Pet of the Month

June:  Laramie

· Age:  5 Year Old
· Breed:  Yellow Labrador
· The thing that makes her owners smile most is when she gets in the cattle water tank to cool off,  or when she is such a good help working cattle. 
· Laramie’s most endearing bad habit is not wanting to get out of the pickup after they are done going for a ride. 
· Her top career would be a Rancher.
· Laramie & her owners favorite thing to do is either go hunting or go on rides in the pickup. 
· Her favorite place to hang out is in the sandbox under the shade tree.

Last month Laramie was unfortunately hit by a car.  She came walking into the clinic with just a few bumps and scrapes.  We thought it best to keep her for  observation through the afternoon, and good thing we did.   About 2 hours later Laramie started to have      seizures, which indicated she had been hit hard enough to cause brain swelling.  We   Immediately started her on IV fluids, steroids & sedation to keep her body under control.   With a lot of patience and prayers Laramie was back to walking, eating and normal activity within 4 days.  She is back home, acting like nothing ever happened and enjoys wrestling with her newest little puppy sister, Belle. 

May:  Todd

Age:  About 1 year old
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
 
The thing that makes his owner smile most is his cuddles
Todd’s most endearing bad habit is waking his owner up in the morning, and eating everything he can.
If Todd had a career he would be an NFL Linebacker!
Todd & his owners favorite thing to do together is play fetch
His favorite place to hang out is the bathroom sink

Todd came to us in February feeling sick with a very high fever!  He spent several nights with us on IV (intravenous) fluids and antibiotics.    After several days his fever finally broke and he started to act like his frisky self.  Todd was feeling great until beginning of March when he started favoring his front leg.  Luckily, after x-rays, we determined it was just a sprain.  With a little pain medication he is back to new! 

April:   Winnie

Age:  11 Years
Breed:  Golden Retriever 
Favorite Thing:  When her owners come home!  She is the absolute happiest when they come through the door.   
Most endearing habit:  Putting her paw on your lap to get your attention whenever you sit down. 
If she had a career:  She would be a therapy dog. 
Her favorite thing to do with her parents is going for walks. 
Her favorite place to hang out is on the couch!  

Winnie is a very special girl for us here at Willow Creek Vet!  Her parents take excellent care of her doing yearly wellness exams,  geriatric blood work and urinalysis.  Due to Winnie's age, she has many benign fatty tumors, which we also keep a good eye on by doing yearly tumor mapping & measuring.  One of Winnie's fatty tumors became a little larger in size than what we felt comfortable with, with a quick surgery we removed it & sent it into the lab for diagnostic testing.   Luckily, the tumor came back as a benign lipoma (fatty tumor), causing no problems in her future health!