Interesting case
studies/Be Kind To Pets pictures |
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1005.
Going home on day 4. |
1004.
Needs veterinary attention. |
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1003.
Toilet training a young and older apartment dog in Singapore.
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1002.
Pus in an unopened puppy eye. |
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1001.
Big-breed puppies still need to be crated when not supervised as
they do eat anything. |
1000.
Neutering at 4 years of age may not stop urine marking. Better late
than never. |
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999.
Many apartment cats love to escape from high rises to see the
outside world. |
998.
Dec 12, 2007. Goes home. Excellent appetite and no more fever.
Wagging tail when she sees the vet and staff. |
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997.
Dec 11, 2007.
An assistant held up the tumour. Incised base and ligate big vein.
A big oval gap after removal of tumour. Undermine skin to
stitch. Absorbable 2/0 horizontal mattress and interrupted sutures. |
996.
Dec 11, 2007. The breast tumour was 2.2 kg. Prayers by the Tzu Chi volunteers
seemed to be answered as the dog survived. |
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995.
Dec 11,2007. Fluid therapy given overnight. 0.5% maintenance gas anaesthesia sufficient
for surgery. A normal healthy dog needs 2 to 2.5%
gas. Surgical anaesthesia stage - no blink, pedal reflexes,
sclera rolled downwards, no pain at 0.5%. |
994.
Dec 10, 2007. Tzu Chi volunteers are pro-life. Owners
wanted euthanasia but volunteers advised taking the high risk
surgery even if there was a 20% chance of survival. Warded 1 day for
fluid therapy and antibiotics. |
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982.
Dec 1, 2007.
Nail clipping and sent home as the dog had high fever. To operate
after 7 days of antibiotics. All owners have to consent to the
high risk surgery. Mid-70s mum objected. Gave pannadols &
Chinese ointment to dog. Dog stops eating. |
981.
Dec 1, 2007. Tzu Chi Foundaton volunteers hoped that that this 8-year-old dog
would live a better life if the ulcerated and infected tumour was
removed. |
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980.
Dec 1, 2007. Tzu Chi Foundation volunteers transported the dog to the vet on Dec
1, 2007 for surgery. Dog had high fever and was sent home with
antibiotics. |
964.
Nov 22, 2007. An e-mail picture from a Tzu Chi Foundation volunteer
to Dr Sing for advice as a house-call would not be useful in such
cases. |