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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 …

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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 …

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Browsling Surgery in a Shar Pei

This 6 month old male Shar Pei was referred to NCVS. On ophthalmic examination it was virtually blind as a consequence of the abnormal lid anatomy and secondary corneal ulceration. Post-op care involved the administration of topical antibiotics, oral antibiotics …

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Oesophageal Foreign Body

Ajax, a 9 year old, male neutered Labrador, has a history of being an avid stick chaser and ten days previous was chasing sticks in the park. The owner reported that Ajax started acutely gagging and retching after leaping to …

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Intestinal Foreign Bodies and Ultrasound Diagnosis

Intestinal foreign bodies can come in all shapes, sizes and contents. While some objects like rocks and bones will show up clearly on plain radiographs, there are many other materials that do not. These include, but are not limited to: …

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Angular Limb Deformity in a Greyhound

Chopper’s journey is truly heart warming. We first met him when he was referred to Dr. Mitchell in October of 2015 and diagnosed with Angular Limb Deformity. This condition occurs when a pair of bones, such as the radius and …

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Pes Varus in a Dachshund

Sampson, a 2 year old Dachshund, presented for evaluation and treatment of a severe angular limb deformity of the right distal tibia. This lucky dog has also had two surgeries for intervertebral disc extrusions here at North Coast Veterinary Specialist …

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Canine rocktape – rehab physiotherapy

Canine rocktape is another tool in the rehab physiotherapists toolbox. Rocktape has a large amount of stretch, and a number of uses. Applying the tape in the same direction of the muscle fibres may be useful to give biofeedback to …

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Physiotherapy management of Geriatric Vestibular disease

Sudden onset geriatric vestibular dysfunction in the canine is a commonly seen condition in veterinary practice and can be very disturbing for dogs and their owners. Symptomatic relief for nausea and supportive advice is managed with veterinary medicine. As human …

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Inguinal or Flank Fold

The inguinal or flank fold is an example whereby skin near a tumour/lesion can be used to completely close large defects created by utilising established principles for tumour excision. The flank fold is a type of subdermal plexus flap that …

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Chemotherapy Case Study

Patient: ‘Bo’ – 7yr old entire male Golden Retriever. History: Progressive weight loss (6kg) over previous four weeks. Initially appetite remained good, but had dopped right off and now will only eat smackos. Vomiting only intermittently initially, but every 2 …

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Becks – SUBS case study

Becks, an adorable middle aged cat presented to North Coast Veterinary Specialist & Referral Centre (NCVS) with lethargy and inappetence. Following a consultation with Dr Richard Mitchell, one of our Specialists in Small Animal Surgery, Becks was hospitalised and diagnostics …

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