What Kate needs for the veterinary clinic...

- dog collars, leads, brushes, flea combs and flea/tick collars
- toy dog harnesses and leads (for rescued monkeys)
- equine tack and brushes
- veterinary surgical materials (see detailed list at the bottom of this page)

If you can help, please send donations to:

Mrs Kate Fereday Eshete
PO Box 10
Debark
Simien Mountains
Ethiopia

The postal service to Debark is very reliable. Kate acknowledges receipt of packets and parcels.

Veterinary Surgery Materials
(these essential items cannot be obtained locally in Gondar)

General Surgery Pack 1
(the number of items required is indicated within the square brackets)
Scissors straight (blunt end) [1]
Scissors curved (blunt end) [1]
Artery forceps (straight) [4]
Artery forceps (curved) [2]
Ellison tissue forceps [6]
Bard Parker Handle No 3 [1]
Bard Parker Handle No 4 [1]
Rat-toothed thumb forceps [1]
Matthews needle holder [1]
Towel clamps [4]
Groove director (1)
Gauge sponges [6]
Suture needles 2/0, 1/0, 0, 1, 2 [6 packs of assorted needles]

General Surgery Pack 2
(the number of items required is indicated within the square brackets)
Gloves (size 6, 7 or 7.5) [2]
Gown [2]
Mask [2]
Cap [2]
Shroud with slit [1]
Shroud without slit [4]
Towel [2]

Anaesthetic Drugs
Injection Atropine (1 ml) ampules
Injection Xylazine (10 ml) vials
Injection Diazepam (10 ml) vials
Injection Ketamine (50 mg) (10 ml) vials
Injection Doxapram (5 ml) vials
Injection Dometomadine (Domitor)

Antibiotics
Ciprofloxacine (500 mg) tablets
Amoxaciline-cloxaciline (500 mg) capsules
Augmentine (350 mg) tablets
Ampiciline (500 mg) capsules

Other Items
Injection Novalgen/Analgen (10/30 ml) vials
Injection Hydrocortisone (Hostochortine) (10 ml) vials
Injection Dexamethasone (5 ml) vials
Bandages (10 cm x 3 m) rolls
Surgical gauze (1 m x 10 m) packets
Suture needles:
- full-curved
- half-curved
- traumatic
- atraumatic
- staight
- curved
Cat gut chromic:
- No 1
- No 1-0
- No 2-0
Ethicon:
- No 2/0
- No 0/0
Polyglactin 910
Surgical staples with applicator
Disposible surgical aprons, masks and caps
Elizabethan collars
Hair clippers (for shaving animals before operations)
Sterilization equipment