Vet Reacts to Bondi Vet Episode

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I recently discovered a cool show called "Bondi Vet" that follows multiple vets in and around Bondi, Australia to give viewers a "behind the scenes" look at real life veterinary medical cases. The show is cool and I came across this particular episode which struck me as a neurologist because it involves an acutely paralyzed dog (owned by one of the Bondi Vets - Dr. Scott). This video provides me a good opportunity to dig a little deeper into the pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatments involved in working with such a case. Basically my whole goal with this channel! Hope you enjoy and please like, sub, and comment if you desire!
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[@jamesbeards9208]

Edinburgh vet student here, loved this video! Would love to see more, was super entertaining and a great case study to learn from. Thank you!

[@DVMCellini]

Thanks boss!

[@cperhala8843]

I'm glad I stumbled across this channel! I also enjoy Bondi Vet, and had seen this before. Thank you for the more detailed explanation of what was going on with Betty. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos.

[@DVMCellini]

Welcome!

[@Beans2422]

Thank you, Dr. Cellini, for this video! I really appreciate your thorough explanations and insight on what's being presented in the video. I work in the vet field so I have some prior knowledge but I really like how you went more in-depth, especially with your explanation of the importance of nociception. This cleared up the why for me and helped me understand this animal's predicament better. Thank you!

[@davidg1290]

Great video! Among your best, I think! I'm curious, in Betty's case, she was treated by a orthopedic surgeon. As a neurosurgeon, is this a situation where each specialty would perform the same procedure, or are the two taught different approaches? In other words, is it a scenario that would fall into either specialty?

[@DVMCellini]

Yeah it falls into either specialty. Just depends on where you are and who is available to do it. Both are fine imo.

[@Silkytoaster]

This was a great video and we ( with your permission I hope ) will be adding this to our client resource materials . We get these cases all the time and it’s alot for owners to take in especially with the pet on the exam table in pain or not able to move . Allowing them to watch this - a vet going through the same emotions they are feeling and having the medical condition explained so well and the journey of the pet - well let’s just say this video and how you have done it - is gold . I wish I had access to this a week ago - I had a Frenchie present with the same symptoms as Betty . The owners took him immediately to the emergency vet referral hospital that has a neurology department. They diagnosed the same location compression as Betty . The owners went thru alot of emotional turmoil trying to make the best decision- surgery or no surgery. Now the neurologist did their best trying to explain the prognosis and I was on the phone several times as well . Your video I think would have helped them navigate this . I guess what I am trying to say is thank you for putting this video together so well . Vet from Canada

[@DVMCellini]

Thanks for saying all that! By all means share it PRN. That's why I made it after all!

[@brissygirl4997]

They have to blur surgery footage to comply with youtube TOS. It's frustrating but there's not much they can do about it unfortunately. Dr Cellini you'd probably enjoy episodes of Bionic Vet. The Orthopaedic surgeon in this video used to work with him when he was younger. The Bionic Vet takes on cases a lot of other vets can't or won't do and most of the filmed cases are of the animals having a new bionic limb attached. Not your field of expertise but very interesting nonetheless.

[@ashleymcgilly5022]

I am going to show this video to my clients who have newly diagnosed IVDD dogs. Great educational video and outcome!

[@DVMCellini]

Awesome 👏 thank you

[@alicecompton1514]

I'm a vet student & vet receptionist in Sydney, Australia and I just stumbled across your channel! Love your videos! :)

[@GabrielDeafBlindPupFamily]

I've subscribed to this channel for a few years, starting with your explanation of the French Bulldog ban. Was astonished at what I learned. Now I come across your reaction to VetRanch (I am an addict to that channel) and now BondiVet, which I also binge on. Paralysis is a common topic on the handicappedpets threads and this is so much more descriptive. Thank you for this easy to understand lesson on paralysis. I myself was paralyzed 16 months ago, and because that was not an option, I was a rehab warrior (!) and now have full (but wonky) use of my own self.

[@DVMCellini]

Oh wow glad you recovered! And thanks for subbing for so long. Channel has definitely evolved and will continue to do so!

[@oliverqueen1534]

Great video. I enjoyed the walk through of whats going on in the surgery.

[@DVMCellini]

Thanks for watching it!

[@jackieclay5030]

I hope once I get to vet school I get a full walk through on what I’m learning like in this video… great stuff!!!

[@bradleygraves2935]

Australians are so loving and compassionate 💕 Us Americans could learn a thing or two from our brothers and sisters down under 💖

[@DVMCellini]

Absolutely

[@audreymaybee]

very interesting video! would love to see more with bondi vet, just because i’m from australia myself lol

[@DVMCellini]

Noted!

[@bruintoo]

No MRI prior to surgery?

[@DVMCellini]

Apparently not. Don’t think they have one.

[@lucillebittinger2893]

Don't know how I stumbled across this but your channel is IMMEDIATELY one of my favorites now. Very detailed very informative. Well done sir!!

[@DVMCellini]

Nice thank you!

[@moraiawroldsen]

Wow. Thank you so much, Dr. Cellini! I'm very grateful to have found this fascinating, detailed, and light-hearted commentary. As one interested in vet school but not yet a vet student, I'm always so grateful for such wonderful online teachers as you!!!

[@DCampy34]

Poor Dr Windsor hated my boy Galahad!! Darn Bull Terrier just stood there with his foot backwards both front and back, failed many other neuro tests ... Just added to reasoning for neuro work up .... Ended up being cardiac he now has pacemaker!!

[@Pathologymadesimple]

Neurologists are real nerds!

[@bonniepeters8576]

An amazing video thank you. from someone who had this happen to my dog. Your explanation was excellent

[@DVMCellini]

Glad it was helpful!

[@reneesteel5852]

Thanks so much for these videos! I’m kind of obsessed with getting as much info as I can on IVDD/back issues since losing my dachshund in May. It’s the only breed I want (all dogs are awesome, don’t get me wrong) but I’m afraid to get another one. Your videos are so helpful!!

[@shimonbiton2163]

this was a really informative video. thank you for taking the time to make it.

[@DVMCellini]

Thank you 🙏!

[@deeanna8448]

Sometimes the knowledge that comes from being a vet makes certain things harder. My 9 yo lab/pit mix had her first ever seizure and instead if my initial reaction being "oh ny God! What's happening?" my first reaction was "Dammit! She has a brain tumor." 😢Sadly, I was correct

[@wendyvank]

Dr. Cellini, have you commented on the Bionic Vet - Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick?? I would LOOOVE to hear your feedback!

[@nadinabbott3991]

I gotta say, my doggo will be seeing neuro in two days. I doubt it’s his back. At this point…we think it’s something else. But seeing this episode let me understand a lot about this.

[@paulettern9913]

Awesome video doc. Thanks for your time making it

[@parley1994]

I think these things are probably even worse for a veterinarian. Because they know what can go wrong.

[@DVMCellini]

absolutely. i dread the day something happens to my dog bernie.

[@autumnmoonfire3944]

This is awesome, I love bondi vet but they have to skim over so much! Thank you for this informative video!

[@LinnChanett]

Thank you fir this video! My cat has some strange trembling and twitching in his ears... i cant find any information about it and my vets are not really helping mutch... Can that be because of an issue lile this? Its not normal twitching, its as if he cant hold them still, comes and goes. Im doing everything i can to learn something that might be of help, he has some face twiching and back rolling and so on.. because of that im worried about seizures.. or this.. or other things. All i can do is to give him pain medication. Sorry for asking.. im running out of options and for some reason im the one who ends up presenting possible diagnosises and things to try to the vets, and i just cant make them take the wheel.

[@sherrydawson6253]

Wow that was so interesting! Thanks for the education! Glad she made it through all that trauma. Yea pet owners no matter there tittle should not be iin the room. Love u educate us! Thank u

[@DVMCellini]

Y’welcome

[@rcpd3359]

Can you please do all or more of Bondi vet such as poisoning or paralysis If so thank you :) great video by the way :)

[@DVMCellini]

Sure. Any episodes that come to mind?

[@rcpd3359]

@@DVMCellini any of them in my opinion , they are all really great ,

[@143ForeverYourz]

Omg please do more content like this! I watch Bondi vet all the time for light hearted, vet care content! I learned a lot from this video, thank you so much! 💕👍

[@DVMCellini]

got a vet ranch episode coming out tomorrow at 10:45 am :)

[@loniarrizon-tovar2776]

This video made me anxious.. lol. Cmon.

[@newengland8126]

I've read that neuro and orthopedic surgeons tend to compete in spine related cases for people. Is that the same in the vet world too?

[@Mmmmagz]

The low battery sign in the top right corner lol @25:35

[@shazakong7580]

Thank u for the video doc! Very educational and helpful. I am a vet in a small practice in malaysia. unfortunately we don’t have the proper equipment to even diagnose this, but still very grateful to be able to be able to come across this vid.

[@husseinhammoud6403]

amazing explanations!!

[@DVMCellini]

Thanks!

[@CreamyJalapeno]

This scares me so much. I have a 1 y/o mini dachshund. I'm hoping keeping her weight in check and her fit will help us avoid this in the future.

[@DVMCellini]

It might, but definitely get insurance if you haven’t already.

[@elizabethroy77]

Great video; so glad Betty is all better!

[@NikkiCornet7]

The vet that owns the dog is an Australian and yes you're have said it right from a fan from the Gold Coast Australia 🌏

[@doug112244]

Scott is actually in England. The rest are in Australia.

[@transgenderguineapigguy]

pretty certain Scott is in Richmond now

[@tulipp3666]

Thank you for such educational videos!

[@DVMCellini]

Glad you like them!

[@Plannerchicy]

How much would a surgery like this cost? I wish pet owners knew more about having pet insurance. Great explanation especially with the pew pew drawing lol

[@DVMCellini]

in the us probably 6-10k

[@danettehartsock6366]

I've been watching Bondi Vet's KZbin channel for quite some time now, and it was cool to have you explain what actually happened.

[@DVMCellini]

thanks!

[@saskiaeich1832]

Won't more disc material just leak out after surgery or do you "close" the leak somehow?

[@DVMCellini]

You typically do what’s called a fenestration where you kind of carve the disc out from the side as well. Helps reduce that risk a lot.

[@saskiaeich1832]

@@DVMCellini thank you very much

[@HHSMCJROTC]

If letting owners in to operations violates OSHA, was this owner allowed in bc it’s in a different country so OSHAs inapplicable?

[@DVMCellini]

No I think he's just bff with the surgeon lol. That and they're both vets.

[@suzimeier9932]

You comment a lot on dogs. Do you work on other animals for numerological conditions?

[@DVMCellini]

I'm like 75% dogs, 24% cats, 1% random exotic species here and there.

[@suzimeier9932]

Interesting video

[@DVMCellini]

Thanks!

[@coles5243]

So why would a vet explain in detail to another vet what he is doing? For the show or is Dr. Scott not a Neurologists ?

[@DVMCellini]

Yeah I mean I think he just explained it that way more for the viewers than Dr. Scott.

[@xxviciousbeautyxx]

Well since it's a show with many non vet viewers, they are going to explain so people watching can understand too. Not all vets specialize in same areas too

[@parley1994]

Dr Scott is a general practice veterinarian. He definitely would know generally how the nervous system works. But he doesn't know all the details about it that a specialist would know.

[@lizzthatvegan1207]

Your battery is low :)

[@DVMCellini]

🙈

[@lizzthatvegan1207]

😂

[@stephengrisoli5811]

Love the video! How would you know to take a left vs right approach without an mri?

[@DVMCellini]

oh my gosh it gets tough with a myelogram. you're *supposed* to be able to see the contrast kind of deviate inward on a ventro-dorsal (bird's eye) view and that clues you in. this is why i despise myelograms.

[@emmarusso3813]

This helps me prepare for vet school. Thank you

[@DVMCellini]

I'm so glad!

[@Leuco23]

This happened to my golden retriever mix ~10 years ago - now I know exactly what happened, thank you!!

[@mayaherath9780]

Luckily the surgery is only blurred for KZbin, not in the actual show so it’s still shown on TV!

[@gretasimmons8987]

You explain things very well! 👍 you make a great teacher

[@HumanoidRobo]

Very informative and interesting.

[@DVMCellini]

Thanks!

[@skyeash77]

I'm a vet tech student and really appreciate your content! Keep up the great work! 😊

[@st3phni]

@17:43 Gotta love the sound effects!

[@DVMCellini]

i was a little tired after a long day with baby

[@juliebowers550]

First. SO SAD!!!

[@DVMCellini]

She got better though!

[@shimonbiton2163]

accidents happen and we cannot turn back time to prevent them, its how we deal with the consequence that matters. glad everyrhing worked out eventually, thats all we can hope for.

[@serenamoore3105]

Been watching Bondi Vet fairly recently, if I had one, I’d take my hat off to you, you emotionally showed us, what is to be a real pet owner, the bond is so great that you go to the ends of the earth to heal your family. RVC saved my 4 legged friend by doing heart surgery, I understand like millions of others do I’m sure :) Please continue you’re fantastic work, a vet that genuinely understands and cares about their patients, I Thank You for that as does my dog ! Im so so happy the operation worked out for her:) sometimes we forget vets have animals 2 .

[@crystalkarlson5491]

How do I go about understanding Embark results pertaining to a marker found for a potential spinal issue? Everything on Google is the same info over and over. Our vet is great but they do not have any specialists. Just want to make sure I am doing everything right. Thanks!!!!

[@crystalkarlson5491]

Omg, this video is literally what Embark just told me mine has.

[@DVMCellini]

What’s the specific marker? Ccdy?

[@crystalkarlson5491]

@@DVMCellini Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type I) Chondrodystrophy and Intervertebral Disc Disease, CDDY/IVDD, Type I IVDD ( copy & paste from her results). Thank you!

[@DVMCellini]

Yeah figured it was that. Basically it’s an all or nothing kind of thing. If a disc hasn’t herniated there’s nothing to do. If it has, you gotta see a vet pronto.

[@crystalkarlson5491]

@@DVMCellini Thank you so much! Maybe a video on all the different testing kits out there? It's just amazing and what DNA can tell us and I am definitely glad I did the tests on my pups! I appreciate your help!!!!

[@irn37894]

As an exotics and wild animal vet, I've found lots of medical faults in Bondi Vet. But with all the respect I think that is an example of most Australian vets lower quality of practice compared to US vets. Please note that I'm a middle eastern vet and I'm not practicing neither in US nor Australia.

[@DVMCellini]

Why do you think it’s lower quality there? 🤔

[@irn37894]

@@DVMCellini First, looking at their textbooks it feels like they are not as evidence-based and deep as US-based textbooks (At least in the field of zoological medicine). For instance, Mader's textbook of reptile and amphibian medicine versus Dr. Bob Doneley's reptile medicine book. 😁 The second reason may be that they have just started the specialty chapters a few years ago. They have ANZCVS chapters which is similar to American/European specialty colleges). Brand new! Honestly, sometimes I think they are used to take problems easier and solve things a bit superficially (I don't want to judge every vet in Australia of course. That was only my personal take on the issue, which may be totally wrong). By the way your channel is awesome! 🌷👌🏼🙏🏼