A chance encounter between high school teacher Andrea Robinson of Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet Fire Chief Mark Wyatt led to the first veterinarian clinic to be held in Baker Lake this past month from April 17 to 21.

Robinson said the two became friends and she came down to Rankin Inlet to have Wyatt show her how to properly vaccinate dogs.

She said Wyatt also sponsored seven high-need dogs from Baker to come to a Rankin clinic to get spayed.

SA国际影视传媒淗eSA国际影视传媒檚 (Wyatt) just been super, super supportive of everything in addition to giving me vaccines and medications,SA国际影视传媒� said Robinson.

SA国际影视传媒淗eSA国际影视传媒檚 been a true angel for helping Baker Lake get a vet clinic here too.SA国际影视传媒�

Robinson said the vet clinic in Baker Lake (sponsored by Baker Lake Cause for Paws and Nunavut Purchasing and Supplies) was delivered by a team from the Winnipeg-based Grant Park Animal Hospital and went really, really well.

She said the vets animal health team performed one feline neuter, nine canine spays (with one gastropexy), six canine neuters, a grooming, a lump removal, 20 examinations and numerous nail trims.

SA国际影视传媒淭he vet team didnSA国际影视传媒檛 have any comments about the pet population in Baker, so much as in terms of the vet clinic organization and running of the clinic itself SA国际影视传媒� they said it was absolutely awesome.

SA国际影视传媒淭hey said the accommodations and the food were great and all the people were very appreciative of everything.

SA国际影视传媒淭he vet team was just overjoyed with how well everything was run and how people were responsive to them being here.

SA国际影视传媒淭hey would be so happy to come back to Baker Lake again to conduct another clinic.SA国际影视传媒�

Robinson said there are a lot of people in Baker who love their pets and take great care of them.

She said getting the vet clinic to Baker on a regular basis would be a huge step forward in limiting the number of pet rescues through having regular spays and neuters performed.

SA国际影视传媒淚 have a partner, Patrick Angoyuaq, who has been a saint in terms of helping to organize everything, handling paperwork, picking-up the dogs and bringing them to me so that I could foster them and taking them to the airport.

SA国际影视传媒淗eSA国际影视传媒檚 been instrumental in making everything happen and, ideally, the vet clinic is going to be held annually now.

SA国际影视传媒淒ue to a family emergency, I had to fly out before the vet clinic actually happened, so I wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 even here to be a part of it. That was really sad, so ISA国际影视传媒檓 really looking forward to the next one.

SA国际影视传媒淢y goal going forward is to have this be sustainable locally through people in the community running Baker Lake Cause for Paws and being part of the Cause for Paws committee.SA国际影视传媒�