More than 20 castration operations are performed on cats and cats in Sumy per day. Everything is free of charge as part of the project, which is carried out with the support of Four Paws Ukraine LLC, which is a representative of the international charity fund Four Paws International. Olesya Kisterna, assistant professor of the department of therapy of SNAU, doctor of veterinary medicine, told Suspilno about this. https://suspilne.media/sumy/834239-ranise-robila-3-5-operacij-zaraz-25-ak-likuut-tvarin-u-sumah/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFO2jBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTZPRjz7TuubL_CikIDYa9fqdBmKbhxFmhJS2_YBKQbYCuqK4TiAFtnJXg_aem_lv95MV oNkIqWLoqs1OL8og Tatiana Artem Fonaryev Mrs. Tetiana works in a private hospital in Sumy, has her own plot with a house in a country village in the Baranivka microdistrict. “This is Redhead, this is a cat, this is our pet, this is our hero. It was abandoned, we found it near the forest in the cottages. He was thin, scary, scrawny, with a tumor like this here, generally a horror. He had ticks, worms, his eyes were sick,” says the woman. Red cat. Artem Fonaryev Having decided to castrate the cat, says Ms. Tatiana, she began to search on the Internet where it can be done cheaper. That’s how I found out about the veterinarian Olesya Kisterna and the program according to which the operation was free of charge. At the doctor’s appointment, Ryzhy was found to have a tumor, which was also removed: “At the clinic, we castrated him, removed the tumor, sent him for histology, and it turned out that it was cancer. Thanks to Lesa Serhiivna and her team, they cured, treated, vaccinated and he is now a “livestock” with us, “Tetyana shares. Animals are treated free of charge in Sumy. Artem Fonaryev Vet doctor Olesya Kisterna says that recently she performs more than 20 such operations a day: “Today we have a day set aside for cats from positions in the border areas that are suffering from the war, of course there are a lot of abandoned animals there, the population has left and the animals have been left behind. Today, volunteers who cooperate in those difficult territories brought us 9 cats, although 25″ was discussed. Cats brought to the clinic in Sumy. Artem Fonaryev In the veterinary office of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the SNAU, cats and cats are operated on, adds Olesya Kisterna. Free animal castration operations are carried out within the framework of the “Cat” project. The project started, says the veterinarian, in October 2022: “A surgeon sent to us by the project director came to us and said that 20-25 operations can be performed per day. I could do 3-5 before, it was so serious. Now it’s really possible to have 25. They worked very intensively for two days, performed 56 operations, 41 of these animals were cats, and in more than half of the animals, regenerated reproductive organs inflamed with pus were found. This is due to the fact that the population likes to give hormonal contraceptives.” Olesya Kisterna says that she performs the operations herself, her students, students of the Veterinary Faculty of the Agrarian University, only help her in the available stages. Margarita Kurasova is studying in the 5th year, she says that she first went to the clinic for industrial practice, then decided to stay: “My competence is to inject anesthesia, let’s say, to prepare the cat, that is, to inject an antibiotic, vitamin and painkiller and vaccine, of course. And also to shave for the operation so that there is no hair.” Animals brought to the clinic in Sumy. Artem Fonaryev The main goal of the project, says Olesya Kisterna, is the control of homeless animals. According to the terms of the project, the clinic should operate on 1,000 cats a year. According to Ms. Olesi, as of the summer of 2024, she has performed more than 2,700 operations. In order to get a free appointment, you need to call the clinic, says Lesya Kisterna, at phone number 099 715 77 69. The main condition for admission is a prior appointment.
