Herewith pix of the speakers at the conference, not in any order.
Amalia from the Murcia Veterinary College tells the audience how important it is to get vet reports right for denuncias and for obtaining nucleo zoologico licences.
Pedro José Moratalla Moratalla spoke about UPROMA, the first police unit to be set up specifically to deal with animal welfare.
Núria Querol Viñas told us how there is nearly always a link between violence/mistreatment against humans and against animals.
Galgo Love – a beautiful Xmas card – buy your packs now. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151867142042?var&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
Sorry that I haven’t published many stories in the last week but I’m working hard on my presentation and slide show for the PAES conference where I am speaking about the problem for the galgos and podencos in Spain and the Spanish Islands.
When will authorities start to deal with the uncontrolled overbreeding of animals, not just dogs, and mass abandonment? Do they not realise what a blight it is on a country that relies a lot for income on the tourist industry?
Story here
The horror for the dogs goes on. Having reported two separate stories of galgo pups being dumped in rubbish bins…here’s a third one, now saved.
Outrageous! Until when are we going to have to keep living these situations??
This morning (30/7/2015) we were in the car when we saw a group of people with two Guardia Civile looking in a dumpster. We stopped immediately because we feared the worst. And so it was, a galguita pup about 3 months had been lying in the dumpster in a bag.
Poor baby, being inside of the bag and nearly 40 degrees of temperature. Immediately I communicate to the Guardia Civile that we are a rescue and, even though at first they put to us a million questions! Finally we get the puppy to the vet.
General signs
Joint swelling and joint problems, difficulty in walking (stiff gait).
Lethargy and reluctance to go for walks
Constant shivering and shaking. This could be rigours, which indicates that the kidneys
are involved. If your dog has this, get to a vet as soon as possible and get the kidneys checked.
Enlarged, hard lymph glands which can be felt as lumps in the neck, just behind the jaw joint.
These are additional signs and symptoms indicated by members of the Living with Leish
Facebook group.
Sneezing, and a cold or chest infection blocked nostrils.
Bad smell coming from the dog. Described as “Gorgonzola”, a “monkey cage” etc.
Overheating with panting.
N.B. Many of the above signs can be confused with other illnesses. If they do not respond to conventional treatment, this may indicate that Leishmania is the underlying cause.
Author Anne O’Connor
Check out the ‘Living with Leishmania’ on facebook.
CONFIRMED – prison sentence for the man who beat his galgo to death. Six months in prison and a 2 year ban from any activity or profession involving animals including hunting was the sentence confirmed by the court in Toledo for the man who killed his galgo by repeatedly hitting him in the head with a cobble stone. This happened in 2012 in Orgaz (Toledo) and the accused was sentenced with the same penalty last year. After the appeal the court confirmed the prison sentence and ban from the date of 10th JUne 2015. The Association for the Protection Adoption and Defense of Animals in Toledo (APADAT) celebrated this decision and informed the Hunting Federation so that they could revoke any hunting licenses which the man may still hold. They also are continuing to fight for a lifetime ban so that this man may never again be involved in any activity involving animals
20th May update on container dogs from Viv Wharton:-
Sorry I missed posting my update here yesterday. There isnt much more to tell, apart from we know the dogs are still barking and sounds the same. We are talking all the time with our PAES defensa partners (the legal team) working on this; the petition has around 20,000 signatures; some people think we are relying on the petition to get the dogs out, this is not so…we will get them out only through legal chanels – which are the denuncias that have been placed.
The original of this list is from the ‘Living with Leish Group’ on facebook, reprinted with permission of Anne O’connor.
Living with Leish Recommended Vets List
Members of the Living with Leish Group have put together a list of vets that they have positive personal experience of . Some of the vets on this list have extensive experience of the disease, others have very little but are willing to work with you and other vets with more experience. There are often comments for each practice to help give you a sense of what kind of practice they are.
COUNTRIES ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
AUSTRIA
Johanna Czerny,
wachtlehenweg
10 5730 mittersill
Austria
Comments:
Johanna also specialises in dermatology.
CANADA
Toronto
Canada Bay Dog Hospital
525 King St. E,
Toronto,
M5A 1M3
Canada
Tel. 416 941 8920.
416 941-9770
Website: http://baycathospital.com/
Comments: “Dr. Kit and Dr. Ryan deal with lots Leish+ dogs that come to Canada through our rescue. They are also very helpful to other vets and always ready to answer questions. Pricey but they do know their stuff.”
CRETE
Mihalis P. Spiridakis
Tel: 28420 80390
Fax 28420 80380
Mobile 6944557076
Email: vet2000@hotmail.com
Email: mspyr@ier.forthnet
Comments:
“He is located in Ierapetra,Crete…he knows a lot about leish”.
FRANCE
Bearn
Clinique Veterinaire du Vic Bilh
87 Rue Joseph Peyre
64350 Lembeye
Tel. 33 559 774 934
Email: scp.ircadu@orange.fr
Comments:
“ They are all very pleasant, laid back vets here. We have worked with Dr Franklin Candelli, Dr Jean -Christophe Iratzoquy and Dr. Lise De Clerck. They have all been open minded and ready to listen to my ideas. The vets also have colleagues in the SE of France where Leish is more prevalent and they consult them regularly.”
ITALY
BASSILICATA
Southern Italy – Basilicata
Franceso Vitelli – +39 380 3948375
Donato Vitelli. – +39 347 5652809
Comments:
“Brothers with a full surgery, including X-Ray and Operating Theatre in;
Via Puccini, 2
Bernalda (MT)
Mon – 16.30 – 19.00
Wed – 16.30 – 19.00
Fri – 11.00 – 13.00
Franceso has small surgeries in;
Montalbano Jonico (MT) just up from Gatto e Volpe pizza place.
Sat – 16.30 – 19.00
and
Scanzano Jonico (MT)
Via Fratelli Cervi, 22
Tues – 16.30 – 19.00
Thurs – 16.30 – 19.00
Fri – 16.30 – 19.00
Sat – 11.00 -13.00
Donato also has a surgery in Pisticci – but I don’t know where or when”
PIEMONTE
Ambulatorio Veterinario Chimera,
Via Crispi Francesco 51 – 15011
Acqui Terme (AL)
Piemonte,
Italy,
Tel: +39 144 320943
SPAIN
MALAGA
Clinica Veterinaria,Urbanizacion Reina Sofia,
Coin, (Opposite Mercadona supermarket)
Malaga.
Tel: +34 952451242.
Comments:
Ask for Ana Morales, she speaks English
Clínica Veterinaria Málaga Amik
C/ Epicuro, 4
29590 Campanillas
(Málaga)
Email: info@veterinarianeko.es
Website: http://www.clinicaamik.es/
Comments:
English is spoken here
Mabel Cortes,
Veterinario Neko,
Calle de Lope de Rueda
252 PUERTO DE LA TORRE,
29190 Málaga, Spain
Tel. +34952 43 20 29
Email : info@veterinarianeko.es
Website:
Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/VeterinariaNeko
VALENCIA
BARCELONA
Vilavet
Av. de Llorenç Puig,
24 08840 Viladecans
Barcelona,
España
Tel. 962712110
936737552
Website: http://www.vilavet.es/
Comments: “Vilavet in Spain is wonderful, all the vets treat the animals they see as if they were their own,and handle them with such care. I have lived in spain for 13 years and have used them ever since I found them 12 years ago.”
Játiva
L’Hospital Veterinaris, Xativa,
C/ Carlos Sarthou, 2,
Játiva,
Valencia,
Spain.
Tel +34 962 047 474
Website: http://www.hospitalveterinaris.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hospitalveterinaris
Comments:
“Alba Ramon is the partner in this excellent practice who specialises in leishmania “
TORTOSA
Clinica Veterinaria Quatre Camins.
+34 977 580 366. (Emergencies 699 487 176).
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clinica-Veterinaria-Quatre-Camins/113487782066986?fref=ts
website: http://www.vet4camins.cat
Comments:
They have lots of experience at treating leish. They speak very good English
SLOVENIA
Veterinarske ambulante za male živali Max
Dolenjska cesta 250
1291 Škofljica
Tel.: 01 366 65 44
Veterinarske ambulante za male živali Max
Muzejska pot 2
1241 Kamnik
Tel.: 059 940 488
http://www.veterinarstvo-max.si/sl/
Comments:
“If anyone happens to find themselves (and their loved ones, of course) in Slovenia, I can only recommend visiting Nuša Schumet .”
UNITED KINGDOM
BRISTOL
Langford Veterinary Hospital-University of Bristol
Langford House, Bristol, BS40 5DU
Tel.:0117 928 9420/9447
Email: sah@langfordvets.co.uk
Website: www.langfordvets.co.uk
Comments:
Langford vets have some of the most accurate data in the UK regarding antibody (titre) levels of dogs with Leishmaniasis. Even if you do not take your dog to this veterinary practice, it is recommended that your dog’s blood is sent here for the most accurate readings of leish infection.
Edinburgh University Small Animals Vet Centre
Website – https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/services/small-animals
Experienced vets who have several on-going cases
NuVet
Hedley House,
Rightwell East,
Bretton,
Peterborough
PE3 8DJ
Tel. 01733 333 444
01733 333 433
Email: info@nuvet.co.uk
Website: http://www.nuvet.co.uk/
Comments: They already have a dog with leishmania on their books
ST IVES
Cromwell Vets
Unit 4
Neighbourhood Centre
Constable Road
St. Ives, Cambridge
Tel. 01480 300389.
Email:enquiries@cromwellvets.co.uk
Website: www.cromwellvets.co.uk/surgeries/st-ives/
Comments: “The head vet is Greek and knows about Leish”
EAST SUSSEX
Crowborough
Culverden Vets
Crowborough Surgery
4 Beechview Parade
Walshes Road,
Crowborough, East Sussex
TN6 3RA
Email: cvg@culverden.co.uk
Website: www.culverden.co.uk/
Wadhurst
Culverden Vets
Wadhurst Surgery
Sparrows Green Road
Sparrows Green
Wadhurst, East Sussex
TN5 6SP
Email: cvg@culverden.co.uk
Website:www.culverden.co.uk
Comments:
“Our vet in the UK applied for the licence and charged us £350 for one months supply (of treatment meds).They have been amazing if you are in East Sussex I can well recommend them”
N.B. They also have surgeries in Kent, see their website. http://www.culverden.co.uk/
WEST SUSSEX
Downland Vet Group
118 Victoria Drive
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 2EJ
Tel: 01243 841111
Vet Becky Robinson
ESSEX
Upminster
Wylie Veterinary Centre
196 Hall Lane
Upminster.
Essex
RM14 1TD.
Tel 01708 251200
Email: office@wylievets.com
Website: www.wylievets.com
Comments:
One of the senior partners is called Morkel Pienaar. He has some experience of treating a dog with Leishmaniasis and is happy to work with other vets who can help.
Humberto Abreu who worked in Portugal for 10 years before coming to the UK. Frankie was the first dog diagnosed with Leish at Wylies in July 2013 but they now have another 2 or 3 dogs there with the disease.
OXFORDSHIRE
Banbury
West Bar Vets
19 West Bar Street,
Banbury,
Oxfordshire
OX16 9SA
Tel: 01295 262332
Website: http://westbarvets.co.uk/
Christopher Day – Holistic vet, Homeopathic vet, Acupuncture vet, Herbal vet, Chiropractic
Stanford-in-the-Vale
Oxfordshire
SN7 8NQ
Tel.: 01367 710324
Email: cd@alternativevet.org
Website: http://www.alternativevet.org/
Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/AVMC.UK
Comment:
(from the website) 40+ yrs of experience in the field, travelling not a problem.
SOMERSET
Frome
Garston Veterinary Group
Garston House
Portway
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1PZ
Tel.: 01373 452225
Email: frome@garstonvets.co.uk
Website: www.garstonvets.co.uk
Comments:
The vet is Andrea Gramser. She qualified in Madrid and worked in practice in Alicante before moving to Somerset. She has a Galgo Español herself which she has treated for leishmania most of his life.
STAFFORDSHIRE
Lichfield
Lichfield Hospital,
Fosseway Lane,
Lichfield,
Staffs,
WS13 8JY
Tel 01543 262464/262433
Website: http://poolhousevets.com/
SURREY
Lingfield
Blackberry Veterinary Clinic,
Blackberry Road,
Lingfield,
Surrey
RH7 6NQ
Tel. 01342 870972
Website:http://www.blackberryvets.co.uk/
Comments:
The man to speak to is Nico Maritz
Shalford
Oak Barn Vets
Tilehouse Barn
East Shalford Lane
Guildford, Surrey
GU4 8AE
Tel. 01483 455355
Website: http://www.oakbarnvets.com/
Email: hello@oakbarnvets.com
Speak to Louise Ketterbridge, her email address is :louise@oakbarnvets.com
Comments: “My vet is very clued up on Leish and has good contacts with Bristol Hospital. She has pulled out all the stops to help Scoobie and he is a different dog now, full of energy
Link to the article – when will they include the podencos too!!! If anyone can write to the Daily Mail and protest the podencos suffer just the same, please do. I’m laid up at the mo with a damaged back.
