The world of ECC medicine is complex, dynamic and very diverse. It requires a lot of skills, dedication and bravery to be a part of it. People who choose this profession are dedicating their time and skills to assist patients and clients in very challenging and stressful situations. They use their knowledge to help diagnose, treat and recover animals from emergency situations.
However, at the core of emergency medicine lies one very simple yet deep thing. It's love. Sincere love towards animals and desire to help them is what drives people into our challenging world. And this sincere feeling helps us stay motivated to keep doing our job.
In a lot of cases ECC is about complex treatment, challenging recovery and ongoing patient support. But sometimes, it's about sweet little moments like this. It's about cuddling a scared little kitten who was brought in yesterday into our clinic after a massive storm, found wet and screaming all alone in a car park. It was simply about washing him, feeding him and putting him to bed on a nurse's chest to make sure he is safe, warm and he knows he is loved already.
Animals need us to remind them there is always someone to care for them and look after them. It is our duty not only as veterinary professionals, but also as simple good humans.
A separate thank you to good samaritans who brought this little guy into our clinic. And to everyone else who helps animals!
In our professional veterinary opinion, there is no better ASMR content than a possum eating a banana! 😻🍌
Tick paralysis is the deadliest preventable veterinary disease in Australia. Each year this horrible condition claims the lives of hundreds if not thousands of animals across the country. It comes to Canberra every time the warmth enters the capital. Unfortunately, it is happening again.
Our clinic and some of our colleagues in the area are starting to see the first cases related to this condition already. So our team reminds all the pet parents in the area that tick paralysis can be prevented with variety of products available on the market.
Even if you are not travelling down to the coast, even if your animal is indoor-only; please apply prevention to your pets. It can keep them safe and alive during the warm season. Have a conversation with your GP veterinarian or go to a pet store to seek advice.
Remember, the most typical symptoms of tick paralysis include, but not limited to:
Wobbliness in back legs
Change in bark or meow
Vomiting or coughing
Lethargy
Tick paralysis is an ascending paralysis that can go from mild symptoms to an inability for your pet to breathe on their own within 24 (!) hours even with aggressive veterinary treatment.
Prevent this. Protect your pets.
Yes, we are a vet clinic and we are lucky to have doggos as a part of our job every day!
But we couldn’t ignore the #bringyourdogtoworkday, as it means we get to have Patrick and Ruben in the office again!
Beloved fur sons of our Vet Manager Megan, these boys are basically official mascots of CVES. They are doGtors for our team! Only one boop kiss from Patrick and we are ready to take on the world!
Does your workplace welcome this wonderful celebration?
What’s the key to any labrador’s heart?
Of course, peanut butter!
Some healthy snacks post emergency treatment!
This lovely possum (we named him Smokey 💕) was brought to us after he got trapped in a BBQ. Unfortunately, he sustained damage to over 60% of his body and 2nd degree burns to his hips. Yet, we are very grateful for wonderful volunteers at ACT Wildlife who reacted to this emergency very quickly and brought this little guy in.
This gave us an opportunity to provide all the needed treatment for Smokey. For being the most well behaved patient of the night Smokey received a reward of a sweet pear!
He is now recovering well probably having more healthy snacks in the wild! 💕
Weekend capacity update.
Unfortunately, we are remaining extremely busy with the amount of critical patients we have in the hospital. While trying to help as many incoming consults we can, stable patients are still facing extended wait times.
We are extremely (!) grateful for all the support and understanding our visitors and clients are showing towards us. Thank you for your patience and thank you for giving us an opportunity to save those who don’t have the luxury of waiting longer.
We still highly encourage you to please call us on 6225 7257 to get assessed by our client care and nurse teams.
Sincerely,
Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service team.
Have you ever had a situation where your cat ate something they were not supposed to?
As an emergency clinic, we see our fair share of patients who did a naughty like this. While dogs are quite straight forward for our clinical professionals, cats are a very different story. Well, you can see it on the video...
Medication veterinarians use to induce vomiting (as that’s your first step to help the patient) is called apomorphine. While proven to be quite effective in dogs, it is known to have mixed results in cats. We all know how stubborn our feline friends can be! Unfortunately, only around 10% of cases are deemed successful and result in vomiting. That’s why we have to rely on different medications, nature and even physics. An old, yet very efficient trick – we spin cats in a chair. These gentle spins in addition to the medications administered give us a better chance of success, thus avoiding possible surgery or toxicity in the future!
Nothing better than a nice and tasty serve of milk for lunch! 😍🐾
Important update to our triage procedure! 😍🐾
Thanks to Dr. Taylor’s unorthodox approach, a new key vital will be added when assessing patients.
Bounciness! ✨
For pets who are scoring high, extra cuddles will be provided immediately!
For pets who’s fluff is not willing to bounce, extra sweet kisses on the nose will be administered by the first available staff member!
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Our caring nurses and vets will go out of their way to make sure each patient gets the best care possible ❤️🐾
Compassionate Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care for your pet, when you need it the most.
