Pursuit is a 3yo TB filly who was admitted as an out of hours emergency for colic. She was diagnosed with a large and extensive impaction of the large colon. She was an off-the-track thoroughbred who had been rehomed only three weeks prior to this episode. She was managed medically successfully and cleared the impaction. Gastroscopy was performed and she was diagnosed with gastric ulcers. SAIN was able to contribute to her case and provide funding for a medication, Gastroguard, to help treat the stomach ulcers and prevent relapsing of colic. Pursuit's owners were "over the moon" to have home and grateful for the support from SAIN.
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Yang is a 9 month old Yorkie, who presented as an emergency in an acute hepatic encephalopathic crisis. He was diagnosed with a portosystemic shunt, meaning an aberrant blood vessel was bypassing his liver allowing toxins to build-up in his brain and cause the clinical signs. In his case, surgery was an option and he pulled through- looking as cute as ever!
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Storm is a 2 year old cat who presented to the hospital with a pyothorax with mediastinal involvement, meaning a severe chest infection. She had been responding to medical management but CT imaging showed residual diseases and thickening of the mediastinum. She required a thoracotomy, a surgical opening into the chest, to prevent recurrence of this condition. SAIN was contacted about helping fund her treatment and she was able to undergo surgery with good results. She was able to return to her loving family after she recovered from surgery.
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Simba is a handsome 3 year old cat, who came into the Small Animal Hospital having a pyothorax (severe chest infection) 8 weeks prior. Medical treatment had failed in his case, and Simba was now presenting with pulmonary abscesses that needed to be surgically removed. This surgery was urgent as he was not responding to antibiotics and his condition was critical. With the help of SAIN, this surgery was able to be funded. Surgery was successful and Simba recovered well. The hospital staff said he was a star patient and, as you can see, not camera shy!
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Ollie is a 10 month old Spaniel with pharyngeal asynchrony. This is a condition where there is a lack of coordination between contraction of the pharynx during swallowing and relaxation of the upper esophageal sphincter. Unfortunately this condition has no treatment, so the only option is for owners to manage long term via a feeding tube. Ollie came in for surgery to have a larger feeding tube placed as he outgrew his original one.
The procedure was successful and Ollie returned home to a very happy family! |
Coco presented with a history of recurrent cystitis secondary to suspected hermaphrodism. On examination, Coco was found to have a congenital hypospadias, meaning his genitals did not form properly, resulting in his urethra being in an abnormal position which predisposed him to recurrent urinary tract infections from faecal contamination. Coco underwent surgery and recovered well. According to the staff working with Coco, he/she is a great little cat and pretty much the clone for Felix off the TV adverts and a very laid-back patient.
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A 3 month old Staffie named Roxy was brought in to the Out Of Hours emergency service by her owners as she was lethargic and had been vomiting. On physical examination a suspected intestinal foreign body was noted. Unfortunately her owners were not insured and financially could not afford the surgical procedure. With funding from SAIN, Roxy was able to receive life-saving surgery to remove a foreign body- pieces of a plastic dog chew!- and part of her small intestine was resected as it was non-viable. She recovered fully and was able to be reunited with her owners!
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