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We love it when recheck visits go well! Haus is improving wonderfully and had a great visit with our cardiologist today ending in lots of treats and slobbery kisses.

On Friday, Simon presented with a urinary obstruction to Francis Veterinary Hospital. Francis Vet treated the block and transferred him over to our 24/7 emergency staff for continued supportive care through the weekend. If Simon does well today, he can go home. If he re-obstructs today, since he has a history of blockages, Francis Vet will perform a PU (reconstruction of the urethra) surgery tomorrow morning which should help prevent further urinary blockages in the future.

We are so excited that Roxy Sue was finally able to go home after 4 days in the ICU. Roxy Sue is only 3 years old and was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) most likely dietary related. She has been eating Kirkland Grain Free diet and developed coughing a week ago. She went to a local ER that took x-rays that showed a severely enlarged heart and fluid in her lungs. The ER immediately transferred her to EVS for further testing and treatment with our cardiology service. Roxy Sue responded well to heart failure treatment but then unfortunately developed pancreatitis, and required additional intensive treatment and hospitalization. Her wonderful personality and family pulled through and she was finally able to go home with a pep in her step and lots of tail wags. Her housemate was also screened and had mild changes concerning the same issue. Her owners had no idea about the current concerns about grain-free diets and are working hard to share her story.

Riley came into our hospital last week after being diagnosed with pericardial effusion (fluid around the heart) at Mountain Parks Veterinary Hospital. An echocardiogram did not reveal an obvious mass on the right atrium, so the cause of the pericardial effusion is unknown, even after further bloodwork. Our cardiologist treated the pericardial effusion and sent him home to be monitored closely.

Boyd had a decreased appetite, was vomiting, and had abdominal pain, so his owner brought him into Golden Paws Animal Hospital last night. Golden Paws took an X-ray and found a possible bowel obstruction, so they referred Boyd to us for surgery. Our surgeon looked at the X-rays and decided a foreign body surgery would be necessary to remove the obstruction. During the surgery, Dr. Moorer found a small towel in Boyd’s small intestine that he had ingested. The surgery went well and now he’s being monitored while he’s recovering.

Louis came in this weekend because he had an upset stomach (vomiting and diarrhea) and his grandpa wanted to make sure he was okay. After an examination, the owner decided to take home medication to help calm down his tummy and see if he felt better on his own.

Our wonderful CVT, Misha, came in with her dog, Ellie, to get a mass removed from Ellie’s leg last week. Ellie came in last night to get her bandage replaced due to some pain, but is otherwise healing well!

Rambo came in yesterday for severe coughing and difficulty breathing, which is a common sign of congestive heart failure. After spending some time in the oxygen cage with Mr. Zebra and a change in medications, he was on his way home.

16 week-old M came into our emergency room last night because she got into something she wasn’t supposed to, but how can you get mad at those big brown puppy eyes? After spending the night here for monitoring, she left this morning as playful as ever!

On Monday, Mochi twisted and fractured his leg suddenly and was stabilized and diagnosed at Animal Urgent Care. His family came to us after they placed a splint and recommended him to EVS for evaluation for surgery. Our surgeon had a surgical consult with them on Tuesday and was able to repair his fracture on Wednesday morning. A few hours later, Mochi was able to go home for some much-needed rest and relaxation!