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Mrs Dot Dot — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:23:36 GMT

Baermanns test is negative!!! So what was it???

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Mrs Dot Dot — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:53:43 GMT

Hi....So far, of the samples that we sent off, purely for our info, the C& S has come back as negative with some inflammatory cells that could be consisitent with lungworm, as a possibility but we are awaiting the faecal baermanns test results....... I really hope we have a definate result.... I hate all this 'possibly could be ' with lungworm.... it's a nightmare when it comes to trying to explan to clients..... If I haven't got the information straight in my head, how can I explain to clients properly and confidently about preventative measures, and how are the clients expected to know? The drug companies don't help either.... they mostly seem to be mainly concerned with slagging each other off and proving what the other company says is wrong, rather than giving us true information about works for lungworm.

Rant over!

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Katie Tallett RVN MBVNA — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:29:20 GMT

i read that one, have you had any results back on that yet Mrs Dot Dot?

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Mrs Dot Dot — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:53:34 GMT

That's really sad for ST..... it just shows how, within a short period of time, things can go from good to bad...... I posted something that happened at our practice this week, on the 'Day in the life of a VN'... I don't know whether you've read that..... a 4 mth old dobie pup that we had to euth..........

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Steph Phillips — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:43:12 GMT

- Thats so sad! such a horrible thing to happen!

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Nicola Smith — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:20:45 GMT

I/ve had same this week. Was called out 2am Tues am for caesar on lab, revived 5 out of 7 pups. Went home, within 15 mins o phoned to say killed 3 of pups, then came back yesterdy with another with guts hanging out as bitch had done it again - they now only have 1 pup as had to PTS it as guts damaged. :(

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Naomi Jackson RVN — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:10:22 GMT

We had this happen recently. SBT mauled one of her pups. We were so careful introducing them after caesar and she was more than happy suckling them. Couldnt believe it . So very sad and stressful.

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Kim Buckley — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:06:48 GMT

That's really sad

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:03:21 GMT

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Poor pup Had that happen one Sunday - SBT needed caesar, manage to revive 4 out of 8 pups. Myself and the receptionist spent ages bringing the pups round, getting them to suckle once the mum had recovered only for the owner to collect and return five minutes later with a dead puppy. One of the owners was sat on the back seat with the bitch, and put a puppy to her (despite being told to leave pups in their box on journey home) as the bitch was getting agitated, and ended up biting puppy through chest wall

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This lady is a "breeder" and has many bitches and many litters! , she was as gutted as the rest of us... I think because the bitch was somewhere strange, rather than at home at such a stressful time.... cannot think of any other reason why she would do this. This bitch bit the pup through abdomen, intestines were hanging out and perforated, so absolutely not chance for the pup... I was quite upset by it, as I had been stroking him when he first came in, while waiting on the heat pad.., he was a fit and healthy puppy one minute and dying the next

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Maisy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:49:45 GMT

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Vicky RVN — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:19:00 GMT

Oh no that's so sad