access to spay/neuter services – Access to vet care

What is there for private sector vets to get involved in high-volume spay/neuter work?

India faces a significant challenge with its roaming dog population and the associated threat of rabies. This issue has received a lot of attention at all governmental levels, leading to the development of a national rabies control program (NRCP). A critical aspect of this plan is the canine component, which primarily involves sterilizing and vaccinating stray dogs at approved Animal Birth Control (ABC) centers. I refer to this initiative as the ‘traditional ABC program’ approach.

Leave a Comment / By Dr. Ilona Otter / March 13, 2025 / 12 minutes of reading

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Happy New Year – Are You Ready to Get Off the Starting Line?

For over 15 years through my work with WVS, I have been involved in programs that focus on guiding and coaching veterinarians in India in basic surgical and anesthesia skills. My goal has never been to make them the world’s best neurosurgeons (as if I would be even qualified for that!!!) but to get them off the starting line—to instill in them the belief that they can perform surgery and, with consistent effort, continue to improve. With a foundation in surgery, anesthesia, and analgesia, a world of possibilities in clinical veterinary medicine opens up.

By Dr. Ilona Otter / January 23, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

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Investing To Your Veterinary Identity

Twenty years ago, as I was getting ready to start my life as a veterinarian, a big part of the process was to plan what instruments, equipment, medicine and materials to buy, and from where to order them. Among my friends we would compare lists and supplier details and consider how much equine work and how much cattle and how much small animal practice we were likely to be seeing in our first jobs. Medicine and equipment supplier companies arranged specific events for the graduating batch of students to get them to know the industry representatives and from where to order what.

By Dr. Ilona Otter / June 18, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading

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