Life-Saving Emergency Care And The Importance Of Vaccinations

Due to demand, we have decided to extend our amazing Vaccine Amnesty offer until the end of February!

So don’t worry if you missed some of your pet’s vaccinations, because we are here to get them back on track. BOOK your appointment now and benefit from two injections for the price of a BOOSTER!

In the video below, our amazing vet Viraf talks about the importance of vaccinations against some possibly fatal and nasty diseases!

Norman’s Life-Saving Surgery

This mischievous little man is Norman. He came in as an emergency appointment last week after eating a whole box of dark chocolate liquors. Within a few hours Norman became very unwell and had developed vomiting and a swollen abdomen. Norman required an emergency consult with our vet Andreas and he determined that the swelling was likely a result of a condition know as GDV.

GDV or gloat and gastric torsion is one of the most serious of all pet emergencies. If left untreated, this condition will be proven fatal for your pets. In cases of GDV, the stomach twists and expands with gas.

Symptoms to look out for:

• Changes behaviour or acts unsettled
• Tummy goes hard or swells up like a balloon
• Pale gums
• Strains to be sick or gagging
• Tries to defecate unsuccessfully
• Drools more than normal
• Finds breathing more difficult

Please contact the surgery immediately if your pets have eaten anything unusual or if you noticed any of the above.

Back to sweet Norman, our dedicated vet Andreas assisted by our equally dedicated head nurse Rebekah, had to perform out of hours x-rays and emergency surgery late into the evening to drain the air from his abdomen and drain the contents of his stomach. Fortunately Norman’s stomach was not twisted but the emergency surgery saved his life. We are pleased to report he has fully recovered and is back to his normal self.

Poor Tilly came in to us today as an emergency after running into a big Labrador yesterday and not being able to move afterwards. We took some x-rays of her spine which suggest that she might have a slipped disc, and some internal damage to her liver.

The gaps in between the vertebrae, or bones of the spine, should be in equal distance but we can see one of the gaps in the middle is quite narrow which is likely because one of the discs that usually sits there has popped up out of place, pushing on her poor spinal cord and causing her pain.