Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
4558. TRAVELS AUSTRALIA. A vacation home in Port Stephens, Australia. Wyong on route to Port Stephens
[9:57 am, 16/01/2023] G: It's a newly built house. The owner, a former nurse, equipped the house with every possible thing a tenant would need. She provided toothbrush for kids, laundry detergents and softeners, milk, coffee pods, soft drinks, and everything in between.
[9:57 am, 16/01/2023] G: The house is this near to the waters.
Boat trip for dolphin sighting. Safety net on boat is used for children to swim safely on the net.
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Wyong
Royal Chocolate Milk Factory
Monday, January 16, 2023
4557. Vet Case. Atopy. Poodle with right hip dislocation has a bad skin condition.
Follow-up on skin condition of the poodle with Ehmer Sling treatment 2 months ago.
This 14-year-old poodle developed a bad skin inflammation, with wet fluid and "pus" appearing after bathing, for the past few weeks before treatment with Apoquel. The owner gave up going to Vet 1 as the dog would get a steroid injection often when the skin inflammation flares up. Vet 1 had advised food allergy trial but the owner did not accept this.
Atopy is suspected. The dog was clipped bald by Toa Payoh Vets as the owner's groomer who went to the house did not clip the head and tail bald so that the dog would look pretty. Many groomers do not want to clip the dog bald from head to toe. The owner remarked to me that she saw rashes and scales on top of the shaved head after clipping.
OUTCOME
With 1/8th of a tablet of Apoquel 16 for the past 7 days, the skin recovers to its normal appearance. But it is not a cure yet. The allergens and infections must be removed. Many owners think the skin problem has been resolved.
There is still a need to check for food allergy, environmental allergy (e.g. grass), skin mites and inhalation causes. Most owners do not have time to follow up with the vet. Some vets prescribe the same steroid injection since the owner has no time for many follow ups. In the end, the dog is not cured as it needs medication.
TEXT MSG FROM OWNER.
[2:25 pm, 13/01/2023] +65 : Hi Dr Sing, good afternoon to you.
[2:25 pm, 13/01/2023] +65 : There’s no discharge on skin, the rashes have mostly subsided, and the skin is no longer red, wet or smelly. Thank you Dr Sing for your diagnosis to her problem.
[2:25 pm, 13/01/2023] +65 : 1) She is on 1/8 tablet of apoquel 16 daily only
2)Did not start dog on antibiotics. 3) Did not continue with Ketoconazole 200mg for now.
4) shampoo 2-3 times a week.
5) administered ear drops daily for 10 days
Atopy is suspected. The dog was
clipped bald by Toa Payoh Vets as the owner's groomer who went to the
house did not clip the head and tail bald so that the dog would look
pretty. Many groomers do not want to clip the dog bald from head to
toe. The owner remarked to me that she saw rashes and scales on
top of the shaved head after clipping.
OUTCOME
With 1/8th of a tablet of Apoquel 16 for the past 7
days, the skin recovers to its normal appearance. But it is not a
cure yet. The allergens and infections must be removed. Many owners
think the skin problem has been resolved.
There is still a
need to check for food allergy, environmental allergy (e.g. grass),
skin mites and inhalation causes. Most owners do not have time to
follow up with the vet as this takes several weeks.
Some vets
prescribe the same steroid injection since the owner has no time for
many follow ups which cost money. In the end, the dog is not cured as
the cause of atopy is not known. The owner stops treatment of the
dog, as in this case. The dog wears an Elizabethan collar 24/7 while
the owner bathes him with all types of shampoo, till the skin "leaks
with pus" after bathing. That was the time, this owner consulted
me, around 6 Jan 2023.
UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/01/4557-vet-case-atopy-poodle-with-right.html
[2:26 pm, 13/01/2023] +65 : unfortunately after she’s back from the clinic, she walks with a slight limp. I observed dog is not putting weight on the right leg anymore (video below).
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6 Jan 2023. Limp on Right hind side, due to restraint during clipping bald and examination earlier.
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4556. NATURE SINGAPORE. Chinese New Year plants
NATURE SINGAPORE. Chinese New Year plants
BUYING CHINESE NEW YEAR (CNY) PLANTS - 15 Jan 2023. 5pm
22 Jan 2023 is Chinese New Year. Plants like orange limes and kumquats symbolising prosperity and wealth are purchased from nurseries. Video of Goodwood Florist which is a spacious nursery doing a brisk business in CNY plants. The usual small and big flowers in red or reddish colours as red is an auspicious colour for the CNY.
TO BUY PHOTOS:
www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
VIDEOS:
youtube@99pups
UPDATES:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/01/4556-nature-singapore-chinese-new-year.html
Sunday, January 15, 2023
4555. A Private Sale is an excellent marketing strategy to reinforce loyalty
EU Holidays’ Tour Manager Andy Yuan, sportingly posed for me, a gift to his VIP customer during the busy & lively Private Sale, Sat 14 Jan 2023. shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
Sun 15 Jan 2023, 5.26 am.
On 14 Jan 2023, I attended the
4th Private Sale for VIP customers by EU Holidays, expecting it to be
the usual ordinary event with discounts if you book the tour on that
day. 8 days more to Chinese New Year.
How would the
management organise this event to make it memorable and fun for loyal
customers?
The event was very lively and crowded. The free
Gelato ice-cream was popular. A Goddess of Fortune led by another
young lady distributed oranges to all was a novelty as the God of
Fortune is traditionally much older and male. A noisy tour auction to
get cheaper tours e.g. the Netherlands Tulip Garden tour at
$10.00/bid drew a crowded room with serious bidders.
An ang
pow lucky draw on the office wall and a pretty mini suitcase filled
with Chinese New Year goodies for those who sign up for the tour in
addition to the travel discounts made the day for many who signed
up.
The experienced
and attentive Mr Andy Yuan, Tour Manager was kind enough to pose for
me to practise my indoor photography of him holding the mini suitcase
as he was serving his customer. Thank you to Andy for being so
sporting just to please another customer (me).
Here is the
photo for Andy Yuan with best wishes and good luck for his 10-year
career with EU Holidays. My wife and I had enjoyed two tours with him
pre-Covid 19 and look forward to the Mar 2023 Finland tour with him.
If I was the management, I will present him a Rolex
watch for 10 years of long service. An experienced Tour Manager in
the frontline brings in more business for the company and he
is certainly worth a Rolex watch. If not, an Apple in appreciation of
his hard work and sacrifices?
P.S. Andy's photo taken
using Canon R5, AV Mode, F/16, ISO 800. 3 shots were taken with no
2nd chance. Another person behind Andy flashed by.
The photo
surprisingly captured the busy scene around 4 pm. You can see the
Gelato ice-cream queue and the Auction Room behind the ice-cream
vendor. Do you see the red "Private Sale" poster which did
not cover the whole door as in the previous sales? Several customers
signing up for the tours?
PHOTO AT:
www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
VIDEOS:
youtube@99pups
UPDATES AND MORE PHOTOS AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/01/4555-private-sale-is-excellent.html
Saturday, January 14, 2023
4553. Singapore Motorshow 2023 Suntec City 12 - 15 Jan 2023
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 First 100 is the first car to be assembled in Singapore in over four decades.
It is the first EV to be built in Singapore – at Hyundai’s new HMGICS plant in Jurong. It looks like an ordinary Ioniq 5 but there are special “First 100” badges if you know where to look. The car itself has dual motors, a combined power output of around 321hp, and a 77.4kWh battery with a range of around 454km.
Price: Starting from S$255,000 inclusive COE
Friday, January 13, 2023
An old poodle keeps licking her back belly area
5 Jan 2023. This poodle has a bad skin
condition for many weeks. After bathing, the back areas under the
belly became wet with "pus". The couple told me that there
was no way the poodle could have had licked this area as she was on a
big elizabethan collar 24/7. I advised the dog to be completely
clipped bald and prescribed anti-fungal wash, antifungal tablets and
antibiotics. An anti-allergic medication is given for 14 days. 13 Jan
2023:
This poodle had a tight Ehmer Sling applied for her
right hip dislocation some 2 months ago. See:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/11/4405-old-female-poodle-keeps-licking.html
Now
she has wet skin condition which developed "pus" within one
day after bathing for over 2 weeks. So the owner finally decided to
consult me.
UPDATES
AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/01/an-old-poodle-keeps-licking-her-back.html
VIDEOS
AT:
youtube@99pups
4551. TRAVELS SINGAPORE. AMK Hub and AMK Central stalls on 12 Jan 2022 night.
TWO separate videos shown during my 12 Jan 2023 night visit to AMK Hub mall.
TRAVELS SINGAPORE - 12 Jan 2023. Selling and buying Chinese New
Year decorations at AMK Central stalls at night on 12 Jan 2023. A
short video on the vendors. These stalls close after Chinese New Year
which falls on 22 Jan 2023. Covid-19 curbs were lifted in Apr 2022.
No need to wear face mask in public areas like this shopping area or
malls.
TRAVELS SINGAPORE - 12 Jan 2023. AMK Hub Mall is
crowded nightly as it is located next to the AMK subway MRT station
and bus interchange. I went to Challenger to buy a USB cable to
connect my Canon R5 to the laptop to download photos. I broke the
camera card cover this morning when my tripod with camera was knocked
down by my chair in the consultation room. Now, I have to wait for
Canon to bring in the replacement card cover card from Japan. A video
of some stalls in the busy mall.
UPDATES:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/01/4551-travels-singapore-amk-hub-and-amk.html
VIDEO AT:
youtube@99pups
Thursday, January 12, 2023
4550. VET CASE. Video 1/3. What to do when you adopt a hamster with a leg fracture?
VET CASE. Video 1/3, 2/3, 3/3. What to do when
you adopt a hamster with a leg fracture?
12 Jan 2023
Consultation.
"I adopted this hamster via a Facebook
advert which said that the owner had cats and could not keep this
hamster!" the courier lady in her late 30s told me. "He was
lame on the right hind leg, but I did not think it was serious."
"He
has a lower leg bone fracture," I told her. "I could feel
the sharp end of a broken bone protruding out of the skin!".
"It could just be hairs," my assistant commented based
on observation, without examination.
"The white piece
certainly looks like hairs," I replied. "However, I could
feel it and it was sharp at the end."
My assistant agreed it was a fractured piece of femoral-tibial
bone of the right hind leg. Physical examination is most
important.
"You have two options for treatment," I
said to the owner who has two Syrian hamsters.
"Option 1 is
to amputate the infected painful foot below the knee. The hamster
will live normally with 3 good legs.
"Option 2 is to
treat the big infected swelling with medication - antibiotics and
anti-inflammatory. The chances of success are very slim as the bone
fragment had protruded out of the skin and infections had gone
inside, leading to a big red swelling."
The owner said,
"A dwarf hamster costs $20.00 only as compared to the surgery.
But I have had adopted him and will help him." She decided to
pay for the amputation surgery.
This was a very kind-hearted lady. Surgery will be done 2 days
later by Dr Daniel.
UPDATES
AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/01/4550-vet-case-video-13-how-to-treat.html
VIDEO AT:
youtube@99pups
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