LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Humane Society Executive Director Nicole Schafer Crane said the Tropic Care Kaua‘i veterinary crew, including U.S. Army Captain Farr, a veterinarian, and U.S. Army Corporal Brown, a veterinarian technician, set up a day before Tropic Care was scheduled to start.
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Humane Society Executive Director Nicole Schafer Crane said the Tropic Care Kaua‘i veterinary crew, including U.S. Army Captain Farr, a veterinarian, and U.S. Army Corporal Brown, a veterinarian technician, set up a day before Tropic Care was scheduled to start.
The team also extended their stay to beyond the final day of the scheduled tour.
“We are so very grateful Tropic Care came,” Crane said. “This was a great opportunity for our community, and our team to work with another veterinarian. We hope to see them on their next mission.”
For the Tropic Care Kaua‘i mission that wrapped up last Friday for the veterinarian crew, this was the first time a veterinarian was scheduled by the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program. The program also had a dermatologist schedules to join the health care clinics.
As the program closed on Friday afternoon, the Kaua‘i Humane Society reported 68 public spay and neuters, or those done for community pets, including dogs and cats by the final day.
They also reported 33 shelter spay and neuters that were done for Kaua‘i Humane Society shelter animals that included dogs and cats.
“Capt. Farr is really fast,” said Tropic Care Public Affairs Officer TSgt Laura Fitzmorris. “I was out at the Kaua‘i Humane Society shelter, and Capt. Farr was really moving. Additionally, there was a good audience of pets responding with appointments.”
Tropic Care Kaua‘i operated from June 13-20 at different clinics around the island, offering no-cost health care services that included optometry, dental, general health care, and this year, dermatology. The program also included the fabrication of eye wear.
Tropic Care Kaua‘i involved the participation of more than 200 military reservists working together in a mission spearheaded by the U.S. Air Force.
The central clinic was located at the Kapa‘a Middle School. Satellite clinics were available at Waimea Canyon Middle School and Kilauea Elementary School. The County of Kaua‘i supported the program by offering no-cost Kaua‘i Bus fares throughout the Tropic Care Kaua‘i visit.
