Wow, it’s been a busy and exciting few weeks for our internal medicine and ophthalmology teams, check it out!
If you’re interested in making an appointment with our IM or Ophtho department, please call 541-385-9110. No referral necessary! 💙🧡
Always such a pleasure working with Companion Animal Medical Project- to serve our houseless community and their companion animals. Today we went out to China Hat, where a total of 18 wellness and preventative care exams were performed. Shoutout to Dr. Kitagaki and team for donating their time to such a wonderful organization in our community 💙🧡
You gotta be kitten me right now, check out Aki’s mad skills!
Saturday morning puppy snuggles with little miss Ripley 💙🧡
Saturday morning puppy snuggles with little miss Ripley 💙🧡
Please welcome BAE’s newest veterinary emergency “puperator,” Dexter! 💙🧡
BAE had a blast joining in on all the fun at the July 4th Pet Parade this morning! Shoutout out to Bend Park & Recreation District for putting on this canine (and beyond!) friendly event for our community and inviting us to participate 🇺🇸🐾🐕
Check out this pupdate on our former patient, Dill! It sounds like he’s making amazing strides (pun intended!) with his physical therapy with @stridecaninerehab and at home.
“Dil is making great progress with his physical therapy and in general as a puppy. Evan does PT at home with him almost daily and we are still taking him to Stride Canine Rehabilitation weekly as well. He still has some neurological deficits, but nothing that’s stopping him from being a healthy and happy pup. River is loving him more and more each day. They love to play together (especially at 5am 🤣). Dil has taken a liking to fetch. He also loves going for walks with River. We’re introducing him to running (rather than hopping). He can even get up the stairs in our house by himself now! We’re excited to take him for some adventures in our van this summer, and feel so lucky to have this little boy as part of our family,” -Dill’s fur mama, MJ
We are SOOO proud of you, Dill! #heskindofabigdill 💙🧡
Reunited and it feels so good! 💙🧡 Meet Wayne, a 7-year-old Australian Shepherd who went missing near Mt. Bachelor on May 20th. Yesterday, BAE received a call from Wayne’s owners that he had been found at Tumalo Mountain, 14 days after disappearing! Wayne was brought into BAE for an overall wellness check, lethargy, hind leg lameness, dehydration, and starvation. Lack of food for over a week can cause massive changes in the metabolism of a dog, so it was recommended that Wayne be hospitalized for IV fluids, blood work and continued monitoring by an ICU nurse. Wayne did quite well overnight and was able to go home this afternoon, where he will continue recovering over the next few weeks. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Wayne. We are SOOOO happy you’re home safe with your family!
The chillest, smiliest ICU patient Sampson! 💙🧡
⚠️Graphic Surgery Video ⚠️
Check out this super fascinating time lapse video of Dr. Kitagaki and Dr. Stone performing a left hind leg amputation on a cat after he sustained a traumatic injury 💙🧡
Holy Mainecoon, we are SOO in love with Mr. Gooey! 💙🧡
Did you know we’ve started offering canine workout classes at BAE?! Come join the pawty! 💙🧡 #aprilfools
Meet Neo, an 8-year-old male Boa Constrictor who presented to BAE after ingesting a potty pad. Neo was anesthetized and Dr. Kitagaki was able to remove the intact potty pad from his stomach via endoscopy. “An endoscope is a flexible tube with a viewing port and/or a video camera attachment that is inserted either into the stomach through the mouth or the colon via the rectum. The endoscope permits inspection of the inside of these hollow organs. If the stomach is being examined, a foreign body such as a bone, stick, rock, toy, coin, or hairball can usually be seen and retrieved,” (VCA Animal Hospital). He did well under anesthesia and recovery was quite smooth. BAE staff always appreciate new and exciting educational opportunities such as this and we appreciate Neo’s family for letting us share his story! 💙🧡
ICU patient Bearsy walking the treatment floor like a model! We’re so glad you’re feeling better, sweet girl 💙🧡
It’s always a lovely day when we get to see one of BAE’s “frequent flyers,” Goose! 💙🧡
Dill update!
Over the last few weeks, we have received multiples requests asking for a Dill update, so here it is!
"Dilly boy is doing great! We actually had PT with him at Stride today and in some regards he’s leveling up- he is starting to work on some balance exercises and she even sped up the treadmill a bit for him too. He still has some neurological deficits in his hind legs, but he’s moving around well (and is the happiest little pickle ever). We’ve been doing PT with him at home daily as well. We’ve also been doing Zak George’s 30 day perfect pup training with him. It’s so cool to see how willing and able he is to learn. He will also start a puppy class in April now that his mobility is at a better level. We’re excited for that! He’s fully vaccinated finally so we’ve been taking him and Rivy for daily family walks which both dogs have been loving. It’s been so fun to see him sniff around and explore the world on his little walks. River and him are becoming best friends. They’re still learning how to communicate and play but are finding their stride. They love to play tug together and share some zoomies in the backyard. We love him!" - MJ, Dill's mom
Thank to all of our community members (near and far) who have continually supported Dill during his medical journey at BAE, along with his new adventure in his forever home. We will provide you all with Dill updates as this little pickle grows stronger and stronger 💙🧡
It’s Suki’s world and we’re just living in it 💙🧡
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Here’s your weekly dose of Dill! Physical therapy continues to go quite well- we were told there’s a chance he could regain 90% function of his hind legs. Dill reminds you to never, ever give up 💙💪🏻🧡
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"BAE-hind the scenes" with Scout for his TPLO surgery!
"Hi everyone, my name is Scout! Last week I had a special surgery to fix my hurt leg at BAE and Dr. Dahlberg was my surgeon. My parents and I were a little nervous before my surgery because we didn't really know what to expect, so I decided to share my experience with you all with this video! This silly nurse followed me around for two whole days filming me, in the hopes that it would make other pet parents feel more comfortable!
If you have any questions about my surgery/overall experience, write them in the comments below. Hope you like my video, starring ME!"
Love, Scout 💙🧡
On New Years Eve, Bend Animal Emergency received a call that good samaritans in Tumalo had found a cat stuck in a drainage pipe. They were able to remove the kitty safely from the pipe and brought him to BAE for medical evaluation and to scan him for a microchip. Sadly, pipe kitty did not have a microchip, so he was brought to HSCO for a stray hold. Pipe Kitty’s photos were shared in the hopes of finding his family, but after several days no one had claimed him. This sweet boy literally stole the hearts of the entire staff at BAE, especially employees Mariah and her husband Kelton.
Pipe Kitty, now named Donatello, has settled into his new home quite well! He enjoys walks in his stroller, breakfast time and is being harness trained so he can join mom and dad on some of their epic outdoor adventures. Thank you again to all who helped rescue Donatello, the staff of BAE for providing him with wonderful care and his new parents for giving him all the love in the world! 💙🧡
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