Poor Molly. How was she to know that eating compost would cause her to have such disastrous effects? Molly is a 10 year old Jack Russell Terrier cross. Last month her parents had decided to do some gardening. The compost bin was full of the usual household and garden refuse that makes great compost, and had been brewing and fermenting over several months. At around 2pm on a lovely autumn afternoon, Molly's mum spread the compost around the garden, following good horticultural practice. While the putrid compost looked very unappealing to us, Molly thought it was a great treat for her!

Missy recently visited us as her owners suspected she was pregnant. While she had gained a small amount of weight recently, Missy's physical examination was inconclusive as to whether or not she was pregnant. We proceeded to ultrasound Missy's abdomen and it quickly became apparent that she was definitely pregnant.

This is Ruby, a lovely one and a half year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Since Ruby was a puppy her owners had planned to breed from her when she was old enough. When Ruby was mature she was mated to a Poodle. Ruby's owners brought her into the clinic during her pregnancy to ensure that she was up to date with her de-worming and vaccinations, and her pregnancy was proceeding normally.

Daisy recently visited us at Blackburn Veterinary Centre as she had been a bit unwell for the past two weeks. Her owner had noticed she was drinking more and visiting the toilet more than usual. During her examination an abnormality was detected while feeling her bladder. Firm, grating structures could be felt entrapped in her bladder, leading to some discomfort and understandably, problems urinating.

This is little Scamp who is making a great recovery following an abdominal surgery on December 8th. Scamp had recently been acquired by his new owner after his original family had to move interstate. His new mum adores Scamp and wants to ensure her canine friend is always healthy so she presented him for his regular check up at Blackburn Veterinary Centre at the end of November.

Poor Buddy. Who would have thought his daily frolic in the park with his favourite ball would nearly cost him his life. Buddy was rushed into the clinic on a Monday night. He was in severe respiratory distress, salivating profusely and starting to go blue.

Toby is a five year old Miniature Schnauzer who recently visited us as he was feeling very unwell. Over the previous week, he had been a lot quieter than normal, and over the last two days he started vomiting intermittently. By the time he arrived at our clinic, he was so weak that he had to be carried in by his owners.

Carrie is a four year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who recently visited us as she was having trouble whelping (giving birth). This was Carrie's third litter and her owner was concerned during this labour that she was having trouble passing the first pup. As a result, she was promptly attended to by one of our vets.

Meet Pepper the Cavoodle who will be celebrating her third birthday on September 28. Pepper had been showing some intermittent right hind leg lameness over the last month or so. Being knocked over by a friend's Red Heeler didn't help the situation and she presented at Blackburn Veterinary Centre early this month with a very sore leg.

The endoscope image of the blockageCoco recently paid us a visit as her owners were concerned about her frequent coughing and poor energy levels. She had been chewing on some leftover pork shortly before coming into our clinic and there were concerns some of this may be stuck in her throat. X-rays were taken of her chest and revealed a suspicious change warranting further investigation.