Tag: infection

  • Welcone to Sapphire

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    Hello and welcome to Sapphire. Such a sweet blue staffie! They are all such excited guys who love life! This little one got a very sore knee (stifle). It had a joint infection. He went to referral and was given antibiotics to treat it. But he has been left very very lame. So he has…

  • Welcome to Storm

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    Hello and welcome to Storm. Such a happy, massive labrador. Poor thing has been suffering arthritis in his hocks from an early age. It was so bad that he was referred to a specialist orthopeadic surgeon who felt the only solution was an arthrodesis. This is not uncommon and involves using a plate to stabalise…

  • Welcome to Buttons

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    Hello and welcome to Buttons. Quite apt timing to have a buttons, as panto season approaches!  But this was no laughing matter for this family. Poor Buttons ruptured his cruciate ligament. His surgery was delayed as he also has skin allergies and so skin infection was a complication that had to be resolved before surgery…

  • Dogs to save our health again!

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    Dogs to save our health again! Here is an interesting article from the BBC. Sheep dog patrols may curb seaside bacterial infections Dogs will rule the world one day! They really are our best friends. Researchers found that the hard working sheep dogs were successful at keeping seagulls away from beaches. Gull dropping are known…