Vets Blog - February 2011
Amputate limbs or not?
16th February , 2011
Read about the ongoing debate on whether to spare limbs in dogs with bone tumours or whether to amputate them , which has always been the traditional route.
Noel Fitzpatrick , of Bionic Vet fame and Jane Dobson, a cancer specialist , will debate the issue at the vets annual BSAVA congress in April. Interesting topic!
Cat diet helps them live longer
15th February, 2011
Wonderful 19 year old cat went home today after some dental work. Amazing how they live so long these days.... Great diets and it just shows how much advances in cat diets have helped cats live longer. When I was a young vet , qualifiying in 1990, cats lived perhaps to 12 or 13 on average. Look at the advances in 20 years... Golly is it 20 years??
2 horses sadly died at Newbury Races
13th February, 2011
Heard today how the 2 horses sadly died at Newbury Races after a possible electric shock. A whole catalogue of unfortunate events and metal shoes. Exceptionally sad day for all those involved with the majestic race horse.
Cauliflower ears, or aural haematomas are the order of the day today.
Today, Catrina has performed this operation on two dogs both of which are recovering well.
