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Name: Dudley
Age: 1yr old
Weight: 6kg
Breed: Miniature Daschund
Sex: Male, desexed
History: Dudley is a much loved little guy who presented to Wilston Vet back in November 2012 when he was booked in for a routine desexing procedure. Turns out it wasn’t going to be so routine after all…….
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Name: Harry
Age: 10yrs old
Weight: 4kg
Breed: Beagle X Poodle
Sex: Male, desexed
History: Harry is a lovable Beagle X Poodle who came in to see Dr Meredith because of a sudden lameness in his right hind leg after his owners were playing with him in the back yard.
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Name: Luca
Age: 7yr old
Weight: 4kg
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Sex: Male, desexed
History: Luca is a very brave cat who was brought into the clinic because his owners were very concerned that his tail looked a bit crooked and there was some fur missing.
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Name: Olly
Age: 1yr old
Weight: 21kg
Breed: Boxer
Sex: Female, desexed
History: Olly is a beautiful Boxer who was booked in for her de-sexing surgery last month. On arrival to the clinic, Olly was weighed and then taken to the treatment room to be checked over by our surgery vet for the day, Dr. Leonie.
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Name: Bella
Age: 8yrs old
Weight: 5kg
Breed: Shih Tzu x Schnauzer
Sex: Female, desexed
History: Little Bella is a gorgeous 8yr old Shih Tzu X Schnauzer who came to see Dr Nichola as her family was concerned that she had been coughing for a few days. Bella’s family noticed her breathing sounded quite snuffly and wheezy, but she still seemed bright and happy. Bella had exhibited intermittent coughing episodes in the past, but this time her mum was concerned as the coughing was quite frequent and it had started after Bella had been given some cooked bones. There was a risk that Bella could have had a bone caught in her upper airways or oesophagus.
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Name: Penny
Age: 1yrs old
Weight: 5kg
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Sex: Female, desexed
History: Penny is a playful cat with a delightful nature however when her owner is away, she likes to get up to mischief! Penny’s owner was on holidays in South Australia and Penny was being cared for by her owner’s friend when he came home to find her covered in what appeared to be motor oil.
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Name: Lucy
Age: 9yrs old
Weight: 12kg
Breed: Whippet
Sex: Female, desexed
History: I just remember being at the park, sniffing the grass, minding my own business……..
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Name: Monty
Age: 11yrs old
Weight: 5.4kg
Breed: Devon Rex
Sex: Male, desexed
History: Monty has been coming to see us since the age of 2 (in 2004). He is a feisty kitty that has never been a fan of getting into his carry cage and coming to the vets, he lets us ALL know how he is feeling with a few hisses here and there!
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Name: Milo
Age: 13yrs old
Weight: 4kg
Breed: Miniature Pinscher
Sex: Male, desexed
History: A couple of months ago 13yr old Milo walked into his owners kitchen with a suddenly swollen nose. As you can see in the picture below it was quite noticeable and his family were quite worried.
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Wilston Vet participates in the Annual RSPCA Cupcake Day every year. This year (2019) we raised over $750! Wilston Vet also donated over $450 to the RSPCA flood appeal of 2011. All monies generated from hydrobaths for the 6 weeks following the floods went directly toward the appeal.
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