There are 2 forms that are carried in an ambulance. One is a call card which  has details of who called for the animal, their names and addresses, their  signature, identifying mark of the animal, species of the animal etc. The  other is a treatment card to be filled up by the vet in the ambulance and  tallies with the call card serial number. But now we will simplify it by  clubbing both together: the call card on one side and treatment card on the  backside. There will be a perforated counterpart that will be numbered as  the call card and handed over to the caller.

I will write this down nicely and send it to you for circulation, within a
few days. I havent been too well, with too many inspections all over
Maharashtra in a limited period of time, so just give me a couple of days.
Regards

Shakuntala Majumdar

From: <info@karmayog.com>
To: <thanespca@hotmail.com>
CC: "'nimesh sumati'" <mail2nimesh@gmail.com>
Subject: animal ambulance
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:47:28 +0530

Dear Shakuntala,
Congrats!
Thanks for the update.
Keep up the great work!
BTW, what checklists / forms get filled when an animal is picked up?
You may wish to share that with the group so that others can benefit from
your expertise.

Vinay


>From: "Shakuntala Majumdar" <thanespca@hotmail.com>
>To: <info@karmayog.com>; <mail2nimesh@gmail.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:15 PM

Dear Nimesh and Vinay,
26th Jan was a very happy day for us. After repeated requests to the Ministry for the last 4 years, the file for our appeal for an animal ambulance was at last handed over to the AWBI by them, sanctioned and finalised. With only 3 animal ambulances in this huge district, with 2 of them restricted only to small animals and working only within Thane city,there was only one left, overused and breaking up, for rescue and treatment work. It was high time that a large animal ambulance started running the roads of Thane district.

We ordered for a Tempo Trax Kargo, with a Benz engine, and a capacity of 2 tonnes. It will be fitted with a ramp for dragging large animals, a dog grasper, a snake grasper, two stretchers, a first aid kit, oxygen cylinder, Emergency Medicines, surgical instruments, a basin and small water tank, an overhead light for emergency treatment and a metal chequered plate   flooring
with outlets for water to flow out. Also an animal carrier and basket - you
never know what we might catch.

We will employ a driver and a vet to be in the ambulance. Initially the ambulance will run for 9 hours a day, after judging the pattern of calls  and
response of the vehicle, we wish to increase the timing. Meanwhile the hospital has been spruced up and a emergency cattle ward is  in our plans.

The reason why I am writing this to you , although both of you know what is
going on, is that it would not have been possible without either of you.

Warmest Regards
Shakuntala Majumdar