Case Studies

Have you experienced a unique condition? Or perhaps you have some tips on managing exotic species? Support your fellow veterinarians and submit your own case studies here!

Case Study for 'Maud' Berechree

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Smithton Veterinary Service Vaccinations not up to date, recently been staying in a cattery and since then has been sneezing. Off food. Serous nasal discharge and temp of 38.6°C. Treated with doxcycline. Suspect cat flu contracted at cattery.

Angelique Abbott

March 10, 2010

Tags flu cat feline male

Category General

'Rosie' 2yo De-sexed Female German Shepherd

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Ear problem 2 months duration. Following general anaesthetic (GA) and ear flush, within 36 hrs ataxic and vomiting. Apparently deaf. On NSAIDs and Clavulox. Ataxia resolved, apparently deaf.

Kirsten Hailstone

March 10, 2010

Tags dog hearing de-sexed female

Category General

Antimicrobial Therapy in Pyoderma and Otitis in the Tropical Canine

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Cairns is situated in tropical north Queensland. As a coastal city and a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, for six months of the year the humidity is in excess of 70 percent and the temperature is above 28 degrees Celsius. From October to April each year otitis and dermatology features in every day practice. With the increased temperature and humidity the general health of the animal can be compromised by the rapid multiplication of bacteria and yeast. As a veterinarian who has spent most of my working life in the tropics I have found several reoccurring common problems in my patients which respond to treatment with Enrofloxacin. These are skin, respiratory and urinary tract infections.

Sheila Gadaloff B.V.Sc

March 10, 2010

Tags humidity dog heat bull mastiff

Category Condition

No More Crying Over Spilt Milk

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Motherhood seemed to be suiting her until the puppies were 8 days old, then the milk

Julie Hearn

March 10, 2010

Tags mammary gland mastitis serosanguineous discharge

Category Condition

Coco's Ear Infection

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Presenting clinical signs: smell, scratching ears, shaking head, rubbing head along ground

Jennifer Hutchinson

March 10, 2010

Tags spoodle de-sexed 1yo female

Category Condition

Betty the Blotched Blue Tongue

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Betty is an adult female blotched blue tongue skink Tiliqua nigrolutea. Betty’s clinical signs are as follows: Swelling right caudal mandibular region; Less responsive than normal.

Robert Johnson

March 08, 2010

Tags reptile lizard blue tongue

Category Species

Baytril Use in Marmosets and Cotton Top Tamarinds at National Zoo and Aquarium Canberra ACT

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Marmoset Wasting Disease (MWD) is a common problem of Marmosets and Cotton Top Tamarinds and in Canberra we were establishing colonies of both at the National Zoo and Aquarium. The first introductions to new enclosures resulted in animals showing gradual ill thrift and wasting. Blood tests were normal. (Blood was collected after isoflurane induction following capture)

William Ryan

March 10, 2010

Tags food allergy anorexia marine infection

Category Species

'TJ' 7yo 30kg Labrador Cross

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Long history – bilateral otitis externa. Ears – thickened, smelly and painful. Pododermatitis. Primary atopic dermatitis with secondary infection of ears and paws suspected.

Gibb Macdonald

March 08, 2010

Tags dog labrador

Category Application method