Moitri Bhabana

03/08/2024

The Story of Dreadful Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (Bloat)
Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), commonly known as Bloat in dogs, is a fatal condition if not diagnosed and treated as early as possible.This is a condition where stomach rotates on it's right axis taking spleen and adjacent parts of omentum with it. Mostly it happens right after having a full meal.
GDV can happen to all dog breeds but most frequently affected breeds are Deep chested dogs i.e. GSD, Boxer, Doberman, Great Dane, Irish Setter, Basset Hound etc.
When the stomach rotates the first symptom that is seen is suddenly the dog tries to vomit repeatedly. But even though the stomach is full they vomit only froth. After a few minutes a hard bulge can be felt on the right side of belly area. And after 40mins of this the stomach starts to bloat, abdomen starts swelling and looks like a baloon in about an hour and a half.
Now,the right time to start contacting a clinic or a veterinarian is when to dog starts vomitting froth even with a full stomach. It's an EMERGENCY CONDITION right at the beginning. DO NOT take it lightly. Because, as time passes the spleenic blood vessels become constricted, the spleen becomes gradually swelled, it may also cause an emboli to form which will in turn cause the spleen to rupture. Also when the stomach rotates on it's axis it cause construction of blood vessels of stomach walls and because of that the tissues of stomach walls starts necrotising even in a short span of 2-3hrs.
The treatment of GDV is surgical correction of the position of stomach and spleen under general anesthesia along with gastropexy (fixing stomach with a part of abdominal wall). Gastropexy can also be done to prevent GDV and it is the only way to prevent this fetal condition.
In most cases, unfortunate pet parent don't even understand what is happening untill too late and we don't get them on time to save them. But we were fortunate enough to get 2such cases (both GSD) within 10days and extatic that we could help in time to save both of their lives.
ELSA, GSD, Female, 8yrs age suddenly started vomitting froth. Within 20mins of this her human sister called saying she can feel a hard bulge at the right side of Elsa's abdomen. She was already asked to get Elsa to our clinic and she immediately understood the threat and acted fast to reach clinic. We prepared OT fast and explained Elsa's family about the presurgical, surgical and post surgical risks while we got Elsa prepared for OT. Fortunately both the surgery and post surgical recovery was uneventful. Elsa is now living a happy and blissful life with her family.
Rayan, GSD, Male, 2yrs came with a distended abdomen and a severe spleenic tortion. He was clearly distressed with pain and really inactive by his activity standards. We corrected the torsion and the GDV and did gastropexy to prevent further relapse, let his parents know about post operative risks of such severe torsion of spleen. But he rocevered without any complications and became his true self in no time.
Our earnest request to all deep chested dog parents (and all dog parents) is to keep the dog as inactive as possible for 2hours after a meal. If still GDV happens take prompt action in identifying the condition and contact your veterinarian immediately. Better yet contact your veterinarian for a preventive gastropexy anytime after 5-6months of age.
We pray that they be healthy and enjoy a long and joyful life........
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04/05/2024

Mango massacre 😱😰🤯
Summer season is always enjoyed with fresh seasonal mangoes. This delicious fruit is also something our fur babies (specially dogs) love. But, sometimes this love becomes a curse for them when they devour the large and hard mango seeds,thinking 'it must be a mango as it smells like one'. They can mischiviously steal it from a trash can /abandoned plate or they can playfully sn**ch it out of your hand and gulp it down before you could do something. But it is a mistake to think that a mango seed will come out of our pooches system naturally. We are referring to two patients who came to the clinic with almost the same symptoms of continuous vomitting and vomitting like p**p and breath smelling like p**p. One of them, the golden retriever's (pesta) owner ,knew the second he had it. But wanted to wait for it to come out either by vomit or by p**p. Neither happened. And 2 months later when the symptoms of vomiting p**p started we knew where and what to look for. But because of this delay we had to remove the nectrotised part of the intestine ,where the seed was seated. The dog is doing very good now and regained health within 1.5months of surgery. The other one was a French mastiff (Ringo, M, 4yrs), who was vomitting for last 1.5months. A lot of treatments were done without results and he was just a bag of bones when he came to us. But we were fortunate that he took the surgery well and we found a very large mango seed from his intestine. And it was by God's grace that we didn't have to cut out that whole part of the intestine to get the seed out. He is also doing well, regaining health within 2 months of the surgery and is now goofing around again.
We have saved a lot of furbabies from mango seeds, but unfortunately, we are only human beings and cannot save every patient with such condition because of lack of time. Sometimes the pets don't show symptoms until it's too late, sometimes they come to us for detection so late and the baby deteriorates so fast that we don't even get to go for surgery before we lose the battle.
Although this is not breed specific,still we have mostly seen labradors and golden retrievers eat mango seeds. Although there were other breeds, they were less in number.
So our humble request to all pet parents and dog lovers is to be careful about the disposal of mango seeds to save your pup from unnecessary health hazards.

We, team Moitri Bhabana pray that, may you and your pups stay happy and healthy to enjoy this summer with mangoes without a massacre.... 🥭😀😃

01/04/2024

CRYPTORCHIDISM AND TESTICULAR TUMOR
IN DOGS
The testicles in dogs remains in the abdominal cavity when they are in mother's womb and descend in the scrotal sac a few days before birth or within 8weeks after birth. If the testicles (both or one of them) do/does not descend within 8 weeks of birth, the condition is medically called 'Cryptorchidism'. The undescended testicle/testicles can not grow inside abdomen because of high temperature and unfavourable condition. When they are not surgically removed from the abdominal cavity in time, they tend to increase in size and eventually develop testicular tumors. With time the tumors become cancerous and can even develop adhesions with other vital organs and impair their functions, in turn shortening the already short lifespan of our beloved companions.
One such case came to our clinic a few months back with the devastated owner Pt. Tanmoy Basu and his wife Ms Bannya Basu. His son POGO, M, Golden retriever, 8yrs came with a massive tumor in his abdomen. He had lost his appetite and weight, his skin and fur was lusterless and he was very weak along with chronic pain in hind quarter. We operated on him to find a large testicular tumor. We were lucky that the tumor had no adhesion with other organs. It was choked to become necrotic and was found to be not malignant later on biopsy.
We were honoured and overwhelmed to nurse Pogo back to health within 10days of surgery. But both Pt. Tanmoy Basu and Ms Bannya Basu said if they had even the slightest knowledge about this they would have gone for surgery to remove the undescended testicle laparoscopically before it formed the tumor to avoid the distress and pain of their dearest POGO. They also wanted us to share an awareness for other pet parents who do not know or can not decide what to do until it's too late.
We now use the facility of laparoscopic undescended testicle/testicles removal technique (before it forms a tumor) 1st time in Kolkata. By this technique the procedure becomes minimally invasive and drastically lessens post operative stress and recovery time for our babies. So we request to all parents who think or know that their baby has one or no testicle in the scrotal sack please remove it before 1yr of age or as soon as possible.
Thank you

05/11/2023

Today an unexpected patient came to our clinic. It was a Brown Fish Owl/Fishing Owl.
At first we were worried because the owl was in an unresponsive state, had feeble heart rate and breathing rate so slow and shallow that it was hard to notice. But gradually after giving oxygen and warm intravenous fluid the owl was successfully revived. The owl stood in an upright position and was quite content when we handed him over to the wild life rapid rescue personnel. Hope they take good care of him and pray for his speedy recovery.

24/10/2023

মৈত্রী ভাবনার তরফ থেকে সকলকে জানাই বিজয়ার শুভেচ্ছা ও আন্তরিক ভালোবাসা।

22/10/2023

মৈত্রী ভাবনার পক্ষ থেকে সকলকে শুভ মহাঅষ্টমীর প্রীতি ও শুভেচ্ছা।প্রার্থনা করি সকলে নিজেদের চারপেয়ে , দুপেয়ে ও পক্ষী সন্তানদের নিয়ে সুস্থ এবং আনন্দে থাকুন

19/10/2023

We are happy to announce that Moitri Bhabana Veterinary clinic will be open during Durgapuja (21/10/2023-24/10/2023) for emergencies. Please feel free to call before you come with your furry and/or feathery friend.
Contact number
8159984342
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Special thanks to Models: Halum and Haami

15/09/2023

Happy to present the laparoscopy surgeries done in August'2023....

05/09/2023

04/09/2023

Feline inhalation anaesthesia with help of Isoflurane is essential for reducing anaesthetic risks and for speedy post-anaesthetic recovery. We have practised the technique and are using it for every major (soft tissue and orthopedic) feline surgeries and laparoscopic surgeries. The recovery remains smooth and uneventful. Whereas in injectable anaesthesia, during post-anaesthesia recovery period, most of the cats become restless keeping the parents worried and awake at night until the complete anaesthetic effects wear off.

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