Guam Animals in Need (G.A.I.N.) is sponsoring a low-cost spay/neuter clinic the first week of February. Veterinarians flying in from the mainland will be donating their time and expertise for this clinic. Due to the cost of sponsoring such an endeavor, GAIN may not be able to afford to do this again next year so PLEASE pass the word to as many people as you can. The clinic also needs volunteers to help on surgery day ~ no medical background needed.
This is the information from the GAIN flyer:
Clinic location: 238 E. Marine Corps Drive (next to Feathers & Fins)
Dates: February 3-10, 2007
Cost: No cost for those on public assistance. All others: $20.00 for the first pet, $10.00 for each additional pet.
- No appointment necessary; first come, first serve
- Pets 8 weeks of age and older accepted
- Pregnant and in-heat pets accepted
- Do not feed pets after midnight the night before surgery
- Bring your pet(s) in between 6:30 to 9:00 in the morning
- Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier
Call 653-GAIN (4246) for additional information and to volunteer at the clinic.
Displaced Beachbums 
It really is a great deal and hopefully a lot of residents will take advantage of the clinic. GAIN is trying to get the word out. There is such a large overpopulation of dogs here on Guam. I don’t see as many cats but they may be hiding from all the boonie dogs.
KBG: An off-base veterinarian tried to talk me into “waiting” to have Maya spayed so she could have one heat. The minute he said that FM stepped back because he knew I was about to read the vet the riot act. The last thing a Guam vet needs to be suggesting is for ANYONE to wait to have their pet spayed or neutered. And really, a dog will get fat if it doesn’t exercise and eats a lot. We should know ~ Bennett wasn’t neutered until he was almost a year and he was one fat dog.
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$20? Wow! That is a great deal. We paid over $100 for Lucy, and I know of others who have paid quite a bit more. That’s really great that they’re doing that, and I hope that many take advantage of it. 🙂
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Goodness, I wish I could get my kitties fixed so cheaply! They’ve still got a few months to wait though (in Ukraine the vets won’t do it until they’re 6 months old – they believe it will keep them from getting fat when they’re older (???)). I’m hoping that Hobbes still believes that Calvin is a boy!
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