Kalinga Park Veterinary Surgery

14/03/2024

Following a spate of calls regarding pet dogs and exposure to a bat. Could I ask you all to share this post around? I get calls from all over South East Queensland - from as far north as Gympie, from people concerned about their pet after a bat exposure. I wrote the article below nearly 7 years ago but it is still accurate. Kalinga Park Veterinary Surgery and Dr Ben Charlton is one of the very few clinics that maintain a critical stock of Rabies Vaccines that can be used with approval as a post-exposure treatment for Australian Bat LyssaVirus (colloquially Bat Rabies). The attached page has lots of info about the disease and risk and has a form people can fill out when exposure has occurred.

Lyssavirus has caused two human deaths. It is spread by scraching or biting from bats to other mammals. Early treatment is required.

20/12/2023

Christmas is nearly here 🎅🎁🎀🎄Please be advised of our Christmas hours over the festive season. For any veterinary emergencies outside these hours please call Pet Emergency - Stafford on (07) 3359 5333 OR BVECCS - Albany Creek on (07) 3264 9400.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from all the team at Kalinga Park Veterinary Surgery.

02/11/2023

Born 21/07/2012... Zahra has been part of the Kalinga Park family for a long time. We farewell this beautiful girl over the rainbow bridge. To her parents we thank them for the beautiful photo we can keep at the clinic as a memory.

I'll raise a glass to her tonight.

24/08/2023

Hey guys, this is a great infographic - I think it's super important to understand that off-leash dogs running up to a dog on a leash is pretty rude. I don't mean rude to the owner I mean rude because the "friendly" off-leash dog is not reading the often quite obvious queues that a dog prefers a bit more space.

See below and share it around so everyone learns a little bit more about dog behavior and why we need to pay more attention to the body positions and posture displayed by dogs.

30/03/2023

We have had a Black Male undesexed kitten dropped into clinic this morning. Very young probably only a few months old.

If you have any information please contact us on 07 3357 1588.

21/11/2022

Rabies vaccines are back in stock - we have a large supply and are ready to help you prepare your pet for its overseas trip
https://www.travelvets.com.au/travel-vet-appointment/

14/10/2022

Here is a bit of an awareness article that talks about some of the more common medicines pets sometimes have access to.

An animal with serotonin syndrome experiences excessive effects of serotonin. The variety of mental changes, neuromuscular abnormalities, and altered body function, collectively referred to as serotonin syndrome.

26/08/2022

Murphy is here to provide the perfect head tilt as he waits for his treat.

Last October Murphy had emergency surgery for obstruction which cause sepsis. During his recovery damage to his toes occurred and further surgery was required.

Today Murphy was in for a yearly check up and to show off his new personalised prosthetic. It's been a long journey for Murphy but this brave boy is still wagging his tail for his treats.

19/08/2022

Gentle Giant Isa is here to say thank God its Friday

Isa is a Neapolitan Mastiff that loves treats and knew exactly what expression will get her some when she presented this week.

12/08/2022

Poodle puppy Darcs found the stethoscope very interesting today. At only 1kg this litte guy was in for a quick check up before being relocated to his new family.

Good luck on your new adventure Darcs

05/08/2022

Cattle Dog Puppy Jess was in to support her big sister Coco during the week....but being moral support was quite tiring.

Happy Friday

29/07/2022

Happy Friday

Toy poodle puppy Charlie is still learning his tricks.
Charlie came in to get his final vaccinations and take a few pointers on his sitting skills.

Wishing everyone a happy and safe weekend.

22/07/2022

Seychelle is here to wish you all happy Friday,

This little French Bulldog Puppy came in during the week to get her final paperwork signed before she flew out to Los Angeles.

15/07/2022

Mr Max here is giving his best smile for the camera.

Max has been recently adopted by his new family and came in for a health check and vaccination.
Max is here to give you a smile to end the week

01/07/2022

Featuring gentle giant Paddy,

Paddy is an Irish wolfhound the largest breed of dog. This Friday we thought we'd share Paddy's smile from his appointment when he came in to get his final papers checked before leaving for his new home in Stockholm.

All the best Paddy

24/06/2022

We thought we'd share these two brothers Nacho, a one year old Golden retriever and Malone his 3 year old Mastiff brother.

These two are quite different in size, Malone is our largest patient weighing in at 83kg!

Although as seen Malone's quite happy to chill when he comes to visit, while Nacho is very much in love with the treats.

17/06/2022

Once again we had trouble deciding between these two cute puppies for our feature this week.

So we'd like to introduce Nutmeg and Henri;

Nutmeg came in this week to be desexed and for extra support she bought her pink dinosaur. Happily Nutmeg was very brave and is recovering well.

Henri was in for his last vaccinations and we couldn't help sharing him for his unusual coloured fur and eyes. If you look closely you can see that Henri has two different coloured eyes.

10/06/2022

We couldn't choose this week on who to feature. So why not feature all three?

Our three features this week are all a type of Spitz dog but with different variations. Nikki and Bogart are both German Spitz while Pepper is Shibu Inu a type of Japanese Spitz. The two breeds still feature similarities in size, tail curl and ear position and originally share a history of shepherding.

Nikki and Bogart (picture together, German Spitz) were in last week for their annual check up and vaccination when we notice they both had broken teeth. This week the two came in to support each other as they both went under a GA to have all their teeth cleaned and broken teeth removed. The two were both very brave and even smiled for a picture right before they went home.

Pepper (second picture Shibu Inu) came in for a quick health check before flying to Chicago to start her new life.

03/06/2022

Teddy here is showing off his perfect sploot while he waits for the results of his ear swab.

Unfortunately for Teddy he had a pretty nasty yeast infection which was causing his ears to be very itchy and inflamed.

Ear infections can be quite common and caused by a range of bacteria. The most common symptoms of ear infections are red ears and excessive scratching. If you think your dog may have an infected ear give us a call and we'd be happy to take a look.

27/05/2022

How cute is Max?

Max came in the other week during all the rain. He's all dressed for the weather in his raincoat and very excited for some treats.

After having a dental polished in November last year Max was in for his 6month dental check. His parents are very proactive about keep his dental hygiene up so we recommended 6 monthly check ups. If you're concerned at all about your pets dental health please give us a call.

19/05/2022

Susan is a picture of pure focus. Just waiting for her treat for her good sitting.

Brave Susan comes to visit us every month and sometimes she brings her brother Greg. Susan and Greg both know how to sit perfectly for their treats.

Happy Friday!

12/05/2022

Happy Friday,

Baby Alfie is here to try and brighten up this rainy day.

06/05/2022

Skipper is here to say Happy Friday.

This little cavoodle came in this week to get his second puppy booster. Skipper is very excited that he can soon go on walks with his big brother Jet.

29/04/2022

Happy World Vet Day!

We'd like the take a moment to thank and appreciate our vets, Dr Ben and Dr Liz, for all the hard work and care they take with each pet.

Like Otto pictured here. 10 week old Otto is working on getting treats for his sitting skills.

22/04/2022

Meet ragdoll kitten Penny,
Penny was in this week to be desexed. While under anaesthetic we like to check our young patients mouths and make sure that they have all their adult teeth and everything looks structurally well.

Dental disease plays a huge part in our patients lives and many of our pets will suffer from it at some point.

Penny unfortunately still had one of her baby teeth which was crowding the adult one coming through. This isnt uncommon in our young patients at the time of their desexing. Most commonly the retained baby tooth is one of their canines.

Too make sure the adult tooth aren't crowded and cam come through easier we remove the retained baby teeth while they are under anaesthetic.

Penny was such a good patient and recovered so well after her surgery we had enough time to play with her before sending her home to her family.

15/04/2022

We may be closed for the next four days (Opening back on Tuesday the 19th from 8.30am), but that doesn't mean we don't have a patient to share for our Friday Feature;

This excited boy is Arthur a 2 year old Bulldog. Arthur came in this week to get his yearly vaccination and health check. Now all up to date Arthur is ready for lots of adventures with his family for the rest of the year.

08/04/2022

This week we're featuring this juvenile ringtone possum. This little one was bought in by a cat on Wednesday night. The cats owner was able to care for it overnight and bring it to us the next morning.
Thankfully we didn't find any injuries and were able to send this one into care before hopefully it can be released back home.

01/04/2022

How gorgeous is Ms Betzee Rose?

This brave little girl was in during the week to be desexed. Betzee was a star patient during her procedure but she was a little sad being away from home. To help her fell better we gave her lots of cuddles, or rather she gave us lots of cuddles. With her soft fur she was a perfect companion to help us through the day too.

If you want to know more about desexing a pet and when is the best time to do it follow the link to our webpage.

https://www.kalingaparkvetsurgery.com.au/index.php/2020/12/10/desexing-our-pets/

25/03/2022

We had a bit of trouble choosing which patient to feature this week. Ultimately we decided to go with this gorgeous boy Jessie James (JJ). This little French bulldogs still has some growing to do, particularly to fit into his ears. But he's on his way enjoying his share of treats during his visit earlier this week. Welcome to the clinic JJ, we look forward to seeing him again in another few weeks.

18/03/2022

Wallee here would just like to share his smile to everyone. This handsome boy came in today to get his paperwork stamped for his big flight over the weekend. We want to wish everyone a fun filled weekend.