Lucas came to Mountainside after injuring himself while at doggy daycare. As Lucas was running through a gate, he unfortunately got caught on a latch and ended up with a large gash on his right flank. Upon closer examination, the wound was found to be...
Kitty is a 3-month-old kitten that presented to Mountainside after an accident that resulted in a fracture of her right radius of the front leg. The radius is a long bone that (paired with the ulna) makes up the forearm. Kitty had previously been to...
Sweet Bella transferred to Mountainside after having some difficulty breathing. Bella had been showing signs of unusual behaviour at home and had some episodes of inappropriate defecation, drooling, and wobbliness. Bella’s respiratory distress was concerning so she was provided with supplemental oxygen while in hospital....
Sweet Coco came to Mountainside after her owner noticed her right eye was very red and oozing discharge. Upon closer examination, a broken blood vessel was found in the eye, which was causing hyphaema. This is when blood collects in the front of the eye...
Meet Lola, this little Chi-hoo came to Mountainside for a 5cm laceration in her right armpit after getting into an altercation with her feline housemate the previous day. With no infection noted and the size of the laceration, she was a perfect candidate for a laceration...
Ollie presented to Mountainside for excessive drooling, lethargy, and inappetence. On physical exam, he had constricted pupils, a subdued mentation, a hypermetric (exaggerated) gait, and appeared dazed when sitting in his kennel. His owners mentioned that he is an outdoor cat and has had episodes with...
Meet Kida! Kida presented to Mountainside for a wobbly and unbalanced gait and vomiting. She had been on a walk earlier in the day and had picked something up off of the ground, most likely containing THC. The medical team ran a urine drug screening test...
Meet this super cute kitten, Cappuccino! Cappuccino presented to Mountainside for acute vomiting. Her owners elected for an anti-nausea injection and to take her home to monitor her. Unfortunately, her symptoms worsened, progressing to anorexia and lethargy the following day. Diagnostics were then performed, with blood work...
This silly puppy is Togo. Togo presented to Dr. Whitcombe for ingestion of about 1400mg of Deramaxx (Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory). For a dog his size, this is 24X the normal dose! Overdosing of an NSAID can cause kidney failure as well as serious GI symptoms. Side...
Adorable Katzi is a six month old ragdoll that came to Mountainside when his owner noticed he was lame on his left hind leg. Upon assessment, it was noted that Katzi had good muscle tone but was very sensitive to the leg being manipulated around...