Our head surgeon, Dr Karin Davids, demystifies the myriad of surgical procedures being offered for treatment of cruciate ligament disease. Once a dog has cruciate ligament disease, arthritis can develop within the knee joint, and the joint will never be the same as it was prior to having cruciate problems. Surgery is the best method […]
This small little guy was trying to find some warmth under a car bonnet today! He’ll be nice and cool and safe at SAH at least until we can hopefully get him home. Our Lost Pets Profile Date Found: 27/12/18 Sex: Male Lost Location: Lower Dandenong Road, Parkdale Breed: DSH Colour: White, Tan & […]
We have a little lady who has joined us today from Edithvale. Do you recognise her? We hope we can get her home soon so she can spot Santa coming down the chimney! Our Lost Pets Profile Date Found: 23/12/18 Sex: Female Lost Location: Northcliffe Road Edithvale Breed: Chihuaha Colour: Tan and Black Age: […]
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 […]
Lost Lilly is hoping you can help us all here at SAH locate her owners. She was found outside Black Rock Veterinary Hospital who were closed at the time. Our Lost Pets Profile Date Found: 24/11/18 Sex: Female Lost Location: Black Rock Veterinary Hospital Breed: Golden Retriever Colour: Gold Age: Senior Please do […]
Look at this gorgeous happy face! Unfortunately this adorable little man is currently at our Dingley clinic and is not at his home where he should be. Do you recognise him? We’re closing up very soon so he’ll be transported to us here at Southern Animal Health. Our Lost Pets Profile Date Found: 21/11/18 […]
Buying a Frenchie? Here are the 5 things you need to know about French Bulldogs… At Southern Animal Health we loooooove French Bulldogs – and we see a lot of them. So we thought we’d share with you some important health care information about the breed. 1. They are awesome dogs – fun, active and […]
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 […]
In everyday households, there are several common foods and plants that can cause mild to severe reactions and even death in some circumstances to your pet. This is our comprehensive list of household items to be careful and aware of: Alcohol Chocolate Coffee and Caffeine (Including Pods, Beans, Grounds & Tea Bags) Citrus Avocado Fat […]
