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Billy Perrin is our Pet of the Month for August 2006. 

Billy presented with a large tumor on the side of his foot that had burst and started to ulcerate.  It was necessary for Dr. Burns to remove one toe in order to get all of this ugly growth. Billy was doing fine until one day he decided to have his surgical incision for a snack.  He exposed the bone in his foot and it got infected.  Dr. Burns cleaned and resutured it but as infected incisions often do, it popped open.  Some consideration was given to euthanizing Billy, but Dr. McNinch had to go in and debride (trim away) alot of infected, necrotic (dead) tissue and bone.

Billy is doing great today and that makes him our Pet of the Month!

Holly Armstrong is our Pet-of-the-Month for September, 2006

On September 29, Holly sustained a gunshot wound from an unknown assailant.  The bullet entered just to the right side on her back between the shoulders.  It surfaced (tried to exit) in 4 places before finally exiting in a fifth wound on top of her back just in front of her pelvis.  Holly was bleeding badly when her owners found her and called Dr. Burns.

This bullet dragged hair all along the wound's track and cut into the thoracic and lumbar (back) muscles along its path. 

Dr. Burns sutured the deeply lacerated lumbar muscles, closed all five wounds and put latex drains into the most deeply cut areas along Holly's lower back.   She prescribed pain medication and two antibiotics.

Holly wears a tee shirt to protect the wounds and absorb drainage.  She is currently doing well in her recovery from this severe injury and is expected to recover fully.

Even though it was not firearms deer hunting season when Holly was shot, Dr. Burns wants to remind all pet owners that it is now.  Deer hunting season for primitive firearms opened October 1 and modern firearms season opens October 11 (every year).  Additionally there is a bowhunting season that runs September15-30 every year.  Hunting will continue until January 1 or 2 (every year).  Please keep your dogs confined during hunting season!!!!!

October 4, 2006.

Pet of the Month for October 2006:  Jodee McCoy

Jodee is a Belgian malnois, a breed most often used as a police dog. Jodee has the good fortune to be an exceptional pet instead of being a working dog.

Unfortunately, Jodee suffered from bad timing when she ran under a backhoe as the blade was coming down into the ground.  It severed all of her toes on her right front foot but one, and nearly amputated the main pad on the foot also. 

Dr. Burns worked to trim away damaged flesh and bone and sutured the wound.  Inevitably, infection occured and Jodee's wound opened up and began to drain pus.  It looked like it might have to be amputated.

Hoping to save what remained of the foot, Dr. Burns referred Jodee to Upstate Veterinary Specialists, where Dr. Keith Allen further debrided the wound and eventually resutured it. 

Jodee is still recovering but is doing well and with her great attitude we know she's going to recover!

Thomas with kittens!