Feb 9, 2018
A pretty white mushroom appeared overnight in my small garden on Feb 9, 2018 as I reached home at around 1 am.
4 other species seen
5 species seen in my garden. Blue sky cloudless bright morning at 9 am
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
3356. Mushrooms in my small garden on Feb 12, 2018 at 1 pm
These mushrooms are seen at 1 pm. Small flies attracted to them. The mushrooms bloom for around 2 days, shrivel and wilt. Some do not grow up to the maximal size.
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Monday, February 12, 2018
3355. End of Microsoft Frontpage support by Earthlink
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
3354. An 11-year-old female red-eared slider has not eaten for past 2 weeks
Surfed internet and came to Toa Payoh Vets
Other images using yellow light from otoscope. Tongue is swollen, pigmented and ulcerated but there are no bleeding ulcers
"When will she recover her appetite?" the owners wanted the slider back home as the children miss her.
"It is hard to say as the tongue is ulcerated, bruised and swollen," I explained. "The X-rays showed the right uterus is filled with white liquid. The eyelids were swollen earlier."
X RAY shows radio-dense material in right uterus would be consumed abnormal eggs with broken shells and infections. Impacted right uterus and cloaca. Syringe fed daily and oral antibiotics. One SC injection of baytril and pred on Day 1.
WEIGHT OF RES
Admission Date Feb 8, 2018 1.65kg
Feb 9 1.65kg
Feb 10 1.65kg
Feb 11 1.67 kg
Feb 12 1.67kg
Feb 13 1.67kg
Syringe fed 100 pellets + 1 teaspoonful Critical Care daily. Does not eat pellets for the past 5 days. Had passed little greenish loose stools and sticky white piece on Day 2.
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COMPARE ABOVE SWOLLEN TONGUE TO ALMOST NORMAL TONGUE OF 25-YEAR-OLD SLIDER ON DAY 16 OF TREATMENT FOR TONGUE ULCERATIONS
Two side ulcers in the tongue are healing as they become smaller in size
Other images using yellow light from otoscope. Tongue is swollen, pigmented and ulcerated but there are no bleeding ulcers
"When will she recover her appetite?" the owners wanted the slider back home as the children miss her.
"It is hard to say as the tongue is ulcerated, bruised and swollen," I explained. "The X-rays showed the right uterus is filled with white liquid. The eyelids were swollen earlier."
X RAY shows radio-dense material in right uterus would be consumed abnormal eggs with broken shells and infections. Impacted right uterus and cloaca. Syringe fed daily and oral antibiotics. One SC injection of baytril and pred on Day 1.
WEIGHT OF RES
Admission Date Feb 8, 2018 1.65kg
Feb 9 1.65kg
Feb 10 1.65kg
Feb 11 1.67 kg
Feb 12 1.67kg
Feb 13 1.67kg
Syringe fed 100 pellets + 1 teaspoonful Critical Care daily. Does not eat pellets for the past 5 days. Had passed little greenish loose stools and sticky white piece on Day 2.
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COMPARE ABOVE SWOLLEN TONGUE TO ALMOST NORMAL TONGUE OF 25-YEAR-OLD SLIDER ON DAY 16 OF TREATMENT FOR TONGUE ULCERATIONS
Two side ulcers in the tongue are healing as they become smaller in size
Friday, February 9, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018
3351. A 13-month-old dwarf rabbit eats hay but not pellets for the past 2 days. X-rays of rabbit abdomen
Feb 7, 2018
The pet shop referred the expatriate owner to Toa Payoh Vets for neuter in Oct 2017. When the rabbit had stopped eating pellets but not hay for the past 2 days, the owner phoned the pet shop and was referred to Toa Payoh Vets today.
Why did the rabbit stop eating pellets?
Abdominal palpation is very important if the rabbit has no teeth probems.
I elicited intense pain when the anterior abdomen was palpated. I felt small faecal lumps of 0.5 mm.
Dr Daniel palpated a lump around 1 cm across in the anterior abdominal area.
Gastric ileus/stasis was evident from the X-ray, showing a fully distended stomach. Was there hair balls? Pain-killers and antibiotic enabled the rabbit to eat 6 pellets the next morning when I phoned. 20-25 smaller sized faecal pellets were passed.
That was great news for the day. Later in the evening, the owner said that the rabbit was not eating pellets.
I advised giving the Fiberplex 3 x per day and water in syringes, piece of apple and the pain killer meloxicam and antibiotics baytril orally. To count the faecal pellets. Will let me know the results on Feb 9, 2018 (next day) afternoon.
The owner could not provide info on how many faecal pellets and their sizes before coming to Toa Payoh Vets for consultation.
X RAYS
Sunday Feb 11, 2018 10 am
After one night of in-patient and given 30 pellets from 6 pm on Feb 10, 2018, the rabbit had eaten 20/30 pellets and passed 150 faecal pellets overnight. This would be around 16 hours. The evidence of such stools and pellets were shown to the owner and the rabbit went home.
Feb 11, 2018 7 pm
The daughter said that the rabbit would hide in a corner of the corridor instead of being active. This was a cause of concern. I advised sending the rabbit back for observation again for more than one day, as the parents were worried about the "round lump" of 1 cm across discovered earlier. No ultrasound was done as the rabbit was back to normal appetite and had eaten 20/30 pellets overnight.
Update in Feb 17, 2018. The rabbit has recovered and is active again
No more hiding in the corner.
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CASE 3. This rabbit has gastric ileus/stasis --- gastric distension and pain
--- stopped eating
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CASE 4. No gastric ileus/stasis
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2015/12/2892-biting-rabbit-passes-blood-in-urine.html
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13 Aug 2023. Tele-consultation with a rabbit owner from India. His rabbit has a bladder stone. Surgical removal is the treatment. If the rabbit has urinary difficulties or infections, surgery is advised.
The pet shop referred the expatriate owner to Toa Payoh Vets for neuter in Oct 2017. When the rabbit had stopped eating pellets but not hay for the past 2 days, the owner phoned the pet shop and was referred to Toa Payoh Vets today.
Why did the rabbit stop eating pellets?
Abdominal palpation is very important if the rabbit has no teeth probems.
I elicited intense pain when the anterior abdomen was palpated. I felt small faecal lumps of 0.5 mm.
Dr Daniel palpated a lump around 1 cm across in the anterior abdominal area.
Gastric ileus/stasis was evident from the X-ray, showing a fully distended stomach. Was there hair balls? Pain-killers and antibiotic enabled the rabbit to eat 6 pellets the next morning when I phoned. 20-25 smaller sized faecal pellets were passed.
That was great news for the day. Later in the evening, the owner said that the rabbit was not eating pellets.
I advised giving the Fiberplex 3 x per day and water in syringes, piece of apple and the pain killer meloxicam and antibiotics baytril orally. To count the faecal pellets. Will let me know the results on Feb 9, 2018 (next day) afternoon.
The owner could not provide info on how many faecal pellets and their sizes before coming to Toa Payoh Vets for consultation.
X RAYS
Sunday Feb 11, 2018 10 am
After one night of in-patient and given 30 pellets from 6 pm on Feb 10, 2018, the rabbit had eaten 20/30 pellets and passed 150 faecal pellets overnight. This would be around 16 hours. The evidence of such stools and pellets were shown to the owner and the rabbit went home.
Feb 11, 2018 7 pm
The daughter said that the rabbit would hide in a corner of the corridor instead of being active. This was a cause of concern. I advised sending the rabbit back for observation again for more than one day, as the parents were worried about the "round lump" of 1 cm across discovered earlier. No ultrasound was done as the rabbit was back to normal appetite and had eaten 20/30 pellets overnight.
Update in Feb 17, 2018. The rabbit has recovered and is active again
No more hiding in the corner.
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OTHER RABBIT CASES WITH X RAYS for
comparison
CASE 2. This rabbit has no gastric
ileus
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2016/12/2982-2-year-old-holland-lop-rabbit-has.html
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CASE 3. This rabbit has gastric ileus/stasis --- gastric distension and pain
--- stopped eating
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2016/08/2905-functional-ileus-in-rabbit-that.html
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CASE 4. No gastric ileus/stasis
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2015/12/2892-biting-rabbit-passes-blood-in-urine.html
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13 Aug 2023. Tele-consultation with a rabbit owner from India. His rabbit has a bladder stone. Surgical removal is the treatment. If the rabbit has urinary difficulties or infections, surgery is advised.
Monday, February 5, 2018
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