Meet Sarge – this young man paid us a visit last month following an eventful game of fetch. Sarge arrived at the clinic with a nasty limp, accompanied by obvious blood loss. Upon examination, a deep laceration was discovered – whereby the wound traveled down to the bone, chipping his proximal tibia bone (shinbone). Sarge […]
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Social isolation – a dream come true for our pets!
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised several challenges for our community, particularly when it comes to social isolation. However, our pets are likely to be enjoying the perks that arise from all this extra time at home! Here are a few ideas to help both you and your pet enjoy social distancing a whole lot more: […]
As an essential service, Narre Warren Vet Clinic remains OPEN. Several policies are now in place to minimise the risk of COVID-19 exposure: All surfaces within our consultation rooms are thoroughly disinfected between appointments All common surfaces including door handles, telephones and eftpos machines are thoroughly disinfected at regular intervals. Hand sanitisers are placed throughout […]
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Bravery Award – February 2020
Vomiting pets are always cause for concern – especially when the vomit is blue or green! Can you guess what common household product saw Tilley admitted for a lifesaving procedure? Tilley’s owners acted quickly when they noticed Tilley shaking, hypersalivating and experiencing an episode of diarrhoea and blue tinged vomiting. They rushed Tilly to […]
What a great result – with $20 from every vaccination in January being donated to the Wildlife Victoria Bushfire Appeal we are super proud to share that we raised $1800! Thank you to everyone for your support, and of course to our wildlife carer Kay for her ongoing efforts. If you would like to make […]
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Bravery Award January 2020 – Jetti
Jetti, the 7-year-old domestic shorthair presented to the NWVC last month after recent episodes of vomiting. During her examination, a white string could be seen lodged under her tongue – a most unusual finding! With cause for further investigation, Dr. Jon performed a set of radiographs with some interesting findings. The x-rays showed some abnormal […]
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Bravery Award – November 2019 – Gypsy
Meet 7-year-old Siberian Husky, Gypsy. She’s recently undergone surgery after the discovery of a mammary gland tumour during her annual vaccination and wellness exam, with Dr. Dawn. Mammary, or breast tumours, can be common in female dogs – with more than 25% of entire (non-desexed) females developing these tumours during their lifetime. In most cases, […]
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***ATTENTION*** confirmed cases of Leptospirosis
The Australian Veterinary Association has had 2 confirmed cases of a disease called Leptospirosis in dogs within the Ringwood / Bayswater areas. Can spread via infected water, mud, soil, plants, ingestion of raw meat and can also exist in the urine and faeces of infected animals. Commonly spread via rats. Is zoonotic and can […]
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Bravery Award – October 2019 – Rocco
This is Rocco, an eight-year-old Staffordshire Terrier. He presented to the NWVC with some nasty lumps on his stomach area. After a complete physical examination and history was obtained, a fine needle aspirate (FNA) was performed, whereby a needle was inserted into the lumps, and a small sample of cells extracted. The sample was taken […]
Blossom, the 13.5-year-old Birman cat, presented to the NWVC after her owner noticed a large swelling on her behind. After clipping away some of her long fur, a large pus-filled abscess was discovered. Blossom was scheduled for surgery the following day to flush and clean the area. A drain was placed, allowing fluid to drain […]