Sept. 2006
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In this issue:
Welcome to Dr. Nicole McLaughlin
Additions to our Clinic
Case of the Month
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Site of the Month
www.cat-world.com.au
This website features all all things feline. From cat articles and forums to clubs and breeders, this site is jam packed full of fantastic feline stuff!
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Cats don't like change without their consent.
- Roger A. Caras
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Cat whispers is a special e-mewsletter for our valued clients. Each edition we bring you up to date on what's happening at the hospital as well as interesting information and facts on pets and pet healthcare.
Visit our website at www.catdoctor.com.au
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Welcome to Dr. Nicole McLaughlin
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Nicole McLaughlin
BVSc (Hons) MACVSc (Feline Medicine)
Nicole has recently joined our practice from the Cat Hospital in Brisbane. She has undertaken a residency-training program at one of the Melbourne specialist hospitals in medical oncology (cancer care). She will work at the clinic once a month and will run our practice whilst Richard is away for 2 weeks in October on much-deserved holidays.
Nicole loves cats, especially Eric, a six year old Australian mist, who has a constant battle of the bulge (if you know what we mean!).
In 2003 Nicole passed her membership board exams in Feline Medicine and has worked in exclusive feline practice for the past couple of years.
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Additions to our Clinic
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The clinic has continued to grow rapidly, which has allowed us to purchase a new state of the art ultrasound machine. This will allow us to perform extensive medical workups within the clinic. We will continue to work closely with referral specialists to offer you and your cat a range of health treatment options. We also have a visiting registered feline specialist who will see internal referrals as required.
Recently, we also installed a comprehensive blood analyser machine, which allows us rapid in-house diagnostics. We have also purchased upgrades to our dental facilities with a brand new ultrasonic dental scaler, to give your kitty even pearlier whites.
We will be undergoing a small renovation in the clinic to build a second consulting room in November, which will enable us to have two full time vets at the clinic.
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Case of the Month
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Introducing you to little Skye. She was adopted as a 2-month old kitten and outwardly appeared to be a healthy happy cat.
At 9-months of age, she developed a subtle cough and became slightly listless. We heart sounds were muffled and it was plain to see she was having trouble breathing easily. We took some x-rays of her chest, which showed gross abnormalities and forward displacement of her heart. You can see the before and after x-rays to get an idea of what we mean.
An ultrasound confirmed that Skye was born with a hole in her diaphragm, which meant her abdominal organs could move up into her chest cavity, pushing her heart all the way forward
This can be a tricky surgery, so Skye was referred to a Specialist surgeon at the Southern Animal referral Centre in Highett. Her surgery was a complete success and she made an extremely rapid recovery and hasn’t looked back since.
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Before
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