Be Kind To Pets, Vet case studies, Photography tips, Travel Stories

Thursday, December 14, 2017

3207. An English bulldog fractures his left tibia - car accident

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

EMAIL TO TOA PAYOH VETS DATED Dec 1, 2017

Hi Dr,

I discovered my 1year old female Ginger has a white discharge at her vaginal area. It's thick yet not runny or dripping. Kindly advise whats the follow-up to be done or if we could change her food etc. Attach is picture for your perusal.

Thanks with Regards,

Name of owner

Handphone

EMAIL REPLY FROM TOA PAYOH VETS DATED Dec 2, 2017

Refer to our tele-conversation.

The cat will need antibiotic injection for 2 days and spay 2 days later. Total cost around $250.

Toa Payoh Vets at Blk 1002, Toa Payoh Lor 8, 01-1477, Singapore 319074.

12 pm today appointment.

DAY 5 OF TREATMENT
No fever. Surgery.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

A red-eared slider has more white spots on the shell

Dec 6, 2017

Came in for ear abscess surgery 7 days ago. Had one white spot. Given anti-fungal wash. Now had more white spots. Why?

Spread of fungal infections on the shell. Advised dry-docking overnight and come for anti-fungal cream.

A young cat has fever and passes vaginal pus - pyometra

Dec 6, 2017

The cat was operated today after 4 days as an in-patient. She had no appetite and had to be syringe fed one can of A/D a day.

Her fever keeps recurring despite IV drips and antibiotics and anti-fever injections. So, the spay was postponed for 4 days.

Image of pyometra uterus

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

3203. Narrative* A 31-month-old Siamese cat fell from the 2nd floor - distal 1/3 femoral fracture of leg leg

Forgot to close windows.

Another cat chased her. She fell from the bathroom window from 2nd floor on Dec 1, 2017. Vet 1 referred to specialist quoted $6,000 for surgery.

Wire netting of windows instead of closing windows advised.

Educational video shows how to conduct a physical examination of the cat's fractured leg.

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Post op on Dec 5, 2017 Pin and cast as the fracture is too close to the femoral head and cannot be stabilised just by pining. Pin protrudes out of femoral head to provide stability and this does not affect knee flexion and extension. Pin removed in 8 weeks.

1. E-collar 8 weeks as cat tends to lick cast and wet it or bite it off.

2. Cast must be kept dry. Is protected by bandages.

3. Review 2 weekly

4. If paw is swollen, see vet immediately

5. Cast removed in 6 weeks ideally

FOLLOW UP ON SUNDAY APRIL 8, 2018

Cat has recovered from fractured left hind, distal 1/3 femoral neck. But cannot lay down on the left hip area as before.

Yesterday 10 am, gave birth to 3 Bengal X kittens. 2 were stuck and the owners did not know what to do. Came for check up of left eye tearing for past 4 weeks on and off.
No corneal ulcers from fluorescein stain test.
Mother cat had a 1 cm scratch wound from male Bengal cat during mating. Still not healed fully.
Has maternal instinct to take care of this sole survivor.

Video done today.

3202. A dwarf hamster is bitten by his sibling

3201. An immigrant's success is due to hard work

1. SINGAPORE FOOD. LAKSA IN 2017

Sunday Dec 3, 2017 10.30 am breakfast

Couple from China migrated to Singapore around 11 years ago. The wife started this small food stall for many years. The husband and eldest daughter now help her. The 19-year-old daughter is eldest ("tar" in Mandarin). "Tar" also means "big".

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2. SINGAPORE FOOD - 2022 LAKSA in Potong Pasir Food Court

19 Dec 2022. Potong Pasir Food Court. Laksa stall. Visit on 19 Dec 2022. Monday 12.30pm.

I did 3 videos in 2015, some 7 years ago of this stall. (Search "Potong Pasir food court in Youtube). The stall operates 24 hours a day and has a well designed illuminated signboard with a diverse offering of noodles. The laksa is still good. The husband and wife team was present today.

The wife was most happy with me taking this video and you can see her radiant smile for the "photo". I do not have my 83-year-old friend's morbid sense of humour. In 2015, he paid her "hell money" for the laksa.

Being a China National and new, she accepted the notes. When she realised this was not genuine, she returned back the notes without being angry. Today, my friend and I had lunch of laksa. My friend told me, "She said I must have had passed away, since she had not seen me for more than 6 months!" He was not offended.

This time, she gave him a dose of his medicine! "You really said that he must have passed away?" I asked her. She admitted with a laugh, "He had not been here for so many months! So I presume he had passed!"

My 83-year-old still has this humour and said to me, "Today will be your last laksa!"

I am used to his sense of humour and was not offended. I am 72 years old. Who knows whether I will be on earth tomorrow, but I don't joke about such matters of end of life. I took a video to recommend the laksa of this stall. Maybe it is called "Jia Jia" or Samwei 3 Food Store.