Procuring Free State–of–the–Art Health Care Supplies for Veterinary Use

Ann Goody; Ana Apostal; Allison Marie Cleymaet; Michelle Hagopian

doi:10.53607/wrb.v30.66

Authors

Ann Goody RN, PhD, Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary
Ana Apostal DVM Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary
Allison Marie Cleymaet DVM Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary
Michelle Hagopian DVM Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v30.66

Keywords:

Veterinary, wound care, dressings, medical supplies, free supplies, outdated supplies, expired supplies, animal sanctuary, humane society

Abstract

Animal treatment can benefit from advances made in human health care, yet the technology can be cost prohibitive. This article discusses a sampling of high–tech wound dressings that can be used in veterinary practice. It also presents the simple and effective methodology for obtaining free medical supplies from acute care facilities.

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Author Biographies

Ann Goody RN, PhD,, Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Ann Goody is the Curator of the TAOS accredited Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary. She cares for the hundred or so Sanctuary residents with her husband, Norm Goody, MD. Prior to the curator position, Ann was an emergency room nurse and administrator of a home healthcare agency.

Ana Apostal DVM, Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Ana Apostal volunteers as an apprentice elephant keeper at the Oakland Zoo and works as a veterinary technician at an animal hospital in Marin, CA. She has a MS in Philosophy from Cornell University and a DVM from the University of California Davis.

Allison Marie Cleymaet DVM, Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Allison Marie Cleymaet majored in Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and received her DVM. She is interested in small animal and avian medicine.

Michelle Hagopian DVM, Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Michelle Hagopian holds a BA in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California and a DVM from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

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