Posted May 7 2011 3:05 PM by
Angie Baldwin
Toby Hawker
“Toby” Hawker is a new patient with us at Post Pet Hospital. He is a 9yr old Male Chihuahua just adopted by his new owners. We first saw him in February of 2011 for his initial visit and vaccinations. We updated Toby’s vaccinations and did a current heartworm test and stool check. He was negative for heartworms and intestinal parasites. We also did a geriatric work-up, recommended for any pet 8 yrs and older. A geriatric work up consists of radiographs and bloodwork. Radiographs on Toby revealed bladder stones. The owners knew Toby needed his teeth cleaned and had a hernia that needed repaired so they decided to schedule his surgery in March.
Dr. Grosser did a cystotomy and hernia repair and then we cleaned Toby’s five remaining teeth after extracting 15. He was already missing 20 teeth prior to his dental cleaning at Post Pet Hospital. Toby’s recovery post-op was slow; he is only 3.6lbs and we were having difficulty regulating his body temperature due to his pain response. After an additional dose of pain medications and an added heat source Toby recovered very well.
Toby’s urinary stones were sent in for analysis and came back as calcium oxalates. Toby was prescribed a special diet and his owner was advised to increase his water intake. At Toby’s urine recheck the owners stated that he was doing well and had his spunk back. Urinalysis was good and the owners were advised to keep up the good work!
