UQ VETS

UQ VETS The UQ Gatton Veterinary Medical Centre is open to the public. CRICOS 00025B • TEQSA ID PRV12080

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21/02/2025

⚠️🐴🐷 Protect your horses and pigs from Japanese Encephalitis Virus! 🐷🐴⚠️

Queensland horse, pig and animal owners are urged to stay alert and take steps to protect animals from Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).

Useful prevention tips for horse owners:
✔️ Rug and hood horses with fly masks
✔️ Stable horses between dusk and dawn
✔️ Use safe insect repellents (check with your vet)
✔️ Remove mosquito breeding sites (stagnant water, leaking taps)
✔️ Use fans, mosquito-proof screens, and fly-safe lighting in stables

QLD government have shared important information on their website regarding JEV in animals and precautions to take. Information can be found via the following links:

🐴 Horse: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/biosecurity/animals/diseases/japanese-encephilitis/horses

🐷 Pigs: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/biosecurity/animals/diseases/japanese-encephilitis/pigs

ℹ️ General:https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/biosecurity/animals/diseases/japanese-encephilitis

If your horse or pigs show any signs of JEV, contact your veterinarian immediately.

13/02/2025

⚠️📢 Important: microchip company HomeSafeID closing down!

HomeSafeID has entered receivership, which could impact access to pet registration data. While details can still be retrieved for now, a recent update suggests they may become unavailable and unsearchable soon.

🔍 What does this mean for you?
If your pet is registered with HomeSafeID and goes missing, your contact details may no longer be accessible, making it harder for vets, shelters, and rescues to reunite you with your pet.

✅ How to check your pet’s registry:
Not sure where your pet’s microchip is registered? Check here: https://petaddress.com.au

📌 What to do if your pet is registered with HomeSafeID:

Your pet’s microchip is still active, so you don’t need a new one.
To ensure your contact info remains accessible, re-register with another microchip registry as soon as possible.
Some alternative registries include:
🔹 Central Animal Records
🔹 Australian Animal Registry
🔹 Global Micro Animal Registry – offering free transfers for HomeSafeID microchips!https://www.globalmicro.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HomeSafe-ID-Re-Registration-Form.pdf

Taking action now can make all the difference in keeping your pet safe and reuniting them with you if they go missing! 🐾💜

25/01/2025

Aussie legends 🇦🇺🦘🐨

In 2024 UQ VETS treated close to a thousand sick and injured wildlife patients. This is a tribute to some of the brave Aussie animals our team have treated but also to the ones we continue to care for and the ones who have already been successfully released 🩺💜

🚨We are open over the long weekend for urgent and emergency cases.

🐾Small animal and farm animal emergencies call: (07) 5460 1788
🐴Equine emergencies call: (07) 5460 1799

Are you a passionate wildlife supporter?🐨💜 If so, have you ever considered a small donation towards caring for injured animals? We have incredible wildlife here in Australia and we are so lucky that many of our local community, continue to bring us sick and injured wildlife as they find them. Our wildlife is only able to receive our medical care when they need it thanks to the support of our community, donations, our wildlife carers and the time dedicated by all veterinary professional teams. To help support the essential medical care needed for wildlife and make a donation, visit: https://donations.uq.edu.au/wildlife-and-emergency-care

22/01/2025

🐎FREE Horse Health Lecture Series - Gatton campus or zoom

We are inviting horse owners to attend 7 short lectures on Saturday, February 1st, from 3pm – 7pm. To attend in person or to watch online via Zoom, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uqvets-horsemans-health-lecture-series-tickets-1206200531259?aff=oddtdtcreator

Topics include:
▪️Equine emergencies- when to call the vet
▪️Horse parasitology myths
▪️MRI in standing horses
▪️QLD itch
▪️Hendra vaccination
▪️Obesity/EMS/PPID
▪️Toxic plants and poison risks

📍Location: Hamon Centre Lecture Theatre on Services Road
Places limited. Snacks provided.

Thank you to our sponsors Boehringer Ingelheim, Zoetis, Red Healer and Australian Society for Parasitology.

10/01/2025

New Year - new lease on life! These baby turtles were rescued via emergency C-section and given a second chance 🏥🩺🐢

After being found with a fractured shell, this wild female eastern longneck turtle was brought into our clinic and treated by our avian and exotics team. The team had radiographed her to determine the extent of her injuries and discovered that she was gravid with 16 eggs. Sadly, her injuries were so extensive that she could not be saved and the decision was made to humanely euthanise her. Luckily, we were able to perform a C-section in an attempt to save the eggs.

The eggs were then incubated for 56 days @ 28 degrees Celsius and, out of the 16 eggs that we rescued, 14 of them hatched. Thanks to one egg-ceptionally good Samaritan stopping to help 1 life, 14 lives were saved!

Baby eastern longneck turtles are fully independent after hatching in the wild. After these baby turtles hatched, they were kept in a tank for only a few days so they could be fed and monitored to ensure they were fit, healthy and strong before being released.

Our team helps many injured turtles throughout the year. Some fractured shells can be repaired, and many adult and baby turtles are given a second chance thanks to the community stopping to help and taking them to a vet 💜

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas 🎉🎄🎅☃️❄️

We hope you and all your animal companions have an amazing day!

🚨For any animal emergencies please check our opening hours here: https://uqvets.com.au/about/contact

An important reminder that a lot of the foods we love to enjoy are toxic to our pets. To avoid an emergency trip to your vet, try to keep all of your delicious Christmas food out of any pet bowls.

We hope you enjoy these elf-on-the-shelf highlights from around our hospitals over the last 24 days!

23/12/2024

Festive Season Opening Hours🎄🕑

If you find injured wildlife or have an animal emergency we are here for you and your pets over the holiday period. Find out more about our operating hours here:

🐾Small Animal Hospital
Emergencies and Urgent care Only
Wednesday 25 Dec - Wednesday 1 Jan
Open: 7AM - 10PM
For emergencies, call (07) 5460 1788

🐮Production Animal Service
Emergency Only
Tuesday 24 Dec - Wednesday 1 Jan
For emergencies, call (07) 5460 1788

🐴Equine Specialist Hospital
Emergency Only
Tuesday 24 Dec - Wednesday 1 Jan
For emergencies, call (07) 5460 1799 for our 24/7 on-site nurses.

19/12/2024

Christmas medication and food orders 💊🐾

If you order regular medications or prescription food for your pets through UQVETS please make sure you place your orders by Friday, December 20.

Orders after this date may not arrive before Christmas. Please check what you have at home to ensure your pets have what they need for the holiday period.

☎️Office hours are 8am - 6pm, please call our reception team to place your order: (07) 5460 1788

❗️EDIT: Due to a technical issue if you have completed the form before December 18 please email: retriever.dog.study@uq....

17/12/2024

❗️EDIT: Due to a technical issue if you have completed the form before December 18 please email: [email protected] with your contact details and dogs name.

Please ensure if you are submitting a new form that you answer all questions, including health status, in order to be considered for this study 💜

6 months FREE food, an exercise program and health checks 🐾🐶

Do you have a Labrador or Golden Retriever in your family? Then you might qualify for these freebies and more by taking part in an exciting research project!

This research project is investigating how obesity and weight affect the health and happiness of dogs, focusing on metabolism, gut health, body fat distribution, and brain function. Your participation could help us understand these connections better and help prevent and manage this condition in the future.

Whether your Labrador or Golden Retriever is on the curvy side or already at a perfect weight, you can find out more about what’s involved and how to take part here: https://uqvets.com.au/retriever-study

**Expressions of interest must be submitted via the form on the webpage in the above link

07/11/2024

With spring and summer on our doorstep, is your dog itchy? 🤔🐶

Take part in an itchy dog study investigating if therapies for allergic dermatitis alter the skin microbiome in companion animals.

Your dog’s involvement could help treatment plans for future dogs impacted by this itchy and uncomfortable condition!

Who is eligible:
▪️ Dogs 1 year or older
▪️ Diagnosed by a veterinarian with allergic dermatitis
▪️ Dogs that have NOT received Apoquel®, antimicrobials, anti-inflammatories and/or immunosuppressive drugs 30 days prior to joining the study
▪️ Dogs that are regularly covered for ticks, fleas and skin parasites
What is involved & inclusions:
▪️ Clients will need to attend 3 consults (standard consult and treatment fees apply)
▪️ FREE activity tracker which will record how much your dog itches and that you can keep at the end of the study (estimated value of $248 with a FREE first year subscription)
▪️ FREE skin culture and results shared with the treating veterinarian which can help guide your dog’s treatment (estimated value of $158)
▪️ FREE genetic testing kit (value estimated at $159) provided at final visit as a thank you gift

If you were already looking for a solution for your dog’s itchy skin, and your dog is eligible to participate in this study, you could earn some perks along the way. To find out more about the study and enquire about your dog eligibility, you can email: [email protected]. If you need your dog to be assessed and treated for itchy skin disease, you can book an appointment with our primary care clinicians at 07 5460 1788 ☎

Every dog with itchy skin disease who is eligible will be offered enrolment. Limited time offer 🐾🩺

06/11/2024

Congratulations and welcome🐄🐶🐎🎉

We recently held our clinical coats ceremony celebrating our 4th-year vet students who will be starting their 5th and final year in 2025!

For our students, receiving their red clinical coat recognises and celebrates their transition into the final clinical year of the Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours), and their achievements throughout the first four years.

A massive thank you to our sponsors Provet Australia, Boehringer Ingelheim and Riverpoint Medical for supporting the cohort and congratulations to all the students for achieving this tremendous milestone! We look forward to seeing you in our Animal Hospitals soon💜🩺🐴🐾🐮

31/10/2024

Are you getting into the Halloween spirit? 👻🎃

Make sure you don’t TREAT your pet to any nasty TRICKS with your Halloween sweets. If you are trick or treating tonight or handing out candy try to keep these treats in a place your pets can't access.

🍫Chocolate can be an obvious no-go for our furry friends as it contains theobromine, which is toxic for many pets. If consumed it may cause pets vomiting, diarrhoea, and seizures. In extreme cases ingesting it can be fatal.

🍭But besides chocolate, many other sweet treats are just as dangerous for our pets. Other sweets can contain Xylitol which is a sugar substitute found in some products such as chewing gum, lollies, mints, and even toothpaste (to name a few). Xylitol is toxic for pets and can cause hypoglycemia. Symptoms can start to show within 15- 30 minutes of consumption and include vomiting, weakness, and seizures.

If your pets give you a spook by eating any Halloween treats or you are worried about any of these symptoms please see your nearest emergency vet as soon as possible.

☎️🐾Our Small Animal Hospital is open until 10pm for emergencies if you need us please call 07 5460 1788.

11/10/2024

Happy Vet Nurse and Tech Day🎉

Today we celebrate our wonderful vet nurses and techs for the selfless work they do to care for animals in need 🐾🐴🐦🐶🐍🐄🐱🐠🦘🐨🐓🐷🦙🦁

This week was Veterinary Nurse and Technologist Awareness Week. The theme this year is 'Celebrating all the ways we make a difference.' We cannot thank our kind-hearted, animal-loving, amazing vet nurse and tech team enough for all that they do!

To celebrate our team we had a BBQ lunch and ran a Tech/ Nurse Olympics competition. Our team and students competed in relays, assembled e-collars, raced against timers in blindfolded ECG competitions (with a fake dog) and much more!

Shout out to Pets in Peace for sending our team the annual fun socks🧦

It can’t be said enough, thank you to all the Vet Techs and Vet Nurses for being the foundations for everything we are able to achieve together 💜🩺

06/10/2024

🚨🐾 OPEN for the public holiday, Monday October 7.

Our Small Animal Hospital is open daily (including public holidays) from 7am – 10pm for pets and wildlife requiring immediate or urgent veterinary care.

☎️ If you require our services, please phone our Small Animal Hospital (07 5460 1788) to speak with our team to ascertain the best option for your pet.

We will not be accepting urgent or emergency cases after 10pm. If you call our number outside of operating hours our voicemail will provide alternative veterinary options for you 🩺💜🐾

24/09/2024

Bruce, the one and a half year old axolotl, presented to the UQVETS Avian and Exotics Service after he bit off more than he could chew. Specifically, an apple snail that was too big of a mouthful. Bruce's owners noticed that he wasn't interested in his food, that he couldn't close his mouth, and that one of the snails in his tank was missing; and put two and two together.

Axolotls are amphibians, but unlike frogs, they never developed a terrestrial or "land-based" form. They're essentially tadpoles for their entire lives and need to breathe through their external gills. When anaesthetising Bruce to safely remove the snail, we treated him like a fish by mixing his anaesthetic drug into oxygenated water so it could pass through his gills. He was then lifted out of the water for short periods of time so that Dr. Jess could slowly remove the snail. Once the snail was out, Bruce was recovered in a second tub of water with no anaesthetic drug mixed in. He woke up feeling quite shell-shocked, but much more comfortable now that he could close his mouth again.

The sharp edge of the snail's shell had cut through Bruce's chin and caused some swelling. Bruce was sent home with an anti-inflammatory and pain relief to reduce the swelling and keep him comfortable. One week later, Bruce's cut had fully healed and he was back to his usual self. The A&E team has snailed it 🐌💜🩺

🐾Our small animal team is now available 7 days! We are open Saturday and Sunday between 7am and 10pm for small animal and wildlife urgent or emergency cases.

12/09/2024

When was your pet's last tick prevention?🤔🐶🐱

Did you know there is a tick prevention that lasts all year long?! If you struggle to remember when to give your pet their lifesaving tick preventatives chat to your vet about the once-a-year injection to see if this is a suitable option for your beloved pets.

Sadly, we are seeing more and more tick cases come into our hospital. Cases of tick paralysis in dogs and cats have a predictable spike during spring and summer but with changes in weather patterns, these deadly parasites are increasingly common all year round.

🚨Getting familiar with the signs of paralysis might just save your pet's life!

Signs of tick paralysis include:
▪ Wobbliness and lack of muscle control, typically starting with the back legs before spreading to the rest of the body.
▪ Increased breathing rate or effort.
▪ Panting, hacking and retching.
▪ Drooling, regurgitating and vomiting because of weakness in the throat and oesophagus.
▪ Different sounding bark/meow because of weakness in the vocal cords.
▪ In severe cases, breathing muscles become paralysed so the chest may move less and the abdomen move more to try to compensate.
▪ Gums only appear blue or grey as oxygen levels are almost completely depleted but can still be dangerously low while gums are pink.

Learn more about checking your pets for ticks and what to do if you find a tick via the following link: https://uqvets.com.au/small-animal-hospital/animal-care-and-advice/cat-and-dog-tick-paralysis

In the long run, prevention saves you more than just money, it saves putting yourself and your pet through what can be an intensive medical ordeal and recovery period with some pets dying despite aggressive treatment.

Prevention is the best first step we can take for our pets. If you find a tick on your pet and are unsure when their last preventative was given, the safest thing to do is contact your vet🐾💜🩺

06/09/2024

Now OPEN on weekends – Emergency & Urgent Care 🚨🐾

Our Small Animal Hospital is open from 7am – 10pm every day for patients requiring immediate or urgent veterinary care.

☎ If you require our services, please phone our Small Animal Hospital (07 5460 1788) to speak with our team to ascertain the best option for your pet.

We will not be accepting urgent or emergency cases after 10pm. If you call our number outside of operating hours our voicemail will provide alternative veterinary options for you 🩺💜🐾

05/09/2024

It's commonplace to desex dogs and cats, but did you know you can also desex your small exotic pets? ✂️🤔🐹

Desexing is an important preventative health measure with many benefits, including:

▪️ Eliminating the risk of testicular cancer in males
▪️ Eliminating the risk of uterine cancer, cystic o***y disease and ovarian cancer in females
▪️ Reducing the risk of mammary cancer development
▪️ Decreasing the risk of faecal impaction in male guinea pigs
▪️ Preventing risky or unwanted pregnancies

Charlie the guinea pig was recently desexed by Dr. Jess. His "alpha male" personality meant he didn't get along with other males, so desexing gave him the opportunity to be friends with some female guinea pigs without the risk of ongoing pregnancies.

Guinea pigs can have anywhere from 1-7 pups in a litter and can have up to 5 litters a year. That's potentially 35 pups a year that will need to find homes, which could keep perpetuating the breeding cycle if they remain able to breed.

Now, thanks to the Avian and Exotics service at UQVETS, Charlie can safely give up his bachelor years and enjoy the many health benefits that come with desexing 🐾💜🩺

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Uncovering the cause of Armada’s neurological problem with advanced imaging🔎🧠🐴 Armada, a three-month Andalusian filly, presented to UQ VETS Equine Specialist Hospital for further investigation of persistent neurological problems that had been present since birth. After a thorough neurological examination she underwent a CT of her brain and neck with contrast and a cerebrospinal fluid sample (CSF) under GA. Our team found a few focal regions on the CT which could be suggestive of damage of the brain tissue in the cerebrum. This could occur due to having hypoxia at birth, as seen frequently with Neonatal Syndrome (aka ‘Dummy foal syndrome’). Typically foal’s with this condition do improve over time with supportive care and treatment. The rare one however can have persistent damage and ongoing neurological signs. With the help of advanced imaging, our team have ruled out many other causes to Armada’s signs and can be more confident of the diagnosis, allowing us to plan for her care at home 💜🩺