Hi, my name is Chuck although my owners call me Chuckie. I am a six-year-old Maine Coon. In September 2016 I was diagnosed with acute renal failure (my kidneys had stopped working). My owners had noticed that I was losing weight and drinking a lot so they took me to a […]

We’re getting excited for our Open Day this Saturday 19th of November, and would love for you to join us! There will be the chance to tour our hospital, meet our staff, and enjoy some food. We’d love to see you there! Some of the fun things on the day […]

Cats are masters of disguise. In the wild, they are both predator and prey, and have evolved to hide their signs of sickness. Often it takes a lot of experience working with cats to be able to recognise subtle signs of ill-health, such as nausea or abdominal pain. Using ultrasound […]

As a cat owner, you’d already know cats are very sensitive to their surrounds. They have exceptional hearing, sight, and smell. Their whiskers can detect even the slightest touch, and aid them to navigate in darkness. They also tend to be heat seeking (as they clearly demonstrate when the heating’s […]

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has released updated cat vaccination guidelines. These take into account recent research into vaccine efficacy and infectious diseases.   With outbreaks of the once-rare feline parvovirus outbreaks occurring throughout Victoria and a new highly fatal strain of feline calicivirus (one of the cat […]