This monthly report from the Darwin Animal Doctors on the Galapagos Islands summarizes veterinary work from November 2014. A total of 197 cases were seen, including 68 surgeries, with the majority being neuters or parasite treatments. The most common conditions treated were skin disease, ear disease, trauma, and tick disease. Of the surgeries performed, 35% were neuters while dogs slightly outnumbered cats for total patients and neuters. The majority of work was conducted in Puerto Ayora on the main island.

1. DARWIN ANIMAL DOCTORS. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
AINOA NIETO CLAUDIN. DVM.
MONTLY REPORT: NOVEMBER 2014.
VOLUNTEERS COUNTRY QUALIFICATION WEEKS
María
Ejarque
SPAIN DVM 4
Ana
Guijarro
SPAIN DVM 4
Michael
Lund
USA DVM 3
TOTAL CASES 197
SURGERY 68
NEUTER 65
PARASITE TREATMENT 136
SKIN DISEASE 11
EAR DISEASE 4
EYE DISEASE 2
TRAUMA 11
TICK DISEASE 26
PARVOVIRUS 0
DISTEMPER 1
EUTHANASIA 4
AURAL HEMATOMA 2
TUMOR 3
DIGESTIVE CONDITIONS 16
GENERAL CHECK 37
EMERGENCY 10
POISONING 1
URINARY CONDITIONS 2
GI OBSTRUCTION 1
ABSCESS 2
PYOMETRA 1
DYSTOCIA 2
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS 4

2. PIE CHART 1: CONSULTATIONS (129) VS. SURGERIES (68)
GRAPH 2: PATIENTS: DOGS (154) VS. CATS (42)
GRAPH 3: CONSULTATIONS: NEUTERED (50) / ENTIRE (79)
65%
35%
CONSULTATIONS
SURGERIES
50
38
41
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
consultations
neutered
entire >4months
entire <4months
154
42
1
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
DOGS CATS OWL
DOGS
CATS
OWL

3. PIE CHART 4: TOTAL CASES
PIE CHART 5: TYPE OF SURGERY
96%
4%
neuters
other
35%
6%
2%
1%
6%
13%
1%2%1%
8%
0%
19%
1%
2%
2%
1%1%1%
1%
SURGERIES
SKIN DISEASE
EAR DISEASE
EYE DISEASE
TRAUMAS
TICK DISEASE
ABSCESS
EUTHANASIA
GI OBSTRUCTION
DIGESTIVE
CONDITIONS
PARVOVIRUS
HEALTH CHECK
POISONING
TUMOR
RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS
DISTEMPER
PYOMETRA
DYSTOCIA
AURAL HEMATOMA

4. GRAPH 6: NEUTERS: DOGS (36) VS. CATS (29)
PIE CHART 7: LOCATION
24
12
16
13
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
dogs cats
males
females
78%
22%
Puerto Ayora
Highland

5. TEN MONTHS SUMMARY: FROM FEBRUARY TO
NOVEMBER:
PIE CHART 1: TOTAL CASES (1948)
9%
12%
9%
16%
8%8%
9%
9%
10%
10%
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
GRAPH 2: SURGERIES (604) VS. CONSULTATIONS (1147)
50
131
73
166
23
156
267
32
45
106
32
132
33
146
33
134
48
144
68
129
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL
* MAY
** JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER
TOTAL
SURGERIES
CONSULTATION
* No volunteers for 3 weeks.
** Sterilization Campaign.

6. GRAPH 3: NEW PATIENTS (1157) VS REGISTERED PATIENTS (791)
* Sterilization Campaign.
111
70
138
101
104
75 273
26
85
66
81
83
89
90
79
88
94
98
103
94
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY
* JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER
REGISTERED
PATIENTS
NEW
PATIENTS