Cottesloe Vet

23/03/2025

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Brace yourselves! Sound on!

23/03/2025

A crime?

scraps

23/03/2025

Time well spent!
War and Peas

23/03/2025

Picasso's dog ♡
(Click to see entire picture)

23/03/2025

Tee hee 🦭

We're celebrating because clearly are land seals or dogs of the sea! 🐶🌊🦭
The resemblance is uncanny! 😂

23/03/2025

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23/03/2025

Sugar needs a home! 🖤

🍀$17 to adopt🍀 Sugar by name Sugar by nature. He's such a sweet little boy.
He could've easily been called Shadow as he loves to follow his foster dad around wherever he goes. His black panther like features are fooling nobody. He's affectionate and he loves company and wants to give cuddles and be a part of whatever is going on.

He's happy watching TV with people or sitting at the desk staring at the computer while foster dad gets on with his work. His favourite spot to sit has been on the shoulders as he gets a pretty comfy spot whilst getting a good view of his world. He's quite sprightly for his age and is happy to explore and keep you company, but doesn't need 24 /7 attention. I think good company is what Sugar is all about. He's a very well mannered and well behaved cat and has been no problem for Sugar. He is unfortunately NOT suited to live with other animals.

Sugar is eleven years old and located with his foster family in Mount Hawthorn. Click Register Adoption Interest (link below) to see if he is the purrrfect fit for your family!
https://adopt.adopets.com/pet/8bffd4f1-2355-4e11-8707-036e131ff7bb?tracking=bfa5ee14-9c0d-4699-b4f4-8f9b945f51de

23/03/2025

Have you taught your dog "touch"?

"Yeah....why would you bother"🙄
Quite simply, it is transformative✅

Resource guarders
Reactive dogs
Recall
Confidence
Play
Anxious dogs
Optimism
Enrichment
Greetings
Engagement
Bonding
Fun
I could go on and on !!!!!!
There is a brand new video in the comments 👀about how to start this and expand it, also some ways it is used to help with unwanted behaviour.
You will NEVER regret teaching this.

This dog training graphic is available through https://www.abcdogsnz.com/product-page/abc-dogs-nz-touch-a-great-game?srsltid=AfmBOopR-uo45BCAiiYZ3y6dPxvIH30yC-cNVr9gQ5M3_NHF2h2Wp20T

22/03/2025

A funny pic of nurse Rachelle's greyhound D Dog, mid-yawn. So ferocious! 😆
Please share your funny pet pics in the comments 😍

21/03/2025

There are absolutely some dogs that enjoy close face contact and hugging.
There are many more who find these human tendencies stressful, confronting or downright scary.
This can be especially true where kids are involved - they can be loud, hold on extra tight and not "listen" when a dog tells them that they're uncomfortable.
Please consider what we're asking of our dogs when we require them to submit to this kind of contact. Are they really enjoying the interaction, or are they quietly asking for space and being ignored? ♡
Dogs that turn away, start panting, yawn, go wide-eyed, freeze or lick or faces or hands are very likely asking for space/distance.

Dog Bite Awareness

➡️ Animal videos on social media can be cute, but veterinary and behaviour professionals regularly see some that are described as adorable when in fact they fill us with anxiety to see!

➡️Reading a dogs body language can be difficult, but it's important to teach all the family how to pick up signs of a stressed, upset or agitated dog, especially children. Dogs usually tell us MANY times before they bite but often in a very subtle way.

➡️Everyone has their bad days, and we must not push our canine companions to the brink of their patience by failing to recognise telltale signs that the situation they are in makes them uncomfortable.

➡️Every dog is individual, some climb the ladder of communication/reaction (see picture in comments) quickly, others will be telling us for a LONG time that they are unhappy and are uncomfortable with the situation before they are pushed to react.

➡️ Veterinary professionals come across many people who tells us the dog has bitten without any warning, but the likelihood is (although not in every case) that the dog was telling us and we just didnt know how to listen and we know it can be very hard, which is why we want to educate.

Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors - APBC stated:

➡️Dog behaviour expert Dr Carri Westgarth, from the University of Liverpool, said: "It is important to remember that any dog can bite regardless of how well you know the dog, and most bites will occur in the owner's home.

"...We should ensure that we give dogs their own safe space to be alone, give them plenty of exercise and mental stimulation, and when your dog wants to be left alone - leave them be.

"Dog bites to children can be very severe so ensure that you observe children and dogs closely and intervene when necessary.

"Dogs do not want to bite you, it is a last resort response for them, so watch out for any warning signs of them being uncomfortable in a situation and remove yourselves, or them, from it."

Every dog is individual but some signs are:

➡️Licking lips?
➡️Yawning?
➡️Whale eye?
➡️Frozen?
➡️Crouching?
➡️Tense?
➡️Rolling on back?
➡️Ears back?
➡️Panting?
➡️Turning away?

It may save a life, a child or the dogs!

Listen to our Podcast on how to recognise the signs a dog is uncomfortable and may be about to bite
Dog Bites - Is It All A Big Misunderstanding?⬇️
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veterinary-voices/episodes/Dog-Bites---Is-It-All-A-Big-Misunderstanding-e2g0766/a-aavthnv

21/03/2025

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21/03/2025

Sad but true ;)
Nathan W. Pyle

21/03/2025

STILL MISSING: MOSMAN PARK

Cat: Maleficent

"PLEASE SHARE

REWARD WILL BE OFFERED BY ME PERSONALLY $1000 IF YOU SEE HER & I HUMANELY TRAP HER SUCCESSFULLY.

Missing from STUART STREET/GLYDE STREET AREA, MOSMAN PARK.

"Maleficent"
(Undomesticated) Learning to trust humans.
Please do not approach her.
Maleficent will be terrified.
Blue colour, Medium haired after being shaved.
Approx 9 years old. Female.
Microchipped & Desexed.
Any sightings please PM the 9 Lives Cat Rescue page

20/03/2025

Poor sweet friends 🧡 🖤

20/03/2025

It's a snack-based relationship...
Mostly Dogs

19/03/2025

Please never use human medication for animals unless you're given clear veterinary instructions to do so ♡ Similarly, please never give medication prescribed or recommended for a dog to a cat (or vice versa) without checking with a vet first that it is safe to do so.
Our pets are NOT just small humans - different species can process drugs very differently. As such, some medications that are safe to us (like paracetamol) can be incredibly toxic to cats, even in small quantities ♡

Most of us treat our feline friends as part of the family and love to share everything with them… but there are some things we definitely shouldn’t share, especially when it comes to medication. 🐾
Togi recently had a bit of a run-in with a fellow feline and ended up receiving quite a beating. His parents were heartbroken seeing their boy in pain and, in an attempt to help, they considered giving him Paracetamol (Panado) – a common human pain medication in many households. Unfortunately, what many people don’t know is that Paracetamol is extremely toxic to cats! 😞

Cats don’t have the enzyme needed to break it down in their bodies, which can cause serious issues with their red blood cells, making it difficult to circulate oxygen, and it can also lead to severe liver damage.

But Togi wasn’t ready to give up without a fight! 💪🐱 He used one of his 9 lives and beat the odds! Two weeks after being discharged, Togi’s red blood cell count and liver enzymes are improving every week! 🙌

Our team at Fourways Vet is so happy to see Togi on the mend, and we’re all so proud of this brave boy for pulling through! 💖
Let’s continue to keep our furry friends safe by being mindful of what we can and can’t give them.