3386. Continuing Education: Oral dental X-rays for dogs and cats by Sage

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3385. A X-bred has bloody diarrhoea for 4 days and vomited.

Monday 26, 2019

The neighbourhood vet did not accept this case as she was fully booked by appointments. The dog had bloody diarrhoea for 4 days. He vomited. The couple's friend referred the case to me.

We had to give the IV drip and anti-diarrhoea medication for at least 2 days. Today is Day 2. The dog still has no appetite but did not have diarrheoa.

3384. Itchy left ear again. Why?

Treated last month with ear ointment. Dog was OK. But now, very inflamed and red itchy left ear again. Right ear is normal.  Why?

Some foreign body inside the horizontal canal. Need ear irrigation.

Right ear is not inflamed or itchy

3383. Silkie has cloudy cornea for 2 years - lipidosis?

3382. A 4-year-old male red-eared slider has not eaten for 4 days. Has very long claws

Aug 22, 2019

Under-sized compared to sibling who is twice as large. Separate tank. Owner added anti-chlorine, multivit, calcium solution and had 2 filters. The sibling is OK but this one does not eat for 4 days. Due to pressure of work for the past 3-4 weeks, both were not let out of the tank to roam on the floor.
Feed - pellets.

Not taken out for roaming on the floor for the past 3-4 weeks
This slider must have prolapsed his male organ which got injured and inflamed. The organ is radio-dense and will be painful. Hence his loss of appetite. 

After 5 days of inpatient treatment with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and syringe-feeding of critical care, the slider regained his appetite and was sent home.

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3381. A 14-year-old Cocker Spaniel had foul-smelling pus from the neck

August 21, 2019.

Cocker Spaniel, M, 14 years.
Came in recumbent and in high fever. Pus leaked from the wound.
3 days ago, went to an emergency vet clinic with a large right neck swelling. The vet lanced the abscess and sent the dog home with a bottle of saline oral and antibiotics. The dog was still recumbent at Day 3 when he was brought to Toa Payoh Vets.

The dog had a severe blood bacterial infection and anaemia. Platelets were normal in numbers. .


Total white cell count  151        (normal = 6-17x10^9/L )
     Neutrophils               98.7%     (normal = 60-70%) 
     Neutrophils Absolute    149     (normal = 3-11.5 x10^ 9/L)

Haemoglobin 9.7  (normal = 12 -1 8 g/dL)
Red cell count   4.4 (normal = 5.5 - 8.5x10^12/L)     

3380. A female 2-year-old dwarf hamster has recurrent mammary tumours

21 Aug 2019

The hamster stopped eating. The mammary tumours in 3 hard lumps had recurred. No surgery is advised. The owner took the hamster home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aug 21, 2019 case. RECURRENCE OF MAMMARY GLAND TUMOURS IN A DWARF HAMSTER.

Not eating today. The owner consulted Toa Payoh Vets. The two mammary gland tumours from the same location were removed 1 month ago. The hamster was eating after surgery. Today, she stopped eating. Examination showed 3 mammary gland or breast tumours. The owner was advised not to operate a 2nd time as the tumours have had recurred. There were now 3 tumours. They were likely to be cancerous breast tumours as they grew back within one month after surgery. The owner took her home.

UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2019/08/3380-female-2-year-old-dwarf-hamster.html

VIDEO AT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoeoNWvljas