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Dial-up users: This page takes a while to load, and the pictures may not display correctly if you are running more than one internet application at a time. January 19, 2003 A day in the life of OCN... First, the cats are placed under general anesthesia. 
As the cats go under, volunteers make sure the various stations are ready for the assembly-line surgery clinic. 
Meanwhile, the volunteers at the recovery station clean, dry, and place shredded paper bedding in the traps so that the cats will be warm and dry as they wake up. Great care is taken to make sure that the cats go back into the correct trap. 
The cats are given physical exams and tested for FeLV. 
Next, the cats are given doses of antibiotics and dewormer, and the tip of the left ear is removed for indentification purposes. 
Male cats are neutered by experienced veterinary students. 
Female cats are prepped for surgery.  The prepped cats await surgery.  In the sterile surgery bay, veterinarians spay female cats.    After sterilization, the cats are transported to the medication station, where they are vaccinated and given reversal agent.    Finally, the cats are transported to the recovery station, where they are carefully monitored until fully awake. 
Though the cats are in recovery, the work is not finished. Paperwork must be completed, and the cats will remain under observation until they are ready to be released.  |
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