Soulmates Stories

Real moments, real pets, real impact, captured through the stories and journeys we create together

Fudge & Lily: A Life-Saving Moment

On 4/5/2025, we had a long and intense day at Soulmates Vet. The morning was packed with back-to-back cases, but the real urgency came at night. A 4-year-old Beagle named Fudge was brought in as an emergency, with heavy nose bleeding. His hemoglobin had dropped to 3, and his platelet count was just 12,000. He was severely anemic and needed an immediate blood transfusion. In veterinary medicine, transfusions aren't straightforward — dogs have different blood types under the DEA (Dog Erythrocyte Antigen) system...

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Advanced Care in Action: Mango’s Recovery

Mango, a 2-year-old Persian cat, was brought to Soulmates Vet Hospital presenting with rapid and labored breathingInvestigations, including X-ray and ultrasound, revealed a severe pyothorax — a collection of pus and fluid in the chest cavity. Despite repeated aspirations of over 250 ml each time, the fluid continued to accumulate, indicating the need for a more advanced intervention. Our veterinary team employed a pig-tail catheter in the pleural cavity for continuous drainage under sedation and anesthesia. This approach allowed controlled and gentle removal of the infection...

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