Cheeto, a chow (left), and Leo, a terrier mix, make friends during the vaccination clinic held at the Pet Kingdom on Saturday in El Centro. Looking on are owners Arturo Paz (left) and Yolanda Leon. (Dennis Jacobelli) |
Amalia Ruiz wasn’t the only one who braved the morning chill Saturday at the Pet Kingdom store in El Centro. Her pint-sized Chihuahua mix named Oreo was trembling as Ruiz, of El Centro, held the pup over her shoulder with a small blanket covering it.
“She’s little. She’s 3 months old,” Ruiz said of Oreo, who got her name because of her black and white coat. “She’s calm right now because she’s cold.”
Ruiz was among the people who attended the monthly vaccination clinic put on by Desert Veterinary Group and sponsored by Imperial County Animal Control.
The hour-long clinic has been held at numerous locations throughout the Imperial Valley since November and is scheduled to run until Feb. 26.
Beatrice Palacio, an Imperial County employee, was among those who helped people with their forms said the clinic has been offered to Imperial Valley residents for years.
While the vaccination clinic is only an hour long Palacio said everyone gets served, especially the pets.
“We’re here until the last client is seen,” Palacio said.
Joe Reza, a native of Imperial, was one of those clients.
Reza, who now lives in Texas, brought his two cats Mambo and Batman to get vaccinated during a stop in town.
Mambo seemed calm but Batman looked scared as Reza waited to sign out with both his pets inside their containers.
Batman, who got his name because of what Reza sees as the cat’s mask-like face, is the consummate “alpha male” in Reza’s household for the way the cat carries himself around.
“He even controls the dog in the house,” Reza said.
For more information about the vaccination clinic and pricing call the Imperial County Animal Control at 760-339-6291 or contact it at www.icphd.org.
Staff Writer Silvio J. Panta can be reached at 760-337-3442 or at spanta@ivpressonline.com
“She’s little. She’s 3 months old,” Ruiz said of Oreo, who got her name because of her black and white coat. “She’s calm right now because she’s cold.”
Ruiz was among the people who attended the monthly vaccination clinic put on by Desert Veterinary Group and sponsored by Imperial County Animal Control.
The hour-long clinic has been held at numerous locations throughout the Imperial Valley since November and is scheduled to run until Feb. 26.
Beatrice Palacio, an Imperial County employee, was among those who helped people with their forms said the clinic has been offered to Imperial Valley residents for years.
While the vaccination clinic is only an hour long Palacio said everyone gets served, especially the pets.
“We’re here until the last client is seen,” Palacio said.
Joe Reza, a native of Imperial, was one of those clients.
Reza, who now lives in Texas, brought his two cats Mambo and Batman to get vaccinated during a stop in town.
Mambo seemed calm but Batman looked scared as Reza waited to sign out with both his pets inside their containers.
Batman, who got his name because of what Reza sees as the cat’s mask-like face, is the consummate “alpha male” in Reza’s household for the way the cat carries himself around.
“He even controls the dog in the house,” Reza said.
For more information about the vaccination clinic and pricing call the Imperial County Animal Control at 760-339-6291 or contact it at www.icphd.org.
Staff Writer Silvio J. Panta can be reached at 760-337-3442 or at spanta@ivpressonline.com
