McIvor Road Vet Centre

09/10/2025

💕🐾 Vet Nurse Day 2025 🐾💕

Today we recognise and celebrate all of our Veterinary Nurses, who play vital roles in our veterinary care!

For those of you who may not be familiar with what our incredible nurses can do, some roles (between GP and Emergency) can include:

• Nurse consultations
• Monitoring anaesthetics
• Drawing blood
• Catheter placements
• Administering medications
• Diagnostic imaging
• Maintaining records & data entry
• Laboratory & Pathology testing
• Surgery preparation & assistance
• Reception / customer service
Plus many more!

Today we thank our amazing nursing team for their dedication and hard work 👏❤️.

09/10/2025

🥰 These adorable little Chinese Crested puppies came into our clinic recently 🥰
How cute are they?!? 💕

07/10/2025

💕🩺 Vet Nurse & Vet Tech Awareness Week 2025 🩺💕

This week we recognise and celebrate all of our Veterinary Nurses, who play vital roles in our veterinary care.

If you have visited McIvor Road Vet Centre & Central Veterinary Emergency than you would have met some of our amazing nursing team.

These experienced and skilled professionals are the backbone of our clinics,
For those of you who may not be familiar with what our incredible nurses can do, some roles (between GP and Emergency) can include:

• Nurse consultations
• Monitoring anaesthetics
• Drawing blood
• Catheter placements
• Administering medications
• Diagnostic imaging
• Maintaining records & data entry
• Laboratory & Pathology testing
• Surgery preparation & assistance
• Reception / customer service
Plus many more!

So this week we thank our amazing nursing team for their dedication and hard work 👏❤️.

04/10/2025

🪡🐾 Meet Buttons 🐾🪡

25/09/2025

🐶🐾 Meet Rocket! 🐾🐶

Rocket 🚀 came in recently for his castration surgery.

Soaking up cuddles during his stay, he won over the hearts of our team 💕.

23/09/2025

23/09/2025

🐱🐈 Basil's Perineal Urethrostomy 🐈🐱

14/09/2025

🐈🐕‍🦺 Carriers & Leads in clinic 🐕‍🦺🐈

We ask that ALL pets are restrained prior to entering our clinic.
ALL dogs must be on leads and ALL cats and other pocket pets must be in secure carriers, even if they're well behaved.

🐾 Here's why: 🐾

1. Safety First:
We ask this for the safety of all our patients.
Not all pets may have the same temperament, some may be nervous, anxious, reactive etc.

2. Comfort & Security:
Leads and carriers can assist in offering reassurance and comfort in stressful situations and overwhelming environments.

3. Preventing Escapes:
Vet clinics are often busy, with doors constantly opening and closing. We want to ensure that pets don't escape out the door or run towards other animals.

4. Respect to Others:
Some pets and even owners may be anxious or stressed, keeping your pet restrained ensures everyone - staff, pets and other owners - can stay comfortable and safe.

5. Smooth Procedures:
Whether it's getting weighed, undergoing an examination, or having a treatment, keeping your pet on a lead assists tasks to go more smoothly.

In short, carriers and leads not only provide safety and control, but also help to reduce stress / anxiety and assist in ensuring that your visit to our clinic is as smooth as possible for everyone involved. 💕💕
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation ☺️.

10/09/2025

🐾🟡 R U OK? DAY 2025 🟡🐾

Today is 'R U OK? Day', a national day when we remind everyone that everyday is the day to ask someone, "are you OK?"

Mental health in all industries and walks of life can be challenging, especially in the Veterinary & Animal industry.

Compassion fatigue, emotional stress, burn out, etc. are just some of the mental health challenges facing Veterinarians, Veterinary Nurses and Support Staff in our industry.

Veterinarians have almost four times the su***de rate of the Australian population. This equates to an Australian Vet taking their own life every 12 weeks.

At our clinic we are very grateful to have a strong and supportive team of colleagues working together and supporting each other 💛.

The following is a list of useful contacts for someone who is not OK:
Don't go it alone. Please reach out for help.
1. Lifeline: 13 11 14
2. Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
3. MensLine: 1300 78 99 78

A conversation could change a life 💛.

09/09/2025

🐝 Insect Bites & Stings 🐝

05/09/2025

🐕 These stunning little dachsy puppies came into our clinic last week for their vaccinations and microchipping 🐕
How cute are they?!? 😍

03/09/2025

Handsome boy Ted came in recently for an ear consult 💕.

He won over the hearts of our team, receiving lots of cuddles during his visit 🥰.