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CGS Hospital in Gurugram starts free Tele OPD for pet lovers, takes
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Press Release |
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CGS Hospital in Gurugram starts free Tele OPD for pet lovers, takes
care of strays |
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Gurugram: The doctors in a Gurugram veterinary hospital recently performed
an emergency operation on Pablo, a boxer who was
brought bleeding because of low platelet count,
and Casper, who has a life-threatening intestinal perforation.
Located in DLF Phase 3, Gurugram, CGS Hospital (A Unit Of CGS Charitable
Trust) under the aegis of DLF Foundation, started free Tele-OPD where pet
lovers describe the problem over the phone to doctors who then prescribe
basic medicines for them. Serious cases like that of Pablo and Casper
emergency operations are being carried out by the team of doctors. The
hospital has been attending to emergencies like caesarean delivery,
fractures and minor surgeries of pets. " The lockdown has taught us that we
are not the only ones who are affected," said Dr Samar Mahendran.
The two dogs are among the many examples of what pets are facing during the
lockdown. Doctors at the CGS Hospital in Gurugram get 30
- 40 calls a day
from pet lovers after they started free Tele-OPD for pet lovers.
Casper a 4 years pet dog was facing serious medical complications, his
owners rushed him to CGS Hospital, on further investigation a life
threatening intestinal perforation was discovered. Casper was in a septic
shock and the doctor decided to operate on him immediately without wasting
any time. The Doctors extracted a big mango seed which had led to a tear in
the intestine. " Due to the excellent expertise of the doctor and his team,
Casper is on his way to recovery and was discharged on 10th April. The
Doctors also performed a cesarean delivery on a stray dog, the litter of
three pups are healthy and being taken care by the hospital staff.
Not only the pets, the hospital has been taking care of the strays also.
With restaurants, eateries and dine outs closed, the availability of food
for abandoned animals has reduced. Stray abandoned animals are among the
many who are suffering in the lockdown. People are following the governments
directive to the core, residents of plotted colonies are not opening their
gates to step out, leave alone feed street animals. As a result, stray dogs
and community animals have been the worst affected.
To tackle the
situation and prevent the animals from suffering, Doctors of CGS Hospital
are feeding fresh food twice a day to over 500 dogs and cats in the city
since the lockdown. According to Dr Mahendran, the stray street animals are
being given a balanced diet of carbohydrates and proteins. The hospital has
also provided various Animal NGOs over 600 kgs of packaged food for feeding
stray animals in other parts of the city.
BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has
also urged people to feed stray dogs, the Animal Welfare Board of India has
issued an advisory to all Chief Secretaries of States regarding caring of
animals during the lockdown. In Gurugram, the Police have allowed animal
lovers to go out feed stray animals.
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Number for Hospital service: 0-8826005582 |
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Press Release Posted on 26th April 2020 |
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