Santa Ana Animal Health Clinic

23/09/2024

Probably our farthest 2nd opinion for Ortho Surgery

ELLA (Yorkie) is from Yakima, Washington, USA

She had a torn cranial cruciate ligament and was repaired using extracapsular lateral suture in Washington several months ago.

Leg was better for several months then there were episodes of intermittent limping observed by owner. Attending vet suspected torn lateral suture and was recommended to undergo TPLO surgery.

Xray showed TPA of 33°
Tibia is drawn cranially
MPL upon palpation

Surgical plan is plateau levelling + lateralization to negate cranial drawer and patellar luxation.

Grateful to these amazing and dedicated furparents for trusting Ella to our care. See you in a few months!

24/07/2024

Advisory

Clinic will be closed today due to inclement weather and flooding. Appointments will resume tomorrow morning (July 25), stay safe.

29/06/2024

We will have a health break tomorrow. Clinic is closed for whole day

20/06/2024

Patellar luxation is a developmental joint disease in dogs where knee cap (patella) does not sit smack in the middle of trochlear groove.
Common sign is intermittent limping and leg carrying and is often degenerative and cannot be corrected by medical management. This however can be managed surgically by knee joint reconstruction to correct knee joint system malalignment.
Here is an 8year old 2.2kg patient with Grade 3 MPL corrected using KWire and Tension Band Suturing - sulcoplasty, tuberosity transposition and lateral imbrication.

12/06/2024

11/06/2024

Another ortho collab with Dr Fred Vallera, and Dr Aldrin Bisa of JurisVet Pet Emergency Hospital at Calamba, Laguna. Patient had a broken jaw and was repaired using titanium locking plate fixation.

09/06/2024

This week, we travelled all the way to Lucban, Quezon for a collaboration procedure with one of our Veterinary Orthopedics Masterclass mentee, Dr. Kaye Babista. Patient Hawdii is a 4 year old Chow who sustained a humerus fracture after a bad fall. Bone was stabilized using independent lag screw and supracondylar plate fixation.

17/03/2024

01/03/2024

Let's go! Going live in 5! Thanks Zoetis for this opportunity. See you virtually colleagues

26/02/2024

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13/02/2024

Our landline is currently out of service
You may still reach us via mobile number 09771211850. Apologies for this inconvenience

02/01/2024

To our very dear clients,

Thanks for making our days brighter and our taste buds happier! Your kindness will never be forgotten. Your thoughtfulness provide us joy despite the tiredness we all are familiar with. We are all blessed to have clients like you who not only trust us with their furry loved ones but also share such wonderful gesture of appreciation.

Wishing you and your pets a wonderful year ahead filled with love, joy and lots of good food.

We will have something amazing in store for you this year so stay tuned.
😀🥰

PS.
Most of the food that you gave were not posted kasi po naubos na before i could take a photo 😁😁😁

02/01/2024

Jan 2, 2024
Let me take this moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to some of these amazing vets who have entrusted their patients to my care through referrals. Working together, we are not just individual practitioners but a network of of dedicated veterinarians striving to provide the best possible healthcare for our pet patients.
It is an honor to collab with skilled and caring colleagues and I look forward to continuing this journey of healing and making positive impact to the lives of our patients. Thank you dear doctors for the support, camaraderie and for making our journey all the more enjoyable in pursuit of excellence in patient care.

Best Regards,

Aris B. Hapatinga, DVM, PSVS-CA, DPCCP

10/10/2023

TPLO planning to ex*****on:
Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) is an orthopedic surgery procedure addressing ruptured cranial cruciate tears in dogs( similar to torn ACL in athletes).
This operation alters the mechanics of patient’s knee by completely changing the load carrying angle. Pre- Surgical planning is done using software for proper bone rotation, sawblade size selection, implant selection and positioning as well as screw length selection. A circular cut is performed at area of tibia where cruciate ligaments are attached. Specialized titanium locking plates and screws are placed on the bone to reconnect cut (and rotated) bone segment to tibial shaft. After surgery, knee stability is altered and and not anymore dependent on cruciate ligaments.

03/10/2023

LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT)🔦

This patient was referred with hind limb paralysis (paresis), very low appetite and bloody urine. 5 days into antibacterials and laser therapy, he is already able to walk, eat properly and urine is clearing up. Good job Milion!

LLLT aka photobiomodulation uses focused light of specific wavelengths to stimulate tissue repair, reduce pain and inflammation and promote healing by cellular repair and regeneration.

Check Milions's 😸progress at the comment section 👇👇👇

07/09/2023

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07/06/2023

Bilateral comminuted mandibular fracture and symphyseal fracture repair of a 2.0 kg dog using 1.1mm titanium locking plate and screws + cerc wire. This small dog was bitten by bigger dog of the same owner. Thanks to Dr. RJ Jamir of Kawit, Cavite for this referral.