Dogs

Phoebe is a 10 year old female Great Dane, who was presented to our emergency clinic in March 2010 as her owners suspected that she may have GDV (Gastric Dilation Volvulus) or "bloat". It was about one to two hours after Phoebe had eaten her evening meal that her owners noticed that she was retching, looking depressed and seemed bloated in the stomach.

Toby is a brave old Jack Russell terrier who has had a foreign body obstruction not once but twice this year! The second time just after celebrating his 17th birthday. He is a known scavenger and despite his age it hasn't slowed down his appetite.

Toffee Burgan is a very special girl who has been a frequent visitor to the clinic for the past few months. Toffee was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue, a particularly nasty cancer called Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Wilson wearing a buster collar to prevent him from licking the sutures.Wilson, a very happy 4-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was having a lovely time on holiday - until he ate a fish hook and its tasty bait!

Wilson came to see us with the fishing line coming out his mouth. An x-ray was taken and the fish hook was found just inside the stomach. We performed abdominal surgery on Wilson to remove the offending fishing hook and line.

Frodo is a special dog whose developmental/ degenerative hip dysplasia left him feeling very sore and uncomfortable. Hip dysplasia is unfortunately not an uncommon disease of many medium to large breeds of dog. The problem is genetic in origin, but also has an environmental and/or nutritional component in some breeds. The hip joint is a ball and socket configuration which enables a very smooth and wide range of movement.

Coco Rimmington presented as an emergency on a Friday evening. She had been out and about in the community with her family earlier in the afternoon, and then suddenly started to collapse and vomit blue material. On presentation to the clinic, Coco was barely conscious and twitching. Dr Bray suspected that she had eaten snail bait.

Kira is an energetic, nine year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier. She presented to the Adelaide Animal Hospital in October 2008 because her owners were concerned that she was drinking lots, urinating more frequently and was very lethargic.

Suzie visited Adelaide Animal Hospital when her family were really concerned that she was not well.  She had not been herself for a few days and had been vomiting.  When Veterinarian, Dr Nina Bray examined her she was concerned Suzie may have a uterus infection (Pyometra). Suzie is an adult dog and is not desexed and Dr Nina noted discharge from her vulva.

Meet Gordon. He is an eight year old male Weimaraner who, about a month ago, managed to escape from his yard through the new set of front gates that had only just been installed. Unfortunately Gordon lives on a busy Adelaide Road and ran out into the path of a car.

Sophie the Red Heeler came to Adelaide Animal Hospital late one night as someone had found her wandering the neighbourhood. Sophie was underweight, tired and hungry and had no identification on her except a microchip that was found when she was scanned by one of our nursing team.