Post Pet Hospital - Pet of the Month - December 2010

                                                   Tropper Bultman

          

Trooper Bultman is a 9yr old female/spayed Labroador mix. Trooper has been coming to Post Pet Hospital since her owner adopted her the summer of 2004. In 2006 we did anail trim and expressed her anal sacs. After that initial expression we started seeing her on a more regular basis addressing the anal sacs. Four years and multiple anal sac expreessions later the owner was ready to discuss the option of surgically removing the anal sacs. Dr. Grosser spent an extensive amount of time discussing the procedure with Ms. Bultman until she was finally ready to schedule the surgery.
       An anal sacculectomy is delicate, challenging surgery that requires general anesthesia. The anal sacs have to be dissected from the anal sphincter muscle fibers, ligated and removed. We ran pre-operative bloodwork prior to surgery and it was normal, which meant Trooper was a healthy candidate for anesthesia and surgery. She exceeded everyone's expectations with her recovery and is doing very well today. Both client and patient are happy.

                                                  Baby Mescall
       Baby Mescall is a 1yr old, female/spayed Maltese. Baby had been to the Emergency Clinic and was being treated for an upper respiratory infection. We did a phone follow up with her on October 11, 2010. Per the owner Baby was shaking and not eating.
       Dr. Grosser rechecked Baby on October 12, 2010 and diagnosed her with white dog shaker syndrome and sent her home on oral Prednisone and A/D diet. On phone follow up they were still having difficulty getting Baby to eat and she seemed out of it.
      A recheck was done on October 16, 2010 and at that time the owner stated Baby was vomiting food and meds. We stopped Prednisone and started Baby on oral Valium and sent bloodwork into the lab. Bloodwork was unremarkable. Two days later we referred Baby to Veterinary Specialty Center at owner's request.
     Baby was diagnosed with white dog shaker syndrome at the Specialty Center. The owner declined furthur diagnostics given the likelihood of the diagnosis. Baby was sent hom on oral Prednisone and Valium, limited exercise and normal diet.
      Baby continues to take Prednisone and is doing quite well per the owner.