Posted Jan 22 2010 7:32 AM by Angie Baldwin
Mojo Burkett
Lawrence Fire Department received a call that a dog was stuck in a pond new years weekend. The diver got there just in time to rescue a 19lb Lhasa mix from under the icy waters. Lawrence Police department and EMT's rushed him to Post Pet Hospital. He had no identification on him and he was suffering from profound hypothermia. His temperature did not register on a standard thermometer. It did not look good for this dog.
We continued the oxygen therapy the EMTs had started and initiated warm IV fluids and began medication to counteract the effects of the shock of very low body termperature. Angie and Amanda began vigorous message and warming with hair dryers. About an hour later we got his temperature up to 90 degrees. The next 24hrs were touch and go. Channel 8 news put out a bulletin to try and find his owner. He continued to make slow steady progress. The dog now was named COL (City Of Lawrence).
Although he was suffering from respiratory complications he was up and walking the next day. By the third day he was vomiting and we were concerned about pneumonia, kidney involvement and general organ failure. His owner, Shannon Burkett, found us and COL's real name is Mojo. He had escaped from Shannon after Thanksgiving. She had posted flyers at Veterinary offices, Animal Control and the Humane Socieity with no response. She saw Mojo on the news and called us on Monday morning and we confirmed she was the owner.
Labwork came back and confirmed kidney failure so we continued with our treatment.
Mojo went home that following Friday still not completely well but progressing. We did follow up treatment on the 12th and Mojo seems to have completely recovered.
Throughout his ordeal, after he regained consciousness, COL/Mojo maintained his sweet disposition, eagerness for attention and enthusiasm to explore.
Mojo owes his survival to the prompt response of Lawerence Fire Department and Police Department, as well as the diligent work of Dr. Grosser and Post Pet Hospital Staff. Mojo's wonderful disposition and enthusiasm for life contributed to his full recovery. Furthermore, Shannon's persistance searching for him and his nursing care is icing on the cake.
We would also like to thank HomeAgain for donating a microchip to Mojo.
You can also see the story Fox 59 had on the news here.
Posted Dec 11 2009 3:43 PM by Angie Baldwin
Lucky Kirsch
Lucky Kirsch is a 9yr old female/spayed Jack Russell Terrier that was presented on November 16th for Dr. Grosser to check her toe. Lucky had been bitten by another dog in the foot. The owner had wrapped the bite wound but Lucky removed the wrap and was licking her foot. The toe was nearly bitten off resulting in a fracture of the 2nd bone on the outside toe of the left front foot. The toe was attached only by skin and tendons.
Lucky had surgery the next day and Dr. Grosser repaired the toe. Lucky was sent home with her foot bandaged and instructions to have the bandage removed in 48hrs and the foot rechecked. She was sent home on Metacam for pain and inflammation and Simplicef as her antibiotic. Upon the 48hr recheck the toe was healing well and we rebandaged the foot. Lucky did not tolerate her e-collar well and would chew off the bandage and lick her surgical sight. We changed her antibiotic to Baytril and stressed that Lucky keep her e-collar on at all times. The toe continues to heal and she does have use of it again. but has devoloped a secondary moist dermatitis from licking.
Posted Nov 30 2009 9:01 AM by Angie Baldwin
JA
ZZY BRAIMAN
Jazzy is a 6 1/2 yrs old MN domestic longhair that was presented to Post Pet Hospital on October 22, 2009. Jazzy had crawled under the owner's bed on Tuesday evening and did not come out for 24 hours, he was not eating or drinking and was very lethargic. A thorough history revealed that Jazzy may have eaten a Darvocet pill, a strong narcotic and acetominophen (tylenol). Cats are very sensitive to Acetominiphen. They may develop anemia and destruction of liver cells. Abnormal physical exam findings on Jazzy were pale and icteric gums, a temperature of 99.5 (normal is 101.5), and Jazzy was very depressed. A packed cell volume (pcv) was performed measures the percentage of red blood cells in the plasma, normal percentage is 29-48 and Jazzy's pcv was 8%. Initial treatment was started with warmed intravenous fluids and Mucomist diluted in saline and given by mouth. The mucomist is used to protect the liver from toxicity and protects the red blood cells from breaking down. A blood transfusion was performed via a generous donation from our clinic cat, Itchy. Within 8 hours Jazzy's mucous membrane color was pale pink and he was hissing, which is his normal demeanior. Jazzy was discharged the next day and sent home on Pet Tinic, a viatmin supplement, and maximum calorie food. A recheck and pcv was recommended 2 weeks post discharge.
Upon our last call back Jazzy was doing well and eating with appetite.
This case is a good reminder that while some medications are very safe for humans they can be devestating to our pets.
Posted Oct 26 2009 11:42 AM by Angie Baldwin
Bella Richardson
This is Bella Richardson, she is a 6 month old Pit Bull that we first saw in August after being attacked by another dog. She had an ear laceratio that required general anesthesia to repair. Her ear was sutured back together and healed nicely. One month after Bella's initial visit she was presented to Post Pet Hospital with vomiting, diarrhea and anorexia. She tested positive for Parvovirus, a common virus in unvaccinated or immumocomprimised puppies. Parvo causes vomiting, bloody diarrhea, anorexia, dehydration and weight loss and sometimes death.
We hospitalized Bella placing her in intravenous fluids, and administered antibiotics, antacids and antiemetics (anti vomiting) by injection. Bella only vomited once in hospital but had multiple episodes of bloddy diarrhea. She was hospitalized for the weekend and by Monday her vomiting and diarrhea had resolved. We discontinued her intravenous fluids and started her on oral medication and Probiotics, and she was discharged Monday evening. By Wednesday Bella was eating well at home and giving her owner a hard time when trying to medicate her. Bella has been through a lot for her age and still remains a happy Patient
Posted Sep 15 2009 12:15 PM by Angie Baldwin
"Roscoe" Stapleton is a 3lb 8.5oz male kitten. He was picked as August's pet of the month on pure cuteness and likability. He was adopted by his new owners the beginning of August and started his kitten series of vaccines with Post Pet Hospital on August 5th. He tested negative for feline leukemia and FIV and had a negative stool sample. Other than a few fleas when he was first brought in , which were treated with Advantage, Roscoe is the picture of health.
The staff of Post Pet Hospital look forward to Roscoe being a patient with us for many more years.
Posted Aug 20 2009 2:27 PM by Angie Baldwin
Goldie is a 10yr old male/neutered FIV postive domestic shorthair. He was first diagnosed with cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) on June 2nd, 2009 and ended up having a cystotomy (cutting into the bladder) to have urinary stones removed on July 22nd, 2009. After several rounds of antibiotics the owner opted to have radiographs taken of Goldie's bladder, which gave us our diagnosis of bladder stones and led to the cystotomy. Dr. Grosser removed one large stone made of 3 stones clumped together, a smaller "clump" of stones and one smaller stone. Goldie was urinating in his litterbox 24 hours post-operatively and bright and alert. Stone analysis results diagnosed calcium oxalate crystals and Goldie was placed on a prescription diet to maintain his urinary health. Goldie continues to do well at home and eats his new diet happily.
Posted Jul 15 2009 10:25 AM by Angie Baldwin
Jake Phillabaum is an 11yr old male/neutered Pug. Jake is full of personality but on June 15th he was presented to Post Pet Hospital with lethargy, anorexia and a ruptured anal sac. After a full physical exam, Dr. Grosser also noted periodontal disease. Dr. Grosser then recommended we keep Jake for the day to treat the ruptured anal sac and perform a dental prophylaxis. We ran preoperative bloodwork and placed an IV catheter prior to anesthesia. Jake had a dental cleaning and 12 teeth were extracted. We also flushed Jake's ruptured anal sac and infused it with medication. Jake stayed in the hospital for a week after his procedure so we could care for him while his owner was in the hospital. Jake recovered nicely and began eating quite well.
Our staff got a big kick out of Jake, he's very entertaining and a pleasure to have around and work with.
Since Jake's stay with us he has returned for his annual vaccines, heartworm check and stool check. Mr. Phillabaum's wife is still in the hospital but he hopes that she will be moving to a nursing home soon so her and Jake can be reunited. Jake is missing her terribly but now is in tip top shape to be able to visit her as soon as he's able to.
Posted Jun 19 2009 11:06 AM by Angie Baldwin
Murphy Keith
Murphy is a 1 1/2 yr old male neutered beagle mix. He first presented in February as a new patient to Post Pet Hospital. Murphy had a midshaft fracture to his left femur, that Dr. Grosser repaired. He recovered quickly and was using the leg by the time he returned for his suture removal. By April Murphy was using the leg so well that he bent the pins Dr. Grosser had used to repair the fracture. We confirmed this with radiographs but recommended leaving the pins in for 3-4 more weeks for optimum healing. On May 8th Murphy came back for his pin removal; at that point he was non-weight bearing on the leg and a seroma had formed over the pins. Dr. Grosser removed they pins and by the next morning Murphy was bearing weight on the leg again and bouncing around like his normal , happy self. It is always a pleasure to see Murphy and his owner, Lonnie.
Day of Surgery
Bent pins
Posted May 7 2009 2:16 PM by Angie Baldwin
Sid Corbin
Sid is a 3yr old MN Pug that has been coming to Post Pet Hospital since he was a puppy. Sid was seen by Noah's Emergency Clinic on 4-24-09 for vomiting, with a history of ingesting foreign bodies. Initial radiographs were done at that time with no significant foreign body noted. Sid was treated for the symptoms of vomiting and sent home with instructions to recheck with Dr. Grosser if vomiting persisted. Dr. Grosser saw Sid later that morning, Sid was lethargic and anorexic but was not vomiting. Radiographs showed some gas in the stomach with decreased gas in the intestines (not radiographic sign of an obstructed bowel), Sid was sent home on Famotidine and a bland diet. A call back was done the next day and Sid seemed to be feeling better but still had not eaten yet. By Monday 4-27-09, Sid had been vomiting all weekend, what looked like mulch per Sid's owner. We took another radiograph before prepping Sid for an enterotomy. Dr. Grosser found three toothpick sized sticks perforating the duodenum and had to resect that portion of the bowel. Sid stayed overnight at Post Pet Hospital receiving intravenous fluids and antibiotics along with pain medication. The next morning Sid walked outside but did not perk up until a visit from his owner. We kept Sid for the remainder of the day and then discharged him on the evening of 4-28-09 in the capable hands of his owners. Sid's owners are Brent and Claire Corbin and they are no strangers to post-operative care for foreign body surgeries. Sid had a previous foreign body in April of 2008 and Sid's housemate, Sienna a 2 1/2 yr old Doberman Pinscher has also had two foreign body surgeries! Sid continues to do well at home and is recovering nicely from his surgery, we look forward to his suture removal visit and many more years of caring for Sid and Sienna Corbin.
Sid after surgery
Sid and Sienna
Last object removed from Sid
Posted Apr 9 2009 2:52 PM by Angie Baldwin
Lilly Turner
Miss Lilly is a happy and vibrant 10 month old female Shepherd mix. She
presented to Post Pet Hospital for her first visit this past February to have a limp checked. Lilly had been limping on her left front leg for about 1 month and had a wound on the top of her left front paw.
Dr. McReynolds diagnosed Lilly with brachial plexus avulsion, a tearing away of the nerves in the brachial plexus. This is usually a result of some type of trauma like being hit by a car. The brachial plexus is a combination of multiple forelimb nerves. The severity of symptoms is dependent on which nerves are damaged. In Lilly's case the nerves that supply the triceps muscle were affected causing her to limp on that left front leg and her paw to knuckle over.
Treatment for this type of injury is daily physical therapy, to prevent tendon and muscle contraction. Regrowth of injured nerves is slow and may take months. A sock, boot or bandage is recommended to protect the paw and prevent abrasions, which Lilly already had.
In worse case scenarios amputation is considered if there is self mutilation or no improvement in motor abitilies.
Lilly's wound in her paw bacame a source of infection and after bandaging at home the skin began to necrose causing an open wound that was beyond repair and an amputation was recommended.
One month after Lilly's initial visit an amputation was performed by Dr. Grosser. For Lilly he decided to remove the whole front limb- shoulder blade, upper arm as well as lower leg. If the shoulder blade or part of the upper arm bone (the humerus) were left on Lilly her continueing muscle atrophy (loss of muscle tissue) would cause those bones to protrude and possibly come through the skin. By removing the bones we plan to leave her with a smoother contour to her chest and less weight to carry on her right leg. This technique allows the surgeon to remove the leg without having to cut through the bone thus decreasing operating time and post op pain.
The operation involves - cutting the muscles that attach the shoulder blade to the body wall. The nerves to the leg are cut and the blood vessels are tied off. The muscles that attached the scapula are sutured back to the muscle that attached to the opposite side of the bone. The skin is then sutured closed and we put on a chest wrap for the first few days.
Lilly was up and about within a few hours of surgery. She was feeling much better with the removal of the necrotic (infected) tissue. She walked out on day 2 wagging her tail.
Posted Feb 20 2009 12:22 PM by Angie Baldwin
Oreo Dean
This is Oreo Dean, our 16 1/2 yr old male neutered cat. Oreo was surrendered to Post Pet Hospital in April of 2005. He came to us with hyperthyroidism, a disease of older cats that is a benign tumor of the thyroid gland causing the thyroid to secrete excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormones stimulates the body's metabolism. The disease causes accelerated heart rate, ravenous appetite but weight loss and ultimately they can develop heart disease and kidney failure.
The thyroid tumor can be eradicated with radioactive iodine. The tumor can also be removed with delicate surgery. The surgeon must be careful to preserve the parathyroid gland as it is essential to maintain calcium levels in the body.
Management of the disease requires a daily to twice daily medication called Methimazole or Tapazole. The medication has side effects such as vomiting and anorexia with the most common side effect being depression. Management requires a minimum of an annual exam and bloodwork to monitor the level of the replacement thyroid hormones in the bloodstream.
In Oreo's case, management with medication had been started by the previous owner and we continued that course with success for the first few years. Oreo did suffer from the side effects of the medication but we managed to keep his thyroid hormone level in the normal range until January when it sky rocketed to 10.1 with the normal range being 0.8 - 4.0.
After a staff consensus was reached Oreo was scheduled for a thyroidectomy performed by Dr. Grosser. Surgery was a success and Oreo has gained not only 8 oz since the surgery but a new lease on life as well. He has become much more affectionate and outgoing. To know Oreo is to love him, he has obviously won the hearts of our staff and many of our clients!
Sadly, Oreo was euthanized in June, 2009. We are comforted with knowing he had a happy 4yrs with us at Post Pet Hospital and the best veterinary care possible.
Oreo's incision after suture removal
Posted Feb 3 2009 1:50 PM by Angie Baldwin
Hank Byerly
Hank
Let us introduce you to 'Hank' Byerly, a 10yr old male/neutered Cocker Spanel. Hank is well known among the staff members of Post Pet Hospital for his frequent visits addressing his 'itchy' skin and his 'piddle' behavior when we lift him onto the exam table. Hank is a happy, well behaved boy that was brought in on January 15th for something other than his itchy skin. He was lethargic, not eating and seemed weak, definatly not himself. Initial bloodwork revealed a low hematocrit, red blood cells and hemoglobin. Hank started on treatment for hemolytic anemia. That night Hank went home, ate A/D, drank and seemed to improve. The next day Hank returned to PPH, his hematocrit had dropped even lower and he was unable to walk despite treatment that was started - it was time for a transfusion.
'Lyle' was more than willing to donate to the cause and was 'Hank's' donor dog. Lyle belongs to one of our staff members, they were both happy to help.
Lyle
After Hank's transfusion he was trying to jump out of his cage so he was sent home with his family and they were instructed to return the next day for a recheck. By January 20th Hank had gotten much worse and Dr. Grosser recommended a Splenectomy (removal of the spleen). A cross match was performed to find a donor that was compatible to 'Hank', three dogs were ruled out before finding a match to Hank, this time it was Dr. Grosser's dog 'Aristotle'.
Aristotle
During surgery Hank received his transfusion, the spleen was removed (it was three times the normal size), all lymph nodes were normal and there were no tumors or metastatic tumors. Postoperatlively Hank recovered very well and his hematocrit went up into the normal range. Histopathology results ruled out any form of neoplasia (cancer) and confirmed some type of autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Thus far Hank continues to do well and is enjoying all the extra special attention from family and friends.
Posted Jan 23 2009 3:22 PM by Angie Baldwin
Shelby Lynn Abner
Shelby is a 1yr old female/spayed Golden Retriever that presented to Post Pet Hospital on December 13th for vomiting.Shelby had been vomiting for one week. Normally Shelby is very active and into everything. Abdominal radiographs showed material in the stomach and gas distended loops of bowel.
 
(the black is gas in the loops of the bowel)
On Monday December 15th Shelby returned not doing well and pre-operative radiographs comfirmed the "material" had not left the stomach and there was increased gaseous distension of the small intestine indicating a blockage. Shelby had an emergency enterotomy revealing 9 perforations of the intestinal tract and an additional incision into the stomach necessary to remove the remnants of plastic, cloth, hair and various other unknown material not able to be extracted through the intestine.
after surgery
Post-operatively Shelby continued to vomit and the Doctors were concerned about her developing septicemia and/or peritonitis. Shelby was on several medications and improved with each day. At Shelby's suture removal she was back to her normal self.
Posted Dec 16 2008 3:38 PM by Angie Baldwin
Gizmo Cargal
Gizmo was a stray kitten that was dropped off at our clinic and adopted into a loving home by one of our clients. He's been nominated for pet of the month based on cuteness and personality. When he was brought back in for vaccines and a neuter he was the perfect patient and even provided entertainment for the staff!
Posted Nov 20 2008 2:27 PM by Angie Baldwin
Cali Ketcham
This is Cali Ketcham. Cali is a 5yr old Female spayed Border Collie. Cali presented to Post Pet Hospital on a busy Saturday with an open wound on her chest. Luckily the wound was not complicated and Cali is an excellent patient so we were able to clip and flush the wound without sedation and used staples to close it.
Cali showed no signs of illness or pain. She did not have a fever at presentation. Upon further physical examination we did find two other punctures or possible bite wounds. Cali has a house mate that she plays very rough with and most likely at some point he got the upper "paw".
Cali was placed on antibiotics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories and is healing nicely
Posted Oct 7 2008 9:51 AM by Angie Baldwin
Ozzie Jondahl
Meet Ozzie Jondahl. Ozzie is a 10yr old male neutered domestic shorthair cat. Ozzie was first presented to Post Pet Hospital back in July 2008 for not eating and vomiting. Ozzie was diagnosed with Stage 4 periodontal disease. We ran bloodwork before scheduling a dental cleaning and found Ozzie to be diabetic. Ozzie had his teeth cleaned a few days later and had 6 extractions. Ozzie was sent home on Clindamycin (an antibiotic) and DM food to manage his diabetes. Ozzie came back into the hospital on September 16th 2008 for not eating, vomiting and producing only small amounts of urine. Ozzie had lost 5 lbs since July and was mildly icteric (jaundice).
We started Ozzie on IV fluids and antibiotics (an injection that last 2 wks), gave him medications for his vomiting and submitted more bloodwork. His bloodwork revealed increased liver values (that were in July normal) and his blood glucose was now normal. Ozzie responded to treatment very well and started eating A/D. Ozzie was sent home on medication for nausea and vomiting, and pet tinic, a dietary supplement.
Upon a two week re-evaluation of Ozzie and his bloodwork, we were happy to see that Ozzie had continued to progress and has gained almost 2 lbs, his blood glucose was still normal and his liver values were down almost into the normal range.
Ozzie was euthanized May 13th, 2009 after another battle with elevated liver enzymes and diabetes.
Posted Oct 7 2008 9:38 AM by Angie Baldwin
Rylee Meade
Rylee, a 3 year old Boxer, was presented to us on July 28th 208 after being hit by a car. He sustained a long spiral fracture to his right femur and a tear in his abdominal muscle. Dr. Grosser repaired the abdominal wall and stabilized the fracture by use of wires and a K-E apparatus. The apparatus will remain in place for 6-8 weeks following surgery. Rylee is healing nicely and has been an exemplary patient. He has remained in good spirits through his healing process, and he is expecting to make a full recovery.
After Surgery
X-Ray after Surgery
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