SA Veterinary Sonography - Professional Mobile Ultrasound

27/12/2023

Merry Christmas folks! I hope the festive season brings joy and relaxation to you all 🎄 🎅

🎄 Please note I will be on leave until Monday 8th January to enjoy some much needed rest and quality time with my family.

❤️ Thanks once again for all the support and referrals. I’m so lucky to work with such amazing colleagues! 🌟

Can’t wait to see you all in 2024!!! 🍾

Jen x

10/06/2023

Had a wonderful breakfast catch up with the lovely owners of Horizon Palliative Vets this morning. If you’re not already aware of their amazing new business in Adelaide, check out the website. So many owners and their beloved pets could benefit from their fabulous at-home palliative care service. Kaori and Ana will bring the warmth and expertise required to ensure your much loved family member gets the best care possible following a terminal diagnosis 🐕‍🦺 🐈 ❤️ They know that time in those final weeks-months is precious and should be spent as comfortable and stress-free as possible for both owner and pet 🐾

13/11/2022

14/03/2022

Everyone meet Oki!! Gorgeous little Oki was diagnosed with a loud heart murmur at 11 weeks of age. An echocardiogram confirmed a congenital heart defect known as a patent ductus arteriosus, or PDA for short. PDA is the most common heart defect in puppies and results from failure of closure of the "ductus arteriosus" after birth. This condition can also occur in humans.

The ductus arteriosus is a communication between the aorta and pulmonary artery which allows the blood to bypass the pulmonary circulation in utero. This is because the foetus does not use the lungs to breathe and oxygen is supplied by the placenta. Once the puppy is born, the ductus will close and the blood will travel to the lungs for oxygenation. Unfortunately, occasionally, as in Oki's case, the ductus fails to close which means high pressure blood flow from the aorta is continuously being shunted into the pulmonary artery. Over time, this can place a great strain on the heart and result in irreversible structural changes. Reversal of the shunt can eventually occur which results in de-oxygenated blood entering the systemic circulation which is bad news indeed! Luckily for Oki, she has very vigilant owners who organised for an echocardiogram to be performed straight away! Oki was an extremely good girl for her echo and did not even require sedation. The echo was performed with her dad holding her throughout.

Luckily, surgery can be performed to close the ductus and if performed early enough, puppies can go on to lead a perfectly normal life.

Oki was then referred to the amazing team at SASH Adelaide for surgery with the wonderful Dr Andrew Dunn. She is recovering well and will have a check-up soon to ensure that everything is going according to plan. Stay tuned for more updates.

In the ultrasound images attached, we can see that the left side of the heart is overloaded (larger than normal). The spectral doppler shows continuous, high-velocity positive blood-flow into the pulmonary artery and the colour doppler shows high-velocity turbulent blood (mixed colour signal) entering the pulmonary artery.

LA - left atrium
LV - left ventricle
RA - right atrium
RV - right ventricle
PA - pulmonary artery
AO - aorta
PV - pulmonic valve

16/02/2022

Accurate 😂

05/02/2022

We scan all creatures great and small here at SA Veterinary Sonography 😀 Here is a beautiful ring-tailed lemur having an ultrasound for weight loss and hyperglycaemia. Wildlife vet Milly and the wonderful nurses at AVSARC took care of the anaesthesia as these gorgeous creatures have extremely sharp teeth despite their fruit diet!! 😬 what an amazing experience to be up close and personal with these amazing animals ☺️

09/01/2022

Being an Aussie veterinary sonographer certainly has its perks….. in the form of koala cuddles 😍 🐨 Meet Kevin, a handsome boy who loves affection. Kev currently resides with his amazing carers at Southern Koala and Echidna Rescue Ltd. I love my job!!!! ❤️

23/12/2021

As 2021 draws to a close, I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Thanks once again for all the referrals. Your continued support means the world! We will be scanning again as of Tuesday 4th January. Until then, relax and be merry!!! 🥳 🎄 🥂 🎅
Love and best wishes for 2022 ❤️ 🌟

08/10/2021

Happy Vet Nurses Day to all the amazing nurses who do so much for vets, pets and pet owners on a daily basis!!! Each and every one of you deserves a massive shout out for the huge and varied skill set you guys bring to the team every day! Where would us vets be without you all?? (probably still looking for things….🤣) 🐶 🐈 ❤️ 🐾

02/10/2021

Thank you Cassie for the amazing personalised thank-you donuts!!! I love having good placement students and not just for the sweet treats of course 😂 😜😋 not so good for the waist-line however….
Always happy to take on imaging enthusiasts for placement.. P.s donuts are not a pre-requisite, wine is also gratefully accepted 🤣 Good banter and lots of ultrasound learning are guaranteed 😀 🤓