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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.