The big one is Brody, the bear with hip dysplasia on which I did a juvenile pubic symphysiodesis (closing the growth plate in the pubis to improve his hips) and stem cell therapy. He seems to be moving pretty well!
Thanks to VetStem, Inc. for donating stem cell therapy to help Brody when he was a young cub in a lot of discomfort!
Proof that a cat can eat in an E-collar.
This is my boy Pierre Baguette Toebeans Rorschach chowing down 6 hours after a castration and stem cell harvest.
I'll put some pictures of his face in the comments
Tough rescue dog doing well after losing multiple muscles due to invasive tumor
Those Pitties are tough! This is Jemma two weeks after having half of her "forearm" removed!
HALO No-Kill Rescue Shelter sent me this sweetie at Animal Specialty & Emergency Hospital
Normally, lipomas are benign fatty tumors that are relatively discrete and easily removed and cured.
However, INFILTRATIVE LIPOMAS, are a different type of tumor. While they don't metastasize/spread to distant sites, they grow into surrounding tissue, and if the surrounding tissue is not removed, they will grow back.
In Jemma's case, the tumor infiltrated most of the muscles that allow flexion of the wrist. and I had to cut the tendons of origin and insertion from the elbow and wrist, respectively and remove the entire muscles. You wouldn't know it from the video of her trotting around 2 weeks later.
Mary Routhier, Karla Newton Parquette, Hailey Persinger, Francine Brown, Amanda Pokorny, Wendi Plooster, Jacque Petrone
I saw Lilly, this insanely cute little creature yesterday. She's a Padigonian Cavy, one of the world’s largest rodents...but not as big as a Capybara, of course.
She broke her tibia (shin, a spiral fracture), and this species doesn’t have a complete fibula (splint bone).
Nonetheless, she’s only 3 months old, so I’m going to try to splint her. We'll take another set of films after two weeks in the splint, and decide how well she's healing vs. if the fracture is displacing further...and go from there.
Here she is playing with her loving owner prior to her injury. I was amazed when I examined her and placed her splint how calm she was. She wasn't just scared and paralyzed by fear, she was relaxed and very mellow from start to finish.
Max the service dog
Update on Max, the service dog owned by wounded veteran Ed:
In August 2017, I had done a Tibial Tuberosity Advancement/Modified Maquet Procedure for a cranial cruciate ligament (the dog equivalent of an ACL) rupture in his right knee. Donated products and services were donated by myself, the hospital, and the equipment vendors made the procedure possible, and Max recovered completely. You can read about Max, Ed, and the treatments here:
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/28/injured-service-dogs-story-spurs-florida-today-readers-action/609361001/
Recently, Max suffered the same injury in his left knee. I performed the same procedure in January, donating my services and organizing donations to make things once again feasible. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Max is doing great. Here's a video of Ed doing his home care exercises with Max.
Animal Specialty & Emergency Hospital donated the facility, hospitalization, medications, anesthesia, pre- and post-operative x-rays, etc.
VetStem Biopharma again donated platelet-rich plasma and provided greatly discounted stem cell therapy to maximize Max's rate and degree of healing, as well as improve his short and long-term comfort and functioning by minimizing arthritis.
Covetrus - North America and Veterinary Orthopedic Implants again donated the implants used to stabilize the knee.
Veterinary Transplant Services and Ceramisys Ltd donated organic and synthetic bone graft to expedite healing of the bone.
Aloha Pet & Bird Hospital again donated rehabilitation therapy ("physical therapy") to enhance Max's comfort and range of motion.
