A busy week!

Of course, with our expert surgeon Lucinda leaving us last week, we suddenly get all the incredibly interesting complex surgeries! So with a little (ok, a lot) of stressful moments in the theatre this week, our new team is in full swing.
For example, last night our CocoPutt evening was put on hold by a puppy that had been hit by a car. Despite the incredible shock the puppy was in, we decided we have no choice but to open her up and check for internal bleeding or other injuries. As it turns out, on top of her fractured leg, she had an avulsed spleen, a ruptured liver lobe and a punctured lung! A few hours in surgery later, her injuries got the better of her. Please please please keep your puppies away from roads until they are old enough to know some road rules.
The hospital is full to bursting with fish poisoning cases, some of which are very severe and others hopefully a few days from heading home. Such brave little things they are. Jasper, a huge Rottweiler cross is so ill that he can’t move himself, swallow or lift his head; but he still wags his
tail whenever someone approaches.
Also worth a mention is Tiger, a rather grumpy old lady cat who came in last week with a 6 x 6cm machete wound to her flank. A complicated stitch up and some serious pain relief later, Tiger’s wound looks amazing and she should be fit to go home in the next few days.
The social life has been a little quieter than normal as we recover from months of keeping up with Lucinda, but Hash House Harriers, Zumba, Island Dancing, CocoPutt and Monday Trader Jacks traditions have yet to be let down!
Here’s hoping for a calmer week from here!