Thursday, October 31, 2019

3321. Drooling in old stray cats in Singapore



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VIDEO OF KIND SINGAPOREANS BRINGING THE CAT TO TOA PAYOH VETS FOR TREATMENT






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3320. A 6-month-old dwarf hamster has an everted cheek pouch

Surgical excision is the best option. If you delay surgery, the pouch becomes traumatised by the hamster's paw scratching and pulling. It becomes badly infected and smelly. The hamster stops eating, becomes dehydrated and passes away.

Sometimes, your vet may not want to perform anaesthesia and surgery on the dwarf hamster.
Pl phone us +65 254-3326 for appointment to do the surgery.




Case details at:
Sun May 19, 2019  Vesak Day







Pre-op videos






Post-op images. Cheek pouch excised under anaesthesia.



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3319. Intern Images***** Singapore buildings - malls, apartments and condos - Toa Payoh Vets

IMAGES - SINGAPORE BUILDINGS

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2018 Toa Payoh Vets


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Ang Mo Kio members of parliament

Toa Payoh apartments

Toa Payoh Apartments

Kim Keat apartments
Kim Keat apartments

Kim Keat apartments

Gem Residences - Condo in Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh town

Toa Payoh town



Bishan condos


Great World City shopping mall and condos


Lentor Vale Playground and houses
Countryside houses and playground


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3318. The contractor's female spayed cat has a sniffling sound.

Thur Oct 31, 2019

The cat has a sniffling sound from the nose for some weeks. Good appetite and thirsty. No fever.
Gums may be slightly pale and tongue had ulcerations on the dorsal surface. Viral infection?


Physical examination of the chest, lungs and heart was normal.  No abdominal pain or swelling of organs.


Sunday, October 27, 2019

3317. Battle of two Oriental Garden Lizards on one tree - 'Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me'

Tue Oct 29, 2019

Both Oriental Garden Lizards sharing the same tree is a very rare occurrence for me. The bigger one was on the tree branches. The smaller one on the lower trunk. Today was my 2nd sighting in over 300 days of Oriental Garden Lizard encounters during my 2-km walking exercise.



During my first sighting, I returned to the tree one hour later. Only the smaller lizard was still on the tree trunk. Hence I presumed that the bigger one had jumped off as he was a coward despite his overwhelming size.

Can these two lizards receive telepathy from me?  This episode appeared to prove they can.

The bigger lizard read my thoughts: "You are a big coward. You are 5 times larger. Yet  you disappeared from the tree branches the last time I saw you. The smaller one down the tree trunk was still around. He has great courage!"  

The bigger lizard bobbed his head up and down as if doing "push ups". He puffed up his orange throat and pouches. He eyed the smaller one as he climbed down the branch to the trunk. The smaller one was not intimidated and stood his ground.

The frontal assault was sudden as I was leaving them alone after my pre-fight video. So I could only take images when I witnessed the assault as there was no time to video. In any case, my video footage would be jerky and not meant for the fast-moving battle of the two lizards.

The big lizard pounced on top of the smaller one, mouthed his abdomen, turned him head downwards. The big lizard anchored his long tail round the trunk while he threw his opponent on the trunk in a position to clamp his jaws on the victim's neck. He strangulated him. Death would show that I was presumptuous.  Both fell off the tree. The smaller lizard was motionless on the earth. I hurried forward.

The victor glared at me - his head swollen 5 times and his eyes blasting at me, ready to flee as I looked gigantic to him.



He scampered off. The smaller one was motionless. Was he dead?
I waited and waited. The smaller one slowly lifted his head. He was alive! My joy in seeing the foolhardy lizard was indescribable.

This "National Geographic" moment of the battle of two Oriental Garden Lizards reinforces my philosophy in life - stay away from confrontation although I may have my rights.

In real life, this means not responding to an aggressor who threatens me physically to a fight, by staring or by verbal bullying such as calling me "a man with no brains, a scrounger."

Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.
















Friday, October 25, 2019

3315. A 15-year-old Shih Tzu keeps getting blocked bladder for the past 2 months.

Sep 2017.

HOW TO PREVENT RECURRING URINARY STONES?


In Sep 2017, the owner consulted Vet 1.
Dysuria and dripping urine. Bladder moderately enlarged. No pain.
Operated by Vet 1.
X-rays
One large stone had both struvite and ammonium urate compostion. Multiple small bladder stones have 100% ammonium urate.

On Hill's U/D diet for some time. Fed commercial canned food later.





2 YEARS HAVE PASSED. DYSURIA AGAIN

July to Oct 2019.
Dysuria
Urine test - amorphous phosphate +
X-rays
Owner does not want surgery to remove stone as the dog is very old
Urinary catherisation. Goes home a few days. Bladder blocked. Came back. Repeat urinary catherisation.








Urethral stone blocking the flow of urine. The dog has to come every few days
to get the stone pushed by into the bladder so that he can pee. Finally,
the owner consented to urethrostomy (an opening behind the os penis). Now he can pee normally.


Video in Oct 25, 2019



IMAGES OF URETHROSTOMY DONE AT TOA PAYOH VETS




CONCLUSION
The owner was worried about the dog dying under general anaesthesia during surgery to remove the stone. As she had to come every few days to "unblock" the bladder via urinary catheterization, she finally consented to a urethrostomy (opening behind the os penile bone) to let the small stone flow out of the urethra. As at Nov 23, 2019, the dog can pee normally.









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