One hungry snake

This photo was sent to one of our technicians here at the clinic from his friend who is a vet in Argentina in 2005. He was called to examine an anaconda that the villagers had recently killed. When he opened it up he found this....

Carpet Muncher

That is what the woman called her dog who decided to eat a large square of Berber carpet on Friday night. "Zoe" then preceded to vomit the rest of the weekend and her mom called me at the hospital on Monday afternoon. I convinced her to bring "Zoe" in so I could examine her and take some radiographs and a barium series. The dog was happy, bright and alert and a bit dehydrated. So I gave her subQ fluids and did the barium series. The barium passed normally over the next 24 hours. I offered her food and water which she ate and then violently vomited 3 hours later. So off to surgery we went, and by "we" I mean myself, the dog, and the other new graduate from Auburn. Surgical experience between the 2 of us totalled a whopping 3 months. I have not even neutered anything since graduation and I found myself right in the middle of an ex-lap. 2 hours later I had done 3 enterotomies and remove 3 and 1/2 feet of carpet string. It was awesome!!!! It stretched from the pylorus all the way to the colon. Thankfully the intestines were healthy and the dog recovered and is doing well. She ate today and has not vomited! Amazing.

Cosmo and I went to the orthopedist at GVS today and they tapped his right stifle and it was full of effusion. I sent it off for cytology and culture and they are recommending that the TPLO plate be removed. I guess I will schedule it for sometime I the next 2 weeks. I'm not sure how it will help, but I guess exploring the stifle wouldn't be a bad idea.

I'll keep you posted...

doctor for a week

well, my career has been in full swing for 7 days. i have successfully treated one case of yeast infected ears and one case of itchy skin. summer has arrived. i saw an 11 year old intact male dog whose owner informed me that the dog had not has sex in 10 years. nice. cosmo has been limping on the leg he has previously has a TPLO procedure done on (repair for a ruptured cruciate). i am taking him in tomorrow for some radiographs. if he needs surgery again, budsberg owes me $2000!



Well wishes for the Chambers family. I'm thinking of you.



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