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Event #67

Park County Fixer Upper
Livingston, Montana
Park County Fairgrounds
March 26th, 2006
1 day clinic

5 veterinarians: Dr. Mark Francis of Hardin, Dr. Sue Geske of Bozeman, Dr. Kathy Quigley of Bozeman, Dr. Doug Rains of Bozeman, and Dr. Dave Weinandy of Ronan.

Dogs
19 male
20 female
Total = 39

Cats
47 male
52 female
Total = 99

Grand Total = 138

Waiting List: over 20 (this includes no shows, due to the storm that morning)

Not all owners answered all questions on their forms:

Litters past and present: 14 (1 to 10 babies per litter)
24 people did not answer this question

Animals whose Owners never had any pet fixed before: 30 (21.7%)
28 people did not answer this question.

Where did you get this pet?
Home Bred =20
Found Stray =36
Given =67
Feral Barn Cat =5
Bought =4
No Answer =6

Ages of animals:
Under one month = 0
1 - 4 months = 18
5 - 7 months = 31
8 months to 1 year = 43
1 - 3 years = 31
3 - 5 years = 3
Over 6 years = 0
No Answer = 12

Where do the animals live?
Big Timber = 13
Bozeman = 4
Clyde Park = 11
Emigrant = 9
Gardiner = 10
Livingston = 87
Pray = 1
Wilsall = 3

Surgeries:
Dr. Francis = 23 dogs, 8 cats
Dr. Gesge = 12 cats
Dr. Quigley = 16 dogs, 4 cats
Dr. Rains = 17 cats
Dr. Weinandy = 49 cats
Unsigned = 9

Cost of the Event:
3 vet teams at $725 each = $2175
1 vet team at $725 - $80 = $645
1 vet team at $725 + $300 + 100 = $1125
extra supplies $120

Total cost of this event: $4065
Cost per surgery: $29.46

(It is normal for the cost per surgery to increase as more local vets participate. As they get more practice, they will get faster and the cost per surgery will go down again.)

Cost of Livingston surgeries = $2563
Cost of Park County surgeries (not including Livingston) = $1001.64

Donations collected: $895
This will be used for the after care expenses, the extra supplies, and the next event in Livingston.
Aftercare was $156

 

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