Friday, June 11, 2021

3604. Beautiful artwork SKII advertisement in 23 July 2016

11 Jun 2021. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS. Add value to a photo. Image 1/2 is the original photo.  

SK-II'S EXHIBITION IN 23 JUL 2016.  #changedestiny. Destiny is not something that's already written. Destiny is something you choose each moment.  

I saw this beautiful advertisement artwork by SK-II at Takashimaya Shopping Centre Atrium where SK-II had an exhibition of its beauty products in 23 July 2016. I took a photo and now share with you. Image 1/2 is the original photo. Image 2/2 is my added features based on SK-II's theme of #changedestiny.

UPDATES AT:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2021/06/3604-beautiful-artwork-skii.html






 



Thursday, June 10, 2021

3603. A hamster has a fiery red ear. What happened?

 Thur 10 Jun 2021. 
Hamster has fiery red ears. Scratching. 
"How long?" I asked.
"I think it is 2 days," the man said.


The hamster has an itchy red right ear. Consultation. The right ear canal has a big ear tumour which got infected as the hamster kept scratching it. The hamster was anaesthesized by gas and the ear cleaned. The owner did not turn up one week later for excision of the right ear tumour. UPDATES AT: https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2021/06/10-jun-2021.html

















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Consultation


Pre-anaesthetic



Anaesthetic
Ear checked - large firm tumour 5 mm x 5 mm inside
ear canal. A blob of yellow white pus oozing out of it is cleared.





Post-ear irrigation




Left ear canal opening is thin, no firm tumour in ear canal


VIDEO - CONSULTATION WITH OWNER


VIDEO 1 - 1114   R ear itchy scratches till bleeding. normally owner does not see her as she hides. Last two days, very itchy scratching of R ear


VIDEO 2 - 1123.  Anaesthesia gas. Quieten. Check thoroughly. Palpated a firm lump at opening of ear canal and extended deep inside. Near ear canal resection to cut off inside tumour too. Hole - pus oozed out. Cleared.

VIDEO 3 - 8756.  Ear irrigation and cleaning procedures videoed .

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ANOTHER HAMSTER STORY

 1. INSTAGRAM  @toapayohvets

1 JUN 2021. BE KIND TO PETS VETERINARY STORIES. .
THE CASE OF THE SQUEAKING HAMSTER --- SHOW AND TELL
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)

This 2-month-old male dwarf hamster’s fractured left hind leg was amputated at the knee level at Toa Payoh Vet 3 weeks ago. She consulted me on 27 May, as tele-consultations & photos were not as good as a proper physical examination.  

"Now Hammie has two unusual behaviours," Ms Thompson said. “Firstly, he squeaked loudly for some time on two occasions. Secondly, he used his right hind paw or both front paws to scratch his left ear vigorously every day!"

"The intense squeaking suggested pain," I pointed to the bruised brown patch on the left scrotum. "Self-inflicted biting and friction on the bedding led to bruised genital and pain."  Ms Thompson was satisfied with my cause and effect explanation.

“As for the inflamed left ear, frequent scratchings with the right hind paw to relieve ear itchiness were the cause,” I explained. “Some dirt or sand had lodged deep inside the left ear canal.  I showed her the close-up digital photos of the affected areas to account for the behaviours after I treated the itchy left ear via ear irrigation. 

SHOW AND TELL using CLOSE-UP PHOTOS gain the trust of the owner as the dwarf hamster's ear and scrotum are relatively small in area. Ms Thompson could see the inflamed areas clearly and she felt much happier after viewing the close-ups. “Please WhatsApp the photos to me,” she reminded me as she boarded her GrabRental taxi home to her Orchard Road condo to continue her work from home after lunch.

UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2021/05/3597-case-of-squeaky-dwarf-hamster.html

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

3602. Bicycle on East Coast Beach - Kat

11 Jun 2021. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS. I PHONE 11. SINGAPORE - EAST COAST. IMAGE 1/4.  This i phone 11 image taken by a friend has good composition and is very sharp as you can see the foot prints. The curved line of lapping waves direct one's eye to the rock and the ships in the horizon. My comment is that the horizon is slightly "not horizontal". 

It is 3.5 megapixels in size. I cannot submit it to shutterstock as all images must be at least 4 MP (megapixels) or larger and set at highest quality settings to produce an acceptable file dimension for submission to Shutterstock.

I use Adobe CC. Converted the photo from rectangular to square format. Then I add a blue sky on top. The image is now 4.0 megapixels in size and accepted by Shutterstock. 

You can search for it at:  
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

UPDATES AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2021/06/3602-bicycle-on-east-coast-beach-kat.html






Monday, June 7, 2021

3601. *****Singapore Wildlife Stories: Olive-back sunbird Sofitel Sentosa Resort Sun 6 Jun 2021 6pm

 Sun 6 Jun 2021  Sun about to set  bright but no direct sunlight.
Sunbird performance. Sipping nectar. Nectar on beak. 

126 images taken  Canon EOS 90D  EFS 18-200mm lens

Less than 10 images are useful
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Scientific Name: Cinnyris jugularis
Malay Name: Kelicap Biasa
Chinese Name: é»„腹花蜜鸟

Range:
Found from southern China to Southeast Asia and north-east Australia

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: andamanicusproseliusklossirhizophoraeflammaxillarisornatuspolyclystusauroraobscuriorjugulariswoodiplateniinfrenatusrobustirostristeysmannifrenatusburuensisclementiaekeiensisidenburgiflavigastra

Local Subspecies: ornatus


Size: 11.5 cm

Identification: Male has plain olive-green upperparts, iridescent blue-black forehead, throat and breast and yellow belly and vent. Female can be separated from other sunbirds by combination of obvious down-curved bill, all yellow underparts and extensive white on tail.

Habitat: Gardens, parks, mangroves, secondary growth and other wooded areas.

Sunday, June 6, 2021

3600. *****Singapore Wildlife Stories. A black cobra was seen in Yio Chu Kang Crescent secondary forest on 28 May 2021. Video


 Video footage shown to me by the migrant worker who was kind enough to warn me to be careful.

"Sir, sir," the Indian migrant worker came out from his lorry at Yio Chu Kang Crescent, approached me. "You have to be careful. There are black cobra in the forest you are taking photos,"

He showed me his phone video as evidence. 

Over 100 visits to this place and I had not encountered one. I did see on two occasions, a slim glossy black snake the size of a skipping rope slithering away into the forest when I walked past. I did get some photos. Will need to take them out. Two kind souls warned me from across the storm water canal when they saw me inside this strip of grass besides the forest. Really concerned.  


Thursday, June 3, 2021

3599. The labradoodle, F, Not spayed, 7 years old that had skin itchiness injured her RF leg yesterday

 Thur 3 Jun 2021
The dog had recovered almost fully from a limping RF leg. 
"There is no fracture," I told the owner who has two grown up children. "Otherwise she will not be walking normally. But I will check where the source of injury is, by physical examination."


On the consultation table, I extend and flex the joints of the RF front leg.The dog whimpered when I extended her shoulder joint. "The pain originated around there." The owner did not know how she injured herself.


More on the issues at hand---scratching the ears and licking the paws. "Quite a common problem with floppy-eared dogs," I showed the pigmented ear area above the ear canal opening.


Solutions
1. Ear irrigation. Not a guarantee. Need maintenance of ear weekly. Ear canal are found to be clean as the owner will add ear drops from the Pet Shop weekly to clean the ears to prevent ear scratching.

2. Ear surgery for chronic cases of ear infections. Onset was said to be this year. 

3. Anal sac impaction. No problem as I express the oil gland. Light brown oil of less than 0.05 ml came out. "The dog had rubbed her backside," the owner said. "I saw black stinking oil on the floor. A big blob.". "That would  be the hardened anal sac oil causing backside itchiness. 

4.  Possible allergy from new dog food, new expensive oats shampoo. 

5. Skin infections - mites, bacteria, fungi, yeast

SMALL RED RASHES SEEN ALL OVER THE BODY AFTER CLIPPING BALD






 

3598. The 11-year-old cat had tremors for one day

27 May 2021


Cat, F, NOT spayed, 11 years

Trembling one day
Cannot move half day 

Anorexia and lethargy 2 days
 

1. Blood test - low platelets, 

                     -  low lymphocytes but overall total WCC is normal. 

2. Cheek teeth - periodontitis - receded gums. Advised dental work .   

INPATIENT ONE NIGHT

1. Dextrose saline 100 ml SC. 
2. Antibiotics
3. Anti-inflam.

WENT HOME

Owner had switched from Kit Kat to Friskies canned food. Cat was ravenous. Fed 4 x a day now.
Antibiotics and anti-inflam 7 days 

FOLLOW UP
1. Cat eats 4X a day. Likes the Friskies canned food. Back to normal. 

NOTE
Cat not spayed. Had infection or toxaemia affected total lymphocytes.  

2. Active, not lethargic. 


CONCLUSION

3 Jun 2021. I spoke to the owner. He was satisfied that his cat was active, eating more and behaving normally. Did the cat have toxaemia from a uterine infection as she was not spayed? With antibiotics and drip, the cat recovered.