomes. Clinic in a box will turn a building into a modern, well-resourced clinic. We’ll be able to carry out more complicated operations and care for a great many more sick animals. It will enable us to support local communities with reliable health care for pets and livestock on a more permanent basis.
Who we are: The charity, the Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals is the only animal welfare organisation in Malawi, southern Africa. Well-known veterinary surgeons and television presenters Joe Inglis and Luke Gamble support us. We rely on public donations.
What we need: We’re raising funds to buy everything that’s needed for the clinic, from all kinds of veterinary equipment to medicines. It’ll be packed into a box and sent straight to the new building as this equipment is not available in Malawi. It really will be a ‘clinic in a box’.
Be a part of it: Drop by these pages to hear lots of stories of LSPCA animals and the work we’re carrying out on their behalf. You can also follow us on Facebook, or get involved! See ‘We’d love your help’ page for more information and get in touch!
RSPCA International is supporting this project too and co-ordinating all the donations in the UK. Donna O'Connell is RSPCA International's programme manager for Africa, so she'll update on everything happening with donations in the UK and Dr Richard Ssuna, LSPCA vet will keep you up to date on the clinic developments in Malawi. We'd love to hear from you, so please leave a comment on the blog or contact us via lilongweclinic@gmail.com
RSPCA International is supporting this project too and co-ordinating all the donations in the UK. Donna O'Connell is RSPCA International's programme manager for Africa, so she'll update on everything happening with donations in the UK and Dr Richard Ssuna, LSPCA vet will keep you up to date on the clinic developments in Malawi. We'd love to hear from you, so please leave a comment on the blog or contact us via lilongweclinic@gmail.com
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