July 18, 2016
Vision
To be No. 1 affordable and effective veterinary anaesthetic machine supplier in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia with local trained maintenance teams
Mission
To produce affordable, low maintenance and effective veterinary equipment for veterinarians in developing countries, thereby lowering veterinary costs without compromising high quality of care
Revenues for company
1. Sales commission %
2. Listing fees at QV for equipment manufacturers
3. Marketing budgets from branded equipment manufacturers
4. Online sales of products %
5. Emergency maintenance services %
Expenses for company
1. Rental of office
2. Staff
3. Utilities and air conditioning of equipment showroom?
4. Meeting room
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Examples:
1. Anaesthetic machines (need a manufacturer), portable oxygen generator & weighing machines
2. Electro-surgical and dental scaling machines without foot pads
3. Operation tables with drainage, hydraulic or electrical
4. Hospitalisation cages portable
5. Orthopedic equipment - cheaper, modified from hardware shops
6. Ultrasound - handheld
7. Blood analysis
8. Portable safe x-ray equipment
9. Cat welfare traps - trap, neuter, release
10. Incubators + O2 for hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits and warming pools for sick terrapins for home nursing care.
11. Cheap light sources for night surgery in the field
12. Research: DNA analysis for dog breeds research or agency collaboration
13. Test kits for diseases (now sold by various brands) and cheap and good sutures.
14. Mobile vet vehicle for distant villages
15. Suction pump, respiratory monitor, Ap Alert, Vital signs, ECG, Autoclave, Water steriliser
Monday, July 18, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
How to calculate print size for your photos
Mar 2, 2016
I am trying to print large awesome pics for Queen's Vets using Photoshop and sending image to the printer.
Minimum size is 240 ppi to get awesome print but most people say it is 300 ppi.
CALCULATION
Divide the longest edge of image (pixels) by the longest edge of the desired print size (inches) to get the ppi.
E.g.
1. Image 3840x5760 pixels and you want a 8"x10" print
Calculation: 5760/10 = 576 ppi.
Good resolution.
2. If I want a 30"X20" poster, 5760/30 = 192 ppi. Not good resolution.
I have the following image 1920px x 1280 px size = 7.03M
If I want a 10" x 8" print, 1920/10 = 192 ppi. Insufficient resolution. Waste of money to print it at 10" x 8" print.
I am trying to print large awesome pics for Queen's Vets using Photoshop and sending image to the printer.
Minimum size is 240 ppi to get awesome print but most people say it is 300 ppi.
CALCULATION
Divide the longest edge of image (pixels) by the longest edge of the desired print size (inches) to get the ppi.
E.g.
1. Image 3840x5760 pixels and you want a 8"x10" print
Calculation: 5760/10 = 576 ppi.
Good resolution.
2. If I want a 30"X20" poster, 5760/30 = 192 ppi. Not good resolution.
I have the following image 1920px x 1280 px size = 7.03M
If I want a 10" x 8" print, 1920/10 = 192 ppi. Insufficient resolution. Waste of money to print it at 10" x 8" print.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Jan 14, 2016 Tech tools for writers from Publishers Weekly
http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/67941-10-tech-tools-for-writers.html
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
27. How to make BKTP Vet Educational Videos - interns
Dec 2, 2015
1. Hook (video clip preferred to attract viewer).
2. BKTP slide and sponsors (gather all slides in one webpage)
3. Introduction includes theme and title
4. Middle - Veterinary problems and solutions (90% of content). Diagnosis and treatment.
6. Credits and further information at: .........contact numbers......................
9. Is it possible to create URL of youtube on how to use windows movie maker and imovie?
I have a feedback from recent RI interns that they are not given the structure on making a video.
When you come in, please review other videos made (at least 2 made) and produce a video for interns on how to make a veterinary educational video. There are past videos done but I need a formal process for prospective interns on the movie structure. It saves me time explaining repeatedly and many interns do not research on my website as well as you did and rectify the feedback to the RI teacher about the recent internship of 2 RI boys.
Basically, the movie structures for BKTP Vet Educational Videos are:When you come in, please review other videos made (at least 2 made) and produce a video for interns on how to make a veterinary educational video. There are past videos done but I need a formal process for prospective interns on the movie structure. It saves me time explaining repeatedly and many interns do not research on my website as well as you did and rectify the feedback to the RI teacher about the recent internship of 2 RI boys.
Insert relevant links into video
5. End - Advices and Tips (Impact of disease).
7. URL of excellent intern videos (5 examples).
8. A script must be produced first. 2 columns. Left column is script text. Right column is video footage.
With your video, there will be no more inconsistencies and waste of time in video production.
Thank you.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
E-commerce files
Dec 2, 2015
1. Please set up my e-commerce TEMPLATE, adopting similar structure as shown below. This was taken from
http://www.ipswitch.com/ ---> "BUY NOW"
http://www.ipswitch.com/ ---> "BUY NOW"
2. For example, the template has on the left, an image. In this example, it is "IPSWITCH..FILE TRANSFER WS-FTP 12". In my case, it will be "BRAVECTO 4-10 KG" as given to you in an earlier email.
3. Then, the actual process of e-commerce. In my case, there will be PAYPAL payments as well as credit card payments.
3.1 For PAYPAL PAYMENTS, please get the link from;
http://www.toapayohvets.com/sinpets/other_matters_toapayohvets_Singapore.htm
http://www.toapayohvets.com/sinpets/other_matters_toapayohvets_Singapore.htm
4. In conclusion, please provide me the template page for 2,000 products or services, so that I can upload my product and services when I am ready.
5. Please let me know if you have further queries. Thank you very much.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
How to treat very smelly ears in a labradoodle - educational video
This 5-month-old labradoodle has hairy and infected ear canals. Ear hair plucking and cleaning of the ears must be done weekly by the owner or groomer. However, the puppy objected to ear cleaning and hair plucking by the groomer. The inside of the ears become ulcerated and infected, leading to very smelly ears. The owner sought veterinary treatment at Toa Payoh Vets Singapore.
There are 3 methods of treatment depending on the professional judgment of vets consulted.
METHOD 1. MEDICATED EAR DROPS. One inexpensive method by many vets is to prescribe medicated ear drops and the owner applies the drops at home regularly. I find this method, in this case of very smelly hairy ears, ineffective.
METHOD 2. EAR IRRIGATION. In Toa Payoh Vets, in such cases, the ear canals are irrigated to flush out the blood clots, bacteria and debri, after ear hair plucking.
This dog is sedated for this process. There is always the anaesthestic risk which deter many owners from accepting the second method. In healthy puppies and dogs, the risk is very low, but many owners do not want anaesthesia. So, the otitis externa get worse and become chronic.
METHOD 3. EAR SURGERY. A lateral ear canal resection surgery which opens up the vertical ear canal by removing the side wall. After surgery, the ear is well ventilated and able to drain any water owing to bathing of the dog. This leads to no more head shaking and smelly ears and no need to go for the dreaded (by the dog) painful ear hair plucking every 2-3 months by the groomer.
In this dog, the owner prefers METHOD 2. She maintains the ears and 7 months since the ear irrigation, as at Nov 25, 2015, I have not seen the dog again.
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=iZkYG4FtMQc
There are 3 methods of treatment depending on the professional judgment of vets consulted.
METHOD 1. MEDICATED EAR DROPS. One inexpensive method by many vets is to prescribe medicated ear drops and the owner applies the drops at home regularly. I find this method, in this case of very smelly hairy ears, ineffective.
METHOD 2. EAR IRRIGATION. In Toa Payoh Vets, in such cases, the ear canals are irrigated to flush out the blood clots, bacteria and debri, after ear hair plucking.
This dog is sedated for this process. There is always the anaesthestic risk which deter many owners from accepting the second method. In healthy puppies and dogs, the risk is very low, but many owners do not want anaesthesia. So, the otitis externa get worse and become chronic.
METHOD 3. EAR SURGERY. A lateral ear canal resection surgery which opens up the vertical ear canal by removing the side wall. After surgery, the ear is well ventilated and able to drain any water owing to bathing of the dog. This leads to no more head shaking and smelly ears and no need to go for the dreaded (by the dog) painful ear hair plucking every 2-3 months by the groomer.
In this dog, the owner prefers METHOD 2. She maintains the ears and 7 months since the ear irrigation, as at Nov 25, 2015, I have not seen the dog again.
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=iZkYG4FtMQc
Saturday, October 31, 2015
How to run your business for free in the cloud.
PC Tech & Authority Issue 205 Dec 2014
WHY THE CLOUD?
DOCUMENTS, SPREADSHEETS AND PRESENTATIONS
GOOGLE DRIVE best option for free business use. A combination of Microsoft's OneDrive and Office Online may be alternative to store files in the cloud only. 15G free
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT - WordPress has the best content-management system if you create your own website
FREE IMAGES AND HOW TO EDIT THEM - Canva is a free tool for creating superb graphics for use in social media campaigns
1. Decide whether just use cloud for document sharing only.
2. Sign up with cloud provider.
3. Organise your documents. If more than 15GB, spread files among trusted staff member. Customer data may not want to store in the cloud.
4. 15G/user. Share folders.
5. Get backed up on your old PC. Set up a routine to bacfk up contents of desktop folder daily
.
Train staff. Search for "Google Drive tutorial" on YouTube.
.
WHY THE CLOUD?
DOCUMENTS, SPREADSHEETS AND PRESENTATIONS
GOOGLE DRIVE best option for free business use. A combination of Microsoft's OneDrive and Office Online may be alternative to store files in the cloud only. 15G free
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT - WordPress has the best content-management system if you create your own website
FREE IMAGES AND HOW TO EDIT THEM - Canva is a free tool for creating superb graphics for use in social media campaigns
1. Decide whether just use cloud for document sharing only.
2. Sign up with cloud provider.
3. Organise your documents. If more than 15GB, spread files among trusted staff member. Customer data may not want to store in the cloud.
4. 15G/user. Share folders.
5. Get backed up on your old PC. Set up a routine to bacfk up contents of desktop folder daily
.
Train staff. Search for "Google Drive tutorial" on YouTube.
.
How to organise your work and life - online to-do lists and apps
Oct 31, 2015
PC Tech & Authority Issue 205 Dec 2014
Online to-do lists advantages:
1. Being searchable. - keywords, people's names
2. Gives you structure. Allow you to set priorities and deadlines to tasks. What's important and what m b done immediately, done next month, no fixed dealine, isn't important and m b crossed off
3. All have iOS and Android apps. Todoist has Windows 8 app
4. Tie in with google or facebook, no need to remember another password.
TOP 5 ONLINE TO-DO LISTS
1. TODOIST ease of use and advanced features. Press Q to add new task. many keyboard shortcuts. US$31/year for Premium feature if you click too many buttons reasonable. Windows 8 app for offline usage.
2. TOODLEDO choice as it has big support community. Author of article uses this app.
3. REMEMBER THE MILK dated interface large user base
4. ANY.DO. Simple to use
5. WUNDERLIST simple task manager that looks great too. Need to drag task to folders not drop down menus.
HOW TO BECOME ORGANISED
1. Set up an account
2. Capture all nagging tasks you have to do on pieces of paper. Go thru email, daybook, diary, voicemail, projects and associate tasks. At least one hour to do this.
3. Group together PROJECTS from pieces of paper.
4. Type in those tasks.
5. Don't put in false deadlines if there is none. Toodldo is good as it leaves this to the author.
In this way, you have A STRUCTURE OR ORDER OF projects you're are working on, no. of tasks associated with each one, good ideas of deadlines approaching
EMAIL is communication, NOT a to-do list.
Avoid reading email twice or more. Paralle to this task, clear your inbox. Create a folder "zArchive" and move all your existing inbox and subfolders there. "zArchive" forces folder to sit at bottom of your list.
Now create 4 folders; ACTION, WAITING, PERSONAL, WORK
Also ORGANISATIONS YOU WORK WITH.
1. If you can respond to an email in 2 minutes, do so.
2. Delete emails unless it contains valuable reference info
3. If it requires more time than 2 minutes, move it to ACTION folder for reference or turn it into an action on your online to-do list.
4. The key is to avoid looking at emails twice unless necessary.
BACK TO PAPER IF YOU LIKE
Now you have a clear inbox, a list of projects you are working on, an idea of the most important tasks to complete, you must set up all your devices (mobile, tablets etc) to synchronise, so that you can add tasks - mark them as completed - wherever you are.
Author creates a DAILY lists each morning from the "master" list on Toodledo, based on most urgent tasks he has been avoiding. Cross out the tasks done at the end of the day.
There will be good and bad days or weeks. You can always reset the process and start fresh.
PC Tech & Authority Issue 205 Dec 2014
Online to-do lists advantages:
1. Being searchable. - keywords, people's names
2. Gives you structure. Allow you to set priorities and deadlines to tasks. What's important and what m b done immediately, done next month, no fixed dealine, isn't important and m b crossed off
3. All have iOS and Android apps. Todoist has Windows 8 app
4. Tie in with google or facebook, no need to remember another password.
TOP 5 ONLINE TO-DO LISTS
1. TODOIST ease of use and advanced features. Press Q to add new task. many keyboard shortcuts. US$31/year for Premium feature if you click too many buttons reasonable. Windows 8 app for offline usage.
2. TOODLEDO choice as it has big support community. Author of article uses this app.
3. REMEMBER THE MILK dated interface large user base
4. ANY.DO. Simple to use
5. WUNDERLIST simple task manager that looks great too. Need to drag task to folders not drop down menus.
HOW TO BECOME ORGANISED
1. Set up an account
2. Capture all nagging tasks you have to do on pieces of paper. Go thru email, daybook, diary, voicemail, projects and associate tasks. At least one hour to do this.
3. Group together PROJECTS from pieces of paper.
4. Type in those tasks.
5. Don't put in false deadlines if there is none. Toodldo is good as it leaves this to the author.
In this way, you have A STRUCTURE OR ORDER OF projects you're are working on, no. of tasks associated with each one, good ideas of deadlines approaching
EMAIL is communication, NOT a to-do list.
Avoid reading email twice or more. Paralle to this task, clear your inbox. Create a folder "zArchive" and move all your existing inbox and subfolders there. "zArchive" forces folder to sit at bottom of your list.
Now create 4 folders; ACTION, WAITING, PERSONAL, WORK
Also ORGANISATIONS YOU WORK WITH.
1. If you can respond to an email in 2 minutes, do so.
2. Delete emails unless it contains valuable reference info
3. If it requires more time than 2 minutes, move it to ACTION folder for reference or turn it into an action on your online to-do list.
4. The key is to avoid looking at emails twice unless necessary.
BACK TO PAPER IF YOU LIKE
Now you have a clear inbox, a list of projects you are working on, an idea of the most important tasks to complete, you must set up all your devices (mobile, tablets etc) to synchronise, so that you can add tasks - mark them as completed - wherever you are.
Author creates a DAILY lists each morning from the "master" list on Toodledo, based on most urgent tasks he has been avoiding. Cross out the tasks done at the end of the day.
There will be good and bad days or weeks. You can always reset the process and start fresh.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
How to make your foturne from Youtube
pcandtechauthority.com.au Mar 2015
book on how to turn your idea into a storming success on youtube
http://tinyurl.com/nb4sjsl
Below explains how YouTube channels make their money
1. Monetisation thru AdSense programme
2. Temptation tominimise the ad formats for new channels but YouTube has algorithms to reduce ads if viewers click them off.
Different formats
1. Standard In-stream - non-skippable format. must watch advert in full before video will play. 70% play all way through. You are likely to make more money.
2. Trueview In-stream. Skippable after 5 seconds.
20-50% of viewers watch the whole ad. Your channel is paid if someone watches whole ad o 30 seconds of a longer ad.
3. Invideo Overlay
At bottom of video. Can be closed. Earn money on a cost-per-clic basis. Least valuable of all ad formats. Advertisers interested in people visiting their site will pay good money for per-click basis for some topics.
4. Display Units
show on the YouTube holding page not on video itself. Standard clickable banner ads.
Poor response from users. Little revenue.
5. Trueview In-display
companies make their own videos on YouTube. these link to other video content on YouTube.Generate good revenue.
6. Product placement
Good evenue for established channels. Prominent placement for a product in your video. Company that wants to place their product inyourchnnel. E.g. Jenna Marbles (13 million subscribers.Bella Beachwear swim wear in the video.
7. Tracking your earnings
YouTube Analytics. ---> Estimated Earnings report for content, channel and each individual video
8.Channel performance
3 blocks. Total estimated earnings; ad earnings and transaction earnings. Only first 2 will be applicable unless you supply rental content.
8. Estimated Earnings
Graph. daily, weekly, monthly
9. Big Earners
Top 10 best performing videos on your channel. Individual video or use search box to find more. Whole playlist performance. "Estimated monetised playbacks" tab is onlyestimated earnings. Goto downloadable earnings reports in the Reports Tab of YT Analytics e.g the Performance Reports section - previous month earnings.
10. Analytics
Full set of analytics, need to download the report. Performance of everything on your channel, individual kinds of ad available to you. Filter your earnings toknow whether your revenue comes from YT viewers or embedded content elsewhere o the web.
The reports are a goldmine of info for larger channels. For you, estimated earnings best place to go.
FOUR WAYS TO KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE WATCHING
1. Use playlists
Imagine you curate a set of videos. When you put one video in the playlist, imagine yourself as a viewer. What would you be interested in the next video?
2. Keep viewers in suspense
Not only compelling content but give verbal prompts e.g. "later in the programme, we tell you how?" "Find out what happens after the break"
3. Programme your content
Create a regular schedule. Let people know in advance certain things at certain times.Build expectations. Think of your contents as episodes rather than one-offs. "The box-set effect" where viewers watch one video to the next.
4. Link with annotations
Added after uploaded he video. Used to link to any poiint in the vieo, back to your website or - most importanly - to anyother video or playlist on YT.
book on how to turn your idea into a storming success on youtube
http://tinyurl.com/nb4sjsl
Below explains how YouTube channels make their money
1. Monetisation thru AdSense programme
2. Temptation tominimise the ad formats for new channels but YouTube has algorithms to reduce ads if viewers click them off.
Different formats
1. Standard In-stream - non-skippable format. must watch advert in full before video will play. 70% play all way through. You are likely to make more money.
2. Trueview In-stream. Skippable after 5 seconds.
20-50% of viewers watch the whole ad. Your channel is paid if someone watches whole ad o 30 seconds of a longer ad.
3. Invideo Overlay
At bottom of video. Can be closed. Earn money on a cost-per-clic basis. Least valuable of all ad formats. Advertisers interested in people visiting their site will pay good money for per-click basis for some topics.
4. Display Units
show on the YouTube holding page not on video itself. Standard clickable banner ads.
Poor response from users. Little revenue.
5. Trueview In-display
companies make their own videos on YouTube. these link to other video content on YouTube.Generate good revenue.
6. Product placement
Good evenue for established channels. Prominent placement for a product in your video. Company that wants to place their product inyourchnnel. E.g. Jenna Marbles (13 million subscribers.Bella Beachwear swim wear in the video.
7. Tracking your earnings
YouTube Analytics. ---> Estimated Earnings report for content, channel and each individual video
8.Channel performance
3 blocks. Total estimated earnings; ad earnings and transaction earnings. Only first 2 will be applicable unless you supply rental content.
8. Estimated Earnings
Graph. daily, weekly, monthly
9. Big Earners
Top 10 best performing videos on your channel. Individual video or use search box to find more. Whole playlist performance. "Estimated monetised playbacks" tab is onlyestimated earnings. Goto downloadable earnings reports in the Reports Tab of YT Analytics e.g the Performance Reports section - previous month earnings.
10. Analytics
Full set of analytics, need to download the report. Performance of everything on your channel, individual kinds of ad available to you. Filter your earnings toknow whether your revenue comes from YT viewers or embedded content elsewhere o the web.
The reports are a goldmine of info for larger channels. For you, estimated earnings best place to go.
FOUR WAYS TO KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE WATCHING
1. Use playlists
Imagine you curate a set of videos. When you put one video in the playlist, imagine yourself as a viewer. What would you be interested in the next video?
2. Keep viewers in suspense
Not only compelling content but give verbal prompts e.g. "later in the programme, we tell you how?" "Find out what happens after the break"
3. Programme your content
Create a regular schedule. Let people know in advance certain things at certain times.Build expectations. Think of your contents as episodes rather than one-offs. "The box-set effect" where viewers watch one video to the next.
4. Link with annotations
Added after uploaded he video. Used to link to any poiint in the vieo, back to your website or - most importanly - to anyother video or playlist on YT.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
How to write crime fiction - Sue Grafton
Sep 21, 2015
Tips from Sue Grafton
1. She keeps a journal which has all the ideas and rantings for the book.
2. After a 5-mile walk and breakfast, shower, email, facebook. Keeps a journal for each novel - about writing of the book to herself. e.g. in W, 660 double spread pages for the book. 1268 single-spaced page journal.
Every sentence is edited before the end of the chapter so that she does not need to do it. She writes every sentence over and over till it is right. If tone or pace is off, goes back to do again. No rough draft as she has fixed it in early chapter. Very slow process. Takes a year to write a novel. Incapable of doing rough draft or work in team. Write everyday. Gives meaning to her life. Now 75 years at X.
Folly to assign meaning to every chance event or synchronicity - odd things happen. Use it as a launching pad ie. lead with it.
e.g. in W, dead unscrupulous private investigate and dead homeless man.
3. Mystery noval (Crime fiction) is 3 categories
amateur sleuth, the police procedure, the private eye (Raymond Chandler, Dashell Hammett, Marsha McDonnell).
4. Essentials in writing a mystery novel
How to structure a story
How to write a dialogue
How to get into and out of a scene
How to do action.
Use enough details to bring a scene to life.
Reader v writer contest. Reader figures out what happens. Write - magic. Why do we kill each other. What makes people cross the line? No gore.
Focus on writing, not be distracted. volunteer work etc.
Quit worrying about doing I right. Writing is like play..
Shadow is intuition. unconscious. a bad person. Ego is the good person.
Everybody is in confessional mode nowadays.
Keeps an elaborate chart of what she's done andwhere she's been.
5. Do not repeat stories in a series.
6. Function dictates form.
7. Multiple points of views must be balanced with POV of protagonist.
8. Create suspense. Readers more interested in who will win or get away with the crime, not who does it.
9. Too many characters will not work. e.g. 14 characters in a TV series.
10. Too many storylines will not work. Use one.
e.g. elderly abuse.
11. Connect two storylines e.g. elderly abuse and child abuse (paedophiles). Same phenomenon as both are predators.
12. Shadow side and Ego side.
Our impulse dictates life for the layman.
13. Better to do page count. 2pages a day. Page count in 20 minutes is good.
Tips from Sue Grafton
1. She keeps a journal which has all the ideas and rantings for the book.
2. After a 5-mile walk and breakfast, shower, email, facebook. Keeps a journal for each novel - about writing of the book to herself. e.g. in W, 660 double spread pages for the book. 1268 single-spaced page journal.
Every sentence is edited before the end of the chapter so that she does not need to do it. She writes every sentence over and over till it is right. If tone or pace is off, goes back to do again. No rough draft as she has fixed it in early chapter. Very slow process. Takes a year to write a novel. Incapable of doing rough draft or work in team. Write everyday. Gives meaning to her life. Now 75 years at X.
Folly to assign meaning to every chance event or synchronicity - odd things happen. Use it as a launching pad ie. lead with it.
e.g. in W, dead unscrupulous private investigate and dead homeless man.
3. Mystery noval (Crime fiction) is 3 categories
amateur sleuth, the police procedure, the private eye (Raymond Chandler, Dashell Hammett, Marsha McDonnell).
4. Essentials in writing a mystery novel
How to structure a story
How to write a dialogue
How to get into and out of a scene
How to do action.
Use enough details to bring a scene to life.
Reader v writer contest. Reader figures out what happens. Write - magic. Why do we kill each other. What makes people cross the line? No gore.
Focus on writing, not be distracted. volunteer work etc.
Quit worrying about doing I right. Writing is like play..
Shadow is intuition. unconscious. a bad person. Ego is the good person.
Everybody is in confessional mode nowadays.
Keeps an elaborate chart of what she's done andwhere she's been.
5. Do not repeat stories in a series.
6. Function dictates form.
7. Multiple points of views must be balanced with POV of protagonist.
8. Create suspense. Readers more interested in who will win or get away with the crime, not who does it.
9. Too many characters will not work. e.g. 14 characters in a TV series.
10. Too many storylines will not work. Use one.
e.g. elderly abuse.
11. Connect two storylines e.g. elderly abuse and child abuse (paedophiles). Same phenomenon as both are predators.
12. Shadow side and Ego side.
Our impulse dictates life for the layman.
13. Better to do page count. 2pages a day. Page count in 20 minutes is good.
Friday, September 18, 2015
How to build an effective author website
Sep 18, 2015
Writer's Digest Feb 2015
long-term investment
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
1. Buy a domain name.
2. Selecting a Host. Free hosting, fee-based hosting (self-hosting), managed or premium hosting.
2.1 Free hosting. blogger or WorkPress.
Cannot fully customize site, limited functionality for e-commerce or monetization (advert, paywall areas, membership), not getting in-depth analytics about visitors
Recommend WordPress as it allows a seamless transfer to a self-hosted WordPress site if needed.
2.2 Fee-based hosting (self-hosting).
best for established authors to monetize the site.
advantages - fully customize site design - fonts etc important for long-term author branding.
- website traffic and what marketing efforts are working
- freedom to add functions to earn money from your site (advert, ecommerce, membership, paywall areas.
-effective integration of email newsletter sign-up tools.
eg. hosting providers, Bluehost, HostGator, DreamHost - one-click installation of WordPress and 24/7 support $4-$7/month.
Free 10-min tutorial how to set up a self-hosted WordPress site, http://bit.ly/WDselfhost.
responsible for your own site security, back up your site, site goes down.
2.3 Managed or premium hosting. up to $30/month for site security, regular backups, superior support. One most popular solution for WordPress sites is WP Engine. |Hier someone to help yo properly set up your site.
web designers or a web programmer. $500-1000 for a basic setup and A$3000 or more
BUILDING THE SITE
Should visitors buy your latest book? sign up for your email newsletter, follow you on facebook?
1. Choosing a WordPress Theme. WordPress is a free, open-source content management systems powers more than 20% of the world's website. Blogging as well as full-fledged website e.g. new York Times has customized version. Hire a designer. think long term. Most themes are free, can buy a premium theme with better support and forums, updates and customization options.
2. 7 essential website elements
2.1 Author name or brand e.g. CJ Lyons "Thrillers with Heart"
2.2 email newsletter signup e.g MailChimp automate the process for you
2.3 About or bio page - professional author photo
2.4 Information about your books articles or products and links
2.5 social media icons or badges
2.6 Social proof - positive testimonials, media coverage, good review, significant following e.g. Twitter.
2.7 straightforward menu or navigation. <5-7 menu items.
3. Maximizing your site
3.1 If actively blogging, have calls to action since many visitors will not go to your home page
3.2 not active change default setting of most word press themes as blog posts front and centre on your home page. Settings to designate a different home (front) page. Or no blog page (SELECT to nullify it on Reading Settings.
3.3 install site analytics tool. Google anaylytics.
3.4 20-30% of site traffic from mobile or tablet devices. Double check though Wordpress is mobile friendly.
Free and easy ways to get a website up
About.me free splash-page service
e.g about.me/janefriedman (author of this webpage)
RebelMouse.com
contently.com/journalists
Writer's Digest Feb 2015
long-term investment
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
1. Buy a domain name.
2. Selecting a Host. Free hosting, fee-based hosting (self-hosting), managed or premium hosting.
2.1 Free hosting. blogger or WorkPress.
Cannot fully customize site, limited functionality for e-commerce or monetization (advert, paywall areas, membership), not getting in-depth analytics about visitors
Recommend WordPress as it allows a seamless transfer to a self-hosted WordPress site if needed.
2.2 Fee-based hosting (self-hosting).
best for established authors to monetize the site.
advantages - fully customize site design - fonts etc important for long-term author branding.
- website traffic and what marketing efforts are working
- freedom to add functions to earn money from your site (advert, ecommerce, membership, paywall areas.
-effective integration of email newsletter sign-up tools.
eg. hosting providers, Bluehost, HostGator, DreamHost - one-click installation of WordPress and 24/7 support $4-$7/month.
Free 10-min tutorial how to set up a self-hosted WordPress site, http://bit.ly/WDselfhost.
responsible for your own site security, back up your site, site goes down.
2.3 Managed or premium hosting. up to $30/month for site security, regular backups, superior support. One most popular solution for WordPress sites is WP Engine. |Hier someone to help yo properly set up your site.
web designers or a web programmer. $500-1000 for a basic setup and A$3000 or more
BUILDING THE SITE
Should visitors buy your latest book? sign up for your email newsletter, follow you on facebook?
1. Choosing a WordPress Theme. WordPress is a free, open-source content management systems powers more than 20% of the world's website. Blogging as well as full-fledged website e.g. new York Times has customized version. Hire a designer. think long term. Most themes are free, can buy a premium theme with better support and forums, updates and customization options.
2. 7 essential website elements
2.1 Author name or brand e.g. CJ Lyons "Thrillers with Heart"
2.2 email newsletter signup e.g MailChimp automate the process for you
2.3 About or bio page - professional author photo
2.4 Information about your books articles or products and links
2.5 social media icons or badges
2.6 Social proof - positive testimonials, media coverage, good review, significant following e.g. Twitter.
2.7 straightforward menu or navigation. <5-7 menu items.
3. Maximizing your site
3.1 If actively blogging, have calls to action since many visitors will not go to your home page
3.2 not active change default setting of most word press themes as blog posts front and centre on your home page. Settings to designate a different home (front) page. Or no blog page (SELECT to nullify it on Reading Settings.
3.3 install site analytics tool. Google anaylytics.
3.4 20-30% of site traffic from mobile or tablet devices. Double check though Wordpress is mobile friendly.
Free and easy ways to get a website up
About.me free splash-page service
e.g about.me/janefriedman (author of this webpage)
RebelMouse.com
contently.com/journalists
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
19. How to cheaper ways to do business - online freelancers
Elance-o-Desk runs 2 leading websites for online freelancers - 37,000 freelancers from Singapore in 2014. About 30,000 Singapore business register with it. Bosses spent $200-$300 to hire one for 2 weeks from Indian, Indonesia, Europe and US.
Post job descriptions clearly. Look from their profiles such as portfolios, reviews from previous clients and their asking price.
Post job descriptions clearly. Look from their profiles such as portfolios, reviews from previous clients and their asking price.
Monday, July 13, 2015
How to extract videos from youtube
Dear Dr Sing,
to extract videos from youtube,
1. all we need to do is visit the website: http://www.
2. Under " media url to download" insert the url of the youtube video you want to extract
3. and press continue and convert.
The
website is very user-friendly and actually shows the steps you need to
take, it should be easy for the interns to use. Hope this helps.
Yours sincerely,
Gin
Monday, May 18, 2015
17. How to take care of your old dog's eye
A 13-year-old Silkie has sticky right eye discharge everyday for several months.
"Dr E prescribed eye drops and eye ointment and they were effective for some time," the wife took out the bottles from the plastic bag and put on my consultation table. "After a while, they don't work and I went to the pet shop to buy the eye drops. I don't want the same eye medication from you."
17. How to take care of your old dog's eye (Video)
Surprisingly, the left eye cornea was as clear as a crystal but the right eye cornea was scarred with brown dots of pigments covering 80% of the surface. The eye white was reddish as compared to the normal white of the left eye.
"Has the dog been rubbing his right eye with his right hind leg daily?" I asked.
"Yes, yes," the husband said.
I applied fluorescein eye drops onto the cornea (video) and there was no ulcerations as there was no green stain.
"The brown pigments on the right eye cornea are caused by long-time scratching and now is scarred," I said. "There is no chance of reverting to the clear cornea. Now, we need to prevent the 20% of the cornea from becoming covered up with brown pigmentation."
"The possible causes could be the right ear pain as the dog wanted to snap at me when I palpated the ear. Another cause could be tooth ache as the roots of the back upper teeth are exposed and the teeth are cemened with thick tartar," I explained to the owners.
Sedation 5 kg, 13-year-old Silkie: Domitor + Ketamine 0.05 + 0.05 ml IV
Ear irrigation
Eye irrigation with 3rd eyelid everted to flush out debri
Optomimmune and eye drops. E-collar.
Inj. antibiotic and anti-inflam.
E-collar for 2 months.
To review in 3 weeks and dental scaling.
CONCLUSION
Allergy to commercial ear drops, vigorous overcleaning of the right ear and periodontal diseases can cause ear scratching with collateral damage to the right eye in this case. Early dental scaling would have been preferred.
"Dr E prescribed eye drops and eye ointment and they were effective for some time," the wife took out the bottles from the plastic bag and put on my consultation table. "After a while, they don't work and I went to the pet shop to buy the eye drops. I don't want the same eye medication from you."
17. How to take care of your old dog's eye (Video)
Surprisingly, the left eye cornea was as clear as a crystal but the right eye cornea was scarred with brown dots of pigments covering 80% of the surface. The eye white was reddish as compared to the normal white of the left eye.
"Has the dog been rubbing his right eye with his right hind leg daily?" I asked.
"Yes, yes," the husband said.
I applied fluorescein eye drops onto the cornea (video) and there was no ulcerations as there was no green stain.
"The brown pigments on the right eye cornea are caused by long-time scratching and now is scarred," I said. "There is no chance of reverting to the clear cornea. Now, we need to prevent the 20% of the cornea from becoming covered up with brown pigmentation."
"The possible causes could be the right ear pain as the dog wanted to snap at me when I palpated the ear. Another cause could be tooth ache as the roots of the back upper teeth are exposed and the teeth are cemened with thick tartar," I explained to the owners.
Sedation 5 kg, 13-year-old Silkie: Domitor + Ketamine 0.05 + 0.05 ml IV
Ear irrigation
Eye irrigation with 3rd eyelid everted to flush out debri
Optomimmune and eye drops. E-collar.
Inj. antibiotic and anti-inflam.
E-collar for 2 months.
To review in 3 weeks and dental scaling.
CONCLUSION
Allergy to commercial ear drops, vigorous overcleaning of the right ear and periodontal diseases can cause ear scratching with collateral damage to the right eye in this case. Early dental scaling would have been preferred.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
How to make a good adventure video
Australian Geographic Outdoor www.agoutdoor.com jul/aug 2014
PLAN
RIGHT EQUIPMENT
FEW SKILLS
Tightly edited with a mix of viewpoints, angles, a catchy soundtrack of both music and voiceover.
1. INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE
2. TELLING A STORY
3. THE ESSENTIALS
3.1 ACTION CAMERA GoPro Hero3+ Black edition RRP$529 www.gopro.com
3.2 DSLR Canon EOS 70D $1275. Has touch-screen autofcouc, using the rear display screen. Can shift smoothly from foreground subject to background subject easily. Large no. of EOS lenses.
3.3 MICROPHONE RODE Stereo VideoMic Pro RRP $349 www.rodemic.com
compact, robust, easy to use. the SVMP ideal for outdoor use. An integrated shock mounting system to reduce mechanical noise and vibrations, cool+20dB level boost feature --- excellent audio
3.4 SOFTWARE
Adobe Premiere Pro $19.95/month
Complex.
3.5 MIXING IT UP
Multiple angles of view to keep story telling fresh. Not just same plane such as eye level. Get down low. Wide angle help "locate" - people involved too small and hard to see. "Piece to camera" - person talks directly to camera. Medium close-ups - person in frame and some background location or surroundings. Mood footage e.g sunrise, sunset, long shot of a big river, close up of a paddle dipping in a river. Moving image - close-up and more distant footage shows emotion and action.
3.6 SOUND ADVICE. for $150-300, A CAMERA-MOUNTED MICROPHONE (RODE range mics excellent or opt for lapel mike. Record plenty of audio during trip - can use audio track as a voice-over narration. Along with editing process - not easy to do. Being able to do sound grabs or interviews to camera is NECESARY to add interest to the final video, together with voice-over narratives.
3..7 THE FINAL WORD.
Edit hours of footage into a 5-10-min adventure video is least enjoyable but most important part of the documentary making process. Editing - use higher-end editing software, merge different tpes of footage, cool storyline, variety of camera angles, audio/soundtrack combination to keep viewers intrigued.
Starting out. Apple's iMovie. Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, Apple's Final Cut Pro are the big ones.
TOP TIPS
1. Some type of mount system for video gear. Add essential stability to your footage and worth their weight.
2. Stick with what you know. What footage will interest your audience.
3. Priority purchase for a DSLR to get an on-camera external microphone - audio quality compared to incamera mic is amazing.
4. Capture different angles of view and perspectives to maintain viewer interest.
e.g. 4 seconds per shot is standard for modern editing. long/wide shots for establishing locations, mid shots for action, close-ups for personal executions like interviews.
PLAN
RIGHT EQUIPMENT
FEW SKILLS
Tightly edited with a mix of viewpoints, angles, a catchy soundtrack of both music and voiceover.
1. INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE
2. TELLING A STORY
3. THE ESSENTIALS
3.1 ACTION CAMERA GoPro Hero3+ Black edition RRP$529 www.gopro.com
3.2 DSLR Canon EOS 70D $1275. Has touch-screen autofcouc, using the rear display screen. Can shift smoothly from foreground subject to background subject easily. Large no. of EOS lenses.
3.3 MICROPHONE RODE Stereo VideoMic Pro RRP $349 www.rodemic.com
compact, robust, easy to use. the SVMP ideal for outdoor use. An integrated shock mounting system to reduce mechanical noise and vibrations, cool+20dB level boost feature --- excellent audio
3.4 SOFTWARE
Adobe Premiere Pro $19.95/month
Complex.
3.5 MIXING IT UP
Multiple angles of view to keep story telling fresh. Not just same plane such as eye level. Get down low. Wide angle help "locate" - people involved too small and hard to see. "Piece to camera" - person talks directly to camera. Medium close-ups - person in frame and some background location or surroundings. Mood footage e.g sunrise, sunset, long shot of a big river, close up of a paddle dipping in a river. Moving image - close-up and more distant footage shows emotion and action.
3.6 SOUND ADVICE. for $150-300, A CAMERA-MOUNTED MICROPHONE (RODE range mics excellent or opt for lapel mike. Record plenty of audio during trip - can use audio track as a voice-over narration. Along with editing process - not easy to do. Being able to do sound grabs or interviews to camera is NECESARY to add interest to the final video, together with voice-over narratives.
3..7 THE FINAL WORD.
Edit hours of footage into a 5-10-min adventure video is least enjoyable but most important part of the documentary making process. Editing - use higher-end editing software, merge different tpes of footage, cool storyline, variety of camera angles, audio/soundtrack combination to keep viewers intrigued.
Starting out. Apple's iMovie. Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, Apple's Final Cut Pro are the big ones.
TOP TIPS
1. Some type of mount system for video gear. Add essential stability to your footage and worth their weight.
2. Stick with what you know. What footage will interest your audience.
3. Priority purchase for a DSLR to get an on-camera external microphone - audio quality compared to incamera mic is amazing.
4. Capture different angles of view and perspectives to maintain viewer interest.
e.g. 4 seconds per shot is standard for modern editing. long/wide shots for establishing locations, mid shots for action, close-ups for personal executions like interviews.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
15. Toilet training your puppy Case 1/10
| TOILET TRAINING PUPPY IN THE CITY - How to train
your new puppy to pee and poop in the correct way Dr Sing Kong Yuen www.toapayohvets.com Case 1/10 First written; June 28, 2005 Updated: April 1, 2015 "Not a visitor for the whole day," Janet, the pet shop girl in her early 20s, wiped her nose with the tissue paper said to me when I vaccinated her 3 puppies at 5 p.m. She was licensed to sell puppies by the veterinary authority but she has 4 puppies for sale compared to more than 20 from the competitor down the road. It was Tuesday, June 28, 2005, the second day of the school term for students going to school including the junior colleges. Had Singapore slided into an economic recession? Yet the well-stocked established competitor down the road had several prospective buyers when I was there a few minutes ago to vaccinate the puppies. A part-timer, a muscular young man in an orange sleeveless T-shirt, a student studying Chemical Engineering was surfing wirelessly on his note book. "Did you tap on the cafe's broad band," I asked him as the pet shop's policy was to prevent no broadband access to discourage malingering. Several young adults of around 20 years old are employed by the pet shop as part-time to clean the puppy cages and do sales of puppies and accessories. However, they loved to surf the internet, chat and post on message boards like www.friendstar.com, neglecting the prospective buyers.. The working hours are long from 10 am to 10 pm and the shop opens seven days a week. It is physically tiring. "Why don't you write a book on puppy toilet training just for your puppy buyers during your free time?" I asked the fair complexion pet shop girl who was the sister of the proprietor of the shop. "Many of them have no clues as to what to do after buying the puppy from the pet shop. If you give or sell them a book on the Singaporean situation, they will remember you as no other pet shop bothers to do such a book." She shook her head. The flu viruses had drained her soul. "Have you got good antibiotics for me?" she sniffed and rubbed her red nose. "Some good ones you use for your puppy's kennel cough. Or for cat flu." I asked her to seek proper human medical attention. She said, "My doctor's medicine are ineffective." "You should be at home resting," I advised. "Antibiotics are ineffective against the flu viruses." Her obligations as a proprietor must be fulfilled as the shop must have at least one operator at any one time so as not to close the shop and losing business. She then explained to me how to toilet train the puppy. "Good hands-on experience is needed," she had advised the buyer verbally. Don't ask her to write a book even if that would help her increase sales. There are better things to do in life when you are twenty-something. She is typical of the young adults. In any case, most young adults do not like writing or reading. "If the puppy buyer can afford to pay $50.00, I will recommend the grated crate for small breeds like the Shih Tzu. This crate has a pee tray below the grate. The urine and stools drop through the gaps in the grated floor onto the pee tray, keeping the puppy clean. "The newspapers on the pee tray cannot be shredded by the puppy. The tiled floor of the house or apartment will not be soiled as the pee-tray traps the puppy's waste. In addition, the walls of the pee-tray will not collapse on an active puppy, unlike the 4 fences forming a play pen or puppy pen." Many puppy owners buy the cheaper 4 panels of fencing to form a playpen to enclose the new puppy. The cost could be $30.00. The pet shop girl sold a puppy and the crate while I was at the shop. I snapped an image as shown below.  To toilet train the puppy, take it out from the crate to smell the newspaper placed outside the crate. A house-breaking solution bought from the pet shop is sprayed on the newspaper. The puppy is supposed to pee and poop on the newspaper after smelling this solution. That is the theory behind the sale of the product. Some new puppy owners find it not effective. A better alternative, in my opinion, is to wet the newspapers with the puppy's own urine. The newspapers outside the crate and the crate must also be enclosed to prevent the puppy roaming around the whole apartment. A good location will ht be the guest bathroom, usually found beside the kitchen in many apartments. The puppy should be confined, that is, housed in this manner for around 4 weeks so that it learns the proper way to pee and poop. Most Singaporean puppy owners let the puppy roam the whole apartment. The puppy pees and poops everywhere, hence the owner becomes a failure in toilet-training the new puppy. See my 2015 Youtube video advising a new Chihuahua owner at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2doRBL6rL8&feature=youtu.be How many first-time puppy buyers in Singapore inn 2005 have knowledge of toilet training? Not many as compared to 2015 where such knowledge can be found in the internet. In the past years, a puppy gets beaten up every time it soils the whole apartment. After several beatings, a seem to know where the owner wants it to pee and poop, but this negative reinforcement method of training is not recommended as it is said to be puppy abuse. Who actually looks after the puppy at home? It may be the domestic worker or the mother who is not present when the puppy is purchased. So, the poor puppy does not get properly trained as there is no "instruction manual" unlike buying a camera. There are many puppy books available nowadays but the toilet-training topic is usually not covered in detail. Original blog on June 28, 2005: http://sinpets.blogspot.sg/2005/06/educating-puppy-buyer-in-writing.html. |
Thursday, March 19, 2015
How to toilet-train a puppy in Singapore
481. Book contents
1. Purpose
What's in it for the reader?
How to do it successfully? Productivity
Chapter
1. What
2 When. Puppyhood. Clean slate.
3. Who. One owner. CONFLICTS Multiple owners. Child, toddler, Parents. Grandparents
Consistency, Perseverance, Patience, Knowledge of dog behaviour, human behaviour, child behaviour.
4. Where.
Kitchen tiled file. Plastic sheet, tray under newspapers
Situations, Tools, Equipment, Floor feeling,
5. Why
6. How
History of puppies accommodation, Age of dogs etc. interconnected. Positive and negative reinforecement travel. Rewards - food, play, fun.
7. Success stories
8. Failure stories
9.
10.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Online database - Animals and Plants of Singapore
http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/APS/
online database research on how Singapore's flora and fauna interact with each other
online database research on how Singapore's flora and fauna interact with each other
Monday, February 23, 2015
How to neuter a dog in the shortest time - productivity, efficiently and safely
Feb 24, 2015
SEEING IS BELIEVING
The textbooks have all their information but the hands-on practice, recording and observation of anaesthesia hones a vet's skill and expertise in anaesthesia and surgeries at least cost and provide a high level of safety for the pet.
I produce two videos to share my over 30 years of experiences on neutering a dog safely and efficiently with my Myanmar vet assistant with injectable anaesthesia. No isoflurane gas was used if the surgery is started and ended within 21 minutes from injection to final skin stitching
Sheltie, Male, 7 months, 5.6 kg. 38.7C
INJECTABLE ANAESTHESIA
For a young healthy dog, the formula is as follows:
10 kg, young Dom = 0.4 ml Ketamine =0.5ml in one syringe IV
Duration of analgesia (no pain, no movement) = 15 minutes
This dog was given D=0.2 ml and Ketamine 0.25 ml IV. Very good analgesia and safety.
PRE-OP
Clip surgical area first. This dog was excitable and so this was done after the injection of anaesthetic.
A: Injection of Dom + Ketamine 10.47am
D: First skin incision 10.56 am
E: Completion of skin stitching 11.08 am
E-D = 12 min (neuter took 12 min).
E-A = 21 min
Each testicle from incision to the final cut = 3-4 min
lst testicle 10.56 am - 10.59 am
2nd testicle 10.59am - 11.03 am
Antisedan given at 11.30 am. Dog stands up at 11.35 am. All OK.
SURGERY
3-forceps method
Suture Caprosyn /0 absorbable nylon type.
CONCLUSION
No isoflurane gas top up is needed if the vet knows exactly the effects of domitor and ketamine for young dogs in neutering.
SEEING IS BELIEVING
The textbooks have all their information but the hands-on practice, recording and observation of anaesthesia hones a vet's skill and expertise in anaesthesia and surgeries at least cost and provide a high level of safety for the pet.
I produce two videos to share my over 30 years of experiences on neutering a dog safely and efficiently with my Myanmar vet assistant with injectable anaesthesia. No isoflurane gas was used if the surgery is started and ended within 21 minutes from injection to final skin stitching
Sheltie, Male, 7 months, 5.6 kg. 38.7C
INJECTABLE ANAESTHESIA
For a young healthy dog, the formula is as follows:
10 kg, young Dom = 0.4 ml Ketamine =0.5ml in one syringe IV
Duration of analgesia (no pain, no movement) = 15 minutes
This dog was given D=0.2 ml and Ketamine 0.25 ml IV. Very good analgesia and safety.
PRE-OP
Clip surgical area first. This dog was excitable and so this was done after the injection of anaesthetic.
A: Injection of Dom + Ketamine 10.47am
D: First skin incision 10.56 am
E: Completion of skin stitching 11.08 am
E-D = 12 min (neuter took 12 min).
E-A = 21 min
Each testicle from incision to the final cut = 3-4 min
lst testicle 10.56 am - 10.59 am
2nd testicle 10.59am - 11.03 am
Antisedan given at 11.30 am. Dog stands up at 11.35 am. All OK.
SURGERY
3-forceps method
Suture Caprosyn /0 absorbable nylon type.
CONCLUSION
No isoflurane gas top up is needed if the vet knows exactly the effects of domitor and ketamine for young dogs in neutering.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
How to advise the owner - skin lump in an old Miniature Schnauzer
Feb 22, 2015. 4th day of Chinese New Year.
A tail lump in an old Miniature Schnauzer - what to do?
When faced with a skin lump, veterinary opinions differ. Some vets will advise "wait and see", prescribing some antibiotics. I will advise excision as it may or may not be cancerous. It will be up to the owner to make the final decision.
The vet should NOT advise "wait and see". Give the owner the option to excise or not to do it as the lump may be pre-cancerous or cancerous.
In this case, the old dog had a circular skin lump 8 mm x 8 mm x 3 mm. It looked very much like a ringworm. Dr Daniel said it could possibly by a result of licking or biting as the old dog had anal sacculitis, with thick brown oil expressed by me earlier.
I advise the owner to get the lump taken out by excision with a 1-cm resection margin ideally. A 1-cm skin margin would permit any present cancerous cells, if any, be removed, leaving little chance of recurrence.
This was not possible as there was insufficient skin and the tail would have to be taken out. The owner wanted to keep the tail stump. She gave informed consent to excise the lump without the margin. Histology was approved.
Dr Daniel operated. The lump was not cancerous based on histology. Dr Daniel's opinion was that this could be due to the dog's anal sacculitis itchiness and licking and that the lump could be inflammatory.
In an old dog, it is best NOT to wait and see. If the dog's lump is cancerous or turn cancerous later, there will be no good words for the vet's competence from family members.
In this case, the skin lump was not cancerous. Everybody is happy. This could be a case of tail gland tumour based on its location. I had seen one in a Siberian Husky some years ago.
A tail lump in an old Miniature Schnauzer - what to do?
When faced with a skin lump, veterinary opinions differ. Some vets will advise "wait and see", prescribing some antibiotics. I will advise excision as it may or may not be cancerous. It will be up to the owner to make the final decision.
The vet should NOT advise "wait and see". Give the owner the option to excise or not to do it as the lump may be pre-cancerous or cancerous.
In this case, the old dog had a circular skin lump 8 mm x 8 mm x 3 mm. It looked very much like a ringworm. Dr Daniel said it could possibly by a result of licking or biting as the old dog had anal sacculitis, with thick brown oil expressed by me earlier.
I advise the owner to get the lump taken out by excision with a 1-cm resection margin ideally. A 1-cm skin margin would permit any present cancerous cells, if any, be removed, leaving little chance of recurrence.
This was not possible as there was insufficient skin and the tail would have to be taken out. The owner wanted to keep the tail stump. She gave informed consent to excise the lump without the margin. Histology was approved.
Dr Daniel operated. The lump was not cancerous based on histology. Dr Daniel's opinion was that this could be due to the dog's anal sacculitis itchiness and licking and that the lump could be inflammatory.
In an old dog, it is best NOT to wait and see. If the dog's lump is cancerous or turn cancerous later, there will be no good words for the vet's competence from family members.
In this case, the skin lump was not cancerous. Everybody is happy. This could be a case of tail gland tumour based on its location. I had seen one in a Siberian Husky some years ago.
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