by Braden Collins | Oct 10, 2014 | information centre
Cruciate Ligament Rupture On of the more common causes of lameness we see in dogs is a ruptured cruciate ligament. Many people would be familiar with cruciate ligament rupture after watching a bit of footy. It is quite a common injury in football players when they...
by Braden Collins | Oct 10, 2014 | information centre
Hot Dogs With the hot weather arriving, we need to take extra precautions to protect our dogs from overheating. The two most common causes of overheating we see are dogs being left in cars, and dogs exercising during the heat of the day. Unfortunately we see several...
by Braden Collins | Oct 10, 2014 | information centre
Thunderstorms and Fireworks With the recent thunderstorms, I thought it would be a good time to talk about noise phobias. Many dogs have phobias of loud noises such as thunderstorms and fireworks. This can show up in behaviours such as shaking and nervousness for the...
by Braden Collins | Oct 10, 2014 | information centre
Sun and Skin Cancer in our Pets Skin cancer in dogs and cats is one of the few truly “preventable” cancers in our pets. We frequently see a type of skin cancer call “squamous cell carcinoma” (SCC) in white cats and dogs with unpigmented skin, such as Bull Terriers and...
by Braden Collins | Oct 10, 2014 | information centre
Lumps and Bumps One of the more common things we see pets for are lumps and bumps. It is almost always a stressful visit, as people often worry that the lump may be cancerous. For far too long the vet profession has approached cancer as a “sorry, your pet has...
