Tag Archives: preanesthesia laboratory tests

Tattoo Saves Cat From Surgery

Sweet little Spooky was saved from cryptorchidism surgery by this green tattoo. Spooky showed up at a client’s home a few weeks ago. They have two cats already, and no room indoors for him to be a pet, but they didn’t want nature to ravage him, either. We examined him and found his left ear partially missing. [...]

PreAnesthesia Laboratory Testing

One month from today is Peyton’s birthday. He would have been 15 years old that day, but he passed away about three years ago. He was much-loved. For two years and nine months Peyton was the “poster child” for pre-operative laboratory testing at our practice. He continues to be, even after his passing. It all [...]

Black: A Dog With A Growth

Extenuating circumstances. They affect just about everything in life, don’t they?  Our pets are not exempt from extenuating circumstances, either. Take Black, a sweet, middle-aged Labrador retriever. Black has a little lump on her right rear leg, down low, past the tibiotarsal joint, on the outside of the leg. The tibiotarsal joint corresponds to our [...]