For the past years, I go to the clinic to treat the inpatient animals, giving the staff the day off and to wake up late. This year, there are 4 inpatients with various histories.
Came to clinic at 10.15 am with Hsu
1. Westie with large elbow wound for over one year.
2. Schnauzer with irritable bowel, keeps having diarrhoea after eating.
3. Red-eared slider with shell rot
4. Cat with purulent ventral swelling 6 months after spaying. Turned away by own vet. A big practice did ultrasound and wanted $4000 for surgery.
Operated by Dr Daniel from Toa Payoh Vets. Purulent materials in mammary glands of two sides were excised.
Recent corneal injury -greener ulcers
Superficial central keratitis
As injury was many days ago, the cornea ulcerations have scarred to become white.
A small patch of green indicated recent corneal ulceration
The cage housing 2 adult guinea pigs was small. The owner now houses the injured guinea pig in a separate cage for around 1 month for him to recuperate.
GPs are social animals. Therefore, buy two. Live together.
Two male guinea pigs grow up together as friends. As they mature, one become domineering. Eats more, fatter. The other loses weight. Possible mounting as they live in a confined small crate.
Traumatic injury to the right eye. What is the evidence?
Fluorescein eye stain test.
What is the treatment?
Vet 1. Husband consulted. Eye drops and come back if not OK or go to another vet.
Vet 2. Toa Payoh Vets. Wife consulted. Internet research. Tel me. Worried about loss of eye.
Evidence of eye ulceration of cornea in right eye. Green if recent abrasions but white cloudy when healed over time.
FOLLOW UP ONE WEEK LATER
The guinea pig's eyes are healing and the guinea pig is eating more in his new cage.
