Monday, September 7, 2020

3146. STEFANIE. Leg amputation in dwarf hamsters AND TWO OTHER CASE STUDIES.

1.  Use movie structure
HOOK  --- VIEWER DISCRETION Surgical procedures ---BKTP IMAGE ---TITLE

TENSION

SATISFACTION

2. Do NOT reuse the same images for Credits as you have had used for other videos before. There are many to choose from.

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1. VIDEO 1. SURGERY - LEG AMPUTATION


DIAGNOSIS

Climb wire cages. Leg got stuck or fell down from a height. Fractured

right hind leg.

Red swollen area
Limping.
Not bearing weight on fractured right hind leg.

Footages -
Video 1/6. Consultation. Owner was not in favour of proposed leg amputation. Show some footage of conversation, if possible. 

Video 2/6.  1:36 - 2;44.  Owner decided after 5 days and brought hamster down
Right hind leg being licked till it is red.  Not bearing weight on RH. Falling down.


TREATMENT


Video 3/6.  1:40 - 2:10 approximately. Clipper used to remove hairs before operation. Edit out blurred footage.

Video 4/6.  1:27 - 1:37.   Show clipped RH

Video 5/6. Use whole clip, editing out blurred images if possible. Leave my narration intact unless repetitive.



Anaesthesia - 0.01 ml of Zoletil 50 IM (2 drops).  In this case, no isoflurane gas anaesthesia is needed as the surgery was completed within the Zoletil anaesthetic effects  SHOW BOTTLE OF ZOLETIL 100.


Surgery (show the whole video footage as narrated by me. Video 6/6)

1.  Scalpel blade used.

2. Amputate two times as follows:
At the initial fractured area
Nearer to the knee joint - higher up.

If one amputation at lower tibia, there will be a dangling stump as the hamster moves. This will irritate the hamster and cause trauma and infections. Second amputation nearer the knee joint ensures no dangling stump. Also, there will be sufficient exposure to ligate the muscles and big blood vessels to prevent bleeding to death. .

3.  Control of bleeding by suturing muscle stump.

Outcome - normal life although 3-legged. No more pain and irritation from broken exposed inflamed fractured area.

What if the owner does not want to amputate?
The swollen fractured area becomes infected as the hamster continue to lick it to relieve the pain.
Bacterial infection of the broken skin due to licking for several days.
Loss of appetite and death.

REFERENCE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2014/06/1371-leg-amputation-in-dwarf-hamster.htmlAnother case of fracture in a hamster FINAL VIDEO: A SYRIAN HAMSTER FRACTURES HIS RIGHT HIND LEG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrMOAmLT3mo&feature=emb_logo



Stefanie.  Many interns find difficulty in creating a hook although they can create excellent videos.
A good example of a well created hamster except that the intern did NOT use the movie structure. NO HOOK.

Priapism in a Syrian hamster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWsOXVxF1o
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HOOK. A wired hamster cage is less expensive. But it is not safe. A hamster loves to climb up the wired frame. Falls and fractures its leg.  






1. VIDEO 1. SURGERY - LEG AMPUTATION


DIAGNOSIS
Climb wire cages. Leg got stuck or fell down from a height. Fractured
right hind leg.

Red swollen area
Limping.
Not bearing weight on fractured right hind leg.

Footages -
Video 1/6. Consultation. Owner was not in favour of proposed leg amputation. Show some footage of conversation, if possible.

Video 2/6.  1:36 - 2;44.  Owner decided after 5 days and brought hamster down
Right hind leg being licked till it is red.  Not bearing weight on RH. Falling down when trying to stand upright.







TREATMENT


Video 3/6.  1:40 - 2:10 approximately. Clipper used to remove hairs before operation. Edit out blurred footage.

Video 4/6.  1:27 - 1:37.   Show clipped RH

Video 5/6. Use whole clip, editing out blurred images if possible. Leave my narration intact unless repetitive.



Anaesthesia - 0.01 ml of Zoletil 50 IM (2 drops).  In this case, no isoflurane gas anaesthesia is needed as the surgery was completed within the Zoletil anaesthetic effects  SHOW BOTTLE OF ZOLETIL 100.


Surgery (show the whole video footage as narrated by me. Video 6/6)








1.  Scalpel blade used.

2. Amputate two times as follows:
At the initial fractured area
Nearer to the knee joint - higher up.

If one amputation at lower tibia, there will be a dangling stump as the hamster moves. This will irritate the hamster and cause trauma and infections. Second amputation nearer the knee joint ensures no dangling stump. Also, there will be sufficient exposure to ligate the muscles and big blood vessels to prevent bleeding to death. .

3.  Control of bleeding by suturing muscle stump.

Outcome - normal life although 3-legged. No more pain and irritation from broken exposed inflamed fractured area.

What if the owner does not want to amputate?
The swollen fractured area becomes infected as the hamster continue to lick it to relieve the pain.
Bacterial infection of the broken skin due to licking for several days.
Loss of appetite and death.

One example is seen here:


REFERENCE:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2014/06/1371-leg-amputation-in-dwarf-hamster.html



















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2. VIDEO 2 AND 3. 

2. Create two videos based on images in 2 case studies at:



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