What is a Cherry Eye?
A cherry eye is the common term for prolapse of the 3rd eyelid gland. Dogs and cats both have an “extra eyelid” located inside the lower...
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carlingmatejka
Jan 13, 20212 min read
Kennel Cough
Kennel cough (KC) is also called tracheobronchitis OR canine infectious upper respiratory COMPLEX. It is referred to as a COMPLEX because...
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carlingmatejka
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Euthanasia
This sounds like such a depressing topic to bring up. But, its not. We are so lucky in the world of veterinary medicine that we have the...
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carlingmatejka
Dec 13, 20201 min read
DENTAL EXTRACTIONS
NEWS FLASH: Your pet DOES NOT need to show dental PAIN to have dental disease! Think of your dogs teeth as little icebergs. We can only...
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carlingmatejka
Dec 13, 20201 min read
ACUTE PANCREATITIS
The pancreas is an organ that sits really close to the stomach and the beginning of the small intestine. It is all about secretion! It...
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carlingmatejka
Dec 13, 20202 min read
THINGS DON’T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED...
It’s interesting how social media has a way of portraying people’s lives as “almost perfect”. Usually, we tend to post about when things...
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carlingmatejka
Dec 13, 20201 min read
FEMORAL HEAD OSTECTOMY (FHO)
An FHO is a surgical procedure that attempts to restore pain-free mobility to the diseased or damaged hip joint. We do this by removing...
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carlingmatejka
Nov 16, 20203 min read
The cat with extremely thin bones
A 6 month old kitten presented to me for a 1 month history of lethargy, not wanting to move, falling over, and acting painful. Before...
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carlingmatejka
Oct 22, 20202 min read
ETHEL UPDATE
Well.. the plot thickens. Welcome to the world of veterinary medicine when as soon as you think things are going right, something decides...
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carlingmatejka
Oct 18, 20203 min read
How an ear infection causes neurologic signs
More about Ethel… she’s just such a special dog so I can’t stop bringing her up! I wanted to explain why she was showing signs of facial...
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carlingmatejka
Oct 10, 20202 min read
REFEEDING SYNDROME - why you need to be careful feeding starving animals
When you see an emaciated animal, the first thing you want to do is feed it as much as much as you can. But, this is actually SUPER...
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carlingmatejka
Oct 2, 20203 min read
GASTROPEXY - a life saving preventative surgery
A gastropexy is a preventative procedure to “tack” the stomach in place to prevent it from twisting in the abdomen. If the st omach...
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carlingmatejka
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Mass removal on a nose
Watch as I removed a tumour on a dogs nose!! #dogtumor #dogsofyyc #dogsurgery
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carlingmatejka
Sep 21, 20202 min read
SCALY, HAIRLESS DOG
This dog was rescued from Saving Grace Animal Society (like many of the crazy cases I see are ) this weekend with an unknown history. The...
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carlingmatejka
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Much more than a lump!!
This dog presented to me yesterday after being rescued by Saving Grace Animal Society because she had a large lump on the bottom...
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carlingmatejka
Sep 3, 20202 min read
PORCUPINE QUILLS
A face full of porcupine quills is very painful for your pet and it is ideal to remove the quills as quickly as possible. Quills are a...
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carlingmatejka
Sep 3, 20201 min read
ENUCLEATION = removal of the eye video
This dog had severe trauma to her eyelids and her eye. We opted to remove the entire eyeball because of the damage. This dog was...
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carlingmatejka
Sep 3, 20201 min read
MY FOSTER PUP: Loki
This is my foster pup, Loki, from Saving Grace Animal Society. His cast is very heavy so I have to carry him for majority of our walks. ...
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carlingmatejka
Sep 3, 20202 min read
Sarcoptic and demodetic mange in dogs
What the heck are these and what is wrong with these poor dogs!? Sarcoptic and demodetic mange are both caused by very small mites that...
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carlingmatejka
Sep 3, 20202 min read
METH INGESTION in dogs
This little dog presented to our clinic this morning for walking in circles for the last few hours and for acting off. There was no...
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