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Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, and today we’d like to introduce one of our smallest patients - Mabel. Weighing just 1.4kg, this tiny pup is full of energy, personality, and excitement for life. Little Mabel! 🩷 Three months ago, Mabel suffered an awkward landing at home and suddenly became lame on her right front leg. After being assessed by Emma, one of our orthopaedic surgeons at Bridge Referrals, radiographs confirmed a displaced fracture of both the radius and ulna in her right forelimb. Mabel's pre-op radiographs Due to Mabel’s incredibly small size, careful surgical planning was essential. The…

A corneal sequestrum is a condition that we see in cats. Some breeds are predisposed, such as Persians. Sequestrums occur in response to chronic irritation seen with feline herpesvirus, entropion, dry eye and exposure. It starts as a brown staining in the deeper levels of the cornea (Theo's eye) and progresses to becoming darker (Ella's eye) then forming a plaque (Mo's eye). See photo's below. Photo 1: Theo, Photo 2: Ella, Photo 3: Mo The lesion does not cause issues when confined to the stroma but once ulceration has occurred and the sequestrum breaks through the epithelium it causes considerable…

Even the cutest dogs can sometimes find themselves in trouble! Rosie, a one-year-old Cockerpoo, was having the time of her life chasing a ball on a walk when she landed awkwardly and sadly fractured her right forearm. Gorgeous Rosie! Radiographs confirmed a transverse distal radial and ulnar fracture. Rosie was promptly taken to theatre, where the fracture was carefully reduced and stabilised using a 2mm locking plate placed along the cranial aspect of the radius. Following surgery, Rosie stayed with us overnight for pain relief and close monitoring before being discharged the next day with instructions for strict rest and…

Meet the lovely Lula! Lula was referred to our soft tissue team as an emergency, shortly after running onto a large stick while chasing after a pheasant. She had been stabilised by her primary care vet and arrived to us, correctly, with the stick still in place (removing penetrating foreign bodies outside of hospital is generally not advisable, as sudden bleeding or air leakage can occur). Our team stabilised Lula further and then performed an urgent CT scan to assess the extent of her internal injuries. The stick had entered into her groin region, gone through the back of her…

Myla, a delightful young dog and certainly a strong contender for one of the cutest patients we have seen, was referred to our Internal Medicine team as an emergency following an accidental medication overdose. Gorgeous Myla enjoying some sunshine! Prior to presentation, Myla had been assessed by her primary care veterinary surgeon for mild discomfort when walking and was prescribed the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Meloxicam. Unfortunately, an inadvertent dosing error occurred at home, and Myla received approximately 5ml of the medication rather than the calculated dose based on her body weight. Recognising the error, her owners acted promptly and sought…