Ghana - Vet Clinic

The dog that I had seen previously with the wounded elbow came back in today for a check-up. The wound was cleaned with spirit and iodine and it appeared to have chewed at some of the stitches. This dog, like all of the other patients that come in, was not given a buster collar so there was nothing from stopping it from licking or chewing at the wound.

Two sheep were brought in soon after as they were not eating. The vet diagnosed the sheep with liver fluke and worms. This results in a lack of albumin and a skin edema around the neck - which makes it difficult for them to eat. The sheep were dewormed and given a prophylactic treatment. They were given antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and vitamins. A goat and her kid were the next patients through the door. The mother had not been eating and had diarrhoea. It was also given vitamins, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory injections, and was dewormed.

A dog was brought in as a repeat patient. It was very skinny and was suffering from icterus - a condition that is similar to jaundice in humans. Its skin and eyes were yellowed. After around half an hour of bargaining over the price of the treatment, the dog was brought in to the vet clinic for treatment. It was put of a saline drip with Pabiovite vitamins added (one of the drugs that they used in Ghana). From what the vet said, it appeared that the dog looked a lot better than it had done the first time that it came in, although it still had a long way to go before it was fully recovered.

A chick with a swollen knee joint was the next patient to be see by the vet, who scrapped at the wound that looked like an abscess. Iodine was added to help it heal. There was also a Rottweiler/cross that came in for a check up. It had eczema - spots- all across its back and down its sides. Antibiotics were sprayed over it as they seemed to had improved a lot since the last time it was brought it.

A goat with eczema on the underside of its neck was next. The owner had noticed the rash three days ago, but only just brought it in. The skin looked very sore and the goat was clearly in a lot of distress. The vet used a blade to remove the outer layer of dead skin. Hydrogen peroxide, iodine and scavon ( a cream used to fight infection) was added to help clear the infection, and then antibiotic spray was added.