Surgeries were still going on when I arrived today, which was the first time since I’ve been there. I met Dr. Amy Campbell, who does surgery for the practice on Thursday mornings. She had one more surgery to do, an ACL repair. To help speed things along, I scrubbed and wrapped a pack that was in the sink, to make room for more for all of the ACL instruments and supplies.
Peanut Butter, a DLH black cat, had a bite wound on her chin, which abscessed and ruptured. She is a barn cat at the barn Dr. Hartman goes to. I held the oxygen mask on after Holly induced her while she flushed the wound out, put a small drain in, debrided the area and put two sutures in to help close the hole.
Dropje, the black chow, came in for a tech appointment for a hot spot on his ear. He was aggressive and wanted to eat all of the other dogs in the room. We muzzled him and I held him down while Sabrina shaved the area and cleaned it up. We then had Dr. Tast look at the ear, and we all decided his ear was infected as well. She took a swab and had us clean the ear and put some Dermogen in it.
During the middle of wrangling Dropje, Dr. Gueye showed up for my site visit. Dr. Tast showed him around while we finished with Dropje and then I talked to him. He then talked to Dr. Tast for a bit.
I scrubbed and wrapped the pack from the ACL surgery, including the hand drill and chuck, and also an intramedullary pin that was not used.
Sabrina and I cleaned the cold sterile bins (see procedures).
Then I folded and wrapped all of the surgery gowns and drapes, and autoclaved all of the packs I had wrapped (see procedures).
Two cats came in for boarding; I helped set them up in their cage with food and water.
Sami, the cocker spaniel, who had the ACL surgery; needed to be taken out to urinate, so I helped her outside.
Then Oreo came in to get sutures removed from the base of his ear. I removed the stitches and had Dr. Tast take a look to check it out, which looked perfect.
All of the animals that had surgery went home, we did our end of night duties and left.
Friday 9/21/07 8am -3:20pm
When I arrived in the morning, I made sure all of the boarding animals had food and water, and cleaned out their litter boxes. I also gave the rabbits some greens. Then I started the laundry and the autoclave, since there were a few things left from last night.
Freddie, a husky mix, came in for a bath. I helped Sabrina brush him out so we could get the bath done quickly since it would be a busy day.
Keeper, a DSH orange tiger came in for fluids and radiographs for the day. I held him for Holly while she placed a catheter. Then I set up the fluid rate after I moved him to a cage where we could see him. Eventually, he needed a splint on his arm so the fluids could flow easily.
Molly, a black pug who had abdominal surgery yesterday came back today to be monitored and have fluids, needed 0.6 cc of Reglan and 1.5 cc of Baytril SQ, which I gave.
Linda’s ferret that has the large growth on his head was supposed to have surgery, but doctor who was going to do it was running late, and Holly could not stay, so they rescheduled it for later in the week. So I gave him his food and water back.
Molly pulled the needle out of the catheter so I put it back in and fixed the rate again.
I refilled the alcohol and hydrogen peroxide cotton ball containers that needed to be stocked.
The refrigerator that holds the vaccines was very disorganized, so I organized it.
I also kept checking on the catheters of both Molly and Keeper until they reached
the correct amount; 250 ml for Keeper and 300 ml for Molly.
I gave 0.45 cc of Reglan and 1 ½ of dexamethasone SQ to Keeper.
Lele, a DSH came in for a T4 level. I drew 1 cc of blood from the saphenous vein.
I attempted to get blood from Quintin, a sheltie, but couldn’t so Sabrina got the blood for the chemistry.
Energizer, a DSH, came in with a bite wound on his left hind leg. We shaved the area, and I flushed out both puncture wounds with a betadine and water mix. Then I gave 0.3 cc of Metacam for the pain, and ½ cc of B-Pen as an antibiotic, both SQ. Dr. Hartman also boostered his rabies.
Sami, the cocker spaniel who had ACL surgery yesterday came back in for the day because the owner had work and was worried about her opening her incision. I fed her some wet food, which she needed some coaxing to get started.
Keeper had not been eating, so I force fed him a couple times throughout the day. Eventually, I got about half a can of a/d into him.
Kody, a yellow lab, came in for more radiographs. I helped take a lateral abdominal view with Dr. Hartman. Our settings were kVp 98 and a mAs of 200. I then developed the film.
I took Sami for a walk; she did very well on three legs!
Phoebe came in for a Lyme and distemper vaccine, and also a heartworm/Lyme test. I gave the vaccines and drew blood for the snap test. I also ran the test, which was negative.
I held Lady the bichon for a blood draw for a heartworm test for Dr. Hartman. The test was negative.
Then I set up and read a fecal on a golden retriever puppy, which was negative.
A kitten came in for a kitten appointment and needed an FIV/FelV test, so I held her while Dr. Hartman drew the blood. The test was negative.
Nala, a DLH came in because the owners wanted her mats shaved out. She had about two mats, so we brushed out one of them and had to shave another one. I also clipped her nails.
Freddie was now dry after his bath, so Sabrina and I brushed him out again and clipped his nails.
The other dog that was supposed to come in for a bath ended up coming in as a sick appointment. Shadow the Scottish terrier had not been feeling well for about a week now. I gave him fluids and we took blood for some in house blood work.
Gracie, a yorkie, came in because the owners thought she was dehydrated. Her temperature was 104.2 and she was 9 lbs 6 oz. We drew blood for a CBC and gave 150 cc of fluids SQ.
I took Keepers catheter out since we were done with the fluids and had no need for it anymore.
Willie, the cavalier King Charles came in for a snap 3DX, I drew the blood and ran the test which was negative.
Gracie was sent home with some antibiotics and was to call us if anything changed.
I restrained two springer spaniels for nail trims before I left.
Peanut Butter, a DLH black cat, had a bite wound on her chin, which abscessed and ruptured. She is a barn cat at the barn Dr. Hartman goes to. I held the oxygen mask on after Holly induced her while she flushed the wound out, put a small drain in, debrided the area and put two sutures in to help close the hole.
Dropje, the black chow, came in for a tech appointment for a hot spot on his ear. He was aggressive and wanted to eat all of the other dogs in the room. We muzzled him and I held him down while Sabrina shaved the area and cleaned it up. We then had Dr. Tast look at the ear, and we all decided his ear was infected as well. She took a swab and had us clean the ear and put some Dermogen in it.
During the middle of wrangling Dropje, Dr. Gueye showed up for my site visit. Dr. Tast showed him around while we finished with Dropje and then I talked to him. He then talked to Dr. Tast for a bit.
I scrubbed and wrapped the pack from the ACL surgery, including the hand drill and chuck, and also an intramedullary pin that was not used.
Sabrina and I cleaned the cold sterile bins (see procedures).
Then I folded and wrapped all of the surgery gowns and drapes, and autoclaved all of the packs I had wrapped (see procedures).
Two cats came in for boarding; I helped set them up in their cage with food and water.
Sami, the cocker spaniel, who had the ACL surgery; needed to be taken out to urinate, so I helped her outside.
Then Oreo came in to get sutures removed from the base of his ear. I removed the stitches and had Dr. Tast take a look to check it out, which looked perfect.
All of the animals that had surgery went home, we did our end of night duties and left.
Friday 9/21/07 8am -3:20pm
When I arrived in the morning, I made sure all of the boarding animals had food and water, and cleaned out their litter boxes. I also gave the rabbits some greens. Then I started the laundry and the autoclave, since there were a few things left from last night.
Freddie, a husky mix, came in for a bath. I helped Sabrina brush him out so we could get the bath done quickly since it would be a busy day.
Keeper, a DSH orange tiger came in for fluids and radiographs for the day. I held him for Holly while she placed a catheter. Then I set up the fluid rate after I moved him to a cage where we could see him. Eventually, he needed a splint on his arm so the fluids could flow easily.
Molly, a black pug who had abdominal surgery yesterday came back today to be monitored and have fluids, needed 0.6 cc of Reglan and 1.5 cc of Baytril SQ, which I gave.
Linda’s ferret that has the large growth on his head was supposed to have surgery, but doctor who was going to do it was running late, and Holly could not stay, so they rescheduled it for later in the week. So I gave him his food and water back.
Molly pulled the needle out of the catheter so I put it back in and fixed the rate again.
I refilled the alcohol and hydrogen peroxide cotton ball containers that needed to be stocked.
The refrigerator that holds the vaccines was very disorganized, so I organized it.
I also kept checking on the catheters of both Molly and Keeper until they reached
the correct amount; 250 ml for Keeper and 300 ml for Molly.
I gave 0.45 cc of Reglan and 1 ½ of dexamethasone SQ to Keeper.
Lele, a DSH came in for a T4 level. I drew 1 cc of blood from the saphenous vein.
I attempted to get blood from Quintin, a sheltie, but couldn’t so Sabrina got the blood for the chemistry.
Energizer, a DSH, came in with a bite wound on his left hind leg. We shaved the area, and I flushed out both puncture wounds with a betadine and water mix. Then I gave 0.3 cc of Metacam for the pain, and ½ cc of B-Pen as an antibiotic, both SQ. Dr. Hartman also boostered his rabies.
Sami, the cocker spaniel who had ACL surgery yesterday came back in for the day because the owner had work and was worried about her opening her incision. I fed her some wet food, which she needed some coaxing to get started.
Keeper had not been eating, so I force fed him a couple times throughout the day. Eventually, I got about half a can of a/d into him.
Kody, a yellow lab, came in for more radiographs. I helped take a lateral abdominal view with Dr. Hartman. Our settings were kVp 98 and a mAs of 200. I then developed the film.
I took Sami for a walk; she did very well on three legs!
Phoebe came in for a Lyme and distemper vaccine, and also a heartworm/Lyme test. I gave the vaccines and drew blood for the snap test. I also ran the test, which was negative.
I held Lady the bichon for a blood draw for a heartworm test for Dr. Hartman. The test was negative.
Then I set up and read a fecal on a golden retriever puppy, which was negative.
A kitten came in for a kitten appointment and needed an FIV/FelV test, so I held her while Dr. Hartman drew the blood. The test was negative.
Nala, a DLH came in because the owners wanted her mats shaved out. She had about two mats, so we brushed out one of them and had to shave another one. I also clipped her nails.
Freddie was now dry after his bath, so Sabrina and I brushed him out again and clipped his nails.
The other dog that was supposed to come in for a bath ended up coming in as a sick appointment. Shadow the Scottish terrier had not been feeling well for about a week now. I gave him fluids and we took blood for some in house blood work.
Gracie, a yorkie, came in because the owners thought she was dehydrated. Her temperature was 104.2 and she was 9 lbs 6 oz. We drew blood for a CBC and gave 150 cc of fluids SQ.
I took Keepers catheter out since we were done with the fluids and had no need for it anymore.
Willie, the cavalier King Charles came in for a snap 3DX, I drew the blood and ran the test which was negative.
Gracie was sent home with some antibiotics and was to call us if anything changed.
I restrained two springer spaniels for nail trims before I left.
