Arriving in Roatan a whole day earlier than planned because of hurricane Ike, we are able to sleep in. It is a beautiful sunny day and now we can see in the daylight just how fantastic our rental villa really is. We are located right on the ocean and have access to a dock equipped with multilevel sunbathing areas, a boat house full of kayaks and a ladder down into the ocean to make it easy for snorkeling. Mike goes into town to rent a van and upon return takes Dr Cathy and me to the small town down the only [View Full Entry]

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Morning finds us well rested after a night in a hotel near the Houston airport. The rumor is the hurricane will hit Houston later today. At 6am the airport is open as usual, but will be shutting down at 2pm. Our original (pre-hurricane) flight directly into Roatan is cancelled and we are booked on a flight that goes to San Pedro Sula, Honduras instead. We are thankful to be getting out of Houstn, even though we don't know how we are going to get to Roatan once we land. We will worry about that when we get there. We arrive and [View Full Entry]

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Dr Cathy and Susan head for the Spokane airport Other than a failed attempt to intercept a Fed Ex package containing 400 dog vaccines on the way to the airport, our departure was uneventful. These vaccines were graciously donated by Val Garcia, a World Vets member and Schering Plough drug rep from the East Coast. They didn't make it to Roatan with us, but we will certainly be able to use them on our next project. Thank You Val! The rest of the day was filled with nerve racking suspense with threats of flight cancellations because of the hurricane. A couple [View Full Entry]

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World Vets Travel Blog - Wednesday, Sept 10, 2008 Roatan Honduras Day “Minus” One” I usually start with day one, but since this trip started out as such a “nail bitter”, I thought I might include a little of the pre-trip drama. The World Vets Roatan Team will be heading to Honduras. Our goal is to spay/neuter over 300 animals. We will also be vaccinating and treating as many animals as we can during this one week project. For months World Vets has been coordinating efforts with local Roatan volunteers to launch this project. 6 veterinarians and 5 assist [View Full Entry]

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Today was our last day of veterinary work in Caye Caulker. During our week on Caye Caulker, we provide veterinary treatment for over 325 animals. We performed 145 surgeries and provided treatment (vaccine, dewormer, medication, etc) on an additional 180+ animals. OUr work has made a huge impact on the village area of Caye Caulker. By the end of the trip, almost every cat or dog we found on the street had been sterilized. Today we did the usual surgeries and appointments. In addition, Dr Leslie, Amanada and Alex headed out for a mobile clinic by boat to treat some animals [View Full Entry]

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They warned us that it was “rainy season” but this day (like the others) started with lots of sunshine and hot, humid weather. Word had spread to the whole team about the generous people at the bakery, so most everyone stopped by to pick up yummy baked goods on the way to work. The pastry with the coconut filling was really yummy! The island is fairly small and we are able to walk from our condo to the clinic site in less than 10 minutes. As we arrived finishing our pastries, owners were lined up on the benches made for them [View Full Entry]

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Our Day Off!!!! Belize Diving Services offered all divers a free day of diving and any others a free “Discover Scuba” day. Andrea, Leslie, Susan, Cathy , Alex, Ilona and Mary went diving. We saw string rays, dolphins, a leather back sea turtle, cuttle fish, moray eels, a big grouper, a crab in a conch shell, and many colorful fish along with beautiful corals and sponges. It was fun to watch Alex, Ilona and Mary on their first open water dives as newly certified divers. Carla and Shawn did the “Discover Scuba” Winnie and Amanda went on a snorkel trip while [View Full Entry]

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Up at 7:30am and off to the second day of surgery and treatments, we stopped off at the Caye Caulker Bakery. It was recommended by locals as well as many tourists. We picked out cinnamon rolls and when it was time to pay, the woman behind the counter smiled and said “Please take anything you want for free. Thank you for coming to help our animals!” Her young son said he would bring his cat “LuvLuv” in to see us later in the day. (By the way, you’ve GOT to try this bakery if you go to Caye Caulker!) During this [View Full Entry]

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Today was our first surgery day in Belize. We have an amazing team of volunteers and everyone played an integral part in the project. [View Full Entry]

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Today the group met up on the island and had a little time to get to know each other before the work starts tomorrow. After unloading all the gear and bags from the boat everyone headed off to their respective accommodations by island taxi (golf carts). The clinic supplies were taken to one of the surgery areas for some preliminary set up. When we arrived in our rooms we were treated with a welcome pack courtesy of the Belize Diving Service (travel mugs, a veterinary clinic painting by a local artisit, meal vouchers, island map etc). Later, they also gave everyone [View Full Entry]

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