Everyone, especially me forgets the amount of organisation that goes into these trips. I, being a male and only being able to do one thing at a time find it a real task.....
When travelling to third world countries remember the following:
Vaccinations are important. The doctor who vaccinated me last week put the fear of god into me. He described in great detail and with an enthusiasm that reminded me of a used car salesman making his 1000th car sale of the year how India was an infectious disease doctors wet dream. And, as for rabies it was the country that had the second highest rate of infection in the world.
That was fine. I was up for it, but it was when he then took the time to explain that if I was bitten in India that I would have to wait in a public hospital queue for 2 days and then be turned away from receiving the equine serum against the virus that I literally was having a mild coronary.
The other most frightening thing is what they call the gastro kit, consisting of antibiotics, gastrogel, hydralyte etc....His words to me were simple and have resonated to many vets over the years and I have no doubt will be heard many more times in the years to come. Make one up yourself. You have access to drugs......
To be continued.....
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