It was”all hands on deck” during WSHS student Harlee Heim’s cat spay/neuter clinic she organized as part of her senior project. Held at Prairie View Veterinary Clinic in Wessington Springs with surgeries and procedures performed by veterinary staff, the project’ spayed/neutered 50 feral and/or companion animal cats. Shown in the back row, left to right are: Vet Tech Rachael Martinmass, Vet Assistant Gavin Machtemes, Dr. Hailey Ehlers, Chris Heim, Dr. Casey Duxbury, Meggin Heim, Dr. Katie Hunsucker-Brown, Sh
Heim sterilizes surgical instruments as Dr. Ehlers performs a spay.
Heim brings sterilized tools to one of the surgery rooms.
Plooster preps a cat for surgery.
Scheel assists Martinmass as she prepares a cat for a procedure during the clinic.
With the goal of addressing important community concerns when it comes to the local domestic and feral cat population, Wessington Springs High School senior, Harlee Heim, hosted a discounted cat neuter and spay clinic on Monday,January30,2023at the Prairie View Vet Clinic in Wessington Springs. Procedures performed by veterinarians and assistants were made possible through grants Heim secured f...