Emergency!

Late one Friday night the EBVC was presented with a strange case of vomiting. The older boxer dog patient seemed calm but was repeatedly trying to vomit. EBVC is equipped with superb Xray and Endoscopic facilities. We could use our equipment to immediately take Xrays of her stomach. We always check the chest and neck as well in vomiting cases, …

Nerf guns are dangerous!

And not in the way you may think! “Lola” is an extremely cute little Tabby and White moggie belonging to some lovely clients of the East Bentleigh Veterinary Clinic. “Lola” doesn’t seem to realise that she is a grown-up now (she is 3 years old) and still insists on acting like she is a kitten. One of her recent exploits …

Double Trouble!

Meet Soxy and Boots….. These two little Boston Terriers from the same family had surgery last week after months of lameness, hobbling, holding their legs up when running and an increasing thickening around the stifle (knee) area. Both dogs were diagnosed with Luxating Patellas, (on both knees!), which required surgery to correct. What is a luxating patella? The patella, commonly referred to as the knee …

Ruby’s road to recovery

Over the last five months we have had the pleasure of regular visits from Ruby, a delightful Rottweiler belonging to the Quinn Family. Back in February Ruby came to see us because she was just mildly, and vaguely, unwell. It took a very careful examination to find the subtle symptoms that made us suspicious of something more serious than just …