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4 Tuesday September 27 2016 News SOUTHERN VIEW Unfortunately, we just can’t know it all and that is why having veterinarians with extra qualifications in a field ( who are only to willing to offer help and advice), is of enormous value when we are faced with a difficult, challenging cases. McMaster & Heap Veterinary practice REFERRAL VETERINARY SERVICES Recently I referred a 7 year old English Springer Spaniel to an orthopaedic surgeon at VSA in Auckland for spinal surgery. I have had personal experience with the team at VSA and great results in the past. Dusty is a patient we have seen a lot of recently. He was recently neutered and treated for an enlarged prostate and more recently I have examined and treated Dusty for what we believed to be unrelenting lower back pain. Dusty is the perfect patient, amenable to a lot of manipulation and palpation, although he now often freezes and drops when he sees me coming. Previously Dusty has had CT scans, radiographs and blood testing to try to understand why at times he seems crippled with pain. He is unable to run with other dogs, play vigorously, jump, swim for long periods of time – in other words, “just be a dog”. His onset of pain is quick and he wears his pain on his little face. We have treated Dusty with numerous types of pain and inflammation modifying drugs with no real success, as well as physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. Dusty’s owner and I discussed in depth our next step which had to be an MRI at St Georges Hospital to determine whether Dusty was a surgical candidate or not. Dusty’s owner is a nurse herself and fully understands an accurate diagnosis is crucial if we are to understand Dusty’s pain better and do the best for him. Luckily it also helps to have pet insurance, as MRI diagnostics and spinal surgery are right up there in cost for the average client. Dusty may make the move to the UK soon, so I wanted to make real sure we were doing all we could for him. The staff at St Georges are helpful, knowledgable and lovely with our canine patients. I regularly travel with patients to sedate and monitor them for their MRI which can take up to an hour. It isn’t painful but they have to lie Open 7 days Cnr Hoon Hay & Coppell place phone 338 2534, Fax 339 8624 e. mcmasterandheap@yahoo.co.nz www.mcmasterheap.co.nz very still in order for the radiologist to get good pictures. Ear plugs are inserted as the machinery is very noisy. In Dusty’s case, even I could see the cause of his severe pain. He had a severe disc prolapse and soft tissue hypertrophy at the lumbosacral junction ( L7-S1) causing spinal cord compression. His L6-L7 disc space was also moderately prolapsed. The radiologist also noted a congenital abnormality of his aorta, an incidental finding. The surgeon in Auckland had access to this MRI and could read the images. He concluded that Dusty would benefit from spinal cord decompression and stabilisation of the lumbosacral disc space, which would allow Dusty a far better quality of life. The surgeon liased with Dusty’s owner immediately and within weeks Dusty was flown to Auckland for a referral consultation, operated on successfully and is now rehabilitating in Auckland post operatively for 6 weeks, until the follow up xrays show that there is bony healing and stability of the plates and screws. Dusty is also receiving physiotherapy to help with a quicker recovery. A real success story for Dusty and his family and it just goes to show that the best veterinary medicine is often a collaborative team effort, where our primary objective is to successfully cure, heal and care for our patients. At McMaster & Heap we are also extremely lucky to have the expertise and knowledge of Steve Heap, in diagnosing and treating patients with Eye diseases and Catherine Morganti, who regularly preforms ultrasounds and endoscopy on cats and dogs, allowing us more diagnostic options to working up a sick patient. We also employ a registered veterinary dentist, when required, to perform root canal surgeries and pulpotomies on teeth, when clients would rather save their dogs teeth than us perform extractions. Steve’s caseload at McMaster & Heap would be 80% eye referral work and much of this ends up being operated on. Steve also travels to Dunedin every 3 months for 2 jammed packed days of eye referral work and surgery. These vets have invested time to develop certain skills, knowledge and expertise in a specialised area of veterinary medicine and are of huge help to us primary vets in providing solutions and treatments with our patients. We find our clients want the best for their pets ( as we do) and welcome referral vet services. For any referral advice please contact our Practice. Dr Michele McMaster McMaster & Heap Dealing with fast food odour •From page 1 City councillor Yani Johanson said it was a critical step forward to lobbying Government. “This is especially true at the moment given that the city council is unable to do plan changes itself until the year 2021 in Christchurch,” he said. Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson said it was a step in the right direction although it wasn’t exactly what she hoped for. “It’s quite a long way short of what we wanted but it’s a step in the right direction,” Ms Dyson said. “We wanted the city council to put a bylaw in place that restricted the amount of fast food outlets around schools, they haven’t done that, but they haven’t ruled it out either, so it’s a good start,” Ms Dyson said. In June, the city council and the compost plant, Living Earth which is located in Bromley, received a $1000 infringement notice for a “offensive and objectionable odour”, which they are appealing. TYRES • SUSPENSION • WOF • ALIGNMENT • SERVICING NITROGEN • BRAKES • BATTERIES SELECT TYRE & AUTO SERVICE HORNBY Ph: (03) 349 5505 • 39 Carmen Road Monday - Friday 7.30am to 5pm | Saturday 9am to 12 noon Dyers Road Landscape & Garden Supplies • Barks • Peastraw • Composts - we supply the best available • Aggregates - Chip, Round and Basecourse • Pavers & Schist products • Pungas • Decorative Stones & Landscaping Rocks • Trailer Hire first hour free with purchase • Bag & Bulk - pick up or delivered David, Carol & Mike We will deliver! SOIL AND HARDFILL DUMPING Phone: 03 384 6540 183 Dyers Rd, Bromley • OPEN 7 DAYS Weekdays 7.30am-5pm. Weekends 8.30am-3pm www.dyersroadandlandscapes.co.nz
SOUTHERN VIEW Tuesday September 27 2016 5 News Pool report delayed • By Caitlin Miles AN URGENT report requested on the Linwood-Woolston pool will not be available until the new city council meets. Local leaders say it is not good enough that the city council is yet to complete the progress report, which was requested in June. Another report on installing traffic lights at the intersection of Hoon Hay, Worsleys and Cashmere Rds was requested at the same time. This report has already come back and work is now scheduled to begin. Cr Yani Johanson said he met city council chief executive Karleen Edwards yesterday to understand why the report, which he requested, was taking so long. “I asked for a fuller response on where the project is at and why it’s taking so long. My understanding is that she took that on board and will get staff to report back to me on it,” Cr Johanson said. Cr Johanson said he wants the report presented at the next city council meeting on Thursday or “at least an update” on it. A city council spokeswoman SITE: A report on the proposed Linwood-Woolston pool has been delayed. The preferred location for a new pool is the old nursery site on Smith St. said work is underway by staff on defining the scope of the project, but given the elections are coming up “it’s more appropriate that it is considered by the incoming council.” The Linwood-Woolston pool development has faced several set backs since the Woolston Outdoor Pool, which was located at the former Woolston School, was demolished 10 years ago. A new pool was meant to be completed in 2018, but now construction won’t begin until 2020 after the city council pushed out funding. Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board chairwoman Sara Templeton said she felt disappointed by the lack of progress being made. “I’m really disappointed there hasn’t been as much communication with the board and the community on development of the Linwood-Woolston pool as we would have liked by now,” Ms Templeton said. Cr Paul Lonsdale said “it was disappointing” to not have the report back. “Cr Johanson and I worked hard to get the money on budget and we don’t want momentum to stop,” Cr Lonsdale said. Recently Southern View quizzed Linwood Ward city council candidates on where they thought the pool should go and the old plant nursery site on Smith St was picked as the best location. STRONG COFFEE: Linwood resident Sam Laurie was named the best barista at the Columbus Coffee National Championship. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Top barista found • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding LINWOOD’S SAM Laurie makes between 400-500 coffees a day, so it is no wonder he can make a good brew. In fact, his coffees are so good he has been named the best barista at the Columbus Coffee National Championship, held in Auckland recently. Mr Laurie said it was a huge achievement and he had been working hard to perfect his coffee since he started at Columbus Coffee Riccarton about three years ago. The 25-year-old started out as a barista at the Honeypot Cafe on Colombo St when it re-opened after the earthquakes in 2013. “It wasn’t until I started at Columbus Coffee that I started nailing my passion,” he said. He never was much of a coffeedrinker in high school but now his favourite coffee to make is a shortblack because it is “the closest flavour to coffee you can get.” HIKING BOOTS & SHOES For men, women and children From $79.95 to $250 47c Garlands Road, Woolston Phone 389 3431 www.thefootwearfactory.co.nz NUK KORAKO NATIONAL LIST MP BASED IN THE PORT HILLS I run weekly mobile office constituency clinics around the Port Hills. For dates and locations please visit my website. You can also contact my office if there is anything I can help you with. OFFICE: 6/950 Ferry Road, Ferrymead EMAIL: nuk.korakomp@parliament.govt.nz WEBSITE: www.korako.co.nz PHONE: 03 384 0008 facebook.com/nukkorako.PortHills Working hard for our community Authorised by Nuk Korako, 6/950 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch www.national.org.nz HARCOURTS CANTERBURY SINCE 2012
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