Panajachel — In recognition of World Rabies Day, the Healthy Pets Program is holding a free rabies vaccination clinic in partnership with Centro de Salud on Sunday, 28 September from 1 – 5 p.m. at the Centro de Salud office on Calle Principal, Panajachel.
Low-cost Merial-7 combo vaccinations for dogs and cats as well as Merial parvo vaccines for puppies 3 weeks and up will also be available that day at the amazing price of Q60 per combo and Q45 per pup. This is a dramatic reduction in the cost of these vaccinations and is being offered due to the high number of distemper and parvo cases we’ve seen and treated this year. Free combos will be offered to those who qualify. The number of free vaccines available that day will be determined by the amount of donations raised to cover our costs.
Centro de Salud has ordered 300 rabies vaccinations and we would like to match it with 300 combos. We estimate that only 10% of the 300 combos will go to animals whose owners can afford to pay Q60, therefore, the fund raising goal for this important health event is Q16,200 or $2200.
The more donations we receive ahead of time, the more combo vaccinations we will have available for free to those who really can not afford the cost.
Please be assured, we do our social case work!
Those who receive services for free are always asked to donate something towards the program — cash (Q5 or what they can afford) or time or a bartered commodity.
San Jorge Vaccination Clinic 2007
