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This Irish veterinary nurse in Perth customises dog casts to cheer up their families after surgery
KATE DOYLE MOVED from Waterford to Perth in 2011 – and has been working there as a veterinary nurse ever since.
The clinic she works at takes in all sorts of different animals, but she’s become known for applying the loveliest personal touch for dogs post-surgery:
“All the patients that usually require bandages are having a major surgery and that worries the families so I always try to make them smile with my handmade bandages”
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Kate hand draws patterns, colours and characters on to casts to make everyone – especially the kids – feel a little more upbeat, as she tells DailyEdge.ie:
Given her love of animals, if a stray is brought in to the clinic Kate will often take them home and foster them until a suitable family can be found.
And that’s what happened with little Moe in April
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He was in a bad way when Kate discovered him in work:
So his first bandage design was, appropriately, Tayto – because Kate had full control over that one. But she also tailors the designs depending on the circumstances:
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She’s been with Moe for nearly a month now:
“This was the night I took him home”
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She can go a little more close-to-home with the references if the people happen to be Irish:
Brightening up everyone’s day with some lovely drawings – this is going above and beyond
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Kate combines her love of two very different things with these little projects:
She has an Instagram page dedicated to those in her foster care so people can keep up to date with Moe, Moon and anyone else who happens to be staying with them
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Moe is still not out of the woods yet, but he’s in the best possible place:
And to all the post-surgery dogs that pass through Kate’s care, they’re bound to leave the clinic looking that little bit more colourful with their new casts
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Much nicer than a plain old white bandage when the kids welcome them home.
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