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We love it when recheck visits go well! Haus is improving wonderfully and had a great visit with our cardiologist today ending in lots of treats and slobbery kisses.

On Friday, Simon presented with a urinary obstruction to Francis Veterinary Hospital. Francis Vet treated the block and transferred him over to our 24/7 emergency staff for continued supportive care through the weekend. If Simon does well today, he can go home. If he re-obstructs today, since he has a history of blockages, Francis Vet will perform a PU (reconstruction of the urethra) surgery tomorrow morning which should help prevent further urinary blockages in the future.

We are so excited that Roxy Sue was finally able to go home after 4 days in the ICU. Roxy Sue is only 3 years old and was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) most likely dietary related. She has been eating Kirkland Grain Free diet and developed coughing a week ago. She went to a local ER that took x-rays that showed a severely enlarged heart and fluid in her lungs. The ER immediately transferred her to EVS for further testing and treatment with our cardiology service.

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.