Certificate of Donation

This weekend we went over to Firehouse 9 on 39th to donate two sets of Oxygen Masks to the station. 

The Chief examines one of the masks

Since we've been open the clinic has participated in the Mom Cat Tom Cat Special event organized by a coalition of animal organizations. The event goes on every year between Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day as part of the National Spay Day event. People in need of financial assistance can have their cat spayed or neutered at a discounted rate. The clinic takes all of the proceeds collected from the program and lets the staff choose how to spend the money. This year we donated the pet oxygen masks to our local fire station. 

Demonstration on how to make a leash muzzle

On Saturday Dr. Bussmann, the staff and I (as well as our brave volunteer, Chutney) presented the masks to the Firehouse. It was a lot of fun. We went over how to use the masks. Chutney was so brave to let us put the mask on her! We also went over CPR on pets, how to tell if the animal needs oxygen, how to hook up the oxygen and the Ambu-bag (breathing device), and even how to restrain pets using a leash and the fancy bag that holds the masks.  

Chutney bravely demonstrating the Oxygen Mask

The place we purchased the masks from is called Wag-N Enterprises and they do an excellent job of providing not only the masks and a leash and bag, but also a DVD for the firemen and easy to access instructions on how much oxygen to use for each size mask and a quick guide to pet CPR. 

Krissy and I pantomiming how to use the bag for cat restraint

I want to thank the staff for all of their great work on the Mom Cat Tom Cat Special and the excellent idea to donate the masks to the fire department. Also, thank you Michael for the great pictures! We hope your pet never needs to use the masks but we feel a lot safer knowing that our local station has the means to provide care to your pets as well as they do for you.