Dr Tatiana Kryakhova - Russia
April 2008
In April 2008 we welcomed Dr Tatiana Kryakhova, who was a veterinary student in Moscow, Russia. She was suggested to come here through IFAW Russia and spent three weeks during spring learning new techniques on cat and dog sterilisation.
Dr Kryakhova spent much of her own time studying the veterinary textbooks we had available to familiarise herself with English veterinary terminology. She impressed everybody at The Mayhew with his passion for animals and desire to learn.
Our continued collaboration with Russian veterinary students continues to strengthen our links with the animal welfare work which we are greatly passionate abolut here at Mayhew International. Working with Dr Kryakhova, our vets discovered significant differences in veterinary practices between the UK and Russia, which is very interesting to see as Tatyana was yet to graduate. Conditions in Russia for their training continues to be greatly different to that of the UK. Training, therefore, started with the basics: the concept of sterility during operation, the use of gloves or alternatives and the use of basic surgical instruments. We introduced her to some newer and safer surgical techniques, such as the spaying of female cats via flank incision and the use of jugular rather than cephalic veins for blood collection. By the end of the course, Dr Kryhova had acquired a solid foundation of veterinary skills. She commented at the end of the course that gas anaesthesia was the key learning skill she obtained along with use of the dental machines.
After returning to Moscow, she now works as a “high” vet assistant in the IFAW Animal Welfare Center in Moscow after graduating in the summer. IFAW hope to get a full-time vet position for her if possible this year. On Dec 13-21 2008 Tatiana provided vet training for charity animal protection NGO “May” form Tula; a city not far from Moscow. Local vet Alex Zinin (he is on the right side of photo) has an intensive vet training including preparation and post-surgical sterilization vet instruments sets, methods of anesthesia, using of different kinds of suture materials etc.
To find out more about our work in Russia, please click here.