Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
1303. Two paw warts keep growing despite medication
Surgery is the only treatment, not anti-inflammatory medication.
Monday, January 13, 2014
1302. The man who buys a sports car for $175,000 for his wife
The man who survived the bike accident and is blessed by the gods came to buy 2 small bags of H/D dry food for his wife's dog ( husband of the story in "Damsel in distress")
A shiny white 2-door BMW 3.55 double exhaust sports car bought with cash at $175,000 in cash. "The Bukit Batok salesman asked me to get a loan as he has lost money since the car is with him for the last 6 months! I told him why not he give me the car free or further discount?"
"The low mileage of 30,000 km in this BMW of 3 years. Is it correct? Could the salesman re-wind the mileage?"
"Not possible in sports cars," he said with an air of authority. "My other Mitsuibishi car can be rewound. I paid Performance Motors to confirm the mileage. They asked if I want a senior or junior technician or a rookie. The senior one charges more and the junior grade is young and knows better!"
What sort of logic is this? Oldies are not up to standard?
"Has it got an accident?" I asked.
"None," he said. "The driver wanted to upgrade to a Maserati and seldom drove this car. I told the salesman I would sue if he misrepresented as accident free. There is the lemon law to protect buyers nowadays! In any case, I had the car inspected by the STA"
So he had a good deal.
"Try not to speed and live longer," I said as he told me that many Singaporeans are not aware of some straight long roads to trash a sports car.. He was nearly 40 years old but he had taken courses in car racing in Johore and knew how to handle this thoroughbred. He is hands-on on sports car mechanics as a specialist of sorts and so he is no ordinary person like a vet who does not know in depth that a sports car must be handled differently from an ordinary car.
"The bumper is very low," I said. "Will the car hit the road humps in car parks like Junction 8? I note that the Audi can't take it."
"Drive in an S-shaped way across instead of directly on the hump," he advised. That is a good tip.
"Sometimes it is not possible in a confined space," I said.
I wish him well and hope the traffic police would not catch him trashing the car. It is not wise to buy a second-hand sports car as it will have been fully trashed on the road.
A shiny white 2-door BMW 3.55 double exhaust sports car bought with cash at $175,000 in cash. "The Bukit Batok salesman asked me to get a loan as he has lost money since the car is with him for the last 6 months! I told him why not he give me the car free or further discount?"
"The low mileage of 30,000 km in this BMW of 3 years. Is it correct? Could the salesman re-wind the mileage?"
"Not possible in sports cars," he said with an air of authority. "My other Mitsuibishi car can be rewound. I paid Performance Motors to confirm the mileage. They asked if I want a senior or junior technician or a rookie. The senior one charges more and the junior grade is young and knows better!"
What sort of logic is this? Oldies are not up to standard?
"Has it got an accident?" I asked.
"None," he said. "The driver wanted to upgrade to a Maserati and seldom drove this car. I told the salesman I would sue if he misrepresented as accident free. There is the lemon law to protect buyers nowadays! In any case, I had the car inspected by the STA"
So he had a good deal.
"Try not to speed and live longer," I said as he told me that many Singaporeans are not aware of some straight long roads to trash a sports car.. He was nearly 40 years old but he had taken courses in car racing in Johore and knew how to handle this thoroughbred. He is hands-on on sports car mechanics as a specialist of sorts and so he is no ordinary person like a vet who does not know in depth that a sports car must be handled differently from an ordinary car.
"The bumper is very low," I said. "Will the car hit the road humps in car parks like Junction 8? I note that the Audi can't take it."
"Drive in an S-shaped way across instead of directly on the hump," he advised. That is a good tip.
"Sometimes it is not possible in a confined space," I said.
I wish him well and hope the traffic police would not catch him trashing the car. It is not wise to buy a second-hand sports car as it will have been fully trashed on the road.
1301. Case 1. Lose a foot to save a toe - toe warts in a hamster. Case 2. The fat hamster keeps licking his toe wart.
Case 1. Jan 13, 2014
The owner phoned to say that the anti-inflammatory drugs prescribed by Vet 1 had not worked.
The owner phoned to say that the anti-inflammatory drugs prescribed by Vet 1 had not worked.
Last week, I had advised surgical excision of the two toe warts but did not say that the toe would have to be amputated, as there is a possibility of slicing off the warts by electro-excision. So, the toe would remain but there is a chance that the wart may re-grow.
With amputation, there is zero recurrence as the toe is gone.
When Vet 1 told the mother and daughter that the toe may need to be amputated, both did not want the surgery. To prevent the hamster from continuously licking the toe warts, Vet 1 prescribed anti-inflam as an alternative.
Now, the owner said that the medicine does not "work" as the hamster still licks.
"Warts keep growing every day and the hamster tries to bite them off as they are burdens to movement," I said. "Vet 1 mentioned that toe amputation may be needed. However, you did not want the toe amputated and so you try to save a toe.
When Vet 1 told the mother and daughter that the toe may need to be amputated, both did not want the surgery. To prevent the hamster from continuously licking the toe warts, Vet 1 prescribed anti-inflam as an alternative.
Now, the owner said that the medicine does not "work" as the hamster still licks.
"Warts keep growing every day and the hamster tries to bite them off as they are burdens to movement," I said. "Vet 1 mentioned that toe amputation may be needed. However, you did not want the toe amputated and so you try to save a toe.
In the end, saving a toe will result in losing a foot as the hamster bites the warts and the whole paw becomes infected and gangrenous later!"
The owner agreed to the surgical excision. No oral drugs including pain killers can dissolve the skin warts and usually the owner becomes unhappy with this method of treatment as in this case.
The owner agreed to the surgical excision. No oral drugs including pain killers can dissolve the skin warts and usually the owner becomes unhappy with this method of treatment as in this case.
Each vet has his or her own judgment but surgery is the only option in hamster wart treatment. For dogs, toe warts may be tolerated, but not the nimble dwarf hamster!
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Case 2. Oct 25, 2016
Case 2. The fat hamster keeps licking his toe wart
SINGAPORE - 15 OCT 2016. The overweight 88-gram Sapphire dwarf hamster eats a lot. Normal weight should be 45-50 grams. He comes to Toa Payoh Vets for toe wart removal surgery.
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