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Strathroy veterinary clinic for companion animals We treat YOUR pets like OUR family at Strathroy Animal Clinic.
Our goal is to connect with our clients and provide them with helpful hints and information that will help keep their precious pets healthy and happy.
22/07/2024
Cheeky Grin 🤓
20/07/2024
Rocco can get away with murder with these puppy eyes 🥰🥰
17/07/2024
If your purchase Royal Canin Urinary Diets through the VetStore - check out these savings!
02/07/2024
Head over to our Instagram story to learn a thing or two about ultrasound!
24/06/2024
It’s HOT out there and time to chat about HEAT STROKE in dogs and how to keep them safe! 🥵🥵
🤷🏼♀️ WHO IS AFFECTED?
Any dog can be a victim to heat stroke but some dogs are prone to overheating and need extra care.
Brachycephalic (short nosed) dogs have reduced ability to cool themselves - bulldogs, frenchies, pugs, Boston terrier, Shih Tzu, etc!
Overweight dogs are also prone to overheating!
👀 WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
Excessive panting, drooling, unsteadiness on feet, gums turning bright red or else purple/blue, collapse while exposed to a hot environment.
✅WHAT TO DO✅:
1. Call the vet right away and start driving there!!
2. Initiate cooling on the way!
- Evaporative cooling is best! Mist the dog with cool water and use A/C, a fan or the windows down to encourage cooling.
- You can wet ear flaps and paw pads and direct fan on these areas!
🚫WHAT NOT TO DO🚫:
- Cover patient in wet towels (this prevents evaporative cooling)
- Wet patient with rubbing alcohol, this actually limits their ability to dissipate heat
- Submerg patient in water, use ice or ice packs for cooling
- Try and force water by mouth if not actively drinking on their own
- Over cool! Do not decrease re**al temperature below 38.8 C to prevent hypothermia
🛟HOW TO PREVENT:
1. Those susceptible dogs (brachycephalics) are to stay indoors on hot/humid days. A/C is their friend!
2. Walk your dog in early morning and evening during summer
3. Never leave your dog in a car. Studies show that an outside temperature of 21C will cause a car to reach 37 C within 1 hour.
4. Enclosed areas (garage, shed, cages) can act like cars - be cautious!
5. Maintain a healthy body weight for your pet!
STAY SAFE EVERYONE! ☀️☀️☀️
18/06/2024
It’s hot out there!!! Protect your dog’s paws. Keep them on the grass or inside!
13/06/2024
Can I get a SO CUTE!? 🥰
12/06/2024
Do you have a senior dog who has a hard time on your slippery wooden floors?? TRY TOE TREADS! 🐾🐾
Chloe, our senior friend, is seen here having hers applied (it’s basically a pedicure 😝). It’s quick and easy and they usually stay on for 4-8 weeks!
These plastic toe grips are applied to the middle digits of the paws and provide extra traction for your pet. It helps prevent those legs from slipping out under the dog when they rise and as they move around on slippery surfaces. It can make all the difference to a senior pet. 🥰🥰
12/06/2024
This is a great reminder to help keep our pets protected from ticks. While they can develop Lyme Disease, it also is a reminder that we as owners are exposed to ticks with Lyme disease. Protect yourself and your family!
09/06/2024
LG WashTower™
06/06/2024
Wound BEFORE and AFTER 😮😮
03/06/2024
We are closing early, at 4 pm, Tuesday June 4th.
Thanks for understanding.
29/05/2024
Link to more info on GDV in our dog friends 🚨
A serious, life-threatening emergency. Learn to recognize the signs to get your dog to the vet in time to possibly save his life.
29/05/2024
🚨🚨Follow up about GDVs! EVERYTHING you should know as a pet owner!! Special info about what’s going on in this xray!!
⁉️ WHAT IS A GDV!?
- This stands for Gastric Dilation and Volvulus. In simple terms, the stomach bloats and flips on itself blocking contents from exiting
- When the stomach turns on itself it cuts off its blood supply and the spleen can be pulled along twist as well
- The stomach becomes so large it can compress veins coming back to the heart resulting in shock
🤮 WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- Dog making attempts to vomit or is retching without success
- Abdomen or ribcage looks distended and bloated
- Dog is painful, can’t settle, panting and painful
The most common breeds to present are deep chested dogs - #1 is Great Dane, #2 is St. Bernard and #3 is Weimaraner. But, any deep chested dog can be affected - even a daschund or chihuahua!
🩻 HOW DO WE DIAGNOSE IT!?
We rush your pet to the back and take an xray with the dog laying on it’s RIGHT side!! We look for the classic “DOUBLE BUBBLE” or as some people see a “popeye arm”. There are two circles when there should be two. This is diagnostic and we start emergency treatment right away. Do you see the two bubbles on the xray!?
🏥👩🏽⚕️ WHAT DO WE DO??
You need to get your pet to us or an emergency clinic ASAP. From here, we do the following.
1. Stabilize patient
- Place multiple IV catheters to start fluid therapy for shock
- Administer pain control
- Monitor for secondary arrhythmias which can develop
2. Try to decompress the stomach
- We tap the stomach through the body wall with a large catheter to try and release air
- We are sometimes able to pass a stomach tube down the esophagus and release the buildup of fluid and gas directly from the stomach
😷🩸 WHAT ABOUT SURGERY!?
We often refer you to an emergency clinic where there is trained staff and 24 hour monitoring and care.
Surgery entails opening the abdomen and rotating the stomach back to its original place and suturing it in place to prevent recurrence. Sometimes the spleen needs to be removed if tissue damage is severe.
Read more about this condition at Vet Partner website!
29/05/2024
Have at it!!!
28/05/2024
Roxy pretending she’s not at the vet so no one takes her temperature 🤒 What a sweetie ❤️
16/05/2024
Jersey curling up for some post surgery snuggles. Also - who agrees that she looks just like a Sugar Glider!?
11/05/2024
PLEASE READ and be informed about these changes. If your pet is traveling to the USA by land or air, you need to contact us well before the date so we can ensure your pet has everything it needs to cross the border.
11/05/2024
PLEASE READ and be informed about these changes. If your pet is traveling to the USA by land or air, you need to contact us well before the date so we can ensure your pet has everything it needs to cross the border.
Starting on August 1, all dogs entering the U.S. (including those that left the U.S. and are returning, and regardless of the country they are coming from) must be:
• healthy upon arrival
• at least 6 months of age
• microchipped
• accompanied by a CDC Dog Import Form receipt and required vaccination and veterinary documents.
Additional requirements may apply depending on where the dog has been in the last 6 months and whether or not the dog was vaccinated in the United States.
Use CDC’s Q&A tool (the CDC “DogBot”) to determine what rules apply to your dog: https://bit.ly/2rww2bq
10/05/2024
🚨 EMERGENCY ANSWER 🚨
Meet Louise - the pup who unfortunately saw us for this emergency x-ray! But don’t worry, she has survived to share her tale. 🥰
Louise had a GDV - Gastric Dilation and Volvulus. This means that her stomach bloated to a very large size and then rotated on its axis to create a blockage at the entry and exit. When this happens, nothing can get in or out and the gas produced inside continues to fill the stomach and expand. This is an EMERGENCY. A dog can quickly go into shock and there is risk of multiple organ failure without addressing this quickly. 🏥
After emergency stabilization to try and release air from the stomach, surgery involves opening the abdomen and rotating the stomach back to its original position and suturing it in place there.
These cases are challenging and carry a serious prognosis. A lot of patients don’t make it and even post surgery recovery can be touch and go. This is why we share stories like Louise’s - so you can recognize the early signs and seek help!
Our next post will share these!!
09/05/2024
🚨EMERGENCY MEDICINE ALERT 🚨
Before we tell our next story we need everyone to weigh in on what this condition is!? 🩻 Bonus points if you can tell us how this patient may be present to the vet (why did they come in, what were they doing at home?) 🏠
08/05/2024
Watch two of our exceptional Veterinary Technicians anesthetize Houston, the Bernese Mountain Dog!
Step 1️⃣ Shave and clip the cephalic vein! Then, watch Andria do a 3 step surgical preparation to the skin. 😷
Step 2️⃣ Place an IV catheter! 🩸 Houston gets a large gauge to allow for adequate fluid administration in an emergency.
Step 3️⃣ Attach the IV fluids to allow for hydration, maintenance of blood pressure and medication administration directly into the vein ! 💧💦
Step 4️⃣ We use an “induction agent” to induce temporary anesthesia in our patients! Watch as Andria injects the medication and Houston’s head falls. We have many different medications we can use for this! 💊💉
Step 5️⃣ Intubation! While one technician supports Houston’s head and exposes his airway, the other will extract the tongue 👅 to view the tracheal opening! Using her laryngoscope to press down on the tongue, Andria can place the endotracheal tube over the epiglottis and between the vocal folds in order to enter the trachea! 🫁
Voila! A patient is now ready to be hooked up to oxygen anesthetic gas to stay asleep for their surgical procedure - stay tuned for a clip of this!!
07/05/2024
Rory getting some extra special cuddles after his neuter surgery 🥰
03/05/2024
Watch this fun clip about how we run your pet’s 4DX (Heartworm, Lyme, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia) test!
03/05/2024
June 1st marks Heartworm Season! ☀️ From June 1-November 1 we prescribe a monthly medication that stops the transmission of Heartworm disease from infected mosquitos. 🦟
First, we do a 4DX test 🩸- this tests for Heartworm, Lyme, Echrlichia and Anaplasma. The latter 3 are contracted from ticks. We do this because to take a Heartworm preventative a pet must be Heartworm negative.
If you still haven’t brought your pet in, call 📞 the clinic to do so and we book a short appointment for a blood draw and test! Then you can go home with prevention for the rest of the year! 🛍️
18/04/2024
Tycoon posing for an ultrasound! 🤪
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June 1st marks the start of Heartworm season!!
Houston goes under general anesthesia!
Watch two of our exceptional Veterinary Technicians anesthetize Houston, the Bernese Mountain Dog! Step 1️⃣ Shave and clip the cephalic vein! Then, watch Andria do a 3 step surgical preparation to the skin. 😷 Step 2️⃣ Place an IV catheter! 🩸 Houston gets a large gauge to allow for adequate fluid administration in an emergency. Step 3️⃣ Attach the IV fluids to allow for hydration, maintenance of blood pressure and medication administration directly into the vein ! 💧💦 Step 4️⃣ We use an “induction agent” to induce temporary anesthesia in our patients! Watch as Andria injects the medication and Houston’s head falls. We have many different medications we can use for this! 💊💉 Step 5️⃣ Intubation! While one technician supports Houston’s head and exposes his airway, the other will extract the tongue 👅 to view the tracheal opening! Using her laryngoscope to press down on the tongue, Andria can place the endotracheal tube over the epiglottis and between the vocal folds in order to enter the trachea! 🫁 Voila! A patient is now ready to be hooked up to oxygen anesthetic gas to stay asleep for their surgical procedure - stay tuned for a clip of this!!
Heartworm and Lyme Testing!
Watch this fun clip about how we run your pet’s 4DX (Heartworm, Lyme, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia) test!
🩸🩸Ever wonder how simple a jugular blood draw is - take a peak!!
Another day…. Another vomit. 🤢 Aspen ate the end of some hair clippers (and two rocks… and a chunk of rubber). But before he digested this tasty treat we intervened to avoid an intestinal obstruction! HOW DO WE DO IT!? 1. Feed some canned food (they vomit easier after!) 🍽️🍽️ 2. Inject Apomorphine (an opioid that makes them vomit) intravenously! 💉💉 3. Catch the vomit 🤮 4. Make sure the bits you’re looking for are there! 🔎🔍 5. Kisses from Aspen! 😘😘
It’s HEARTWORM TESTING SEASON! Here is a great demo of what a test entails. 🩸Small, quick blood draw 👩⚕️Competent technician ⏰ 8 minutes What does this test for? 1️⃣ Heartworm (from mosquitos) 2️⃣ Lyme Disease (from ticks) 3️⃣ Ehrlichia (from ticks) 4️⃣ Anaplasma (from ticks) That’s right, 4 conditions! Why should I get this test done? 👨🔬Most of the heartworm medication available requires a negative heartworm test prior to starting. This is because the medication can be dangerous in a positive animal. 🪲 Ticks are increasingly prevalent in our area and Lyme disease threatens human health as well. How do I book? ☎️ As long as you are an active client and have seen a Doctor within a year, this test can be performed with one of our Veterinary Technicians! Call the clinic to book a short 20 minute appointment. Then what, Doctor!? 💊 While your pet starts their flea and tick medication as soon as the weather is above 4C, medication for heartworm and gastrointestinal parasites (roundworms and such!) starts June 1st and goes until November 1st! 💊 If the test is positive the Veterinarian will work with you for next steps! #heartworm #lymedisease #lyme #ehrlichia #anaplasma #ticks #tickseason #mosquito #4dx #blooddraw #phlebotomy #vettech #vettechlife #houndsofinstagram #hound #hounddog #vetmed
DENTAL PROPHY for CHLOE! A MOUTH SO FRESH DR. COURTNEY GOT A KISS 😘 Think for a minute about your own dental care - twice daily brushing, flossing, mouthwash, dental scaling and polish 1-2 x/year. OKAY, NO WONDER OUR DOG’S DEVELOP DENTAL DISEASE!! Chloe here is not old but she is seeing early evidence of dental and periodontal disease. You can see mild tartar and gingivitis present in the video. Chloe is keeping on top of it every few years to avoid extractions! GO CHLOE!
It’s March 1st!! Time to start that flea and tick prevention!
What’s a vet do!? #vetmed #veterinarymedicine #ultrasound #surgery #abdominalsurgery #spayandneuter #spay #dental #canines #felines #enterotomy #cystocentesis
Watch a collection of senior dogs catch a treat!! They (mostly) came to impress!! 😂🥰😂🥰
Watch at your own discretion!! That “item” in this dog’s stomach makes a sneak peak 👀
ANESTHETIC MONITORING 📺 Let’s break this down by colours we see on the screen 🌈 🟢 Heart rate! You’ve all seen an ECG before! Probes on our patient monitor the electrical conduction of the heart! We alter our anesthesia if it is too fast, slow or there are arrhythmias! 🟡 Blood pressure is measured by a cuff on our patient’s leg. We have three readings: Systolic (pressure in arteries when the heart beats), diastolic (pressure in arteries between beats) and a mean! Both high and low blood pressure are concerning and will be addressed! 🔵 Our Blood Oxygen Saturation or how well our blood is oxygenated! This should be greater than 96 in a healthy patient! The probe on the tongue in our previous patient reads this value - check it out! 🐳 Our End Tidal CO2 (what the heck? Use English pls 🙏🏼) is the amount of carbon dioxide released at the end of each breath. This helps us measure how often and well a patient is breathing and gives us indicators about blood pressure as well! A high ETCO2 could indicated hypoventilation and we may need to help them breathe for awhile 🫁 OKAY! WHO THINKS THEY COULD MONITOR ANESTHESIA FOR SURGERY NOW!? 🤓💉
OXYGEN AND ANESTHETIC GAS DELIVERY 😮💨 This video shows an intubated dog - this means that there is an endotracheal tube in our patient’s trachea that delivers anesthetic gas and oxygen to their lungs. Anesthetic gas is then absorbed into the blood stream to keep them asleep. Notice the probe on this patient’s tongue? This is a pulse oximeter which measures a patient’s oxygen levels in their blood! Let’s point out some things! ☝🏼See the bag inflating and deflating? That’s our patient breathing! ✌🏼See that purple stone like material in the anesthetic setup? This is called soda lime a material that removes the carbon dioxide (CO2) from the exhaled gas so our patient’s done re breathe it! ☝🏼✌🏼 The metal canister holds the Isoflurane, our anesthetic gas! ✌🏼✌🏼 Our anesthetic monitor shows our oxygenation levels and a measurement of CO2 is exhaled in each breath! Now….. JUST BREATHE!
TEMPERATURE CONTROL 🌡️🌡️ WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?Thermoregulation is impaired under anesthesia so the biggest concern under anesthesia is hypothermia (getting cold)!🥶 The screen tells us the temperature and this long grey thermometer passes down the esophagus to get us an accurate reading! 📺A cold temperature can affect patient coagulation, drug metabolism and prolonged recovery times. ❄️To keep our patients warm - we use heated water matts under our patients, warm our IV fluids and surround our patients with heated oatmeal bags (wrapped in fabric so that there is never direct skin contact). 🔥This little guy is a little chilly but warming up in response to our efforts! We aim for 37.0 C and above! Hyperthermia can occur but is much less common!#hypothermia #hyperthermia #temp #temperature #anesthesiologylife #anesthesia #esophagealthermometer
IV FLUID THERAPY! Why’s it important? 💧IV fluids are formulated to maintain the correct fluid and electrolyte balance in the body and ensure there is adequate oxygen perfusion to the organs!💧Blood pressure! In times of blood loss or low blood pressure - a fluid bolus can be a helpful response! 💧An IV catheter and fluid line allows us to administer medications directly into the blood stream. These can be routine or life saving drugs. 💧We heat our fluids to a set temperature which can help maintain a patient’s body temperature during anesthesia. HERE’S OUR HYDRATION STATION SETUP 💁🏼♀️
LOOK WHAT WE FOUND 👀This dog presented with chronic swelling of the right hind paw region. Look what was found! Without removing this foreign material, it would have acted as a nidus for ongoing infection and inflammation. HOW REWARDING IS A CASE LIKE THIS! #foreignbody #vetmed #surgerylife #surgery #softtissuesurrgery #vettech #vetlife🐾
She just can’t get enough 🤤🤤
Our tech makes us beautiful crocheted poppies to wear while we work. She has generously taken donations to the local legion in remembrance of those who gave their lives. We Remember today 🌺
Happy Veterinary Technician Week to these ladies who show up and rock their jobs every day of the year 👊🏼
BODY HANDLING! 👀👂🐾🐕 Today’s video is an important one! Introducing your puppy to handling as they may experience at the vet ensures that they know it’s normal and improves their experience when they come! Here’s Ruger to demonstrate and share some tips! 🐾 Handling all parts of your puppy are crucial! Consider eyes, ears, paws, tail, belly! Opening and closing their mouth is great since this can be a hard area for us to examine! Paws are also of utmost importance since nail trims tend to be scary for our dog friends. 👀 Start small! Short periods of handling are all most puppies can handle before your teaching turns into a game of biting! So take it slow and work up to more and more body parts! 🙉 A really helpful training tool for us is if dogs understand handling for blood draws! We will show you more on this later, but for now with your puppy, practice holding up their neck and holding up their front paws and around their thighs - all common places we take blood from. See the video for examples of this! 🦴 Lastly, like all training, this must be a positive experience! Those short handling windows must be full of positive reinforcement (GOOD BOY! THATS YOUR PAW YOU GOOD BOY!) and small treats so that they think body handling is fun and nothing to panic about when it happens at the vet!! Okay guys - last note. It never hurts to continue this with our older dogs and makes those vet visits so much easier. So if you’re reading this and saying “oh shoot, that ship has sailed” - fear not. Start small, use treats and get your adult dog as comfortable with handling as Ruger ❤️ #labrador #vetmedicine #vetmed #labradorretriever #lablove #fearfree
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