All Posts Hot Spot on the skin = Superficial Pyoderma This is Rusty, an 8 year old male staffy cross. He has just come back from a great week camping. He’s been playing with other… Read MoreHot Spot on the skin = Superficial Pyoderma
All Posts Plastic surgery for a cat This is Blinkie Bill. He arrived at PAH in November as part of our stray rehoming program. Blinkie arrived with a sore left eye. There… Read MorePlastic surgery for a cat
All Posts | Wildlife Look who hopped in to Pittwater Animal Hospital This little joey wallaby was rescued from the Wakehurst Parkway today. Who doesn’t love a joey? Dr Tanian examined the joey and found she appeared… Read MoreLook who hopped in to Pittwater Animal Hospital
All Posts | Fractures Tail Troubles This is Chevy. He is a 5 year old German Shorthaired Pointer. He looks worried for a reason. Just before Christmas he was riding in… Read MoreTail Troubles
All Posts The danger of running off into the bushes. This is Ziggy. He was having a wonderful walk around Narrabeen Lake when he took off into the bushes. He came back with a sore… Read MoreThe danger of running off into the bushes.
All Posts Papil…Papil…Papilloma What is a Papilloma? We know it sound like a small village in Spain, but actually it is a virus that causes warts in dogs.… Read MorePapil…Papil…Papilloma
All Posts The Great Grooming Crisis of 2022/23 Have you had troubles getting your dog groomed? You are not alone. It is really hard to get into a groomer on the Northern Beaches.… Read MoreThe Great Grooming Crisis of 2022/23
All Posts Can your dog be too old to have surgery? Probably not! This is Buddha. She is 16 years old and fairly healthy. There have been a few lumps that we have been holding off removing because… Read MoreCan your dog be too old to have surgery? Probably not!
All Posts Eyelid swellings – miebomian gland tumours Dogs often get swellings on their eyelids. There are little glands along the eyelids called miebomian glands and they can form cysts or tumours. An… Read MoreEyelid swellings – miebomian gland tumours
All Posts | Fractures Sadie’s fractured toe This is little Sadie a six month old Australian Shepherd. One month ago she was chasing a frisbee on the beach and came home with… Read MoreSadie’s fractured toe
All Posts | News New Dog Hospital at PAH 2022 has been a big year for renovation at Pittwater Animal Hospital. The antique Dog Hospital was very functional but becoming much more difficult to… Read MoreNew Dog Hospital at PAH
All Posts | Eating the wrong things The Northern Beaches doesn’t have truffle hounds but it does have cicada seekers. Have you noticed your dogs snuffling out in the backyard at night? One of the joys of early summer on the Northern Beaches is the… Read MoreThe Northern Beaches doesn’t have truffle hounds but it does have cicada seekers.
All Posts | Eating the wrong things What do you do when your dog swallows a fish hook? Don’t pull on the line! This is Orla, an 8 month old Golden Retriever. She was walking around Narrabeen Lake and went past a fisherman with a baited hook. What… Read MoreWhat do you do when your dog swallows a fish hook? Don’t pull on the line!
All Posts Brownie’s unusual hernia repair Little Brownie is a three year old Maltese cross. He was desexed at about 6 months of age as a young dog before he became… Read MoreBrownie’s unusual hernia repair
All Posts Good-bye Louise our Puppy Trainer Fifteen years ago Louise came to PAH as an experienced veterinary nurse and quickly took over our puppy training. Over that time she expanded the… Read MoreGood-bye Louise our Puppy Trainer
