Mara Mobile Veterinary Unit

Category: Life of a Vet | Date: Feb 25 2007 | By: admin

This week I have been sorting out the veterinary equipments and drugs for the preparation for another Mara trip. It was much more than I initially expected to be and looks like it is not all going to fit inside my small Suzuki. Thanks to Earthview Ltd and Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp, most of the load is going to be transported by Kichwa supply truck which is leaving Nairobi next week. Heavier drug boxes and camping gear will be carried by their truck, and my car will now be carrying more fragile equipments like microscope and surgical equipments.

Special thanks to for those who sponsored this trip, helping us with veterinary equipment purchase- Mara Serena Lodge, Kichwa Tembo Tented Safari Camp (CC Africa), Olonana Tented Lodge, Oloololo Game Ranch and TBS (Japan).

Tomorrow I will bring my car to a garage for fitting of the roof rack and also fitting tubes into the wheels. The project is still in our fledgling state and I use my personal vehicle for my trip. As I had several of punctures in my last trip to Mara, I decided to carry extra tube and wheel in an addition to my already existing spare wheel. Large four wheel pickup vehicle will be a great plus for the project.

A wheel turns into shredded rubber after mid savannah puncture. Acacia thorn pierced a hole in the tire, but since my spare tire was flat I had to drive another 10km to reach nearby lodge.