Category Archives: Patient of the Month

Bravery Award September 2024 – Daisy’s Sneaky Snacks

Daisy, a small cream-colored dog, rests on a soft gray blanket wearing a protective cone after undergoing surgery to remove foreign objects from her gastrointestinal tract.

After eating a sock one Saturday evening and vomiting it up the next morning Daisy was unsurprisingly feeling very out of sorts. She was quiet, lethargic and shaking. Daisy was admitted to Casey Pet Emergency for radiographs and supportive care. Radiographs raised suspicion of a further foreign body within the gastrointestinal tract, however the gas […]

Bravery Award July 2024 – Freya the Siberian Husky

Freya the Siberian Husky puppy

As we all know, puppies love chewing on anything and everything – but 10-week-old Freya’s choice of chew toy resulted in an emergency visit to our team at The Narre Warren Vet. Freya the Siberian Husky gave her owner quite the scare, when she noticed bleeding from the mouth, and something lodged within the oral […]

Bravery Award June 2024 – Elsa the German Shepherd

Elsa the German Shepherd

German Shepherds are a popular and versatile breed known for their intelligence, loyalty, and working ability. However, they are also prone to various skin conditions that can affect their overall health and well-being. Lovely Elsa, the eight-year-old Shepherd is unfortunately no exception to the latter!  She visited the team at Narre Warren recently for some […]

Bravery Award May 2024 – Cheeto the Kitten

Cheeto the Kitten

We first met Cheeto, the tiny one kilo domestic short hair kitten a few weeks ago when his very new family brought him in for his first check-up.  Upon presentation, it became clear that he was suffering from a very nasty wound on his right hind leg.  It appeared that Cheeto had somehow received a […]

Bravery Award April 2024 – Cooper the Maltese

Cooper the Maltese

Ten-year-old Maltese Cooper doesn’t like to do things by halves.  After initially presenting to the Narre Warren Vets for lameness, it was suggested that he return after a medication trial for further investigation of not only his pain, but also his heart, enlarged lymph nodes and his teeth!  Upon his return, radiographs were performed confirming […]

Bravery Award – March 2024 – Wendy the Saint Bernard

Wendy the Saint Bernard

Wendy, the six-year-old Saint Bernard presented to the Narre Warren team recently for a history of inappetence for several days.  Though usually a very fussy girl when it comes to food, it was not like her to refuse food outright, especially her favourites.  She was also incredibly lethargic, drinking lots of water and had begun […]

Bravery Award – January 2024

Jack Russell snake bite

Lovely Zoey the six-year-old Jack Russell Terrier was playing her favourite game of chasing mice in her garage a few weeks ago when things took a very nasty turn.  Her owners quickly new something was horribly wrong when she suddenly vomited and collapsed, rushing her straight to Casey Pet Emergency on a Sunday afternoon.  Whilst […]

Bravery Award November 2023

Corgi puppy

Lovely little Theo, the 25-week-old Corgi puppy presented to the team at Narre Warren this month feeling pretty rough after 24 hours of profuse watery diarrhoea.  He was still happy enough to eat and drink with no vomiting, however his owners were concerned at the amount and frequency at which he was going to the […]

Bravery Award October 2023

Fella, a small white Maltese dog with a fluffy tail, stands on a clinic floor looking up with his tongue out after being treated for a urinary tract infection and diagnosed with bladder stones.

Twelve year old Maltese Fella seemed to take ill quite suddenly one afternoon, shaking, panting and refusing to eat.  His owners took him to see Dr. Izzy at our Narre Warren clinic to see what might be going on with him.  After a general examination, a urinalysis was performed, and it appeared that Fella was […]

Bravery Award September 2023

Akira, a seven-year-old husky, sits alert and happy on a couch, looking bright and relaxed while recovering from a fracture in her right forelimb toe.

Gorgeous Akira the seven-year-old husky has been quite the frequent flyer with the team at our Narre Warren clinic in the last several weeks.  She was initially seen at the specialist hospital with a history of being lame on her right forelimb for a couple of days.  Radiographs were performed straight away and revealed a […]