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Saturday, May 9, 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
4121. Do rabbits suffer from toothache? Malocclusion
DO RABBITS SUFFER FROM TOOTHACHES?
A rabbit has overgrown front teethWritten and narrated by: Natalie.......
Natalie See
Mentor: Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
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Dialogue
Discovery
All wrapped up in Drama
see below example of the dog with a case study.
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DETAILS
What is malocclusion? Malocclusion means misaligned teeth. The upper and lower teeth do not meet to cut or grind the hay and other food properly and therefore do not wear out.
In people, (image of your front teeth), the permanent teeth stops growing. But not in the rabbit. His teeth are constantly growing but if they are not worn out by chewing and grinding of the food, they overgrow sideways, foreward or backward. (IMAGES.. see my blog, do not use other people's images.)
Toa Payoh Vets has a case of malocclusion. (Video footage of the misaligned teeth - few seconds). The 4 upper incisors grow inwards towards the mouth and the 2 lower ones grow outwards. They also grow sideways. The 2 lower could have fractured as they looked very short.
ANATOMY. ILLUSTRATION OF THE 6 FRONT TEETH. YOU CAN USE THEIR MEDICAL NAMES MAXILLARY, MANDIBULAR.
ILLUSTRATION. SIDE VIEW OF CHEEK TEETH.
Owner: "Doctor, my rabbit has such long and twisted teeth. Why other rabbits don't have this problem?"
Doctor: "Your rabbit's upper and lower front teeth do not meet normally. The upper jaw is too (short?) while the lower jaw is longer than normal. Therefore........
Owner:" He cannot eat his hay properly. Pieces keep coming out. What can be done to help my poor rabbit to eat normally?
USE NARRATION TO ANSWER THE 5W'S AND ONE H.
Doctor: "I need to examine the cheek teeth as they may not be worn out normally.
Owner: "How do you do it? Can you see them really?"
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DISCOVERY
1. Malocculsion is a serious condition affecting the rabbit's health. /...lose weight, ileus....
2. Vets need to look for molar spurs when the front teeth are affected. Palpation, otoscopic examination, dental gags........
3. For owners, Two choices of treatment. Trimming every month. Extraction of all 6 front teeth is preferred for the rabbit. Must be in good health to take the anaesthesia.
4. In this case, more expensive treatment...molar spurs. Sometimes dental abscess...cheek tooth extraction....cost more.
5. Prompt attention is best for your rabbit.
The 4 upper jaw teeth are known as maxillary incisors and 2 peg teeth) were overgrown and grew sideways. The 2 lower jaw teeth (2 mandibular incisors) were overgrown and broke off. Therefore, it appeared very small.
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STORY TELLING USING THE 3D's to sell a product or service
Details
Dialogue
Discovery
All wrapped up in Drama
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DO DOGS SUFFER FROM TOOTHACHES?
A dog has carnaissal tooth abscess
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
Dogs do suffer from toothaches. I will say that the most painful one must be the carnassial tooth
abscess. The canine carnassial tooth is the 4th premolar tooth. When there is chronic gingivitis or tooth fractures, the bacteria destroys the periodontal ligaments attaching the tooth to the gums. Bacteria destroys the tooth and forms a carnassial tooth abscess. An abscess is a collection of pus.
“This wound is a result of a tooth root infection,” I took out the Hills’ illustrated drawings of this common dental disease in dogs in Western countries. It is easier to show than to tell. I lifted the dog’s left upper cheek, but the carnassial tooth showed thick tartar and an inflamed gum. No pus and blood leaking out from the gums. “The permanent cure is to extract the rotten carnassial tooth. Antibiotics will not resolve the problem.”
“Just get on with the tooth extraction,” Mrs Singh showed me her dog’s discharge stain in her silk black sari with big red flowers. “My saris are very expensive as I buy them from New Delhi in India, not from the shops in Little India here! My baby keeps soiling them. I have to clean the soiled bed, sofas and mop the floor to remove her discharges for the past weeks! I have no maid to help me.”
“This doctor is talking nonsense,” Mr Singh whispered, not too softly in his wife’s ear. “The tooth and the wound are so far apart and separated by the sinus bones. How can infection travel so far? He must be nuts and out to make money from us!”
“I can take an X-ray to show you that the root or roots of the carnassial tooth is infected,” I said when Mr Singh turned towards me. “No need to do it,” the husband put up his hand. “Thank you very much. We will let you know if we want you to pull out the tooth.”
ADVICES TO DOG OWNERS: In the blink of an eye, 6 years passed by when Mrs Singh had her Pomeranian treated for bad teeth. “My dog’s facial sore healed within 10 days,” Mrs Singh reminisced. “Hence, I do not see you.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone 6254-3326, 9668-6468, judy@toapayohvets.com, www.toapayohvets.com
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General anaesthesia for dental works. Periodontal Disease. 4th premolar and lst molar teeth are encrusted with thick tartar. There is inflammation of the gum area - chronic gingivitis |
Image 2. Rotten 4th premolar and lst molar teeth extracted and are shown to the owners |
Image 3. No more oro-nasal fistula since the dental extraction 6 years ago |
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
4120. The brown butterfly in Singapore
The common ones are the dark brown with many eye spots. Other butterflies have shades of brown colour
4122. Red-eared slider has difficulty laying eggs. Oxytocin injection can induce egg laying if done early in dystocia
"She is not eating even though it was a week ago that she had laid eggs after the oxytocin injection," the owner said over the phone. "Could she have another egg to lay?"
"X-ray showed 9 eggs and she laid 9," I said. "Unlikely, unless it is a soft-shelled egg that had ruptured."
MAY10, 2020.
But all playgrounds in Singapore had been closed.
She doesn't eat the flowers or plants, the watchful owner saw to it that dogs do not get close to her. Many children and residents including expatriates looked forward to seeing her.
Eats only the expensive purplish leaves seen in salads
Oct 2018. X-ray 5 eggs. Laid eggs naturally.
Mar 2020 " " 9 eggs
May 2, 2020 " " 9 eggs 2.2 kg. Not eating for over 1 week instead of usual 3 days. Why?
May 10, 2020. Egg laying signs. Brought downstairs. Garden.
"It was too dark, but I saw twice that she passed the unusual green discharge inside the water!"
"She is not eating," the owner had to persuade her by talking to eat 2 prawns for the past 7 days.
Very hungry...
Carried to the garden. Pandan trees but few flowers. Management do not mind.
But on 1 May 20, the garden was closed up during lockdown which ends in Jun 1.
Security patrols. "Why not do it quietly?" I asked.
"A lot of residents will take photos and sent to the authorities," she told me. $300 fine. So, waited till next morning and brought to Toa Payoh Vets.
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2/5/2020. She had come to Toa Payoh Vets as Covid-19 pandemic circuit breaker lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus meant that the condo management had closed the condo playground garden.
So, the slider could not go to the soft soil to dig and lay eggs that night. All playgrounds and exercise areas in Singapore were also closed to prevent community spread of Covid-19.
GARDEN WITH LESS FLOWERS, LOOSE SOIL WHICH APPEALS TO HER.
She would have scouted a safe spot, dig the soil to lay eggs naturally. Around 2 hours.
X-rays showed 9 eggs. Dr Daniel Sing gave Oxytocin injection of 1.5ml SC.
The first egg was laid around 30 minutes after the injection.
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Some Singapore owners of red-eared sliders are concerned when their slider has difficulty laying eggs as in the following case study. Early oxytocin injection can induce egg laying, in our experience with our cases. Do not wait more than 24 hours.
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CASE 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3zfw0oh99M
CASE 2.
This 8-year-old female Red Eared Slider has a body weight of 2.2kg.
The following is the history:
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X-rays showed 9 eggs. Dr Daniel Sing gave Oxytocin injection of 1.5ml SC.
The first egg was laid around 30 minutes after the injection.
Mar 27, 2020
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I am doing research on your red-eared slider.
4. How did you know she could not lay eggs in Mar 2020?
Many thanks to both of you.
Dear Dr David Sing
After x ray, Dr Daniel Sing injected her with oxytocin. She laid 8 eggs. Dr Daniel indicated 9 eggs were inside her abdomen. One big egg seen in the X Ray was on Tuesday, 24 March 20 at about 7pm naturally (she dug the hole and laid and covered it). My wife dug it out to take a photo of it.
MAY 2, 2020. COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.
X-rays showed 9 eggs. Dr Daniel Sing gave Oxytocin injection of 1.5ml SC.
The first egg was laid around 30 minutes after the injection.
Abstract
Abstract
Nonobstructive egg retention is quite common in captive-bred turtles and may result from several different factors, including poor husbandry and poor physical condition. Oxytocin, 1 to 40 IU/kg, can be used to stimulate oviductal contraction and induce egg deposition. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of low-dose intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) oxytocin for managing turtles with nonobstructive egg retention. Physical examination and radiographic and computed tomographic evaluations were performed in 39 female red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) that were showing overt clinical signs of egg retention. After being placed for 7 days in a suitable environment without laying their eggs, a diagnosis of nonobstructive egg retention was made in 30 of the turtles. These 30 turtles were then randomly divided in 2 groups. Group OXY-IM (n = 15) received 2 IU/kg of oxytocin IM, whereas group OXY-IV (n = 15) received the same dose IV. If animals did not lay all of their eggs within 60 minutes, a second dose (2 IU/kg) was administered. Follow-up doses were given every 120 minutes until all eggs were laid. The mean time for animals on OXY-IM to start laying and complete egg deposition was 97 ± 22.4 minutes and 246.1± 27.37 minutes, respectively. All animals required a second dose, 10 turtles (66.6%) required a third dose, and 5 turtles (33.3%) required a fourth dose. The animals in OXY-IV started laying eggs on average of 61.26 ± 13.9 minutes after treatment and completed laying eggs 147.2 ± 25.5 minutes after treatment. Six animals (40%) required a second dose of oxytocin, and 4 (26.6%) required a third dose. There were significant differences (p < 0.001) in the elapsed time between the first injection and the start of egg deposition and total egg deposition between the 2 treatment groups. In conclusion, oxytocin administered IV provided faster results than IM dosing for the treatment of nonobstructive egg retention in red-eared sliders. No side effects were observed in either treatment group.