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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
1180. A Schnauzer has high cholesterol
This kind couple from Woodlands adopted an abandoned overweight 7-year-old male Miniature Schnauzer and got her operated to remove the large rounded bladder stones, each around 6 cm x 6 cm in diameter. X-rays and stone analysis were done after Dr Daniel operated on Jan 16, 2014. Stones were magnesium, ammonium, phosphate with calcium.
On Feb 23, 2014, he had 3 loose incisors extracted.
On Jan 19, 2015, the dog came with the head down for the past 2 days. He weighed 11.5 kg and was panting. Ear canals swollen and has hairs. Ears painful.
Abdominal swelling? Ascites. Heart sounds not clear. Liver enlarged?
His blood test showed high triglycerides at 4.79. Total cholesterol was 8.65 HDL cholesterol was 5.55. LDL cholesterol cannot be estimated due to interference from elevated triglycerides level. Specimen is grossly lipemic. This may interfere with the test results.
ST was high at 144
On Feb 23, 2014, he had 3 loose incisors extracted.
On Jan 19, 2015, the dog came with the head down for the past 2 days. He weighed 11.5 kg and was panting. Ear canals swollen and has hairs. Ears painful.
Abdominal swelling? Ascites. Heart sounds not clear. Liver enlarged?
His blood test showed high triglycerides at 4.79. Total cholesterol was 8.65 HDL cholesterol was 5.55. LDL cholesterol cannot be estimated due to interference from elevated triglycerides level. Specimen is grossly lipemic. This may interfere with the test results.
ST was high at 144
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Painful ears. A groomer had cleaned the ears 7 days ago.
Possibly ascites. Advised weight reduction owing to high cholesterol.
FOLLOW UP ON JAN 26, 2015
"My dog is OK, " the wife said. "Normal 2 days after treatment. Active." Most likely painful and swollen ears caused the head to be downwards.
Painful ears. A groomer had cleaned the ears 7 days ago.
Possibly ascites. Advised weight reduction owing to high cholesterol.
FOLLOW UP ON JAN 26, 2015
"My dog is OK, " the wife said. "Normal 2 days after treatment. Active." Most likely painful and swollen ears caused the head to be downwards.
An 8-year-old Pom vomits phlegm and swallows it for the last 1 week.
Female spayed, 8-year-old Pom
"Vomits phlegm for the last 1 week," my regular client said. "Especially when she sleeps in the air conditioned room. If we stopped her from going in, she would scratch the door to be let in."
"Does she vomit after eating food?" I asked.
"No," he replied. "She had lost appetite and has soft stools for the past one week."
Sounds like a case of gastroenteritis? This seems to be a case of heart disease. The symptom was a nocturnal cough.
HEART EXAMINATION.
Surprisingly I could not hear the heart sounds on the right chest. I spent some time auscultating but no sounds. All the dogs do have heart sounds on the right chest.
On the left chest, I could hear a machinery murmur.
"Your dog has heart disease," I advised chest X-rays. "The abdomen is empty of intestinal sounds, no internal tumours of the liver or spleen. There is some gas and the dog did react very mildly in pain to abdominal palpation. This is not a case of gastroenteritis or gastritis."
"She vomits phlegm overnight and being a clean dog, she swallows it. So the bedroom floor is clean."
X RAYS
Abnormally large left side of the heart on the ventro-dorsal view. Very rarely do I see such a large left heart. See x-rays.
Lower 2 X-rays show a young Pom with heart disease. With heart drugs, diet and close monitoring, the Pom lived for around one year.
DIAGNOSIS
Cardiomegaly - Left heart enlargement. Heart drugs must be given daily to extend the life of this Pom. Dosage is given to effect and at proper timing. Some owners forget to give the drugs leading to severe coughing.
"Vomits phlegm for the last 1 week," my regular client said. "Especially when she sleeps in the air conditioned room. If we stopped her from going in, she would scratch the door to be let in."
"Does she vomit after eating food?" I asked.
"No," he replied. "She had lost appetite and has soft stools for the past one week."
Sounds like a case of gastroenteritis? This seems to be a case of heart disease. The symptom was a nocturnal cough.
HEART EXAMINATION.
Surprisingly I could not hear the heart sounds on the right chest. I spent some time auscultating but no sounds. All the dogs do have heart sounds on the right chest.
On the left chest, I could hear a machinery murmur.
"Your dog has heart disease," I advised chest X-rays. "The abdomen is empty of intestinal sounds, no internal tumours of the liver or spleen. There is some gas and the dog did react very mildly in pain to abdominal palpation. This is not a case of gastroenteritis or gastritis."
"She vomits phlegm overnight and being a clean dog, she swallows it. So the bedroom floor is clean."
X RAYS
Abnormally large left side of the heart on the ventro-dorsal view. Very rarely do I see such a large left heart. See x-rays.
Lower 2 X-rays show a young Pom with heart disease. With heart drugs, diet and close monitoring, the Pom lived for around one year.
DIAGNOSIS
Cardiomegaly - Left heart enlargement. Heart drugs must be given daily to extend the life of this Pom. Dosage is given to effect and at proper timing. Some owners forget to give the drugs leading to severe coughing.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
1178. Rats
Jan 24, 2015
There is a restaurant at the back of the clinic. Rats were multiplying and the pest control people had come to eliminate the rats. Some even come to the back of the clinic. I hid away all the dry dog food and got the rat glue. There was an electrical short-circuit to the left side of the clinic, probably due to the exposed wires from the rat gnawing the wires above the ceiling.
According to the restaurant operator behind, the mother rat avoided or did not get stuck in the glue. Just ate the food and disappeared again. Yunger rats were stuck in the glue.
Singapore has more complaints of rats and rat burrows. As stray cats have been mostly removed from the neighbourhoods, rats have thrived. More business for pest controllers nowadays.
There is a restaurant at the back of the clinic. Rats were multiplying and the pest control people had come to eliminate the rats. Some even come to the back of the clinic. I hid away all the dry dog food and got the rat glue. There was an electrical short-circuit to the left side of the clinic, probably due to the exposed wires from the rat gnawing the wires above the ceiling.
According to the restaurant operator behind, the mother rat avoided or did not get stuck in the glue. Just ate the food and disappeared again. Yunger rats were stuck in the glue.
Singapore has more complaints of rats and rat burrows. As stray cats have been mostly removed from the neighbourhoods, rats have thrived. More business for pest controllers nowadays.
1177. A Schnauzer ate a big bar of Toberlone chocolates
Saturday Jan 24, 2015
Home dogs cannot talk but they are opportunistic. This Schnauzer saw two bars of the Swiss chocolate Toberlone and quickly swallowed one bar and a bit of the other before the owner spotted him. That was around 2 hours ago.
"The maid had put salt into his mouth but he would not vomit out the chocolates," the young lady said.
"Salt is a natural way to induce vomiting," I tried to place some salt on my forefinger and stick it at the back of his tongue as my assistant opened his mouth. No vomitng. I tried again another 3 times. Nothing happened. I had syringed in 2 ml of water and he had swallowed. But no vomiting. The dog must be salty by now. .
"Isn't there an injection to make him vomit?" the lady asked.
"Salt does work and is the natural way as compared to an injection."
After 10 minutes of no vomiting, I gave this dog 0.6 ml of 2% xylazine IM. Xylazine injections often induces vomting depending on the dosage and sometimes it does not work.
I asked Intern Ng to continue with her own work as I placed the dog inside the kennel. Within 5 minutes he vomited out all the melted chocolate and water. Evidence is there. We were all very happy
I gave the dog an IV drip to flush out any chocolate products inside the blood. The dog went home to a happy family. No food for one day to let the stomach settle down.
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Home dogs cannot talk but they are opportunistic. This Schnauzer saw two bars of the Swiss chocolate Toberlone and quickly swallowed one bar and a bit of the other before the owner spotted him. That was around 2 hours ago.
"The maid had put salt into his mouth but he would not vomit out the chocolates," the young lady said.
"Salt is a natural way to induce vomiting," I tried to place some salt on my forefinger and stick it at the back of his tongue as my assistant opened his mouth. No vomitng. I tried again another 3 times. Nothing happened. I had syringed in 2 ml of water and he had swallowed. But no vomiting. The dog must be salty by now. .
"Isn't there an injection to make him vomit?" the lady asked.
"Salt does work and is the natural way as compared to an injection."
After 10 minutes of no vomiting, I gave this dog 0.6 ml of 2% xylazine IM. Xylazine injections often induces vomting depending on the dosage and sometimes it does not work.
I asked Intern Ng to continue with her own work as I placed the dog inside the kennel. Within 5 minutes he vomited out all the melted chocolate and water. Evidence is there. We were all very happy
I gave the dog an IV drip to flush out any chocolate products inside the blood. The dog went home to a happy family. No food for one day to let the stomach settle down.
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1176. A female Pom pees blood - bladder stones
Sunday Jan 24, 2015
To lower medical costs, X-rays need not be done if the stones are palpable and the owner had given informed consent.
A vet referred this young couple to 3 vet practices for X-rays and prescribed antibiotics. The wife came to Toa Payoh Vets for further consultation.
I palpated the abdomen, felt crepitus (gas rubbing against stones) and could feel two smooth stones about 2 cm x 2 cm in addition to smaller ones. Surgery will prove whether I am correct.
Surgery scheduled 3 days later with the dog on antibiotics. Chances of survival are good as the dog is younger, her heart and lungs OK and eating," I said."The blood test will show us the health of the liver and kidneys."
The stones need to be analysed to confirm
To lower medical costs, X-rays need not be done if the stones are palpable and the owner had given informed consent.
A vet referred this young couple to 3 vet practices for X-rays and prescribed antibiotics. The wife came to Toa Payoh Vets for further consultation.
I palpated the abdomen, felt crepitus (gas rubbing against stones) and could feel two smooth stones about 2 cm x 2 cm in addition to smaller ones. Surgery will prove whether I am correct.
Surgery scheduled 3 days later with the dog on antibiotics. Chances of survival are good as the dog is younger, her heart and lungs OK and eating," I said."The blood test will show us the health of the liver and kidneys."
The stones need to be analysed to confirm
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Cases of stray cat caregives in Singapore
1. 2010. Stray cat with halithosis and mouth ulcers.
Vet 1 presumed FIV
http://www.toapayohvets.com/20120415feline-eosinophilic-mouth-ulcers-young-stray-cat-singapore-ToaPayohVets.htm
ECG? Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex, not FIV (test kit)
2. 2010. A young couple sends in 2 stray cats for spaying
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2010/12/two-stray-cats-caterwaul-spay-nursing.html
3. FIV+ve, URTI and periodonitis in an adult stray cat
http://www.sinpets.com/F5/20111021stray-cat-runny-nose-drooling-FIV-singapore-toapayohvets.htm
4. HDB policy of cats in flats.
http://www.asiahomes.com/0737HDB_cats_Singapore.htm
In 2002, CWS has a proposal, please visit our website at
www.catwelfare.org
5. 2001. 2 cases. The stray cat has rodent ulcers. The young unvaccinated cat has tongue ulcers
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/cats/9503Cat_eosinophilic_granuloma.htm
6. Promoting the adoption of stray cats from CWS
http://www.toapayohvets.com/sinpets/20120615digital_photography_stray_cat_adoption_singapore-ToaPayohVets.htm
7. A stray cat activist
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2013/08/1101-stray-cat-activism-soft-masses.html
8. A stray cat swallows a fish bone
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporehouses/000704cat_fishbone_palate.htm
9. 2003 The Singapore stray cats' days are numbered.
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/cats/030630stray_cats_culling_Singapore.htm
10. Spaying and neutering stray cats in Singapore
http://www.bekindtopets.com/animals/20090644Stray_Cats_Singapore_ToaPayohVets.htm
11. Stray dogs and cats in Istanbul's tourist area. Can Singapore do that?
http://2010vets.blogspot.sg/2013/12/1271-travel-stories-istanbuls-kindness.html
12. Dental problems in the older Singapore cat
http://www.toapayohvets.com/surgery/20091166periodontal_disease_cat_ToaPayohVets.htm
13. Stray cat for adoption in social media FLICKR
https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=cats&w=33995662%40N00
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/tips/toa_payoh_vets_links.htm
14. 2015. A stray cat has no appetite or meow for 4 days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNj5wNug4zE&feature=youtu.be
15. Spaying caterwauling cats
http://www.bekindtopets.com/animals/20090637Spaying_Caterwauling_Cats_Dr_Sing_Singapore_ToaPayohVets.htm
16.2002. The cat has a loose tongue
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporeaur/0716landlord_noresponse.htm
17. A fish bone stuck in the cat's throat
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/cats/000629cat_fishboneinthroat.htm
18. Stray cats in NANAS
http://www.bekindtopets.com/animals/20080427Shelter_Medicine_ToaPayohVets.htm
19. A salivating stray cat has eosinophilia
http://www.sinpets.com/cats/20100641eosinophilia_stray_cat_singapore_ToaPayohVets.htm
20. Gingivitis and stomatitis in an old cat
http://www.sinpets.com/F5/20120231chinese-new-year-2nd-day-vet-cases-Singapore_ToaPayohVets.htm
21. Antagonising service providers - cat activists.
http://www.bekindtopets.com/animals/20080525Animal_Activism_ToaPayohVets.htm
22. Necrotic cat abscess in an old stray cat
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/cats/030132necrotic_abscess_cat_bite_Singapore.htm
23. 1997. fish bone, uterine prolapse in stray cat
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/cats/catcase_photo.htm
24. stray cat has flu
http://www.asiahomes.com/singaporetpvet/cats/1012cat_flu.htm
15. The malodorous cat
http://www.toapayohvets.com/surgery/20061010Malodorous_Cat.htm
16. spaying a bisexual cat
http://www.bekindtopets.com/cats/20080739Spay_Cat_Bisexual_ToaPayohVets.htm
17. Two vet students goes to rescue stray kittens for NANAS
http://www.sinpets.com/dogpix/20080177Raymund_Wee_NANAS_stray_kittens_ToaPayohVets.jpg
http://www.bekindtopets.com/animals/tpvets_Feb208.htm
28. Injectable anaesthetic for cats
http://www.sinpets.com/F5/20110332veterinary-anaesthesia-dogs-cats-rabbits-singapore-toapayohvets.htm
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