Teejay Hani
24
Jul
Tenzing’s Sunday Emergency
On Sunday morning, Tenzing, a 4 year old Siamese was brought in to the Booval Vet Hospital as Tening seemed to be acting a bit lethargic. Tenzing’s mum, a human Nurse, and a previous Veterinary Nurse, knew things didn’t sound quite right, so instructed her son to bring Tenzing in for a checkup! Tenzing had a thorough health check, butRead more
19
Jul
Cycad Toxicity
Cycads, or commonly known as Sago Palms, are a small group of plants with many unique features. Cycads have been around for over 200 million years – even before the dinosaurs roamed the earth. The most common signs in dogs ingesting cycad plants are gastrointestinal, hepatic, and neurologic signs, causing vomiting (with or without blood), depression, diarrhoea (with or withoutRead more
19
Jul
Barry the Orphaned Goat
Barry is a week old goat that was orphaned. Booval Vet Hospital team has been caring for little Barry ever since she was abandoned which includes milk feeds and lots of cuddles.
11
Jul
Gertrude’s Mystery Solved
On Friday night, Gertrude was taken to our Pine Mountain Vet Clinic, when the 2 year old Labrador’s owner noticed she was not quite herself. On arrival she was very unwell, lethargic and vomiting and Dr Amy was concerned Gertrude had a foreign body! Radiographs and blood work was done and we expected the worst. Gertrude was placed on intravenousRead more
26
Jun
Harvey the Basset eats 15 rocks!
What happened to the Basset who ate 15 rocks? Sounds like a start to a bad joke - but it was no joke for Harvey and his family when it was discovered Harvey had been eating the garden! Harvey a 19 week old Basset Hound became quite sick one night and was admitted for xrays - and it was quicklyRead more
24
May
In Clinic Cytology
Vet:” Ill just pop out quickly and do some cytology on this sample.” What does this mean? Where are they going? Why did they steal fluffy’s sample? Cytology is the study of cells, which means the vet who has just taken a sample from your pet is going to look at it under a microscope at such a detailed levelRead more
4
Apr
New Product – FeliScratch
Are cats destroying your furniture? 83% of you said yes! There is a new product on the market to help save your carpets, furniture and anything that you don’t want that cat to detroy! FELISCRATCH by FELIWAY is a simple answer to inappropriate scratching in the home. 1.Helps redirect scratching to your desired location (E.g on a scratching post). 2.Clinically
20
Mar
Heat Stroke Hits Maximus
Today was an example of how fast dogs, especially brachycephalic breeds such as bulldogs can over heat. Maximus came in to Booval Vet Hospital today after the owners found him collapsed outside. The owners had been moving house, and had left Max at their house till last, but with the stress and the heat - caused Max to collapse fromRead more
20
Mar
Fear Aggression in Dogs
You may have seen in the news recently about the unfortunate events that led to two separate incidences that caused two children to be attacked by dogs, and one of which sadly caused a child to lose her life. It is important for everyone to know that animals may be triggered by anything that they associate with bad past experiencesRead more
20
Mar
Mushroom Toxicity
?? With the warmth of Autumn and so much rain, a lot of you will have noticed the influx of mushrooms growing in Ipswich. But did you know mushrooms can be fatal to our pets? Mushroom poisoning occurs as a result of ingesting toxic mushrooms and symptoms can greatly vary depending on the type eaten. Symptoms can be fatal causing acuteRead more
