Killarney Vets

14/04/2025

🐣✨ EASTER EGG CHALLENGE! ✨🐣

Pop in, have a look, and take a guess of how many easter eggs are in the jar - or drop your guess in the comments below!

The closest guess WINS!

📍 Reminder: we’re OPEN this Easter Saturday 9-1pm
📝 Last chance to enter is Saturday morning
🥚 Winner will be drawn Saturday morning and can collect their prize before 1pm!

Hop to it and get guessing! 🐇

09/04/2025

Sassie-Bell went home today & she’s most pleased with herself! She tangled with this giant Brown Snake on Sunday. After 4 vials (or more than 10,000 units) of anti-venom and a plasma transfusion later she finally began to clot her blood again.

The unusual thing about Sassie was that she did not show many of the neurotoxic signs commonly associated with brown snake bites. Hers were almost all to do with the coagulopathy effects of the bite (she bled profusely from a bite site to the ear).

We asked her owners to bring this monster in to ID properly using a scale counting key to ensure we had correctly identified it and treated Sassie with the correct anti-venom.
Turns out we had, just this monster must have injected a lot of venom! (Please note the snake was killed by Sassie and was frozen)

02/04/2025

It’s wet wet wet! 🌧️🌧️
Remember to check your livestock for signs of foot rot in these boggy times.
Whilst many of us cant do much to get our cattle out of the mud there are several things that can be done to help and treat foot rot when it does occur.
Management:
1) if you have multiple paddocks - try to rotate stock through them to reduce bogging up and hopefully allow them to get slightly drier
2) ensure adequate nutrition: lots of rain means our grasses are often leached of nutrients. Supplying hay and supplementing with zinc, copper and selenium is often necessary.

Treatment:
If you notice lame livestock antibiotics and anti-inflammatories are often required to treat the infectious organisms that cause foot rot.
Sometimes a hoof examination and further treatment is required.

If you have any concerns don’t forget to give us a call for a visit.

28/03/2025

Check out the size of this abscess! The bull will hopefully be much more comfortable now 😊

21/03/2025

April Hours - Easter & Anzac Day 🐰

A quick update on our Easter and Anzac Day hours!
We will be closed on Friday 18th of April for Good Friday, but don’t worry - we’ll be open on Saturday 19th of April from 9am - 1pm for consultations. Then, we’ll be closed on Monday 21st of April for Easter Monday.

For Anzac Day, we’ll be closed on Friday 25th of April but we’ll be back and ready to assist you on Saturday.

Attention NSW clients: Please be aware that due to the four-day weeks in April, we may only have one run day instead of two. To avoid disappointment, kindly ensure your appointments are booked in advance.

During the public holidays, we’ll have a vet on call for genuine emergencies, please call 07 4664 1344 and follow the prompts.

18/03/2025

They certainly kept a close eye on the action! We loved looking after your girls Borderview Sporthorses🐴 Hopefully, they’re all feeling fresh and ready to munch away! 🌾

12/03/2025

As our breeding season comes to a close, we’re thrilled to have many mares confirmed in foal! Pictured is a 28d pregnancy. 🐴

A huge shoutout to GE/GE HealthCare's Versana ultrasound machine for delivering exceptional imaging quality, allowing us to accurately measure follicles, detect early pregnancies, and gather other pertinent information to ensure the best outcomes for our mares. 🔬💜

10/03/2025

Buy any bravecto product in clinic and enter the promo draw to win!

06/03/2025

Our Team gets to see some interesting cases! - Dr Simon and Dr Jayne have managed to get a published paper because of this very interesting case. Please have a read, it's not every day we see something like this.

A case of peritoneal cystic echinococcosis (CE) in a domestic cat was reported from Queensland, Australia. Physical examination of the cat indicated a large, distended abdomen, which when palpated ap...

05/03/2025

Case of the week!

Stripey came in after it was noted he was not eating and loosing weight. On initial examination it was noted he had a fever, increased respiratory rate and dull lung sounds.
X-rays were performed and we found a pleural effusion in the chest. The lungs should be black, full of air and go all the way to the margins of the rib cage.
An ultrasound was performed and effusion confirmed. Some of the fluid was drained and we believe the culprit to be an infection from something like a migrating grass seed.
We hospitalised Stripey and monitored closely. Fortunately an in-dwelling chest drain did not need to be placed.
Stripey went home after several days - and we are pleased to report so far he is doing well!

03/03/2025

Don’t forget 20% off des*xing for March 2025!

28/02/2025

Case of the Week!
Baxter came in after becoming unwell and stopping eating. On palpation it was noted that he had a mass in his abdomen. Radiographs revealed a large mass in the abdomen - exploratory laparotomy was performed.
The culprit an enlarged tortuous testicle that had become cancerous. Both testicles were retained in the abdomen (as this dog was obtained at 12 months old it was always just assumed he had been castrated but not tattooed).
Baxter will require 6 monthly metastases check ups ongoing to ensure the cancer does not spread.
Baxter has bounced back and is once again eating and happy!

26/02/2025

Owner has been found!

We have just had this pooch handed into the clinic this afternoon. Was found wandering around Offside Ag.

If you believe this to be your dog, please call on 07 4664 1344 to confirm their s*x and provide further details.

23/02/2025

20% Off Des*xing During The Month Of March 2025

20/02/2025

We are working on skeleton staff Saturday 💀

20/02/2025

Case of the Week!
Jazz came in on Monday with a partially severed tongue.
After an anaesthetic was performed we were able to better assess the degree of damage to the tongue.
It was discovered that about 1/3 of the tongue from midway to the tip had been partially torn off. We cauterised the remaining section attaching the torn piece as it had lost blood supply and was not viable to reattach.
The rest of the mouth and tongue was examined and no further significant wounds found.
However the likely culprit given the shape of a bite wound under the tongue was discovered - a lizard (water dragon or bearded dragon would be high on the list of suspects)!
Luckily for Jazz she should make a good recovery and not have too much issue with eating and drinking in future.

18/02/2025

We would like to introduce and welcome our new veterinarian - Dr Matt!

Dr Matt Littleproud grew up in Toowoomba before moving to Townsville to follow his passion were he graduated with a bachelor of Veterinary Science from James Cook University. Matt grew up around animals and has a passion for all aspects of both small and large animals.
Matt has moved to Warwick where he hopes to get involved in the local community. In his spare time he enjoys playing sports especially cricket and rugby and spending time with his new golden retriever puppy.

Matt takes over from Dr Simon who has moved on to pursue his interests in small animal medicine.
Please make him welcome when you see him 🙂

18/02/2025

Don’t forget to come and support the 2025 Killarney Show Killarney Show & Rodeo Society and join in the fun at the Pet Parade on Saturday!