Dogs

Pedro was picked from the Animal Welfare League way back in October 1992 as a 10 week old puppy. He was covered in wounds and scars and was apparently not treated well by his previous owner. He was a very naughty and adventurous little puppy and was named Pedro because he had big floppy ears and looked a little like a Mexican when he wore large hats.

Indi is a very brave patient who, back in early May this year was unfortunately hit by a car, thus receiving extensive injuries to her hind leg. Indi had torn away a large area of skin over the front part of her ankle, as well as destroying a number of the important tendons and part of her tibia and ankle bones in the accident. Indi's owners made the hard decision to try and do all they could to save her leg. She had extensive injuries and they would take some time to heal.

Meet Ella the Weimaraner cross and Kahlo the Bull Terrier/Basenji cross, faithful companions of Lani from our client relations team. Ella is pictured wearing 'Doggles' - how cute!. Kahlo wears these for protection when she sticks her head out of the window when taking a cruise in the car. Both dogs were rescued from animal shelters and have become an integral part of Lani's family - along with Picasso the cat.

Meet Brutus; he is a 4 year old loveable, 50kg Dogue de Bordeaux. Brutus presented to the hospital in early September with a suddenly swollen abdomen. He was noticed to be a bit quiet and lethargic in the morning and appeared to be deteriorating rapidly at home.

Appy, a 4 year old Jack Russell, came to see us on a long weekend as she was heavily pregnant. It was thought that she had been in labour for 2 days without producing any puppies. Although Appy was tired and sore, she was in remarkably good health. On examination, we could feel that the first puppy was presenting with its head turned backwards.

Daisy is a lovely natured 3 year old Golden Retriever who came to see us with an ulcerated wound that was weeping on her side. It was found that she also had a high temperature.

Does your dog have ‘BAD EARS'? Are they getting infected, itchy and sore every few months?

Pedro celebrated his 15th Birthday on the 17th of July, just one week before his owner Stefan. He was picked out at the Animal Welfare League when he was just 10 weeks old - Pedro that is, not Stefan. He was a little bruised and battered as his previous owner was less than caring.

Brindy came to see us one afternoon after her owners noticed her drooling and she had vomited once. They were confident Brindy had swallowed a fishhook which we suspected was causing her clinical signs.

Monty is a 12 year old male Airedale Terrier who had been living with a large perineal hernia for some time. A perineal hernia occurs when the muscles on either side of a dog's bottom become weak allowing some of the contents of their abdomen to bulge out under the skin. It is not an uncommon problem in male dogs that have not been desexed as the development of this condition is affected by testosterone.