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Cat Vaccination
Vaccination has revolutionised control of infectious disease in our pets. It is essential that all pets are adequately vaccinated to help protect the pet population as a whole. Responsible pet care requires kittens to be given their initial course of vaccinations, but this cannot protect them for the rest of their lives. Adult cats require…
Read MoreCat Dental – Full Mouth Extraction!
Why Teeth Removal is Best When Your Patient Has Feline Stomatitis Know the signs of feline stomatitis and how to treat it! Based on information By Veterinary dental specialist John Lewis. Above: The feline Dental nursing team. Feline stomatitis is an exquisitely painful condition, and it can be a frustrating condition for pet owners and…
Read MoreCarnassial Teeth Fractures in Dogs
Penny loves chewing bones, and the biggest teeth in a dogs mouth are the upper fourth premolars – called carnassial teeth. They are the teeth Hyenas use to chew bones in Africa game parks. Penny fractured both of her carnassial teeth. She was presented to Canine Dental Hygiene Services. They diagnosed the slab fracture and…
Read MoreCaring For Your Older Cat
The Older Cat – Twilight Years With improved medical care and an understanding of proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, humans are living longer. The same is true for our cats. The standard of nutrition has improved, our insight into disease has evolved and basic and specialized healthcare has improved enormously. The result is, our…
Read MoreCare Of A Greyhound’s Teeth
Greyhound Vets are seeing more greys, both off the track, and greyhound rescues. Greyhound Dentists see pets with significant calculus, plaque, tartar and advanced gum disease. The Greyhound mouth appears to be smell and be painful is often referred to as “greyhound teeth” on the in rescue notes. Greyhound dental disease is often associated with…
Read MoreCapping a Dog’s Canine Teeth
Bandit is an 2 year old Boarder Collie that had been chewing away at a cage – and eroding the tips of all four of her canine teeth. She was presented for vet dental treatment – to Vet Dentist ON the veterinary dental examination all four canine teeth were worn – bit there was no…
Read MoreCanine Entropian Surgery
What is Entropian? It’s inverted eyelids. This is usually an easy problem to correct . A sharpei was presented with entropion of both eyes. The surgery involved removing an elliptical flap from the area where the skin is excessive. and then closing the surgical wound with thin suture – plastic surgery!
Read MoreCanine Cognitive Dysfunction Patients
(Based on imformation by Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB) Dog Dementia or Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD), is an age-related neurobehavioral syndrome leading to a decline in cognitive function that can be devastating to the pet -owner bond. Dog Dementia or CCD , is more common as Companion animals are living longer. Roughly 14.7% are older than 11 years. Canine…
Read MoreCanine Cognitive Dysfunction or Dog Dementia
Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD) is a dementia-like syndrome that occurs in approximately 15% of older dogs . Cause Cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) is a neurological degenerative disorder of senior dogs and cats characterized by gradual cognitive decline and increasing brain pathology. Elderly animals are less able to perform a variety of cognitive tasks compared to…
Read MoreCanine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD)
What is CCD? CCD is an age-related neurobehavioral syndrome leading to a decline in cognitive function. It can be devastating to the pet/owner relationship, with dogs sometimes even forgetting their people. We will often watch out loved pets age and become senile. We try and eliminate suffering , ensure a good quality life and work…
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