Irrashaimasei~! My Never-Ending Story

Bloody Hell

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:17 pm

Yo! Back from Chinese New Year! Been interning at the pet clinic for about a week now. And as far as I know, it's still quite fun. So far, I've seen the doc treat hamsters, dogs, cats, gerbils, rabbits and etc. It is still amazing how the doctor took one look at the animal and accurately guess its problems.

Today was especially "fun". First of all, 2 dogs came in for "de-barking". I means that the doc does an operation INSIDE THE DOG'S MOUTH, and cut out the voicebox (I think... It's the 2 flaps that vibrate to produce sound...) It was quite astonishing. He even let me take a peek down the dog's throat before and after the operations. He operated on a husky and a really large terrier. (The terrier has curly fur! Very very very curly fur...) The husky came out of the operation quite OK, except that he has a very hoarse bark now... (He can still bark... Dunno why it's called "De-barking"...) Unfortunately, the terrier was not was well and was constantly coughing up blood... >.< (3 guesses how the floor looked like...) It was really sad... I mean... It's not fair that the owner should cut out the voicebox of the poor doggie just so that they make less noise at the dog shows... (By the way, they can still bark... Just more muffled...)

Then came in a dog and a cat next... (I'm not really going in order of arrival... Just in order of memory...) The dog was really old and it's very obvious... For one, it appeared half-dead already. And she has "pin-holes" in her vagina... >.< Apparently, those holes are formed due to the rotting of tissues due to an infection. One of the clinic assistants took a forcep and started to pull out the dead tissues before washing it... HE POKED THE HOLES WITH THE BLOODY FORCEPS!!! O.O!!! Poor doggie... It was "ouch" to the max! Some of the holes bled after being poked around... But that was not as bad as the cat's. The first most noticable thing is the smell... It smelt like crap, rotting flesh and pus at the same time... Yuck... That was not all. When the clinic assistant poked around the hole, he found a whole bunch of MAGGOTS!!! (Disgusting much?) They're dead though... I think the owner must have washed the wound with some sort of medicine to kill the maggots... So all the assistant had to do was to pull out all the maggots... They are greyish by now and are motionless... If they were alive, they would be yellowish-green sorta shade and moving... And burrowing deeper into the flesh if we try to pull them out... Ew... Anyway, after the de-maggotting, and cleaning and bath, the cat smelt much better. It also looked less scruffy and more healthy-looking.

Last memorable event in the clinic... Another bloody incident. A very lovely golden retriever was brought in, bleeding at its vagina... Apparently, it has been in heat for over a month and the owner has a suspicion the bleeding was from some other source other than its period... So the dog was brought in, and the doctor suspect a uterus infection... So he persuaded the owner to allow him to sterilise the dog, to remove the uterus. Boy, was the doc right... The entire uterus was huge... Normally, the uterus and the tubes leading to the ovaries are about... As thin as a pencil... This time, the uterus was fatter than my frankfurt sausages... It was over 3 times the size! O.O The doc says that the entire uterus is filled with pus, which could poison the dog if left alone... It was also a pretty bloody surgery, as he had to cut a pretty large hole to take out the swollen uterus. (The largest I've seen so far...) He can't afford to allow the uterus to burst, as the poisonous pus would leak into the dog's body and cause even more problems... Overall, the operation was successful (Go Doc!) and dog is recovering well. Apparently, there are 2 types of such infections. This doggie's one is known as "open", as she is still bleeding from her vagina... There is a "closed" version of it, where the owner has no idea of the internal infection, as there are no obvious signs of it. The only signs are thirst, increased frequency of urinating and the underbelly would appear to be sagging. If the uterus is really swollen, the owner may even be able to feel it... Like a super-oversized soft, spongy sausage in the underside of the dog... >.<

Anyway, on the updates of the pets in the clinic... The fungal cat has recovered and gone home, the kitty with the eye infection is now having diarrhoea... But its stitches on its eye can be removed by next week. The drooling cat is not looking too good... But it's surviving ok. The doggie with a lot of problems has more or less recovered and has gone home too. (By the way... That dog's owner has an amazing capability of talking your ears off... O.o) Oh yeah! We also have a persian cat as well. It has been abandoned by its owner, and the fur was so matted, it has to be shaved off... >.< It was a really beautiful cat too... The fur is so soft! *hearts* But its face is funny, like it's been squashed up. Hahaha! (By the way... For some reason, some of the cats in our clinic, especially the injured ones, can make very human-like noises... O.o As if they are trying to speak like a human...)

My driving is getting better... My braking is improving... My parking... needs work... So does my judgement... Other than that, it's all dandy. Oh yeah! My cousin got into SAJC! I would say congrats, but she's still trying to fit in. So GANBATTE! ^-^ Until next time! Ja~!

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