In trouble with Tetrodotoxin
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Maci, a seven-year-old female speyed Staffordshire bull terrier mix, was with her family at the Maroochy River near the...
Haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome in canine patients
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Subedited by Dr Phil Tucak
AHDS is a condition that has been recognised in veterinary medicine but remains a diagnostic...
An insight into digital pathology
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After 25 years of being conjoined with my microscope and reliant on glass slides for histopathological and cytological diagnoses,...
Behavioural treatment plan for young golden retriever with chronic pain
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Subedited by Dr Phil Tucak
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is much more prevalent than we realise. In referral behaviour practice, up...
Bilateral aural atresia in a beagle puppy
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A six-month-old female beagle presented to Animal Referral Hospital (ARH) for suspected bilateral aural atresia. At her second puppy...
Hook, line and labrador—ingestion of a fishhook
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A five-month-old male labrador was referred from another emergency hospital following unsuccessful attempted endoscopic removal...
Chylothorax in a bull-mastiff
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Clyde is a five-year-old 65kg bull-mastiff who stole all our hearts. He was seen by his referring veterinarian after...
Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma (retroperitoneal paraganglioma) in a kelpie-cross
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A 13-year-old desexed male kelpie-cross underwent routine dental prophylaxis and was found to have a mass medial to both...
Pituitary-dependant hyperadrenocorticism treated by transsphenoidal hypophysectomy in a border collie
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Subedited by Dr Phil Tucak
Hyperadrenocorticism is a common endocrinopathy in dogs. In 80-85% of affected dogs the cause is...
Laparoscopic ovariectomy of a golden retriever
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The most commonly performed laparoscopic surgery in veterinary medicine is a laparoscopic ovariectomy, or ‘lapspay’....