Vitality Vetcare

01/05/2024

Happy World Veterinary Day! Thank you to all the amazing vets who serve their communities through their dedicated care for animals and volunteering to look after wildlife, rescued and stray animals, flood and bushfire affected animals and those living in marginalised communities. 🐕🐈‍⬛🐎🐃🦘🐨🦇🦜🐸🐍

30/11/2023

HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY Vitality Vetcare! 🎂🥳
Thank you to our clients for supporting us. It continues to be an honour and pleasure for Dr Megan and her team to serve the animals and people of Bangalow and beyond 💖

The photos are the clinic when the building work was just finished and Dr Megan inserting acupuncture needles into sugar animals on our 1st Birthday cake!

05/10/2023

Happy World Animal Day! Thank you Ilka and all the Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital team for all you do for wildlife.

21/07/2023

Do you dream of opening & running a new state of the art wildlife hospital in the beautiful and biodiverse Northern Rivers? The Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital is recruiting for an amazing practice manager. Come join an excellent hospital that cares for its people as well as wildlife. 🦘

We're looking for a Practice Manager to join Northern Rivers Wildlife Hospital team.

The new NRWH Practice Manager will manage the initial commissioning of the hospital project and work with the Board on strategic planning, policy development, operations & staff management.

Please share with your networks, download a PD here https://nrwh.com.au/about and for further enquiries email [email protected]

07/06/2023

Look what’s just arrived, Frontier for cats 😺!!

Available in Free Range Beef or Wild Caught Fish with Free Range Lamb

11/05/2023

Banga’s 🌿

29/03/2023

Teef! are finally back in stock!!

Teef! is a powdered water additive designed to improve the oral health of your dog. It contains Protektin42, a non-toxic, prebiotic formula backed by 10 years of science. Together, the natural ingredients act to restore balance to the oral microbiome (environment) & bring about better oral health for your dog.

• Designed for daily use
• Tasteless & odourless
• 100% safe, human-grade, vegan ingredients
• Suitable for dogs of all sizes
• Free of preservatives, additives & fillers

Swing by during our opening hours to pick some up for your dog & their cheeky toothy smiles!!

We are open Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10am - 6pm

22/03/2023

Did you know we hire out laser for owners to use on their pets at home?

Laser therapy may help treat pets with a variety of conditions including pain, inflammation, injury, stiffness, osteoarthritis, post-orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation, skin conditions, wounds, and infection, including hotspots and lick granuloma.

The super pulsed laser is designed to deliver a combination of wavelengths of infra-red, red, and blue light. These frequencies can be changed according to what condition is being treated e.g. a frequency of 1000Hz benefits the patient by increasing blood flow, improving circulation, accelerating healing time and decreasing inflammation and pain. The 1000Hz frequency is also used for laser acupuncture.

If you think your pet would benefit from laser therapy at home we encourage you to contact Vitality Vetcare. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are open Tuesday-Thursday, 10am-6pm AEDT, Bangalow NSW (02) 6687 0675 or [email protected]

21/03/2023

Had a little visit from Special & Como today - how adorable is this little furr family? One in pyjamas and the other with her toothy grin!

We love it when our patients enjoy a trip to their vet & these two couldn’t wait to say hello!

16/03/2023

We have 5% off all Fish & Chicken combination, Lamb, & Beef Organic Paws food!

Simulating a carnivore’s natural raw meat diet, Organic Paws Recipes are complete & balanced meals suitable for cats & dogs of all ages.

Cats are true carnivores, meaning that they need a source of animal protein to thrive & survive. In the wild, cats eat the carcases of the prey animals they hunt, which consist of raw meat, bones & organs. They also consume a small amount of the vegetable matter contained in the gut of their prey.

Dogs are hunter-scavengers, dogs have evolved over thousands of years to eat raw prey. They eat a (raw) carcass starting with the organs, including the gut contents, which is masticated & partially digested plant matter, then move onto muscle & other soft tissues. They start to chew the bones when eating soft tissues & then finish the remaining bones. Wild dogs eat a very varied diet based on hunted & scavenged ruminant & small mammal carcases & scavenged eggs, fruit, berries, nuts, roots, grasses & other plants.

Made with Certified Organic meats, ground bone & organs including green tripe, each Organic Paws recipe is complete to simulate a carnivore’s natural diet. Using “whole” carcasses including whole chickens & all prime cuts i.e., porterhouse, sirloin, topside steak, & rumps etc. ensures only nutritious quality muscle meat is used with no fatty trim or off cuts. Cod Liver Oil & Kelp are also added to each recipe in balanced quantities, both well-known & documented for their overall & powerful health benefits.

Organic Paws recipes are biologically appropriate, toxin free, complete, & balanced meals for your pet, giving them the daily nutrition, they need to thrive with good health.

Organic Paw meals should always be fed raw & not cooked due to the ground bone content.

We recommend Organic Paws as part of a complete fresh food diet for dogs and cats which consists of approximately 70% fresh meat, offal & raw meaty bones & 30% plants/ vegetables.

Come in to say hi & pick up a box or two! We are open Tues-Thurs, 10am-6pm AEDT located in Bangalow, NSW at 4a Ballina Rd

15/03/2023

Did you know we offer laser therapy?

Dr Megan often uses laser therapy to provide pain relief and to promote tissue repair. The super pulsed, cold laser light stimulates cellular regeneration. Low-level laser therapy can be part of an integrated approach to health and healing.

Laser therapy may help treat pets with a variety of conditions including pain, inflammation, injury, stiffness, osteoarthritis, post-orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation, skin conditions, wounds, and infection, including hotspots and lick granuloma.

This non-invasive treatment can also be useful to help anxious pets to unwind and relax before other treatments including acupuncture treatment as well as for laser acupuncture. It is a great way to introduce our pets to acupuncture. One of the methods Dr Megan often starts with is called the Unwind Method where she moves the laser slowly from the base of the skull along both sides of the spine down to the tail.

The super pulsed laser is designed to deliver a combination of wavelengths of infra-red, red, and blue light. These frequencies can be changed according to what condition is being treated e.g. a frequency of 1000Hz benefits the patient by increasing blood flow, improving circulation, accelerating healing time and decreasing inflammation and pain. The 1000Hz frequency is also used for laser acupuncture.

If you think your pet would benefit from laser therapy we encourage you to contact Vitality Vetcare to make an appointment and chat with Dr Megan about treatment options. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are open Tuesday-Thursday, 10am-6pm AEDT, Bangalow NSW (02) 6687 0675 or [email protected]

09/03/2023

Happy International Women’s Day!! 🍃

We know we’re a day late, but Dr Megan, Kim & Anne are so excited to have our team together & to be back on Socials, we had to wait until we were all together to take some happy snaps (to be a fly on the wall for that little photoshoot!) 🌿

We miss connecting with our online community & are pleased to tell you that we will have more of a presence here moving forward! 🍃

“I can promise you that women working together – linked, informed and educated – can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.”
Isabelle Allende 🌿

26/01/2023

A good summary of an integrative approach to chronic kidney disease in cats. Dr Megan tailors the treatment plan for a cat with CKD according to their individual expression of the disease. It would generally include a fresh food diet appropriate for a cat with CKD, a homoeopathic medication based on the totality of individual symptoms, herbal and nutritional support and possibly acupuncture.

More than half of cats 10 years and older have chronic kidney disease, and there are two potential triggers that you can control. If your kitty has already developed kidney disease, know one of the biggest mistakes you can make, even though it's recommended by many veterinarians.

31/12/2022

The team at Vitality Vetcare, Anne, Kim, Sally and Dr Megan celebrated the end of a challenging year by doing the wonderful Bush Tucker tour with Aunty Delta Kay https://explorebyronbay.com/ in the Bangalow Parklands across the creek from Vitality Vetcare. We are grateful to live and work in a place with incredible biodiversity and to work with great clients, beloved pets and amazing wildlife. May we embrace 2023 with kindness, compassion and a desire to serve our communities in our unique ways. We re-open at 10am on Tuesday 3rd January. If you have a veterinary emergency please call North Coast Emergency Vets 0424 054 056 or AES Carrara 07 5559 1599 💖

04/11/2022

Too many pets are getting tick paralysis this spring. There's now a national shortage of tick antiserum, which is used to treat tick paralysis. Please check your pets for ticks from nose to tail every day and use tick prevention. If you have questions about tick prevention, please contact Vitality Vetcare & see comments below.

16/10/2022

22/08/2022

Can you help with platypus conservation? The Platy Project is a citizen science project to be held this September to survey platypus populations in Australia https://www.acf.org.au/platy-project

Platypus are breeding in Byron Creek. You can protect our local platypus by walking your dogs on a lead or staying away from Byron Creek when visiting the Show Grounds, sports fields, Bangalow Parklands (weir) and the creek walk.

You’ll never forget your first platypus encounter. It’s a magical moment when this strange and adorable creature emerges from ripples in the water.

12/04/2022

FOUND Handsome dog. Please contact Vitality Vetcare 6687 0675 for details

12/04/2022

Do you have a creative use for orthopaedic casting tape? We have a boxful of expired donated casting tape looking for a new life as a still life or other artistic creation. Please message or call Vitality Vetcare 6687 0675 if you wish to collect the lot!

07/04/2022

Hi everyone,

We currently have a beautiful dog staying with us as his family have been seriously impacted by the floods.

We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to come and give 1h a day of their time to take him for walkies, especially on weekends. He's a delightful, responsive boy to walk and be with.

If we get a few people we can hopefully work out a rotating roster of some kind.

Please contact us via our clinic email if you think this is you: [email protected]

Thank you! 🌼

25/03/2022

We are short of wood shaving bedding and volunteers to muck out stables, especially week day mornings. Please send a message or make a donation if you can help out. Thank you! 🐴

Hi everyone,

With all this rain coming, we are in desperate need of dry shavings to be used as bedding for the injured flood affected horses we have in care here.
We are going through roughly 7 bags of shavings per day.

If you would like to support the 10 flood affected horses we have in care with feed, bedding, fuel, transport and medical supplies please see account details below.
Alternatively, you can phone Newrybar Produce to put money on the Bangalow Temporary Equine Hospital account.
Donations account:
Bsb: 923100
Acc: 307025814
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22/03/2022

I am proud of the incredible work of the team of volunteers at the Bangalow Temporary Equine Field Hospital. Dr Nikita from Richmond River Equine Services and I have worked there as volunteers since Sunday 6th March. I am grateful to Vets for Compassion whose volunteer vets have helped us out on some shifts so that we can get home a bit earlier or even have a morning or evening off. Dr Rhian from Gold Coast Equine Clinic and Dr Lu, Holistic Vet have also helped us out.

If anyone has any problems or concerns about whether horses in the temporary field hospital are flood affected or about the use of funds raised through crowd funding please contact me, Dr Megan Kearney or Dr Nikita Stibbard directly rather than spreading rumours on social media. I welcome a culture of openess, transparency and accountability.

Thank you to everyone who is supporting this awesome project!

19/03/2022

It's wonderful to see Jack & Charlie well enough to kick up their heels!

17/03/2022

What's not to love about sharing your apple with a horse? 🍎

One of the amazing vet nurses Kim Simpson from Vitality Vetcare sent me a cute photo of Dr Megan Kearney taking a minute to finally have something to eat. Megan didn’t know the photo was taken.
Apparently, the apple was the first thing Megan had eaten all day and she was sharing it with Tier.
Bless her

If you would like to support the 13 horses we have in care with feed, bedding, fuel, transport and medical supplies please see account details below.

Donations account:
Bsb: 923100
Acc: 307025814
ING

13/03/2022

Here's the page for the Bangalow Temporary Equine Field Hospital for updates and how to donate if you wish to support our field hospital. What an incredible team of volunteers and community effort! Thank you everyone who is volunteering or has contributed in some way, this is the strength of community. 💕

Hi all,

We have set up a page for our recovery horses at Bangalow that have come out of the floods

04/03/2022

AWL have set up their mobile vet clinic truck in Casino.
They are parked opposite the Primex.
Flood affected animals needing medical treatment are welcome.
Please share to spread the word.
They are open from 9am to 5pm all weekend.
They are in need of large animal supply donations.
🐴 Hay
🐴 Halters and ropes
🐴 Chux Rolls (cleaning wipes)
🐴 Large animal drugs (vets only) Including large giving sets and 5L fluid bags