Roxy, our suspect mandible cancer patient – having had her initial pain killing drugs followed by a Pamisol infusion for bone pain a few days ago, re-presented to our clinic. Unfortunately she isn’t doing brilliantly, she was hanging in there but nothing spectacular. It was decided at this stage to have another discussion regarding the […]
Roxy, our suspect mandibular cancer patient and her owner, re-visited SAH for discussions around having decided to go with palliative care. This was largely because the idea of removing her whole jaw, (for what might only be a limited amount of time), seemed a little too drastic. Initially Roxy was placed on strong anti-inflammatories to see how […]
Part 1 Roxy is an 8 year old Labrador cross Kelpie who presented to our clinic recently with a swelling on her lower left Jaw. Roxy’s owner is unfortunately no stranger to cancer, and was suspicious herself on presentation; having previously had unrewarding experiences with such problems with her pets. Her cancer concerns were well founded […]
Bear is a delightful five month old Pomeranian puppy who had the misfortune of breaking both his front legs (at the same time), from a very common potential problem. He accidentally fell from only a short height – about one metre, on to a firm surface. It is unfortunately not uncommon for such a minor […]
When it comes to a cruciate rupture – one of the most common injuries your dog (and occasionally cat) will sustain, there are a few techniques that will correct this injury (of which most veterinary clinics will only offer one). At SAH, not only do we offer all the various options (including specialist options), we […]
Below are two case studies about ‘Meg’ & ‘Fred’. They both had failed DeAngelis cruciate rupture surgery procedures but are now back on track after being repaired with our new Tightrope surgery technique. Meg, a 6 year old Maltese cross (weighing 7kg’s); came to our clinic for a second opinion as she had torn her cruciate 13 weeks […]
A big, happy and boisterous bull terrier – who has forgotten her rather significant age and is still pretending to be a puppy. She doesn’t seem to worry that she’s missing a leg – and that’s quite a story.
