โ๏ธ RAINโs STORY โ๏ธ
A look behind the scenes of what happens in shelter medicine.
Rain came into the shelter with her brand new kittens and during her health check we had noticed something not quite right with her abdomen. She also had a severe temperature and discharge from her vulva.
Today, in the late afternoon when our surgery vets were packed up for the day and preparing to see your patients in our consulting rooms they went into life saving emergency surgery.
๐ซฑ๐ผโ๐ซฒ๐ฝ ALL HANDS ON DECK ๐ซฑ๐ผโ๐ซฒ๐ฝ
We had two vets and multiple nurses quickly prepping for theatre while Dr. Moraya performed an abdominal ultrasound. Dr. Juliana scrubbed in and started the task of removing whatever it was that was killing Rain.
This is what shelter medicine is. Itโs surprising. Itโs random. Itโs exciting, and itโs worth every ounce of stress.
Today we saved Rainโs life. Her recovery looks promising and our hope is that Rain is reunited with her kittens soon.
This cycle ends here.
Please desex your cats.
#sheltermedicine #desexyourcat
๐งก MEET HAMBERT ๐งก
After he sustained an injury Hambert needed tail amputation surgery. He was a trooper and the surgery was successful. Now Hambertโs experiencing the time of his life in his new home!
Rest assured, his hair has grown back ๐ซข
Baby Gretal arrived a little worse for wear being found abandoned and underweight, dehydrated, extremely cold, and fighting an infection. Look at Gretal today after a short week in care! You can view her foster-to-adopt profile on our website via the link in our bio ๐
โ๏ธ P U P P I E S โ๏ธ Nurture them. Protect them. Itโs a big world out there and theyโre constantly taking it all in ๐ค
๐๐ We love what we do & we do what we love, & we think you'll be able to tell in this video ๐ฅ
AAPS shelter dog Zeus the Rotweiller features in this Sundayโs episode of Animal SOS Australia ๐บ
Watch Zeus steal the show at 3.30 PM Sunday on 7TWO. Weโre so proud of him.
Check out AAPS shelter dog Tinkerbell stealing the show on the upcoming episode of Animal SOS Australia this Sunday 3.30 PM on 7TWO ๐บ
๐ฅ AAPS is excited to announce that we have been part of a brand new TV series over recent months called Animal SOS Australia that premieres on Channel 7TWO Sunday, March 5th at 3:30 pm and will run for 6 weeks ๐บ
This series captures the love, joy and challenges we share with our pets, while showcasing the lifesaving work of veterinarians and other animal shelter staff.
Please tune in and tell your family and friends to help spread the word about this great new series.
Santa is coming! We hope all of our beautiful patients and clients have a wonderful Christmas! ๐
Please see previous posts for our opening hours over the holiday period.
Merry Christmas from Bruce and Barry ๐
Christmas and New Years opening hours ๐๐
December 2022 ๐
Saturday 24th CLOSED
Sunday 25th CLOSED
Monday 26th CLOSED
Tuesday 27th CLOSED
Wednesday 28th OPEN
Thursday 29th OPEN
Friday 30th OPEN
Saturday 31st CLOSED
January 2023 ๐
Sunday 1st CLOSED
Monday 2nd CLOSED
Tuesday 3rd OPEN - back to normal business hours
Nurse Chris putting on our especially made jackets for surgery! ๐ป
Superstar Foster Carer Barb & Eve from our Veterinary Clinic drawing the winner of our Raffle, which raised over $260 to help cover the cost of surgery for our kittens born with eyelid agenesis ๐ฅ
Barb & her daughter sewed this incredible toy dog & donated the hamper it sits in - a total value of over $360!
Thank you, Barb & a big congratulations to Valerie, our Raffle winner, who is one of our incredible volunteers here at our shelter๐
Meet Bertie, a handsome Golden Retriever in need of life-saving surgery ๐
Poor Bertie needs surgery urgently to fix his large liver shunt & severe patella luxation.
Unfortunately, the cost of surgery is $15,000.
Please donate to Bertieโs Raisely campaign, so sweet Bertie has another chance at life.
Bertieโs Raisely campaign ๐ https://berties-beat-it-campaign.raisely.com/
If you have any questions about Bertie and how you can help him, please call 9798 8415.
AAPS relies entirely upon community support and volunteers.
#AdoptDontShop
Quigleyโs sore ears - warning, a graphic story! ๐
Quigley is a kitten who has had ongoing ear infections that just didnโt respond to ear medications.
So Quigley was placed under general anaesthetic to flush the infection and investigate whether there was an underlying cause. What we found was absolutely jaw dropping!! ๐
๐ In the video what was removed is known as a ear polyp! This is a benign growth that some unfortunate cats can be born with, fortunate for Quigley his polyps were surgically removed! No more sore ears Quigley. โค๏ธ
Before and after pictures of Quigleyโs ears in comments.
Post surgery snacks ๐คค
These gorgeous kittens were in foster care until they were big enough for desexing! Now they all get to go to their new furever homes! ๐
* All kittens in this video already have been adopted *
Come one, come all to our new state-of-the-art Vet Clinic, located right next door to the animal shelterโฆ
We provide low-cost, professional and friendly service to all furry and feathery patients ๐๐๐ฉ๐
Call to book an appointment, 9598 7936