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I Simply Cannot Breathe.

I Simply Cannot Breathe.

There are few things that make you feel better in the treatment area than helping a patient to comfortably breathe.  Whether it be via oxygen flow by or intubation, an O2 chamber, a nebulization or inhaler treatment, removal of a  tracheal obstruction (foreign body, mucous, mass, or polyp), soft palate surgery, or a lar par…

Safer ingredients for cleaning cages?

Do you ever feel like you are nebulizing yourself when cleaning your kennel cages? I try to spray down all my cage doors, ceilings, walls, and floors of the kennels and walk away to let it sit, but some of the fumes from the disinfectants that we use are just awful.  I’m sure it cannot…

Cage Match or Chemical Restraint?

“In this corner we have an aggressive 4-year-old MN brachiocephalic Bulldog weighing in at 44.5 lbs bearing 42 teeth, in the defendingcorner we have our team of blue scrubbed technicians weighing in at a combined 288 lbs”….”Leeeeeeet’s getready toRRRrrrrrruuummmmbleeeeee!”

A case of “IDK”

A 9-year-old FS Labrador Retriever was presented for extreme restlessness (up all night), inability to get comfortable, panting, and shaking.

OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! How is this cat even walking????

For all the times I wish I had a baseball bat or some needle nose pliers for some people…..What? Who said that?  🙂 Oh this poor sweet creature was unfortunate enough to land in the house of oblivion, but lucky enough that her owners FINALLY brought her in for a nail trim.  Have you ever…

Working with a “skeleton crew” during extreme conditions.

Veterinary hospitals up and down the East Coast are still scrambling for staff, supplies, fuel to get to and from work.  When your clinic ; if yours was affected, comes back online we would love to see your stories of how you helped each other, your patients, or your communities get through tough times such…

Are there any new treatments/tips to help Parvo dogs survive?

We place them on fluids, Hetastarch, Plasma, give Metronidazole, give antiemetics, countless antibiotics, gastroprotectants, and nothing.  We feel awful for these patients as we know 50% are fighting a losing battle.  We pray for them to pull through, “Rally, stop vomiting, don’t have anymore bloody diarrhea, PLEASE fight this, please feel better, we love you,…

West Nile Virus in Dogs?

We recently lost a K9 patient to West Nile Virus.  He began seizuring uncontrollably and went on emergency to a referral facility where he was stabilized to a degree.  They then transferred him to a specialty care center for MRI, further diagnostics, etc, but died unexpectedly while receiving a Phenobarbital CRI in the CCU.  Post-mortem…

Regulating the transient diabetic cat.

My patient who was recently diagnosed with diabetes is having repeated episodes of hypoglycemia. An 8-year-old MN DSH cat was presented due to acute seizures…..etc. Initial work up found a blood glucose of 24….etc. R/O incorrect insulin dosage, insulinoma…etc. Etc, etc….. Add images here, then ask your questions.              …

Guess the treatment!

Can you guess what I am treating by the supplies in the picture? I will give you a hint…it is for a cat.  A very, very FAT cat.