Ectopic Ureters – Marty’s rare condition Marty, an adorable golden retriever puppy, was just 15 weeks old when he first presented to the VSA team in Sylvia Park. He presented initially to the medicine department for urinary incontinence which was …
Happy news for Vali the Police Dog Here at VSA we are lucky enough to work with some incredible animal services throughout New Zealand, including Auckland Zoo and the NZ Police Dog Section. The hard-working police dogs and their handlers …
Cassie was only eighteen months old when she first came to see the VSA team in Christchurch. She had recently given birth to her first litter of puppies and was a proud new mum of nine little huskies. Three weeks …
GRACE KAEMPERBVScV student INTRODUCTION Hemipelvectomy is a surgical procedure involving removal of the hemipelvis and corresponding hindlimb. It can be classified as total or subtotal, where subtotal has three further subtypes: mid-to-cranial, mid-to-caudal and caudal (Barbur et al. 2015). There …
When Maggie’s mum noticed she wasn’t eating and slept in longer than usual one Sunday morning, she knew something was wrong and brought her in to VS A&E. Maggie is no stranger to us at VSA and we know how much she loves food, so even though she looked fine on the outside, her history of dietary indiscretion, oesophageal foreign bodies, ureteral obstructions and chronic kidney disease had us wondering what was happening inside. Little did we know at the time she would become a very complex case.
The most common cause of front leg lameness in the dog is developmental problems of the elbow joint. This disease leads to degenerative changes (osteoarthritis) in the joint including carti- lage damage, bone spur (osteophyte) pro- duction, and loose bone …
Pebbles was an active four-year-old German Shepard with a passion for chasing seagulls on the beach. Even though the seagulls would fly away before she caught them, her enthusiasm for her game never wavered. Over a period, Pebbles started to …
Lucky, a feisty little white female Maltese, had a pretty bad day on Thursday the 9th of June. She was hanging out at home being inquisitive and guarding the home base when she tipped her luck too far and fell …
Toby is a 5-year old male Labrador mix. He loves all the typical Labradorian things in life: running on the beach, surfing waves, and eating a big bowl of food afterwards. This is Toby’s life now, but three years ago …
SLIDING HUMERAL OSTEOTOMY (SHO) SURGERY KEEPS ENERGETIC LABRADOR LOVING LIFE Read More »
Many people are often surprised to hear that we see animals with brain tumours. I think this is probably because years ago we had no way of diagnosing these challenging cases. Nowadays, fortunately, we have excellent access to the advanced …
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