WISH LIST

We appreciate so much the many gifts our friends from abroad bring to our shelter. Some items are just not available here in Cozumel. We want to thank everyone for thinking of us and our wish list.

MONETARY DONATIONS, are needed badly to pay for our wholesale food, vaccines, medicines, and supplies for our permanent free spay/neuter program. The shelter and clinic are currently running and average of $10, 000 usd a month. We receive no government support and rely heavily on fundraising, sales of t-shirts, kennel sponsors and spontaneous donations.

 

WHAT CAN BE BOUGHT LOCALLY?

• Purina cat chow for kittens. Blue bag with pink on it and says: GATITOS

• Whiskas wet for cats, pollo y atun

• Pedigree wet for puppies. Look for cans that say: CACHORROS

• Bleach, powdered detergent, dish soap, flash floor cleaner, paper towels, fabric softner

• Dog shampoo. Mega has good quality for the best prices

Miscelaneous:

• Dog treats (no pig/cow ears)
• Dog collars hard plastic clasp, small and medium sizes and leashes. Please avoid dollar store collars for dogs as they break open often due to the clasp being weak. Great collars available on line and same prices as dollar stores at: www.dog.com
• Cat collars
• Dog toys (kongs are great) Cat toys and scratch posts
• Gentle Leaders
• Shampoo especially medicated for skin problems
• Frontline flea and tick prevention medicine (not expired as we have found it not to work so well)
• KURANDA dog beds (check www.kuranda.com). We are on the list of shelters with them, mention that it is for the Cozumel Humane Society for a 35% discount. Polyurethane frame, medium size, with cordura material.
• Cat Traps: We like this brand, the most Humane: http://www.animal-traps.com/animal-trap-cats-tc.html
• Pens, paper-clips, scissors, markers, etc.
• Lysine vitamin supplement for cats. Can be bought online at Amazon.com
• Old towels, pillow cases and soft fleece blankets.

• Gentle shampoo for kittens and cats

Medical materials

• Syringes with or without needles, mostly 3cc and 5cc, some 10cc and also insulin/tb syringes 0.5 cc and 1cc.
• Sutures: absorbable sizes 2.0 and 3.0. PDS sutures are preferred, but absorbable and size is what matters the most.
• Sterile gloves sizes 6.5 and 7.0
• Dewormer: fenbendazole, praziquantel, milbemax (for cats) or any broad spectrum dewormer, especially dewormers effective against tape worm.
• IV start kits guages: 20, 22, 24
• Skin glue for incision closure
• Fluoresceine strips
• Schimmer tests (for tear production testing)
• Antibiotics (not expired as otherwise we can’t bring them in). We particularly need DOXYCYCLINE badly
• Imiticide (medicine to kill heart worms)
• Erlichia/Heart-worm/parvo test kits/IDEXX.
• CAT LEUKEMIA TESTS
• Test tubes for blood samples: purple (EDTA) and red tops
• Disc-quick tint
• Coban dressing and gauze
• Isofluorane (we really need this very much)
• Orthopedic pins and plates
• Orthopedic drill.

Books

• Hematology
• Opthomology

Equipment

• Digital Cam corder to help us make you tube videos of our animals needing homes
• Microscope slides and covers
• Flexible thermometers
• Electrocardiograph
• Ultrasound
• New Anaesthetic machine
• SpO2 monitoring
• Portable xray machine and developer

• Tattoo gun

• Blow gun to help us and animal control be able to get feral dogs for TNR
• Any questions please email us and we will be happy to respond

HOW CAN I SEND SOMETHING ON THE WISHLIST?

Please email us at pets@humanecozumel.org. We have many friends coming to the island often and would be more than happy to "mule" us goods down. It would just be a matter of sending what you wish to send to the mule within your own country.

Unfortunately mailing and shipping into Mexico is a difficult task. Using the mule system is much more effective to ensure the goods make it to our shelter and our animals.