The Irish Blue Cross, 
15A Goldenbridge Ind Est,
Tyrconnell Road,
Inchicore,
Dublin 8.
Tel: 01 416 3030
Fax: 01 416 3035

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COOLIO

Coolio is a ten-month-old black and white male cat. He was going to be put down before "V" who is one of the Blue Cross volunteers at the Blanchardstown mobile clinic gave him a loving home. He was partly shaved when "V" took him home because he had ring worm. "V" has since made sure that Coolio has been vaccinated at the Blue Cross mobile at Blanchardstown. He has also undergone a feline aids test, which proved negative and has been neutered under the Blue Cross low cost neutering scheme at a Dublin veterinary practice.

SPIKE

Spike attended the Blue Cross mobile in Blanchardstown on July 1st because his owner thought he was developing a nasty mouth ulcer. Emma Tobin, the Blue Cross vet on duty at the clinic treated the infection on its mouth with antibiotics and asked the owner to keep any eye on it, advising a return visit if the infection did not go away.

BING

Bing's owner brought him to the Blue Cross on Tuesday July 1st as because of his sore leg. He been treated at a private veterinary clinic for injuries sustained in a fight. He had managed to remove some of the stitches himself. The leg was coming along nicely and Emma took his temperature to check for an infection and cleaned the healing wound and advised the owner to keep a close eye on Bing until he was due his return visit to the private clinic. The owner went home pleased that nothing too serious has arisen as a result of Bing's own reaction to the stitches.

TINA

Tina's owner brought her to the Blue Cross clinic on Tuesday July 1st because of her sore eye and paw. Tina is an elderly German Shepherd, sixteen years old and is a regular patient of Emma Tobin, the Blue Cross Blanchardstown vet. On a yearly basis Tina is given her booster vaccination at Emma's clinic. Naturally Emma and the owner are concerned about her health because of her age, but on this occasion, it was just a question of giving some eye ointment for the sore eye and some antibiotics for the sore paw.

BOO

Boo was taken to the Blanchardstown clinic on Tuesday July 1st to have his nose treated because of a rash that had broken out and was causing him to scratch. Emma the vet on duty gave some antibiotics to Boo. Because Boo had a temperature, he must return to the clinic in a week¹s time for further observation and to have his vaccinations started. Meanwhile, the owner is under strict instructions to keep him indoors until he makes a full recovery.

ALI

Ali is a regular Blue Cross client at the Donnycarney clinic. After a recent trip to the clinic, Ali's owner decided on having him neutered and called The Blue Cross office about the low cost neutering scheme. The operation took place a few days later at a referred animal hospital on the north side of the city. Ali's owner would strongly recommend neutering and even sees improvements for the better in Ali's personality.

PEBBLES

Pebble's owner noticed lameness in Pebble's back leg and took her to The Blue Cross Blanchardstown clinic one Tuesday evening. The following day Pebble's was refereed to a local animal hospital where luxated patella was diagnosed. A surgical operation was required to set her right; here condition is common in JRT's and other small breed dogs.

CHLOE

Chloe is an exemplary patient of The Animal Hospital and has recently had her leg bandaged because of a fracture. The Blue Cross assists many pets each year like Chloe. Many injuries result from road traffic accidents. Just another ten days before Chloe can have the bandages off and she'll be as good as new.

BIJOUX

Bijoux had a bad case of mange when she arrived at The Blue Cross Finglas clinic even though she had not been in contact with many other dogs or indirectly with foxes. She had a history of hair loss and itch and once mange was diagnosed, The Blue Cross vet started the treatment. A few weeks later and she was back to normal again. During treatment her owner had to ensure that her bedding was kept fresh and contact with other animals and humans was kept to a minimum.