Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is the most common heart condition in dogs. It is usually diagnosed in ageing pets. When the heart is no longer able to …
Chronic kidney disease in dogs
Chronic kidney disease is a syndrome of kidney failure that’s common in ageing dogs and cats. Any disease processes that inflame the kidneys can …
Behavioural challenges
A well-behaved pet is such a joy and pleasure to have around! But increasingly, at CVH we see dogs and cats exhibiting difficult and often unpleasant …
Atopy
Atopy, or atopic dermatitis, is an inflammatory, chronic skin disease associated with allergies. It’s an incredibly frustrating condition – for the …
Arthritis in dogs
So many human medical conditions also occur in companion animals – including arthritis. Did you know arthritis affects one in every five adult dogs …
Wildlife Care at CVH
How's this for one cute young wombat? Unfortunately, like many native animals and birds, he was presented at CVH after his Mum was killed on …
Pregnancy toxaemia in ewes
Like all animal species in late gestation, ewes in late pregnancy must have access to enough high quality, high energy feed. Lush green pastures, …
Camelid caesarian
When Crookwell Veterinary Hospital was established back in 1982, it’s pretty safe to say there was not one alpaca or llama in the district. Today …