Slomba Shelter Solutions

90 more cats and kittens removed from the breeding pool! Way to go, SpayMart and PetSmart Charities!

One of our Dream Teams helping our friends at Orange County Animal Services in Orlando!

We’re so happy to be able to facilitate these impactful events!

Our veterinary surgeons may be smarter than the rest of us… but they are no stronger when it comes to falling in love with dogs in the workplace!

Thank you, Dr. Kersten Martin del Campo, for giving this sweet shelter dog a home!

Slomba Shelter Solutions helping our friends at Terrebonne Parish Animal Shelter provide much-needed spay/neuter services for their community!

Think of all the kittens who will never be born into a life of suffering! Thank you, SpayMart, for partnering with us to make a difference in New Orleans!

Do you wonder if high quality, high volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) means cutting corners and poor outcomes? This six-year study of 113,906 spay/neuter surgeries performed in a Florida spay/neuter clinic says no!

In fact, researchers found that the canine mortality rate was lower than that reported for hysterectomy in women, and the overall mortality rate of cats was similar to that found in human surgical practice.

“This is a stunning validation of the expertise and skill of spay/neuter veterinarians,” said lead researcher Dr. Julie Levy of the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida.

We always knew our HQHVSN surgeons were the best!

Read the complete study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023317301107

Looking back in time… this study predicted where we are today in terms of intake in shelters and how it’s driven by the pandemic spay/neuter stoppage and why we do what we do!

“In total, 190,818 fewer surgeries were performed by the 212 studied clinics in the 24 months from January 2020 through December 2021 than would be expected had 2019 levels been maintained. If a similar pattern was experienced by other spay/neuter providers in the US, it would suggest there is a deficit of more than 2.7 million spay/neuter surgeries that animal welfare organizations have yet to address.”

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.912893/full



(Photo: Study lead author Simone Guerios, D.V.M., Ph.D.)

“High quality” comes before “high volume,” but the volume is still pretty impressive. 👀

Another S3 Dream Team Day at Miami Dade Animal Services! ❤️

This team travelled from Northwest Florida, Atlanta, and Bosnia (!!!!) to help our friends at MDAS stay caught up with spay/neuters! We are grateful having such amazing, dedicated individuals work with us!

As a board member of the Florida Association of Animal Welfare Organizations, I had the opportunity to speak at their event at the Humane Society of Sarasota County last week. This was a networking and sharing event for animal welfare leaders on the West Coast of Florida.

I spoke about the veterinary shortage and spay/neuter backlog, how it’s affecting animal welfare, and what we can do about it. Yes, there ARE things we can do!!!

We will be holding another event for the East Coast organizations on June 7th at the Humane Society of Broward County. Here’s the link to join us:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OlWlLagoiug&pp=ygUYU2xvbWJhIHNoZWx0ZXIgc29sdXRpb25z

Hope to see you there!

“The only reason that overpopulation is a problem is because there is not enough spay and neuter happening,” Lee said. “[There is] not enough education behind it, not enough resources.”

Why we do what we do.

Oakland Animal Services' fostering program a success amid the crisis of overflow in shelters across the area - Oakland Voices Learn how Oakland Animal Services is tackling the crisis of shelter overcrowding with its successful fostering program. Discover the impact of economic challenges on pet surrender rates and the role of community support in saving animals' lives.

Happy World Veterinary Day to some of the best humans I know! Y’all are my heroes!!! ❤️❤️❤️

When we were in Atlanta, we were lucky enough to visit the Community Cat Clinic in Woodstock, GA. WOW!!!!!! It’s so gratifying to see cats get this kind of attention - it’s a full-service, state-of-the-art, well thought-out facility, headed up by managing partner Rick Ducharme and with a commitment to affordability.

They’re opening a second location soon in nearby Duluth, GA. Truly blown away!

One of our amazing clients, SpayMart in New Orleans, has a triple match going on right now for their great work. Please show them some love if you can - they deserve it!

BIG NEWS! One of our donors has offered to TRIPLE all pledges in the next 48 hours!!!! Please say yes and make a pledge now!

Every day we hear about cats who need help - vet bills, spay/neuter, temporary housing, a new home.

Your pledge to donate on GiveNOLA Day will make all the difference for the animals. Pledge between $25-250 now at https://spaymartgivenola.org and your gift will be TRIPLED!

Slomba Shelter Solutions was excited to join so many shelter and rescue colleagues at Lifeline Animal Project’s impressive new building in Fulton County, Georgia, for the PetSmart Charities Summit.

We met some wonderful people and learned a lot from the statistics shared by PetSmart Charities.

Thanks to PetSmart Charities for putting on this event, to Rebecca Guinn at Lifeline for hosting it, and to Dr. Sara Pizano of Team Shelter USA for giving an electrifying talk as usual!

Turning off the dance music soundtrack for a minute and diving into something serious: The national nonprofit veterinary shortage is creating dire bottlenecks in spay/neuter services, putting hundreds of thousands of animals at risk, according to this new study from Petco Love and the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida.

This is what drives us every day to bring spay/neuter solutions to shelters across the country!

The nonprofit veterinarian shortage: Who will care for the pets most in need? » Shelter Medicine Program » College of Veterinary Medicine » University of Florida There is an especially large impact on animal shelters and nonprofit veterinary clinics.

Need help paying off those pesky student loans? Vets and techs, you need a spaycation! We are recruiting veterinarians and support staff for weekend pop-up clinics at destinations across the country.

Apply today at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZKWnpyZow3CmZAz3K3fJ_GVE9xXxTbuHItotBaBopbhnHNg/viewform



PS: please share with your colleagues!

Amber Strydom, DVM is one of the hardest working veterinary surgeons we know.  She works extra hard when she’s in the US so she can volunteer her time in under resourced countries around the world. At the end of the month she goes to Ukraine!

Please check out World Tails and consider making a donation to support the incredible work Dr. Strydom does internationally!

https://mygivingcircle.org/world-tails-inc/free

Congrats Operation Spay Bay for 10 years of amazing work!

Teamwork makes the dream work! You are amazing, Team Terrebonne!!! ❤️

Jan. 28, 2024: HQHVSN Party in Paradise! What’s better than 2 solid days of sterilization surgeries with new friends and a beachfront condo for the team??? 😊
Thank you Operation Spay Bay, for inviting us to YOUR party!!!

Dec. 10, 2023: OPERATION PITT-STOP IN TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA!!!Another amazing spay/neuter event, sponsored by our friends at Wings of Rescue!!! A great team came together today to make sure this community’s Pitties were prioritized… Thank you Slomba Team for so much dedication to the animals!!!❤️❤️❤️

Nov. 10, 2023: Team TNVR~ Miami-style! 😻😻😻

October 15, 2023: Miami-Dade: Snip, Snip Hooray!!!
(this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship!) ❤️❤️❤️