Today was crazy busy which was a nice change of pace. To start off the day Sabrina (one of the veterinary assistants) called me over to the medicine room. She then told me to turn around while she pinned some jasmine in my hair (how sweet!). I then went out to see a cow that was having some fever, lack of appetite, and no rumination (spitting cud back up to re-chew it). It was treated with an antipyretic and an antibiotic. The next case was a dog that was vomiting for the pass two days. Turns out the owner had been feeding it spicy Indian chicken and it was taking a toll on the stomach of the dog. It was treated for gastritis to reduce the gas in its stomach. After treatment, Sahana and I observed a Dalmatian that had blood spots all over its body. She told me that it was likely suffering a tick infection in which the platelet count was significantly decreased which led to a direct effect of the inability of the blood to clot. In order to be sure of diagnosis a blood smear was taken from the ear vein. Not one minute later I turned around and the dogs face was covered in blood due to the inability of the blood in the ear to clot. It takes one day to run the test so Monday I will ask Sahana what the results showed. Dr. Ganesh Kumar then had me observe an ultrasound of a cow. The main complaint was that the cow had been pregnant for over 12 months (an average cow pregnancy is 9 months). When the ultrasound was used there was blood still flowing to the fetus meaning it could possibly still be alive but due to the position of the fetus Dr. Ganesh Kumar could not get to the heart. After trying to get an effective X-ray of the position of the fetus and failing Dr. Kumar told them to come back next week. He told me that because the polyclinic is free of charge he cannot spend more than a short amount of time with each case. Either way I hope I they come back next week! I also got to see a beagle give birth today. Out of the five puppies only two were dead (not terrible odds!). During labor they gave her an injection of oxytocin to increase the uterine contractions and speed up the delivery.
An interesting new case was awaiting me (just kidding it was waiting for the real doctors) at the private clinic today. The dog that came in had thin legs, a large abdomen, a pig tail, and prominent blood vessels. This is due to a hormone disturbance caused by an inoperable brain tumor. Dr. Prasanna Kumar said that even though we cannot remove the tumor we can treat the symptoms. He gave some medicine for the pain the dog was having and some antibiotics for the poor skin condition. The next case was a lab mix. He just came in for a vaccination but I did learn how to tell if a dog is obese. The base of the tail is the indicator if you can lift it up barely and there is a fold on the back of the skin then it is an indicator that the dog is obese (Shout out to Rocky Dils). Another sad case that came in today was an older dog that had lumps all over his body and was having some cardiac problems. He most likely has cancer due to the fact that one of his testicles never descended which will cause cancer in dogs 100% of the time. Due to his condition surgery is not an option at this time. Dr. Prasanna Kumar told the owner that before the testicle can be removed the dog needs to get its heart condition under control. You could see the defeat in the owners eyes but he swore that he would keep trying. Moments like these make me realize the love and connection an owner can have with their animal. A 12 yr old female dog came in today that had another mammary tumor. The first tumor was removed two years ago with Morgan Fitch (App student who trecked this journey before I did) and now I get to see the second operation. Besides her tumor she was actually very healthy and had great skin. The rest of the patients today (minus an angry cat) were my favorite type of patients puppies!! Seeing healthy puppies unaffected by parvo or distemper is a very nice way to end the work week, now off to Pondicherry!!
The color on the ultrasound means blood flow to the uterus
This the is pregnant cow.
Beagle pups welcome to the world!
This is a small procedure that was done today. The ear is swollen because of excessive clotting. Sahana opened it up and squeezed all the clots out which projectile spread over my arms and notebook (lol).
An interesting new case was awaiting me (just kidding it was waiting for the real doctors) at the private clinic today. The dog that came in had thin legs, a large abdomen, a pig tail, and prominent blood vessels. This is due to a hormone disturbance caused by an inoperable brain tumor. Dr. Prasanna Kumar said that even though we cannot remove the tumor we can treat the symptoms. He gave some medicine for the pain the dog was having and some antibiotics for the poor skin condition. The next case was a lab mix. He just came in for a vaccination but I did learn how to tell if a dog is obese. The base of the tail is the indicator if you can lift it up barely and there is a fold on the back of the skin then it is an indicator that the dog is obese (Shout out to Rocky Dils). Another sad case that came in today was an older dog that had lumps all over his body and was having some cardiac problems. He most likely has cancer due to the fact that one of his testicles never descended which will cause cancer in dogs 100% of the time. Due to his condition surgery is not an option at this time. Dr. Prasanna Kumar told the owner that before the testicle can be removed the dog needs to get its heart condition under control. You could see the defeat in the owners eyes but he swore that he would keep trying. Moments like these make me realize the love and connection an owner can have with their animal. A 12 yr old female dog came in today that had another mammary tumor. The first tumor was removed two years ago with Morgan Fitch (App student who trecked this journey before I did) and now I get to see the second operation. Besides her tumor she was actually very healthy and had great skin. The rest of the patients today (minus an angry cat) were my favorite type of patients puppies!! Seeing healthy puppies unaffected by parvo or distemper is a very nice way to end the work week, now off to Pondicherry!!
Here you can see the narrow legs and the blood vessel prominence in the dog with the inoperable brain tumor.
This is the dog that only has one testicle. These are his lumps.
This is the mammary tumor and the puss had to be squeezed out to keep it clean. Also there was a dead maggot in there!!
Puppies!!
St. Bernards are one of the least popular breeds in Trichy. Only 15-20 reside in the town.
This lil pug was not having it today!!
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