Dogtor Bob

Dogtor Bob Small animal and exotic veterinarian sharing snapshots of my days working with animals!

Havenโ€™t posted in awhile but planning on getting back soon to giving everyone more behind the scenes and exotic animals ...
07/03/2024

Havenโ€™t posted in awhile but planning on getting back soon to giving everyone more behind the scenes and exotic animals cases ๐ŸŽ‰

After a busy week with rabbit surgeries, I got the chance to scrub in alongside with the legendary surgeon Dr. Shane Guerin!! Dr. Guerin made quick work of a complicated infection and polyp in a cats ear. He made a ventral bulla osteotomy (VBO) and total ear canal ablation (TECA) seem like a walk in the park ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช

I am so fortunate to work along sides these amazing specialists and get to learn from them every day. Looking forward to taking some newly learned skills with me to the many rabbit ๐Ÿ‡ ear surgeries/cases I get to see!

Another huge shout out to and for their support and monitoring during the surgery ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ

Happy World Veterinary Day! โš•๏ธ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿน๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿท๐Ÿธ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸฉบOver the last two weekends, Iโ€™ve had the chance to share some of my animal knowle...
29/04/2023

Happy World Veterinary Day! โš•๏ธ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿน๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿท๐Ÿธ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฉบ

Over the last two weekends, Iโ€™ve had the chance to share some of my animal knowledge with and the amazing other presenters !

Becoming a veterinarian has allowed me to join an amazing profession of people who all share a passion and purpose. To help improve the health and welfare of animals of all kinds.

I feel so fortunate to have a vocation I love and to have worked alongside and learned from some amazing people.

I would encourage any who has a passion for animals to pursue their dream in entering the veterinary field as it truly is one of the best jobs in the world.

๐ŸŽ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ This is your chance to win a PAIR OF TICKETS for Pups In The Park taking place THIS Saturday 22nd and Sunda...
18/04/2023

๐ŸŽ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ This is your chance to win a PAIR OF TICKETS for Pups In The Park taking place THIS Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of April at ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง!!!

I will once again be joining other great presenters like the great Pete the Vet (.wedderburn) and Rob Walshe ()! I will be on stage with Suzi Walsh (.ie), and .ie sharing tips and advice on all things pups ๐Ÿถ

Pups in the Park is Irelandโ€™s ultimate dog-friendly festival, taking place in Marlay Park, Dublin. Pups in the Park has over 7 fun-filled areas to enjoy including the Leader Main Arena, Expert Talk Stage, Obedience Ring, Agility Course, Puppy Academy, The Great Dog Walk and much more.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ˆ ๐–๐ข๐งโ‰๏ธ:
4 pairs of tickets to Pups in the Park in Marley Park, Dublin. Each of the 4 winners will win 2 tickets to either Saturday or Sundayโ€™s event!!

๐ŸŽ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐จ ๐–๐ข๐ง:
1๏ธโƒฃ Follow this page () and
2๏ธโƒฃ Like this post
3๏ธโƒฃ Tag a friend that you would like to bring with you!
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โžก๏ธ The winners will be randomly selected on Thursday, April 20th!



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๐ŸŽ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽIโ€™m delighted to be teamed up with my good friends Petmania Ireland] again to launch their Operation TransPA...
02/02/2023

๐ŸŽ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ
Iโ€™m delighted to be teamed up with my good friends Petmania Ireland] again to launch their Operation TransPAWmation campaign and to celebrate, we are giving away a fantastic hamper packed with lots of goodies for one lucky dog parent! ๐Ÿ˜

For your chance to win, all you need to do isโ€ฆ
โ˜‘๏ธ Follow Petmania Ireland] and
โ˜‘๏ธTag two friends below
โ˜‘๏ธ Share to your story and tag us!

Operation TransPAWmation is all about helping dog and cat owners identify and make small changes that can help improve their petโ€™s overall health and wellbeing.๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ
As well as free online registration, Petmania are also offeringโ€ฆ
โ€ข FREE Weight Checks in any of their 15 stores nationwide
โ€ข FREE Diet Reviews
โ€ข FREE Body Condition Score Checks (a simple and effective way to determine if your pet is a healthy weight!)
โ€ข Exclusive hints, tips and advice from their panel of pet care experts (including myself!)
Sign up to Operation TransPAWmation today and get 10% off your next purchase in-store or online ๐Ÿ‘€
Winner will be randomly selected on Friday, 10th February-best of luck!!

Soโ€ฆ I kind of dropped off all social media for the last month or two! I just felt I was juggling a few too many things a...
13/12/2022

Soโ€ฆ I kind of dropped off all social media for the last month or two! I just felt I was juggling a few too many things at one time.

I created this page with the intention to always bring honest, trustworthy veterinary and animal care content to anyone whoโ€™s willing to listen. With a LOT of my time and focus towards learning what itโ€™s like to be a new dad I just havenโ€™t had the time to prepare the content that I hope for the account to present!

Thereโ€™s a few super cool cases I have planned and hope to have ready asap, but until thenโ€ฆ

How amazing is my family?!? ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ

Pup Appreciation Post for the cutest 3 month old Great Dane ever ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™                                                     ...
02/11/2022

Pup Appreciation Post for the cutest 3 month old Great Dane ever ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŽƒ Happy Halloween ๐ŸŽƒ to all the PAWrents and their feathered, furry or scaly pets! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸขHope, the lurcher pup that was r...
31/10/2022

๐ŸŽƒ Happy Halloween ๐ŸŽƒ to all the PAWrents and their feathered, furry or scaly pets!
๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿข

Hope, the lurcher pup that was rescued by , and I had a blast getting to join the crew at yesterday to chat about dog health concerns at Halloween. You got a vet dressed as a dog and a dog dressed as a vet ๐Ÿ˜‚

In case you missed our chat, here are my top tips to make your Halloween the most enjoyable for you and your pup!

๐Ÿงจ Fireworks/Bangers ๐ŸŽ†
- Absolutely the most common issue causing severe anxiety!!!!
- Start early by trying to get your pets used to loud noises and the ringing of the door bell
- Get them out for lots of exercise EARLY in the day so theyโ€™re tired when it gets dark
- For severe cases, consider planning a trip somewhere quieter
- There are calming herbal and hormone sprays that can work to relax your pets
- In severe cases, work with your vet (weeks in advance) to seek out sedatives

๐Ÿ‘ป Costumes ๐ŸŽƒ
- Pets use their entire body to communicate! Putting a costume on your pet can interfere with that and make some anxious.
- Make sure they are comfortable with their costume and try to avoid other pets if they are dressed up.
- Also try to remember that the costumes we wear can also be jarring to them as they may not recognize you! Try to give them time to adjust

๐Ÿฌ Sweets, Chocolates ๐Ÿซ
- Extra care should be taken to ensure our pets arenโ€™t allowed to make a grab at the sweets we bring home from trick or treating!
- Chocolate, especially dark, can be very toxic to dogs due to theobromine content
- Sweets/gummies may contain xylitol which is also dangerously toxic to our pets.
- If you think your pets have ingested even small amounts of Halloween treats, be sure to contact your vet clinic or emergency hospital ASAP.

Hagrid here is a big hairy boy who came to see me for chronic otitis external (or outer ear infection). Heโ€™s a sensitive...
23/09/2022

Hagrid here is a big hairy boy who came to see me for chronic otitis external (or outer ear infection). Heโ€™s a sensitive soul and he wasnโ€™t too happy with his ears being touched, due to so much underlying pain! After a few attempts to clean his ear, we knew something more sinister was going on.

Hagrid was booked in to be sedated to allow us to take a very close and deep look into his ear canal. It was there we found a record breaking 6 grass seeds all located in his left ear! (โžก๏ธ for the culprits)

But wait thereโ€™s moreโ€ฆ during our exam we took a look at a few spots between his paws and found another grass seed there. This beautiful pup gets LOTS of exercise on a few acres of land at his home, where he comes in contact with these nasty grass seeds. Glad that his paw-rents knew something was wrong and got Hagrid into us ASAP.

๐ŸŒฑ What are Grass Seeds? ๐ŸŒฑ
โ—๏ธGrass seeds or awns that are stiff/hard bristles that grow from wild grasses or grains.
โ—๏ธThey can be found in our dogs fur, paws, eyes, ears, nose, throat and in rare and severe cases lungs or other organs!!! ๐Ÿซ
โ—๏ธIf you see these, they are generally safe to remove yourself unless they have entered your pets skin.
โ—๏ธTreatment varies but can range from simple removal with antibiotics and pain medication to surgery, endoscopy, abscess removal or even more advance surgical procedures.

Happy 1st anniversary  1 year down of you putting up with my terrible jokes, sneaker ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ obsession, long days at work and ...
21/09/2022

Happy 1st anniversary

1 year down of you putting up with my terrible jokes, sneaker ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ obsession, long days at work and starting our family together ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง Looking forward to all the years that Lรญath and I will get to share with you as the most amazing mother and wife we could ask for โค๏ธ

As always, it was a pleasure to join the crew  this past weekend.Loki (.of.mischief) lived up to his name and helped me ...
13/09/2022

As always, it was a pleasure to join the crew this past weekend.

Loki (.of.mischief) lived up to his name and helped me have a chat about the Corgi breed and how the late Queen Elizabeth helped make them so popular!

๐Ÿ“š ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ“š

๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ 2 ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด?
๐ŸถThe Pembroke (the Queens Corgis) and Cardigans

๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ?
๐ŸถThe Cardigan is reported to date back 2000 years, making it one of the oldest British Breeds

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ด?
๐ŸถCorgis were initially used as cattle herding and guard dogs on farms

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด!
๐ŸถThe Queen then received her beloved Corgi named Susan on her 18th birthday
๐ŸถSusans lineage started nearly 15 generations of Corgis for the Queen.

๐ŸŽ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ This is your chance to win a PAIR OF TICKETS for Pups In The Park taking place Saturday 10th and Sunday 11t...
29/08/2022

๐ŸŽ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ This is your chance to win a PAIR OF TICKETS for Pups In The Park taking place Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of September, this time at ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง!!!

I will once again be joining other great presenters Pups in the Park] like the great Pete the Vet (.wedderburn) and Suzi Walsh (.ie)! I will be on stage with Rob Walshe () sharing tips and advice on all things pups ๐Ÿถ

Pups in the Park is Irelandโ€™s ultimate dog-friendly festival, taking place in Marlay Park, Dublin. Pups in the Park has over 7 fun-filled areas to enjoy including the Leader Main Arena, Expert Talk Stage, Obedience Ring, Agility Course, Puppy Academy, The Great Dog Walk and much more.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ˆ ๐–๐ข๐งโ‰๏ธ:
4 pairs of tickets to Pups in the Park in Marley Park, Dublin. Each of the 4 winners will win 2 tickets to either Saturday or Sundayโ€™s event!!

๐ŸŽ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐จ ๐–๐ข๐ง:
1๏ธโƒฃ Follow this page () and Pups in the Park]
2๏ธโƒฃ Like this post
3๏ธโƒฃ Tag a friend that you would like to bring with you!
4๏ธโƒฃ Share this post on your stories and BE SURE TO TAG ME so I can see it ๐Ÿ‘Œ

โžก๏ธ The winners will be randomly selected on Sunday, September 4th



* This competition is not sponsored, endorsed or associated with Instagram *

Bittersweet being back in clinics this past weekโ€ฆ Excited to be back helping care, diagnosis and treat all the amazing a...
09/07/2022

Bittersweet being back in clinics this past weekโ€ฆ

Excited to be back helping care, diagnosis and treat all the amazing animals that come under my care with the stellar team !! But, Iโ€™m also missing the moments I shared with and Lรญath ๐Ÿฅฐ

For me, being a veterinarian is more than just a profession. It gives me a chance to make a little piece of this beautiful world ๐Ÿ—บ a little better for the animals and clients that I meet. I canโ€™t wait to see where this professional will take me and what opportunities it may provide for Lรญath in the futureโ€ฆ (because sheโ€™s obviously going to be a vet!)

Lots of new things coming down the line for this page and looking forward to sharing it with you all ๐ŸŽ‰

And just like that my entire world changed! I was blessed to be able to celebrate this past Fatherโ€™s Day with the birth ...
06/07/2022

And just like that my entire world changed!

I was blessed to be able to celebrate this past Fatherโ€™s Day with the birth of our daughter, Lรญathโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

is an absolute superWOMAN who ensured our beautiful daughter entered our world perfectโค๏ธ Emma and baby Lรญath are doing amazing and while this little nugget has already stolen all of our sleep she has given us back more love than we can handle!

Iโ€™ve been away from IG to spend some dedicated time ensuring Lรญath will grow up to be a better veterinarian than her dad ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Iโ€™ll be getting back to sharing interesting cases, exotic animals and back to trying to answer as many of your questions as I can get to.

As with all ferrets, Coco has been pretty mischievous ๐Ÿคช recently! โ€จโ€จCocoโ€™s mom noticed he wasnโ€™t acting his normal wild ...
07/06/2022

As with all ferrets, Coco has been pretty mischievous ๐Ÿคช recently! โ€จโ€จCocoโ€™s mom noticed he wasnโ€™t acting his normal wild and active self one morningโ€ฆ Later that day he ended up vomiting (which is VERY abnormal for ferrets) and he was quickly brought in to see me! ๐Ÿค’โ€จโ€จDuring his physical exam, I was able to palpate something firm in his cranial abdomen, near or in his stomach so we decided to proceed with a few more diagnostic tests. Even with lethargic ferrets this still requires us to use mild sedation.

I performed a blood test (haematology and biochemistry), via jugular venous access, radiographs and my colleagues Vet Agata (Ultrasonographer extraordinaire) and Vet Shane () helped with an abdominal ultrasound. โ€จโ€จWe knew something was abnormally detected on our scans but we were unable to properly visualise what could be going on?! After monitoring him for the next day and seeing no improvement, and after consulting with his owner, we opted to perform an exploratory laparotomy.

Coco was pre-medicated, intubated and prepped for surgery. The use of a lone-star retractor (4th image) truly helps in visualisation of the abdominal contents in these smaller animals and facilitated in allowing me to palpate the stomach!

A gastronomy (small incision into the stomach) was performed and 4๏ธโƒฃ chewed up pieces of a foam foreign body were removed! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

โ“โ“ ๐€๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž?โ“โ“

Coco is already back home and reported to be recovering wellโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน, back to his crazy self scoffing down food and playing with his ferret friends ๐Ÿซ‚

Few ferret health facts continued in the comments โฌ‡๏ธ

Hope this puppy banishes your bank holiday blues ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐€๐ง๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ฌโ‰๏ธ                                       ...
07/06/2022

Hope this puppy banishes your bank holiday blues ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

๐€๐ง๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ฌโ‰๏ธ

Bodhi made his TV debut this bank holiday Saturday on  ๐Ÿ“บ๐Ÿ“ฝ He was so well behaved and helped me to share tips on how to k...
05/06/2022

Bodhi made his TV debut this bank holiday Saturday on ๐Ÿ“บ๐Ÿ“ฝ

He was so well behaved and helped me to share tips on how to keep all pets cool, comfortable and healthy during the warm summer weather โ˜€๏ธ

โ€ฆ if that actually happens this year in Ireland ๐Ÿ˜‚

Big thanks to all the team at IrelandAM for being so welcoming as always!

Happy to have had Bodhi helping me share tips on how to keep our pets cool this summer!
05/06/2022

Happy to have had Bodhi helping me share tips on how to keep our pets cool this summer!

๐Ÿถ No garden barbecue is complete without a dog! ๐Ÿ˜

Doctor Bobby Ortiz and his dog Bodhi have stopped by to chat petcare and getting our pals in top shape for that

04/06/2022

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