http://www.sarc.com.au Melbourne Vet Pet Veterinary Clinic Centre Dog Cat Pacemaker implantation for animals has often been a procedure bandied around in the novelty columns of newspapers and added to the ‘special interest’ trailers of the 6pm news. The simple fact is that pacemaker implantation is a reasonably straightforward procedure; one which new SARC cardiologist Dr. Richard Woolley has completed numerous times in his cardiology training and practice. http://www.sarc.com.au/mending-a-broken-heart/206550/news-item.htm SARC Pulse - April 2007 /assets/61/newsimages/ 258_1 A great number of animals present to the emergency department with conditions which involve clotting disorders of some type. The Southern Animal Emergency Centre has now improved its turnaround on critical laboratory diagnostics to better quantify exact nature of bleeding disorders. This can be a critical factor in obtaining a good outcome with seriously ill patients. http://www.sarc.com.au/emergency-whats-that-bleed/205850/news-item.htm SARC Pulse - April 2007 /assets/61/newsimages/ 257_1 The physiotherapy department is seeing more and more arthritis patients as physiotherapeutic treatment is incorporated into an overall treatment plan for the condition. As we head into Winter, physiotherapy can provide effective treatment and respite for arthritis suffers. http://www.sarc.com.au/physio-update-offering-more-for-your-arthritis-p/205150/news-item.htm SARC Pulse - April 2007 /assets/61/newsimages/ 256_1 Radiation therapy planning involves far more than simply orientating an x-ray beam and pushing a button. Significant planning of treatments takes place before the patient even sees the radiation therapy facility in the Southern Animal Referral Centre. http://www.sarc.com.au/radiation-therapy-computer-aided-treatment-plann/204450/news-item.htm SARC Pulse - April 2007 /assets/61/newsimages/ 255_1