Cherry Eye

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Cherry eye is the prolapse of the third eyelid gland. Unlike people, dogs have a membrane in the corner of each eye, located underneath the lower lid, which houses a tear gland.This gland produces about 40 % of the tear film which washes and protects the exposed portion of the eyeball.When this gland is healthy […]

Gigi

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This gorgeous senior lady is here for a follow up checkup. We operated on her 2 weeks ago to remove a tumour which was growing rapidly and destroying her left upper eyelid.The tumour was also rubbing against her eyeball and damaging her cornea. As you can she back to normal and much more comfortable Dr […]

Rescue story

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This Pit Bull Was Shot In The Head And Left For Dead. Then? A Real-Life Miracle. A Good Samaritan happened upon a horrifying scene in Kansas this year. He found a bloodied Pit Bull left for dead suffering from a single shotgun wound. The pup had been shot in the head, and no one was […]

RESTORING FAITH IN HUMANS

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My client and friend Reuben saw this Rooster suffering in a cage in Jules street , Malvern Johannesburg.He rescued her and brought her to me as she was wheezing. I am treating her for a respiratory infection but we are not sure if he will recover.Reuben says that he just wants he to have some […]

Demodectic Mange

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The condition can be mild to severe. All the photos that follow are of severe cases The condition can be localised-the first photograph.It can be generalised- the second photograph. There can be secondary infection- the third photograph. In some cases the mites are so deep that they can only be discovered by very deep scrapings […]

No worms, No problems

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Just a reminder… Don’t forget to regularly deworm your animals. They should ideally be done every 3 months. If they primarily live indoors, every 6 months should be adequate. High worm burdens can have terrible effects, with repeated episodes of gastro-enteritis, anal pruritis( itchy bums) and weight loss. Stay warm. Dr Orisha

Lali

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Poor Lali was found abandoned .She is most loving and gentle soul Lali had terrible dental problems with infection in the upper jaw bone ,canines and molars. When she smiled ,her lips used to get stuck above her teeth.She also has a huge mammary (breast) tumour. I removed many of her teeth ,the infected bone […]

Diabetes Mellitus

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This Cutie came in with very early Diabetes Mellitus. Early detection and treatment of this condition leads to a decrease in complications such as ketoacidosis and decreased incidence secondary organ disease.This means less chance of eye damage or blindness , kidney or liver damage ,and other diabetes related conditions. Early diagnosis and management with insulin […]

TO OPERATE OR NOT TO OPERATE

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I recieved this question from a Fur Fan a few days ago ” I’m so shaken today. Yesterday my vet did a needle aspiration on a mass and the cells were “scarry lympn node cell”. She wanted to do like the fourth surgery in the last six months to remove the tumor. She is convinced […]