A lady brought in a Shetland with a wound at the hind leg area near the tail. On first glance, the area is filled with dry scaly skin with no hair. The owner mentioned that the Shetland kept scratching and biting the area till it is raw and scab forms. Dr. Sing asks the owner some questions, looked at the dog and diagnosed the primary cause to be due to fungal infection.
First thing that we need to do was to clear away all the dead skin surrounding the area so that new skin will grow back properly. So the Shetland was sedated and i was shown how to deal with the wound area. Using a shaver blade at a 45 degrees angle, the surrounding hair was carefully shaved off. Next, we have to remove the scab by peeling it off in a swift motion to reduce the pain and also to get most of the scab at the same time. After that, the Shetland is given an antibiotic shot and prescribed with some anti-fungal cream.
Case 2:
Pug was taken in to the clinic because of fits. Previously, it had Urinary Bladder Stones removed and was on S/D diet. Fit was observed after the surgery and thought to be related to Urinary Stones formation. Then the dog was brought back to the clinic few months later, with an episode of fit again. Blood test was done and bacteria infection was found to be the cause of the fits.
Advice was to stick to the S/D diet to prevent recurrence of the Urinary Stones formation and no dog treats were allowed.
Case 3:
This case is regarding a dwarf hamster which looks like it had skin problem. It's coat is disheveled and patchy. Some fur was plucked and looked under the microscope. Normal fur under the microscope have smooth surface, however this hamster's fur have spores on the surface of the fur. It was diagnosed with fungal infection.
The owner said that this female hamster is living together with it's female sibling. Dr. Sing suspects that the patchy skin is a cause of tramatic injury (eg. fighting with the sibling).
Anti-fungal wash was prescribed to get rid of the infection.
Above are all the cases observed during my hours at the clinic, in addition, i did some admin work. Helped key in the remaining client's details into the database [TPV ref: 42634-42673], made a form for the microchips (requirement by AVA from 01 sept '11) and organised the microchips numerically so as to make it easier for the busy vets.
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