by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia Thats quite a mouthful. What exactly is it? Its a type of anaemia caused by the body destroying its own red blood cells Why would the body destroy its own red blood cells Its one of those diseases where we...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Limber tail in dogs I’ve never heard of that? It also has lots of other names like cold tail, swimmers tail, drop tail, rudder tail I’ve not heard of those either so tell us what it is. It’s a condition where the dog suddenly develops a...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Rat bait poisoning – Ive talked about this before but it is such a common problem that I think i need to mention it again. Does that cause a lot of problems around Marlborough? Yes its the number one poisoning that we see in dogs. We see...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? I’m going to talk about accidental mating of bitches You mean things like the morning after pill? Sort of. There is a course of 2 injections that we give to prevent pregnancy after mating but people don’t need to panic about having this done...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? I’m going to talk about the use of ultrasound scanning of cats and dogs Is that the same procedure as when a human has an ultrasound scan? Yes just the same really. In fact the ultrasound scanner we have at the Vet centre is from the Wairau...
by petpack | Jun 24, 2024 | Articles, Companion Animals
Trocoxil – the once monthly treatment for arthritis in dogs Trocoxil is a major breakthrough in the treatment of arthritis in dogs. It is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in the same class of drugs as Rimadyl, Metacam and Previcox but because of its very...
