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Brave Pet of the Month February 2010

 Theo Innis (AKA)Rambo recently shot to fame as he was featured on the Belfast Telegraph Video website and on the UTV and BBC news and was the feature photo on the BBC Newsline website when he ran his first 5km Charity run for the people of Haiti despite having virtually zero training.  Needless to say Rambo ran the full distance flat out except for an urgent "pit stop" about 200 metres from the finish and completed the distance with a very proud look on his face!!  Rambo comes from really good stock with both his mum and dad being champions but this is somewhat questionable judging by his impish naughty behaviour and his thieving tendencis of hankies,glasses food etc.  In his short life span which is now rapidly approaching 2 years of age he has been known to destroy over 20 toys having first amputated the limbs of the poor creatures and has chewed through about 12 dog leads!!

 

 

He is a very fussy eater (this is where the pedigree kicks in) and refuses to eat anything but Marks and Spencers chicken and other little delicies!!  His favourite tipple is a Pink Prosecco and a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and has been known to sway a little after over indulging!!  Recently, since his owner Margaret has been in hospital due to a unfortunate accident his one good attribute up until then has now diminished.  At night he always slept happy and peacefully in his voyager but that has now gone by the wayside as he refuses to sleep in it as he has just moved into Tom's bedroom (a neighbour who is now looking after him)!! But all is not lost as on a more positive note and as we wish Margaret a speedy recovery Rambo is now in full training for the Sport Relief Mile which is on the 21st March and we wish him all the best while he raises more money for Charity!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF BRUNO AND THE
LOST TENNIS BALL

 

Bruno’s owner brought him in to Cedar Grove one afternoon because he had not been himself for a few days. Bruno was usually a bouncing, bright and happy big dog who had two major passions in his life – his food and chasing after his beloved tennis ball.
 Today Bruno had no interest in either. He had turned down his breakfast and in fact he had vomited several times earlier that day. He did not want to go for his usual walk and seemed to just want to be left alone in his bed all day.

 We performed a detailed examination on Bruno and we discovered that his abdomen was very tender and that he was very dehydrated. We had good discussion with Bruno’s owner and we decided to admit him for some diagnostic tests. Just as we were getting Bruno admitted his owner gave us some information which later turned out to be a vital clue – when we asked about Bruno’s tennis ball, he said that had not seen it for a few days.

 We took a blood sample from Bruno and quickly had the results returned from our on-site laboratory – the results confirmed that he was dehydrated but also told us that all the vital organs were functioning well. We then brought Bruno through to our Diagnostic Imaging Suite and took some x-rays of his abdomen using our digital x-ray machine. Right away we could see the cause of Bruno’s problems – there was a large, perfectly round object in his stomach which should not have been there!! Have a look at the x-rays below and see if you can diagnose the problem too.

 It was clear at this stage that we were going to have to operate on Bruno and remove the object from his stomach. After Bruno had received some fluid replacement by intravenous drip we anaesthetised him and prepared him for surgery. Surgery was performed and by that time we were not all that surprised with what we found in Bruno’s stomach – his tennis ball!! Bruno recovered quickly and uneventfully from his anaesthetic in our intensive care area under the close supervision of our nurses.

Twenty four hours post surgery Bruno was making great progress and we gave him a light snack – Bruno scoffed the lot and was immediately looking for more! After another two days of close observation and treatment Bruno was making great progress and was discharged.

Two weeks after the surgery Bruno was back again for a check up and had his sutures removed. He was in great form and finally back to himself. His owner had even treated him to a new ball.............this time a football to avoid any chances of a lost ball again.

 

  Bruno well on his way to recovery