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Monday 09:00 - 17:00 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Saturday 09:00 - 13:00

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Our website www.lamu-vet.org has now vanished from the internet following the winding up of the company that hosted the site. Instead, we’ll keep in touch via Facebook with more updates, features and photos depicting our day-to-day activities and how we go about our mission caring for the animals on the Lamu Archipelago. We shall be creating a new website in due course when time and finances allow. Notre site internet www.lamu-vet.org n’est maintenant plus disponible sur internet suite à de la fermeture de la société hôte. Mais le ‘spectacle’ continue ! Dorénavant, vous trouverez des nouvelles, petites anecdotes et autres jolies photos sur nos activités vétérinaires et bien-être animal sur l’archipel de Lamu, via cette page Facebook que nous essayerons de garder à jour du mieux possible. Merci et à bientôt !

26/07/2026

23/07/2026 Shela Mararani Mobile Clinic
The penultimate mobile clinic of this round at this settlement in the sand dunes just behind the exclusive Shela Village resort.
17 dogs received routine internal and external parasite treatment. 2 puppies and 2 cats were vaccinated against rabies. Another 2 cats were treated with a special spray and an anti-inflammatory injection for mange on their face.
One female dog was presented with mammary tumour. The owner was advised to bring her to the clinic for surgery and have her spayed. He said he will consider. Dr Mary is following up on this case.
The next event more of a field clinic will take us to Kiwayu, north of the archipelago for a day long mission following up on our last visit in February. See you there!

19/07/2026

19.07.2026 An alternative to the FIFA World Cup 2026 - Manda Kitau Mobile Clinic
Held on Thursday last week just across the Lamu Manda islands channel opposite Shela Village. 8 animal owners with 19 dogs and one goat rallied on the beach front off Diamond Beach Resort to meet Dr Mary and Eric who dispensed routine treatment against ticks, fleas and mango worms and one rabies vaccination for a young dog who missed the latest vaccination campaign organised by the County Veterinary Department. Despite an early start, it remains a challenge getting a larger number of animals and owners attend the regular event. The few presented that are looking well cared for and healthy are a far cry from the bigger picture where dogs are kept as ‘guard’ dogs on ‘shambas’ (small farms) at the rear of the island in conditions that have hardly improved in all these years. Indeed, Manda Kitau was our first ever location where such event was held some 20 years ago where dog owners are happy to get free veterinary services but are hardly ever visit our facilities in town and pay the token veterinary fees. Champions among those who display most resistance to having their dogs neutered. One confidently declaring to the undersigned on one such visit that ‘we never have enough dogs!’. How to hear it from the horse’s mouth! Enjoy the scenery.

12/07/2026

09.07.2026 - Manda Airport & Maganga Mobile Clinic
Yet another well attended field clinic where Dr Mary and Eric attended to 36 adult dogs, 8 puppies and 2 cats of which 6 puppies and 1 cat were vaccinated against rabies.
The photos are telling of the abject poverty people are living in with their animals. This year the long rains season that has extended to this day has been particularly harsh on dogs found infested with the dreaded mango worms that eat in their skin. Treatment typically requires painful manual extraction of the parasites followed by a special injection for more lasting effect. Next mobile clinic will take place in about two months while meanwhile animal owners are being encouraged to visit the vet clinic premises in Lamu Town.

04/07/2026

02 July 2026 Swafaa mobile clinic
Swafaa a poor settlement behind Lamu town and one of our regular mobile clinic destinations. Dr Mary and Eric were met by a record attendance after our last visit on 05 Feb. 2026 due to staff constraints. 46 dogs of which 5 puppies, 4 cats and 1 unusual patient, a white rabbit were presented under the tamarind tree, the village’s focal point. Routine treatment was provided as we would do on these events: rabies vaccination for the younger dogs, internal and external worming regimen with extraction of the dreadful mango worms that badly infest the poor creatures after the long rainy season. Noticeable on this occasion, was the number of white dogs in this area, all we assume from the same ‘descendance’, a typical sign of backyard breeding whether intentional to sell on puppy dogs to make a few shillings or the absence of population management by neutering. It reminds us of the reluctance to ‘family planning’ in the local cultural context even though it is offered free of charge at our veterinary clinic.
The battle continues; if not to reverse the trend at least to provide some succour in one’s ‘vie de chien’ (in a dog’s life), one day at a time. Thank you for your empathy and compassion in following us.

13/06/2026

There were dogs, many -39 in all in both locations. Cats, a few, 4. Donkeys 3, 1 lamb and 2 goat kids. In the good hands of Captain Suleiman Mohamed, Dr Mary and Eric’s sailing to their first Matondoni & Kipungani mobile clinic on Thursday.
Catching up on the regular routines: flea and ticks prevention, worming treatment and rabies vaccinations. A long half day hard work. Thank you to both from the bottom of our hearts, they say, owners and animals alike

06/06/2026

The past week, the place has been like a real beehive...

25/05/2026

Dr Mary Katuti, the veterinary surgeon and Eric, the animal health assistant wasted no time and efforts to embrace their new roles with enthusiasm. Cases have come as doors opened this weekend to care for their first patients. Without further ado and as things are moving fast, let’s make the welcome presentation of the new recruits:
Dr Mary Katuti honed her clinical and surgical skills at a private clinic in Nairobi before being an assistant veterinarian at Taveta sub-county. Curious about veterinary medicine in conservation work, she moved on to Ol Pejeta Conservancy treating chimpanzees and overseeing day-to-day operations. Her last assignment was with Tsavo East and West National Conservancy Park. When reading for her degree in veterinary medicine, she volunteered with the Reptile Study Group at the Nairobi Snake Park, a division of the National Museums of Kenya to acquire further knowledge in reptile conservation medicine. The LAWC values her varied background which will serve us well in Lamu.
Eric Muteti joined the LAWC with a BSc in Animal Health Production and Processing, typically a five-year qualification just under a veterinarian. In addition, Eric has a Certificate in Veterinary Public Health. He has more than four years’ experience working as a veterinary technician attache to Kirinyaga county government and as a clinic assistant with a well-established veterinary practice in Nairobi. Karibu Eric! Your skills are already indispensable in our ever-growing workload.
We wish the new team well!

24/05/2026

Hii ni kuwafahamisha kuwa KLINIKI YA USTAWI WA WANYAMA LAMU iliyopo Tundani, Mji wa Lamu, karibu na Mahakama, imefunguliwa tena kwa mashauriano na huduma za mifugo, chanjo na matibabu ya paka, mbwa na wanyama wa shambani kwa jamii ya Lamu. Saa zetu za mashauriano ni:
JUMATATU: 9:30 asubuhi hadi 12:30 jioni – 2:00 jioni hadi 4:00 jioni
JUMANNE: 2:00 jioni hadi 4:00 jioni
JUMATANO: 9:30 asubuhi hadi 12:30 jioni
ALHAMISI: 2:00 jioni hadi 4:00 jioni
IJUMAA: 9:30 asubuhi hadi 12:30 jioni – 2:00 jioni hadi 4:00 jioni
JUMAMOSI: 10:00 asubuhi hadi 1:00 mchana.
Tafadhali shiriki ujumbe huu na marafiki zako, majirani na watu wote unaowasiliana nao. Tunatarajia kuwaona.
Nambari za mawasiliano:
Kliniki ya Mifugo: 0713 817144
Dkt. Mary Katuti: 0769 309196
Eric Muteti: 0714 198004
Asanteni.
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This is to inform you that the LAMU ANIMAL WELFARE CLINIC in Tundani Lamu Town, next to the Law Court has reopened for consultations and veterinary services, vaccinations and treatment for cats, dogs and farm animals to the Lamu community. Our consultations hours are MONDAY 09:30am to 12:30pm – 02:00pm to 04:00pm – TUESDAY 02:00pm to 04:00pm – WEDNESDAY 09:30am to 12:30pm – THURSDAY 02:00pm to 04:00pm – Friday 09:30am to 12:30pm – 02:00pm to 04:00pm – SATURDAY 10:00am TO 01:00pm.
Please share this msg with your friends and neighbours and all your contacts. We look forward to seeing you. Phone contact numbers: Veterinary Clinic 0713 817144 – Dr Mary Katuti 0769 309196 – Eric Muteti 0714 198004. Thank you.

04/04/2026

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT – There is a job to be had - for an immediate start or to agree on - at our veterinary clinic animal welfare project on the coast, in Lamu. For a veterinary surgeon with accomplished professional experience. In view of a future partnership between private activities and charity work. For a hard-working, responsible, and mature individual with drive to develop an existing customer base to dispense veterinary treatment and care while propagating a message of empathy and compassion towards animals in the local community. Clinic practice management, basic accounting knowledge, and most importantly strong interpersonal skills are a prerequisite to thrive in the role. If this is you and you feel you could take up the challenge, kindly get in touch with me by email to [email protected] and let’s have a chat to take this a step further. A competitive remuneration package is on offer for the right applicant.
Drifters, pretenders, timewasters and other self-centred souls, please abstain! Thank you.
HAPPY EASTER!
Richarde Traeger (Ms), founder trustee Lamu Animal Welfare Clinic, Lamu

14/03/2026

🐾 Kiwayu Mobile Clinic 🐾

On 27th February 2026, we went to Kiwayu Island, one of the most remote Islands in the Lamu Archipelago, for what a mobile clinic to deliver much-needed veterinary services.

Across Kiwayu Cha Nje and Kiwayu Cha Ndani, we attended to 95 animals in one day, including:

🐕 40 dogs (treated, dewormed, and vaccinated)
🐈 11 cats (dewormed, vaccinated, and treated for illnesses)
🐴 37 donkeys (dewormed and wounds managed)
🐐 7 goats (dewormed)

Alongside treatment, we also educated animal owners on the importance of dog neutering to improve long-term animal welfare.

We are grateful to the Kiwayu community for their cooperation and to our local facilitator Lali and Capt. Anwar for making this outreach event possible.
Dr Collins

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Lamu

Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday	09:00 - 13:00

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+254713817144

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