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Modern anaesthetics, equipment and techniques have vastly reduced the risk associated with general anaesthesia and surgery with healthy animals. However, it is not usually the healthy pet that has to have an anaesthetic for surgery or other procedures.
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Following any surgical spinal procedure carefully coordinated home nursing plays a large part in the ultimate successful outcome. After successful surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal…
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We appreciate your concerns because your dog has to have a general anaesthetic. This fact sheet of answers to some of the frequently asked questions we hope will help. Loss of feeling or…
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Back problems in dogs are not uncommon and can be due to a variety of causes ranging from intervertebral disc problems such as occur with us (slipped disc), trauma due to a fall or road…
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The knee joint or stifle is basically a hinge joint that moves only backwards and forwards in one plane. Although there are many ligaments making up the joint, the range of movement is largely…
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Cryosurgery is sophisticated frostbite. Natural, severe frostbite will affect the blood supply particularly to extremities, such as ears, fingers and toes. This will result in death of the…
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The spinal cord is one of the most important and most sensitive organs in the body. If it is damaged the nerve cells do not regenerate but are replaced with scar (fibrous) tissue resulting in…
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Although home nursing care following routine surgery mainly entails restriction of activity, it should be appreciated that this period of home nursing and supervision is just as important as…
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Slipping kneecap. The patella (kneecap) is located at the front of the knee joint. When ‘luxating’ the kneecap is loose and moves out of its normal location. The muscles of the…
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An oesophagostomy tube is a small flexible tube that enters the oesophagus or gullet via a small incision through the skin of the neck. It then enters the oesophagus (gullet) through another…
