The Mayhew International team left for Tbilisi, Georgia on Wednesday to help in the aftermath of the recent floods where they will be assisting with surgical procedures and helping to reunite misplaced dogs with their owners. The team are bringing lots of useful items and have also received many generous donations of equipment to take over.

The equipment includes canine stretchers, collars, leads, surgical supplies, suture materials, antibiotics, flea treatments, microchip scanners and dog crates. Many thanks to MDC Exports, WVS and AVID for their help and donations.

You can follow our Georgia Twitter Timeline below to keep up to date with the Mayhew International team in Georgia.

Mayhew International’s vet team is off to Tbilisi for 10 days helping on the ground with the flood aftermath #georgia pic.twitter.com/BzxhuXDWsd

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 26, 2015

The MI team busy in Georgia visiting GSPCA. They have taken in dogs from other shelters damaged in the recent floods. pic.twitter.com/cuAu0UDXql — Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 27, 2015

We are visiting The Georgian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) who have a small shelter with approximately 42 dogs, mostly involved with road traffic accidents and traumas. This shelter had also taken some of the dogs from another shelter that was destroyed by the floods.

Rustavi Municipal Shelter. Advised on dog population mgt, rabies vaccination & shelter mgt. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/evcMfDdflU

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 28, 2015

Rustavi City is a small town with around 100,000 people a short distance out of Tbilisi. There are approximately 4000 stray dogs with no stray dog management currently in place . The council intend to carry out Trap Neuter Return and a neutering and rabies vaccination programme and they have set up a small shelter facility. The shelter also has an operating room with basic equipment for neutering. Mayhew International may be giving training to the shelter’s vet and we have offered our advice and assistance to the council to carry out a dog survey for the town.

Donating medicine,dog crates, bed,surgery drapes & gloves & rabies gloves to Tbilisi Shelter http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/BFMazGV9XV — Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 28, 2015

Tbilisi street dogs. MI team training vets & advising on dog population & rabies vaccination. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/UJWRptKCwv

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 28, 2015

MI team treating dog with severely infected hind leg injury -Tbisili. Given medicines,hydrated and put on drip. pic.twitter.com/3oC6nulj5J — Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 29, 2015

On our first visit to the Tbilisi Municipal shelter a dog was brought in with a severely infected bite wound and hernia. Our vet Dr. Mohammed Jalil and Vet Nurse Laura took over and helped treat the dog. They cleaned the area thoroughly and administered antibiotics and pain relief donated by us. They also placed her on intravenous fluids to help hydrate and support her as she had a very high temperature. The dog was then placed in one of the donated Mayhew dog crates so that she can recover and relax and she ate when she was given a bowl of food.

Tbilisi street cats. MI team training vets & advising on dog population & rabies vaccination. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/jrcnRXHeMZ

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 29, 2015

Thanks to the Mayor of #Tbilisi who came to meet us at the Tbilisi shelter to see our work. http://t.co/NCDUX9TiCS pic.twitter.com/D7TIGEkm6E — Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 29, 2015

Today we helped a young puppy with a severe flea infestation. DOG organisation took him. http://t.co/NCDUX9TiCS pic.twitter.com/H5cJZtzWcJ

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 29, 2015

We’re busy training 4 vets & 4 assistants at Tbilisi shelter and also neutering dogs. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/yczr9FIYwl — Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 30, 2015

Thanks @avidplc for donating a microchip scanner.The Mayor of #Tbilisi & shelter very pleased! http://t.co/NCDUX9TiCS pic.twitter.com/6uSaY97FzH

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 30, 2015

We’re busy training 4 vets & 4 assistants at Tbilisi shelter & neutering dogs. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/yPnQvCdvyH — Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 30, 2015

Injured dog we helped with infected leg wounds recovering well.Our vet giving her treatment. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/QqsJ89WCQx

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 31, 2015

Box of tiny kittens dumped at #Tbilisi Shelter. They’ll be hand reared by shelter staff. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/8ZrTt52VP4

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 31, 2015

Thanks to @WVScharity for your generous donations from us all at @mayhewint & #Tbilisi Shelter!http://t.co/NCDUX9TiCS pic.twitter.com/1UOOosI7HC

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 31, 2015

Many dogs are coming into the #Tbilisi shelter all this week. We're treating & neutering them. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/4P5AySqGTY

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 31, 2015

We treated tiny, poorly kittens with bad eyes, flea anaemia and dehydration @ #Tbilisi shelter http://t.co/NCDUX9TiCS pic.twitter.com/7Zr1raf7fW

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) August 1, 2015

We're at #Tbilisi shelter training vets neutering & giving dogs health checks & vaccinations. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/oQo8n6wnYC

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) July 30, 2015

Vet training continues.We're training best practice for surgeries here in the #Tbilisi shelter http://t.co/NCDUX9TiCS pic.twitter.com/vArDOJJ3Oj

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) August 2, 2015

Donated microchipping scanner in action at #Tbilisi shelter. Registering #dogs in the city. Thanks to @avidplc pic.twitter.com/3lcmr6FEb4

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) August 2, 2015

Many more dogs are coming into #Tbilisi shelter while we're here. We're treating & neutering. http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/Bt511lALxy

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) August 2, 2015

Our 10 days in #Tbilisi vet training & treating dogs & kittens has come 2 an end. See our work http://t.co/NCDUX9BHei pic.twitter.com/xALCpC8LvR

— Mayhew International (@mayhewint) August 2, 2015