Just tipping our way one trim at a time through the week! Foot rot (generic term for infection in the hoof) season means lots of foot work.
All dogs love sticks but silly Willie forgot they don’t go up your nose! Luckily Dr. Dauphinais was here to save the day!
February is National Pet Dental Health Month
One common reason to need a tooth removed is from a crown fracture. This is a slab fracture on the top premolar of a dog. The last upper premolar is the most commonly fractured tooth in our furry friends and has three roots.
After scaling the teeth, X-rays of the roots were taken. A nerve block was given prior to splitting the tooth into its three respective roots and it was extracted. The gum tissue was sutured close and an X-ray was taken to make sure all was well. To finish the dental polish was applied. Pain medications and antibiotics were sent home for this new pearly white smile.
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Always something going on at the office…. Dr. Smykowski was able to remove this stick from a poor horse’s belly. Luckily it was just under the skin and not into the abdomen. This horse was treated with antibiotics, pain medication, and a tetanus vaccine along with a drain placed in the wound to allow copious flushing over the next few days. We wish her a quick recovery!! The offending stick is in the comments.
But is your facility and staff tough enough to process and LAUGH in the face of a DINOSAUR!!!???!!!! 🏃♀️ 🦖
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To follow up our last abscess video here is an extra smooth version to counter our chunky one 😉 !
This is another dog with an abscess on it’s shoulder. This dog had been in a fight a few days prior to today. The abscess was lanced, a drain placed, and the patient was started on medications. As a side note if smell-o-gram was a thing this would have been a doozy!!! 😷😷😷
