Monday (2 days ago)

Monday left us with an odd assortment of appointments and surgeries. We continued treating the poor Bassett hound and enouraged him to eat something edible but had little luck. The dog with the laryngeal problems returned again, this time breathing even worse than before. After radiographs were taken, large masses were seen in his lungs, compressing his bronchi and making it impossible for him to breathe. His owner made the difficult decision to end his suffering. RIP Griz. We all stopped for lunch, and when I came back down to the exam room, I heard a familiar growl coming from around the corner. Rodney was back for his SQ fluids and was not any happier than he'd been the last time I'd seen him on Saturday. That afternoon we did surgery on the cat with the bad teeth to remove both of her upper canines. Then Dr. Mel did a mass removal on another cat while I looked at a lame mare that had been dropped off. I dug out her foot and we found a large abscess hiding behind her frog. After lots of flushing, we packed her hoof and sent her home. While this may seem like a short post, it was actually a long day and we were really busy.