BERTA – A1090485
Safe - 9-21-2016 Manhattan
***SAFE 09/21/16*** SWEET CHIRPING AND HEAD BUTTING BERTA WAS DUMPED IN THE SHELTER FOR PET HEALTH ! BERTA was given to someone and after taking her to the vet, they found out that this one year old girl is constipated, and has a wound on her tail that has a maggot infestation!! Rather than allowing the vet to treat her they disposed of this friendly kitty in the kill shelter. BERTA is AVERAGE rated and was calm, relaxed, kneaded and gave head-butts. Don’t you think that she deserves to live and have the correct medical treatment. The ACC can’t seem to decide how old she is and they don’t know how to treat her for constipation. We know they are not rocket scientists there and that BERTA deserves a trip to a COMPETENT vet and a foster or adopter who will love her and give her the best care possible. PLEASE OFFER TO FOSTER OR ADOPT BERTA. FOSTERING IS FREE AND WILL SAVE HER LIFE AND GIVE HER THE MEDICAL ATTENTION SHE NEEDS. NO CAT SHOULD DIE FOR TREATABLE CONDITIONS. CONTACT A RESCUE NOW TO PULL HER TO SAFETY.
Manhattan Center
My name is BERTA. My Animal ID # is A1090485. – P
I am a female brn tabby and white domestic sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 1 YEAR
I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 09/19/2016 from NY 11355, owner surrender reason stated was PET HEALTH.
MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
09/20/2016 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 3.9 LBS.
9/20/16 Hx: Pt was given to client yesterday, has been inappetent and having diarrhea. Client took pt to the vet and they said there was a botfly infestation near the tail but didn’t say anything else. Client also suspected pt was pregnant. S: Tense, allows handling but meows when abd touched O: BAR, BCS 4/9, MMs pink and moist EENT: No discharge OU, AU, nose. Mild tartar. PLNs: Not enlarged. H/L: NSR, NMA. Eupnic, quiet lung sounds. Abd: Full, very large amount of stool felt in colon. Pt meows on palpation of abdomen. M/S/I: Amb x4. Wound at left side of base of tail – full-thickness ulceration about 1 cm dia, one fat maggot (1 cm long) crawled out, surrounding skin detached from tail, musculature and tissues visible underneath. UG: Female Single R lateral radiograph: large amount of feces in descending and transverse colon. No sign of pregnancy. A: 1. Obstipation-diarrhea 2. Wound at tail base with maggots – R/O secondary to de-obstipation 3. Reported age of 1 year is not consistent with overall size. Pt is likely an older kitten with early tartar formation, but pt could be a very small adult cat. Short-term prognosis: Fair-poor P: Recommend rehydration, laxatives, enemas, deobstipation and management of tailbase wound. It may not be possible to deobstipate this cat without heavily contaminating the tailbase wound. 1. LRS 75 ml SQ SID x5 days 2. Warm soapy enemas today and tomorrow, consider deobstipating tomorrow 3.Clip and clean tail base wound today, try to wrap the wound to keep it protected 4. MiraLax 1/2 tsp BID dissolved in water or tuna juice, given PO 5. Amoxiclav (45.7 mg/ml) 0.6 ml PO BID x14 days 6. Monitor fecal production 1088 —- 9/19/16 Scan negative Female Age apox. 1 yr Maggot infestation, as per DR 1088 cleaned with LRS, give 0.6 cc Amoxyclav given orally and Metacam Injection 0.16 cc given Ear mite and flea comb negative Dehydrated Tense and nervous during exam nosf
PET PROFILE MEMO
No Pet Profile Memo
WEB MEMO
No Web Memo
09/20/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – AVERAGE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Berta was brought in without information on her behavioral tendencies in a home environment. She was tense and nervous during her initial medical exam, but was tolerant of handling. Reaction to assessor: Berta was resting upon approach. Reaction when softly spoken to: Berta wakes and stretches. She appears calm, relaxed, and friendly. Reaction to cage door opening: Berta remains soft and relaxed. Reaction to touch: Berta chirps and leans her head against the assessor’s hand for cheek rubs. She head-butts lightly and starts to knead. Reaction to being picked up: Berta remains calm and allows handling. Behavior Determination: Average Berta interacts with the observer, appreciates attention, is easy to handle and tolerates all petting. This cat is showing behavior appropriate for new or experienced cat parents.
GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary
09/19/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative Female Age apox. 1 yr Maggot infestation, as per DR 1088 cleaned with LRS, give 0.6 cc Amoxyclav given orally and Metacam Injection 0.16 cc given Ear mite and flea comb negative Dehydrated Tense and nervous during exam nosf
09/20/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
9/20/16 Hx: Pt was given to client yesterday, has been inappetent and having diarrhea. Client took pt to the vet and they said there was a botfly infestation near the tail but didn’t say anything else. Client also suspected pt was pregnant. S: Tense, allows handling but meows when abd touched O: BAR, BCS 4/9, MMs pink and moist EENT: No discharge OU, AU, nose. Mild tartar. PLNs: Not enlarged. H/L: NSR, NMA. Eupnic, quiet lung sounds. Abd: Full, very large amount of stool felt in colon. Pt meows on palpation of abdomen. M/S/I: Amb x4. Wound at left side of base of tail – full-thickness ulceration about 1 cm dia, one fat maggot (1 cm long) crawled out, surrounding skin detached from tail, musculature and tissues visible underneath. UG: Female Single R lateral radiograph: large amount of feces in descending and transverse colon. No sign of pregnancy. A: 1. Obstipation-diarrhea 2. Wound at tail base with maggots – R/O secondary to de-obstipation 3. Reported age of 1 year is not consistent with overall size. Pt is likely an older kitten with early tartar formation, but pt could be a very small adult cat. Short-term prognosis: Fair-poor P: Recommend rehydration, laxatives, enemas, deobstipation and management of tailbase wound. It may not be possible to deobstipate this cat without heavily contaminating the tailbase wound. 1. LRS 75 ml SQ SID x5 days 2. Warm soapy enemas today and tomorrow, consider deobstipating tomorrow 3.Clip and clean tail base wound today, try to wrap the wound to keep it protected 4. MiraLax 1/2 tsp BID dissolved in water or tuna juice, given PO 5. Amoxiclav (45.7 mg/ml) 0.6 ml PO BID x14 days 6. Monitor fecal production 1088 —- 9/19/16 Scan negative Female Age apox. 1 yr Maggot infestation, as per DR 1088 cleaned with LRS, give 0.6 cc Amoxyclav given orally and Metacam Injection 0.16 cc given Ear mite and flea comb negative Dehydrated Tense and nervous during exam nosf
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