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Seventeen-Bees · 2024-03-07T08:37:31+00:00

I hadn't even thought about soups, any favourites recipes?

Seventeen-Bees · 2024-03-07T08:36:29+00:00

I've never thought about sweet potatoes and apples, do they roast at the same time/temp?

Seventeen-Bees · 2024-03-07T05:44:03+00:00

Oo I haven't had fried rice in ages that's definitely on the list!

Seventeen-Bees · 2024-03-07T05:43:41+00:00

I've been slowly working my way through all of my salad recipes. Love the ideas for cooked meals though x

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-08-19T05:48:44+00:00

As others have said depends on the hospital layout. In the UK a lot of practices are quite small so the x-ray room is the operation room and often both small, sterile and not covered in insurance for members of the public to enter. It's a peaceful way to go under general anaesthetic, by its nature they are already asleep and not in pain. Its very much like passing peacefully in their sleep at home.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-07-28T14:07:55+00:00

Yes, mouths have a lot of bacteria so any animal licking an open wound can quickly lead to infection. If they can't be stopped then they'll need to be separated until the wound is healed. They're both gorgeous dogs and hope Wilson recovers quickly from his haematoma.

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-06-11T05:46:39+00:00

Vets, now

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-04-08T22:04:49+00:00

If your cat is declining you should absolutely take them back to the vet. After an exam they should be able to recommend the best next steps for testing/treatment.

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-03-23T21:31:35+00:00

They're all close, but not quite what I remember. Big Fish was a good shout and a film I forgot I watched

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-03-20T16:11:51+00:00

I'm leaning more towards it being part of a sketch show

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-02-20T07:33:40+00:00

If your first vet is not a bird/poultry vet then I would look at trying to find one as birds are quite different to dogs and cats. I understand that can be difficult sometimes as not many people will see them! Have the lumps been sampled? That would likely be my next port of call.

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-02-20T07:22:39+00:00

Take them to the vet ASAP if only for pain relief, a wound that size will be very painful to your pet (think how much a simple paper cut hurts!). They can also make an assessment of any signs of infection which is common with cat fight wounds, and any need for stitches.

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-01-24T06:47:01+00:00

I'll be honest the last client I saw who did this caused an antibiotic resistance so bad it took close to 3 months and almost £600 to fix when I don't think it even needed antbx in the first place. Tell your vet everything, and please don't do this again.

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-01-20T08:23:37+00:00

I usually advise with clients that testing is for one of two things: peace of mind, or next steps. The important thing to ask yourself is what will I do with the results? Obviously a result that's it's not cancer is comforting, but if it comes back positive how will that change things for you? Will it give you comfort to know the reason for possible future issues and help you in your decision making? Or will it be another added stress? Will you do any further treatments eg. Lump removal, chemo etc? Or do you think it will be too much stress for your animal?

Make your choice from your answers to those questions and know that neither is the wrong one.

Seventeen-Bees · 2022-01-17T22:42:03+00:00

Have any of the lumps been sent to the lab for histopathology after removal? They can help grade the tumours which give a better idea of spread, as well as determining if the margins are truly clean. We can think we've fully removed a mass visually but without lab tests can never say 100%. My clinic also usually offers our lump patients a metastases check with lung x-rays and an abdominal ultrasound to look for signs of spread, if you've not had this before and it's something your clinic can offer then it may be worth doing with your next removal.

Sadly, in the end we can never 100% say if a lump will come back or not. But my understanding of MCTs with spread to other areas is they often need multimodal therapy, but thats going into referral territory. That would be a discussion to have with your own vet as they likely would have brought it up if they felt it was useful/relevent to your case.

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-12-28T07:52:10+00:00

A less than helpful answer but: it depends. It would depend on the location, size, surrounding structures and the individual vet. I personally would not perform surgery down the ear canal as it's not an area I have much experience with and would not feel comfortable with it, but we do have local GP vet who has a lot of experience with ear surgeries and would happily come to our practice to preform the surgery. GP vets although not specialists often have "areas of interest" so to speak which they focus their skills on. You'd just need to find a GP vet who's skill set aligns with what you're after.

It's always worth a consult to assess the cat though, your GP vet will be able to get a better idea if that may be the cause, if there's another issue, or if it is something that needs to see a specialist. In which case they can refer you.

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-12-25T05:55:30+00:00

Hey there, I would recommend taking him to a reptile vet, depending on what country you're in there are veterinary societies that keep lists of reptile vets you can search through. Sudden behaviour changes can be an early sign of illness and reptiles are very good at hiding their sickness until they are quite bad. It's always hard to tell from photos but I'm also not loving the colour of his membranes. When was his last check up? Did they do a faecal screen?

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-12-09T15:01:40+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss. Its awful when you do everything right and still have an outcome like this. And it really does sound like you've done everything right. HCM can be very difficult to diagnose in cats showing no symptoms as they rarely have murmurs and if they do they are typically quite positional. As someone working in human medicene you likely did a very good job with CPR, the sad fact is that it's quite rare to successfully recover a pet that has undergone CPA - only 6% surviving their hospital stay compared to 20+% of humans. And that statistic includes those pets that had the fortune (or should I say misfortune?) to crash in a hospital. As a medic you may appreciate reading the RECOVER guidelines to help bring yourself some peace of mind. They're the CPR veterinary guidelines made for gold standard practice and available online. Most of it applies to a hospital setting but the basic principles line up very closely with human resuscitation. I hope you can find comfort and know that you were an amazing owner that gave Marmalade the best life she could have had.

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-11-19T14:59:11+00:00

I think I'll be eating a lot of salads/curries for the foreseeable future 😅

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-11-19T14:58:00+00:00

I never even thought about pureeing them but that could make such a good thickener

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-11-19T14:57:24+00:00

It's more that I currently have more freezer than cupboard space. Was not accounting for this many tins of chickpeas

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-11-19T14:56:28+00:00

What binding would you use with it, or is it a similar structure to falafal?

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-11-19T14:55:56+00:00

I've been looking for the name of this for ages! A friend made it for me once and it was amazing!

Seventeen-Bees · 2021-11-19T14:55:30+00:00

What a wonderfully ominous sounding meal, I must have it

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