We need lifesaving veterinary equipment & supplies: can you help?

We need your support to equip The Gongo Centre with the lifesaving veterinary equipment that will allow us to save more lives, train more vets and make a bigger difference, faster.

We welcome all donations of new or second-hand veterinary equipment, as well as financial donations that will enable us to buy these much-needed items.

In our Wish List, below, we have identified the most vital pieces of equipment that we need for The Gongo Centre.

• 8 x Consulting / Examination Tables (£850 each)

  Stainless steel for hygiene and with a rubber top to stop animals slipping.

  These tables are vital for preparing animals for surgery and minor procedures.

  Some tables have wheels to allow animals to be wheeled safely into surgery once anaesthetised, so they don’t have to be carried between rooms.

• 6 x Height-adjustable operating tables (£1500 each)

  Tables with adjustable height – so simple, yet these can make such a huge difference for our vets.

  Help us prevent back and neck injuries for vets and nurses who spend hours operating on multiple surgeries every day!

• 6 x Trolley for surgical instruments (£485 each)

  These sainless steel trolleys are vital for sterile surgeries where the vets can place all their surgical kit for the operation.

• 8 x Portable stands for intravenous drips (£80 each)

  All our surgical patients and many sick hospitalised patients need to have Intravenous fluids. These stable, height adjustable stands mean we can position the “drips” with the patient so they can continue to run uninterrupted

• 1 x Scrub sink (£850)

  Hand washing and sterility is paramount for hygienic surgery. These sinks have taps operated by a knee push so it is totally hands free!

• 6 x Surgical lights (£2450 each)

  Special bright, adjustable, ceiling or wall mounted lights allow vets to see the surgical area properly. We need one for every surgery table!

• 9 x Examination lights (£1900 each)

  We need good light for everything we do, for example examining mouths, paws, placing intravenous cannulas, endotracheal tubes for surgery and examining wounds

• 1 x Ultrasonic cleaning bath for instruments (£1900)

  Ultrasonic baths are essential for thorough cleaning of surgical instruments to clean all the little ridges and corners of the kits before sterilising in an autoclave.

• 4 x Infusion pumps for intravenous fluids (£500 each)

  Help us ensure that patients are given the correct amount of fluid for their weight. Fluid pumps are essential for safety, particularly in our smaller and very sick patients

• 2 x Syringe pumps for intravenous medication (£500 each)

  We will be able to safely give correct doses of IV medications to our patients with these syringe pumps

• 2 x Oxygen concentrator (£750 each)

  We can make our own concentrated oxygen from the air with these essential machines. For use during anaesthesia and for animals in ICU with breathing problems. These machines mean we don’t have to worry about unreliable supplies of big, heavy, expensive oxygen gas cannisters

• 1 x Oxygen tent kennel door (£600)

  We can create a life saving oxygen chamber from a normal kennel by changing the door to this special door which allows us to provide additional oxygen to the patient inside without any stress to the animal.

• 1 x Intensive Care Unit (£1595)

  We have many patients who would benefit from a special ICU unit where we can warm hypothermic litters of puppies and injured animals, while they also receive oxygen

• 1 x Patient Warning System (£1000)

  This clever system uses warm air flow through special blankets to warm animals- especially useful during and after long surgeries to prevent anaesthetised patients becoming dangerously cold.

• 3 x Pre- and Post-Surgery Kennel Bank (£5000 per bank)

  These banks of 5 stainless steel kennels are important for hygiene – in observation areas for pre and post-surgery and in wards for sick patients.
  
  We need 3 banks of 5 kennels.

• 1 x Bank of cat-friendly cages (£4000 per bank)

  These banks of six cat-friendly cages are invaluable for reducing stress in cat patients.

• 1 x Surgical suction unit (£240)

  Essential for safe operating during major procedures.

• 1 x Surgical cautery machine (£1200)

  Safely prevent bleeding during surgery.