-Dr. Servantez saw an 8 year old black lab who had not been eating for a week. During a physical exam, he noticed that the dogs abdomen was very distended, and recommended radiographs. The radiographs showed a very large mass in the abdomen, and the dog was taken to surgery the next morning. Although the pictures are too graphic to share on the website, a soccer-ball-sized, 11.6lb mass proturding from the spleen was removed. The lab recovered well and did fantastic after being discharged to the owner. He's happy, healthy and eating again!!
-Dr. Kreier did another C-Section for one of our St. Bernard breeders, this time on Ms. Adonna. The surgical team was rounded up for a Saturday procedure, and with the help of Amy, Anne, Carmen and Shannon, Dr. Kreier and Dr. Spurgeon were able to safely and successfully remove 10 happy puppies!! 6 boys and 4 girls, and Ms. Adonna did great after surgery. If you didn't get to see those pictures, visit our facebook page and check them out!
- Dr. Reed saw an American Eskimo named "Nika" because she was vomiting, lethargic and not passing stool. Radiographs were taken, showing a questionable gas pattern in the small intestines. Nika was taken to surgery for an abdominal exploratory surgery, where Dr. Reed removed a men's ankle sock!! Granted, it didn't come out like that...but after a rinse and "peel apart" session, this is what we had!
- Friends of Noah, the local rescue that we are working with, has had an overwhelming response to the quest for volunteers and foster families. They get new animals needing homes every week! If anyone is interested, they have SEVERAL kittens being fostered right now that need permanent homes!
Doggies, don't eat this at home!!
- On February 12th, Dr. Spaulding, Dr. Sink, Anne, Amy, Audi and Denise were part of an awesome surgical team who safely removed 4 baby goats from their mommy during an emergency C-Section. Our awesome staff rallied to stimulate and save the kids, and help mom through a quick anesthetic recovery. Proud owner Sarah was there for her prize goat "Tequila" during the entire procedure, and it was a great success!
