Maltese Terrier with a Large Jaw Cyst
A ten year old Maltese terrier cross was referred to North Coast Veterinary Specialists and Referral Centre with a 6 month history of bilateral jaw swelling caudal to his mandibular canine teeth. A full COHAT (comprehensive oral health assessment and treatment) was performed which consists of a whole body examination including organ function tests in […]
Analgesia for Stifle Surgery
An old school specialist once told me that dogs don’t need analgesia because it makes them run around more after surgery! Probably the most damning statement I have every heard! Cruciate disease is a painful disease and appropriate perioperative analgesia is critical. This ensures smooth transition from light anaesthesia to surgery with rapid return to […]
Bull Arab with Partial Cruciate Disease
Moet, is a three year old Bull Arab, with lameness in her right hind leg for over a year. Initial presentation for hip dysplasia with definitive diagnosis at NCVS of right partial functional cruciate tear (always check the stifle). Exam moderate quads atrophy (quads for stifle, gluteals for hip), stifle joint effusion and mild medial […]
Dixies Story
‘Dixie’ was just 7 months old when she found herself looking for a new home. Being a Jack Russell Terrier she was full of life, energy and cheeky quirks, and at that point had had little to no training. After not having a puppy for a very long time Dixie’s new owners contacted one of […]
Behaviour Training in a Border Collie x
Goose is a 2 year old Border Collie x and was unfortunate enough to find himself abandoned twice through no fault of his own. His forever owners pleaded with the rescue group to adopt him, but was refused on two occasions on the grounds that their property had no fencing. As an experienced dog owner […]
Cataracts in Dogs with Diabetes
KEY POINTS Diabetic dogs can live healthy and fulfilling lives, once they have been stabilised, however there is a common complication of diabetes in dogs – cataracts Statistically 70% of patients succumb to cataracts within 12 months of the diabetic diagnosis (Beam, Correa, Davidson 1999) Cataract is defined as opacity associated with the lens fibres […]
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Felix, a 10 year old male neutered cat, presented to North Coast Veterinary Specialist and Referral Centre for management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. He had a long history of weight loss in which he lost approx. 20% of his bodyweight. He presented to the emergency vets at Animal Emergency Services Sunshine Coast, collapsed and weak with […]
Wobblers Syndrome in a Labrador
Rex, a 7 year old Labrador presented for evaluation of hindlimb ataxia and stumbling on his forelimbs. The signs had progressively occurred over a six month duration. Clinical examination revealed mild neck pain and spinatus muscle atrophy with neurolocalisation C6-T2 spinal cord segments. MRI imaging diagnosed chronic disc protrusion of C5/6 with nerve root foraminal […]
Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD)
Intervertebral disc disease is very common in the patients we see at North Coast Veterinary Specialist and Referral Centre (NCVS) and,without advanced imaging, our job would be made that much more difficult. Zoe, a 9 year old Miniature Dachshund presented for acute onset hindlimb ataxia of three days duration. Examination revealed caudal lumbar pain with […]
Ocular Foreign Body
This 6 year old female ‘sight hound’ presented with an acutely painful R eye. Her symptoms included: exophthalmos; swollen eyelid; lid spasm and profuse ocular discharge. Following the induction of general anaesthesia the eye and adnexa were examined. Damage to the conjunctiva was noted and a hole explored. This revealed the shown wooden foreign body. […]
