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VES Case Chronicles

About Singapore Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital

VES introduces our “Case Chronicles” series! Join us as we showcase some of our unique cases and share learning opportunities with our fellow veterinary colleagues.

We will be sharing bi-monthly case reports, offering insights into our hospital functions and interdepartmental collaboration.

Ginger's feeling stuck
Published 10 Sep 2024

In this Case Chronicle, our ECC team worked closely with our surgeon, Dr Daniele, and our radiologist, Dr Jose, on an emergency presentation of a cat with elevated liver enzyme values. This complex case highlights the value of collaboration across multiple disciplines - the final diagnosis occurs uncommonly in cats, so read on to find out what happened with Ginger!

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Remy's Tricky Mass Resection
Published 29 Jul 2024
Dr Naomi Shimizu and Dr Pauline Jamieson from our Surgery and Internal Medicine departments worked together on a complex case involving a large mid-abdominal mass, that turned out to have a better-than-expected outcome in the end! Read on to find out more.
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Kaiser Can't Walk! What Next?
Published 21 May 2024
Dr Caroline Fallon and our ECC team collaborated on a patient that was suddenly unable to walk! In this Case Chronicle, we will explore the systemic method our team took to diagnose Kaiser, and we hope to provide you with some key learning points on how to deal with similar presentations in the future.
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Rusty's Battle With A Snake!
Published 25 Mar 2024
This Case Chronicle details the clinical management of a dog by our Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) team, following a suspected Black Spitting Cobra envenomation event. It introduces the use of mechanical ventilation in such cases, a seldom-employed intervention in veterinary practice in our region.
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The Woes of Bug-eyed Bubsy
Published 1 Mar 2024
Dr Katrin Voelter, our visiting specialist ophthalmologist, works on a patient presenting with a common eye issue that most owners, and even some vets, will miss! Join us in uncovering the issues behind Bubsy's eyes together - we hope we can help everyone recognise the early signs of the disease and understand it better.
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A Lucky Dog Called... Lucky!
Published 5 Jan 2024
Dr Jayson Tuan, our specialist surgeon, worked closely with our ECC team on a rapidly deteriorating patient. This was an interesting case with a slightly unexpected finding, so let’s work through it together (and see if you can guess the final diagnosis before we reveal it)!
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