When I arrived this morning, I restocked the syringes and gauze containers, all of the boarding animals were already taken care of.
Suddy the schnoodle came in for a nail trim and a Lyme vaccine. I performed the nail trim and gave the vaccine subcutaneously on her left hind leg. We also gave a small dose of Metacam to relieve some pain that might come from the Lyme vaccine.
Two cats came in, a DSH and a DLH, for nail trims. I did these as well, one of them had multiple double paws, which always makes for a more interesting job.
I read a fecal from a puppy that had diarrhea, I found coccidia. Dr. Hartman set up medication to go home.
Jenny, a DSH orange and white cat, came in for an IV catheter and fluids. She had not been feeling well for a few days and has chronic kidney disease. I held her while Dr. Hartman placed the catheter, and then I connected and set up the fluids, Lactated Ringers Solution or LRS, along with the flow rate which was 2 drops every 3 seconds for a total of 300 mL.
Maverick the Newfoundland came in for a Bordatella (intranasal) and Lepto (subcutaneous) vaccination. I gave both, and then restrained him for Sabrina to get the blood for the Snap 3DX, which came out negative.
A westie came in for a Heartworm test; I restrained him for Dr. Hartman. The Snap 3DX came out negative. Then, I held him for tartar removal and she plucked some hair out of his right ear. Then she had me clean the ear and apply some Dermogen.
There was some down time, so I did some laundry and cleaned up a bit.
Jenny’s flow rate kept changing because she was moving, so I put a brace on her leg to keep it straight, I adjusted her flow rate back to what it was and made her comfortable.
Buster the wheaton and Max the maltese came in for Bordatella vaccinations. I gave both intranasally.
Cody, a black lab, was in with Dr. Hartman for an appointment because he had not defecated in 24-36 hours. I held him while she performed a rectal exam, which was normal and then she gave an injection of 2cc of Rimadyl.
Jenny urinated in her cage outside of her litter box, so I cleaned her cage and set her back up with a clean towel and made sure her drip rate was still good, which it was.
Dr. Hartman gave me blood she drew in an appointment to run a Snap 3DX, it was negative.
We gave Jenny some food, which she ate happily. When she finished her 300 mL’s of fluid, I unhooked her IV from her catheter and cleaned her cage again, because she had urinated outside of her litter box again. I also gave her a bigger litter box, but I think she just didn’t want to move too much.
Kelly was unpacking an order so I helped her put some of the drugs in the back stock area.
I performed a nail trim on Max, the black lab.
Coco the DSH tuxedo cat came in because she was not walking; we took radiographs because Dr Hartman suspected a broken pelvis. She was right, the left pelvis was fractured. I gave her 0.44 cc of Metacam subcutaneous. Then when the owner came back to pick her up, I brought her out and helped him out to the car.
Milly Tribiani came in for blood work. She needed a liver profile sent out to Idexx and also a heartworm and Lyme test. I restrained her for Dr. Hartman and ran the test and set up the blood to go to Idexx. The Snap 3DX was positive for Lyme.
Towards the end of my shift there was a lot of down time, so I did laundry, ran the autoclave (see procedures) and cleaned up around the hospital.
Suddy the schnoodle came in for a nail trim and a Lyme vaccine. I performed the nail trim and gave the vaccine subcutaneously on her left hind leg. We also gave a small dose of Metacam to relieve some pain that might come from the Lyme vaccine.
Two cats came in, a DSH and a DLH, for nail trims. I did these as well, one of them had multiple double paws, which always makes for a more interesting job.
I read a fecal from a puppy that had diarrhea, I found coccidia. Dr. Hartman set up medication to go home.
Jenny, a DSH orange and white cat, came in for an IV catheter and fluids. She had not been feeling well for a few days and has chronic kidney disease. I held her while Dr. Hartman placed the catheter, and then I connected and set up the fluids, Lactated Ringers Solution or LRS, along with the flow rate which was 2 drops every 3 seconds for a total of 300 mL.
Maverick the Newfoundland came in for a Bordatella (intranasal) and Lepto (subcutaneous) vaccination. I gave both, and then restrained him for Sabrina to get the blood for the Snap 3DX, which came out negative.
A westie came in for a Heartworm test; I restrained him for Dr. Hartman. The Snap 3DX came out negative. Then, I held him for tartar removal and she plucked some hair out of his right ear. Then she had me clean the ear and apply some Dermogen.
There was some down time, so I did some laundry and cleaned up a bit.
Jenny’s flow rate kept changing because she was moving, so I put a brace on her leg to keep it straight, I adjusted her flow rate back to what it was and made her comfortable.
Buster the wheaton and Max the maltese came in for Bordatella vaccinations. I gave both intranasally.
Cody, a black lab, was in with Dr. Hartman for an appointment because he had not defecated in 24-36 hours. I held him while she performed a rectal exam, which was normal and then she gave an injection of 2cc of Rimadyl.
Jenny urinated in her cage outside of her litter box, so I cleaned her cage and set her back up with a clean towel and made sure her drip rate was still good, which it was.
Dr. Hartman gave me blood she drew in an appointment to run a Snap 3DX, it was negative.
We gave Jenny some food, which she ate happily. When she finished her 300 mL’s of fluid, I unhooked her IV from her catheter and cleaned her cage again, because she had urinated outside of her litter box again. I also gave her a bigger litter box, but I think she just didn’t want to move too much.
Kelly was unpacking an order so I helped her put some of the drugs in the back stock area.
I performed a nail trim on Max, the black lab.
Coco the DSH tuxedo cat came in because she was not walking; we took radiographs because Dr Hartman suspected a broken pelvis. She was right, the left pelvis was fractured. I gave her 0.44 cc of Metacam subcutaneous. Then when the owner came back to pick her up, I brought her out and helped him out to the car.
Milly Tribiani came in for blood work. She needed a liver profile sent out to Idexx and also a heartworm and Lyme test. I restrained her for Dr. Hartman and ran the test and set up the blood to go to Idexx. The Snap 3DX was positive for Lyme.
Towards the end of my shift there was a lot of down time, so I did laundry, ran the autoclave (see procedures) and cleaned up around the hospital.
