Uncategorised Pathology In-House Pathology Laboratory The Pittwater Pathology Laboratory is located just off our Treatment Room, allowing our veterinary team to perform rapid, in-house diagnostic testing throughout… Read MorePathology
Lab Analysis | Preventative Health Comprehensive Health Check – FAQs đź©ş Full Health Assessment FAQ Comprehensive Preventative Care for Dogs and Cats As part of our commitment to lifelong pet health, Pittwater Animal Hospital offers… Read MoreComprehensive Health Check – FAQs
Preventative Health | Surgery Fine Needle Aspirate Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA) – Dogs & Cats Sometimes a lump or swelling appears on your pet and you want to know what it is.It… Read MoreFine Needle Aspirate
Lab Analysis | Toilet troubles Canine Diarrhoea Panel Faecal Testing in Dogs – Diagnosing Diarrhoea with Precision When your dog has diarrhoea—especially if it’s sudden, chronic, recurrent, or affecting multiple pets in the… Read MoreCanine Diarrhoea Panel
Lab Analysis | Medical cases Glucose Curve Glucose Curve Testing in Dogs A glucose curve is the best way to see how well your diabetic dog’s insulin is working. It involves checking… Read MoreGlucose Curve
All Posts | Mobility Dislocating Kneecaps (Patella Luxation) One of the very common problems small to medium dogs can have is a luxating patella. It means your dog has kneecaps that don’t sit… Read MoreDislocating Kneecaps (Patella Luxation)
Uncategorised Skin and Ear Assessments Pittwater Animal Hospital commonly treats pets with itchy, smelly and inflamed skin. Treating skin and ear problems can be very difficult as they commonly recur.… Read MoreSkin and Ear Assessments
Uncategorised Urine Tests Examining urine can be extremely valuable when searching for health problems in pets. Undiscovered urinary tract infections can lead to chronically unwell animals and are… Read MoreUrine Tests
Uncategorised Thyroid Disease Hyperthyroidism in cats Cats as they age commonly develop a disease which causes an increase in thyroid hormone called hyperthyroidism. The thyroid is the accelerator… Read MoreThyroid Disease
Lab Analysis | Preventative Health Blood Tests Blood Testing at Pittwater Animal Hospital Blood tests are one of the most powerful tools we have in veterinary medicine. They help us understand what’s… Read MoreBlood Tests
All Posts | Health Warning Hot humid weather = skin and ear problems This is Luna. She is a gentle three year old Bull Arab, and is one of the hundreds of dogs with skin and ear infections… Read MoreHot humid weather = skin and ear problems
All Posts | Wildlife Visit from Baby Roo The wonderful carers and vets from Sydney Wildlife Mobile Care Unit are regular visitors to Pittwater Animal Hospital. Our inhouse blood machine is a valuable… Read MoreVisit from Baby Roo
All Posts So – There was this terrible smell Charli is a nearly 16 year old poodle cross. She doesn’t look that old though! Charli came in to see Dr Jill, happy, healthy but… Read MoreSo – There was this terrible smell
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
Uncategorised Urine Collection Urine Samples Getting a good sample for analysis is important to get accurate results from urine tests. For more information about the range of urine testing… Read MoreUrine Collection
