March 20-21, 2015 Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic

Leech Lake Legacy hosted a spay/neuter and wellness clinic on March 20-21, 2015 in Cass Lake on Leech Lake Reservation. A big thanks to our sponsors who made this clinic possible: Pet Haven Inc. of Minnesota, Pause 4 Paws, A Kinder World Foundation, the Terri Neumann Memorial, Leech Lake Tribal Police Department, and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (special thanks to Steve White, District II representative of the Leech Lake Tribal Council).

Dr. Pierce checks out a furry friend who came in for a wellness visit

The clinic was hosted at the Boys and Girls Club .. a huge thanks to George, lead custodian who provided support throughout the entire clinic to ensure the gymnasium space at the school was ready for our clinic!

In addition to hosting the clinic in the Cass Lake area we offered transport service for residents in a remote community (S. Lake) for animals needing spay/neuter surgeries. We will continue to offer transport services for residents in remote communities for our spay/neuter clinics which are held in Cass Lake.

It was a very busy weekend and we are truly grateful for all our amazing volunteers ... a special thanks to our volunteer veterinarians: Dr. Pierce Fleming, Dr. Laura Kiehnbaum, Dr. Sara Williams and our vet techs and vet assistants. Many thanks also to Dr. Meghann of Kindest Cut and her team who worked hard, and long hours, to complete 102 spay/neuter surgeries.

The following are stats from our March clinic:

• 102 spay/neuter surgeries
• 50 on day 1, 52 on day 2
• 48 cats and 54 dogs
• 57 spays and 45 neuters
• 13 specialty surgeries
• 139 wellness exams (54 on day 1 and 85 on day 2)
• 27 surrenders (10 dogs, 6 puppies, 10 cats and 1 guinea pig)
• 94 Seresto collars distributed
• Grooming was also available

We will be hosting a wellness clinic and surrender event on Saturday, April 18th at the Tribal Police Garage in Cass Lake.