24 Oct 2024.
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:
Always carry your camera while on a tour bus.
I took this shot of the rarely seen Xiaomi sports car with styling
cues from Porsche, when it turned towards my bus in Yunmeng County,
China.
Xiaomi SU7 electric car by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. Yunmeng County. China.
24 Oct 2024
Canon R5, 24mm, 1/500 sec, f/5, ISO 100.
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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/11/4365-photography-tips-xiaomi-su7.html
VET CASE STUDY: An old Shih Tzu shivers and stops eating on 10 Nov 22. Why?
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow).
On 10 Nov 2022, this over 14-year-old Shih Tzu stopped eating and shivered. The video showed my physical examination procedures. Significant findings were enlargement of the prostate area and large swelling of one scrotal sac.
The dog did not show any sign of pain on abdominal palpation of the above-mentioned prostate area and scrotal sac.
More information is needed from abdominal X-rays which confirm several bladder stones. Kidney stones were present. The scrotal swelling could be testicular growth or torsion and the owner was advised to get his dog neutered. He did not accept my advice.
(Two weeks later, the scrotal swelling was much larger. Neuter showed testicular torsion of the enlarged testicle. The dog recovered from neuter and was normal for some months).
No urine test was done as urine was not collected. The tentative diagnosis was urinary tract infection due to urinary and bladder stones irritating the inside of the urinary system. There could be pain causing shivers.
In
conclusion, X-rays and other laboratory tests are needed to confirm
the tentative diagnosis via physical examination.
The dog
recovered after a course of antibiotics and commenced eating. Two
weeks later, the scrotal swelling had increased considerably. The
owner accepted my advice to neuter the dog. The scrotal swelling was
due to testicular torsion leading to large swelling of one testicle.
The old dog lived a normal life for some months.
UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/11/4364-vet-case-study.html
29 OCT 2024.
Jianghan
Road Pedestrian Street located in the central area of Hankou, Wuhan,
Hubei, China is known as the longest pedestrian street in China and
the "Best Pedestrian Street in the World".
A VIDEO
of a small segment of the area is shown.
UPDATES
AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/11/4362-travel-stories-wuhan-hubei-china.html
VET CASE STUDY: 4 Nov 2024:
A
large encapsulated abscess in a guinea pig. Part 1.
HISTORY
On 3 Nov 2024, I received a WhatsApp from a lady guinea
pig owner:
"Hi Dr Sing. A friend gave me your contact. May I
ask if you see guinea pigs?"
"We do treat guinea
pigs," I texted back. "What happened to your pet?"
She
sent a photo and video with the text" "My vet tech has come
to help to flush the wound."
I would meet her at 10 am at
Toa Payoh vets on 4 Nov to consult as it is very important for the
vet to physically examine the patient with the owner.
She sent me the following images and videos showing the 5-year-old guinea pig has an excellent appetite and is healthy. Her poos are of normal size and amount. Hence the pet is fit for anaesthesia and surgery to be done today. There will be less chance of dying from anaesthesia in a healthy guinea pig.
Vet Case Study 2024: Encapsulated abscess in a guinea pig. Part 2. Operated by Dr Daniel Sing on 4 Nov 2024 at Toa Payoh Vets and went home on the same day. Guinea pig is Okay and has a ravenous appetite. Stool pellets are smaller in size 24 hours post operation.
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A PREVIOUS CASE STUDY: FINAL
VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knwbIGQEn_Y
UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/11/vet-case-study-2024-encapsulated.html
Wuhan Tour from 23 Oct - 29 Oct 2024:
This customised tour of Wuhan included cultural visits to Wong Clan Association sites and sight-seeing of tourist attractions was memorable and well organised by Ms Jane Loo of Experience Tours Services (S) Pte Ltd. The group consisted mainly elderly tourists from Singapore.
Jane ensured that the Seniors who were slow in walking were well looked after and safe. The weather was generally sunny for duration of the tour. The food was good. I would say that all members got along well with each other.
Keep up the good services. I share two photos for Jane and hope she will also share them with Sugar who was an excellent story teller who made the long bus journeys interesting and educational.
A 5-star google review by David Sing Kong Yuen.
28 Oct 2024:
Sugar, 37 years old, China National is an excellent story teller. She uses historical and personal stories to entertain us during the long journeys from one place to another. Some bus rides can take as long as 4 hours. Sugar narrated a similar story as the one below:
Boya was a man who played the qin (zither). Zhong Zi Qi, his friend, would listen to Boya play the qin. No matter what Boya played, Qi never failed to understand.
Boya played about the mountains, Qi could see how high the mountains were.
Boya played about the flowing water, Qi could see how vast the ocean is.
Boya said, “Your thought is exactly the same as my thought.”
One day, Zhong Zi Qi got ill and died. Boya broke the strings of his qin and vowed to never play the instrument anymore. He thought no one would be able to understand his music.
This is where the phrase zhī yīn(知音 ) comes from. It means, to “know as music.” If you are zhī yīn, you are a soulmate or bosom buddy. The famous melody in China, Gao Shan Liu Shui (高山流水), High Mountain and Flowing Water, is related to this story.
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Version from Sugar:
An impending storm forced a high-ranking Official, Boya to stop his boat and to take shelter in a cave. He played his qin. Suddenly one string burst. This break signified that there was someone who understood his music. Boya sent his men who found Zhong Zi Oi, a wood-cutter who knew music and brought him to Boya.
Boya played the first part of his music. Oi said: "The mountains are very high!"
Boya played the next part. Oi said; "The rivers flow very fast!"
Boya was very happy to have connected with a soul mate. He told Oi that he would return one year later to the same cave to re-unite with him. But Oi died before the year was up.
On returning to the reunion, Boya did not find Oi. But Oi's father was present and said: "Oi passed away after a serious illness. He asked me to be present on his behalf, on his deathbed."
Boya was very upset. He paid his respects to Oi at the grave. He broke his qin and vowed never to play music anymore.
This story illustrated that it is very rare to find a soul mate or bosom buddy.
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ADVICES
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Being
gainfully employed.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, Toa Payoh Vets
Wed
16 Oct 2024.
Commuters at Bishan MRT Station, Singapore, walking
to their homes during the evening peak hours makes me reflect on
those who are able to work and gainfully employed to be grateful.
They ought to be dedicated and hard working to help their employers
thrive in this competitive business world.
Spare a thought for those jobless and making ends meet daily. They are hidden from public view usually.
UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4358-advices-for-young-people-being.html
An old Shih Tzu pants again and again.
Hi good morning, Dr. Sing, our 14-year-old Shihtzu, her nams is Cookie (we sent her to Dr Daniel Sing on 2 occasions some years ago). Cookie started panting really bad the night before, stopped, slept, ate as per normal. The heavy panting started again last night and I noted her body temperature was warmer than usual, I sprayed some tap water on her coat, blew dry her coat and she fell asleep thereafter, this morning the heavy panting starts again, a few minutes after she woke up.
Can I take her to you for a check up please? Thank you very much!
Please phone 6254 3326 at 10am for appointment.
Dr Daniel suspected allergy. Treated with
anti-allergy medication. Dog is back to normal.
Cookie's meal - Fish, Chicken, Carrot, Sweet Potato, Vegan Dry Food (Addiction) mixed with the medicines.
I believe she could smell/taste the medicines in the mix, didn't quite like it, I think.
Her usual self "spying at the neighbour" and bark at the neighbour @ 1st instance when the neighbour opens their front door.
Dog is OK now.
It is good to get early prompt
veterinary treatment as persistent panting in old dogs can lead to
death from heart failure.
UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4357-old-shih-tzu-pants-again-and-again.html
Vet
Case Study. 22 Oct 2024: Telehealth consultation for a Penang hamster owner.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
Be Kind To Pets Veterinary Educational Video
sponsored by Toa Payoh Vets
Vet Case Study. A Penang dwarf hamster has a fiery red and large itchy tumour. What to do? Ms Tan from Penang Malaysia WhatsApp me in Singapore regarding her 18-month-old male dwarf hamster. Its tumour behind the left armpit was very large, hairless and inflamed red. "Surgery to remove this tumour is the treatment," I said. She got the Penang Vet to remove the tumour. The hamster bit off the stitches. The vet put on a tighter bandage. The hamster was active and eating well. But the hamster kept leaking out reddish fluid from under the bandage. The vet prescribed an anti-inflammatory tablet. He asked Ms Tan to crush the tablet and mix it with 10 ml of water. She would then syringe the liquid into the hamster's mouth. The hamster disliked the medicine and moved a lot. He died two hours later.
Ms Tan speculated that he had choked on the medicine. "If the vet had given me a syrup instead of asking me to mix the powdered medication with water," Ms Tan said. "My hamster would not have had choked and died." This was a sad ending. In conclusion, EARLY removal of the tumour would likely have led to much less bleeding of blood due to a very large operation wound. The hamster would have recovered within 7 days and would be alive now.
Hamster owners: Watch this video shows the complications after surgery and the lessons to be learnt.
#singapore
#vetcasestudy
#penang
#hamster
#tumour
#telehealth
#consultation
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
Video
link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dQRbUo9R1k
Update:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4356-vet-case-study-penang-dwarf.html
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IMAGES FOR VIDEO:
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: This inner side of the sign is much
cleaner than the side facing the road as the latter has green moulds
and road splashes during rainy days.
Canon R5, AV mode, 24mm,
1/80 sec, f/11, iso 160. Use a tripod to get sharp
image.
#oneservice
#municipaloffice
#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4355-photography-tips-take-cleaner-side.html
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: SPCA dog statue in Singapore
15 Oct 2024. 1.35pm. Bright sunshine. 313@Somerset.
Canon
R5. AV mode. 56mm. 1/320 sec, f/11, ISO 400.
#spcadog
#rspca
#dogstatue
#singapore
#rspca
#statue
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
TO
BUY PHOTO: www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohovets
It is uncommon to spot a "brand new" RSPCA (SPCA in yellow alphabets) dog statue in Singapore as most are faded and its paint cracked in a hundred places. However, Photoshop is needed to remove the standing signs of coffee outlets to the left.
UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4354-spca-dog-statue-in-singapore.html
Cumulo-nimbus clouds over Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapre. 16.10.2024
iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS – iPhone 15 Pro. Shoot from inside
the car to get the best angle.
On 5 OCT 2024: I was attracted to this attractive sign along the quiet Kalidasa Avenue which includes the Teachers' Estate and a very large children's playground and Fitness Park area not seen nowadays in the newer estates .
Using humour and art to educate vehicle owners not to park illegally is an excellent approach by One Service Municipal Services Office and Land Transport Authority.
Keep up creating excellent signs to educate and entertain the vehicle owners.
I post a photo to share with viewers.
#onemunicipalservices
#signboard
#noparking
#grandfather'sroad
#arts
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
TO BUY PHOTO: www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohovets
UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4652-photography-tips-shoot-from-inside.html
For more info:toapayohvets.com
+65 6254-3326, +65 9668-6468
instagram.com/toapayohvets.com
More case studies at:
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/99pups
Blogger
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/
Stock photos:
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
Light is focused into the eye through the clear, dome-shaped front portion of the eye called the cornea.
Behind the cornea is a fluid-filled space called the anterior chamber. The fluid is called aqueous humor.
Behind the anterior chamber is the eye’s iris (the colored part of the eye) and the dark hole in the middle called the pupil.
Directly behind the pupil sits the lens.
By helping to focus light as it enters the eye, the cornea and the lens both play important roles in giving us clear vision. In fact, 70% of the eye's focusing power comes from the cornea and 30% from the lens.
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Practise with different settings. Use a tripod.
A house fly landed on the Desert Rose in 2 of the 25 photos I took in my garden.
I tried different settings of Manual mode to get the best photo. A fly landed on the flower briefly on two of the frames. A tripod is important when you take so many frames. It provides a better sharper photo.
#singapore
#desertrose
#flower
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4649-photography-tips-practise-with.html
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:
iPhone 14 night photography. Focus
on bright light of signboard and hold camera steady. Take 4 shots.
A private hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. iPhone 14 image by Thet
Hmue Kyaw.
#myanmar
#tetlannhospital
#privatehospital
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
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UPDATE: https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4648-iphone-14-night-photography-focus.html
Vet Case Study 241013. Tele-health consultation.
A 17-year-old slider has
a SWOLLEN right eye. What is the cause?
On 10 Oct 2024, at around 10.20pm, I got a WhatsApp text from a lady owner of a 17-year-old red-eared slider. "Dear Dr Sing, my terrapin eyes are swollen (both are swollen, but one
eye cannot open). May I check if this is normal, or need to bring to
see vet?"
Her slider had swollen eyes only today.
It is not normal for eyes to be swollen or shut.
Eye injuries are emergencies. I advised her to consult the vet. She decided to make an appointment with Toa Payoh Vets the next morning.
"Is it possible to check the possible causes of the swollen eyes. I am quite worried."
After some time in consultation, I said that the likely cause would be: Most likely his eyes are infected or injured
The owner recalled the slider spending some time near the base of the fridge. The other 12-year-old slider could have climbed over her and injured her eyes. The right eye was shut but the left eye was open but had swollen eyelids.
The sliders were confined in the plaster container privately. The next morning, the owner texted me to say the slider no longer had swollen eyes. No need to consult the vet.
UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/10/4647-vet-case-study-old-slider-has.html
OTHER BKTP VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/user/99pups
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WHATSAPP texts
10 Oct 2024:
"Dear Dr Sing, my terrapin eyes is swollen (both ares swollen , but one side cannot open) , may I check if this is normal, or need to bring to see vet?". The owner sent the following video:
Video shows swollen eyes but only the right eye is shut. The slider still has good appetite. It can be deduced that she is not sick due to infections.
Need to get vet treatment
Please phone 6254-3326 tomorrow 10am for appointment.
Sure , thank you. If able to check with you first on the possible reasons? As I am quite worried.
How old is slider and how long is the swelling? What diet? Video of your tank and feeding method?
I adopted the terrapin , and is with me for 17 year old alr . The swelling started today, usually eat nutrafin basix pellets, sleep in tank at night , and walk on floor during days.
At night is like this (inside container), but today eyes are swollen
During the day, she will be on the floor with other terrapin (12 years old)
These past two days she went in the place beside the fridge for hours too
Please send a video of other terrapin (Image sent).
How often you change water in the tank or container?
Everyday I do change the water inside the tank.
Every morning she will eat inside another tank -> walk on floor -> eat -> sleep in a different tank.
(Image of slider inside the tank).
Do you change water after he passes stools?
Nope , he usually passes stools only when eating at another tank. For sleeping, the tank water is usually clean. We got two tanks , one for eating , one for sleeping.
Why did he go beside the fridge? Is he eating normal amounts of pellets?
This I not very sure , but one reason may be the fridge area is more warm.
He eating normal amounts of pellets.
Better photos of your pellets
Brand of pellets. (Image sent)
Do you feed prawns, other meat?
Nope , only pellets
How many pellets you feed per day?
2 times a day, around 20 pellets each time
Recently eat a lot
Please take a front view of him. Put him on table top to take photos.
He now sleeping , I will book a slot tomorrow. Sorry for the late night text Dr Sing, and thank you so much for the inputs.
Most likely his eyes are infected or injured
Also he has swollen legs and neck? How long is the swelling?
Legs and necks not swollen , only eyes
Eyes swollen today.
Tomorrow, take front view of 2 terrapins on table top for me. Dr Daniel will be the vet in charge.
Sure thank you Dr Sing , yep I have brought my terrapins a few times to Daniel in the past, he is very professional.
Please don’t forget to take the 2 terrapins together photos for me tomorrow.
Yes definitely, thank you Dr Sing
11 Oct 2024
Morning Dr Sing! Good news, I woke up and saw that my terrapin eyes can open and not really swollen now ☺️. (Did not consult the vet, Dr Daniel as the slider has both eyes open overnight.)
This is the other terrapin he is with, Daniel mentioned that has a bit of obesity problem, now slightly better after cutting down a bit of diet. Really thank you for your help and expertise yesterday despite late night
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