The neighbourhood vet did not accept this case as she was fully booked by appointments. The dog had bloody diarrhoea for 4 days. He vomited. The couple's friend referred the case to me.
We had to give the IV drip and anti-diarrhoea medication for at least 2 days. Today is Day 2. The dog still has no appetite but did not have diarrheoa.
Under-sized compared to sibling who is twice as large. Separate tank. Owner added anti-chlorine, multivit, calcium solution and had 2 filters. The sibling is OK but this one does not eat for 4 days. Due to pressure of work for the past 3-4 weeks, both were not let out of the tank to roam on the floor.
Feed - pellets.
Not taken out for roaming on the floor for the past 3-4 weeks
This slider must have prolapsed his male organ which got injured and inflamed. The organ is radio-dense and will be painful. Hence his loss of appetite.
After 5 days of inpatient treatment with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and syringe-feeding of critical care, the slider regained his appetite and was sent home.
Cocker Spaniel, M, 14 years.
Came in recumbent and in high fever. Pus leaked from the wound.
3 days ago, went to an emergency vet clinic with a large right neck swelling. The vet lanced the abscess and sent the dog home with a bottle of saline oral and antibiotics. The dog was still recumbent at Day 3 when he was brought to Toa Payoh Vets.
The dog had a severe blood bacterial infection and anaemia. Platelets were normal in numbers. .
The hamster stopped eating. The mammary tumours in 3 hard lumps had recurred. No surgery is advised. The owner took the hamster home.
Aug
21, 2019 case. RECURRENCE OF MAMMARY GLAND TUMOURS IN A DWARF
HAMSTER.
Not
eating today. The owner consulted Toa Payoh Vets. The two mammary
gland tumours from the same location were removed 1 month ago. The
hamster was eating after surgery. Today, she stopped eating.
Examination showed 3 mammary gland or breast tumours. The owner was
advised not to operate a 2nd time as the tumours have had recurred.
There were now 3 tumours. They were likely to be cancerous breast
tumours as they grew back within one month after surgery. The owner
took her home.
Elina to type the text below: "VIDEO 2/2 FOLLOWS: FINAL VIDEO ABOUT Z-PLASTY IN A DACHSHUND.
(https://youtu.be/QaaWdBoMFpkK)
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Be Kind To Pets Veterinary Educational Videos sponsored by Toa Payoh Vets. toapayohvets.com
Veterinary Stories by Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
22 Apr 2022. Production of 2 videos.
A LARGE ELBOW TUMOUR IRRITATES THE DOG. HOW DOES THE VET REMOVE IT? USE Z-PLASTY.
This veterinary educational video for pet owners and vet students shows the beneficial use of Z-plasty to stitch up a large elbow skin tumour (benign cutaneous histiocytoma) instead of the traditional stitching up of the large circular wound after excision of the skin tumour.
Video 1/2. This video is WITHOUT narration is created from a case study at Toa Payoh Vets in 2019.
Video 2/2. FINAL VIDEO ABOUT Z-PLASTY IN THIS CASE AT:
3374. Dachshund elbow tumour electro excision and Z-plasty
Today is DAY 11., August 18, 2019. It is 11 days after surgery of this Dachshund, M, 4 years old.
You can see the dog had the left elbow stitched up. The stitches had not broken down or infected.
DAY 11
VIDEO
IMAGES
DAY 1. BEFORE Z-PLASTY
Z-PLASTY IN ELBOW TUMOUR SURGERY.
A Be Kind To Pets Veterinary Educational Video, sponsored by Toa Payoh Vets.
This video shows the effectives of a surgical procedure called Z-PLASTY. This procedure is used to relieve tension in a mobile area such as the elbow, so that the stitches will not break down after removal of a large elbow tumour. It involves two long skin incisions on opposite sides of a circular wound, undermining the skin and then stitching up the whole area. The end result is a "Z", hence the name Z-PLASTY.