The call came late morning on a Sunday – a Newfoundland dog was on route to our hospital with suspected bloat. Bloat (or gastric dilatation) is a very serious condition that most commonly occurs in larger deep-chested breeds and if not quickly treated, will progress to gastric torsion (where the stomach twists around on itself). […]
We adopted Clyde in January 2018, he was five years old when we welcomed him into our home and hearts. Being a French Bulldog we knew the heat would be an issue for Clyde, but we noticed Clyde struggled with his daily walks and even in mild weather, his breathing was strained. He sounded […]
A typical day on Bulldog Thursday for Dr Karin David’s at Southern Animal Health! Meet (from left to right) Frankie, Winnie, Florence and BB. (We also had Yoko who is not featured in this photo). This is a typical Bulldog Thursday for Dr David’s with these three cuties in for the following reasons: Frankie: Routine desexing and airway assessment which showed […]
Nine month old Leo the Saint Bernard came to see us with a left front leg lameness. He had a swollen and painful left elbow and Xrays showed that he had Elbow Dysplasia – a developmental condition where the joint structures do no form properly, leading to pain and osteoarthritis. You can see on his […]
Rocky is an 11 month Bull Arab rescue dog in the care of Forever Friends Animal Rescue, a charity organisation who do a fantastic job saving and re-homing unwanted pets. When he first presented to us at Southern Animal Health, Rocky had quite a bent leg as you can see in the above photos. He […]
Franklin is an 18 month old cat owned by one of our lovely nurses, Steph. She was observant enough to notice that Franklin seemed to have a large lump in his abdomen that could be felt when rubbing his belly. Dr Tim examined Franklin and confirmed that there was definitely something odd going on in […]
Four year old Dexter came to see us at after spending some time in an emergency centre. He has a history of eating socks, but usually passes them through without issue. This time he unfortunately wasn’t so lucky. Although Dexter had spent some time at the emergency centre, once we saw him it was obvious […]
Roxy has been a patient of Southern Animal Health (SAH) and Dingley Veterinary Clinic since she was 8 weeks old. Roxy is now 6 and being a Pug cross, over the last couple of years she has progressively had trouble with her breathing. Approximately 12 months ago at her annual checkup, the vet suggested I […]
When our head surgeon Dr Karin Davids first saw her four months ago, Pippi was unable to walk on her front legs (click here to view video) due to a tendon problem which was causing weakness and bowing of the legs. Dr Davids also diagnosed Pippi with hip dysplasia, a condition which would have been […]
Four weeks after her major surgery, Pippi is progressing well. Her left front leg is growing more normally now and her hips are healing nicely. As you can see in our video, nothing stops this gutsy little lady! If you missed reading our first introduction to Pippi and a bit about her medical conditions, click […]
