Belmont Veterinary Hospital

20/12/2024

We’ve been having some fun getting the clinic into the Christmas Spirit with our (very obliging) little patients (thanks Charlie for playing along!).

Don’t forget our holiday hours which are posted below. For all emergencies over this period, please contact the wonderful teams working over the holiday period at either SASH - Small Animal Specialist Hospital Tuggerah or Animal Referral & Emergency Centre Broadmeadow.

Please make sure you have enough prescription medications, food and flea and tick preventatives to get you through.

🎄4 MORE SLEEPS TILL CHRISTMAS 🎄

Belmont Veterinary Hospital

20/12/2024

Friday Feels 🥰

Thank you for the lovely feedback and recognition Hunter Animal Rescue. It has been our absolute pleasure to work alongside you and help with the wonderful work you do.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄

💜💜THANK YOU!💜💜

In recognition of the amazing team at Belmont Veterinary Hospital, who consistently go above and beyond to care for and treat our animals, we extend our heartfelt thanks.

Their expert care, compassion, and unwavering commitment to animal welfare have been vital to the success of Hunter Animal Rescue. We are truly grateful for this partnership, which has played an essential role in saving lives.

As we celebrate our 20 year milestone, we acknowledge the incredible impact our veterinary partners have had, not only on our organisation, but also on the countless animals whose lives they have touched.

We cannot do what we do without you!

⚡️If you would like to visit the amazing team at Belmont Vets with your furbabies, you can check out their website below👇
https://www.belmontvet.com.au/

17/12/2024

I’m lost
Found at marks point bowling club.
Please call 49459044 if I’m yours.

12/12/2024

Kat (the Vet Nurse) with Opal (the Cat) look like they’re having fun on desk duty but is it Kat or Cat answering the phones 😂?

Beautiful Opal came to us when her owner saw her vomit three times in a row, before spotting that a hidden Lily stem had just started to blossom from a bouquet of mixed flowers she had been gifted.

Did you know that Lilies can be LETHAL to cats and cause fatal kidney failure in as little as 24hours? The entire plant is toxic, including the pollen and the vase water!

Clinical signs of toxicity include vomiting, inappetence, lethargy, increased thirst and increased urination.

Urgent veterinary attention is crucial if you think your cat may have come into contact with a Lily.

Luckily for Opal, her owner realised and quickly removed the toxic Lily before rushing her in to the clinic for treatment. We ran some blood tests and were able to confirm that Opal had no early signs of kidney damage. We gave her some fluids and started her on some medication to help rehydrate her and protect her gastrointestinal tract.

She is back home now and doing well, no doubt putting together her CV 😂…

08/12/2024

🗓️ A bit of a planning post this morning, as we speed toward Christmas and the end of the year!

⏰ This year, the clinic will be closed from Dec 25th to Jan 1st.

A few things for you to check at home:

🎄Please make sure you have enough prescription medication and food to get you safely through to the New Year.

🎄Make sure your pet’s vaccinations are up to date if you intend on boarding them these holidays. We are happy to help confirm your pet’s vaccination details if you are unsure.

🎄 Double check your fence and gate security and ensure your pet’s microchip details are correct! Summer is the season for thunderstorms and fireworks, where more pet’s are likely to go missing.

🎄TICK SEASON is running rampant. With SASH treating a whooping 300 cases of tick paralysis so far this year, make sure to protect YOUR pet. Make sure you have enough of their regular tick prevention to get you through the holidays .

🎄For any questions, give us a call on 4945-9044. Our reception staff are happy to help answer any questions or concerns you may have. Be ready this holiday season!

01/12/2024

😂 Happy Monday everyone. Can you believe it’s less than a month till Christmas!?

👂 Stay tuned for some Xmas Survival tips for pet owners and remember, we’re offering $50 OFF ALL CAT DESEXES from now until Christmas.

25/11/2024

🌟 Meet Hope🌟

Hope has been through so much in the past couple of months. She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in August.

Two days later, to give her the best chance at a pain-free life, she underwent surgery to amputate her leg.

Despite everything, Hope and her owners have shown incredible resilience and courage. Hope has already adapted to life on three legs, and she still manages a smile during her chemotherapy sessions (here with Dr Brian and Vet Nurse Kailei in their fancy pants PPE 😎).

24/11/2024

Happy Monday! And don’t forget, we are offering $50 OFF all of our cat desexing procedures from now till Christmas!

In an attempt to encourage the owners of those 400 plus cats in our database that are yet to be desexed, we thought we’d try to encourage some of you to leap into action and book your cat in, today!

📞 Call us on 4945-9044 today, we’d love to hear from you!

19/11/2024

🌷Baby kookaburras one day and inquisitive green tree snakes the next, it must be Spring 🌿

⚠️ Just a reminder *don’t forget your tick preventatives.*

👀 We are seeing a LOT of tick paralysis cases, all of which are PREVENTABLE! Protect your pet and apply their tick prevention. If you can’t remember, or don’t trust yourself to apply it regularly, there is now an injection available which offers a YEAR OF TICK PREVENTION! Call us on 4945-9044 to discuss.

🎄Also, BVH are offering $50 off all of our cat desexing procedures between now and Christmas. We have OVER 400 undesexed cats in our client database and we need to do better. Desex your pet so they can live longer, healthier lives, and help ease the strain on our rescue shelters and adoption agencies at this busy time of year.

Happy Wednesday everyone!

19/11/2024

Lost male, found from Swansea. Please call 49459044 if this handsome boy is yours

18/11/2024

❓Can you guess what type of bird this is❓

One of our lovely clients brought these little cuties in to see us after their nest fell out of a tree. Lucky for these guys they were spotted and someone made time to look after them. Do you know what type of bird they are?

With the recent storms and strong winds we’ve seen quite a few of our young feathered friends displaced from their nest.

If you find a nestling that’s not where it should be, the best thing to do is return it to its nest. If the nestlings appear injured (as was the case here), gently pick them up using a towel, place them in a warm, dark box and head to your nearest vet.

15/11/2024

🎄With Christmas just over a month away - now is the time to double check your pet’s are ready for the holidays!

🎄Don’t leave booking your pet’s boarding bookings and vaccinations too late, and make sure you have enough medication to last you the holiday season.

📞 Call us on 4945-9044 if you have any questions or need to check your pet’s vaccination status.