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Elvis (has happily) left the building….

Last Monday night Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital answered an emergency call for a dog with a bloated stomach. When our vet Kimberly examined Elvis she suspected that his bladder was distended so we took an x-ray and this was the case. The distension was due to a blocked urethra which required emergency surgery. Kimberly relieved the distended bladder and…

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Poisons and your pet

Recently in Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital we have seen several cases in which pets have eaten things they shouldn’t have. One case was a terrier, Molly, who had eaten some rat poisoning that her owner had lain outside under a shed in the back garden. The terrier, being naturally inquisitive and having a great sense of…

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Tails from Palmerstown

Last week here at Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital a client of ours brought a gorgeous little dog into us that she had found walking along the N4, close to our veterinary hospital. Thankfully, the dog was bright and uninjured and she was very lucky that she hadn’t been be hit by a car as it’s a…

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Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner and our clients tell us that they have already heard bangers being let off.Fireworks can be fun for you but not for your pet. Animals’ senses, especially their hearing are much more acute than ours making them more sensitive to loud bangs and whistles, the smell of gunpowder and…

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Canine Cough(Kennel Cough)

Canine cough, kennel cough, infectious canine bronchitis name it as you wish is a highly contagious illness which presents as a persistent harsh cough in dogs which can last for several weeks. It is very easily spread from dog to dog in kennels,parks and anytime where a number of dogs gather together. We have over…

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What Is Chocolate Poisoning In Dogs?

What is chocolate poisoning? Chocolate contains an alkaloid called theobromine.  This drug is used as a diuretic, heart stimulant, vasodilator and also smooth muscle relaxant but it can be poisonous in excess and some dogs appear to be particularly sensitive. Surely the dog would have to eat a huge quantity of chocolate for this to…

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