Pet Stories – Page 15 – Dr. Sandra Truli Springer, Holistic Vet House Call Services

17-Year-Old Italian Greyhound Needs 17 Teeth Removed!

“I know I should have had his teeth looked at years ago, but I was afraid because he’s so old and he’s on 2 kinds of medicine for epilepsy.”

Antonio was a 17-year-old grey and white epileptic Italian Greyhound. He walked into my office with the right half of his face so swollen, he looked like he tried to swallow a sausage and it got stuck lengthwise in his mouth! His big brown eyes looked miserable. Continue reading “17-Year-Old Italian Greyhound Needs 17 Teeth Removed!”

2-Year-Old Boxer Crashes Into Windshield

As soon as Webster saw another dog through the windshield of his truck, he launched himself off the passenger seat hard enough to bash into the glass and give himself a bruise on his forehead.

Webster was a 2-year-old Boxer, newly adopted by Ed and Lois. His main job was to ride around in the passenger seat of Ed’s pickup, keeping Ed company all day long. Having raised many Boxers over the years, Webster was a welcome addition to Ed’s workday.

But Webster had an immediate and violent problem the reared its big Boxer head the first day on the job.

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Sudden Paralysis at 5 Weeks Old

A seal-point Himalayan called Porthos dragged himself after his littermates, paw over paw.

A seal-point Himalayan called Porthos dragged himself after his littermates, paw over paw.
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2-Year-Old American Pit Bull Terrier Beats Paralysis

She gave a big, wide APBT smile and took off without a look back!

It was my very first night on clinical call as a senior veterinary student. I finished my treatments at 9 pm. At 9:05 I received the page.
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Brain Damaged Kitten Finds Friends

He maybe looked a little bit like he enjoyed the tongue bath.

A tiny black domestic short hair kitten was left in a box on the animal hospital doorstep.
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Yorkie Puppy Needs 3 Months in ICU

“…we just can’t afford another penny. Please put him down for us.”

Kisses the Yorkshire Terrier Practices Head Shots for the Model Agency

An 8 week old 2 pound Yorkie puppy named Kisses lay on a Spider-man fleece blanket. He did not move. His body temperature was 96 (normal is 101 to 102.5 for dogs.) He had been deathly ill for 3 days.
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34 Pound Cat Looses 10 Pounds

The day I met Flash, he weighed in at 34 pounds on the dog scale (he was too wide to fit on the cat scale.)

Flash was an 8-year-old domestic short hair grey tabby cat with 4 white paws and white belly fur. And a profound belly it was! Flash ate 3 full meals a day, at the table, on a plate, just like his humans did. He really liked 2 fried eggs, 2 slices of bacon, and buttered toast for breakfast. Continue reading “34 Pound Cat Looses 10 Pounds”

Maltese Cured of "Broken Back"

“…All of a sudden, she can’t walk, and she’s shaking like she’s in pain.”

Shaina was a 2-year old Maltese. She sat, shaking, in the center of the examination table, back hunched.

“She’s been like that since last night. All of a sudden, she can’t walk, and she’s shaking like she’s in pain.”
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