Dr. Matt Allworth - Veterinarian » diarrhoea

Parvo Transmission by Human Hand

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:22:05 +0000

The Parvo Outbreak, Ocean Shores (aka P.O.O.) continues to hit the fan, having now infected 8 and killed 2. It's over two months since a newly-purchased pup carried the virus into the area. The... Read more

Parvo Outbreak, Ocean Shores, NSW

Sun, 16 May 2010 03:48:14 +0000

Scattered around the environment, like deadly confetti, Parvovirus is a hardy, virulent and highly contagious virus that strikes down hundreds of dogs each year. With a mortality rate up to 90%, it's... Read more

C.S.I Bangalow: Spiked Custard?

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:18:42 +0000

One of three companion cats at a local nursing home, 1 year-old, Puddles was much loved by staff and residents. He was rushed to hospital after a Friday night on the tiles, with profuse vomiting and... Read more

The 5 Myths of Food Allergies

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:12:13 +0000

In cats and dogs, like us humans, food allergies are on the rise. Discovery a pet's long-standing skin, ear, or gastrointestinal problem is due to a single dietary factor, rather than invisible... Read more

Tummy Troubles? What to do…

matt — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:52:54 +0000

Given the secret lives of pets, and their propensity to vacuum up and swallow anything, digestible or inedible, natural or man-made, palatable or not, it's not unusual for vets to see pets off-colour... Read more

The secret lives of pets: forensic medicine

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:32:08 +0000

Without any direct verbal input from the patient, diagnosis of complex disease in animals may demand a forensic approach. Pets, both indoors and out, are quietly trying to kill themselves, or hide... Read more

Bones of contention

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:42:26 +0000

A natural part of the diet of carnivores in the wild, bones fell off the metropolitan menu over the last century due to perceptions of risk. They are a digestive hurdle on which pets rarely come to... Read more