Sorry for the long hiatus. Last week was my turn to take over the night duty or emergency after hour.It was a long and tiring week.I had 7 emergency cases over the week on different night.
On the first night that was last Tuesday, a mixed pomeranian fall down from 2nd floor and has got a complete facture at the physeal of radius and ulna.Modified Robert Jones bandage was done on the affected limb. Then,the next day a Basset Hound was presented with the complaint of prolapse 3rd eyelid on the right eye.I supposed it was induced by trauma.Managed to reduce the prolapse by giving some oral steroids. On Friday, I had a case of 1 year old spitz suffered from hypocalcaemia(lack of calcium in the blood).She was hyperthermic(high fever)and in semiconscious condition. Cold bath and fast intravenous fluid were given to subside the high fever. This dog is on calcium tablets now.
There were 3 cases on Sunday. Open pyometra(uterus infection) in a rottwailer, evisceration in a cat and a puppy that accidentally ingested detergent.Surgery was done immediately on the cat to put back the eviscerated part into the abdomen. Guess what, part of the spleen, liver and mesentery were eviscerated out. The rottwailer was spayed to remove the infected uterus. The puppy was treated with charcoal. It was really hectic on Sunday. I started work at 9am and finished all the cases at about 11pm.
No doubt I've learnt a lot from the cases. It's all about thinking hard and making the right move for every decision that I've made.
