Carnegie Veterinary Clinic and Cat Cottage

26/01/2025

Happy Long Weekend Everyone 🐶🐱🐰

🔥 REMINDER : Tomorrow is going to be another scorching hot day 42 Degrees!! Please keep your pets indoors. If you own a business, consider leaving water in a container for passing animals, and don’t forget to refill bird baths. Stay hydrated everyone and remember to check on the most vulnerable members of your community. Let’s take care of each other and our furry and feathered friends! 🔥

Also please note we will be closed tomorrow but we will reopen as per normal hours from Tuesday the 28th!
For any emergencies please contact the Animal Emergency Centre in Moorabbin on 9532 5261 or Southpaws Malvern on 9569 3677.

Have a great weekend 🌞 Stay cool.

30/12/2024

🎆🎇 NYE IS THE WORST NIGHT FOR ANIMALS 🎇🎆

Hey everyone,

As we get ready to ring in the new year, a reminder that tomorrow is one of the worst days for animals all over Australia.

Fireworks are TERRIFYING for our pets, especially for dogs and cats, whose hearing is so much more sensitive than ours.

The sudden loud noise of fireworks will send dogs and cats into panic, and sadly, it’s common for pets to run off and get hurt trying to escape the noise. Countless dogs and cats die on new years getting run over etc.

Here are a few things you can do to help your furry friends stay safe and calm:

1. Keep them indoors: Close windows and doors to keep the noise out. I don’t see why any pet needs to be outdoor on New Year’s Eve, make room for them, a small corner inside with their bed somewhere in the house is better than them being in the yard terrified at risk of running off.

2. Secure them: Make sure your pets can’t dart out if they get scared. Don’t leave doors open. Don’t let them out on their own.

3. Distract and comfort them: Put on some calming music, turn on a fan, or use a white noise
machine to mask the sounds. Offer them frozen treats or a stuffed Kong to keep their minds busy.

4. Stay with them: If you can, just be there for them. Your presence can be really comforting during stressful moments.

Let’s be extra mindful of our pets tomorrow night and make sure they’re as safe and calm as possible.

Happy New Year, and let’s keep our furry friends safe! 🐱🐶

27/12/2024

🎁😸 Boxing Day = Cat’s Play Haven! 😸🎁

We know your fur baby is loving those leftover Christmas boxes! 🐾 Let’s see them having a blast in their new favourite hiding spot. Share your cat's cutest box moments with us!

And remember, we’re open 24 hours this Boxing Day for any pet emergencies that may come up. 🐾❤️

27/12/2024

Christmas can be a joyous time of the year filled with fun and family gatherings, however, festive presents, decorations, and food can often prove to be dangerous for our inquisitive companions. It is therefore no surprise that the Christmas period is one of the busiest times of the year for the Animal Poisons Helpline. As we prepare to celebrate, please keep your pets safe over the holidays and watch out for the following dangers:

🍇 Grapes, sultanas and raisins: Found in fruit cakes, mince pies, Christmas puddings and raisin toast. Dogs that ingest these items can be at risk of developing kidney injury.

🍫 Chocolate: Contains methylxanthines which are toxic to dogs. Darker chocolate is more dangerous than milk chocolate. White chocolate has negligible levels of methylxanthines, while dark baking chocolate contains the highest amounts.

🍾 Alcohol: Many popular Christmas beverages contain variable quantities of alcohol. Pets may help themselves to alcohol left unattended and are highly susceptible to its effects, with intoxication seen with even small ingestions. Intoxication in small animals may be associated with drowsiness, unsteadiness and in severe cases low body temperature, low blood sugar and coma. Dogs are particularly attracted to sweet creamy alcoholic beverages and will sometimes drink large quantities of them if they are given the chance to do so.

🌰 Macadamia Nuts: Often found in biscuits or even eaten as a decadent Christmas snack, these nuts are toxic to dogs and cause hind limb lameness, pain, and weakness. Other nuts, whilst not truly toxic to dogs, contain significant quantities of natural fats that can trigger pancreatitis if ingested in large amounts.

🙀 Button Batteries: Batteries in toys, greeting cards, electronic devices, flameless candles, and remote controls can cause serious injury if swallowed. Internal burns can occur in a very short time.

🍭 Xylitol: A real killer, many sugarless gums and lollies contain xylitol as a sweetener. It may also be found in baked goods. It causes a life-threatening drop in blood sugar and possibly liver failure in dogs.

🎄 Christmas Plants: Holiday plants can potentially be toxic to your pets. Whilst most plant exposures result in only mild effects, some plants such as lilies (Lilium and Hemerocallis spp.) can cause severe effects following even small ingestions.

🎊 Ornaments and Decorations: Homemade dough ornaments often contain large amounts of salt and pose a risk for causing elevated sodium levels that may lead to severe neurologic abnormalities. In severe cases, sodium poisoning can cause seizures, coma and even death. Other decorations such as tinsel and broken glass ornaments can result in gastrointestinal obstruction, laceration or injury when ingested.

🍗 Christmas Leftovers: Mouldy food can be hazardous due the presence of toxic substances produced by the mould known as mycotoxins. These toxins are well absorbed after ingestion and can result in signs such as gastrointestinal upset, panting, tremor, seizures and even liver damage.

The Animal Poisons Helpline provides free advice to pet owners in Australia and can be reached on ☎️1300 869 738 (AU), 0800 869 738 (NZ), 3106 4216 (SG), (917) 722-5958 (US) or +1917 722-5958 (CA). If you are a member of a veterinary team in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States or Canada, you can join the Animal Poisons Centre For Vets Facebook group which is regularly updated with toxicology tidbits and poisoning trends.

27/12/2024

🐱🐈 CATTERY CUTIES 🐈🐱

24/12/2024

🎄🎄 CHRISTMAS BUSINESS HOURS 🎄🎄

Christmas Eve - CLOSED
Christmas Day - CLOSED
Boxing Day - CLOSED
Friday 27th - CLOSED
Saturday 28th - CLOSED
Sunday 29th - CLOSED
Monday 30th - CLOSED
New Year’s Eve - CLOSED
New Year’s Day - CLOSED
Thursday 2nd Jan - 8am - 7pm
Friday 3rd Jan - 8am - 7pm
Saturday 4th Jan - 9am - 1.30pm

From all of us at Carnegie Veterinary Clinic and Cat Cottage we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Years!
🐶🐱🐰🐭🐔🦮🐈🐓🐇

28/11/2024

🐱🐱 Thank you to those who have booked in with our cattery service, Carnegie Cat Cottage. We are now fully booked for the Christmas and New Year break!
We filled up super quick this year as people are booking in holidays and time away with friends & family which is great to see! 🎄☀️

We now only have availability from January the 2nd for any 2025 trips!

We can’t wait to see all your fur babies over Christmas! 😻😻

28/11/2024

🚨**ALERT**🚨

🐍 Please be aware that snake encounters are once again becoming more frequent as the weather begins to warm up in many parts of Australia. All bites (including suspected bites) should be regarded as life-threatening.

Signs of a snake bite in pets include:

☠️ Sudden weakness or collapse, which may be followed by transient improvement
☠️ Vomiting
☠️ Laboured breathing
☠️ Paralysis, starting with the hind legs
☠️ Loss of bladder and bowel control
☠️ Shaking or twitching of the muscles
☠️ Blood in the urine

Snake bites are a time critical emergency and if your dog or cat has been bitten by a snake, immediate veterinary assessment is recommended in all cases. It is vital that you keep your pet calm and as still as possible. Try to limit any movement (including walking) where possible and transport them to your nearest veterinary practice immediately, even if they look well. If possible, the veterinary clinic should be phoned to alert them that you are on the way. The sooner your pet is treated, the better their chances of survival.

❌ DO NOT try to catch or kill the snake for ID or for any other purpose
❌ DO NOT apply a tourniquet
❌ DO NOT wash the bite site
❌ DO NOT cut, suck or apply any other treatments to the bite-site

Whilst veterinary treatment of snakebite can be lifesaving, it can be very costly in many cases. This is especially true if antivenom is required or if secondary complications from the bite occur. Pet insurance provides peace of mind and protection in the event that your pet is ever bitten. Our platinum sponsor Bow Wow Meow Pet Insurance are currently offering two months free pet insurance in the first year of coverage for Animal Poison Helpline followers. Visit https://bowwowinsurance.com.au/poisons/ and enter AP368 at checkout to take advantage of this offer.

28/11/2024

Hi Everyone,

Just a gentle reminder for all our pooch owners with the warmer temperatures rolling in fast we need to be mindful of our pets too.
They feel the heat just as much as we do, if it’s hot for us - it’s hot for them too.
Don’t walk your dogs in the heat, make sure they have access to cold fresh water at all times and never leave them in cars - it’s a hot trap! 🚗☀️

We see heat stroke all too often in vet clinics so let’s do right this summer and keep our pooches cool! 😎🐶

Carnegie Team

26/06/2024

Antinol is great for your pets’ joints & mobility! Packed with omega 3’s & krill oil, Available at our clinic pick up a pack today 😄

ONE LAST CHANCE🥳

This month has been full of fun photos and videos sent in to us and we are having a blast!

This is your last chance to WIN A 720 TUB of Antinol 😆😆

The competition…

Show your Pooches Posing with their Packets!

We want to see your dogs showing off their favourite supplement ❤️

- MUST tag us in your photo or video
- MUST use the
- MUST post video/photo on your own social page
- Winner will be announced on Monday 1st July!

Good luck 😆

08/04/2024

🍭🍬 Xylitol is a naturally occurring sugar alcohol commonly used as an alternative sweetener. The name xylitol comes from the word “xylose” or “wood sugar”, as it was initially produced from birch trees in the early 1900’s. Xylitol is also known by other names such as wood sugar, birch sugar or E967. Xylitol has several reported health benefits for humans including inhibiting the growth of bacteria in the mouth and having a low glycemic index. As a result, xylitol is used as a sweetener in many sugar free chewing gums, candies, mints, diabetic friendly foods and oral care products.

The Animal Poisons Helpline is frequently contacted about dogs that have ingested xylitol containing products. When a dog ingests xylitol, the pancreas confuses xylitol with real sugar and it stimulates the release of large amounts of insulin. As a result, life-threatening low blood sugar levels can occur. Affected dogs will commonly develop significant weakness and lethargy, may be unsteady on their feet or display vague or absent behaviour. If left untreated, xylitol poisoning can be life-threatening. Dogs that ingest large amounts of xylitol can also be at risk of developing liver failure.

The onset of clinical signs varies depending on the formulation of the product. Signs often develop rapidly, however following ingestion of xylitol containing gum the onset can be delayed by many hours as the xylitol is slowly released from the gum matrix. Cats do not appear to have the same sensitivity to xylitol as dogs and are not expected to develop hypoglycaemia or liver injury following ingestion.

If you are a dog owner, please be cautious with xylitol containing products. The Animal Poisons Helpline has compiled Australasia’s only xylitol database. Our ongoing work with manufacturers has seen the number of products in the database grow significantly with over 800 xylitol containing products now listed. Our team can rapidly determine the presence and quantity of xylitol in a large range of pharmaceuticals, complementary medicines, food, confectionery and dental products.

The Animal Poisons Helpline provides free advice to pet owners in Australia and New Zealand and can be reached on ☎️ 1300 869 738 (AU) or 0800 869 738 (NZ). If you don't already follow the Animal Poisons Helpline page, follow now to receive live animal poisons alerts and updates. If you are a member of a veterinary team in Australia or New Zealand, you can join the Animal Poisons Centre For Vets Facebook group which is regularly updated with toxicology tidbits and poisoning trends. We thank the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development for supporting this post.

05/02/2024

Introducing Southpaws Emergency! 🚨

24 hour dedicated emergency pet hospital at our Malvern East hospital.

At Southpaws, we understand that emergencies don’t follow a schedule and happen at the worst of times! That’s why we are excited to be able to open up our emergency services to the general public and all small animal pet owners, carers, breeders and more.

Our team is now available 24 hours, 365 days a year to help your loved one in their time of need.

No referral needed!🐾

For further information, please contact our hospital or email us at [email protected]

07/06/2023

A little over 6 months until Christmas and our clinic’s cattery, Carnegie Cat Cottage, is half way to being fully booked! Not many spots left! If you’re planning to go away for the Christmas/New Year Break and need your feline friend to be looked after please give us a call before all spots get taken! 03 9563 5422

09/05/2023

Carnegie Vets have teamed up with Greenies Dogs’ Dental Treats! If you live or work in the area definitely pop by the clinic & grab a sample for your pooch 😁🐶

05/04/2023

🐰🐰🐰 Happy Easter to all our wonderful clients & community! Our clinic will be closed from Good Friday 7th April to Monday 10th April. We will re-open at 8am on Tuesday 11th April.

Our clinic’s cattery, Carnegie Cat Cottage, is also fully booked for the holiday period.

Wishing everyone a wonderful and safe Easter! 🐰🐰🐰

05/04/2023

When a client tells us it’s the patients birthday today, we make sure it is celebrated, especially with our team of nurses Alexis, Karina & Cass 🐶🎉🎈🎂 Happy 1st birthday to Francesca

16/01/2023

25/12/2022

Please do not walk your dog in hot weather as the pavements are even more hotter & can cause damage to their paws