🎉 Happy International Dog Day 🎉
Here at the RVH, we LOVE meeting you and your dogs!
The RVH can provide routine, specialist and emergency care for your canine friends.
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🎉 Happy International Cat Day 🎉
Here at the RVH, we LOVE meeting you and your cats!
Our dedicated Cat Consult Room is fit with Feliway - a product that synthesises the natural pheromone released by cats, and has been scientifically proven to alleviate symptoms of fear and stress in felines. In addition, we have a modern cat tower for your cat to venture or cosy into!🐱
The RVH can provide routine, specialist and emergency care for your feline friends.
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🥕 Happy Birthday to all horses in the Southern Hemisphere today🥕
How old is your horse today? 🐴
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Meet Kabana!
Kabana got a bit too excited at dinner time and ate some meat attached to a skewer.
After visiting our emergency team and having an overnight stay, Kabana’s skewer was located via ultrasonography after induced vomiting produced no result, and then extracted via endoscopy under a general anaesthetic. Kabana had no further injury or perforations. He went home to his family and is doing well!
Thank you to Kabana’s family for allowing us to share his story!
If your pet ingests a foreign object, or something they shouldn’t, please phone your nearest veterinarian for intervention.
🚨 24/7 Emergencies
☎️ 8313 1999
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📍 1454 Mudla Wirra Road, Roseworthy 5371
Little Rozee picking out her favourite toy this week! Our merchandise stocks several treats, bowls, kongs and toys for your pets! What would your pet pick? 🐶💕
🎄 RVH CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY 🎄
**UPDATE- Winners have been notified. Merry Christmas**
‘Tis the season! Join us in our 2023 RVH Christmas Giveaway!
We have a hamper suited to dogs, cats, horses and livestock up for grabs!
Thank you Interpath | 4Cyte for your generous contributions! 🦴
We also want to thank Santa for his generous donation to our Christmas Hampers 🎅
HOW TO ENTER (please do all 4 things!)
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🎁 TAG 3 FRIENDS
🎁 COMMENT THE AMOUNT OF CANDY CANES YOU THINK ARE IN THE JAR, AND THE HAMPER YOU WOULD LIKE TO WIN! (dog, cat, horse or livestock)
We will announce the competition winners on December 21st! 🎄
*T&C’s apply, only one hamper per person to be won.
How beautiful! A 45 day pregnancy scan for this lovely mare. 🥹🐴
We have availability for additional equine reproduction cases this season.
For equine reproduction enquiries:
☎️ 8313 1999
✉️ [email protected]
📍 1454 Mudla Wirra Road, Roseworthy SA 5371
Meet “Jaeger" 🐴
Jaeger presented to our hospital as an emergency referral at 3 days of age due to distention of the abdomen, lethargy and straining to defecate and urinate. Along with the initial clinical examination and bloodwork, the internal medicine team performed an abdominal ultrasound and identified free fluid within the abdomen along with a potential ruptured bladder. Ruptured bladders in neonates are not uncommon and are typically related to trauma to the bladder wall during parturition which may occur due to intense pressures to the bladder during transit through the birth canal. When occurring during parturition, it seems that colts are overrepresented and at increased risk for bladder rupture. This leads to accumulation of urine within the abdominal cavity, also known as uroperitoneum. Uroperitoneum is considered a clinical emergency as it can lead to weakness, dehydration, abdominal discomfort, difficulty in breathing due to pressure in the chest cavity from severe abdominal distention, as well as major electrolyte abnormalities with secondary cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm).
During initial examination, Jaeger’s condition quickly worsened and he started to breathe with difficulty due to the significant abdominal distention from fluid build-up. Intranasal oxygen therapy was rapidly initiated, followed by an intravenous catheter placement for fluid replacement as well as an abdominocentesis (also known as a belly tap) for abdominal fluid collection and drainage for abdominal decompression.
Analysis of the fluid collected confirmed the presence of urine and a total of 3 litres of urine was initially drained which significantly improved Jaeger’s breathing. Intravenous fluid therapy was maintained for fluid replacement and electrolyte imbalances correction overnight. Also, an abdominal drain was placed to allow for ongoing drainage of urine from the abdomen. The following morning surgical repair of the bladder and excision of the um
Congratulations to Istan De Azuel on a successful recovery and brilliant results earned in his last competition. The Equine Health & Performance Centre team are overjoyed for his dedicated owner and rider Heather Currie, and the team here adored Istan! We wish them all the best for their future endeavors.
The Equine Health and Performance Centre
