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Colombianimals is a non-profit organization dedicated to controlling dog and cat overpopulation in Colombia through spay and neuter campaigns. We do this by engaging Canadian and other international volunteers who want to live a memorable experience in one of the world’s most popular destinations. In summary, see Colombia and help animals!
Our training program for veterinarians and veterinary students (who have completed at least two years of vet school) focuses on training participants on sterilization surgeries, specifically on performing the flank (lateral) ovariohysterectomy (spay) technique.
What’s included:
Airport pick up and drop off
Accommodations and meals during work days
Pre-arrival training (i.e. Spanish lessons)
Scrub top and surgical hat
Support and advice during travel preparations
What’s not included:
NOTE: The price per participant is subject to change, depending on the number of participants.
It is for veterinarians and for veterinary students who have completed at least second year of veterinary school, and want to sharpen their surgical skills.
Our program focuses on sterilization surgeries for male and female dogs and cats, with a focus on learning the flank OVH technique.
You can check out the program curriculum above, but to summarize, the focus of this program is training you on the flank (lateral) ovariohysterectomy (OVH) surgical technique.
Because this is a widely-used technique in HQHV (high quality, high volume) spay/neuter campaigns in Colombia. Plus, it’s a good skill to add to your professional toolbox!
You don’t have to pay for everything at once. There’s a schedule of payments, approximately one month apart.
We encourage participants to raise funds for this project.
The lead veterinarian is Dra. Paula Rojas, a Colombian vet with 10 years of experience in HQHVSN. She’s bilingual.
Not yet but it’s in our plans! We would love to provide RACE and CE credits to participants who complete this program.
We have delivered this program on the coastal city of Santa Marta, Colombia. However, we are open to work with our participants to select the location.
Colombianimals also combines tourism, so we want to deliver this program in an enticing location for our foreign participants.
