First, we rounded. Then we started our 8 am treatments.
I walked Mr. Puccini, a bichon who was a post cystotomy. Then I performed a TPR- temp = 100.2, heart rate = 120, he was panting and his gum color was pink and his capillary refill time was less than 2. Then I took his blood pressure which was 152. His total volume infused (TVI) was 66 ml. I gave him ½ tablet of Tramadol, 125mg tablet of Clavamox, 18 lb dose of Metacam in his food and then weighed him at 8.2 kgs.
Next was Chloe, another bichon who was attacked by a wolf or coyote we suspected. I took her blood pressure at 130.
Then I did some laundry and then entered my treatments into the computer.
I then walked Mr. Puccini again at about 10 o’clock am. His TVI was 66ml again.
Then I walked Dylan, a pomeranian with chronic vomiting and diarrhea. He urinated 2++.
Next, Maestro, a 4 year old spayed female DSH came in lame on her back left leg. Dr. Kridel suspected an abscess. We knocked her down using Propofol after the ketamine and valium did not work. Once she was under with the Propofol she was shaved and prepped and then Heather made an opening where she thought the pocket was. Once she was in the abscess, she found that it was a multiple pocket abscess. While this was going on, I gave a 200 ml SQ bolus of LRS. Heather flushed out all of the pockets with LRS and then placed a drain to keep it open and draining. Then we were ready to let her wake up. After the hour long procedure, we gave 6 ml of Propofol in all. Now that the Propofol was out of her system and she had calmed down the drugs we had given her before had finally taken affect. We tried to keep her warm by using warm blankets and harm water bottles, and also kept an oxygen mask on her face to help her wake up. It took her about an hour to wake up enough to go back to her cage.
Then I did some laundry and dishes and then it was time to go.
I walked Mr. Puccini, a bichon who was a post cystotomy. Then I performed a TPR- temp = 100.2, heart rate = 120, he was panting and his gum color was pink and his capillary refill time was less than 2. Then I took his blood pressure which was 152. His total volume infused (TVI) was 66 ml. I gave him ½ tablet of Tramadol, 125mg tablet of Clavamox, 18 lb dose of Metacam in his food and then weighed him at 8.2 kgs.
Next was Chloe, another bichon who was attacked by a wolf or coyote we suspected. I took her blood pressure at 130.
Then I did some laundry and then entered my treatments into the computer.
I then walked Mr. Puccini again at about 10 o’clock am. His TVI was 66ml again.
Then I walked Dylan, a pomeranian with chronic vomiting and diarrhea. He urinated 2++.
Next, Maestro, a 4 year old spayed female DSH came in lame on her back left leg. Dr. Kridel suspected an abscess. We knocked her down using Propofol after the ketamine and valium did not work. Once she was under with the Propofol she was shaved and prepped and then Heather made an opening where she thought the pocket was. Once she was in the abscess, she found that it was a multiple pocket abscess. While this was going on, I gave a 200 ml SQ bolus of LRS. Heather flushed out all of the pockets with LRS and then placed a drain to keep it open and draining. Then we were ready to let her wake up. After the hour long procedure, we gave 6 ml of Propofol in all. Now that the Propofol was out of her system and she had calmed down the drugs we had given her before had finally taken affect. We tried to keep her warm by using warm blankets and harm water bottles, and also kept an oxygen mask on her face to help her wake up. It took her about an hour to wake up enough to go back to her cage.
Then I did some laundry and dishes and then it was time to go.
