Here are some images from our trip to beautiful Ometepe Island in Lago Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua). Dr. Warbington is volunteering his services as part of a veterinary brigade based out of Oregon State University. He is treating all manner of animals brought in from the countryside for this week-long clinic, as well as teaching and supervising veterinary students as they gain field experience. The makeshift clinic is set up once a year at the beautiful Hacienda Merida.
During the last day on the island, the Drs. & vet students present a public health seminar and Q & A for the locals, and distribute information and medicines to help keep them and their animals healthy after we're gone.
Dr. Warbington helping a student with exam
Cuteness.
Nino looking on as Dr. Warbington supervises students performing the surgery.
We wish we could bring some of them home...
This one-eyed pup & his boy seemed happy to be at the seminar.
Ninas all dressed up to visit the clinica
Dr. Warbington preparing a pig for castration.
This dog probably was treated at clinic last year. Back for a checkup.
Pretty foal waiting for a wellness exam.
This cute, shaggy dog just hangs out. The annual clinic is the social event of the year for the island dogs!
So many skinny animals; it's gratifying to see them being brought in (sometimes from miles away, on foot, through the jungle) for treatment.