Fortunately for Sayulita’s dogs and cats (and owners), there’s a new Vet in town, working in the SayulitAnimals clinic. We had the chance to see Dr. Marco in action when Leo, a beautiful black Labrador Retriever (just guessing the race), gut stung by a scorpion in the middle of the night.
Dr. Marco acted immediately, checking vitals and starting an IV line and medications. Within 1 hr Leo got a lot better!
Even though I have treated a lot of patients with scorpion stings, this time I must confess I got freaked out, because the approach to an animal is different, but after witnessing the proper care of Dr. Marco I realized that its indeed easy if you know what you are doing.
Here are some pictures from this event (click on them for bigger picture):
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- Leo and his owner after scorpion bite
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- Dr. Marco shaving Leo’s leg
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- Getting ready for the IV
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- Now the cathether
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- Hold still Leo!!
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- The IV line is in!
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- Close-up of the IV
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- final steps…
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- Leo looked sad but he is in very good care
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- Now the medication through the IV
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- Time to take a rest and let the IV go through
Do you know where is SayulitAnimals clinic?
