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NAGPUR: After TOI reported the death of a calf which was denied specialized medical attention at the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC) near Alankar cinema due to absence of an orthopaedic, the hospital has now decided to start a 24 hours service for animals.
Dr Abdul Samad, dean, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University ( MAFSU) Veterinary College, Nagpur informed that taking into consideration the plight of animals who have to suffer due to the absence of proper medical care, he has decided to start round-the-clock medical services at TVCC.
On August 22, Kaustav Chatterjee of Green Vigil had taken an injured calf to the hospital. The staff had reportedly asked to bring the calf back two days later as an orthopaedic would have been available only then. They had done so after knowing that the calf had fractured its limbs and was administered just a dose of pain killers.
The calf died the next day. A similar incident had occurred a few months too, informed Chatterjee. On Thursday, an injured monkey, whose flesh had melted away, exposing its bones due to electrocution, lay unattended in the hospital. It too was given a dose of just painkillers.
The hospital staff and forest department officials present there said no doctors were available as they had gone to veterinary college for some work. But later, when the hospital superintendent was contacted, he insisted that he was present.
"This is happening much too often. We took up the matter with the dean of the veterinary college which runs the hospital and he has promised that round-the-clock services will start within a week. He has also assured us that there would be no negligence on the part of the doctors," said Chatterjee.
"A meeting of the staff is going to be organized on Monday to discuss the nitty-gritty of managing a 24 hours hospital for animals. The challenge before us is to balance teaching and hospital as we have limited human resources," said Samad.
NAGPUR: After TOI reported the death of a calf which was denied specialized medical attention at the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC) near Alankar cinema due to absence of an orthopaedic, the hospital has now decided to start a 24 hours service for animals.
Dr Abdul Samad, dean, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University ( MAFSU) Veterinary College, Nagpur informed that taking into consideration the plight of animals who have to suffer due to the absence of proper medical care, he has decided to start round-the-clock medical services at TVCC.
On August 22, Kaustav Chatterjee of Green Vigil had taken an injured calf to the hospital. The staff had reportedly asked to bring the calf back two days later as an orthopaedic would have been available only then. They had done so after knowing that the calf had fractured its limbs and was administered just a dose of pain killers.
The calf died the next day. A similar incident had occurred a few months too, informed Chatterjee. On Thursday, an injured monkey, whose flesh had melted away, exposing its bones due to electrocution, lay unattended in the hospital. It too was given a dose of just painkillers.
The hospital staff and forest department officials present there said no doctors were available as they had gone to veterinary college for some work. But later, when the hospital superintendent was contacted, he insisted that he was present.
"This is happening much too often. We took up the matter with the dean of the veterinary college which runs the hospital and he has promised that round-the-clock services will start within a week. He has also assured us that there would be no negligence on the part of the doctors," said Chatterjee.
"A meeting of the staff is going to be organized on Monday to discuss the nitty-gritty of managing a 24 hours hospital for animals. The challenge before us is to balance teaching and hospital as we have limited human resources," said Samad.
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