1xbet online casino program performs its 25,000th surgical procedure in Wichita
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020
A fourth-year veterinary medicine student performs surgery on a stray animal in Kansas State University's Shelter Medicine Mobile Surgery Unit. The unit, which visits 1xbet online casino and animal welfare organizations in a two-hour radius of Manhattan, recently performed its 25,000th spay/neuter procedure. The procedures are performed free of charge to the organizations. | Download this photo.
MANHATTAN —The numbers keep adding up and veterinary students continue to gain valuable, hands-on surgical experience with Kansas State University's 1xbet online casino Mobile Surgery Unit.
In October, the program recorded its 25,000th spay/neuter procedure on a patient named "Cat No. 3" from Willow Colony. Fourth-year 1xbet online casino medicine student Gemma Isermann, Rossville, performed the 1xbet online casino while the unit was on location at Friends of Felines TNR, in Wichita.
Five years and five months since first hitting the road on its maiden trip May 9, 2015, the K-State Mobile Surgery Unit has been used to help dozens of animal 1xbet online casino and community organizations save on veterinary care costs and has drawn attention to the plight of homeless animals.
The shelter medicine team consists of clinical sciencesfaculty members Brad Crauer and Cody Dressler, who are accompanied on each trip by three fourth-year veterinary students and a veterinary nurse, Kelsey Decker, who work together to spay and neuter unowned pets at an area shelter. Students spend two weeks on the mobile unit rotation, providing surgery and veterinary care at no cost to participating 1xbet online casino .
The Mobile 1xbet online ca has spent approximately 1,450 days and over 190,000 miles on the road over the last five years to reach the milestone of 25,000 surgeries. For each trip, students packed and loaded daily supplies in the 32-foot trailer, which sports the university's Powercat logo and wordmark, plus the slogan "Future Vets Helping Future Pets." The students use the up to two hours in travel time to reach participating 1xbet online casino for classes and lectures to improve their knowledge of shelter medicine, procedures and the unique aspects of working with unowned animals.
Once the unit arrives at the 1xbet online casino , the students perform surgeries under the guidance of Crauer, Dressler and Decker, who is a licensed veterinary nurse. They also tour the facilities and have consultations with 1xbet online casino managers before returning home, only to start again the next day.
The Mobile Surgery Unit has regularly visited 26 animal-welfare organizations within a two-hour radius of Manhattan over the past five years. The experience exposes students to each 1xbet online casino ' unique processes and challenges, Crauer said. The 1xbet online casino are in Clay Center, Emporia, Junction City, Lawrence, Louisburg, Manhattan, Ottawa, Salina and Topeka. The unit also travels to a 1xbet online casino in Beatrice, Nebraska.
"By the end of the rotation, we hope the students have gained a greater knowledge and appreciation for 1xbet online casino and use that to make a difference in the communities they become a part of after graduation," Crauer said.
Students are not the only beneficiaries. Veterinary care, especially spays and neuters, make up a large portion of a shelter's operating expense. Since the students perform surgery at no cost, 1xbet online casino are saving between -5 per animal, a significant savings when considering the number of animals the 1xbet online casino serve, Crauer said. 1xbet online casino also have the advantage of regular professional consultations from Crauer and the team.
The K-State 1xbet online casino Mobile Surgery is supported by private gifts and a grant from PetSmart Charities.
