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Mary River Veterinary Services

We are the mobile large animal vet you can trust to care for your farm animals in Gympie and beyond.
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Our fully equipped vehicle enables us to deliver a comprehensive range of progressive equine and livestock services to your property. Our principal veterinarian Dr. Damien Smith has extensive skills and experience working with equine and livestock.

15/11/2024

Good afternoon MRVS Folks!

If anyone finds a male black cat in the East Deep Creek area answering to Cherry, please contact us for the owners contact details. Cherry wears a red collar and is 2 years old. He is an important PTSD support cat and the owner would be very grateful for any information on his whereabouts. Thanks for your help Gympie community.

Lorraine

13/11/2024

Hey MRVS folks!
We have another amazing Equine Gastroscope Special Next Tuesday!

Are you concerned about gastric ulcers in your horse? We hear this concern a lot from horse owners and truth is, you can’t tell if you don’t look!

Book in your horse now to attend our gastroscope clinic day at Langshaw next week on Tuesday November 19th

We will be offering equine scope procedures at mega discount price of $150, a significant savings from the usual range $400-$600 cost including consultation.

🐴 Float your horse to Langshaw Gympie and join Dr. Damien and the team leading our gastro clinic day using the most advanced technology and imagery available today.

Ulcers in horses cause:
* weight loss
* Poor Body Condition
* Behavioural Changes
* Decreased Performance
* Poor Appetite
* Poor Hair Coat
* Low Grade Colic
* Girthiness
* Windsucking

🐴 🔬 We have limited spots available so be sure to call or email us now to secure your spot.
📞 Call us on 0477004379 or 📧 email us at [email protected]
Hurry spots are filling fast 🐎

31/10/2024

Hello MRVS folks!

We’ve had a report that two Shetland ponies just north of Glenwood have been found and are safe. Please contact us so we can give you the carers direct phone number.

Thanks

21/08/2024

💥‼️EMERGENCY💥‼️

Well done Dr Damien for making it to this emergency calving in a very busy schedule today…

This calf is super lucky the owners recognised a heifer not progressing normally with birth and called for advice straight away.

In this case, the heifer showed no progression after 15 mins of active pushing.

The job is not over yet as we try and get this first calving heifer to mother up, not an easy task!

Well done owners and fingers crossed the heifer takes to this calf or it’s time for the bottle!

Some take home messages:

1. Observe your pregnant cattle and recognise any deviation from normal progression, it’s still a judgement call but take a look at link below:

https://www.bovinevetonline.com/news/education/when-assist-calving

2. Better to be over cautious than not

3. Have good facilities including a crush

4. Be careful with breeding too early, a heifer needs to be adequate size so there is room in her pelvis to expel calf. We normally advise to join a heifer at approximately 5/8ths mature body weight.

Thanks everyone! See you on the road!

19/07/2024

Hey there MRVS folks!

We had a call today from a very distressed bird owner. Please see info below and contact us if you have any news. Thanks so much.

From owner:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SHARE 💔

MY little mate of 11 years ' Fly ' decided to detour out Our front door this afternoonat 3:40pm, 18/7/2024, Mothar Mountain.
HE IS AN INDOOR PARROT 🦜

Beloved and Very spoilt, he is a lover of all things.
I would LOVE to see him again home.

If you end up with him on your shoulder or at your home please reach out so we can pick him up.
Many Thank You.

09/07/2024

Hello MRVS folks!

What a variety of cases Dr. Damien and Peta had today! It’s great to be back on the road after a rejuvenating break last week.

Any future appointments or queries can be made by calling or texting us on 0477004379 or emailing us at [email protected]

We thought we’d share a pic of our new puppy Waffle. Welcome to the team Waffle!

See you on the road..🐴🐄🤠🚑

MRVS Team

29/06/2024

Hi there MRVS Folks!

The Mary River Vet Team are taking a break next week and will be back on the road Monday 8th July.

If you have any non-urgent queries during this time please email us at [email protected] and we will respond on our return 👍🐴🐎🐮🐄🤠🚑🚑

See you on the road!

11/06/2024

Hi MRVS Folks!

We had the most amazing time delivering our very first kindergarten educational talk last week! It was so heartwarming to see the children's faces light up as they learned about veterinarians and caring for animals. A big thank you to the staff at Alma Street Pre Prep for hosting us and always being so wonderful and respectful with our little people. Thank you to the team at MRVS and the Alma children for participating in this fun visit and to Evie Gelling for helping us out on the day 😍

Special mention goes to Mrs. Kimmie for an outstanding performance of a horse owner during our role play 😂🐴🤣📞☎️ lots of fun had by all.

If you’re a kindy or prep educator 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫🚸🎓in the Gympie region and would like for us to visit in the future, please don't hesitate to contact us via email at [email protected] or give us a call 😎🤓🐴🐮🤠

See you on the road !

06/06/2024

Hey MRVS Folks!

What a fantastic winters day we had yesterday during our first equine gastroscoping event in Gympie!

It is always satisfying adopting advanced diagnostic tools to improve the health of our horses. Check out the comments section we’ll include a video so you can see what we can see inside the stomach of a horse!

A huge thank you to Andrew from Randlab for generously providing the scope and of course Hope Reins for hosting us.

☀️ It was a beautiful day to be out in the field, learning and growing as a team, collaborating and most importantly, implementing treatment plans based on the best diagnostic tools available 😎🐎

See you on the road! 🚑🚑🐴🐮🤠

23/05/2024

Hey MRVS folks!

Gastroscope Special! 5th June! Only $150

Are you concerned about gastric ulcers in your horse? We hear this concern a lot from horse owners..and the truth is, you can’t tell if you don’t look!

We will be offering equine scopes at a mega-discounted price of $150, a significant savings from the usual $300-$400 cost.

Ulcers in horses cause:

• Weight loss
• Poor body condition
• Behavioral changes
• Decreased performance
• Reluctance to train
• Poor appetite
• Poor hair coat
• Low grade colic
• Girthiness
• Windsucking

🐴🔬 Ensuring the health and wellness of our equine companions is crucial, which is why we are excited to announce our special Equine Gastroscope Day on Wednesday, 5th June! 🐴🔬

We understand that this is short notice, but we have limited spots available, so be sure to call or email us now to secure your spot and find out more details.

📞 Call us at 0477004379 or 📧 email us at [email protected] to reserve your spot. Hurry, spots are filling up fast! 🐎💉

10/05/2024

Introducing SLEIP! So cool 😁😁

This advanced technology uses artificial intelligence to provide objective data in support of our clinical interpretation of lameness in horses. Always keen to test new advances in equine science, we have used this a few times already and we are very impressed!

We can even invite horse owners to record their horses from their own devices. The analysis video and data are automatically uploaded to our account, enabling quality remote support and monitoring.

Take a look at the website to learn more!

https://sleip.com/

Have a great weekend everyone! 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴

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07/05/2024

Good evening MRVS Folks!

Lorraine here!….

I hit the road today with Damien, the awesome large animal vet! I saw some interesting cases and learned heaps by observing Damien while he interacted with animal owners. He explained the importance of on-going management relating to a nasty equine foot abscess and demonstrated some valuable techniques to help owners manage the treatment of an equine eye ulcer (a tricky task to say the least 😮).

I always admire how well Damien interacts with animal owners 😍 His professional manner, effortless patience and ability to practically think outside the box when faced with some difficult limitations is truly commendable.

For me, meeting clients face to face is just the best 🥰. I love being able to pitch in and make a difference alongside Damien too. Here's to more days of hitting the road together! 🐴

30/04/2024

Attention all MRVS horse owners! 🐴

** TETANUS ANTI TOXIN IS OUT OF SUPPLY**‼️

Did you know that tetanus is a serious and potentially deadly disease that can affect horses?

It is crucial to vaccinate your horse for tetanus NOW! The tetanus antitoxin is in short supply with an unknown supply date. This is what is used short term in cases of open wounds where the horse is at risk of tetanus and is not vaccinated.

Symptoms of tetanus include muscle stiffness, difficulty swallowing, and respiratory distress. The mortality rate for horses with tetanus is estimated to be around 80% without treatment 😧

Don't wait until it's too late, protect your horse today!

Check out the following link for more details or call us today for a chat.

https://www.health4horses.com.au/health-care/conditions/tetanus/tetanus.aspx?ReturnUrl=/index.aspx

🐎💉🙏

27/04/2024

MRVS proudly celebrates World Veterinary Day 2024!
Join us in support….This year, the World Veterinary Association is celebrating the theme of "Veterinarians as Essential Health Workers." Let's take a moment to recognise and appreciate the crucial role that veterinarians play in safeguarding the health and well-being of animals, humans, and the environment. Thank you to all the dedicated veterinarians for your invaluable contributions to public health and for being essential health workers in our communities. Your hard work and dedication do not go unnoticed.

See you on the road.

25/04/2024

Today we respectfully remember, and celebrate and support our local community.
We are closed for business over the duration of the Anzac Day period. See you back on the road Monday 29th April. Lest we forget🐴🐄

09/04/2024

Hey MRVS Folk! Lorraine here..🥳

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE HARDEST WORKING AND MOST DEDICATED VET I KNOW.

Everyday I see Damien spending his professional and personal days driven by only doing good things for people. Thank you Damien for your dedication and always being so considerate of others needs.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Damien. Looks like you had a great day today 🥳😎

We all appreciate you in the world.

Love Lorraine and the MRVS Community. X###

28/03/2024

Hello MRVS Folks!

Happy Easter to all our amazing equine and livestock animal owners! 🐣🐴🐮 We hope you enjoy this special time.

We’re closed tomorrow the 29th March and will return for business on Monday 8th April.

We’ve had a busy time leading up to the Easter break. The team has been working tirelessly on a range of cases from equine dentals and x-raying to pregnancy testing on cows and freezebranding.

Despite the rain and challenging muddy conditions, the team always enjoy meeting with our clients and ensuring the health and well-being of their animals.

Even Lorraine, who is usually attending to administrative tasks in the office had an opportunity to head out in the vehicle to assist with X-rays and freezebranding and loved it!

We appreciate your continued support and trust in us.

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter filled with chocolate and quality time with your animals and family.

See you on the road!

12/03/2024

Hey MRVS cattle owners!

Did you know that botulism can be a real danger to your herd? 🐄 😧

Botulism in cattle can be rare but is a serious condition and when it occurs, it can be devastating for producers. Sadly, we have seen a number of cases in the last year that may of been prevented.

It is caused by the ingestion of the toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. This toxin is usually related to decaying animal or plant matter and can enter the cattle’s body through contaminated feed, water, or wounds.

It can result in paralysis, respiratory failure, and death. Symptoms in cattle may include weakness, difficulty breathing, drooling, and inability to stand. Treatment is very often unrewarding. Preventative measures such as proper sanitation and vaccination can help reduce the risk of botulism in cattle.

Make sure you're taking preventive measures like vaccinations and proper feed storage to keep your cattle safe and healthy. 💉🌾🐮

Please note, 7in1 does not contain the vaccine to protect against Botulism, it is a separate vaccine..

See you on the road! 👍

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Gympie, QLD
4570

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+61477004379

Website

http://www.maryrivervet.com.au/

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💥‼️EMERGENCY💥‼️ Well done Dr Damien for making it to this emergency calving in a very busy schedule today… This calf is super lucky the owners recognised a heifer not progressing normally with birth and called for advice straight away. In this case, the heifer showed no progression after 15 mins of active pushing. The job is not over yet as we try and get this first calving heifer to mother up, not an easy task! Well done owners and fingers crossed the heifer takes to this calf or it’s time for the bottle! Some take home messages: 1. Observe your pregnant cattle and recognise any deviation from normal progression, it’s still a judgement call but take a look at link below: https://www.bovinevetonline.com/news/education/when-assist-calving 2. Better to be over cautious than not 3. Have good facilities including a crush 4. Be careful with breeding too early, a heifer needs to be adequate size so there is room in her pelvis to expel calf. We normally advise to join a heifer at approximately 5/8ths mature body weight. Thanks everyone! See you on the road!

Hey MRVS folks!🎊🎆🥳 It’s good news story time.. WELCOME HOME BLUE! Its been a long road to recovery for Blue the Droughtmaster calf who sadly lost his mother at an early age. It was crucial to the survival of Blue that we got him to a stage where he was strong enough to feed independently and survive in nature. Thanks to the long weeks of dedicated nursing from Peta, our incredible large animal vet nurse, Blue was re-united with a couple of very happy owners and back home where he belongs. Together, Dr. Damien, Peta and Blues owners went above and beyond and it’s great to able to celebrate the pay off. Well done to the MRVS road crew and Blues owners and welcome home Blue ✊. See you on the road from the MRVS Team 👍🚑🚑🐴🐴🐄🐄🤠🤠

Aww CHECK THIS OUT!!…TWINNING!! What a way to start off the new year. Dr Damien and Peta rushed off at the end of the day to assist with a breech calving on farm to deliver two for the price of one…TWINS!! Peta was focused on resuscitating the first calf while Damien happily presented a surprise second package to the farmers and Peta’s delight! Great job!

Mary River Veterinary Services Christmas Giveaways!

THIS IS A MUST WATCH AND SOMETHING YOU DON’T GET TO SEE EVERYDAY!!!!This cow had a severe vaginal prolapse which meant her cervix was completely closed and damaged…at best it would of taken a week for the cervix to heal enough to pass and because this cow was at due date we couldn’t take the chance…so to try and save cow and calf we performed a caesarean in the field. The calf had a very difficult start, but with our help and of course, mums, this bull calf is now up and drinking off mum. A great outcome for all!

We love our working dogs 😁😁😁

Hello MRVS Community! YOU ARE THE FIRST TO SEE THIS HERE.... We want to share this video with you representing who we are and why we do what we do. Thanks to all of you for your ongoing support and trusting us to care for your large animal patients. We love this amazing region and are proud to call Gympie home. A big shout out to local Leeroy Todd Photo and Film for capturing our vision so beautifully and being such a legend to work with. Check it out - we are so proud... please enjoy 😊

SNAKE VERSUS MRVS VEHICLE….!!! 😳 We encounter all types of wildlife scenarios while on the road but check this brave guy tackling the MRVS vehicle today 😮 unreal and I wouldn’t have thought typical behaviour of what looks like a python? Snake 1…Dr. Damien nil…he’s outta there. Snake was keen to show Dr. Damien who was boss of the road that’s for sure..or perhaps he was furious that someone was disturbing his sun-baking on the nice warm road…😎😝 Have a safe weekend everyone..see you on the road 😀✊

** WARNING - FINE FRESIAN FOAL ALERT! ** 😆 So gooooood 😃

Hey there MRVS community! It's been a while since we posted and apologies for this! We are working on getting on top of our facebook engagement because we love sharing stories that are interesting and educational! This video we just shared was a horse castration under anaesthesia performed today. We'd love to hear from you about what sorts of information you enjoy... Send us your thoughts in the comments section about what you'd like to see more of, we'll do our best to make sure it's included in our future posts! Dr. Damien will be donating his time to be on call for the Gympie Show. If you see the Mary River Vet vehicle or Dr. Damien, feel free to come over for a chat - we'd love to catch up with you. A big thanks to the Gympie District Show for all of their hard work making the show what it is today. Thankfully the weather is permitting and lots of folks attending this year. Congratulations all. 😀😀😀😀 See you on the road.... @Gympie Show 2023