Thursday, July 11, 2013

Be Kind To Pets - July 11, 2013

BE KIND TO PETS
11 Jul 2013   
 Focus: To educate vet students & pet owners using narratives 
Case studies were written between 1997 - 2013 by Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS to educate a newer generation of more sophisticated and demanding vet students and pet owners via the internet. More videos are produced in 2013. Click: Be Kind To Pets.
 
 
A younger generation of pet owners and vet students seldom reads text but prefers videos. From 2013, more "Be Kind To Pets" educational videos are produced with grateful thanks to the interns, vets and other professionals.
The videos are at: Veterinary videos to educate vet students & pet owners.
The following images may be used by interns in making the videos
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BE KIND TO PETS --- is a Community Education Project using narratives to educate
first-time pet owners and make undergraduate studies more fascinating
for vet students studying for their examinations. judy@bekindtopets.com
Tel: +65 9668-6468 Fax: +65 6256-0501
The website is at: Be Kind To Pets.
Sponsored by asiahomes.com, toapayohvets.com
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

1016. Veterinary video production by Toa Payoh Vets


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toapayohvets.com

Date:   10 July, 2013  
 
Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, turtles & rabbits
Veterinary Video Production   
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
Date:   10 July, 2013  
toapayohvets.com 
Be Kind To Pets
Veterinary Education
Project 2010-0129
MESSAGE FROM DR SING KONG YUENVeterinary video production to bring veterinary medicine and surgery alive to vet students and pet owners require collaboration with many people, more resources and time as compared to writing clinical research articles.
An attractive image must be sourced. I got this image while driving my car and has a camera available.  
It takes at least 30 minutes to create the images below for video production.

I write the script and discuss the direction with the video producers to make the video educational & entertaining.
This takes up >60 - 120 minutes for a 1-minute video!  An example of the video produced is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUSnC14GtVQ&feature=youtu.be
 
Since many of the young ones seems to prefer videos to reading and writing and therefore I have commissioned "Be Kind To Pets" veterinary educational videos to be produced mainly by interns.
Video production enables the interns to acquire a deeper knowledge of the veterinary matter as compared to being an observer assisting the vet. But it demands more time from the mentor vet.
Some of the videos produced are at:
www.kongyuensing.com/animals/20100609Educational
_Vet_Videos_ToaPayohVets.htm
Readers and freelancer video producers who are interested in collaborating with Toa Payoh Vets, please email judy@toapayohvets.com or tel +65 9668 6468.
 
Updates will be on this webpage:
www.toapayohvets.com/videos.htm



More info at: Dogs or Cats
To make an appointment: e-mail judy@toapayohvets.com
tel: +65 9668-6469, 6254-3326
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

1015. To publish*****:An excellent lecturer performs

Yesterday Monday

I attended a lecture on the Singapore Law Society's Conditions of Sale 1999 and 2012. This subject is very boring but the lawyer lecturer kept the class awake and laughing with his anecdotes of his experience of buyers, sellers and realtors rushing to complete the sale at the last hour.

"This (afternoon) class is better than the one in the evening after work," he said. "I see students closing their eyes as if in intense mediation throughout my lecture."

"Once I asked the class what is the meaning of 'outgoings'?"  A student stumped me as he replied it meant 'Not incoming."

He said he bought a helicopter from Guangchou which has a building with 6 floors selling just shoes. The Hokkien-speaking seller could connect with him as he spoke a bit of Hokkien. The seller  jumped on top of it and the helicopter still function.  The helicopter is the size of a big box the width of his stretched hands. It is a remote-controlled toy.  I was wondering whether he was spinning a tall tale and at the end of his lecture, I asked: "What happened to the helicopter?" He said: "It is OK."

An excellent speaker cum lawyer can bring in more clients locally and internationally. However, there is no such equivalent for vets in Singapore. He could bring the 33 conditions of sale alive with just power point slides and his personality and acting as well as presenting his company's one-stop legal practice. I wonder whether he has the expertise for writers, agents and publishers as I intend to start an e-publishing business and gave him my name card for him to follow up.     

1614. Sunday's interesting case

Sunday July 7, 2013. Blue skies, white clouds, no haze.

Case of the destructive cat.

"$2,000 worth of leather furniture had been clawed," the young American lady said to me. "My husband has had enough. I have tried positive and negative reinforcement training but this cat just would not be trained."  She had done a lot of research. However her vet had this no declawing policy. "In America, cats are declawed routinely. Why is it frowned upon in Singapore?"

"It is considered as cruelty," I said. "Declawing is a last resort. How did you do the training?" 
"I give a biscuit when the cat scratches the scratching post. It does not work."
"What is your negative training method?" I asked.
"I squirt water from the water gun when the cat claws the furniture. But it does not work. Before re-uphostering the leather furniture at $2,000, my husband wants the cat declawed. I know that this cat cannot be trained. I had a cat declawed in America and he still claws the furniture with his paws but there was no damage." 

The 3.5 kg cat was declawed on Sunday and would go home on Tuesday.

"The surgery can be done without the need to top up with isoflurane anaesthesia and with a lower dosage of Dom 0.1 and Ket 0.4 IM provided the vet operates 5 minutes after injection and complete the surgery in 5 minutes," I said to Dr Daniel who had prepared Dom 0.15 + Ket 0.6 which would give a longer duration of anaesthesia. "Once you delay the surgery, you will need to top up with isoflurane."

The cat was operated at the lower dosage without any top up. The owner wanted me to phone her after surgery and today Tuesday, she phoned to enquire about her cat. "She can go home today," I said. Normally, there is no bleeding on Day 3 and the cat goes home with antibiotics and painkillers. 


Another two cats needed declawing. For tenants, cats scratching the Landlord's cupboards, back of chairs and other furniture meant a heavy compensation to the Landlord at the expiry of tenancy. I had seen one case of a high end condo in Ardmore Park in which the cat had clawed several of the doors of the high wardrobe with vertical scratches. The Tenant would then have to pay for the damages.   

 


1512. Update on Fees for Toa Payoh Vets


tpvets_logo.jpg (2726 bytes)TOA PAYOH VETS - FEES
toapayohvets.com           09 July, 2013
Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, turtles & rabbits
Blood test
Urine test
$150
$50


Caesarean section & anaesthetic. Excludes antibiotics, painkillers. Video: Emergency Caesarean Section  $650 (<5 -="" 14.9="" br="" kg="" nbsp=""> $950 (15 - 24.9 kg).  $1,000 - $1,500 (>25 kg)
Castration (neuter) & anaesthetic - male cats, hamsters, rabbits. Excludes e-collar, antibiotics, painkillers   $75 - 150 for male cats and rabbits
$75 for male hamsters.
 
Castration (neuter) & anaesthetic - male dogs.  Add $50 to remove undescended testes. Excludes e-collar, antibiotics, painkillers $150 -$200 (<5 -="" 14.9="" br="" kg="" nbsp=""> $250 - $300 (15 - 24.9 kg). $300 - $400 (>25 kg)
Vasectomy (no removal of testes) Add $80 to normal castration (neuter)
Consultation   $25 - 60 (10 a.m - 8 p.m)
$60 (public holidays, after 5 p.m) 
$250 - $350 for house-calls.
Debarking & anaesthetic.
Ventriculocordectomy (laryngotomy approach)
Excludes antibiotics, painkillers & hospitalisation for 3 days.
$400 (< 5 kg). $500 (5 - 14.9 kg)
$700 (15 - 25 kg). For oral approach, the cost is $200 - $250.
Declawing surgery & anaesthestic. Excludes antibiotics, painkillers & hospitalisation for 3 days. Declawing cats $300. Front paws.
Deworming $10/tablet.
Eye entropion surgery & anaesthetic.
Excludes antibiotics, painkillers.
Video: Descemetocole in a Shih Tzu 
$300 - $800 depending on the severity of the condition. Eye entropion surgery for Shar-Pei puppies.
Eyeball prolapse removal surgery & anaesthetic.  Excludes antibiotics, painkillers  $400 - $800 depending on the severity of the condition
General anaesthetic gas, isoflurane, excluding sedation $50-$100 $150 (<15 br="" minutes="" nbsp=""> $350 (31-60 minutes).  $450 (61-120 minutes)
Heart worm tests (blood)/Parvovirus tests (faeces). $50/test
Hernia repair & anaesthetic. Excludes antibiotics, painkillers Shih Tzu umbilical hernia 11 weeks old - serious condition now$400 - $800 depending on the severity and location of hernias. A stitch in time saves nine
House-call excluding medication $250 (10 a.m - 5 p.m)
$350 - $400 (after 5 p.m & public holidays)
Lateral ear resection & anaesthetic. Excludes antibiotics, painkillers. Video: Lateral ear canal resection surgery at Toa Payoh Vets
Singapore, Schnauzer excessive ear hairs, otitis externa$350/ear operation
$700 for 2 ears in normal uncomplicated cases. The Schnauzer bit 2 vets!
Microchip $50 per animal 
Spay & anaesthetic - female cats. Excludes antibiotics, painkillers. Add $50 if caterwauling $100 - $150 (not pregnant or caterwauling)
$150 - $300 (pregnant)
Spay & anaesthetic - female dogs, not pregnant. Add $50 if pregnant/on heat vaginal bleeding. Excludes antibiotics, painkillers.  Pyometra & anaesthetic $250-$300 (<5 br="" kg="" nbsp=""> $300- $350 (5.1 - 14.9 kg).
$350 - $400 (15 - 25 kg).   
$400 - $500 (>25 kg).
$800 - $1,200
Spay & anaesthetic - female rabbits/guinea pigs. Excludes antibiotics, painkillers $150-$200
Surgery (general). Excludes sedation, anaesthesia, antibiotics, painkillers.  An estimate will be given before surgery $150 (<15 br="" minutes=""> $150 - $1,000 depending on type of surgery and time taken. E.g. bladder stone removal is from $800 - $1,000
Video: Sterilising your dog questions and answers
Video: Sterilisation of your pet.
Video: Closed Pyometra in A Dog
Video: Kidney & bladder stones
Tail amputated. A tail bone seen. Tissues very healthy due to antibiotics given for past 5 days.  Tail amputation surgery and anaesthesia.  Excludes sedation, antibiotics, painkillers.
A tail-less Rottweiler
$30 (<3 br="" days="" old=""> $150 (4 - 14 days old) includes anaesthesia
$300 (2-4 weeks old) includes anaesthesia 
$500 - $800 for >4 weeks old
Teeth scaling, anaesthetic & antibiotics $250 - $300
14 teeth extracted
Teeth scaling,  extraction, anaesthetic & antibiotics $250 - $300 + $15/tooth extracted. A biting Spitz
Tranquiliser/Pain killer injection $50 - $80

Tumour removal & anaesthetic $200 - $500 depending on size. 
Singapore Dwarf hamster with breast tumour removedTumour removal & anaesthetic  for hamsters, guinea pigs or rabbits. Excludes antibiotics & painkillers $150 - $200 depending on size. The hamster loses its fighting spirit
Vaccination

DOGS
$40 kennel cough vaccine
$40 (9-in-one). This is the 8-in-one vaccine + coronavirus vaccine protection
$65 rabies vaccine
$65 - $70 (heart-worm vaccine)
CATS
$35  (flu, pneumonia & enteritis vaccine)

REPORTS:
1. Vaccination in dogs
2. Distemper virus kills puppies
3. Parvovirus kills puppies
4.  Vaccination protocol for breeding and local dogs, recommended by Toa Payoh Vets
Video: Kennel Cough in A Puppy.
Vet health examination after puppy purchase/for export. Excludes blood & urine tests, X-rays and ultrasound. $65 excluding an eye scope examination
$85 including an eye scope examination
Singapore Chihuahua mother and newborn of 1 hour, by Caesarian Section at Toa Payoh VetsFees for all major surgeries like castration, spays, caesarian section includes tranquiliser and gaseous anaesthesia but excludes antibiotics, painkillers and e-collars.  Confined area rest after surgery for 24 hours is preferred to taking home immediately as the patient needs time to recover.  Discuss with our vets to get an estimate of fees.      

*8-in-one vaccine refers to disease protection against 8 diseases. These are the viruses of distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, adenovirus type 2, parainfluenza and 4 leptospirosis bacteria. No longer available as 9-in-one vaccine is stocked.

*9-in-one vaccine means the 8-in-one disease protection plus the coronavirus vaccine.

SURGICAL CASES AND POST-OPERATION INFORMATION

Bathe your pet before the surgery. See Spaying a cat with hair mites

PET TRANSPORT, GROOMING & BOARDING
Tel 6254-3326 (Toa Payoh Vets) to make arrangements.

BE A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER.  Keep our environment clean. Ask our receptionist for a plastic bag to pick up your dog stools. Some interesting cases at Toa Payoh Vets are as follows:
english cocker spaniel, head shaking several weeks, lateral ear canal resection surgery toa payoh vets singapore Singapore Rottweiler sudden death heartworm disease. Toa Payoh Vets High quality Miniature Schnauzers, not quantiy?  Toa Payoh Vets.
Non-stop ear shaking for several weeks Heartworms in 2 Rottweilers Pyometra in aged female dogs Caesarean in Singapore dogs
Some owners can understand the need to wait 2 months after the heat to spay the bitch. Toa Payoh Vets Undescended left testicle is a Sertoli tumour. 8 year old Jack Russell. Toa Payoh Vets
Spay at 3 months after heat is advised by Dr Sing Update - Sterilisation of dogs Vets Are Not Gods -
Part 2
Declawing cats
Reduce newspapers coverage of floor to paper train the puppy. Toa Payoh Vets Intact Male PekX, constipation. Rectum with stools diverted. Perineal hernias.Toa Payoh Vets
Behaviour: Toilet training your puppy in Singapore research case studies Large limb abscess in a 10-year-old rabbit. What to do? Electro-surgery to excise the ear tumours in a dwarf hamster Perineal hernias in a Pekinese X Pom
 
De-ticking Ventriculo-
cordectomy
Bladder stones in a much loved cat.  
Video: Emergency Caesarean Section Video: Swinging distressed puppies
 
Video: Eclampsia
 
Video: Descemetocole in a Shih Tzu
dwarf hamster care surgery, big cyst right fore paw, wart below left fore paw, toa payoh vets singapore Old dog oral cheek tumour and rotten teeth bad breath dental scaling extraction toa payoh vets singapore
Gastrotomy educational video for vet students Paw cyst and wart in a dwarf hamster Large cheek tumour & 15 rotten teeth Carnaissal Tooth Abscess
  Update will be on this webpage:
http://www.toapayohvets.com/fees.htm
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All rights reserved. Revised: July 09, 2013
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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Enamel hypoplasia in a one-year-old Golden Retriever

Sunday July 7, 2013. Bright sunny clear skies. No haze. 

Very rarely do I see a case of enamel hypoplasia in a dog in Singapore in my past 40 years of small animall practice. It is like finding a treasure

"Most likely due to an abnormal development of the teeth," I showed the first-time owner of this adopted one-year-old Golden Retriever the defects in the tips of the crown of all the teeth of his dog.
"Any drugs to give? What to do?"
"In dogs, there is no treatment. In people, there may be some materials to cover the crown

 
A blood test showed the only abnormality was an increase in serum urea at 16.6 (4.2-6.3).

Images are: