Can you see all the bruises on this cat? What, you can’t? I guarantee you that they are there. This cat was rescued from a situation where a big dog was chewing it and a person (I use the term loosely) was hitting it with a stick. There are no broken bones, no obvious wounds, […]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
"Do dogs get hemorrhoids?" That’s how the phone call began late last night. Actually they don’t typically get the same problem in that area that people do. On the other hand, they can certainly have polyps in the rectum, or even rectal prolapse (turned inside out). "Does it look like a red bump? How big […]
Tommy and Missy are housemates. Missy weighs 12 pounds, which is pretty big for a female cat. Tommy weighs 21 pounds which is too big for his frame. In fact, his size makes it difficult for him to groom himself adequately. So, despite the fact that their environment is the same, and that they both […]
Any time of year is a good time for a new puppy, but this time of year will see a larger number of new puppies getting homes. More pertinently, there will be a lot of new puppies who are suprises for their lucky new owners. That's great, except that it may mean that the new […]
Not that any kind of buckshot is that good for a dog. This has been a heavy week for trauma. We had a guy who was horribly lacerated by large dogs. After removal of dead tissue, partial closure of wounds, surgical drains, four days on I.V. antibiotics and fluids, hot compresses, hand-feeding and general heavy-duty […]
"In a fair and distant land, where we’re going to take the Scouts, it never rains a single drop unless you’re camping out. So, a-camping we will go ’til the rivers overflow, and when everything is soaking we will shoot the buffalo." The red asterisk in the Bootheel is Kennett. The big green and blue […]
Warning: gross pictures at the bottom I’ve posted on pyometra before, and also on why you should spay your dog while she’s young and healthy. Today we had a really spectacular case, though. This beautiful German Shepherd is only 2 years old, and had what appeared to be a normal heat cycle three weeks ago. […]
Every year, my wife wants the Christmas tree up on December first. It doesn’t usually happen, but that’s what she shoots for. Myself, I think that it’s a mistake to start revving up the Christmas decorations and songs before Thanksgiving. By the time Christmas arrives, you’ve worn it out (yes, Wal-Mart, I’m talking to YOU). […]
Sometimes it seems that your patient’s history is rigged to fool you. Of course, you don’t know that when you start the case. At that point, everything seems so logical. Sassy is a 7-years old Maine Coon cat. We had her in for dental cleaning a few weeks ago. Her pre-op blood-work was fine. No […]
This is nothing to lose sleep over. While it is certainly true that lead is toxic and you shouldn’t eat it, the potential hazards of the involved toys have been way overblown. So, some toy tennis balls like this have lead paint in the pawprints. How much of this would your dog have to actually […]