Our first feature pet of Limb Amputation in Pets – a series by Torquay Animal House Vets is the remarkable Raff! At the time of writing this, Raff is a twelve and a half year old English Staffordshire Terrier (more...
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Raff’s Story – Limb Amputation in Pets Series
Read MoreLimb Amputation in Pets – a series by Torquay Animal House Vets
Read MoreLimb amputation in dogs and cats is usually the result of osteosarcoma (cancer of the bone), or from some type of trauma. Making the choice to go ahead with amputation of a limb for your animal can be a confronting...
Rocket and his pot belly
Read MoreRocket the Jack Russell is a sweet little guy. Last year, his owners noticed he was drinking more than he used to and growing a bit of a pot belly. When he came in we could feel that his liver...
Lexie the Bordoodle pup with an appetite for adventure
Read MoreLexie is a 6-month old vivacious Bordoodle pup, with an appetite for adventure. On Saturday morning Lexie was brought in as she seemed lethargic and a bit weak on her back legs. Between the phone call and her arrival, Lexie...
Raymond and the snake
Read MoreRaymond is a sweet and rambunctious little 4year old scruffy Jack Russell from Anglesea. He was in the backyard, like any other ordinary day, when the neighbours saw him take on a very large tiger snake! His owner rushed him...
Oscar and the adrenal gland tumour
Read MoreOscar is an 11 year-old Border Collie owned by our own Dr Kate. Planning to do a dental clean procedure and remove some fatty cysts, we performed a routine pre-anaesthetic blood screen on Oscar and found some very mild abnormalities....
Grass seed removal
Read MoreDr Mark removing a grass seed today…
Tully the blood donor
Read MoreTully has kindly helped one of her fellow friends by donating some precious blood today. Tully was a real tropper and she wasn’t scared of the needles. We are proud of Tully and her brave owner for allowing us to...
Lorne fires: Benji the koala
Read MoreHis name is Benji and he has survived the devastating fires in Lorne on the Surf coast. Benji arrived dehydrated and with burns, we have been working around the clock to ensure this little Australian creature survives.
Max in trouble again
Read MoreMax is one of our regulars at the Torquay Animal House. We think he keeps eating stuff on purpose to come see the lovely staff at the Torquay Animal House. He looks a bit sad and sorry in the photo...