Patient Cases
"Phoebe's" Phobia
Phoebe is one lucky girl (who thought she could fly!)
On the 10th of February 2010 Phoebe (a 5yr old Whippet) was brought into CPH by her neighbours with severe leg injuries. She had managed to jump off the roof of the garage onto the concrete floor below, fracturing both her legs before finally landing on her nose! Her neighbours found her in the front garden after she had crawled around from the backyard. Her owners were notified immediately.
Presenting with minor grazing and the fractures, Phoebe was assessed by the vet and given heavy pain relief intravenously, oxygen therapy and an anti-biotic injection. With such severe injuries it was agreed that Phoebe would be best treated at the MVSC (Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre) in Mount Waverley - her fractures were almost breaking through the skin!
Once stabilised at CPH, Phoebe's legs were bandaged heavily and transported over to the MVSC.
Phoebe would require specialist attention by placing pins, bone grafts and external skeletal fixators on both legs to repair the fractures of both the radius and ulna - OUCH! Bone grafts were taken from the humerus and packed around the fracture sites.
3 days post surgery Phoebe was assessed again by the specialist. She was weight bearing without any lameness! Xrays were performed under sedation and large volumes of callius were present in the left and right fractures.
3 months later Phoebe was re-examined at the MVSC. With the advanced healing of the fractures, the frames were removed. Bilateral splints were applied and an appointment was made in 2 weeks for the splint to be removed. Phoebe was doing extremely well!
June 2010: Splints and bandages removed but Phoebe was required to stay strictly confinement for 2 more weeks and then allowed to return to gradual exercise over a 4wk period.
Phoebe has since been in to get some sedatives to help her get through her thunderstorm phobia!
On the 10th of February 2010 Phoebe (a 5yr old Whippet) was brought into CPH by her neighbours with severe leg injuries. She had managed to jump off the roof of the garage onto the concrete floor below, fracturing both her legs before finally landing on her nose! Her neighbours found her in the front garden after she had crawled around from the backyard. Her owners were notified immediately.
Presenting with minor grazing and the fractures, Phoebe was assessed by the vet and given heavy pain relief intravenously, oxygen therapy and an anti-biotic injection. With such severe injuries it was agreed that Phoebe would be best treated at the MVSC (Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre) in Mount Waverley - her fractures were almost breaking through the skin!
Once stabilised at CPH, Phoebe's legs were bandaged heavily and transported over to the MVSC.
Phoebe would require specialist attention by placing pins, bone grafts and external skeletal fixators on both legs to repair the fractures of both the radius and ulna - OUCH! Bone grafts were taken from the humerus and packed around the fracture sites.
3 days post surgery Phoebe was assessed again by the specialist. She was weight bearing without any lameness! Xrays were performed under sedation and large volumes of callius were present in the left and right fractures.
3 months later Phoebe was re-examined at the MVSC. With the advanced healing of the fractures, the frames were removed. Bilateral splints were applied and an appointment was made in 2 weeks for the splint to be removed. Phoebe was doing extremely well!
June 2010: Splints and bandages removed but Phoebe was required to stay strictly confinement for 2 more weeks and then allowed to return to gradual exercise over a 4wk period.
Phoebe has since been in to get some sedatives to help her get through her thunderstorm phobia!
"Luda" the Blue Tonkinese
After arriving at her new home for 2 days "Luda" began showing signs of lethargy and had bouts of diarrhoea and vomiting. Unable to keep anything in her little tummy, "Luda's" mum (Steph) thought it was best to take her to see the vet. Dr. Jessica admitted her to hospital for observation and IV fluids if need be. Luckily for little "Luda" she began to improve after having some antibiotics and an anti-emetic injection. By 4pm that day "Luda" managed to have a small drink of water and showed some interest in wet food - eating 1 dessert spoon full (a lot for such a little baby!) She even had enough energy to give smooches to our nurses before going home!
Moving to a new home can be stressful for your animal. Dr. Jessica diagnosed "Luda" with gastroenteritis that was possibly brought on by the stress of moving into a new home. A new environment can be quite scary for a young animal. Keeping their diet the same as it was before moving in with you (as Steph did) is a good idea! This will help in minimising the changes that your kitten has to adjust too, making it all the more comfortable for your little one.
Moving to a new home can be stressful for your animal. Dr. Jessica diagnosed "Luda" with gastroenteritis that was possibly brought on by the stress of moving into a new home. A new environment can be quite scary for a young animal. Keeping their diet the same as it was before moving in with you (as Steph did) is a good idea! This will help in minimising the changes that your kitten has to adjust too, making it all the more comfortable for your little one.
"Safari" the Seeing Eye Dog
Hi, I have just seen your website here and I must say it looks fantastic. Great job. In Patient cases it says to suggest something and I was wondering if you would like to put Safari's story up there at all. He is certainly a miracle boy after his kidney disease and thanks to the wonderful vets and nurses you have, you have all saved Safari's life which I am forever grateful for."
- Melissa (Safari's Owner)
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Safari holds a very special place in all of the staff at Croydon Pet Hospitals hearts. We had already suggested that Safari would make a great case for our clients to hear and learn more about, when we recently recieved an email from his owner Melissa (see above).
Safari is a Golden Retreiver Aged 4 years, he is special because he is a Seeing Eye Dog, trained by SEDA (Seeing Eye Dogs Australia). His job is to make life easier for his owner and assist in performing the daily tasks of life.
Safari first came to us when he was unwell about a year and a half ago now. Poor Safari was not in a good way, unable to hold down any food without vomiting or regurgitating. He was salivating very excessively and was extremely flat (very unusual for him).
Originally our vets suspected Safari man may have come into contact with a poision, or possible even inhaled or ingested something. The next day we took full bloods and opened Safari up to perform a full exploratory (exploring the abdominal cavity for any abnormalities). The good news for Safari was, nothing strange was found! The bad news was, we still needed to know why he was so unwell!
After reviewing the orginal bloods, it was decided to take more bloods from Safari and to extend the blood profiles to investigate even further. The bloods showed a likelihood that Safari had renal disease (kidney disease), which meant he would require very intensive treatment for quite a period of time. Safari felt like a bit of a pin cushion for quite sometime; he was on IV fluids (Intravenous fluids) for weeks, had to be fed a special veterinary presciption diet, have oral liquid meds syringed into him, have several injections daily and on top of that have pills forced down his mouth! The nurses spoilt him rotten during his intense stay with the hospital, and although the special treatment made Safari feel a lot better, he unfortunately learnt some bad habits! Being a seeing eye dog means training and obedience must be maintained at all times but due to Safari being so unwell, this was the least of his concerns. So he became a bit naughty without his training schedule to say the least!
After much intensive treatment and care Safari was finally ok to go home and his owner couldnt be more pleased. Safari's owners had to continue with the strict medication regime and continue feeding the presciption diet and nothing else. Thankfully his owners were incredibly dilligent, so Safari was able to get well as soon as he possibly could. He was frequently returning to the clinic for checkups and repeat blood tests, which helped to ensure everything was doing what it should be and that his kidneys were returning to a reasonably normal level of functioning.
After a great deal of re-training with Safari's loving owner and the team at SEDA, Safari returned back into his well mannered self. He is now doing excellently and is a bright, happy man, which everyone is so ecstatic to see. Melissa (Safari's owner) reports that he often pulls on his harness with all his might (as she is walking him), to try and get Melissa to turn into the clinic for him to pay us a visit. More often than not, he ends up getting his way to, and we love to see him just as much. We are so happy that he is doing so well after being so sick.
- Melissa (Safari's Owner)
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Safari holds a very special place in all of the staff at Croydon Pet Hospitals hearts. We had already suggested that Safari would make a great case for our clients to hear and learn more about, when we recently recieved an email from his owner Melissa (see above).
Safari is a Golden Retreiver Aged 4 years, he is special because he is a Seeing Eye Dog, trained by SEDA (Seeing Eye Dogs Australia). His job is to make life easier for his owner and assist in performing the daily tasks of life.
Safari first came to us when he was unwell about a year and a half ago now. Poor Safari was not in a good way, unable to hold down any food without vomiting or regurgitating. He was salivating very excessively and was extremely flat (very unusual for him).
Originally our vets suspected Safari man may have come into contact with a poision, or possible even inhaled or ingested something. The next day we took full bloods and opened Safari up to perform a full exploratory (exploring the abdominal cavity for any abnormalities). The good news for Safari was, nothing strange was found! The bad news was, we still needed to know why he was so unwell!
After reviewing the orginal bloods, it was decided to take more bloods from Safari and to extend the blood profiles to investigate even further. The bloods showed a likelihood that Safari had renal disease (kidney disease), which meant he would require very intensive treatment for quite a period of time. Safari felt like a bit of a pin cushion for quite sometime; he was on IV fluids (Intravenous fluids) for weeks, had to be fed a special veterinary presciption diet, have oral liquid meds syringed into him, have several injections daily and on top of that have pills forced down his mouth! The nurses spoilt him rotten during his intense stay with the hospital, and although the special treatment made Safari feel a lot better, he unfortunately learnt some bad habits! Being a seeing eye dog means training and obedience must be maintained at all times but due to Safari being so unwell, this was the least of his concerns. So he became a bit naughty without his training schedule to say the least!
After much intensive treatment and care Safari was finally ok to go home and his owner couldnt be more pleased. Safari's owners had to continue with the strict medication regime and continue feeding the presciption diet and nothing else. Thankfully his owners were incredibly dilligent, so Safari was able to get well as soon as he possibly could. He was frequently returning to the clinic for checkups and repeat blood tests, which helped to ensure everything was doing what it should be and that his kidneys were returning to a reasonably normal level of functioning.
After a great deal of re-training with Safari's loving owner and the team at SEDA, Safari returned back into his well mannered self. He is now doing excellently and is a bright, happy man, which everyone is so ecstatic to see. Melissa (Safari's owner) reports that he often pulls on his harness with all his might (as she is walking him), to try and get Melissa to turn into the clinic for him to pay us a visit. More often than not, he ends up getting his way to, and we love to see him just as much. We are so happy that he is doing so well after being so sick.