Williams River Veterinary Clinic

13/12/2024

PRESCRIPTIONS
coming into Christmas and all the public holidays, we will be unable to get our orders delivered as readily as normal. If you require more medication or prescriptions, please ensure you give us plenty of notice, ideally 1 or more weeks, so we can ensure we have it here before you run out.
Thank you and have a wonderful Christmas 🎄

12/12/2024

20/11/2024

STRAY CATS!
We have another stray cat. This is a nice big grey male desexed cat. No microchip.
We are in a very different situation with cats. We are unable to continue taking in all the stray cats.
- We are a veterinary hospital for sick pets, having stray cats here not only stresses out our hospitalised patients but also potentially spreads disease.
- We are in peak tick season and simply do not have the capacity to house stray cats, let alone pay staff to look after them and feed them.
- There is currently no law or organisation regarding stray cats. There is no pound or shelter who will take cats. We have been advised that cats are allowed to roam and strays should be returned to where they are found. We disagree with this, however cannot take all the stray cats.
- Any un microchipped cat will be rehomed by us if we are unable to locate the owner after advertising as found for a few days.
-It is every cat owners responsibility to microchip their cats, so that if the cat strays or wanders while owners are away, we can easily re unite them. Without a microchip, it is basically impossible to do so.
Does anyone own this cat?
He will be rehomed on Monday if we cannot locate his owner.

14/11/2024

Stray cat found Glen Martin road.
Please contact us if you recognise this cat.
49964441

24/10/2024

PLEASE PUT TICK PREVENTION ON YOUR DOGS AND CATS!
We have seen so many tick paralysis cases in the last couple of weeks, they are filling our cages. We currently have 6 patients in hospital suffering with tick paralysis. There is no guarantee we can save your pet if they get tick paralysis. The cost to treat is much greater than the cost of prevention. The cost of prevention can be as little as $20 a month. There are many options available. This season seems to be even worse than previous years, and recovery seems to be taking much longer. Brachycephalic breeds such as pugs, bulldogs, French bulldogs are 50% more likely to pass away due to airway complications. They must be on tick prevention 100% of the time. Ticks can be carried in by wildlife and blown in with the wind. Even if you have never had a tick problem in the past, there is a high chance you will now. We can not urge you enough to choose prevention rather than treatment. We don’t want to see your pet suffer. Please call us with any questions.
Thank you.

11/09/2024

Do you own this cat?
Un-desexed male cat, approximately 12 months old. No microchip.
If owners are not located this week, will be re-homed.

16/08/2024

TICK ALERT!!!
We are seeing an influx of tick paralysis in dogs already. The ticks are proving extra nasty this season, with majority of affected dogs taking and extended period of time to recover.
PLEASE ensure your dogs and cats are up to date with tick prevention.
We have a number of prevention options available, including a new ONCE YEARLY injection.
Please call us for further information
49964441

02/08/2024

Are you missing a cat?
Found Glen Martin.
Contact us on 49964441 or send a message on our FB page.

25/07/2024

Unfortunately we have no phones or internet. If you have an emergency, please just come in or you can send a message here.
We are trying to rectify this ASAP

30/05/2024

SCAM ALERT
Please be advised that we have been made aware of an email that has been sent to a client of ours stating our bank details have changed and payments need to be made. Our bank details HAVE NOT changed. If you receive such an email, can you please call us to advise us.
Thank you.

17/04/2024

Just a reminder, the tick season is not over!
We strongly urge all dog and cat owners to keep up to date with tick prevention all year round. Although not typically ‘tick season’ we are still experiencing an influx of tick paralysis cases in our patients. We tend to have ticks all year round in our area, especially with the warm humid weather, so please continue with tick prevention. We have many different prevention options available from as little as $20 per month.
Please call us for advice on what product would be best for your pet.

06/02/2024

‼️‼️Phone disruption ‼️‼️
Our phones will be down this morning for approximately 1 hour. Please come into the clinic if you if you have an emergency. Alternatively call 0427 258 468.
We apologise for the inconvenience.

30/01/2024

CHANGE TO OPENING HOURS:
Please be advised that due to the veterinary shortage we are now opening Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and only SOME Saturday morning between 9am-11:30am.
For February, we will be open on Saturday 3rd and Saturday 24th
We thank you for your patience and understanding

13/01/2024

We would like to welcome the newest Williams River team member!
Many of you may be wondering how Alex got on with her newest addition.
Alex welcomed beautiful little Peyton to the world on Tuesday 2/1/24.
Enjoying every moment as a family of 6, Alex will be back in the clinic before you know it.💗