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Dr. Mark Lucas , in Canada, with a large walleye
Welcome to my first effort at blogging. I am Dr. Mark Lucas and I am the veterinarian at Dardenne Animal Medical Centers. I have been a veterinarian for 25 years and started Dardenne AMC in 1983. I mostly treat dogs and cats but do see alot of reptiles, birds and other exotics. I am very excited to share my experiences, cases and opinions on this blog. I have done TV, and radio as well as write a newpaper article , but I want to use this blog to give a more personal view of myself and a veterinary hospital. We are also starting blogs for obedience, grooming and boarding so you should have plenty to read and share. I would encourage comments and opinions , so stay tuned and check often.
10 year old Siberian husky that has eaten cloth before came in, on emergency, after being lethargic and not wanting to eat or drink for 3 days. You can see the barium coated rag in the stomach. In surgery we took rag material from the stomach and two areas of the small intestine. Sebastian is recovering well.
I know this is not the best topic but common. Anal glands are located under the tail on dogs and cats. They produce a foul smelling fluid that marks territory, deters presetors and tells information to otherdogs pr cats. They can get impacted causing the prt to scoot. They can even get infected and abscess requiring surgery. Here is a pictureof the south end of a north facing Jack Russel with a sever and painful abscess.
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Took my granson back to San Diego last weeken and went fishing for Humbolt squid!!!!
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CYSTIC OVARY
This is an ovarian cyst from a 15 year old dog with pyometra.
These cysts produce estrogen which causes problems as well.
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This is an excellant example of medial butressing when a knee has ongoing pathology. the”lump” is the body’s attempt to place scar tissue to stablilize the unstable joint.
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Dental cleaning is a very improtant part of your pet’s health maintence. The leading cause of heart, liver and kidney disease, in dogs and cats , is dental tarter. With the newer anesthetics this procedure is safe , even for geriatric patients. And their breath is pleasant!
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We give regular tours to groups of children and adults. The tours cover care of different types of pets as well as education about veterinary medicine and diseases. To schedulte a tour for your group call 332-5900 and leave a message for Kim. 
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Here are some photos of a cranial cruciate ligament repair surgery on a standard schnauzer. This surgery is done with a carbon dioxide laser, which virtually prevents all bleeding. This makes the surgery quicker and much easier. The laser also seals nerve endings which decrease pain and speeds healing.
Standard schnauzer prepped for cranial cruciate surgery at Dardenne Animal Medical Hospital
initial incision made with laser
The laser creates some smoke
tying the lateral sutures to repai the torn cruciate
all done, patients will get a bandage and go home in 24 hours
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DAnial Tran
When you stop in make sure to say Hi to Daniel. Daniel is a veterinarian in South Viet Nam. He lives here in the states, now and plans to get licensed here. Danial graduated from the ho chi min city veterinary college in 2006.
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Here are the photos of the lipoma ( tumor of fat cells) that was removed and the resulting closed sutures. The plastic material is a Penrose Drain that will allow blister like fluid to drain from the wound as it heals.
