The Animal Hospital At Murdoch University

To all our clients, referring vets, family and friends, may you all have a safe and happy New Year. We wish you all the best for 2025! As we welcome the New Year, it is important to remember that this time of year comes with some scary fireworks for our four-legged pets. For location and times of scheduled fireworks, please visit this link: https://bit.ly/4gC8UyN Here are some simple measures to plan and ensure your pet's safety and comfort during the celebrations: • Some Exercise and Dinner: Ensure your pet has had an evening walk or swim and their dinner, a tired and content pet is likely to be more relaxed. • Normal Routine at Home: If you are staying home, continue your normal routine. Keep a favourite toy or some snacks on hand. Distracting your pet with play and rewarding good behaviour with snacks can help eliminate fear of future loud bangs. • Avoid Abnormal Fuss: It is important not to make an abnormal fuss, as this could be interpreted as stress from mum/dad, which will amplify your pet's fear response. • Secure Environment: If you head out for the evening, ensure all gates are securely locked. Consider leaving the radio or TV on to drown out some of the noise. • Preventing Escape: Note that a frightened pet will likely want to run away from loud bangs. Dogs have been known to dig under fences and charge through windows. Never tether an unsupervised pet, as this can lead to accidental choking. • Microchip Details: If your pet is microchipped, ensure contact details are up to date and have the chip number on hand in case your pet escapes. • Safe Spot for Cats: For our feline friends, there is nothing safer than a warm hidey hole. If they already have one, even better. Something as simple as a cardboard box with some towels or blankets can create a dark and quiet safe spot. • Emergency Veterinary Care: Take time to make a note of closer veterinary hospitals that will be open through the night. The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University may n

💚🎄🐾 Thank You and Merry Christmas! 🐾🎄💚 As we come to the end of another wonderful year at The Animal Hospital, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our amazing clients and dedicated colleagues. Your trust and hard work make everything we do possible. We had a blast at our annual Christmas games, here are some of the highlights! Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas! 🎅🎁  If you have an equine or small animal emergency we are here to help 1300 652 494. #thankyou #merrychristmas #theanimalhospital #christmasgames #Veterinarycare

💚 Happy world Anaesthesia Day! 💚 Today it is recognised to celebrate the importance of anaesthesia and the efforts of anaesthesiologists in guaranteeing a positive patient experience. Here at The Animal Hospital, we have a team of anaesthetist’s and veterinary nurses who specialise in this discipline, they are dedicated in providing the best of care to patients. This service is essential in supporting our other specialist teams during procedures, such as surgery, diagnostic imaging, and internal medicine. Our anaesthesia team combined have over 275 years of experience, from all around the world. Not only are the team involved with cases in our hospital, but they also spend each day contributing to training the next generation of veterinarians, as a part of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Thanks to our amazing team of anaesthetist’s and nurses!

This week we celebrate our Veterinary Nurses, Technicians and Support Staff! 💚 Our nursing, technician, and support team here at The Animal Hospital are made up of 154 members’ who play a vital role in not only assisting our veterinarians with the care of patients, but also teaching our Veterinary Students throughout their clinical rotations. The Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia developed this week of recognition to raise awareness and the importance of Veterinary Nurses and Technicians. This year’s theme is “Celebrating all the ways we make a difference”, which aims to celebrate and highlight the diverse roles and talents that veterinary nurses and technologists possess that make a difference to their patients, clients, colleagues, and the community. A Veterinary Nurse and Technician can wear many hats in our hospital, with no two days being the same! Some of the roles include admitting patients to our hospital, day to day treatments and patient care including intensive monitoring of critical patients, assisting with anaesthetics, surgical nursing, diagnostic imaging, performing laboratory tests, post-surgery physiotherapy, triaging emergency patients, performing CPR, assisting the vets and finding the things they have lost, cleaning and organising and coordinating the various nursing teams. This is only a very small part of what our team does daily! 🐱🐶🐴 They are always learning and taking part in further studies to ensure they are always up to date with the latest developments in veterinary medicine, as well as educating nurses in training and from other practices. They are the backbone of our hospital, and we are forever grateful for them all! 🫶🏼 #vetnurse #vetnurselife #vetnursing #schoolofveterinarymedicine #vetschool #myvnca #VNTAW2024 #veterinary #murdochuniversity #vets #veterinarymedicine #veterinarylife #vettech #dreamteam #vetclinic #theanimalhospitalmurdoch

National Reconciliation Week is held from the 27 May to 3 June each year as the dates commemorate two significant events, the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision. This year’s theme is ‘Now More Than Ever’, which is a reminder that the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will and must continue. Reconciliation Week is a time for us to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements. This gives us the opportunity to explore how we can all contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. During Reconciliation Week, TAHMU hosted a ceremony as a part of our celebrations. We were privileged to have Whadjuk/Balladong Noongar Elder Aunty Marie Taylor provide a Welcome to Country, her daughter, Chelsey Thomas shared a water healing opportunity for all staff and students. Waardong Lecturer Barb Hostalek, encouraged staff and students with a self-reflection activity to leave their mark for reconciliation by choosing a colour of strength and words of affirmation.