A 9 year old Jack Russell Terrier presented with a history of occasional cough over the previous 2 weeks, swelling of the caudodorsal left chest wall and dyspnoea. X-ray and CT images are presented. Answers at the end! X-Rays: These show a diffuse increased soft tissue/fluid opacity throughout the chest cavity on left lateral view. Note that the cardiac and diaphragmatic silhouettes remain visible. The VD shows a homogenous increased…
Sky was a 10 year old intact female Border Collie. She had had her left eye semi-closed for the last few months and a several weeks history of lethargy. Ophthalmic examination revealed that her left eye was enophthalmic but visual, had upper lid ptosis and protrusion of the third eyelid. Her right eye, however, was blind, mydriatic and unresponsive to light. A lesion close to the optic chiasm was suspected…
The Tip of the Iceberg Alfie is an 8 and a half year old male neutered Airdale Terrier. He had a 6 month history of right sided conjunctivitus and epiphora. In the last week or two, a small swelling formed over the medial canthus that was mildly painful on palpation. An MRI was requested to include the sinuses, orbit, nasal cavity and brain. Findings There is a large amount of…
NOW TAKING BOOKINGS! We are delighted to announce that we are now taking bookings for our feline friends afflicted with hyperthyroidism. Radioiodine treatment is the GOLD STANDARD treatment for feline hyperthyroidism. Just one injection results in complete destruction of all thyroid cancer cells, wherever they are located, in approx. 98-99% of cats. Not only that, there is no daily tableting, no anaesthesia, no nasty side effects and it is cost effective! So why wait? Ask…
A 6 month old female Bernese Mountain Dog presented with a vague history of pain/discomfort for a few weeks which was difficult to isolate to any particular region. Gradually, it got worse to where she was yelping in pain 2-3 times daily especially when getting up from a lying position. Pain was then isolated to the neck. No neurological deficits were noted. Haematology and biochemistry results were unremarkable. Radiography of…
Magic, the beautiful 2 year old black Labrador, visited us at the Veterinary Referral Centre to meet our specialist orthopaedic surgeon, Christoph Stork. Her owners reported altered hind limb gait and difficulty when rising from a resting position. Magic was admitted for radiographs which revealed bilateral hip joint subluxation and osteoarthritic changes secondary to the progression of hip dysplasia. On the basis of these findings a total hip joint replacement was…
Tom-Cooper, the beautiful Labrador, was referred for specialist dental care to assess his teeth after his vets were concerned about severe discoloration of his canine teeth & possible oral pain. After an examination, Tom was diagnosed with “pulp necrosis” of his Canine teeth & had two Root canal treatments performed (which prevented him from having to have the teeth extracted). Treatment for Tom is a two-stage procedure with the initial…
On the 15th January of this year, The Veterinary Referral Centre received certification as a Veterinary Nursing Approved Training Centre. This is a voluntary accreditation via Plumpton College which sets higher standards of care, guidelines and requirements at a Gold Standard ‘in every aspect’; promoting the highest standards of staff training, veterinary care, customer service, facilities, staff training and development. Routine inspections are performed regularly to ensure compliance with…
Jack, a 10 year old Jack Russell Terrier had a large left-sided rib tumor (suspected to be an Osteosracoma or Chondrosarcoma.) This mass was invading into the chest/thoracic cavity and causing collapse of the left lung. He had fluid build up in the chest cavity (pleural effusion), causing him to have difficulty in breathing (dyspoenia) and cyanosis (insufficient oxygenation). Initial diagnostics were via CT Scanning of the Chest & Abdomen…
Louie was a tiny 1.6kg Maltese Terrier that was brought in to the Out of Hours clinic (transferred from a local clinic) after he was attacked by a fox. He was shaken and bitten several times around the chest & abdomen. Findings: Louie had collapsed and in shock after being attacked by a fox. He had laboured breathing and abdominal palpation not possible as he was showed to be in pain around thorax…