KLINIK HAIWAN KAMPAR - perkembangan terkini

Assalamulaikum... 
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Pejam celik sedar tidak sedar, Klinik Haiwan Kampar telah memasuki ulang tahun ke-7 (Memasuki tahun ke-8 operasi). Maafkan saya kerana membiarkan blog ini sampai bersawang hihi. Bukan sengaja, tetapi saya terlalu sibuk membangunkan pasukan dan juga klinik. 

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Alhamdulillah, segala puji bagi ALLAH. Pelbagai fasiliti telah dibawa masuk dan diberi penambahbaikan selama beberapa tahun ini seperti mesin memproses darah (IDEXX vetautoread, IDEXX catalyst One), mesin ultrasound 2D, ICU chamber dan Mesin Oxygen Concentrater. Ini adalah bertujuan untuk memudahkan pasukan doktor untuk mengenalpasti penyakit- penyakit yang tidak dapat dilihat oleh mata kasar. Dengan dilengkapi bilik makmal sendiri, kita mampu memberikan rawatan kecemasan seperti pemindahan darah dengan segera dan pelanggan tidak perlu menunggu sehingga berhari-hari untuk keputusan ujian darah anak anak bulus. 

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Selain itu, klinik kini telah mempunyai kawasan pengasingan bilik konsultasi (rundingan) dan ruangan menunggu khas untuk kucing. Dari awal pembukaan klinik, inilah harapan saya. Untuk memiliki ruang pengasingan kucing dan anjing. Keselesaan pelanggan adalah keutamaan kami. Terima kasih para pelanggan setia klinik. Tanpa kalian, Klinik Haiwan Kampar tidak mampu sampai ke tahap ini.

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Klinik Haiwan Kampar di awal pembukaan dahulu sekitar tahun 2012. 

Klinik Haiwan Kampar yang terkini. Sebelah kiri: Kawasan klinik kucing dan haiwan kecil (small animal). Sebelah kanan: Klinik anjing dan large animal (eg: anak lembu dan kambing)

Klinik kucing diberikan penjenamaan semula iaitu "Catsmosphere™ Cat Centre" (Cat-atmosphere) yang bermaksud suasana kucing. Penjenamaan klinik juga telah mendapat pengiktirafan MyIPO ya pada tahun 2018. 

Kaunter Pendaftaran dan Ruangan Menunggu (waiting area) Catsmosphere™ Cat Centre

Bilik Rundingan 1 (consultation room)

Bilik rundingan 2 terletak disebelah bilik rundingan 1

Kita mensasarkan suasana yang selesa buat pelanggan dan mengurangkan stress kepada kucing-kucing yang mendapatkan rawatan. Eh eh! Kucing pun ada stress ke? Haa... Jangan tidak tahu. Perjalanan kucing ke klinik sahaja boleh menyebabkan stress dan hasilnya, pH dalam air kencing mereka boleh berubah. So what? Haa... inilah punca awal boleh trigger pembentukan crystal dalam pundi kencing mereka. Daripada kucing yang stress, nanti owner bertambah stress. Kos FLUTD @ batu karang tidak murah ya tuan-tuan dan puan-puan. 

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Doakan klinik berjaya mencapai standard piawaian ISFM cat clinic ya (worldwide standard gitu) dan mendapat kelulusan untuk memiliki mesin x-ray sendiri ya. Walaupun masih jauh perjalanannya, In sya ALLAH kami akan berjaya mencapai target yang disasarkan. Winner do not quit,quitter do not win.

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p.s: Boleh tinggalkan komen untuk topik yang ingin saya huraikan. In sha Allah saya akan mencuri sedikit masa bagi menjawab sebarang kemusykilan para pembaca.

Dr. Nurul 

Aku menulis bukan kerana nama :)

"Flea Dan Impaknya Terhadap Anak Bulus Kita"

Gitu tajuknya... baru ada feeling macam scary sikit. Jadi sebelum saya nak proceed dengan impaknya... Baguslah kalau saya memperkenalkan hero utama kita pada tajuk ini, iaitu FLEA!!!

Flea itu dalam bahasa inggeris. Bahasa kita digelar "pinjal", sejenis kutu yang sangat suka melompat lompat dan menghisap darah si comel kita. Teringat kata Professor Amin, dalam banyak banyak kutu, kutu ini lah yang paling membazir. Dah hisap darah, berak pun seketul darah juga. Kalau tidak percaya cuba check belakang si comel kita. ada tak pasir2 hitam yang melekat kat bulu mereka (macam gambar di bawah). Ambil sikit dan titiskan air. Komfem bertukar kaler merah....

Flea dirt in a cat

Yang hitam hitam dalam gambar tu la tahi kutu atau bahasa sopannya adalah "flea dirt". Parah dah kalau dah jadi macam ni... Ramai di antara kita yang tidak aware tentang bahayanya kutu ini. Bahkan ada yang kata: "alaaaaa...... kutu je pun...  , cuci dengan air hilang la...."

Mai saya nak share sedikit fakta tentang pinjal ini:

a. Pinjal ini adalah pembawa cacing pita- Tapeworm (nanti rujuk gambar rajah ya). 

Tapeworm ini merupakan cacing yang penyet penyet tu... Jadi, pinjal ini adalah agak penting daripada sudut public health. sekiranya anak kita tertelan pinjal yang halus ni, anak kita mungkin akan mengalami kecacingan (antara simptomya gatal di bahagian anus). Bahkan si omel kita mungkin pernah buat adegan seret bontot di lantai yang agak seksi tu.

b. Bagi sesetengah owner yang agak sensitif. Anda mungkin akan mengalami "flea allergy". Bukan sahaja kepada owner, bahkan si comel kita juga bakal berdepan atau sedang mengalami masalag "flea allergy dermatitis".

Ektoparasit ini menyebabkan kulit mereka sangat gatal, maka aktiviti menjilat dan menggaru adalah sangat kerap sehingga botak botak di bahagian badan mereka.

c. Indirectly, ketika kutu ini sedang menghisap darah, mereka juga telah memasukkan parasit di dalam darah, iaitu Mycoplasma haemofelis. Saya ulang ya... parasit dalam darah. Masalah inilah yang saya cuba hendak tekan di dalam tajuk kali ini. ===>>> DEMAM KUTU.

Mycoplasma haemofelis

Flea

Secara kasarnya, saya gambarkan pinjal ini seperti nyamuk yang menghisap darah dan memasukkan kuman ke dalam darah si comel kita. (ayat yang paling ringkas untuk fahamkan owner). ada juga kes di mana si comel telah mendapat kawalan kutu terbaik dari owner, tetapi sejarah kucing tersebut yang dulunya pernah ada kutu. (saya ulang ya=>>> pernah ada kutu, mungkin dalam tempoh setahun dua yang lepas) boleh juga terkena demam ini.

Secara tiba - tiba sahaja, si comel kita kekuningan bagaikan maskot digi.. Macam gambar di bawah ini...

 

Kekuningan pada gusi si comel anda.

Kekuningan pada telinga si comel 

Walaupun Jaundice ini bukan semestinya demam kutu. Tetapi sekiranya si comel anda pernah menternak kutu, mengalami kekerapan demam, dan secara tiba tiba bertukar kuning. Janganlah tangguhkan rawatan ya.
Walaubagaimanapun, pencegahan adalah lebih baik daripada merawat.

 
KAEDAH KAWALAN DAN PENCEGAHAN!

a) SPOT ON

Untuk kaedah ini, kelebihannya adalah menjimatkan mata dan sangat mudah untuk digunakan. Akan tetapi, dari segi harga adalah agak $$$. Hanya dengan meletakkan di leher si comel kita, makanya ubat tersebut akan menjalankan tugasnya sebaik mungkin. Setiap jenama ada kelebihan masing masing.. ada yang turut menyumbang untuk cacing jantung dan cacing pita, roundworm dan cacing cangkuk.

b) Kaedah spray

Bagi teknik ini, adalah agak leceh kerana kita perlu pam mengikut berat si comel kita. terlebih bakal menyebabkan keracunan dan sekiranya terkurang maka kutu tersebut akan melompat girang (underdose).Dan perlu pastikan ubat yang di spray tersebut kering di badan si comel sebelum membenarkan mereka menjilat.

Pada saya kedua dua teknik di atas adalah "kill method" dan boleh kitakan preventive juga berbanding kaedah mandi dengan ubat kutu atau shampoo kutu... Apa apa pun, persekitaran juga perlu dijaga memandangkan sekiranya kucing kita ini outdoor atau semi outdoor, maka agak sukar untuk kita mengawal kawalan kutu keluar dan masuk.hehe

Ok la buat setakat ini.. nanti saya update lagi ya. sebarang soalan bolehla tinggalkan di bawah. nanti saya selitkan semula di dalam blog ini ya.

Oh!!! No!!! It's Wormmmss... (Censored)

Today I like to share some knowledge that I think most owners well familiar with. But, I'm not sure whether do the owners know that different worms may cause different clinical signs (symptoms) to our pets. I'll also will discuss about the route of infection and how we can prevent it. generally this topics can be applied for both cats and dogs.

There are four common worms that inhabits in our pet's gastrointestinal system. (more specifically is in the intestines). The four common types of worms are:

• Tapeworms (Cestodes)
• Roundworms
• Hookworms
• Whipsworms

The morphology (rupa bentuk) describe the name of the worm. 

Roundworms (Toxocara sp.)

Hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum)

Hookworms on the mucosa of intestine

Tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum)

TAPEWORMS

• Platyhelmiths (Cestoda)
• It is also known as flatworm due to it segmented, flattened dorsoventrally
• This type of worms are hermaphrodite (they have both male and female organs).

More specifically, they are two types of worms that common in Malaysia's cat.

1. Dipylidium caninum
2. Taenia taeniformis

D. caninum is the most common tapeworn in cats (less common in dogs).

Flea is the intermediate host for this worm. (Can u see how they correlate with each other -> so please never underestimate what flea can harm our pets). 

Flea (Ctenocephalides felis)

Zoonotic risk: Accidentally ingested the infected flea can transmit the worms to human.
Butt stratching is common sign observed in our pets. Reasons behind this is:

The proglottis (segment of the tapeworms) is actively crawls from anus, hence causing peranal discomfort.

Taenia taeniformis is less common tapeworms in cats. The intermediate host is mice. That's why it is highly recommended to de-worm our pets regularly especially if our pets is outdoor.

ROUNDWORMS (TOXOCARA)
Infestation of Roundworms: Toxocariasis

There are four (4) routes of entry into the host (cat/dog)
It can be direct or indirectly:

1. Direct ingestion of developed eggs (containing the L2-the larva)
2. Indirectly:

• via ingestion of milk (less than 4 months old kitten)--> ingested and develop into adult
• prenatal infection (from dam to fetus) via placenta/uterus
• ingestion of paratenic host such as rodents
  

HOOKWORMS

• Hookworms is transmitted through:

1. via ingestion of the third-stage larvae from a contaminated environment
2. larval penetration of the skin, 
3. ingestion of other vertebrate hosts with infective larvae in their tissues. Dogs and cats may also become infected by eating cockroaches that contain infective larvae.
4. Transmammary transmission of larvae from the bitch to pups

• Adult worms may live for 4 to 24 months in the small intestine.

Canine Parvovirus.Outbreak?!! Take Note!

Canine Parvovirus?! Again??

What Is Parvovirus?

Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious viral disease that can produce a life-threatening illness. The virus attacks rapidly dividing cells in a dog’s body, most severely affecting the intestinal tract. Parvovirus also attacks the 9Bone marrow) white blood cells, and when young animals are infected, the virus can damage the heart muscle(puppies).

What Are the General Symptoms of Parvovirus?

The general symptoms of parvovirus are lethargy, severe vomiting, loss of appetite and bloody, foul-smelling diarrhea that can lead to life-threatening dehydration.

Note: fresh blood in the faeces

How Is Parvovirus Transmitted?

Parvovirus is extremely contagious and can be transmitted by any person, animal or object that comes in contact with an infected dog's feces. Highly resistant, the virus can live in the environment for months, and may survive on inanimate objects such as food bowls, shoes, clothes, carpet and floors. It is common for an unvaccinated dog to contract parvovirus from the streets, especially in urban areas where there are many dogs.

How Is Parvovirus Diagnosed?

Veterinarians diagnose parvovirus on the basis of clinical signs and laboratory testing. The Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbant Assay (ELISA) test has become a common test for parvovirus. The ELISA test kit is used to detect parvovirus in a dog’s stools, and is performed in the vet’s office in about 15 minutes. Because this test is not 100% sensitive or specific, your veterinarian may recommend additional tests and bloodwork.

Which Dogs Are Prone to Parvovirus?

Puppies, adolescent dogs and canines who are not vaccinated are most susceptible to the virus. The canine parvovirus affects most members of the dog family (wolves, coyotes, foxes, etc.). Breeds at a higher risk are Rottweilers, Doberman pinschers, Labrador retrievers, American Staffordshire terriers and German shepherds.

How Can Parvovirus Be Prevented?

You can protect your dog from this potential killer by making sure he’s up-to-date on his vaccinations. Parvovirus should be considered a core vaccine for all puppies and adult dogs. It is usually recommended that puppies be vaccinated with combination vaccines that take into account the risk factors for exposure to various diseases. One common vaccine, called a “6-in-1,” protects the puppy from distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus and parainfluenza. But in our clinic, we are more emphasize on 9-in-one vaccine.

Generally, the first vaccine is given at 6-8 weeks of age and a booster is given at four-week intervals until the puppy is 16-20 weeks of age, and then again at one year of age. A puppy’s vaccination program is not complete before four months of age. Older dogs who have not received full puppy vaccination series may be susceptible to parvovirus and should also receive at least one immunization. Consult with your veterinarian about how often your dog will need to be revaccinated.

Because parvovirus can live in an environment for months, you will want to take extra care if there has been an infected dog in your house or yard. Some things are easier to clean and disinfect than others—and even with excellent cleaning, Parvovirus can be difficult to eradicate. Parvo is resistant to many typical disinfectants. A solution of one part bleach to 32 parts water can be used where organic material is not present. The infected dog’s toys, food dish and water bowl should be properly cleaned and then disinfected with this solution for 10 minutes. If not disinfected, these articles should be discarded. You can also use the solution on the soles of your shoes if you think you've walked through an infected area. Areas that are harder to clean (grassy areas, carpeting and wood, for example) may need to be sprayed with disinfectant, or even resurfaced.

How Can Parvovirus Be Treated?

Although there are no drugs available that can kill the virus yet, treatment is generally straightforward and consists of aggressive supportive care to control the symptoms and boost your dog’s immune system to help him win the battle against this dangerous disease. Dogs infected with parvovirus need intensive treatment in a veterinary hospital, where they receive antibiotics, drugs to control the vomiting, intravenous fluids and other supportive therapies. Should your dog undergo this treatment, be prepared for considerable expense—the average hospital stay is about 5-7 days.

Please note that treatment is not always successful—so it’s especially important to make sure your dog is vaccinated!! 

What Are Some Home Treatment Options?

Because parvovirus is such a serious disease, it is not recommended to attempt home treatment. Even with the best veterinary care, this disease is often fatal.

When Is it Time to See the Vet?

If you notice your dog experiencing severe vomiting, loss of appetite, depression or bloody diarrhea, contact your veterinarian immediately.

#any vaccination done by non vet OR no proof of the vet signature would not be counted as vaccinated dog# we have the right to reject the case if owner do not vaccinated their dog#