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Oso
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Oso is a sweet little brown shepherd mix who showed up to the VIDAS
July clinic. The veterinarians and veterinary students who were
performing pre-surgery physical examinations on all of the incoming
patients noticed immediately that something was wrong. They
discovered that Oso was unable to breathe through his nose and was
bleeding from it. He was quickly anesthetized and a thorough
examination was performed on his nose and mouth. It was discovered
that Oso had a rotten tooth which had created an oronasal fistula, or
infected passsageway from his mouth to his nose. The infection had
spread from his tooth into his jawbone and into his sinuses, creating
a lot of pain and preventing him from breathing properly. To make
matters worse, any time he ate, food particles would travel through
the hole in his mouth and into his sinuses. With the help of our
dedicated veterinary students supervising his anesthesia, Oso's
offending tooth was pulled and the fistula flushed clean and stitched
shut. Thanks to the VIDAS crew, Oso is breathing and eating much more
comfortably now!
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