Macintosh a 3 year old male West Highland White terrier came into VetCare in mid February with a sore on top of his right hind paw.  He was initially treated with antibiotics and it seemed to clear up.  He was also under the care of Allan Bell a skin specialist as West Highland White Terriers often have allergic skin disease which can be difficult to control.  After several more weeks of antibiotics and shampoos for his skin the wound still hadn’t cleared up so we decided to anaesthetise him so we could find out what the problem was. Read more

Samson was examined and his temperature was 41 degrees celcius.  We couldn't hear his heart as his panting was so loud and laboured, he was immediately taken into the surgery and put in a bath of cold water with a flow of oxygen put on his face to give him a cool breeze and to help him get enough oxygen in his lungs.  Read more

Fatty, rich foods, or anything your pet is not accustomed to can trigger a bout of intestinal upset.  For some animals, the holiday food treat can trigger a serious inflammation of the pancreas or intestine and severe illness. Read more

An allergy is a state of hypersensitivity in which exposure to a substance known as an allergen induces the body's immune system to “overreact.” The incidence of allergies is increasing in both humans and their pets. Read more

Wow look at me now and read about my story of how I became a different dog.  Over a few years I had started to loose my good looks with hair falling out all over the place and my skin was incredibly itchy.   Read more

Poor Bella had lost her good looks with crusty scabs all over her nose, ears and feet.  She was also very miserable was loosing weight and not playing any more with her family.  Her owners were very worried about her and wanted us to find out what was wrong with their beautiful girl. We had done skin scrapings (where you take a sample of the skin from the surface and look at it under a microscope) to check for mites. Read more

Harper is one very relaxed, super gentle, and clever little Kelpie. This one year old has been going through all his puppy stages with his loving parents on Auckland’s North Shore, wrestling their two large teenage boys to a standstill, any puppies dream life. He was however increasingly ravenous, toileting all the time and struggling to put on weight, which although common to a small degree in some pups seemed pretty extreme. Read more

Why do I need to worry about dental care? Dental problems will affect nearly all cats and dogs at some point in their life to differing extents.  This could range from just the inconvenience of bad breath to more serious problems such as gum disease or severe tooth ache.  Read more

Fatty, rich foods, or anything your pet is not accustomed to can trigger a bout of intestinal upset.  For some animals, the holiday food treat can trigger a serious inflammation of the pancreas or intestine and severe illness. Read more

When Angus was only 10 weeks old he got too close to a cat who unfortunately scratched his left eye and it went right through the clear protective surface known as the cornea.    Read more