Dr Kathy Fearnside - Avian Vet, Small Animals and Exotics Vet

11/12/2024

Pretty in pink 🩷

Chelsea and Eggie the Pink cockatoo (also known as Major Mitchell) were matching in their pink colours 🎀

12/11/2024

What you can’t see is the nurse on the other side of the room having a dance too 😂🦜

Love your moves Radley 💃🏼🕺🏼

10/10/2024

Happy Vet Nurse day to this wonderful nursing team!!
We are so lucky to have such a dedicated team who help make the clinic run as smoothly as it does!!

Thank you for all that you do!!

Feel free to drop a message below for our nurses
🐶🦜☕️🥳🐇🐓🐐🐈

08/10/2024

Terri has been a long term patient of Dr Kathy. Terri was part of a high school project of chick hatching who was lucky enough to be adopted by her loving family once it was completed 🥚🐣🐥🐔
Terri continues to live the high life with all the creature comforts that a chicken could imagine.

Can anyone guess her age?
Hint: Her owner finished highschool some time ago

27/09/2024

Galston Veterinary clinic are proud to stock the highest of quality bird foods that are often difficult to source.
Because the single most important thing you can do for your bird is to feed it right. Harrison’s bird food is a family of certified organic formulated diets that were created by avian veterinarians and top avian nutritionists with the health of your bird in mind. Harrison’s formulas were the first and remain the number one veterinary recommended certified organic bird food worldwide.
Lafeber NutriBerries are created by two generations of avian vets, nutritionists and behaviourists. They believe that nutrition is not only important but should be exciting. NutriBerries are designed to provide your parrot with a variety of beak and tongue sensations vital to its behavioural needs. The complete food that’s fun for your parrot to eat 🦜🪶🐦

26/09/2024

Zeus had a very, very long beak! But doesn’t he look handsome after his visit with Dr Kathy who sculptured his beak back to a normal shape.
Birds should NOT need a beak trim, there is a MEDICAL PROBLEM if your bird has an overgrown beak They will need a veterinary examination and blood test to investigate the underlying illness.
The long beak can be managed whilst we are treating the cause of the medical condition.

20/09/2024

Happy Friday from Benji and the team at Galston Vet 🩵😎

Benji is just one of the adorable patients we’ve seen recently 🥰

05/09/2024

🪿🪶 Meet Goose 🪿 🪶

Goose is actually a Gouldian finch which is MUCH smaller than a real goose and at 17g is only a little heavier than a 50c coin. 🪙
Goose has an amazing owner who noticed that he was passing a lot of urine. Dr Kathy took a blood test from Goose to diagnose that he has diabetes. Goose has started medication to control his diabetes and is feeling much better now
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13/08/2024

Meet Sausage the Galah modelling her bright walking harness 🩷
Sausage loves getting her harness put on as it means she gets to join in on family walks without having to have her wings clipped 🦜😍🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼

31/07/2024

Boudicca caught everyone’s attention with her unique colouring and cheeky personality 🦜

Any guesses on what species she is?

25/06/2024

Avian influenza 🐔🐓
☣️UPDATE ☣️
Avian influenza has now been confirmed at two commercial poultry farms (an egg layer farm and a chicken meat farm) in the Hawkesbury area June 2024.

Find out more about the Avian influenza emergency order please see:https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1564472/AI-Plain-English-Guide_June24.pdf

🛑 If you live in the Emergency Zone please be aware that NO MOVEMENTS of birds are permitted into, within or out of the Emergency Zone.❗️ Exemptions may be provided upon the granting of a movement permit by NSW DPI. In order to apply for a movement permit, send an email to:

📧 [email protected]

‼️Remember to protect your birds! 🐔🐦🐓🦜🦃🪿 Poultry and birds are to be housed in a way that prevents contact with wild birds. Feed, water and bedding materials should also be controlled to prevent wild bird access. Ideally, this means poultry are kept in a secure house or aviary. If this is not possible, netting, or similar modes of confinement should be used.!☣️

Wildlife carers: 🦅🐦‍⬛The Emergency Order applies to wild birds in the care of wildlife rehabilitators within the Emergency Zones.

Keep up to date with at:
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds/health-disease/avian-influenza

If you see unusual signs of disease or suspect an exotic disease in your poultry, immediately call the Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) Hotline 1800 675 888.

20/06/2024

Avian influenza 🐔🐓
☣️ALERT!! ☣️
NSW DPI has implemented an emergency order to help manage the current case of avian influenza.

For more information please see:
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds/health-disease/avian-influenza

If you are concerned that your poultry is showing symptoms please call the Animal Biosecurity Emergency Hotline on 1800 675 888

Avian influenza was detected at commercial poultry farm in the Hawkesbury Area on June 19, 2024. The impacted property is under quarantine, and NSW DPI is working closely with the impacted property using well-established national response arrangements to manage the outbreak.

Importantly the HPAI H7N8 strain detected in NSW is NOT the same as the H5N1 strain that is causing concern globally and is NOT connected to the Victorian outbreak.

If you live in the Emergency zone protect your birds! 🐔🐦🐓🦜🦃🪿Confine ALL birds kept on the premises within enclosed areas that prevent contact with wild birds or potentially contaminated feed and water!☣️

If you see unusual signs of disease or suspect an exotic disease in your poultry, immediately call the Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) Hotline 1800 675 888.

28/05/2024

MICROCHIPPING \\

Meet Teddy, our handsome African grey model.

Teddy recently had a health check with Dr Kathy before having a short anaesthetic to be microchipped.
Microchipping your birds is not a legal requirement like it is for dogs and cats, but is the only method of permanent identification.
Most birds are able to be microchipped except for the really small ones unless special circumstances are discussed with an avian veterinarian

When microchipping birds at Galston Veterinary Clinic, it includes lifetime registration on a national database.
**It is important for owners to update their details if they move or your details change

21/05/2024

27/04/2024

🩺World Veterinary Day 🩺
Today is world Veterinary Day and we want to say a HUGE thank you to our amazing Vets!!
Dr Sandy, Dr Kathy, Dr Ingrid and Dr Valerie.
We are so lucky to have such a dedicated team to look after all our patients, whether they be 40g budgies or 60kg Great Danes.
Although retired, we would like to also thank Dr Andrew Miller for everything he gave over the 30 years at Galston Vet! We miss you!
🦆🐑🦙🐕🐈🐓🦜🐁🐾🩺