Janey the Vet by Janey Lowes

Author:Janey Lowes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michael O'Mara

Donations kept coming in over the next few months, and in the end the documentary raised around £70,000 in total for us, which was amazing. We decided to put a large portion of it towards bringing in equipment that we desperately needed. And I’m not just talking about medical equipment, but even such basics as desks and a microwave.

One lovely man called Fred Crook got in touch with me after watching the documentary to say he was the boss of a shipping company called The Courier Company, and if we wanted to fill a container, they would ship it to us for free. Well, we weren’t going to turn that down, were we?

We started sourcing everything from tables and sinks, to air conditioning, operating tables and computers. It might sound surprising that we looked for electronics in the UK, but despite the fact that life is generally way cheaper out here, anything electric, such as washing machines, printers, hoovers etc., all cost way more and there isn’t really a second-hand market for them, as people use them until they have completely given up.

So we were able to make use of two vital things in the UK to fill the container – the second-hand market through places such as Gumtree, where we could get our hands on a washing machine for £50, rather than £500, and also benefit from items donated by companies.

We sourced all the materials to build kennels out the back of the building. I wanted somewhere for dogs who needed a bit more space, but who also weren’t yet ready to mix with the dogs in the garden. Whenever a dog comes into the clinic, unless we know all their vaccinations are up to date, they are kept separated from other dogs just as a matter of course for two weeks, and the kennels would make this much easier. I’d had quotes from steel workers in Sri Lanka, but the price difference was huge. Being able to build those was going to be a real asset to the clinic, so into the container those materials went too.

The day that container arrived was such a high point. I remember the total excitement as we unloaded it. Twenty Christmases in one go.

I was still getting some out-of-date meds, as having a bit of money didn’t suddenly mean I was going to splash the cash. We had scrimped and saved every step of this journey, so I wanted to continue being as careful. We added suture material to the list of what we would accept, after a cardiac surgeon in the UK told me that if you can stretch it, and it doesn’t snap, then it is fine to use, even if it is five years out of date. I used my discretion and put that information to use, but I have also put a two-year limit on everything, just so I have a cut-off point.

We didn’t just get materials from vet suppliers either, but I was able to get some equipment from human medicine.

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