Well you have to be slightly light hearted about life, especially when you have a real moaner on board!

Today the shopping list that Sarah carefully and most diligently compiles for me, was waiting on my arrival at the shelter, along with 4 patients looking for transport to see the vet.

They enjoy the trips in various ways, what with the scenic views off the back of the truck, the occasional stop at traffic lights and a chat with interested motorcyclists waiting for the red lights to go green.

Max made his usual moans, groans and squeals and that was before he got on the table!

The vet with necessary assistance, checked his ears and this week it seems his right ear is almost clear of any fungus but his left one is still heavily infected. The swabs under the microscope this week were just that though, unlike previous weeks when there has been blood too.

So the treatment is working. However, the mummifying full head bandage he was wrapped in last time, didn’t last long. Despite plastic protective collars as well, he made one heck of a fuss and just ripped all that off.

The twice daily cleaning and application of drops is all we can do.

Next up was Karma. Last week this poor girl was unable to move without severe pain. When we lifted her into the car, the excruciating pain sent shivers through you and you just wished you could help her more.

She had the surgery last Monday afternoon and the generous and very talented Dr Manarchart at Purpoon Clinic performed a very complex operation on her and this week it seems to be that the results are quite outstanding.

The surgery was to have pins and plates put into both rear hips as she had complicated fractures on both sides. Today, she walked out of her cage, across the room and wagged her tail at the vet. When the surgeon heard of this he was thrilled as can be expected.

Karma has been confined to a 2 x 2 metre cage for the last week and will stay within the safety of the cage for another 2 weeks before she will be allowed to really test those hips out and walk around a larger area.

Tara also came along today for a check on her eyes, as she came to us this week from a ‘dumped’ situation, without any background knowledge of her medical history. We are well aware of the predisposition that this breed has, Cocker Spaniels suffer with “Dry Eye”. Sure enough the tear test result showed early signs and her 3rd eye lid (the window wiper) in her left eye was slightly inflamed. Appropriate minimal treatments for this condition can be easily managed by a caring owner, maybe the people who dumped her did so. Shame they left her without care for so long though.

But today’s star on the table was Chok Guay. This little fella who is also similar in appearance to a Cocker Spaniel, was found scratching about on the forecourt of a petrol station. His raw back and face were the obvious giveaway but on closer inspection, his entire body is covered in sores from an advanced state of mange.

Albeit we have been treating him with Ivomectin and a special shampoo along with a lot of other medications, so much so it is a wonder he doesn’t rattle when he moves, the scrape today of his skin still showed live mites under the microscope. He is also showing signs of a secondary infection, with many red to purple pimples all over his body. This could well be tick allergy but with his Lymph Nodes in his neck severely swollen, his medication is being changed and we will have to wait and see the effect in another week.

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