Category Archives: Patient of the Month

Bravery Award – April 2019 – Herlew

A small tan Chihuahua named Herlew sits on a tiled floor, looking up calmly after recovering from dental treatment that included tooth removal due to severe ulceration.

Meet Herlew, a 10 year old Chihuahua who visited the NWVC with a very sore mouth. After careful examination under general anaesthesia, a large ulceration was found and nine teeth had to be removed! A sample of the ulceration was sent off to the lab to ensure that it wasn’t anything serious. The test returned […]

Bravery Award – March 2019 – Zoe

An elderly white dog named Zoe wearing a pink patterned sweater, resting alertly on a couch after recovering from eating gravel

Zoe is 14 ½ years old and everyone was surprised when she decided to eat gravel, like a puppy. Unfortunately for Zoe, gravel is hard to digest. Luckily for Zoe, the team at Narre Warren Vet Clinic were able to remove a cup full of gravel during surgery. Zoe is back to her normal self […]