jenvetnurse writes "Izack was presented to me for treatment he was showing typical and severe symptoms of Tetanus.
The history of injections at home for some ailment a few weeks before also pointed towards the etiology of the condition.
His limbs were very stiff, and mobility was painful.
It seemed kinder to put him to sleep rather than letting suffer.
There was one person who was unaware of the conversation and situation.
It was Arjun (about 10-11 years old) who could never imagine that his dog may have to die because of disease or may have to be put into sleep. When I saw this child’s attachment, I decided to try my treatment rather than any other option.
Izack was immediately put on Penicillin, Diazepam and fluids. There was no hospitalization or critical care facility, so a comfortable dark and quiet room was to be where Izack received his treatment.
Looking at the condition of the animal, prognosis was grave as we were afraid that if the stiffness makes thoracic muscles unable to breathe, then the animal will die as there was no provision of artificial ventilation. After doing the necessary treatment and giving instructions we returned back home.
Again and again, the face of the child kept coming into my mind, when I returned back home. I also had a prayer for the well being of Izack.
The next day when I returned I was surprised and glad to know that Izack was improving, the stiffness was less and he also drank some milk.
We continued the treatment for a week and finally Izack recovered.
This is a tale that is more than five years old. Recently Izacks owners returned with different dogs for vaccinations. They told me that Izack is fit and well. The thought that “IZACK IS STILL ALIVE” makes me feel proud of being a vet.
Thanks to painandrelief for this article."
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An average day for the average vet...
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I arrive at the surgery 8.30am after a busy night on call. I check my in-patients - a cat with liver disease and a spaniel with gastro enteritis.
Both are slowly making good progress. The nurses have made a big difference to their recovery with their kindness and patience. An animal is more inclined to eat and feel better after some tlc.
I start consults at 9am. I see my old favourite Mrs Leery with Jacko - a manic minature poodle who hates me! 'Oh he wont bite you my dear' she says as he shows me an inpressive set of dirty teeth....
How many times have I heard that! However he didn't bite (this time) he only needed a booster. The morning's consults were all quite routine - a cat with halitosis and in need of a dental, a hamster with large testicles which the owner bought in because she was worried it had a tumour on it's bottom and a budgie's nails to trim amongst others.
I did a few operations after consults - a cat spay, stitch-up, a dog castrate and I removed a grass seed from a Westie's foot.
After lunch I went on a house visit to put a dog to sleep which was sad. But he was ancient and it was his time. It went smoothly and the dog just went to sleep in his owners arms. It was a dignified and painless end.
The afternoon was uneventful really - more consults including a rabbit with fly strike, a cat with conjunctivitis and an old dog whjo had had a mild stroke. Quite an average day really. I enjoy my work - everyday is certainly different!
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jenvetnurse writes "Thanks to Pachiz for sending this case study:
Toxicity was suspected due to neurological symptoms and vomiting.
After losing weight for 3 days and becoming lethargic, the cat was taken to emerg after lethargy worsened considerably and started mouth breathing.
Cat was 4 y/o MN indoor/outdoor, adopted at 8 weeks from local shelter in Ontario, Canada, otherwise completely healthy till now.
Upon examination cats weight was 4.6kg (down from 6kg at last exam in Nov), temp was 39.5, pulse was 108 and resps were 24 and laboured. Cat sucumbed to lateral recumbancy when placed upright.
Urinalysis showed deep yellow colour, SG was 1.058. Bloodwork showed slightly decreased TP, ALB and ALP and increased neuts/bands. Morphology showed moderate toxic neuts. FeLeuk and FIV negative.
Overnight the cat vomited and went blind. Less than 12 hours after admission the cat died from respiratory distress.
Treatment involved IV PlasmaLyte, 1cc Vitamaster in bag, Ampicillan, Metoclopromide, butorphanol and enrofloxacin.
So the symptoms again are:
Bradycardia
Dyspnea
Hyperthermia
Acute blindness
Neutrophila
Vomiting
Drooling (temporary after vomiting)
Respiratory distress
PLEASE RESPND IN THE FORUMS WITH YOUR COMMENTS."
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EXPERIENCED LONDON VET NEEDED
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Location: London (Region)
Type: Permanent
Job Title: Experienced Vet
Ref: 391.29
Start: 07-May-2007
Description: Experienced Vet required for well established small animal practice in East London.
Well equipped, main referral centre with lots of lab equipment, ultrasound, MRI Scanners etc.
Orthopedic experience an advantage but not essential.
Good rota with limited OOH.
Competitive salary, car, accommodation and CPD allowance.
Also an opportunity to recive percentage of turnover.
For more information, please contact Kelly on 01392 332858 or send your CV to kelly.pike@rigvets.co.uk
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I arrive at the surgery 8.30am after a busy night on call. I check my in-patients - a cat with liver disease and a spaniel with gastro enteritis.
Both are slowly making good progress. The nurses have made a big difference to their recovery with their kindness and patience. An animal is more inclined to eat and feel better after some tlc.
I start consults at 9am. I see my old favorite Mrs Leery with Jacko - a manic miniature poodle who hates me! 'Oh he won’t bite you my dear' she says as he shows me an impressive set of dirty teeth....
How many times have I heard that! However he didn't bite (this time) he only needed a booster. The morning's consults were all quite routine - a cat with halitosis and in need of a dental, a hamster with large testicles which the owner bought in because she was worried it had a tumor on it's bottom and a budgie's nails to trim amongst others.
I did a few operations after consults - a cat spay, stitch-up, a dog castrate and I removed a grass seed from a Westie's foot.
After lunch I went on a house visit to put a dog to sleep which was sad. But he was ancient and it was his time. It went smoothly and the dog just went to sleep in his owners arms. It was a dignified and painless end.
The afternoon was uneventful really - more consults including a rabbit with fly strike, a cat with conjunctivitis and an old dog who had had a mild stroke. Quite an average day really. I enjoy ,y work as a vet - everyday is different and I do gain a lot of satisfaction and feel that I have helped many animals and their owners today.
Day In Life Of VN next week - PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR DAY IN THE LIFE OF A VET/VN.
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Quiz for Vets and Vet. Nurses
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jenvetnurse writes "Here are some general questions, which we should all know the answers to.
See how well you do.
1. A blood test reveals an abnormally high level of protein in the serum.
What is the most likely cause of this?
2. In dogs icteric disease and severe haemorrhage could be caused by which condition?
3. The supra spinatus muscle does is responsible for which specific function?
4. Which body cells do not require a nucleus?
5. What is the main reason for not storing part-used vials of Saffan in the fridge?
6. Which canine breed is exocrine pancreatic insufficiency inheritable?
7. What is the normal P.C.V for a dog?
8. What is the ideal body temperature of an adder?
9. How old are budgies when they fledge?
10. Which animal could contract the human influenza virus?
Answers to be posted soon – keep checking the site."
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BULL NOSE-----is it nose of the bull?????
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painandrelief writes "BULL NOSE, of course means nose of the bull but if we see it through the eyes of veterinary medicine, it may mean something else too.
Bull nose also is a disease condition of young growing pigs characterized by Rhinohyperplasia and chronic suppurative rhinitis. Clinically the nose gets enlarged posterior to cartilagenous ring. The main organism involved is said to be Fusobacterium necrophorum or Spherophorus necrophorus, however others have also been found.
The swelling of soft tissues of nose may spread to bone and it may even interfere with normal food intake and respiration.
This is how PIG NOSE becomes BULL NOSE
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LIFE ON EARTH THROUGH OUR EYES
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painandrelief writes "LIFE ON EARTH THROUGH OUR EYES
The potential of planet Earth to harbor life is unimaginable. It extends far beyond our imagination, detection and sight. Various kinds of life on earth, life inside life, ranging from very giant to microscopic things and even living energies (that are yet only hypothetical concepts, not very much proven scientifically) are wonderful examples of Planet Earth’s potential. As a human being it is an impossible task to quantify the potential of life on earth. An effort to observe kinds and number of living species in a very small area on planet Earth in a very small span of time is like a single drop of water or may be too less than it, in comparison to the sea.
Life on Earth is visible to everybody on Earth and LIFE ON EARTH THROUGH OUR EYES is an effort to simply observe and record kinds and lives in one square meter area on Earth for five minutes for a total of thirty days (which may be either continuous or with small breaks). But the capacity of “my eyes” is too limited and to boost up this effort OUR EYES are required. OUR EYES are the volunteers that are needed to participate in this effort for observation. The individuals who wish to volunteer for “OUR EYES” for the effort “LIFE ON EARTH THROUGH OUR EYES” can contact Effort Co-coordinator, LIFE ON EARTH THROUGH OUR EYES with their Bio-Data on the following E-mail id for further details and registration as “OUR EYES”.
oureyesvolunteers@yahoo.com
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WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HUNGRY, if !!!!
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painandrelief writes "WE WOULD HAVE BEEN Hungry! IF ANIMALS WERE NOT THERE?
In this article I will not be using any technical knowledge but I just want to express the little philosophy about importance of animals in our daily routine in very-very simple words.
Our morning cup of tea will never be complete without milk!
Our breakfast plate contains either butter or eggs!
Our lunch will also have things like curd, milk, meat etc.
Our Young ones also grow on milk!
Every thing that is mentioned above comes from animals. Even the vegetables wouldn't grow without manure.
Imagine, if animals were not there, was our existence possible?
Imagine, if we were not there, was the existence of animals possible?
ANIMALS DON'T DEPEND ON US FOR LIFE, BUT WE THE most intelligent, brainy and speaking species can't survive without them.
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SHIVERING! IF ANIMALS WERE NOT THERE!
The woollen sweaters that keep us warm, come from animals.
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DYING OF INFECTIONS! IF ANIMALS WERE NOT THERE!
Many wild animals eat away the vectors that spread diseases and also scavange the dead carcasses etc.
LET US CONSERVE NATURE ON PLANET EARTH!"
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Suffolk area - Locum Veterinary Surgeon:
15th January up to 3 months.
An excellent position has become available for a small animal/mixed vet with 2 years experience based in Suffolk. Primarily a small animal position with a little equine and large work, the ideal candidate will be comfortable performing routine small animal consults and surgery, and will also be confident when on call to farms. Accommodation and car available.
Contact Dil or Pete - 01392 332858 or emails CV's to dil.singh@rigvets.co.uk.
Pay: up to £180 per day depending on experience.
Sheffield - Locum Veterinary Surgeon - 100% SA Practice.
Start from February 10-12 weeks. Must be confident and competent with all routine SA procedures with at least 1.5 years experience. Mon - Fri 9am-6pm, no weekends or OOH's. Contact - Dil or Pete on - 01392 332858 or Email CV's to dil.singh@rigvets.co.uk
Pay: £160 per day
Start: March
Wiltshire - Locum Veterinary Surgeon - 100% SA Practice. Start March for up to 2 months. Must be confident and competent with all routine SA procedures with at least 2 years experience. Contact - Dil or Pete on -01392 332858 or Email CV's to dil.singh@rigvets.co.uk
Pay: £170 per day
Small Animal practice in London is looking for a surgeon for the month of January, 1 night a week on call, no overtime, accommodation is supplied.
Must be experienced in spays, routine surgery, has use of a referral clinic, consult times Mon-Fri 10-11 & 5-6.30
Pay: £150 per day
Start: End of January
Veterinary Surgeon with a minimum of 3/4 years experience required for 100% small animal practice in Lincolnshire.
The practice has one main surgery and two branch practices so the role may involve working between branches.
General consulting and surgery. 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Working 1 in 4 weekends.
Pay: £170 per day
Start: 2nd January
URGENTLY REQUIRED MIXED VET in Hereford. Mainly cattle and sheep with a very small amount of equine work.
LVI status would be an advantage but not essential.
A confident new graduate would be considered as support available.
8.30am to 6pm Monday to Friday.
Weekends usually 1 in 6 but can be flexible.
Accommodation provided.
Pay: £180 per day
Start: January
Veterinary Surgeon with a minimum of 3/4 years experience required for 100% small animal practice in Midlands.
The practice has one main surgery and three branch practices so the role may involve working between branches.
General consulting and surgery. 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Working 1 in 4 weekends.
Pay: £170 per day
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jenvetnurse writes "Nikkis competition entry:
A vet who works at my practice was woken up late one night. He had to go out to a clients house.
The vet drove to the house to examine the cat. The very worried old man thought his beloved cat had died next to his chair.
He arrived at the old mans house and entered the living room where the man was sat in his armchair. The vet sympathetically asked where the cat was.
The old man pointed to an object lying beside the chair very still.
After a closer look, all the vet could see was an old slipper on the floor. The vet thought surely this wasn't what the man was referring to. The old man looked down and said "that’s it.” "She's dead isn't she?!”
The vet didn't know what else to do but to say "yes I'm very sorry but she has passed away in her sleep". The old man was very upset and obviously confused and asked for the "cat" to be taken away. So the vet wrapped the slipper in the towel and removed it from the house as requested. Was there ever a real CAT?!
PLease post in forums yor funny times in practice.."
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Excellent new job in Kent for 1 lucky vet..
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jenvetnurse writes "A vacancy has arisen within an outstanding small animal practice in Kent. This is a modern fully equipped practice with excellent clinical standards.
Our client is looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic vet, ideally with a surgical bias to complement the existing friendly team of 3 vets and 4 nurses.
On offer is a highly competitive package including generous salary and CPD, car and accommodation.
You will have full clinical freedom and endless opportunity to further your career and learn from other vets. Possibility for future partnership.
For more information on this exciting role, please call Kelly on 01392 332858 or email your CV to kelly.pike@rigvets.co.uk
Reference: 2733.001
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Mixed Vet – Somerset. PERMANENT.
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This is an excellent 75% Small 25% Farm practice in Somerset. They are seeking a new vet to complete their team of 4 VS.
You must be confident with all routine small animal and farm work, and be in a position to further assist with the development and growth of the practice. This rural practices really services the local community, and prides itself on the high level of service they provide.
An excellent salary between £30,000 to £40,000 is available for the right candidate, with very competitive CPD allowance and many other benefits. OOH of 1:4 and minimal if any sole charge.
If you would like to apply for this position please call Ivor on 01392 332 858 or email your CV to ivor.somerville@rigvets.co.uk
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WHEN PLUNGER OF THE SYRINGE BECAME TOO HEAVY TO PUSH
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painandrelief writes " !!! WHEN PLUNGER OF THE SYRINGE BECAME TOO HEAVY TO PUSH !!!
It was a fine morning and I started my day as usual while dealing with various patients like cows, sheep, goats and dogs etc. The same very day, there had been a dog that was to be put into sleep (because of it's incurable sickness and painful condition).
On that day I was the only vet present in my clinic, so I had to do this job alone. Although I had been dealing in veterinary medicine for many years, still I had never done this before. I did all the preparations and procedures necessary, but finally when I tried to give the intravenous injection through already fitted canula, I was not able to push the plunger of 10 ml syringe because it became too heavy and my fingers became so weak that I could not manage to push it and inject medicine.
Finally I decided not to do it.
I did not even start the IV infusion drip.
I withdrew the IV canula and fittings.
I told my weakness to the staff and owner.
Till today this one remains my first and last effort to put an animal into sleep.
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painandrelief writes "The vets and VN's
who want to GROW???
must join-----
VETPRO
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LIVING WITH NEOPLASIA: The cows of my beautiful hills !!!
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painandrelief writes "!!!!! LIVING WITH NEOPLASIA: The cows of my beautiful hills !!!!!!!!
Sanjeev Kumari Paul, Kullu.
Beautiful area of Kullu-Manali is a well known tourist spot in India.So many people from India as well as other countries come here every year to enjoy charming beauty of nature. Many foreigners find it so beautiful and peaceful that they prefer to spend a major part of their life in the lap of the hills of this area.
I also admire and enjoy every minute detail of the nature here but as a vet I do feel the guilt of being not able to do anything constructive for the cattle suffering from ENZOOTIC BOVINE HEMATURIA. In some belts of Kullu-Manali hills, according to the public more than 40% of cattle are suffering from what they call "LONCHA" in the local tongue which means blood in urine or red urine. In technical veterinary language, this condition is ENZOOTIC BOVINE HEMATURIA of chronic nature characterized mainly by the haemorrhages and neoplasia of urinary bladder leading to anaemia and progressive weakness of the body and ultimately death in later stages. The cows inspite of their sufferings keep producing calves and milk to nurture us, the bullocks keep ploughing our fields but, me as a vet can't do anything else except giving the symptomatic and supportive therapy.
Many factors have been attributed as cause of this disease and among them one is chronic Bracken Fern poisoning also.
As a vet, it infact pierces deep inside my heart when I find such cattle and can't offer any effective cure to relieve these innocent animals of their bladder neoplasia.
And as an emotional farmer, I pray to god-----Kindly send an angel with some magic cure to treat "LONCHA" in the cattle of my beautiful hills. Oh God!! Why are these innocennt creatures suffering, when everybody else is enjoying the beauty of these HILLS."
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Upload your photos into our galleries..
We want to see photos of happiness in practice.
This could be happy patients or happy staff.
The best photo wins £50 Amazon vouchers.
Three runners up will win the new book 'Pet Hates'
To Upload photos:
In Photos click on add photos in dropdown menu.
Click Upload.
If you have any problems ensure popups are not being blocked on your browser.
If you still have probelms please let me know - you can also email the pics but I prefer them to be put on the site by you so that you can continue to add them as you wish in the future ie to discuss cases etc.
All prizes are kindly donated by Rig Vet Recruitment.
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Who Lives in Animal Hearts!!!---Their friends?
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painandrelief writes "Who lives in animal hearts??? Their friends or beloveds?????
May be---- I don't know and even if they live there------ as a vet, I don't feel there is any problem.
But I hate the UNWANTED INVADERS OF ANIMAL HEARTS and HEART MUSCLES!!!!--------The parasites of hearts. I am listing some of them below and would like you to add more in the comments.
1. Heart worms (Dirofilaria imitis): Dogs
2. Sarcocystis tenella: Cattle, Sheep, Pigs
3. Toxoplasma gondii: As pseudocysts
4. Cysticercus bovis: Ox (Bladder worm of Taenia saginata of man)
5. Cysticercus cellulose: Pig (Bladder worm of Taenia solium of man)
6. Cysticercus ovis: Sheep (Bladder worm of Taenia ovis of dog and fox)
7. Hydatid cysts: of Echinococcus granulosus in dog
Let us keep the discussion continued with more additions.
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We are currently recruiting moderators for Vetpro
A moderator simply means that you are a part of Vetpro. We would like you to make your presence known by submitting articles, posting in the forums, suggesting new ideas and just being involved in Vetpros development.
We are offering £50 once we see that you are interested and regularly on the site. We will review payments in April. Please email if interested webmaster@vetpro.co.uk
All we expect is that you are in the Veterinary Profession and have an interest in Vetpro.
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jenvetnurse writes "Interviews can often be a nerve racking experience. However, with the right preparation the more confident you will be and it is less likely the nerves won’t get the better of you.
First impressions count. Make sure your appearance is smart, regardless of the practice you are visiting. Smart attire shows respect, and creates a good and lasting impression. Make sure that you are clean shaven, and look as though you have made an effort to be presentable. There are going to be a number of applicants going for the same vacancy and often there won’t be a lot to choose between applicants at the decision stage. A lasting impression will count in your favour.
click read more for the remainder of this article"
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