Our clinic is GapOnly® ready. So if you have pet insurance with a GapOnly® pet insurance partner, you can claim on the spot. For more information, visit https://gaponly.com.au/ 🐾
1 more sleep!🎅 In the lead up to Christmas Day, our vets have choreographed a dance for you 🤭 🎄
When herbivorous pocket pets are in hospital recovering from anaesthesia, are struggling with gut stasis, have dental disease, or need extra nutrition we supplement feed them with an apple and banana flavoured critical care slurry 🍎🍌
This bunny rated it a 10/10 👅
Dental Day
🦷 Warning - medical procedures, needles and blood 🦷
Meet the paw-fect Paxton!
Paxton and his family decided to make the most of dental month this week by booking Paxton and his sister Maddie in for dentals.
Paxton was gracious enough to be our model for the day to show everyone what happens when you book your pet in to get their teeth cleaned!
Do you need a bit more fun, and some endless loving in your life?
Come and visit us at the clinic to meet all the wonderful kittens who would desperately love a forever home! These kittens come in all shapes and sizes and are ready to walk out the door with all their vet work done. Plus they are super affordable - only $180 for the boys and $200 for the girls 😻
Tag someone who needs a kitten in the comments below!
#TGIF
#TGIF
Make sure to enjoy your weekend with all the enthusiasm of a clinic cat finally catching her favourite fish 🐟
Recently Dr. Sunita saw a rabbit that had been losing fur and looked to have dandruff. Dr. Sunita did a thorough physical exam which included using sticky tape to obtain a sample of skin and fur from the affected area. This sample was examined under the microscope where we met this little guy waving up at us.
He is a mite from the Cheyletiella family. The Cheyletiella mite has multiple species which are specific to their dog, cat, or rabbit hosts. The common name is walking dandruff which accurately describes what we see when a large infestation in present. The lifecycle of these mites is approximately 3 weeks, all of which happens on the host’s body.
Clinical signs can vary based on the severity of the infestation as well as whether the animal is allergic to the mites’ bites. In most animals what we see is the dandruff/scaling appearance and when there are enough mites we can even see them moving. The normal area for this to occur in rabbits, like the one Dr Sunita saw, is between the shoulder blades. There is usually minimal itching with these mites however if the animal is allergic the itch sensation can be so intense that they will traumatise their own skin.
Treatment involves the use of an anti-parasitic agent which can be injectable, oral or topical, however these must be reliably applied for at least 3 months to ensure the infestation is cleared. The environment should also be thoroughly cleaned as the mites can live off the host temporarily.
If you have noticed any abnormalities with your pet’s skin give us a call on 63626691 to make an appointment with one of our vets.
Lunch time playdates
Although we love having them, we are sure these babies are sick of hanging out in a vet clinic!
If you have room for a little more love in your life give us a call on 63626991 or visit us at 10 William street to meet our lovely kittens Apollo, Midnight (star of the video), Belle and Ava.