The information contained in these cases are compiled from actual patients treated
at the CREDITVIEW ANIMAL & BIRD HOSPITAL! Please do not try to diagnose similar complaints
in your own pets without professional advice.
The surgical services provided by us here at the
CREDITVIEW ANIMAL & BIRD HOSPITAL generally follow a universally
accepted protocol. Click on the appropriate topic to view a "slide show" of a
canine spay
or a canine neuter
preceded but induction of a general anesthetic.
Sunshine, a 4 year old neutered male Yorkie, was taken in to the Mississauga
Veterinary Emergency Clinic for bilateral discharge from both eyes.
On examination, the emergency veterinarian concentrated on the presenting
signs (conjunctivitis) but also noticed that Sunshine was dehydrated,
did not seem alert and had been vomiting for a few days. Although, a work-up
was offered, the owners preferred to come back to us the next day
for the work-up.
A history of sudden weight loss, 4.5 lb in 3 months in an overweight Yorkie
sent the alarm bells ringing.
A work-up consisted of blood test, x-rays and supportive care for the
dehydration and diarrhea (which subsequently developed) was instituted.
What started out to be conjunctivitis with a short history of diarrhea
turned out to be a complicated case of
CANINE DIABETES. We stabilized Sunshine over the following two days,
plotting out a glucose curve to establish the appropriate dose of insulin
and worked out an appropriate diet.
His owners now have to regulate Sunshine's glucose level with a combination
of appropriate feeding, exercise, insulin injections and monitoring urine
excretion to adjust the insulin dosage.
Sebastian, a 10month old, male (neutered) cocker spaniel x poodle cross was presented
for intermittent vomiting and abdominal discomfort. Being a very active
pup, it was not unlikely that he had got into something that had upset
his tummy. But what?
We ran the usual blood tests on Sebastian and they all came up normal
including the pancreatic values that we thought would be elevated in
a case like this. We went ahead and treated Sebastian with antibiotics
without doing an x-ray. He appeared to improve until on a follow-up
call we learned that he had defecated a few coins in his previous
bowel movement!! Needless to say, getting him in for an x-ray was not
very diffucult. Sure enough, there was a circular coin sitting in his
stomach. It appeared to be a "twooney".
We decided to give him a few days to pass it but no luck. However
he did not appear to be uncomfortable until he started vomiting again.
It was then that we decided to remove the coin surgically after confirming
with another x-ray that it had not moved from the stomach.
The surgical procedure was performed routinely and there was no
complications envisaged. The coin turned out to be a quarter that
had been tarnished black by the stomach acids. We also found a
hardened piece of a rubber toy about the same size as the quarter.
It was almost as hard as plastic. We may never had found it had we not
gone in after the coin as it did (and would) not show up in the x-ray.
Sebastian made an uneventful recovery and is back to his old tricks
now but being supervised much more intently by his owners after a
fairly expensive retrieval of the coin. In a way they may have felt
"short-changed"!!!
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