November 21st, 2009
Sembreak Intern Day 4
So I got to go with Doc Dan again to day. I was really lucky since its just two weeks into the new semester and I had a bunch of stuff to ask him related to surgery class. I think the highlight of the trip for me was when I got to look at Doc's Veterinarium '95. It's a CVM yearbook of the graduate class of 1995.
I got to see what Doc Deo and Doc Andrew looked like back then! Hee hee. Doc Deo looks so thin and boyish! Doc Andrew still looks the same but with a bigger tummy now :D I also found out that Doc Deo and Doc Dan are born 1971 and that Doc Deo was born 1973.
Interesting fact: The 3 mentioned above are very close. Their barkada actually consists of one more person = Doc Meme. In Doc Andrew's write up, it was mentioned that he was forever buddies with Doc Dan and Doc Deo.
Doc Dan was called Dan Dan before.
Doc Deo got someone pregnant and had to marry her back in proper. But he divorced her and last year got married to Lyra (Doc Ariel's blockmate, I think). Whoo...
So went to BF Homes Polo Club, Carmona and NAIC.
New stuff I learned:
1. A good hoof would have no lines. If there are any it means that there's pedal bone rotation.
a. Give hoof flex. It contains biotin and other components to make it stronger or as Doc Dan says "Makunat"
2. Lameness
a. One leg steps faster ...stiff
b. Lift the leg so that its bent like a triangle under it and hold it for a while. When you let go, the lameness will be more obvious.
3. Nasolacrimal duct cannulation/irrigation
a. Use NaCl
b. Insert the tube into the opening (found in the nose) and push it about 3-4 inches inside.
c. The tube is size 5.
d. Indications:
i. Corneal erosion (the case this morning)
ii. Excess amount of mucus in the eye. The horse usually gets a lot of sand in the eye after exercise.
iii. If there's blockage in the duct.
4. Floating
a. Done every 6-8 months
b. Usually the first 3 lower molars are affected
c. Its done to get rid of the sharp points and to round the teeth to ultimately make it smoother.
d. If not done, the horse cant eat and perform right plus it gets abrasion in the oral cavity.
5. Horse shoes
a. Heart Bar shoe (see previous notes)
b. Normal horse shoe (the u shaped one)
c. Bar Shoe (a letter U with the bar closing the open top)
d. Egg Bar Shoe (shaped like an egg). Prevents the foot from contracting.
6. Tiluronic acid is another option for firing. It is very expensive however so its not being used in the country. It encourages osteocyte growth.
7. Firing
a. Polka dot pattern when on the canon bone
b. Polka dots and lines when on the knees and tendon.
c. Can fire as much as to 5x.
d. Need to wait for a month or two before the next firing.
e. Always inject ATS (anti-tetanus) before firing.
f. More common to fire forelimbs than the hind limbs. Plus you can also fire the entire circumference of the leg.
8. Joint fluid collection
a. Inject lidocaine first so the horse wont feel the big needle.
b. Collect the fluid. Should be light yellow in color if normal.
c. Inject gentamicin and triamcinolone.
9. Bitseat
a. Common in race horses, jump horses and dressage horses
b. Normally, the bit is situated in front of the horses' teeth. But when the reigns are pulled, the bit can move upwards or downwards and push against the area between the tooth and the gums.
c. This causes pain.
d. So you can file away a triangular shape between the upper and lower incisors so that the bit can fit snugly in between the crevice.
10. Triadan system. It's the dental chart we learned in Surgery class for dental anatomy. The four quadrants of the mouth when the animal is facing towards you (see pics).
11. Hardkeeper. This is a horse that has difficulty gaining weight.
a. Need to give it a specific feed "Hardkeeper"
b. Give it corn oil or rice bran oil for easy digestion.
i. It either has more omega 6 than 3 or the other way around.
ii. Either of those will create more inflammation precursors resulting to more inflammatory reactions which is bad.
c. Oil is an alternative energy source. About 40 ml will do.
12. Influenza vaccine is given every 4 months.
Doc Dan also said in relation to oil that if you drink mineral oil before drinking alcohol, it'll coat your GIT so you wont absorb the alcohol ultimately leaving you clear headed. Its like xenical!
Oh, and I also got to meet Doc Ana :D
