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22/11/2025

Brought a blue-tongued skink in for Sexing.

I dropped by my old workplace at The House of Pets Veterinary Clinic where my mentors: Dr. Willie Nepumuceno and Dr. Karen Ubana works. Doc Willie helped us out with determining the skink's s*x. This one was a big girl. She also unfortunately had a couple of kinks on her tail.

Sexing blue-tongued skink's can be done via radiography. This requires a contrast media (Iohexol in this case) to help trace out and visualize the genetalia. Males would have a couple of long lines along the tail, while females would barely have anything.

21/11/2025

Day 2 of the Zoo visits!

Day 2 consisted of a visit to Baguio Country Club's Flora and fauna mini Zoo. Here we checked on multiple species including iguanas, snakes, chickens, pigeons and turtles. As a finale, we had a crash course on wild and venomous snake handling.

20/11/2025

First day of the two day Zoo visits for our clients in La Union and Baguio City.

Day one was at Pugad Adventure in Pugo, La Union. It was a routine visit mixed with blood collection for some of the resident Raptors for s*xing.

Doc Sean was Joined by Laiza Baning and Michelle Flauta Troopers from NEWT-NEB as well as Docs Justine Brianne S. Diamat, Gay Marie Tiglao and Anne Beatrice Gatchalian from DLSAU. They got to go in and restraint Iguanas, snakes, Raptors, Macaws, Civet cats and Spectacle Caimans. They were given a crash course on species identification, sample collection, common diseases, treatment plans and animal behavior and care.

Thank you so much for tagging along on this trip and we hope you learned a lot and enjoyed the experience!!!

18/11/2025

Do you have concerns regarding your pets, or do you just need to update their boosters and anti-parasite treatments?

We here at Doc Sean's veterinary services are ready to serve. From house calls for your pets, to serving reptile facilities, we can create a service that's just for you!

We are based in Quezon City but can service any area within the mainland of Luzon!

17/11/2025

Catching Spectacled caiman for a general check up and s*xing at Pugad Adventures, Pugo, La Union. We were assisted by students from CLSU and DLSAU, as well as Doc Bri from PPBCC and NEWT-NEB Troopers.

13/11/2025

Spent a whole day for a routine check.

We conducted a general check up at Flightless Dragons and The Reptile Lounge. Physical examination, assessment and history taking as well as basic laboratory examination were done to screen for any health problems with the animals. The procedure is aimed to screen for underlying problems and stop them before they get worse, as well as address already identified issues.

Looking for new pets this coming holidays? Check out Flightless Dragons or The Reptile Lounge

13/11/2025

12/11/2025

Finally concluded my trip to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

One of the main things I wanted to do was to meet some local exotic vets from the city. Especially Dr. Long Nâhm.

I met Dr. Nâhm through Facebook and it was a pleasure to have met him in person. And through him I had the pleasure of meeting more of his colleagues in Vietnam. He also showed me around the city and got me behind the scenes at Saigon Zoo.

It's a great experience to interact with vets from a fellow ASEAN country. To see how they worked and learn from them. As they say: the veterinary practice is a process of continues learning. And one way to do that is through knowledge sharing with our colleagues and experience things from a different point of view.

11/11/2025

A chronic case of Metabolic Bone Disease.

Metabolic Bone Disease or MBD is a catchall term for metabolic problems in reptiles that can lead to physical deformities of the body, ataxia, lethargy, inappetence, and in severe cases death.

This leopard tortoise has had the problem for a long time causing a condition known as pyramiding. The scutes in the carapace grow vertically thus creating pointed growths instead of a round shell. Tho the condition itself is treatable, the growth of the shell is not.

Make sure to give your pet reptiles the proper vitamins, minerals and lighting to prevent such problems.

08/11/2025

A few snippets from my visit to Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden.

The Zoo hosts a menagerie of animal species. I even got the chance to see the inner workings of the zoo and their veterinary clinic. Many of the animals were rescued from the entertainment industry, and the illegal wildlife trade. These are evident from turtles with signs of metabolic bone disease, signs of past traumas.

07/11/2025

See that tail shake?

The tail shake of kingsnakes or even some ratsnakes indicate a few things:
1. Defense. They mimick the behavior of rattle snakes to scare off predators.
2. Excitement. During feeding they may shake their tails in anticipation.
3. Stress. When distrubee, threatened or annoyed.

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