Willow is a typical young Golden Retriever — smiley, people-loving, and always getting into mischief. In September last year, Willow ate something she shouldn’t have (likely carpet or weed matting). After two days of vomiting and not being herself, her worried mum brought her in for assessment. A clinical examination and diagnostic testing strongly
Many of you will be aware that we have a wonderful Facebook page due to the efforts of Nadine, one of our nurses. Followers not only find this informative but often entertaining as we explore the funny things animals do. We now have a second Facebook page dedicated to our Production Animal clients. Just look
Roger is a 5yr old miniature Daschund that came to our clinic for a routine vaccination and health check. Tartar was found on his teeth and, with the ok from his mum, he was admitted for a COHAT procedure (comprehensive oral health assessment and treatment). Before his procedure, he underwent a full physical exam and
Dogs, and cats to a lesser extent, are curious creatures who like to explore the world with their mouths. This means that they will often chew on or swallow objects. In general, this doesn’t cause any negative effects in the dog, although it can be very frustrating for the owner, (I have lost many a
It is fairly well known that nutrition is important for the health of your pet. Many people are aware their pet’s diet should have enough of certain nutrients (it should be nutritionally complete). However, it is not widely known that it is also important that certain nutrients are in the right ratio (the diet is
The clinic recently had a property with a mob of 420 pregnant two-tooth ewes which had no history of vaccination. Twenty-four ewes had aborted over the last few weeks with late fully formed lambs. There was no history of crops or toxin exposure, the weather was calm and settled. A full autopsy of two lambs
