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‘Fur-tunately’ Jakarta provides health services for flood-affected pets
By Saturday, the agency had received visits from 1,263 animals, including 206 dogs, 811 cats, 11 weasels, five monkeys, and one rabbit.
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A veterinarian checks the condition of a pet dog affected by the massive floods that hit Greater Jakarta in the first days of the new year at the Jakarta Maritime, Fisheries and Food Security Agency (DKPKP) office in Johar Baru, Jakarta on Friday, January 6, 2020. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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arble had a runny nose and watery eyes when she came to the temporary veterinary clinic in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta. The six-month-old feline was sneezing occasionally and was diagnosed with a cold. She remained calm when a veterinarian injected vitamins and antibiotics into her white coat.
“Colds are among the most common diseases affecting animals during flooding,” Hasudungan, the vet who attended to Marble, said on Saturday.
Marble and 14 other cats belonging to Bendungan Hilir resident Jumiarsih visited the temporary clinic set up in a park. It was one of more than 160 posts set up across Jakarta to help treat animals, free of charge, following the massive floods that inundated many parts of the capital city in the first days of the new year.
The initiative came from Jakarta’s Maritime, Fisheries, and Food Security Agency (DKPKP), which has listed the veterinary clinics’ addresses and contact numbers on its Instagram account @dkpkp.jakarta. The agency has also been busy rescuing animals stranded in floods, working in collaboration with the city's Fire Department and the Disaster Mitigation Agency.
The emergency veterinary clinics are open every day, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends. They have been busy since day one on Jan. 2, and by Saturday, the agency had received visits from 1,263 animals, including 206 dogs, 811 cats, 11 weasels, five monkeys, and one rabbit.
The agency welcomes food donations and other provisions such as ointments, containers, and cages. Supplies can be delivered to its logistics depot on Jl. Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta. The agency has also collected and distributed 1.5 tons of pet food.
Many pet owners welcomed the veterinary services.
