Here is a follow up on Teddy's progress of weight loss, in preparation for a surgery to correct his luxating patella. At his recent home visit for a pain management injection, he was weighed and has lost 1 kg in the last 4 weeks 👏 This has gotten him a step closer to his target weight of 10kg, only a few more to go until he will be a more suitable candidate to recover from orthopaedic surgery. He was full of love and confidence in his home environment and cooperated with everything Head Nurses Megan had planned to do with him. Overall, a very successful visit!
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Here is an example of the great achievements Jess has had with her patients 💚
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Here is Megan in action with Doger who is a very big nervous nelly and has taken a lot of commitment to get him to this stage of tolerating basic care requirements, including grooming and dental hygiene 🥰
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This is Teddy, who has recently been to see us for an arthritis management appointment. As you can see, he has pain in his right hind leg which causes him to limp. We have started him on a detailed pain medication plan, including visiting him once each month at home to provide a monoclonal antibody injection, commonly used to improve arthritis discomfort. We are also assisting him with weight loss to ease the workload on his joints and to ensure he has a more appropriate body condition score to cope with a surgical procedure on his affected leg, which is painful due to a luxating patella.
Please wish Teddy luck on his recovery journey and contact us on 01924 362 464 if you have any questions regarding arthritis management for your own pet.
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Senior Surgical Nurse Abi, often takes her energetic spaniel Nell, for walks that involve very simple and effective 'go find' activities which helps with mental stimulation and enrichment of her walks. Using her nose tires her brain so that she is both physically and mentally exercised by the time she gets home. This helps to manage energy levels and create an overall calmer pet when done consistently!
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Good weight dog
What a 👍 weight looks like ⏬
🐕 Ribs are easy to feel with a flat hand, with minimal fat covering. Waist easily noted, viewed from above. Tummy tuck evident. Abdominal fat pad minimal.
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Good weight cat
What a 👍 weight looks like ⏬
🐈 Well-proportioned. Observe waist behind ribs. Ribs are easy to feel with a flat hand, slight fat covering. Waist easily noted, viewed from above
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Overweight Dog
The 🚩’s of an overweight pet
🐕 Ribs are hard to feel with a flat hand, buildup of fat over low back/base of tail. Waist absent.
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Overweight Cat
The 🚩’s of an overweight pet
🐈 Ribs hard to feel with a flat hand, fat buildup over lower back/base of tail. Pendulous tummy and loss of waist when viewed from above.
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Vinny - Sedation
You may remember that Vinny was coming to see us for his Suprelorin injection recently, to help manage his hormone levels.
We did everything possible to ensure he had a Fear Free experience, but he was a little more anxious than previous visits due to construction work outside the practice and some noisier in-patients at the branch.
Megan could sense he wasn't as comfortable in the environment as he had previously been, so spent some time settling him whilst awaiting authorisation from a vet to administer a very mild sedative, given via a small injection into one of his muscles. Vinny was very tolerant of this and it made the rest of his experience much less stressful for him.
We continued to use gentle approaches and careful handling and ensured numbing creams were applied and pain reduction sprays used on his skin to reduce any discomfort from the larger needle.
His sedation was reversed immediately and he was given lots of treats and praise once he was fully recovered 🥰
Underweight Dog
The 🚩’s of an underweight pet ⏬
🐕 Ribs, lumbar spine and pelvic bones easily visible. Some evidence of other bony prominences. Minimal loss of muscle mass.
Some dog breeds such as saluki and some sighthounds may have some features of looking underweight.
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Underweight Cat
The 🚩’s of an underweight pet ⏬
🐈 You can easily see spine; very obvious waist and joints appear boney.
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