All Posts | Wildlife Blue Tongue Surgery At Pittwater Animal Hospital we see a lot of local wildlife that we treat at no cost. This juvenile blue tongue has a damaged foot.… Read MoreBlue Tongue Surgery
All Posts | Health Warning Romeo’s Sore Spot Romeo is a little puppy who is looking very worried. He has a really sore spot on his head. It is Tick Season so Dr… Read MoreRomeo’s Sore Spot
All Posts Tick paralysis in a Chicken Sumo Soy is not an ordinary chicken. She is a Plymouth Rock chicken weighing a whopping 4 kilos. Unfortunately for her, in tick season any… Read MoreTick paralysis in a Chicken
All Posts Harry’s multiple lumps Harry is a 15 year old poodle-cross who over many years had developed multiple warty growths. They were mostly what we call squamous cell adenomas. Here… Read MoreHarry’s multiple lumps
All Posts | Medical cases Pudding Gets Desexed Pudding has reached 6 months old. He has been rehomed from the pound and needs to be desexed by 6 months to comply with regulations.… Read MorePudding Gets Desexed
All Posts | Toilet troubles Guinea Pig Bladder Stone Believe it or not, bladder stones are a thing in Guinea Pigs. This little Guinea Pig presented to Pittwater Animal Hospital with bloody urine. Microscopic… Read MoreGuinea Pig Bladder Stone
All Posts | Health Warning Hive Reaction – Pudding the Puppy Pudding can’t seem to keep out of trouble. At 6 months old he has been found on the streets of the western suburb, raided the… Read MoreHive Reaction – Pudding the Puppy
All Posts | Dental Dental Care with Royal Canin Dental Biscuits Every year as part of Bella’s health plan, she comes into Pittwater Animal Hospital for a health check and vaccination. When Bella was a young… Read MoreDental Care with Royal Canin Dental Biscuits
All Posts | Eating the wrong things Eating the wrong thing Nearly every day a dog presents at Pittwater Animal Hospital having eaten the wrong thing. Here is a list of things dogs have eaten in… Read MoreEating the wrong thing
All Posts Lionel’s unsuccessful trip to the dog park. Lionel loves to go to the dog park. He is a three year old gentle giant who weighs…….50kg. One night he was so excited to… Read MoreLionel’s unsuccessful trip to the dog park.
All Posts | Eating the wrong things Alfie’s last minute emergency Alfie turned up at one minute to eight on a Thursday night. We had never seen him before, but he had an urgent problem. Alfie… Read MoreAlfie’s last minute emergency
All Posts Difficult Surgery – WARNING. It looks a bit gory. Nala is a ten year old Staffie. For a few years she had had a growth on the front of her foot. We had been… Read MoreDifficult Surgery – WARNING. It looks a bit gory.
All Posts | Medical cases Bleeding Splenic Tumour Middle aged to elderly dogs can present with life-threatening abdominal bleeding. It is something we see quite regularly but it takes a skilled clinician and… Read MoreBleeding Splenic Tumour
All Posts | Strange normal things Over-grooming in cats Cats will often have an interesting skin condition called over-grooming. They will lick at their fur compulsively so that all the fur falls out in… Read MoreOver-grooming in cats
All Posts | Mobility Charlie’s Hips Charlie is a five year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He is very playful and loves to run around. After an energetic holiday away he… Read MoreCharlie’s Hips
