LATEST NEWS FROM VSS

A huge congratulations to Kim Weir, Nursing Manager at VSS Carrara, who has won the 2024 Australian (National) Vet Nurse/Technologist of the Year Award from the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia (VNCA). This award "honours excellence" withi...

Brachycephalic dogs are prone to a wide variety of ocular surface diseases and at VSS Jindalee we have not one, but two Specialist Ophthalmologists. Brachycephalic patients that come to VSS Jindalee's Brachycephalic Care Unit (BCU) via ou...

Veterinary Specialist Services has some exciting announcements about our dermatology services. Animal Dermatology Specialist (ADS) are currently operating out of our Underwood and Carrara clinics. As an independent and locally owned small bus...

What is a cruciate ligament? Dogs have similarities to people in how their joints are stabilised and move.  In people, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common cause of joint problems in the knee.  It is typically damaged in...

What is the BCU?The BCU has been established as an exclusive brachycephalic precinct with the specific goal of reducing the number of stress-inducing visits a brachycephalic patient may need to make to a specialist hospital. Additionally, the risk...

What types of fractures occur in dogs and cats?Dogs and cats can suffer fractures (breaks) to their bones. Any bone can be affected.  Typically, this is a result of a traumatic injury. Trauma can occur in many ways, ranging from high impact (...

    VSS surgeon Dr Abbie Tipler covers the conservative management options for osteoarthritis. Like many videos from our Canine Care series, this talk has been made public on YouTube, and we encourage vets to share it with thei...

The Oh No's of O-Tubes: Indications, Placement and Complications is a presentation by Luke Johnston for the 2020 VSS Annual Conference. Click here to read or download the PDF. ...