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On Friday night, Gertrude was taken to our Pine Mountain Vet Clinic, when the 2 year old Labrador’s owner noticed she was not quite herself. On arrival she was very unwell, lethargic and vomiting and Dr Amy was concerned Gertrude had a foreign body! Radiographs and blood work was done and we expected the worst. Gertrude was placed on intravenousRead more

What happened to the Basset who ate 15 rocks? Sounds like a start to a bad joke - but it was no joke for Harvey and his family when it was discovered Harvey had been eating the garden! Harvey a 19 week old Basset Hound became quite sick one night and was admitted for xrays - and it was quicklyRead more

Vet:” Ill just pop out quickly and do some cytology on this sample.” What does this mean? Where are they going? Why did they steal fluffy’s sample? Cytology is the study of cells, which means the vet who has just taken a sample from your pet is going to look at it under a microscope at such a detailed levelRead more

Are cats destroying your furniture? 83% of you said yes! There is a new product on the market to help save your carpets, furniture and anything that you don’t want that cat to detroy! FELISCRATCH by FELIWAY is a simple answer to inappropriate scratching in the home. 1.Helps redirect scratching to your desired location (E.g on a scratching post). 2.Clinically

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Today was an example of how fast dogs, especially brachycephalic breeds such as bulldogs can over heat. Maximus came in to Booval Vet Hospital today after the owners found him collapsed outside. The owners had been moving house, and had left Max at their house till last, but with the stress and the heat - caused Max to collapse fromRead more

???Did you know second hand smoke can be very dangerous to your pets, but especially birds? Secondhand smoke contains over 4000 chemicals, including 69 compounds that are known to cause cancer and the concentration of these carcinogenic chemicals is actually higher in secondhand smoke than in the fumes directly inhaled by smokers. Your parrot has a very different respiratory systemRead more

Puppies develop their social skills between the ages of 6-16 weeks. Puppy preschool is designed to allow your puppy to socialise with other puppies. They will be introduced to basic commands in a safe, positive environment to help them get a start on becoming a polite, obedient, well behaved pet. The 4 weeks course is held on Tuesday evenings. Bookings are essential as numbers are strictly limited.

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We are seeing a large number of pets affected by the heat. With media and news outlets continually quoting this summer as the longest and hottest on record it is important that we know what precautions we should take to avoid our pets falling victim to heatstroke. Additionally it is important to be able to identify heatstroke and know whatRead more