Korumburra-Kooweerup Veterinary Clinic

22/08/2024

07/08/2024

🦷 Dental Month 🦷

Any dental procedures occurring between 15th July to 31st August, 2024 will be eligible for a 𝟏𝟎% 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭!

Book your pet in for a 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 dental assessment today!

05/08/2024

02/08/2024

Even Arnie needs puppy cuddles sometimes 🥰

02/08/2024

🦷 Come in to get $25 off Hill's Prescription Diet Dental Food! 🦷
Can only be redeemed in clinic and only until 30th September 2024

01/08/2024

🦷 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐆'𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇 🦷

𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 1: 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜
• Start at an early age
• Get your pet used to you gently touching its muzzle and jaw
• Follow with a treat reward and lots of praise

𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 2: 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧
• Wrap soft gauze around your finger or wear a finger brush
• Place a little dog toothpaste on your finger - it is important to only use a pet-approved product
• Let your dog lick the toothpaste from your hand
• Do these several days in a row
• Follow it with a reward and praise
• As the pet gets comfortable, extend the finger down the sides of the mouth

𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 3: 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝
• Place the dog toothpaste on a soft pet toothbrush
• Allow your pet to lick it from the brush
• Gently rub the front teeth in a circular motion
• Praise and reward your dog
• Repeat step for several days

𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 4: 𝘽𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙜'𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙝
• Gently hold back your pet’s lips
• Brush the outside of each tooth, moving the brush gently in a circular motion with the brush at a 45-degree angle
• Talk to your dog in a soothing voice & always following sessions with treats
• Brush a few teeth the 1st time and gradually lengthen each session
• Concentrate on the area when the gum meets the tooth

Ideally, you should try to brush your pet's teeth every day. If time does not permit, try to commit to at least twice a week with the addition of other forms of dental homecare such as dental chews or chew toys throughout the week. 🦷

23/07/2024

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 📢
If you or someone you know is looking for a position as a small animal veterinarian then check out our ad on Kookaburra Vets!

https://www.kookaburravets.au/australia/permanent/vic.htm #5094

Our service includes permanent and temporary vacancies for Veterinarians and Veterinary Nurses/Technicians, Groomers, Veterinary Receptionists, Practice Managers, Animal Health staff, Kennel Hands, and other veterinary related staff in Clinics, Industry, University & Government. We also advertise Ve...

19/07/2024

𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒!
🐄🐑🐖🦙🐐🐂
Many of you would be aware that we have been doing less large animal work over the last 12 months. This has been due to reduced large animal vet numbers and while we have tried to maintain it as long as we can, it is sadly no longer possible to do so.

We are happy to help in whatever way we can while you are transitioning to other local large animal practices and will continue to dispense drugs if we have been on your farm within 12 months. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙.

We thank you for all the understanding you have shown while we have been going through these changes and hope that we can still see your friendly faces in clinic with your smaller family members 🐾

10/07/2024

𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Dental Month
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 15th July to 31st August, 2024
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Korumburra & Koo Wee Rup Veterinary Clinics
Any dental procedures occurring between these dates will be eligible for a 𝟏𝟎% 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭.

Book your pet in for a 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 dental assessment today!

13/05/2024

Regular health checks can help us to identify any early signs of health issues. Particularly for cats that tend to hide illness, finding problems early increases the chance for effective treatment.

09/05/2024

Are you familiar with brushing your pet's teeth? Each time your brush your pet's teeth you help them maintain a clean and healthy mouth to help prevent painful dental disease.

08/05/2024

Look at this bundle of cuties! These Jack Russell pups came to see Dr Jamie today for their first puppy vaccinations! 💉

07/05/2024

Having a Property Identification Code (PIC) is a crucial way to prepare your property for emergency situations.

In an emergency, a PIC allows Agriculture Victoria to locate your property and get in touch with you if needed.

Remember, if you have livestock on your property, you are required to have a PIC.

Visit the Agriculture Victoria website to apply for or amend a PIC: agriculture.vic.gov.au/pic

02/05/2024

This beautiful family of Bassett Hounds came in recently for their health checks and vaccinations 💕 Meet Paddington, Lucy, Peggy, Penny & their humans ☺️

05/04/2024

𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🐣

Congratulations to the 3 winners of our Easter colouring competition! Winners will be notified by phone. Thank you to everyone who entered! We hope you all had a lovely Easter🐰🍫

21/03/2024

𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 🐰

To enter, drop off your coloured in picture to the Koo Wee Rup or Korumburra Clinics. Entries close March 28th 2024.

A prize will be awared to each age group:
• 3-6 years
• 6-9 years
• 9-12 years

14/02/2024

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Thursday 15th February 1PM. Our Koo Wee Rup clinic has power and both clinics have phones up and running, HOWEVER our server is down so we cannot access client files or our appointment schedule. If you have an appointment feel free to come at your original consultation time. For any other queries please give us a call ☎️

Due to the current power and phone outages our Koo Wee Rup and Korumburra clinics are unable to operate.

For emergencies please contact Veterinary Referral Hospital in Dandenong on 1300 385 874.

Both clinics are expected to be back up and running as soon as the power is back on. Thank you for your understanding and stay safe!

12/02/2024

Do you loooveeee your cat? 😍😍😍

We have cat vaccinations in stock just in time for Valentine's Day (HOORAY)! We have some appointments available at our Koo Wee Rup clinic TODAY and at both clinics later this week.

Get your cat booked in and up to date with their vaccinations before the Labour Day and Easter holidays!

10/02/2024

We are in for a warm few days so make sure your pets stay cool and have plenty of water available. If your pet has any signs of heat stress please seek veterinary attention. ☀️

08/02/2024

Today we lose a very valued member of our team! Nurse Peta is off to vet school to follow her dream of becoming a vet. We wish her the best in her endeavours and hope to see her back on University holidays 🩺

07/02/2024

We are on Instagram! Head over to our page and follow us for updates.

https://www.instagram.com/korumburra_kooweerup_vets?igsh=MWQ2eWlzMzhnaHhhcQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

22/01/2024

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 📢

Both our Korumburra and Koo Wee Rup clinics will be closed on Friday the 26th of January for the Australia Day public holiday. We hope you all have a safe and happy long weekend!

For emergencies ONLY, please phone (03) 5658 3500 OR (03) 5997 3300 where the brilliant team at 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝟐𝟒/𝟕 will be available to triage your calls and, if required, direct you to an open emergency clinic or organise an online consultation with a VetCheck veterinarian.

17/01/2024

A pigeon has been handed in to our Korumburra clinic today. If you have lost one please contact the clinic on 5658 3500. You will be required to give a description of the bird.

14/01/2024

𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗦

Snakes are prevalent during the warmer months between October and April and will generally try to avoid people and pets. However, on occasions, pets will get bitten.

Snakebites are complex problems. The severity of the reaction depends on the snake type, the age of snake, season and size of pet. Thankfully, most pets survive if treated early. Depending on the snake and venom type, pets can have mild muscular effects to severe shock and death.

Signs of snake envenomation are usually seen within 30 minutes to 24 hours. These include:
• Vomiting shortly after being bitten
• Drooling
• Depression
• Bleeding from the wound
• Enlarged pupils
• Hind leg weakness e.g. staggering
• Paralysis
• Collapse
• Rapid, shallow breathing
• Pale gums

If you suspect your pet has been bitten by a snake, please seek veterinary attention immediately.

10/01/2024

Little Cleo came into the Korumburra clinic today for her desexing procedure. She was so well behaved and even sat up nice and straight when the nurses had to remove her intravenous catheter! 🥰

08/01/2024

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐓

Dogs and cats are considered to be mature adults once they turn 7 years old. Large breed dogs age more quickly and are considered mature at 5-6 years of age.

See the link below to read about caring for and feeding your senior pet.
https://kvets.com.au/pet-advice/senior-pets/

05/01/2024

This brother and sister duo came into the clinic today for their second puppy vaccinations! How cute are they?! 🥰