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Gastric Dilatation Volvulus I saw last night.

(This is Vettechnicallynotyet reposting this to the correct blog, but it’s Piratehedgehogs’ post)

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Gastro Dilatation Volvulus I saw last night.

[vettechnicallynotyet]

To flea or not to flea

So my night got weird, I received a call from a panicked client who said his cat was bitten by a snake and that we were the closest EC open but that (surprise) he had no money.

Well shit, antivenin is really super ‘spensive guys. Whatever, told him to come in anyway.

Two hours later the guy shows up with like 4 other people and they’re all giving me conflicting stories about this cat. I see the cat is actively seizing and sprint with cat friend back to treatment. Turns out the cat was not bitten by a snake, but in fact had permethrin poisoning.

Real quick lesson, permethrin is found in many over the counter spot-on treatments for fleas/ticks in dogs. It’s an insecticide and it is incredibly toxic to cats. Which is why I highly prefer oral preventatives for dogs but that’s a story for another day blah blah moving on.

These owners were really nice once they calmed down, their cat (which we will call Moo Cow) was an indoor/outdoor cat and they thought he had been bitten by a snake because he was seizing. They were surprised (and relieved) to find out that snakes were not the culprit here. We found out a neighbor of theirs would sometimes round up strays and that Moo Cow was probably dosed with an OTC spot treatment. Luckily, they got approved for CareCredit and we were able to pump life saving drugs into Moo Cow. 3 hours later he was still tremoring some, but he was eating and purring. Later that day he went home to a very happy family and a cat-safe flea treatment (to be used when he fully recovered).

I finally saw a win in a sea of euthanasias. Guys please call your local animal emergency clinic even if you’re short on money. Usually we can do something for you.

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So This Blog Has Two Authors Now...

Hey there everybody! So a friend of mine and former coworker has a job at an emergency clinic and has very...interesting things happen to her. Here's us in a nutshell: VetTechnicallyNotYet -exotic vet day clinic worker -narcoleptic (this is important) -3 kidneys (literally a Chimera now) -dead inside -loves Guinea pigs, eating, and not watching things be euthanized. PirateHedgehogs -night shift vet assistant in emergency clinic -Owns an eyeless hedgehog -former coworker and current friend of VetTechnicallyNotYet -my soul is cold and dead -loves baking, rock climbing, and poking at the insides of animals. (not a serial killer swearsies) I've been busy these past months and forgot I even had a blog. Herpderp. And then recently I've gotten a kidney transplant, so now I know exactly what it's like for all the animals when they wake up after a dental procedure. Poor, poor bastards. Anyway, look forward to more terrifying/sad/hilarious stories. Oh, and we'll tag our respective stories with our UN.