Sandy is a 9 year old Terrier who came to see us after getting into difficulties while giving birth to her first litter of puppies. Sandy began labour at home and had given birth to two puppies when the third puppy became lodged in her birth canal. Her owners called us for advice and we recommended bringing her straight down to the clinic.

Meet Romeo, a 7 month old Pug cross. Typical of Pugs, Romeo has a cute and adorable short nose. However, his little nose often causes issues with his breathing. Our vets were concerned that as he grew, Romeo's little nose would hinder his breathing more and more. We suggested a simple surgical procedure to widen Romeo's nostrils to help him to breathe easier. This procedure could be done at the same time as Romeo's desexing operation, meaning that he would only need to have one general anaesthetic. Romeo's owner agreed and booked an appointment for his surgery.

Buddy is a 2 year old Blue Heeler cross. His owners came home one evening to find that he had eaten almost two large blocks of chocolate, foil and all! Buddy's owners knew that chocolate is toxic to dogs, so brought him straight to the clinic. Dr Andrea examined Buddy on arrival and quickly calculated that he had a toxic dose of chocolate. Buddy had an elevated heart rate but otherwise was showing no signs of toxicity. This indicated that his owners had acted quickly.

Bindi is a seven year old Papillon who has been coming to Reservoir Veterinary Clinic for many years. Late last year, her owner brought her to see us as she had become very lame on her left hind leg. Dr Raj examined her and x-rays of her leg were taken to see what the issue was. The x-rays revealed that Bindi's cruciate ligament was ruptured. This is a ligament inside the knee joint and its rupture can cause discomfort, lameness and swelling.

Lucky is a 6 year old Maltese Terrier cross whose owner brought him in to see us after he had been unwell for a few days. His owners had noticed that Lucky wasn't his usual self. He was being very quiet and was not eating much. Dr Bree examined Lucky and found that he was a bit sore in his abdomen but nothing abnormal could be felt. She admitted Lucky into hospital for intravenous fluid therapy which helped to support his liver and kidneys and kept Lucky hydrated while he was not eating. Dr Bree took some blood for testing to see if they could discover what was causing Lucky's illness.

We apologise we are unable to bring Storm's story today. But we hope you enjoy Sissi's story.

Sissi the Cairn Terrier visited our clinic because her owner wanted to confirm she was pregnant. Using the clinic’s ultrasound Dr Raj Wicks was able to examine her.

Sam is an 11 year old Maltese Terrier cross who was presented to us in February this year as his owner had noticed that he had started drinking and urinating a lot. A general blood test was taken from Sam and the result showed that his liver enzymes had increased. Based on this, Dr Suzanne recommended a more specific test for a disease called Cushing's Disease, which unfortunately came back positive.

Bridget is a sweet little Dachshund who visited Dr Andrea as she had been constantly shaking her head and was just not herself after coming home from her bath two days earlier. Dr Andrea gave Bridget an all over examination and used a special instrument called an otoscope to check her ears, finding that she had an inner ear infection.

Honey is a fourteen year old Pomeranian who has caused no end of drama! She was initially adopted from a rescue centre when she was about four years old. After four happy years living with her owners Honey then went missing! Honey's poor owners searched high and low for her and contacted all of the pounds and animal shelters but she was no where to be seen. Her owners were distraught and after some months had to accept the fact that Honey was gone, and while they never forgotten Honey they never expected to see her again.

Ringo was out walking when he was attacked by another dog. When he was presented to Dr Andrea he was bleeding from his mouth and was in pain. Dr Andrea assessed that Ringo was in shock and needed to be stabilised before any further assessments could be performed.