 Three pure bred Romanian street dogs who were found in the rain,
soaking wet and starving when they were about a week old.
A very kind lady took them in and cared for them. The middle one
now lives in Alaska. His name is Danny and he is quite the Romanian
ambassador.
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 This young boy loved his poodle very much. The dog gets thorns in his feet all the time
so the boy brought the dog to Dr. Olson. She didn't have any
booties for him, although that is what he really needed. This horse also had some
chronic wounds on his legs and all Dr. Olson could do was provide some
topical salve and do some acupuncture. There is virtually no banamine,
phenylbutazone or other pain medicine for horses in Romania. All horses
that she met during her visit to Romania were very gentle and mild-mannered.
Dr. Olson suspects that could just
be weary from working so hard.
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 This was one of the very pregnant dogs that we spayed one day. It is always a
good idea to give them some extra fluids since they lose quite a
bit of fluid when their uterus is removed. Once again, it was important to
remind the staff and volunteers that the dogs must be kept warm.
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 After a couple of days, we had two surgery tables going. This is a pretty tiny
room, but we managed. There were many pregnant dogs that were spayed during this time.
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 We placed a couple of plaques by the surgical supplies for a
photo op. Surgical supplies are not ideal in Romania. Very few
needles, suture types and anesthetics are available. Dr. Olson brought many
of these supplies with her to Romania.
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 Dr. Ileana successfully ties a Miller's Knot on the ovarian stump
of a very pregnant dog.
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 A new mom had her puppies in the dirt outside an apartment
building in Cluj. This local veterinarian was contacted by one of the people
who feed her daily.
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 Dr. Ileana and Dr. Olson were in a small village outside of Buzau and heard some rustling and
whimpering. This young dog had a chain wrapped tightly around her leg and
the leg was badly swollen from the restricted circulation. She was also in
heat. The doctors got permission to take her for medical care and find her a better
living situation.
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 This older dog (about 12) had a large mass on his back leg.
The local veterinarian in Buzau was concerned that he would not survive the
anesthesia. Dr. Olson offered to show him how to perform the surgery with just dormitor and
local anesthetic. The dog did very well, and here, he is getting some ice on
the surgical site while his humans (older lady and younger child) are full
of gratitude that they will be able to take him home and no longer have that
large mass on his leg.
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 Geo holds one of our favorite patients of the day
at Dr. Ileana's in Galati.
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 A very old dog who lives with Mr. Cenac had one very large
(grapefruit sized) testicle that was basically one large hard tumor. He
survived the surgery just fine. Here he is receiving the best postop
care: Warm padding below and warm water bottles under his blanket.
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 Viorel sprays an antiseptic on the surgery site. Most of the dogs
will be released to the streets, so it is important to provide a
temporary barrier on the skin to ensure there will be no infection.
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 These two Romanian veterinarians in Galati were observing surgery
techniques. Soon, they were performing surgeries themselves at Dr. Ileana's
clinic that day. She had invited them to her clinic to learn over the
weekend.
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Three Romanian vets in Cluj perform a dog spay, American style.
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 Note that this veterinarian in Cluj puts padding below the animals
to keep them warmer during surgery. The veterinarians are able to perform the surgeries
much faster by using different knot techniques and suture methods.
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