Category: Vet & Sports Medicine
Surgery Stuff
| October 6, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Are you curious what difference age makes when spaying a dog? Warning, *graphic surgery images below. *By graphic I mean that yes there is blood. And surgery instruments. And a piece of tissue (a uterus) that used to be inside the dog that is no longer inside the dog. There is NOT gaping wounds, anything […] more
The Three-Toed Tess
| August 24, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
….or “In which another one of Mel’s animals has half its foot chopped off”. I came home from my nine day vacation in Yellowstone to find this: Did some poking and prodding and determined it was not a foxtail, not painful, not an abscess and promptly ignored it for a week hoping it would go […] more
Vet Tales – Lies we tell and hear
| August 22, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Lies we tell and are told and other outrageous tails tales from the vetmed trenches. I’m probably not in an exam room… …when you call. LIES! But I need time to get your chart, remember who you are, remember who the patient is, and briefly review the history so I can actually answer your questions and provide better […] more
Farley Hoof update
| July 11, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Hind shoes go on this afternoon. Right now it’s a waiting game of when the site will re-epithelialize and “harden” up. Then she can go back to work! more
War wraps, Diapers, & Duct Tape
| July 9, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
The instructions were to wrap Farley in a ball (or “bell”) bandage every couple of days for three weeks to protect and support the tissue of her heel while it was squishy and oozy. There’s variation on any bandage (welcome to the grey areas of medicine), but in general for a ball bandage going on the […] more
How not to be a lemming
| December 26, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Pet owner: My pet has a horrible medical problem, it’s all some else’s fault and I need money to pay for it!!!!!!! Enter stage left: Go Fund Me to the rescue!!!!!!!! Post your sob story here and make thousands off of kind hearted animal lovers! Pet owner: mmm….. Hundreds of click happy people: That’s awful, […] more
