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30/09/2022

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30/09/2022

HOW TO KEEP YOUR PET COOL IN THE SUMMER ⁣
𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳: ⁣
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☀️ 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀: mix a bit of wet food with water and freeze it in ice cube trays (don’t forget to add this in to your pets calorie intake for the day). ⁣
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☀️ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: try to avoid the hottest hours of the day - especially if you’re planning on doing intense activity (pets can get heat stroke too).⁣
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☀️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲: if you spend a lot of time outside in the heat, bring a canopy or an umbrella to give your pet a break from the sun. ⁣
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☀️ 𝗪𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻: take them for a swim, set up a little pool for them, or spray them with a garden hose. ⁣
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☀️ DON’T FORGET TO 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 - always have extra! ⁣
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☀️ 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: if it’s too hot for your hand, it’s too hot for your pets pads. ⁣
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☀️ Be extra careful if your pet is 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲! ⁣
(I.e. snub-nosed pet like a pug/ bulldog or if your pet is overweight). ⁣
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29/09/2022

GRAPES ARE TOXIC TO DOGS!! And, so are raisins and currants. ⁣
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While grapes are a healthy and tasty snack for us, they can cause kidney failure in dogs!⁣
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🍇 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻. The toxic dose is variable dog to dog. Toxicity can range from over a pound of grapes ingested to as little as a single serving of raisins.⁣
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🍇 Grape jellies, grape juice, and wine to not appear to cause a toxicity. ⁣
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🍇 It is speculated that the presence of 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀 may be responsible for damage to the kidneys. But, further research needs to be done. ⁣
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🍇 Symptoms can appear anywhere from 24 hours to several days after ingestion. ⁣
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🍇 Early signs include vomiting, inappetence, lethargy, and possible diarrhea. ⁣
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🍇 Later symptoms may signify signs of acute kidney failure like nausea/vomiting, lethargy, inappetence, abdominal pain, excessive thirst, excessive urination and/or inability to produce urine.⁣
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🍇 The best treatment is to 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 at a vet clinic within 2-3 hours of ingestion to decrease the chance of toxin absorption. ⁣
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🍇 The treatment goal is to 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆𝘀 with IV fluids and medication to manage clinical signs and maintain blood flow to the kidneys. ⁣
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙, 𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙩 𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙋 𝙞𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙. ⁣

29/09/2022

We never miss the opportunity to watch our Dr’ enya handle a case - and as a pet owner, you don’t have to miss out either!

Our treatment room wall offers our clients the transparency to watch as their pet receives the treatment that’s needed.

Your pets comfort is our number one priority, and so are you! 🐾

28/09/2022

27/09/2022

LETS TALK ABOUT THIS PUFFY FACED BOY

WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? We definitely asked the same question when he came into the clinic. Initially, I thought ‘this looks like a dog with an anaphylactic allergic reaction’ so we gave him a dose of steroids and diphenhydramine to stop the reaction. He had a very high fever (40.9C), his heart rate and rhythm was normal (120bpm), and his respiratory rate was within normal limits (20bpm). He was able to oxygenate his body adequately. His physical exam was relatively unremarkable apart from his fever and the severity of edema present in his face.

Once we got ahold of the current owners, we found out that this has been going on for a few days and that he did get porcupine quills removed a couple weeks back. Typically, anaphylactic reactions do not stick around for this long - patients will either die, get treatment, or, if minor, the reaction will resolve on its own. With the degree of swelling in this pups face and the history, we were less suspicious of an allergic reaction but could not completely remove it from our differential list.

We hooked him up to IV fluids and gave him some pain medication. Next, we aspirated the face to collect fluid/cells. A minimal amount of watery/bloody (serosangenous) fluid was aspirated into the hub of my needle. Under the microscope, the fluid was not very cellular. It had mild amount of red blood cells and a few basophils (a type of white blood cell). His bloodwork was pretty unremarkable. It showed that he was mildly dehydrated (hemoconcentration) and was stressed (mild hyperglycemia/ high blood sugar). I put an ultrasound probe on the facial swelling to see if I could possibly see if there were areas that looked like abscesses. But, the facial tissue appeared to look like edematous tissue with some very large lymph nodes.

I was a little stumped. With the history of having quills removed, I was suspicious that he may have a migrating quill abscess that could be contributing in some way to his clinical signs so I started him on IV antibiotics. He was stable and comfortable in his kennel. We decided we would give it some time to see how he would respond to our initial treatment while we do some more research.

This morning, we came back in to the clinic to find that the swelling had ruptured out of the front of his neck. There was a serum/ blood tinged fluid (serosangenous) viscous fluid with white flakes of fibrin in it. The ruptured skin revealed a massive pocketed area that had probably been a abscess festering. The skin and some of the tissue surrounding it was quite dead. (NOTE: this was not noticeable the day before. Starting treatment can help force abscess to rupture.)

I put the dog under general anesthesia to remove the dead tissue. While cleaning and debriding the area, a quill was found!! This quill must have been imbedded too deep to be seen at quill removal or broken off so it was unable to be removed (this is why you should never cut quills; they always need to be pulled). I removed as much tissue as I could without hitting the jugular vessel (I could see it!) and placed two drains to allow continued drainage.

SO, WHY THE FACIAL SWELLING? We suspect that the quill migrated to form an abscess deep in the neck. The abscess caused so much pressure in this area that it could have blocked off lymphatic (lymph node) drainage and/or caused ineffective venous (jugular) drainage of blood. This can be one of the causes of edema to form because of increased hydrostatic pressure (starling forces).

This is what we speculate! So, if you have any other ideas, feel free to comment 🙂 He is doing much better and the swelling in his face has decreased SIGNIFICANTLY! Saving Grace Animal Society

16/09/2022

Just love me!! 🐶 ❤️

Anyone else say this to puppies? 😂

14/09/2022

BLUE NOSE PIT-BULL
Ukc registered
Dewormed/ had first round of shots ✔️

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14/09/2022

Lost all my social accounts,tried getting them back but couldn’t they where all linked up together! 💔Someone kept reporting our page when we where going live for the raffles show

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God bless you ❤️🦍

12/09/2022

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Ovariectomy vs Ovariohysterectomy⁣
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𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜-𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘆 (𝗢𝗩𝗘): removal of the ovaries ⁣
𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢-𝗛𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥-𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘆 (𝗢𝗩𝗛): removal of the ovaries and uterus ⁣
⁣it is more common to do OVH. This preference is most likely based on certain presumptions and training! ⁣
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This is what the research says…⁣
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⭐️ Both OVH and OVE reduce the risk of mammary cancer, treat ovarian tumours, promote involution of placental sites, and prevent reoccurrence of vaginal hyperplasia.⁣
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⭐️OVH is still the treatment of choice for diseases like congenital uterine abnormalities, pyometra (uterine infection), cystic endometrial hyperplasia, and uterine torsion/rupture/prolapse/neoplasia. ⁣
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⭐️Both OVH and OVE have similar surgical related complications but OVH has an increased risk for vaginal bleeding post surgery (because uterine vessels are cut), ovarian remnant syndrome (because body wall incision is made more caudally), and increased intraabdominal bleeding (because of increased vessel diameter near uterine body. ⁣
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⭐️ When OVE is performed correctly (I.e. all ovarian tissue is removed) and there is no supplementation of exogenous hormones (progestogens), pyometra and cystic endometrial hyperplasia cannot occur.⁣
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⭐️ OVE typically results in less soft tissue trauma, decreased surgical time, and a smaller abdominal incision than OVH.⁣
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⭐️ OVE has 0.003% chance of developing malignant uterine tumours (this is incredibly low). ⁣
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The academic articles I read were based off of historical reviews/ retrospective studies. ⁣
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𝗠𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? ⁣
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I was trained to do OVHs however OVEs are growing on me. I like to do OVEs on younger animals but tend to do OVHs on older animals. My decision to do this is mostly based on my comfort level with OVH. ⁣
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However, reading the research on OVEs, I am probably going to do more OVEs on routine spays in the future. ⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀?

12/09/2022

LETS TALK ABOUT UMBILICAL HERNIAS in calves

Have you ever walked into your pasture and looked at a calfs belly in confusion? A million thoughts are going through your head and you ask yourself “what is that lump on the bottom of its belly where its belly button is?”

Well, you’re not alone! Usually, this is an abscess, an umbilical hernia, OR both!

To get a more definitive answer to what this lump is, Ill put an ultrasound on the bump to see if the body wall is closed and the skin has a pouch of flocculent material inside (abscess) and/or if the body wall is open with moving intestines in the pouch of skin (hernia). If I am suspicious that it is an abscess, Ill poke a needle inside to make sure pus comes out and then make a large incision to allow drainage of the abscess.

BUT, if intestines or abdominal contents (fat, omentum, etc) are present, surgical correction is required. The correction needs to be done before the calf is too big. Generally, I like to do it when the calf is

12/09/2022

This is what I mean when I say “I love wrinkles”

12/09/2022

We all love a good lump removal!

This was a TIGHT closure. There are some great surgical techniques to help with tension when closing wounds/surgical sites. Some of my favorite are:

💉Taking into consideration skin tension lines when making my incision
🩸 Undermining the skin
💉 Placing SQ sutures
🩸 Making tension releasing incisions
💉 Using walking sutures
🩸 Using Z-plasty

What techniques do you use?

12/09/2022

THIS PUPPY HAS A CLEFT PALATE.⁣
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Unlike a cleft lip, this is something that can only been seen by looking inside the mouth. ⁣
What the heck is a cleft palate? ⁣
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⭐️ A cleft palate is a defect in the hard or soft palate (top of the mouth). This hole allows access to the nasal cavity from the mouth. ⁣
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⭐️ This is usually something dogs or cats are born with rather than something they acquire. It’s more commonly seen in brachycephalic dogs and Siamese cats. ⁣
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⭐️ Fluid/ secretions/ food from the mouth can leak into the nasal cavity. Clinical signs depend on the size of the defect. Babies may have difficulty nursing. It can cause mild signs like sneezing, gagging, nasal discharge, general unthriftiness. The pup or kitten can get more serious diseases like laryngotracheitis, chronic rhinitis and aspiration pneumonia.⁣
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⭐️ Treatment includes nutritional support and supportive care until the baby is old enough to get the defect surgically corrected! ⁣
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This pup has an amazing owner that is taking great care of him. He will have surgery in a few months to have his cleft palate fixed.

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12/09/2022

LET TALK ABOUT kennel cough

Kennel cough (KC) is also called tracheobronchitis OR canine infectious upper respiratory COMPLEX. It is referred to as a COMPLEX because it is a multi pathogen disease that can be caused by more than one bug! Most commonly it is caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica (bacteria) and/or canine parainfluenza virus. But, it can also be caused by canine adenovirus, canine herpesvirus, canine pneumovirus, Mycoplasma spp. (bacteria), Streptococcus spp. (Bacteria), canine respiratory coronavirus (this is different then COVID19 - we will come back to this one later this week).

HOW IS IT TRANSFERRED?
- Depending on the infectious agent, transmission occurs through direct contact, respiratory moistness (droplets), on fomites (bowls, toys, etc.), or oral/fecal route

WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL SIGNS?
- Recent exposure to an unfamiliar group of dogs (groomers, kennel, dog park, etc.)
- Cough/sneezing +/- retching that may be misinterpreted as vomiting
- Clear (serous) to mucoid discharge from nose and eyes
- Lethargy, inappetence, depression
- +/- red eyes (conjunctivitis)
- +/- signs of pneumonia

HOW IS IT TREATED?
- Just like in people with the common cold, often KC does not need treatment. Most of the time, dogs will recover on their own
- If uncomplicated (no pneumonia, severe/secondary infection), we treat with a cough suppressant and supportive care
- If severe/secondary infection (inappetence, severe congestion, mucoid discharge, pneumonia, etc), then antibiotics are added

HOW LONG IS IT CONTAGIOUS?
- The cough will typically last 7-14 days but animals typically shed BEFORE the clinical signs are apparent. Once the cough starts, shedding typically last 7 days BUT it is variable with each infective agent. SO IF YOUR PET HAS KC, I recommend that your dog stays in isolation for other pets for ~3weeks to be safe

CAN IT BE PREVENTED?
- Yes AND no
- REMEMBER, KC is a syndrome and NOT a specific disease. It is caused by more than one pathogen. There are vaccines for some of t

12/09/2022

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