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05, 2020
Fluid Therapy in Cats & Dogs
Fluid therapy might just be the most important medical therapy we perform on sick animals. Dehydrated pets feel ill, cannot fight disease, do not eat well, and cannot metabolize drugs efficiently. Dehydration decreases the circulation to two very important organs, the liver and the kidney. These organs are then unable to perform vital functions, some of which include detoxifying drugs and removing waste products. We utilize the guidelines of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) when giving fluids to sick animals. Fluids are crucial to anesthesia. This pet, about to have a C-section, is
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04, 2020
Bladder Stone Removal
Introduction Mr. Darcy was having symptoms of not feeling well and with blood in his urine, so his mom brought him to see Dr. Meredith Kennedy for a thorough exam. During his exam, Dr. Kennedy palpated Mr. Darcy's bladder, and noticed he was uncomfortable. As part of his routine diagnostic tests a radiograph was taken. Mr. Darcy has not one, but two, stones in his bladder. Do you see them in this radiograph, just to the right of center? If you can't see them this view might help Causes of bladder stones in guinea pig It is not too often
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04, 2020
Laser Neuter -Guinea Pig
Introduction We neuter (castration or orchiectomy) Guinea Pigs in a manner similar to other animals. We prefer the laser for its major advantages of minimal to no bleeding during surgery, and minimal to no pain, swelling, and inflammation after surgery. Those of us that have had surgery are aware of how much pain there is after surgery, and we do anything we can minimize that pain for our patients. Our laser is warmed up and calibrated for the specific surgery we are doing before we start the procedure The laser is so important for our patients we use it on
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04, 2020
Guinea Pig X-Rays
This little guy is laying on his back, with the front legs towards the top. The big dark spot the arrow is pointing to is air in the intestines, and is normal. Did you notice he is missing one of his front legs? It was amputated years earlier. This is the same pig from the side view. Can you tell he has only one front leg from this view?
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04, 2020
Guinea Pig Eye Surgery
Introduction This cute little guinea pig had a problem with his eye. There was a congenital problem with the hair above the eye. It was overgrown and irritating the cornea, so we decided to remover it surgically. The extra lash is easily seen on this magnified view The cornea is the outer clear part of the eye. This extra hair can cause severe problems to the cornea if the problem goes on long enough. There will be a corneal ulcer, which is painful. A painful eye will be further traumatized by an animal, adding substantially to the problem. As time goes