Every pup deserves a puppuccino especially after coming to the doctor ☕️💚
#puppuccino
We had a visit from the stork today who brought us 5 Havanese puppies!
Welcome to the world little ones 🐶🍼💗
#csection #puppies #havanese
West Hills Animal Hospital Raises Awareness on Dog Choking.
Yesterday, two unrelated large dogs were rushed into the ER while choking on a ball (one tennis ball, one solid rubber ball) coincidentally within one hour of each other.
Although not a common emergency, this is something veterinarians can see from time to time. Most often, panicked vets will try prying the ball out of the back of the dog’s throat with their hands or forceps instruments, which has a high rate of failure, and the dog will then require emergency tracheostomy to prevent suffocation. Sometimes, many times, it’s too late.
There is a technique that is miraculously not widely enough known called the external extraction technique, which almost always results in the quickest ability to remove a ball lodged in the back of the throat and blocking the airway.
With permission from both of these dogs’ owners, we are sharing these two videos to spread awareness in the hopes that many other lives will be saved in the future. Both dogs, especially the second dog, were in life threatening conditions when they arrived but after the swift action of our awesome cohesive team of doctors, nurses, and assistants, they are expected to make a continued complete recovery. 🩺🎾
https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=8871225
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Good job West Hills Animal Hospital & Emergency Center 🐾❤️
Buddy & Barley Living The Golden Life!
Baby Foal Just Born 6/16/20
Veterinary Center of East Northport Facility
