![]() ![]() No pet should be neglected when it comes to veterinary care, so we aim to be the place of choice for companion animals to be treated." "Affordable and accessible pet care is the basis of our organization. "From the standpoint of as an organization, Wags and Whiskers is both an opportunity to raise friends as well as to raise funds, spread the word about the mission of the organization and generate revenue that will allow us to have even greater impact with the pets here in the West Michigan region," Caldwell-Newton said. Tickets for the event's fourth year sold out two weeks in advance, and the organization was able to raise approximately $35,000-an amount that will help underwrite about 500 surgical procedures for West Michigan dogs and cats. One of the ways C-SNIP engages the community is through their annual Wags and Whiskers event, which was recently held in October at Studio D2D. In order for C-SNIP to offer their services at an affordable rate, the organization relies heavily on the community for volunteers and financial support. "We see about 500 to 600 Pets every month at our new Community Well Pet Clinic," Caldwell-Newton said, noting the importance of having regular preventative care before minor issues turn into larger, more costly ones. C-SNIP also recently opened the Community Well Pet Clinic for reduced cost wellness prevention services and treatments-from treating ear, eye and skin issues to vaccinations and overall wellness visits. In addition to managing the overpopulation of pets, spay/neuter procedures also come with additional behavioral and health benefits for your fuzzy best friend, including a reduced cancer risk. "By embracing spay/neuter-and having it be an affordable and accessible procedure for the everyday pet owner-we're able to prevent that overpopulation issue from rearing its ugly head again." "The nation and the community began to realize that there's a better way to control the population than euthanasia, and they saw spay/neuter as the most effective solution," Caldwell-Newton explained. The unfortunate reality of that overcrowding overpopulation issue led to approximately 15 to 20 million dogs and cats being euthanized at shelters every year. And as a result, animal shelters around the country were overly crowded there were just far too many animals born every year and there weren't enough homes," Caldwell-Newton said. "Back in the 70s, 80s, and even into the 90s, spay/neuter was not a very common procedure. ![]() Sharon Caldwell-Newton, Executive Director of C-SNIP, emphasized the importance of having your family pet fixed by recalling standards from decades past. The mobile unit eventually transitioned to a stationary clinic, with C-SNIP having now performed over 200,000 procedures to significantly drop the rate of euthanasia in the region's animal shelters. The organization began as a first-of-its-kind in the region mobile clinic performing reduced-cost spay/neuter procedures. "This is Bob Barker reminding you to help control the pet population-have your pets spayed or neutered."īarker's message is one that C-SNIP, a non-profit organization providing affordable spay and neuter procedures to animals in West Michigan since 2001, is deeply passionate about. ![]() She also enjoys cooking and reading when she gets the chance.Many of us can easily remember Bob Barker closing out every episode of "The Price is Right" with his iconic saying: Solnik has five cats-Chloe, 15 Cole, nine: Luna, four Bernie, two and George, one-who keep her entertained with their never ending antics. Solnik and her husband, Ryan, have a three-year-old daughter named Charlotte (Charlie) who loves being outside, whether it’s a trip to the zoo, the park or the playground. “I am really passionate about surgery, so after working at C-Snip I am excited to do a little more and expand my surgical skill set,” she says.ĭr. She began her career in general practice before working at C-Snip, and is looking forward to working in general practice once again with us. Solnik completed her veterinary degree at Michigan State and Dr. She took a class where she earned credits assisting at a veterinary practice, and “that experience really cemented in my mind that veterinary medicine was what I wanted to do, after being in a clinic every day and seeing how things worked,” she says.Īfter studying biology at Central Michigan University, Dr. Solnik that she’d also pursue medicine as a career, but it wasn’t until high school that she realized it would be animal medicine. With a lifelong interest in science and a mom who was a nurse, it seemed natural to Dr. Solnik has lived in the Grand Rapids area her whole life, growing up in Rockford. Solnik and her family, daughter Charlie and husband Ryan.Dr. Solnik joins us from C-Snip in Grand Rapids where she worked for two years.ĭr. Cascade Hospital for Animals and Breton Village Animal Clinic are happy to welcome Dr. ![]()
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