Tortilla is a sweet little cutie who we love seeing here at CanyonVet Spring Branch! We saw little Tortilla for a check up on her teeth. Tortilla wasn’t eating much and seemed to be dropping her food. Dr. Buntain took a look at Tortilla’s mouth and noticed two ulcers on both sides of her mouth. Dr. Buntain prescribed some medication for her to take home so the ulcers could heal. Tortilla then came back last month for her dental surgery where Dr. Buntain was able to remove the ulcers and send them off to be tested. Tortilla proved to be the brave little girl she is and pulled through just fine! Since then, you can find Tortilla living the life with her siblings ThunderCloud and Squirt!

Beautiful Rocco is one of our sweetest patients! Whether she’s getting her spa day on at our Fetch location or dropping by Spring Branch, she never fails to brighten up the day!! Rocco came to us due to a small cyst on her paw. Dr. Buntain noticed she had some swelling in between her pads. Rocco continued her medication to ensure the infection would not spread and everything healed up just fine! Rocco also loves her manicure and pedicure days with us! It is important to keep up with nail trims to prevent the nail from growing into their paw pads which can cause discomfort. Another amazing fact about Rocco is that she is also a service dog for her parents who are both retired Veterans! Rocco’s parents love her very much and are always looking out for their favorite girl! Rocco continues to spread her happiness everywhere she goes and we always look forward to seeing her!

Eileen is a very special girl who puts a bright smile on everyone’s face when she walks into the room!  Eileen is Diabetic and is on insulin to help regulate her blood sugar. It is very important to keep up with a diabetic patient’s blood glucose levels at least once a year to ensure that they are taking the proper dosage of insulin. A little known fact about Eileen is that she is an amazing therapy dog. Eileen loves to spend her days at her favorite retirement home making friends and spreading her joy around! Her dad says going to the retirement home is the highlight of her day and she is quite the social butterfly! In her free time, Eileen enjoys going camping and hanging out with her neighborhood dog crew. Eileen is the sweetest girl and continues to be a ray of sunshine to us and her community!

Callie is a longtime patient of ours and is nothing but the sweetest! Callie came to us to have her mouth thoroughly examined due to stomatitis. Stomatitis causes inflammation of the entire mouth causing difficulty eating, excess salivation and weight loss. Stomatitis can be quite bothersome for cats and it is important to keep up with regular teeth cleaning. Sweet Callie was having a hard time eating her food so her mom brought her in for Dr. Wunderlich to take a look at her. Callie was given an injection to help control the pain and inflammation. We scheduled Callie for a dental cleaning and all went well! Callie’s parents do a great keeping up with her oral health!

Last month, we had the honor of meeting an extremely happy Goldendoodle named Gus! Gus came to us in mid-January due to limping. The doctor examined him and it appeared to be his left forelimb that was causing him some trouble. We put sweet Gus on the anti-inflammatory to see if that would ease the pain and resolve his limping. A couple of days after his appointment, his mom decided to have him spend the day with us to monitor Gus and let him have the rest he needed, since he LOVED playing around with his sibling, Holt! While Gus spent the day hanging out with us, we took some radiographs of his leg to see what the underlying issue was. We discovered Gus had a case of elbow dysplasia, meaning the cartilage lining of his elbow joint had not developed properly. This can cause abnormal development also known as dysplasia. So, Dr. Buntain referred Gus to an orthopedic specialist who would be able to operate and repair his elbow. Gus visited the specialist for his surgery! The surgery was a success and Gus has been staying with us while he recovers! We love getting to see his happy face and wagging tail every morning! Gus is recovering very well and counting down the days until he can run wild with his sibling again!!

Sandy’s mom noticed she was starting to limp and wasn’t bearing much weight on her right hind leg. For the doctor to be able to make a diagnosis and see what the underlying issue was, we had to sedate Sandy. Dr. Buntain performed an orthopedic exam in order to get a good evaluation of her leg. It turns out that Sandy has a torn cranial cruciate ligament, which causes inflammation and instability of the knee joint. So to make sure we are on track to help stabilize her knee, Sandy has been visiting our friends over at CanyonVet Canyon Lake for her K-Laser Therapy! The K-Laser helps reduce inflammation and relieve pain and is used for many conditions including arthritis and muscular injuries. Sandy has been handling her treatment like a queen and continuing her physical therapy at home with her mom (and getting all the hugs that she deserves!!)

Meet Tom Selleck! Tom Selleck is a snazzy cat who came to us with puncture wounds near his tail. His wound had turned into an abscess that ruptured and was in need of a little repair. Based on his wounds, it appears that he may have gotten into a scuffle with another animal. We had to do something to help Tom out! His mom brought him in and Dr. Buntain was able to suture him up and add a drain tube to help prevent infection from getting trapped inside the wound. His minor surgery was a success and we saw him a couple days later to remove his drain tube! Tom still needed to be monitored to make sure his sutures were in place and everything was healing properly. Tom is doing fabulous now and he is back to being the cool cat that he is!

Penny is a beautiful 1 year old Boxer who visited us a couple weeks ago with a pretty bad laceration above her eye. Penny’s family brought her in for us to take a look at her puncture wound. After a quick surgery with Dr. Buntain, she had that pesky cut stitched up in no time! We sent Penny back home (with a small cone of shame but she rocked it!)  but a few days later her laceration opened up again and she was back at the hospital for another repair! Dr. Buntain placed a fancy drain tube through her puncture wound to help prevent the build-up of infection. A couple of days later, Penny came back to see us but this time it was to get her drain tube removed. Everything started to heal just fine and sweet Penny was lookin’ great! After that she was good as new and is living her most awesome life with her awesome family!

Vino is a handsome 7 year old German Shepherd who came to us at the end of October for his annual check-up! Vino received his annual vaccines and we ran a heartworm test on him, as well. It turns out Vino tested positive for heartworms (a worm that lives in the right side of the heart and causes major health issues)! His parents care about him so much so they decided to have Vino stay with us for a couple of days. We treated him with fluids and LOTS of hugs! Vino was so brave and handled his heartworm treatment like the true champion he is! Vino is such a happy boy and is on the road to getting the special treatment he needs so we can get rid of those pesky heartworms!