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Help in a small cat clinic with a dedicated team

Help in a small cat clinic with a dedicated team

In the Gili Islands

LUNI Lombok Indonesia is located on the small tropical island Gili Trawangan close to North Lombok. There are no dogs allowed on this island and therefore the cats have taken over the regime. LUNI Lombok has opened the first and only vet clinic on the Gili Islands in August 2022.

The team is focusing on managing the population of the cats on the three Gili Islands. They also provide medical care mostly for cats, but also help with horses, cows, small pet animals and wildlife. The small clinic is busy caring for inpatient and outpatients with a variety of presentations such as spay/neuter, wound management, dental issues, viral diseases, palliative care for CKD patients, and more.

The clinic continues to grow and is currently equipped with a microscope, centrifuge, basic surgical instruments and autoclave, basic diagnostic tools, a vetscan VS2 and a well-stocked pharmacy. Because of the small space they started building a bigger clinic in May 23 which should be finish in September/October 23.

Volunteers needed

LUNI Lombok has requested VBB’s veterinary assistance to provide mentorship and clinical training to their full-time veterinarian, and assist with daily treatments, surgeries and occasionally with big TNR clinics to spay and neuter cats on all three Gili Islands.

Vet nurses will have the opportunity to assist in in daily clinic business as well as high-volume desexing clinics and can also help with feeding/caring rounds via bicycle (the island is car/motorbike free!).

The cost of a visa for veterinarians is AUD$200. Luni Lombok will assist with the application process.

Volunteers will be provided with:

  • For volunteers staying more than two weeks, the boat ride from Serangan Bali (Bluewater Express) is free
  • Local orientation and hospitality
  • VBB t-shirt
  • Merchandise from LUNI Lombok
  • Professional indemnity and public liability insurance

Please note: volunteers will need to pay for their own accomodation. Discounts may be available.

Volunteers needed

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