4054. Butterflies in The Esplanade. Plain Tiger and Tawny Coster.

Jan 13, 2020  Monday. Forecourt Garden, Esplanade

Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)

Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)

Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)

Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)

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VIDEOS

Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)

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13 Jan 2020    Esplanande

Tawny Coster butterfly

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27 Aug 2018

Butterflies seen at the Esplanade Forecourt Garden in Aug 27 2018. 

Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) is a common species that can be found throughout the island

Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) is a common species that can be found throughout the island

Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) is a common species that can be found throughout the island

Yio Chu Kang Cres forest. The female is duller orange.

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Thur 9 Jun 2022, 9 AM: Forecourt Garden Esplanade Singapore has very few butterflies nowadays. So I did not expect to see any. But the Common Tiger was fluttering within 2 feet of me and permitted me to take a close up video with my iPhone of him or her sipping honey. A plain lime green butterfly of medium size too appeared and was captured in the video. Very rare footage of two butterflies close by in one video at the Esplanade.

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4053. Singapore Wildlife - Butterflies in Singapore's vacant land at Yio Chu Kang Crescent

Oriental Common Mime butterfly

Video

Other butterflies in this area are:

Common Mormon(Male). (Papilio polytes romulus)

Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore)

4052. Final Video: A 4-year-old poodle dislocates her hip

Jan 9, 2018 case

Craniodorsal hip luxation is usually due to trauma. In this poodle, a helper stepped on the back, dislocating the left hip. Vet 1 tried closed reduction (without surgery) but the hip dislocated again. FHO (Femoral hip osteotomy) was performed by Toa Payoh Vets.

AFTER CLOSED REDUCTION by Vet 1, the hip dislocated again.

 

In this case, FEMORAL HEAD OSTEOTOMY (FHO) is being done.

X-rays confirmed hip dislocation has occurred.

 

The surgery is summarised as follows:
Blunt dissection of muscles

Expose femoral head more by using an assistant to abduct the joint

Bone cutter to cut off the femoral head

Create a false joint

Stitch up skin

FINAL VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqMEiHIB0tQ

4052. An 8-month-old poodle has a hip dislocation. What to do?

X-ray shows hip subluxation. No need for surgery. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSyUgLV8kYU

A poodle has a painful hip and was treated with a Ehmer's Sling after pushing the femoral head into the hip joint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgtC7C_5hgY

4051. Femoral Head Osteotomy (FHO) in a Border Collie with follow up. FHO in a 4-year-old poodle

In August 2015, a Border Collie fell into a drain and dislocated her right hip.

I gave the owner 2 treatment options:
1. The Ehmer Sling which is not guaranteed to resolve the lameness. The cost is around $500.  If lameness is present after 2 weeks of the Ehmer Sling wrapped around the affected limb close to the body, there will be a need to perform the surgery called FHO.

2.  Femoral Head Osteotomy (FHO) surgery.  Costs from $1,500 to $2,500.


Aug 5, 2015
The Border Collie was limping on her right hind limb this morning. X-rays show the right femoral head has dislocated entirely out of the right hip joint. A Femoral Head Osteotomy surgery is advised.

"The chances of being back to normal without surgery are slim.," I said. "Without surgery, I can apply the Ehmer Sling. In this treatment, I use adhesive bandage to wrap around the affected leg and then sling it across the body. The dog may still be lame. The surgical option is likely to be lasting as most dogs do not limp after the surgery."

The owner wanted a treatment that is effective, without having to return to the vet again if the treatment is ineffective. 

"I prefer surgery."  The femoral head was cut off under general gaseous anaesthesia. The femoral head was excised.  No news from the owner till March 2017 (see below). 

 Video 

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

Aug 2015.  Before surgery

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-1-year-old-border-collie-dislocates.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9lwLW_TmBo


Aug 2015.  Day after surgery. Goes home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SWQfngSl2g

March 5, 2017
The owner came as the dog had swallowed a rubber toy.
I asked about the time it takes the border collie to recover normal gait after femoral head excision. "She took 3 months to recover and walk normally!"

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CASE 2. 

FHO SURGERY IN A POODLE AFTER FAILURE OF EHMER SLING TREATMENT FOR A DOG

 

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2020/01/4052-final-video-4-year-old-poodle.html