Patient stories

[img_assist|nid=4968|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=79|height=80]Lucy is a six year old Staffy who wandered into a café looking for a treat and a cuddle. The café staff could not see her owners anywhere so they brought her to us to identify her. All lost animals brought into the clinic are scanned for a microchip. Luckily Lucy had a microchip and we were able to contact her owners straight away via the microchip central database. Lucy's owners were very happy to be reunited with her.

Contrary to popular belief, the signs of old age are not always due to old age. They could be signs

Chic is a 15 year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross who needed a splenectomy (surgical removal

Tango is a 6 years old Miniature Pinscher who has just moved to Melbourne with his owner. He came

Elvis is an eight year old Staffy cross that has had ongoing lameness for the past four months.

Polly is a 13 year old Labrador who took a liking to a very tasty block of dark chocolate. Caught

"Inca", an 11 year old cat, first came to us in October with a sore left hind leg. X-rays and

Meet Crash. Crash is a baby brushtail possum weighing no more than 100g. He was brought into the

Earlier this month a four year old Labrador named "Yushka" was rushed into Fitzroy Veterinary

Pippa is a 9 year old Miniature Schnauzer and is a new patient at Fitzroy Vet Clinic. Her owners

Kel is an 8 year old Heeler Cross who came to us in early June. She had given birth to three

Roman is a 6 year old male Samoyed, who came to Fitzroy Veterinary Clinic because he was very

Nero came to Fitzroy Vet Clinic in early 2008, as his owner sadly had suffered a stroke and was no

Maddie visited our clinic recently to be microchipped. Since May 2007 it has been compulsory in

Freddy, a 7 year old Australian terrier, came to Fitzroy Vet Hospital as he was lame on his right

[img_assist|nid=2990|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=68|height=80]Recently Carly Wilby, Fitzroy Veterinary Nurse had the pleasure of assisting in a wallaby rescue. The rescue was done in conjunction with Sandy Fernee from Wildlife Victoria. We were called to help an adult Wallaby that had become wedged between a fence and a water tank in a front yard in Northcote.

Lilly is a 3 year old female pug. Lilly came to us on a particularly hot day this month after she

Tom is a 7 year old male Burmese. Tom visited us for his annual vaccination and check up. On

Rory is a 4 and a half year old cat who came to see us when his owners noticed he was straining to

Austin is a 12 year old domestic short hair who visit our clinic recently for his annual