You don’t know how many times people ask me what we do at an animal emergency clinic. Some people even ask “How do you stay in business?”. I guess they wonder if many people have animal emergencies. First things first. If it is an emergency to the owner, it is an emergency to us no matter how simple or how late it is. Our clinic is open when all the other clinics are closed. Secondly, like human emergencies, pet problems do not only occur between the hours of 8am to 5pm.
To answer the often asked question, “What do you see there?”, I’ll take the cases from one night this week and summarize them. That should at least give the general John Q. an idea of what we do at FSAEC.
Thursday, October 15
Case 1 6:00p
Two year old male Shih Tzu with complaint of “seems painful in the back end” = abscessed right anal gland. Treatment performed, medications prescribed and animal discharged.
Case 2 6:30p
Seven year old female Pug that was hit by car. X rays preformed. Multiple pelvic fractures determined. Was hospitalized for stabilization and will require surgical repair in the AM.
Case 3 6:40p
Eleven month old mix breed dog ingested 3 tablets of owner’s Xanax. Treatment performed. Antidote given and dog was discharged.
Case 4 6:50p
One year old female Labrador Retriever with complaint of laceration on paw. The dog was sedated, surgical repair performed, medication prescribed and dog was discharged. Will follow up with regular veterinarian for suture removal.
Case 5 10:07p
Twelve week old male poodle accidently crushed by a human. Severe trauma and brain damage determined. Dog was euthanized.
Case 6 4:00a
Three year old female Papillon entered with a complaint of dystocia (labor difficulties) Non-surgical whelping assistance was performed. Mother and pups were discharged doing well.
Case 7 5:15a Animal DOA
Though no single day is the same and we are currently in the time period that is referred to as our “slow season”, this summary is an answer to the often asked question, “What do you do see there at FSAEC?”.
