Pet health and care advices for pet owners and vet students, photography tips, travel stories, advices for young people
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
1068. Original C-section script by Phyllis
Hook
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The pregnant poodle came in with 64 days old fetuses, an ultrasound and radiographs results.
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Image of the delivered puppies and the mother dog.
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Title / BKTP
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Caesarean of a past due date 1 year old poodle.
Be Kind to Pets: An educational video for vet students and pet owners.
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Caption: “BKTP”
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Intro
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History: The poodle came in with a past due date of pregnancy of 64 days.
It has a history of diarrhea and vomiting, thus it had been under drips twice in a vet clinic. The owner had the poodle arranged ultrasound and radiographs; showing the presence of only 3 fetuses.
Physical examination: The poodle had a fluctuating temperature a day before the day of visitation, which indicates the soon birth of the fetuses.
The poodle is generally healthy, but without the presence of breast milk, and also bearing a symmetrical abdomen shape.
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Video of the recording of the history and physical examination, with subtitles.
Defining Caesarean & explaining the poor milk production.
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Middle
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Anesthetizing the poodle before the procedure starts, with an approximately 5 to 10 minutes waiting time.
Surgery: Before the procedure starts, the breathing of the dog should not be too deep or active. The bifurcation of the uterus was exposed after the incision of the abdomen has been made, and finally the incision of bifurcation, exposing the neonate in a sac.
Care of neonates after caesarean: Stimulation of its breathing was made by the rubbing of the newborn, fluids in the lungs of neonates have to be cleared by the clearing, its mouth and nose and finally releasing the fluid by swinging the newborn in a solid flowing movement. After which, newborns were made sure to be in a healthy condition of pink and are breathing well.
Tail docking can be only done at 2 days old puppies, whereby one of the 3 methods has been introduced to the puppies. The 3 methods may seem to be suitable for only 2 days old puppies, but one of the methods required the puppy to be at least 7 days old. Lastly, a solution will be applied onto the wound which had a healing effect and also prevents further bleeding.
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Video of anesthesia, procedure and the cleaning of the puppy.
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Conclusion
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Advice for home breeders about post Caesarean care.
Post operation checkup: Questions posted by a client about the poor condition of the production of milk, color of the vulva, and the diarrhea condition of the mother's poodle. Finally, the veterinarian advised solutions to posted questions by the owner.
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Video of Post-operative checkup, and slides of care after caesarean & proper care of newborn puppies.
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Credits
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CREDITS
Video done by:
Phyllis Wong
Producer:
Dr Sing Kong Yuen,
BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
Video software:
Windows Movie Maker
Toa Payoh Vets 2014
Be Kind To Pets
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
1067. Street Photography Tips - dogs - Spain: Rolls-Royce Car
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: 1. A late afternoon sunlight 2. Single point central focus on the golden hood ornament sculpture - The Spirit of Ecstasy on the Rolls-Royce car 3. No passersby to distract the viewer from the car A face-masked passerby (R) and car (L) makes this photo “imperfect”! Dr Sing Kong Yuen 28 Dec 2021 |
---------- 7 Mar 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY TIP. I focus on the golden Spirit of Ecstasy is the bonnet ORNAMENT SCULPTURE of the Rolls Royce, single point focus, "P" Mode, Canon EOS 90D, EFS 18-200mm lens. Glaring noon sunlight on white cars - I used Lightroom to reduce highlights of the white cars. The maroon car of the Rolls Royce is unique. ------------------ TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS |
People adds interest to a tunnel image |
This owner with yellow jacket and two black dogs was adjusting his dog leashes A passer-by came in |
Crop out the passer by. Rule of Thirds with the subjects in middle 1/3 of frame |
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Two sisters tour Spain.
Review in 2021:
The original image was taken in a split second as the two sisters posed for another photographer in the early morning sunlight. A passerby obstructed me. Cropping the image would be the solution. This image is not good enough for stock photography as the eyes are not sharply focused, due to my inexperience in 2014. Travel photography captures memories of travelling companions. One sister is so bubbly while the other is reserved.
MORE IMAGES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2014/09/1067-tips-on-how-to-street-photography.html
Explanation on how I process the cropped images
Photo-shopped and sharpened image
More saturation
@davidsing1
Two sisters tour Spain - Who is the younger?
Monday, September 29, 2014
1066. Travel stories - How to take good street photographs without too much technical knowledge
Many photo magazines will mention that for good images, there is the need to use manual control of focus, ISO, f stops and speed.
By the time the amateur like me adjusts all these in street photography, the moment or lighting will have disappeared. I am sharing my experience of how to take good photos fast without all these technical details.
1. Good lighting is still the most important.
Final copy
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Travel Stories - How to produce good photographs without too much technical knowledge
Sep 27, 2014
Many photo magazines will mention that for good images, there is the need to use manual control of focus, ISO, f stops and speed.
By the time the amateur like me adjusts all these in street photography, the moment or lighting will have disappeared. I am sharing my experience of how to take good photos fast without all these technical details.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
1064. A tea lady n a new law graduate
1063. Update: The gasping terrapin was gasping, crying and not eating 4 days ago.
I phoned the wife today at 12 noon. This beloved 6-year-old terrapin came in on Sep 21, 2014, not eating and making crying sounds. The tongue had white membranes peeling off. She was gasping and so it was easy to see the inside of her mouth. She did not pass stools for a few days.What's the problem?
The terrapin had poor uneven shell quality being fed solely on a Taiwanese brand of pellets and nothing else. No sunlight for the past 6 years. The tank was too small.
"The cause of the poor shell quality could be this particular brand of brand," I said. "It may be toxic causing tongue ulcerations and infections of the mouth. How often do you change the water in the tank?"
"Every two days," the husband said. He would give the medication including multivitamin drops.
I proposed feeding dry shrimps, little fishes and egg yolk (boiled). Today, good news from the wife. The terrapin is eating dry shrimps and this is a good sign. Small pieces of fresh fish. If the terrapin can swim, little guppies may be interesting.
1062. The 14-year-old dog still coughs while on heart disease medicine
This evening, a young Indian lady had to rush to Toa Payoh Vets before it closes to get the heart drugs for her 14-year-old dog. She phoned as she might not be in time. I waited for her.
"Is the dog still coughing on heart medication?" I asked.
"Yes, a deeper cough," she replied.
"Did you feed the frusemide (1/2 two times a day) and Fortekor 5 (1/2 per day) as prescribed?"
"Yes," she said.
On further queries, she had more frusemide tablets than Fortekor 5. So, when the latter ran out, she would use frusemide but the dog's coughing worsened.
This case showed that the owner seldom knows about the efficacy and use of heart drugs. They gave the tablet not 12-hourly. They forget to give on certain days. They don't spend much time on complying with medical instructions. So they find that the old dog, while active and eating, starts to cough and cough, waking everybody up at night.
In this case, I advised her to increase the dose of frusemide for 1 week and let me know. She needed to have her dog needed dental check up for his bad breath as the bacterial infection of the mouth can cause infections leading to coughing. I prescribed 12 days of antibiotics and advised dental work at the end of the course. There will be anaesthetic risks but they are minimal on isoflurane gas anaesthesia.
Discussion on the effects of heart drug medication in aged dogs is needed when the owner wants repeat medication. Many owners do not bother.
It is sad that many old dogs do not get dental treatment from Singapore owners.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Update: The 12-year-old Jack Russell with the large lacrimal sac swelling
Update
This is the 3rd case, part of the "trilogy" I saw recently. Or a "trifecta".
The other 2 cases also had swelling on the right side of the face. One is a case of facial cyst. The other is a carnaissal tooth abscess.
In this case, no more swelling as at 12th day after I electro-excised the lacrimal sac leaking out the brown fluid. I also electro-excised 2 pieces of tissue, possibly the sac, quite near the nasolacrimal canal. There was no contrast imaging done as that would increase the medical cost. Many Singapore owners want the least medical cost but the medical overheads keep going up nowadays as landlords keep increasing their rentals, knowing that Singapore, like Hongkong, has a shortfall of commercial units for rent.
This was done after aspiration of 2 ml of brown fluid earlier, using a 1-ml syringe.
LAB TESTS OF LACRIMAL SAC FLUID
1 ml of yellowish fluid.
Microscopic description
3 Pap and one Diff Quik stained smears show a paucicellular yield. Thin degenerate proteinaceous material. No epithelial or malignant cells.
Diagnosis
LACRIMAL SAC LESION, FNAC
Degenerate cyst contents. pl re-aspirate if there is a residual nodule.
A 16-year-old unspayed female chihuahua has a tense swollen abdomen
Abdominal palpation may be useful.
Sep 23, 2014
This 16-year-old chihuahua had a large elongated inflamed breast tumour growing from the left MG4. Her abdomen was tense like a balloon about to burst. I percussed the abdomen. A fluid thrill from the sides was palpable. Heart murmurs on left side and owner reported occasional coughing which he had not really noticed.
Gas anaesthesia inside the carrier which is enclosed by a big plastic bag was the safest way. No direct handling with a gas mask as she might die from heart failure, being so old. No thick cataracts, still active.
I drained around 20 ml of the abdominal fluid - dark brown cloudy, reducing the abdominal swelling by 50%. I could palpate nodular masses - possibly abdominal tumours from the liver, ovaries, spleen or other organs. After giving frusemide injection SC, the dog peed clear watery urine, like drinking tap water, a few times. Active and running about.
Heart medication dispensed. H/D prescription diet given as the dog was on pumpkin diet. She was on those Caesar wet food previously. Toothless as all teeth had droppped out but looked and was energetic as a young as a 10-year-old with mild cataracts.