Monday, August 13, 2018

3233. A 13-year-old Miniature Pinscher has a gigantic gum tumour

Sunday Aug 12, 2018

When the gum tumour is small, the owner applied cream. It grew explosively large now. It is likely cancerous as it is fast growing.

1. Yearly dental and health check up would have detected this gum tumour when it is very small. This dog was not checked up by a vet for the past 13 years. No dental scaling.

2. Poor dental hygiene is known to result in oral tumoours.




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Singapore is a developed city.

A new generation of Singaporeans are now in their 30s.  Around 80% of them live in apartments. Many are busy with their careers and young children. Many live hectic life-styles. Some do voluntary charitable work.

INTERNS - Use some images to showcase Singaporeans and life-style. Some images can be used for other videos. Draft a narrative to accompany the images

Family responsibilities - fatherhood


Volunteer Charitable work





Friendships, shopping


Many travel overseas. Many tourists come to Singapore














However some do have time to send their older pet dogs and cats for annual examination. Tumours are detected early and removed.


Singapore apartments







 This generation loves their pets much more than the older Baby-boomer generation. Many do get their dogs checked up yearly. During the check up and regular dental scaling, any small gum tumours can be detected early and removed.



In this case, the older generation owner applied cream when the gum tumour was small last year. A kind woman in the same generation brought the dog to consult me when the tumour was gigantic.  The 13-year-old Miniature Pinscher had become emaciated. There is a possiblity that the tumour would recur as it grew rapid and is probably cancerous.

See link to article on epulis

3231. INTERNS. A 19-year-old dog stopped eating.



INTERNS. Message to owners of old dogs


An old dog has stopped eatin

g for 2 days. Most likely it is an infection of the blood system or urinary system. Evidence from blood and urine tests. The bacterial growth inside the body could be due to bad teeth inside the mouth. 


Get veterinary treatment promptly to prevent death.

Friday, August 10, 2018

3229. INTERN. Tarsorrhaphy and 3rd eyelid flap procedures for eye corneal ulcerations in Toa Payoh Vets



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INTRODUCTION
Singapore is a city-state with around 6 million residents. Over 80% live in high-rise apartments.




TREATMENT
Tarsorrhaphy





TIPS AND ADVICES
Eye injuries are emergencies. Get veterinary attention immediately to save the eye.
Delays in treatment may lead to eye infections and damage. This means that the eye is damaged beyond repair. The only option will be enucleation (eyeball removal), as shown in the following case study:

May 2016. Eyeball removal in a 16-year-old dog. Successful outcome.
Before eyeball removal, re-hydration.  Use only isoflurane gas anaesthesia in very old dogs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayraLRJKvEk
After eyeball removal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AuFwToIjA



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TARSORRHAPHY AND/OR 3RD EYELID FLAP CASE STUDIES
 
1.  Mar 2014. Tarsorrhaphy procedure in a Shih Tzu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdezd04RSic

2.  Aug 2014. Tarsorrhaphy for traumatic proptosis in a Chihuahua
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3g99Pujd6g


Successful outcome. Tarsorrhaphy 4 weeks later. No more eye rubbing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkGumbiojr4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNFXO5a8t7U (video in Myanmar language)

Tarsorrhaphy in traumatic proptosis (video shown in a Myanmar vet talk).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6lwzAeDiQ


3.  Jan 2015. Tarsorrhaphy and 3rd eyelid flap in a dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=490SL794fwA


4.  Apr 2015. Persistent left eye discharge in a Shih Tzu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbuUHZPgfoE

5. Feedback in 2015 regarding a 2011 3rd eyelid flap surgery being a successful outcome in deep corneal ulceration in a pug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLlF9XQoGwg

6.  Feb 2015. Fluorescein eye stain test for corneal ulcerations in the dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn3c8AOa044 

7.  Jan 2016. Tarsorrhaphy to heal a corneal ulcer in a dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snFz4sOMfs4


8.  MYANMAR CASE STUDY
Jul 2014. Tarsorrhaphy and 3rd eyelid flap in a dog at Royal Asia Veterinary Surgery, Yangon, Myanmar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_D6VOB3ko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbLTm4t485I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b55RgEw6djg


FINAL VIDEOS



1.  Final Video: Fluorescein eye stain test shows up corneal ulceration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex0pkcZMidE


2.  Final Video: Jan 2016. Corneal ulcer did not heal. Vet 1 advised eyeball removed.
Tarsorrhaphy cum 3rd eyelid flap is successful in saving the eye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnxrHzNfbv0


3.  Final Video: Jul 2012. Tarsorrhaphy for better healing of deep eye ulcers in a dog (example of a good video for interns).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQgluPyxek

4.  Final Video: Apr 2013. Tarsorrhaphy for descemetocoele in a dog (example of a good video for interns)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt2WJ5cIMeg






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3228. Intern images****. Be Kind To Pet Images Veterinary Educational Images - landscapes, medical conditions


Back to Main Page:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2018/09/3282-interns-be-kind-to-pets-images-sep.html












MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CONDITIONS















Thursday, August 9, 2018

3227. Pretty brown mushrooms on National Day, Aug 9, 2018










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On the same day, a usual young and old mushroom image. Their diameter is around 6 inches or less