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Byron - why can't he close his mouth?

Dr. Alex Melrose - Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Byron was bought in by his worried owner on a Saturday as Friday night he had noticed that Byron couldn't close his jaw and was drooling and having trouble eating and drinking. Read more

Golden Oldies Membership extended

Dr. Alex Melrose - Thursday, September 15, 2011

We have been running our senior promotion for the last 2 and a half months and it has been so successful that we have decided to extend the offer for the rest of the year at a massively discounted price of $349.00 Read more

Parvo Virus - Vaccinate or Test?

Dr. Alex Melrose - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Blood testing is now available to check your dogs Parvo immune status as an alternative to annual vaccinations

We can now check your best friend’s actual protection status and tailor their vaccine requirements to precisely what they need and no more. Read more

Case Study - Dino - a very lucky cat!

Dr. Alex Melrose - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Dino’s owner had gone overseas for a month and had left Dino and his brother Bam Bam in our cattery. They are both around 2 years old and seemed healthy at their vaccinations in April.

About 2 weeks after being in the cattery one of our nurses went down to give the cats a bit of extra attention before we closed on Saturday morning. She was horrified to find Dino flat out on his side struggling to breathe. Read more

Benefits of Flax Seed Oil Supplements

Dr. Alex Melrose - Monday, August 01, 2011
flax seed oil Read more

Case Study - Bolly

Dr. Alex Melrose - Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Bolly is a 9 month old female speyed lilac Burmese kitten who came into Vetcare in May as the owner noticed she had been getting quieter over the last few weeks, she wasn’t playing as much and in the last few days her breathing seemed quite laboured.   Read more

The importance of Worming

Dr. Alex Melrose - Friday, July 01, 2011
intestinal worms Read more

Billy's story

Dr. Alex Melrose - Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Billy was one of the gutsiest dogs you could know. Afflicted with far more than his share of medical problems, Billy bore them all with a stoic grace. For the last 15 months of his life Billy was fed Hill’s b/d and the difference was dramatic. Read more

Dogs lose their marbles too

Dr. Alex Melrose - Wednesday, June 15, 2011

We are all rusting away. Rusting is an oxidative reaction. All of our life systems are powered by oxidative reactions. It is the reason we breathe, to inhale more oxygen to keep those reactions going, burning fuel to provide energy for life. Sometimes they get out of control, especially when chemical by-products called free radicals are produced.  Read more

Case Study - Luca

Dr. Alex Melrose - Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Luca is a bouncy 9 month old golden Labrador who we could hardly recognize when she came into the clinic last week. She had been at the emergency after hours clinic for as she started vomiting on Friday night and then by Sunday was not eating and very depressed.  Read more



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