Clinic Virtual Tour
Take a virtual walk through PETstock Vet Bennetts Green 📽️
Boasting all the perks of a purpose built facility. A dedicated surgical theatre, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound and in-house pathology. We are also really proud of our cat only consult room, and separate dog and cat hospital wards. Keeping the canines separate from the felines really goes a long way to help minimise stress in the clinic 🐶🐱
Additionally the clinic shares a building with a PETstock retail store. This makes our space a very convenient one-stop-shop to stock up on all the diets, toys, treats, parasite control and other creature comforts your pet may need!
PETstock Vet Bennetts Green is turning 3!
🤩 It's Birthday Month 🤩
In celebration of 3 wonderful years caring for the pets and people of our community, we have set up a party photo station for all the pets that visit in the month of June.
To say thank you to our community for helping us flourish over the last 3 years we are offering up a birthday present for one lucky pet. 3 years calls for 3 gifts right!!
1. A dog or cat core vaccine (excluding heart worm)
2. A flea and tick treatment thanks to our frineds at Boehringer Ingelheim or Zoetis Petcare
3. A bag of Hills Science Diet food (up to 3kg) Generously donated by the team at Hill’s Pet Nutrition
To be in the running you must give this birthday post a like 👍 and share.
A bonus entry is on offer for all those that snap a pic of their pet in front of our party set up and post it in the comments section of this post.
You'll find the pet photo station in our reception area along with some other props to help capture the perfect party pic.
When you're recovering from an anaesthetic and can't feel your face.
#HelloClarice
Koa and Sabbath - Surgical time-lapse.
Big guy Bandit is one of our faves here at Bennetts Green. A true gentle-man with an adorable love heart nose 🖤
He doesn't mind showing off his cool tricks either.
#loveyourpetloveyourvet #vetclinic #petsofnewcastle #bigdog
Kitten Play
The joy of working in a Veterinary clinic is not just limited to the deep satisfaction we get from helping animals and their people.
It also includes the small but meaningful moments like roughhousing with a cheeky kitten that bring a sense of happiness, light-heartedness, and a deeper bond between us and our patients.
Taking time to play with and enjoy our patients is so important when our work is often quite serious and emotionally taxing.
Chocolate Toxicity
It's no secret that chocolate toxicity is a condition we see peak around this time of year.
Whether it is an Easter egg hunt gone to the dogs (pardon the pun) or a counter surfing pooch, chocolate has the potential to cause life threatening illness if eaten in large enough quantities by your dog.
So how much chocolate is toxic?
It is widely accepted that a toxic dose of chocolate 100-150mg per kg body weight, although there are reports of symptoms being observed at doses as low as 20mg/kg.
In a practical sense using 100mg/kg as a guide this means:
▪️approximately 60 grams of milk chocolate per kg bodyweight
▪️approximately 20 grams of semi-sweet chocolate per kg body weight
▪️approximately 7 grams of baker’s chocolate per kg body weight
A toxicity level can be predicted based on your animals weight + the amount and type of chocolate consumed. If you suspect your dog has consumed some Easter treats it is best to phone a Vet clinic or the Animal Poisons Helpline to get advice even if your pet is looking well.
We had a sweet little visitor in the clinic today. An young orphaned Brushtail Possum was found by a member of the public and transported to the clinic for a Vet assessment.
Thankfully the little fella was given the all clear to go into care and will eventually be released back to the wild.
Feline Pyometra
This week we took an older female cat to theatre for what should have been a routine spey. When we prepped her belly for surgery and it became clear that something wasn't right. Her abdomen was much larger than expected leading us to believe she may be pregnant or that there was something more sinister going on.
Once the uterus was exteriorised it was clear we were dealing with a pyometra. Pyometra translates to "pus in the uterus" and you can see in the clip attached just how swollen with pus this cats uterus was. The uterus itself weighed 200grams which was 15% of her body weight 😲
Pyometra occurs in un-desexed female animals, most commonly after a heat cycle. Hormone changes make it easier for bacteria to enter the uterus, multiply and cause the life threatening infection.
Desexing your animal is the both easiest and only way to avoid a pyometra.
Valentines Day
💗 Valentines Day 💗
We love love, and all the good things that come with celebrating Valentines day (mostly the chocolate 🤤)
There are a few things that could really put a dampener on Valentines day for our pets though.
Flowers - a beautiful bouquet will win most hearts, but be careful about your choice of blooms. Many of the flowers used in bouquets are toxic and potentially life threatening to pets. Lilies, daffodils, babies breath, carnation, daisies, tulip, chrysanthemums and hydrangea should all be avoided. All parts of the flower are poisonous including stems, leaves and pollen, even if you placed your bouquet up high as it wilts any fallen flower parts could cause serious illness in pets.
Long story short - stick to roses like our resident Cupid 🌹
Chocolate - If you're anything like us the chocolate won't last long enough to be an issue for pets, but if you do have some self control and aren't going to gorge yourself until sick in the belly, pack the chocolate up and keep it our of reach of pets. Chocolate toxicity is a very serious but avoidable condition.
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Olive_the_amazing_doggo says;
"🥰 Went to see Dr Tara today to sort out a skin issue.. she’s the coolest! When she popped out of the room for a few minutes I pretended to be her 😄🤭 so of course mama got snapping at me with her 📸"
Wildlife rescue and care. Bandicoot.
Bandicoot - we're talking Bandi-cute!!
We were lucky enough to care for a baby bandicoot yesterday. We suspect the joey was attacked by a cat and was later found by a member of the public trying to shelter in a guinea pig hutch.
Luckily the finder was clever enough to know that this little mammal was not a rat but in fact a precious native marsupial, and was quick to bundle it up and bring it to us at the clinic for some TLC before going into care with WIRES.
We were able to source some meal worms for our sweet visitor and boy did they go down a treat, sound on to hear the cute cronches!!
Clinic Virtual Tour
Take a virtual walk through PETstock Vet Bennetts Green 📽️
Boasting all the perks of a purpose built facility. A dedicated surgical theatre, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound and in-house pathology. We are also really proud of our cat only consult room, and separate dog and cat hospital wards. Keeping the canines separate from the felines really goes a long way to help minimise stress in the clinic 🐶🐱
Additionally the clinic shares a building with a PETstock retail store. This makes our space a very convenient one-stop-shop to stock up on all the diets, toys, treats, parasite control and other creature comforts your pet may need!
Tongue Out Tuesday
😋 Tongue Out Tuesday 😋
A little compilation of all cheeky pets that stuck their tongues out for their Santa Paws photos this year.
Can you spot your precious pooch?
🎇🎄Christmas and New Year Opening Hours 🎄🎇
Saturday 23rd December - Closed
Sunday 24th December - Closed
Monday 25th December - Closed
Tuesday 26th December - Closed
Wednesday 27th December - Open 9am til 6pm
Thursday 28th December - Open 9am til 6pm
Friday 29th December - Nurse appointments only 9am til 4pm
Saturday 30th December - Open 8:45am til 12pm
Sunday 31st December - Closed
Monday 1st January - Closed
Tuesday 2nd January - Open 9am til 6pm
Routine scale and polish.
Can plaque and tartar build up be prevented in pets?
There are loads of great options when it comes to home dental care. Dry diets specifically manufactured to reduce tartar build up, dental chews, water additives that aim to reduce bacteria in the mouth and pet friendly tooth pastes that allow for owners to brush their pets teeth at home. These strategies will certainly assist in keeping your pets teeth clean, but it is likely that your pet will need some dental care at a clinic during their lifetime.
Here at Petstock Vet Bennetts Green we offer free 6 monthly dental checks, where the Vet will assess the degree of dental disease present in your animals mouth and then develop a dental care plan. It is estimated that 80% or more of pets aged 3 years and above will have active dental disease, with this in mind there is no time like the present to book in for a dental check and get the ball rolling on maintaining excellent oral health in your pet.
Attached is a little snippet of a routine scale and polish performed this week. The satisfying moment the scaler starts to break away all the stubborn plaque and tartar leaving behind teeth that are once again beautiful and clean.
Dilatated intestines during abdominal surgery.
Following on from our post earlier in the week, check out the video attached 😖
The video shows the patients grossly dilated intestines forcing their way out of the abdominal incision. We can only image how uncomfortable this poor animal was with all that pressure building up in its belly.
Prior to surgery we were suspicious that this patient was suffering with an obstruction or torsion somewhere along its gastrointestinal tract. To our surprise, once in theatre the surgeon was able to confirm there was no obstruction or torsion.
Samples of tissue were collected from inside the abdomen and sent to the lab for interpretation. We are hoping that this will shed some light on the case of the curiously dilated intestines.
Although we currently don't have a firm diagnosis, our patient is doing well back at home and is thankfully less bloated in the abdomen ❤️
🐐 LITTLE FARM AT THE VETS 🐐
Introducing Dr Tara's new kids "Herb & Basil" 😉
Basil the black kid is 100% Australian miniature. Herbert is half mini and half Nigerian pygmy. Mini goats make great pets, keep the grass and weeds down and fertilise the lawn. They can also be quite naughty, eating other things they shouldn't and escaping.
The team have nick named the pair "Dale & Brennan" 🤣
Any ideas why they got their nick name?
🕷️ Bacteria on the move! 🐞
Have you ever wondered what we are doing when we look under the microscope at a urine sample or an ear sample?
Check out the video below! This is from urine taken from a doggy with a suspected urinary infection. You can literally see the bacteria moving across the screen. Ewwwww, let's get some antimicrobials, stat!
