Ollie is a very brave 14 month old male domestic short haired cat who enjoys the outdoors. He was presented to us after visiting an after hours emergency centre for treatment from a snake bite, suspected to be from a tiger snake. Ollie arrived at the emergency centre with ataxia, non-responsive pupils, high temperature and muscle tremors. It is believed he had been near a creek.

If your feline friend has not stayed at our Cats in the City cattery yet, well Indie the 6 year old domestic long hair tabby will tell you all about her stay here last month.

"Hello, my name is Indie and I would like to tell you about my fabulous holiday at the Cats in the City cattery which is situated inside Brunswick Central Veterinary Clinic. I stayed at the cattery during the end of October through until mid November. During my stay I received lots of affection and cuddles, and frequent brushing (which I sooooo love) in order to keep my lovely long coat smooth and knot free!

Meet Grandpa Chuckie, a lovely 13 year old male black cat, who was presented to the clinic after his owners had noticed that he had been having trouble jumping up on the bed and his fur was becoming matted from not grooming himself. This was a concern to his owners as the bed was Chuckie's favourite place to sleep. At examination with Dr Alex, it was suggested that Chuckie could have arthritis and radiographs were recommended to confirm this. 

Daisy is a 7 year old domestic short haired cat, who was brought to the clinic after her owner noticed that Daisy had been having difficulty urinating and seemed to be in extreme pain. During the consultation, Dr Zoe could palpate a thickening in the region of Daisy's bladder. A urinalysis of Daisy's urine was performed and it was noted on the result that Daisy had blood through her urine. An ultrasound was recommended to further diagnose what could be the cause of Daisy's painful urination.

Miff is a black and white female kitten who was presented to the clinic after her owners had found her as a stray. When Miff was found by her owners, she was a tiny 8 week old kitten who had a chest infection and weighed only 1.17kg. During consultation with Dr Zoe, it was found that Miff had a wheezy respiratory and sounded raspy under the stethoscope.

Tigger is a lovely 9 year old Tortoiseshell cat who was brought to the clinic by her owner after noticing that Tigger had been a lot quieter in the past few days. Tigger had also stopped eating and had a very enlarged abdomen. Dr Zoe palpated Tigger's abdomen and found it to be full of free fluid. After further investigation it was found that Tigger's abdomen was enlarged with infected fluid and surgery was required.

Two year old Elliot was brought to our clinic when his owners had noticed that he was bleeding from his mouth after he had returned home after a wander in the neighbourhood. Elliot's owners were unsure of what could have caused the bleeding from the mouth but it was quite possibly he may have gotten into trouble.

Tama was presented to our clinic with a large scab over his right shoulder. His owners had also noticed that Tama was very quiet and not his usual self. Dr Threpheena gave Tama a full examination and clipped his fur around the scab. It was discovered Tama had a cat fight wound abscess.

Yool was presented to our clinic after his owner noticed blood in his faeces. After a consultation with Dr Alex and a discussion of possible diet change it was discovered that Yool had eaten some Lilies whilst out in the garden that morning. Lilies are extremely toxic for cats and can cause kidney failure. All parts of the lily plant are considered toxic to cats and consuming even small amounts can be life threatening. Within only a few hours of ingestion of the lily plant, the cat may vomit, become lethargic or develop a lack of appetite. These signs continue and worsen as kidney damage progresses.

Toad, an adorable, strong willed feline who was brought to our clinic for treatment after discovering how nasty cars can be! Toad suffered from severe shock, head trauma and bruising to his lungs. Because of the nature of his injuries, Toad was initially treated at the Animal Accident and Emergency centre in Essendon for 24-hour care to ensure he was stable before returning to us. Poor Toad also had a fractured jaw and palate bone.