Thursday

Camp started with lots of friendship bracelets, feeding Carmen and the feral cats, accordion animal crafts, and games.

We had snack and started some games until our guest speaker, Garrett Levins, arrived. He is a vet at BEVS as well as a part time firefighter. Garrett came in to tell us all about his job as a vet and explain some pet first aid to us. He started by showing us several xrays of silly things that he has found inside of cats or dogs (swallowing an entire spoon, or a spongebob toy?!) Then he showed us how to properly wrap a wound or broken bone, handed out stuffed animals and the campers had a chance to try. The five different groups were asked to tell what animal it was, what it's name was, what happened, and how long it will take to heal. Videos of each group are in the google pictures link down below!

After Garret left, we made our way over to the pet cemetery and did a scavenger hunt. Campers had a blast reading all of the fun and creative names that people have come up with over time, adding up how old different pets were, and reading some of the stories or comments on the stones. After everyone finished their scavenger hunt, they collected a few pine cones that we used to make pine cone bird feeders. We will be hanging them up tomorrow.

By the end of the day, campers were begging to play more games and hang out with Carmen.
Follow this link to see all of our photos from camp this week!: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ptBuInoAZayU1hLA2