🐶✨ Stay alert for some fantastic offers coming your way at Petstock Vet Lilydale! We're dedicated to keeping your furry friends happy and healthy without breaking the bank. 🐕❤️ Don't miss out on these amazing opportunities to pamper your pets! 🛍️ #PetCare #Savings
🌼🐾 Is your furry friend feeling a little scratchy this season? As we welcome sunny days and blooming flowers, many pets experience seasonal allergies too! Just like us, they can suffer from itchy skin and discomfort. Keep their tails wagging by checking in with your vet for the best care!
Commonly, dogs are affected in areas such as their ears, belly, paws, and underarms. Unlike humans who may suffer from respiratory issues like hay fever, dogs typically manifest their allergies through skin irritation. It’s essential to take note of when your pet's discomfort could warrant a visit to the veterinarian.
Look out for specific warning signs: a foul odor emanating from the skin or ears could indicate an infection, while frequent head shaking and unusual noises when touching the ears might suggest irritation. Additionally, the appearance of small lumps, scabs, or patches of hair loss can signal deeper issues requiring professional evaluation. If your dog can’t seem to find relief from constant scratching, it may significantly impact their well-being.
💖✨ #PetHealth #AllergySeason
🌨️ Winter has officially arrived and it's time to take extra care of our furry friends 🐱 The cold weather can greatly impact how our pets deal with arthritis. Have you noticed any changes in your kitty's behavior? 🤔 If so, it's important to book an appointment with the vet to address any concerns ❤️ Keep your pet happy and healthy this winter season ❄️ #WinterCareForPets 🐾
Buddy & Belle Treat Puzzle
🐶🧩 Hey there, fur parents! Is your pup in need of some mental stimulation? 🤔 Clancy knows a thing or two about that and highly suggests the Buddy & Belle Treat Puzzle! 🎉 It's taken him on a wild ride of emotions - from eager to puzzled to oh-so-proud! 😍 What a good boy! 🐾 If you want to give your furry friend this enriching experience, hop on over to our store or order online! 🛍️ #puzzledpooch #mentalstimulation #buddyandbelle #petstock 🐕🐾🧩
Dancy Clancy
🎉🏅🤸♂️ Clancy is beyond excited for the Olympics this year! He's been perfecting his own gymnastics floor routine and he's ready to show the world what he's got 💪🌎 #gymnastics #Olympics #excited 🤩
🎅🐶🛀
🎄The countdown is on! Just one more sleep until the jolly man in red arrives at Petstock Vet Lilydale! 🎁🎅 And our furry friend Clancy is getting ready for the big day by taking a luxurious shower. 🛀 Because who wouldn't want to look their best for Santa's visit? 🎅🐶🎄 #SantaPawsIsComing #PetstockVetLilydale #FurryFriendsPrep
Brushing your pets teeth!! Today Dr Louise is demonstrating the best way to teach your dog or cat to have their teeth brushed. This can be a daunting task for some owners but is the best way to keep your pets teeth pearly white! Remember to start this in a comfortable and stress free space for both you and your pet! How do you go brushing your pets teeth? We would love to know!
Brushing your cats!!! Today Dr Louise will demonstrate the best technique on how to brush your cat. Brushing your cats coat is important as it helps to remove dirt and dead hairs from their coat, reducing the risk of hairballs and matts, as well as keeping their coat shiny and healthy! It is also a great bonding activity for you and your feline friend! Isabelle is very good for our little demonstration as she loves getting a good massage with the brush. If you struggle with brushing your cat at home and would like some advice, please send us a facebook message or comment below - we would love to help!
Did you know dogs have an amazing sense of smell? So amazing in fact that they have up to 300 million olfactory receptors compared to humans only 5 million. One eighth of a dog’s brain is dedicated to interpreting smells. Studies show that allowing dogs to sniff results in lower pulse rates, feel calmer and helps to release dopamine (the feel-good hormone).
We can encourage our poochie friends to use their amazing noses with:
• Sniffy walks - allowing your dog to walk at their own pace, sniff as many things as they want, for as long as they want.
• Sniffy boxes or sniffy treasure hunt - creating a box or a course in your home or backyard with interesting things to find and sniff. This is great for dogs that don’t enjoy been out of the house or even on days its too hot to get out and about.
• Nose-work classes – special classes where your dog searches for favourite food or toy rewards hidden in different environments and learning new search skills.
Dental health month - Dental foods
Did you know there are special foods available to help keep your pets' teeth clean and avoid the need for a dental procedure under anaesthetic? Both Hills T/D and Royal Canin Dental foods are available for both cats and dogs and are nutritionally balanced complete diets. The larger kibble size and structure of the food helps keep teeth clean with every crunch.
🐾 Ever wonder what goes on after your pet is dropped off at the clinic? 🐾
In this video we follow Pip 🐶 who came in for a dental procedure.
✨ Pip was a star patient! ✨
‼️ Hill’s prescription diet update ‼️
For those of you waiting on the Hills Prescription Diet range we have some GOOD NEWS! We have had a recent delivery and now have a large number of products back IN STOCK. We hope that you are as excited as we are that our shelves are looking so full. If you would like to know if we have a particular item in store, you can call us on 9735 4360.
Did you know we treat a lot of rabbit patients here at Petstock Vet Lilydale? 🐰
Our vets and nurses are very knowledgeable in all things rabbit related! We are especially lucky to have our locum vet Dr Louise Pierce work with us every Wednesday, who has a special interest in rabbits and is our rabbit expert!
Below is a video of our adorable rabbit patients who were in for their desexing surgery recently. We place an IV catheter in all our rabbit patients having surgery (yes! into their tiny veins!), and oxygen and anaesthetic gas is delivered to them through an endotracheal tube (breathing tube). We also stock Oxbow critical care and oxbow pellets!
BEHAVIOUR CONSULTATION - Coronavirus lockdowns have not just been difficult for us - they have been hard for our pets as well.
We have noticed far more dogs with behavioural problems recently and feel that the unusual conditions in the past two years have been a major contributing factor.
Separation anxiety problems have increased as some pets are having to deal with owners being away from home for work for the first time in their lives, and some dogs having issues coping with visitors to the home or are reacting aggressively to other dogs they meet on walks.
We are here to help. We offer one hour behavioural consultations that enable us to discuss management options in depth.
Currently these are being done via a telemedicine platform.
If you are interested in booking in a behaviour consult, or have further questions, please call the clinic on 03 9735 4360.
RENAL DISEASE
If your pet is diagnosed with renal disease it means their kidneys are not working properly. The kidneys play an important role in cleaning the blood and maintaining hydration. If the decline in renal (kidney) function is gradual and permanent we label it chronic renal failure. This is a commonly diagnosed condition in older cats.
The kidneys have a large functional reserve and so illness is not seen with chronic renal failure until over 75% of function has been lost.
Signs of chronic renal failure include - increased thirst and urination, weight loss, reduced appetite, lethargy, vomiting and bad breath.
To diagnose renal disease a blood test and a urinalysis are performed. For some pets we recommend an ultrasound and potentially xrays to further examine the kidneys.
Treatment of chronic renal failure involves feeding a special diet and, if needed, giving medications to control blood pressure and protein loss into the urine. With careful management some pets can have months or years of good quality life ahead after being diagnosed with chronic renal disease.
PRE GENERAL ANAESTHETIC BLOOD TESTS💉
If your pet is coming in to have a sedation or anaesthetic with us we will always recommend a pre-anaesthetic blood test. This allows us to check your pet's health in a more thorough way than can be done by a physical examination alone.
Sometimes kidney and liver problems are present which could affect how your pet responds to the anaesthetic.
Ruling these out is just one of the steps we take to make sure every anaesthetic is as safe as possible. Fortunately at PETstock Vet Lilydale we have an in-clinic blood analysis machine so we can run pre-anaesthetic blood tests on the same day as the procedure, making these blood tests convenient as well as useful.
