This sweet, 7 month old Bloodhound pup, "Klash," was recently a Dr. Keller patient. He was here for a neuter and gastropexy procedure. A gastropexy is an elective procedure done on larger breed dogs to help prevent gastric torsion, if bloat (GDV) occurs later in life. GDV is a life-threatening medical emergency. We are happy to report that Klash is healing great at home, and has even resumed his "busy" day to day activities. 😍
"Darcy" proves you don't need all 4 legs to lead a happy life! After limping intermittently for 1.5 years, it was discovered that she had a large sarcoma above her right elbow. Dr. Gallagher felt the best course of action for her was to amputate that leg to give her the best quality of life going forward. Mom reports that losing that leg hasn't slowed her ball chasing ability down one bit! 🎈
We are now happy to announce that we will be offering Extracorporeal Shock wave Therapy through our Rehabilitation Practice. Here is a quick video that shows the mechanism of action. If you have a pet that you feel could benefit, or any have questions, feel free to reach out to our Rehab practice!
This spry pup is 15 years old! Tai presented to our emergency department with a urinary obstruction due to bladder calculi (stones). He has a history of bladder stones, so dad knew it was an emergent situation. Dr. Gallagher performed a cystotomy procedure, clearing out the blockage, which allowed Tai to be able to urinate on his own once again. He is currently home and showing off his moves. Glad to see you feeling great again, Tai!
Gigi had an FHO (hip) surgery in July and physical therapy was recommended to assist in her recovery. As you can see, she is doing quite well, and was happy to show off for us while working with Amanda in the Rehab department. Keep up the great work Gigi!
Sweet Eddie was brought to Quartet Surgery by a local rescue group (Doxie By Proxy, Inc). He had become acutely non-ambulatory and was surrendered to a shelter. After a CT scan at our facility, it was determined he needed emergent surgery to correct a large lumbosacral herniated disc and blood clot.
When Eddie was released from our hospital, he was still unable to walk (this is not uncommon with this type of surgery), but just a couple of weeks later we received great news - not only is he walking, but wanting to run! We are so happy to hear it! Thank you so much to the team at Doxie by Proxy for your trust in our care here at Quartet.
Sir Ernest Bunnybottom came to see Dr. Whitley in our rehab department for an evaluation. As it turns out, he's got a few tricks up his sleeve! He even has his own instragram page where you can follow him along on his adventures (SirBunnybottom).
It was a pleasure getting to see you in action Sir! 💙
After his unprovoked, ferocious attack on a lawnmower, poor little Roger found himself with some broken metacarpals. Weighing in at just 3.5lbs, mom says Roger is fearless and will make sure everyone knows it! Sorry Roger, you can't scare us, we got to see your (adorable) soft side 😂😍
Kayle came into our ER practice for treatment of a wound on her back of idiopathic origin. This sweet baby got a laser treatment to promote healing (goggles are a must with this type of therapy!) before getting all bandaged up and ready to go back home.
We can't quite tell if she was amused by this process or not! 😍
This handsome guy is Keegan. He had an FHO with Dr. Gallagher in June and is now in rehab so he can recover and find his forever family!
Weldon had minimal motor function upon presentation to our Surgical practice in early June. A CT scan revealed a large disc herniation in his lumbar spine. Dr. Gallagher performed a hemilaminectomy to remove acute disc material that was causing him to be unable to walk. Weldon has gradually been making great progress!! He currently sees our Rehab department where he has begun laser and underwater treadmill therapies with Erin and Dr. Schults.
We love being able to watch this handsome boy walk in here for his appointments 💙
The amazing Tripp! As a tripod, Tripp gets plenty of work on his right front limb. We used a step for him to stand on in the underwater treadmill so we can focus on his hind limbs.