Here is Pippin and her friend cheering us all up this morning!
Pippin was spayed yesterday, and after overnight care is feeling like her usual sassy self again 🥰
If anybody is at #LondonVetShow this week Molly and Craig are speaking at 15.10 in Gallery suit 22 on Optomising the perioperative care of small herbivores.
The session is sponsored by Supreme Petfoods: Experts in small pets and Molly and Craig will be available on the stand after the session for any questions.
Toby having a dance off with the nurses!
Toby was in with us for a few days while the Exotics team administered medication.
The whole team fell in love and he enjoyed whistling at us all as we walked past.
Thanks for the great dance, Toby!
I= Injecting a tortoise
May is #VNAM2021 and here at Rutland House and to give you an insite of what the nurses do at the hospital, we are going to do an A-Z of veterinary Nursing.
I = Injections
Medications can be given in a variety of ways and one of those ways is via injections.
Injections can be given many ways and the most frequently done are subcutaneous, under the skin. Intramuscular into the muscle. Or intravenous into a vein.
The nursing team are trained to be able to give injections to many different species via different routes and the medications will work differently depending on how they are given.
If an injection is given intravenously, then it works very quickly as it is in the blood stream right away. If the injection is given subconsciously then it will take longer before it starts to work or will stay in the body for longer as it takes longer to get to the blood stream.
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Hospital wards
May is #VNAM2021 and here at Rutland House and to give you an insite of what the nurses do at the hospital, we are going to do an A-Z of veterinary Nursing.
H = Hospital 🏥
The veterinary nurses are the people who looks after the patients when they are admitted to the hospital and are responsible for the daily care that they receive.
The nurses lease with the vets during hospital rounds and will medicate, clean, care for, and to contact the clients to discuss the patients treatment and improvements.
The hospital.is split into separate ward areas with cats, dogs, rabbits, birds and reptiles all kept separate to reduce any stress levels. The hospital has large wards and large kennels that can accommodate the smallest and largest of patients.
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May is #VNAM2021 and here at Rutland House and to give you an insite of what the nurses do at the hospital, we are going to do an A-Z of veterinary Nursing.
C = Cardiology
The heart is one of the most important organs of the body, it is responsible for keeping the body functioning even before birth.
We are very lucky to have a cardiologist at the hospital who along with dedicated nursing staff can perform cardiology workup on patients.
As veterinary nurses we listen to patients hearts all the time, be that when they are hospitalised in the practice, they come in for a consultation or they are being monitored under an anaesthetic.
Nurses listen to the heart rate, and quality with either electrical machines or with stethoscopes. Nurses are trained to pick up on subtle sounds and changes in rate that could indicate different conditions or be an early indicator that means changing the depth of an anaesthetic or that the patient may be in pain and discomfort.
Heart rates vary dramatically between the patients that we see. Dogs 🐶 have a heart rate between 60-120 beats a minute, where rats 🐭 will have a heart rate between 330-480 beats a minute.
We have to learn to count very fast.
❤But I think the biggest hearts in the hospital are owned by the nursing team❤
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How to give oral medication to a lizard (bearded dragon)
Short video showing how to give oral medication to a lizard.
Bearded dragons are really easy to medicate, they have a big smile and if you gently rub the syringe against the side of there mouth then they should open it and then we are able to give the medication with ease.
How to give oral medication to a bird
Short video showing how to give medication to a bird.
Small birds such as budgies, are quite easy to medicate when you get the technique down.
Place a small towel or kitchen roll over the body to keep the wings tucked in.
Without putting any pressure on the bird gently wrap the towel around the body.
Bring the syringe close to the mouth and the bird should bite the syringe, this means we don't need to try and get the syringe in the beak.
Give the medication.
If there is multiple medications then have them all drawn up ready and give the bird a few seconds before giving the second medication.
Rutland House Veterinary Hospital and Referral Center's dedicated exotic team is led by Exotic Specialist Molly Varga Veterinarian
