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 Beanie
Beanie had the works done just like Dante. She had dirty teeth too.
Maybe they will both come back for a cleaning. Dental work is only done on certain days. Vet students assist the doctors. At the same time, they learn from them what to do.
Beanie's temperature was normal and she weighed a bit less than Dante.
Her weight in kilograms was 5.48 |
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Beanie has a possible problem. It seems she might have ringworm. (What is ringworm? Is it a worm? Find out!)
The doctor decided to do some tests to find out about this strange patch on Beanie's leg.
First, she plucked some fur out and put in a petri dish. They will look at the culture again in 3 weeks to see if ringworm is present. |
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Here is a picture of another cat's petri dish. You can see how the fungus has grown.
If Beanie does have ringworm, her culture will look similar to this one. |
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Second, she fluoresced Beanie's leg. She passed a blacklight over the patch to see if it would glow. Sometimes ringworm will glow it it is there.
It didn't this time. We will have to wait for the culture results to come back to make sure.
In the meantime, she will give Beanie's owner some topical treatment to use. |
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| Beanie also needs some blood work. She needs to get her shots for feline distemper, rabies, and feline leukemia. |
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To finish the visit, the veterinarian writes some prescriptions and takes them to the pharmacy window to have them filled.
Next, she meets with the owner to give her a report and tell her about some heartworm prevention info and says goodbye to Dante and Beanie. |
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