Pegasus Post: June 13, 2017

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Tuesday June 13 2017
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We said:
McMaster & Heap
Veterinary practice
Air rifle
injury
in A cAt
Chanel, a beautiful 17 month old Birman
arrived home late one Sunday evening with
a profusely bleeding wound on her back.
Her very concerned owners rushed her to
the After hours clinic where she was placed
on oxygen, given intravenous fluids and pain
relief. The xray taken showed Chanel had
been shot with two air rifle pellets – one was
sitting in her abdomen and one in her left
hind leg. She was also slightly anemic due
to blood loss. Miraculously she was still alive.
Chanel was operated on to remove the hind
leg pellet that night but it was felt too risky
to open her up and remove the abdominal
pellet due to ongoing blood
loss. Thankfully the pellets
missed her vital organs and
spine.
Chanel arrived at McMaster
& Heap Vet Practice on
Monday morning in a fairly
critical condition. She was
closely monitored and her
pain medication with a
fentanyl patch provided
her with continuous relief
– being shot would be
quite sore!
Chanel had regular blood
tests in house to check her
vital organs and to be sure
her anemia wasn’t worsening. Unfortunately
she was becoming more anemic. Kirsty
performed an abdominal ultrasound and
took chest xrays to check for free blood
indicating an active bleed. There was also
some concern about potential damage
to her left kidney from the pellet location.
Thankfully through all this her appetite was
great!
Prior to her
second surgery,
it was decided
that Chanel
would benefit
from a blood
transfusion to
help her red
blood cell levels.
She was blood
typed ( Type A)
and found to be
a match for Kirsty’s cat “Wolfie”. Wolfie was
sedated
and
about 60mls of blood was drawn from
him to give to Chanel over a couple of hours.
The donor cat has their red
cell levels checked and must
be Feline Aids (FIV) negative.
The following day Chanel
appeared brighter and
happier. We decided to
wait a further week before
operating to make sure her
blood levels were stable
and that she was producing
good numbers of red cells
on her own. The repeated
ultrasound and xray showed
that thankfully her left
kidney appeared normal
however the bullet had
slightly moved.
Chanel’s surgery proceeded without a
hitch. The bullet was successfully removed
with very little trauma, from just behind
her left kidney. That afternoon she was
rolling around, playing in her cage, able
to be discharged from our hospital. We
continued with pain relief and one week
later Chanel was near normal. This would
have been a completely different story had
her abdominal organs been penetrated or
her spine shattered. Thanks to her owner’s
rapid response, Chanel’s life was saved and
she’s never looked back. Also a bonus that
her dedicated owners have pet insurance.
Dr Michele McMaster
The plans for
a reconfigured
commercial heart in
New Brighton contain
a mix of niche retail,
residential living
and village green
spaces, as well as an
expanded market area
You said:
Lauren Briggs –
Moving the Countdown
further back would make
sense and I like the idea of
increasing the market area
. . . Summer night markets
would be great too. There
is so much already there
that looks great like the
palm trees and seating,
it just needs more niche
retail (point of difference
from the malls) and a
better layout. The village
green could be used for
performances and movies
over the summer. It sounds
like NB might finally be on
the right track.
Mike Cressey – Really
simple. (It needs) one
third of the retail. Good
cool seaside retail. Surf,
cafes, organic and local
product. And build cool
town houses. It just seems
so obvious for so long. We
www.gardener.kiwi
100%
don’t need a regeneration,
we need a correction plan.
Fiona Ward – Would
be great to see New
Brighton revitalised. I
don’t get there often – but
it makes me sad to see how
neglected it looks. Heads
high people. Make NB
great again.
We said:
Retired Linwood
College maths teacher
Alan Parris was made
a Member of the New
Zealand Order of
Merit in the Queen’s
Birthday Honours List
You said:
The magazine for
gardeners who
like To geT Their
hands dirTy
Jane Thomson –
Another reason people
should look to their local
school. Passionate and
CHUFFED:
Retired
teacher Alan
Parris was
recognised in
the Queen’s
Birthday
Honours List.
PHOTO:
GILBERT
WEALLEANS ​
striving for excellence. Go
Linwood. Congratulations
Mr Parris.
Jess Wilson – Very
proud to have been one
of Mr Parris’s students,
you were an awesome
teacher and made maths
fun, well done Mr
Parris, what an awesome
achievement.
Bryan Simmonds
– Anyone who puts up
with algebra for 40 years
deserves a medal.
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