Interesting Cases

INTERESTING PATIENTS

On this page we have several stories about our special cases that we have seen over the years. We hope you find each case interesting as they all have something to offer that is either unique on one hand or common on the other.

PINGU'S NEW SKIN

"Pingu" was rushed in with massive injuries to both hind legs.He had been run over by a car and the skin was missing from his lower legs. The hocks[ankle joints] on both hind legs were damged extensively on both the inside and the outside....

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IS THAT AN EGG MOLLY?

Molly had been having some urination issues over a period of time and it was becoming evident that things were not geting better.....

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CRISTAL DEVELOPS COLIC

Cristal was only 12 weeks old when her vigilant owner noticed that she
was starting to vomit more than expeted. The owner had only had Cristal for 2 days so it would have been difficult to know if this is what this kitten does....
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NIKITA CONQUERS CANCER

Nikita is a female Burmese who has just turned 13yrs old; 2 years ago her owners brought her in because she had been vomiting from time to time and was now off her food. When examined, she was found to be running a very high temperature and was started initially on antibiotics......
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OLSEN AND HIS "CUT"

"Olsen" was one of those guys who, after hanging about for a few weeks with apparently no owner, just turned up at the door one day for feeding. Unfortunately for him his previous owners , who were missing in action, had left a collar on him that he had managed to get one of his front legs through....READ MORE

ALTERNATIVE DIETS-YEAH RIGHT!

Chloe is a beagle still in her youth but has undergone 2 operations in 1 year for removal of macadamia nuts; she had scrounged them off the ground from under a neighbouring tree and they went on to cause abdominal obstruction -twice!.....
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ENZO and THAT BLADDER

“Enzo” is typical of many cats we see through the spring time in Auckland. He started as an after-hours emergency case because he was vomiting, had diarrhoea, had been straining to go to the toilet the previous day, and had a history of having had bladder problems in the past. Sure enough, when his abdomen was examined, his bladder was felt to be huge and hard.His bladder was blocked.........READ MORE

WILLOW SURVIVES HER CAR ENCOUNTER

"Willow" is an eight-year-old female, tortoise-shell cat that went missing one night only to return 2 days later with a swollen, beat-up face. She was also limping owing to a dislocated paw.

Willow with her feeding tube in place.She also had a blue cast on her dislocated paw

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