Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Surgical Patients

Posted by Abbie Tipler on 17 August 2021
In this video, Dr Abbie Tipler, Surgeon at VSS Underwood, presents on the appropriate use of antibiotics for your surgical patients. The over-use of antibiotics can actually increase your risk of surgical site infections, so we hope this video...
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Urgent Case Management at VSS

Posted by VSS on 3 August 2021
The Covid pandemic accelerated changes in small animal practice over the last year or so. One of the changes we have observed at VSS is an increase in urgent referrals. To ensure that we continue to offer the best possible care for these cases...
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VSS Congratulates New Specialists

Posted by VSS on 2 August 2021
VSS is very pleased to announce that three of our residents have achieved their Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. Achieving Fellowship allows the recipients to register as specialists in their field. ...
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Cataract Surgery

Posted by Vicki Liddle on 20 July 2021
This week, as well as last week, our resource area posts are all about eyes. Veterinary Specialist Services are lucky enough to have veterinary ophthalmologists at all our branches; Jindalee, Cararra and Underwood. Dr Vicki Liddle, one of the ...
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Lilah and Pyothorax

Posted by VSS on 14 July 2021
Lilah and Pyothorax
Meet Lilah! Lilah presented to us with 'Pyothorax', which is the presence of inflammatory fluid (or puss) within the chest cavity. 'Pyothorax' is usually caused by a bacterial infection, which in Lilah's case was a 'Pas...
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