The Pittsworth Veterinary Surgery

08/08/2024

It’s international cat day!! 🐈🐈‍⬛ every cat deserves an appreciation post… lets see your fur babies in the comments ✨

Miss Sophia 🤍

25/07/2024

UPDATE: Owner found 🐶

FOUND‼️

“Whiskey”
Friendly black and white male desexed border collie
Found at Westbrook Toowoomba Bypass area this afternoon
Has a microchip but we do not have the animal/owner in our system and not enough details online to be able to contact person/s

If you know of someone missing a dog or he is yours, please collect him. We can only hold him for the night 🙂

Please share ✨

22/07/2024

❗️Desexing Promotion Month almost over❗️

If you have a pet who needs desexing and is in the appropriate age range, get in quick as you only have till Wednesday 31st July for 20% off!

Desexing reduces
✅ Cancer risk (mammary cancer, prostate diseases)
✅ Risk of infection in the reproduction organs
✅ Behavioural problems
✅ Prevent unwanted litters

Call the PVS clinic on 07 4693 2233

20/07/2024

🐕 Found 🐕

A young female Rottweiler has been safely brought into the clinic. Please contact us if she belongs to you ☎️

19/07/2024

Dental Preventatives 🐶🐱

🪥 Does your pet have smelly breath?
🪥 Do they have tartar building up?
🪥 Does your pet have broken teeth?
🪥 Is your dog pawing at their mouth, head shaking, jaw chattering or drooling excessively?
🪥 Has it been over 12 months since their last dental check?

Here are a few options to avoid smelly breath and plaque/tartar build up:

🐶 Delicate Care Dental Treats
🐱 Greenies for cats
🐶 Greenies for dogs (we provide/sell small packs)
🐱 Hills dental care t/d
🐶 Hills dental care t/d
🐱 Advance triple action dental care
🐶 Advance triple action dental care
🐱 Royal Canin dental care
🐶 Royal Canin dental

🐱🐶
Oxyfresh Dental Care - Water additives 💧
Feeding kibble over soft foods
Brushing teeth 🪥

19/07/2024

🦷 PET DENTAL MONTH 🦷

Did you know we have a month of dental discounts from the 1st to 31st August?

Now is the time to book!

📞 Make an appointment today
07 4693 2233

Why should you book? We’re glad you asked…
❗️10% discount off dental procedure
❗️Valid until 31st August
❗️Free dental checks with your vets
❗️Avoid plaque, tartar build up and even reduce DISEASES 🦠
❗️Your pet will feel more comfortable going home with fresh breath

FUN FACTS: Over 80% of dogs over the age of three have active dental disease and over 70% of cats aged three years and older have some sort of dental disease.

16/07/2024

Today we had a visit from the Kindy Kids 🚸

Dr Nikita spoke about safety with animals and showed them some of the tools we use in a Vet Clinic to assess animals health 🐶 🐈 🐮

14/07/2024

💲Yet, another discounted month coming your way!! Can you guess what it is?? Few hints in the photo 🧐

🐈‍⬛ Seems as though Miss Sophia would like to be the first patient…

11/07/2024

Moo-tastic 🐮

This poddy calf had a big day today with a hernia removal! Thanks to Dr Megan and Nurse Alison, the calf had a sMOOOOOOth recovery and is now home ✨

10/07/2024

Anyone else have a cat with a strange fe**sh? Sophia loves watermelon 🍉

Post pics in the comments of strange things your cat does 🐈‍⬛

09/07/2024

🐾UPDATE🐾
Owner has been contacted 🙂

❗️FOUND❗️

Adult Pomeranian
Tan
Male
Location found: Near Millmerran on the side of the road
Microchipped under breeders name
Person who found dog will hold on too, till owner claims
Contact us if you own the dog 🐶

24/06/2024

✨FOUND✨

Young Adult Female
Black and Tan
Kelpie
No Microchip
Location found - Mt Tyson
Very friendly

Wearing a Multi-colour collar

Contact us on 07 4693 2233

18/06/2024

Congratulations to Brooke who has not only got her learners licence 🪪 but has also successfully completed her Certificate III in Animal Services 👏👏👏
Brooke has now signed up to do her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, all while completing her Senior Years at High School. What a trooper!
Well done Brooke, you are definitely an asset to the Pittsworth Vet Surgery 😊

06/06/2024

❗️FOUND❗️
Adult Female
Kelpie X
Green Collar
Lovely nature
No microchip, found at Lochaber Road

Contact us on 07 4693 2233 if she belongs to you

✨UPDATE✨Dog has been picked up by Owner!

04/06/2024

14/05/2024

🚨FOUND🚨

A young pup (approx 6weeks old) has been brought into the clinic.

Please call us on 4693 2233 with the pup’s description 📞📞📞

08/05/2024

Want a great working life in the Heart of the Darling Downs??

WE ARE HIRING!!

We are looking for a Veterinarian - experienced or new/recent graduate to join our awesome team & meet hairy creatures big & small! We always try to foster a work life balance in a great team environment, always providing support from the range of age & experience we currently have.

‼️Snapshot of what we can offer‼️

- We pay our staff above award & per hour (not salary) as we believe it’s important you are paid for what you do.
- We support each other in talking through cases & encouraging following up on cases, creating great client rapport & learning experiences.
- We encourage professional development through online learning platforms & external courses.
- We have minimal horse work due to our dedicated horse veterinarians in the district, whilst we love taking care of the cattle, sheep, goats & many more!
- We provide a flexible roster 4-8 weeks ahead of time to try and accommodate people’s holidays and special occasions.
- Work cars are available to use for large animal calls.
- We have a range of in house diagnostic tools available including a vet lab blood machine, digital DR X-ray, ultrasound, cattle pregnancy ultrasound & bull testing equipment and more!
- We do a range of small and large animal procedures that can sometimes be unique but close enough to referral and 24 hour services if needed.

* If you are keen enough to come to a great team environment & develop some awesome veterinary skills, don’t hesitate to contact Megan on 0746932233 or email [email protected] for further information 😊🐾

05/05/2024

It’s a sad week at PVS as we farewell Dr Arna 👋🏼

Arna started with us in January 2023, and it has been an honour to watch her grow and develop into the well organised and endearing veterinarian she is today! Her patients, clients and the PVS team will dearly miss her dedication and beautiful smile 🩷

We wish Dr Arna all the best as she embarks on her new adventure 🩺

22/03/2024

Easter is nearly upon us, and CHOCOLATE is going to be in plentiful supply!

🐾 Chocolate poisoning in dogs can range from mild to severe and can be life threatening if not treated.

🐾 Dark chocolate & unsweetened baking chocolate are the most dangerous as they contain higher amounts of cacao.

Signs that your dog may have eaten chocolate include;
🍫 Vomiting
🍫 Diarrhoea
🍫 Muscle Tremors
🍫 Seizures
🍫 Increased drinking & urination
🍫 Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat) ❤

Prevention is best!!!
✅ Keep chocolate out of reach!
✅ When organising an egg hunt, lock your dog up and make sure all eggs are collected before releasing them 😊

If you suspect that your dog has ingested chocolate contact your nearest vet, if it is a public holiday or after hours please contact your closest 24/7 EMERGENCY VET CLINIC.

11/03/2024

Bovine Pregnancy Testing 🐮

Benefits of preg-testing:
✅ Helps predict calving dates
✅ Monitors reproductive efficiency in cows and heifers
✅ Detects infertility and abnormalities such as cystic ovaries, uterine infections and freemartins!
✅ Cull non-productive cows/heifers to maintain feed and herd productivity.

We offer:
🐄 Ultrasound
🐄 Manual re**al palpation
🐄 Tail tags (Delivered by accredited vets ONLY, indicating pregnancy status to sell at yards)

Call us today on 4693 2233 to book your cattle in for preg-testing ☎️

*Please note that your crush needs a head-bale and kick gate!

04/03/2024

It's with great sadness that we say farewell to Dr Charlie 👋🏼 Charlie has been an integral member of the PVS team over the past 2 years, not only as a work colleague but also as a great mate! We will miss Charlie's humour, dedication to his patients, and most importantly, his math skills! 😉
We wish Charlie and his wife all the best as they embark on their new adventure down South ❤️

26/02/2024

Preventative Health Care for Puppies! 🩺

Vaccinations:
It's important to vaccinate 💉 your puppy against certain diseases to protect their health and well being. This is just as important fro isolated animals as ones that socialise as some diseases (such as Parvovirus🦠) can actually be carried home by you on your shoes 👟 or car tyres 🚗

C3: Distemper, Hepatitis & Parvovirus
🐾 3 injections 3 weeks apart from 6 weeks old.
🐾 Annually thereafter.
🐾 Complete cover is not established until 10 days after their final vaccination!

Canine Cough (KC): Parainlfuenza & Bordatella
🐾 Intranasal vaccination - administered at 12 weeks.
🐾 Alternatively, 2 injections can be given 4 weeks apart (even adult canines need 2 injections).
🐾 Annually thereafter.

C3 + KC = C5 (This is a requirement of boarding kennels!)

Worming:
Heartworm is spread by mosquitos 🦟 and has the potential to cause heart failure and death. Prevention starts at 3 months of age. If your dog is over 6 months of age and hasn't had prevention treatment 💊💉, preventatives should be started immediately.
Heartworm prevention:
💉Annual injection - administered at 12 weeks, 6 months, and 15 months, then annually thereafter.
💊 Monthly tablets/chews - administered monthly.

Puppies should be wormed for intestinal worms 🪱 every 2 weeks from 2 weeks of age until they're twelve weeks, then once a month for the rest of their life.

19/02/2024

Pink Eye in Livestock 🐄🐑

Pink eye is a bacterial infection🦠 producing a toxin that attacks the surface of the inner eyelid and outer membrane of the eyeball 👁 Pink eye can affect one or both eyes!

Signs of pink eye:
🦠Profuse tear secretions
🦠Reddening of membranes surround the eye
🦠Cloudiness and ulcers (white spot) forming on the eye

Treatment options:
🩺Orbenin (antibiotic eye cream)*
🩺Antibiotic injections*
🩺Eye patches (Provide shade & prevent exposure to flies)

Predisposing factors of pink eye include dust, flies and bright sunlight. Pink eye can spread rapidly throughout your herd via flies 🪰 In severe cases, the animal can lose partial to all eye sight!

If you have livestock affected with pink eye, call us on ☎️4693 2233 to discuss a treatment plan that best suits you and your livestock.

*Cannot be dispensed without a property visit within the last twelve months.

07/02/2024

Meet Potch! 🐐

Potch recently came in to see Dr Arna for a pregnancy ultrasound 🩺 Diagnostics showed placental cotyledons and a foetus - this indicates that Potch is pregnant!

Fast forward to today, we are happy to see that Potch has safely delivered her kid🧡

29/01/2024

February is Dental Month!🦷🦷🦷

We will be offering 1️⃣0️⃣% OFF all Dental procedures!

We have 🆓FREE🆓 Dental Checks all year round 😱 and offer Dental ⚡️X-Rays⚡️

DON'T MISS OUT!!! This offer is only valid for the month of FEBRUARY!!!

Call us on 46932233 ☎️ or book online today!

23/01/2024

Let's start the weight conversation today! ⚖️

Did you know over 50% of pets are overweight?

To help end pet obesity, we are partnering with Hill's to promote Hill's Prescription Diet Wet & Dry products. Hill's weight range:
🔥 Clinically proven nutrition to help your pet naturally lose weight by activating their metabolism.
🔥 Stimulates your pet's natural ability to burn fat, whilst keeping your pets feeling full and satisfied.
🔥 88% of pets lost weight at home in 2 months!
🔥 Canine metabolic treats are also available and compatible with the weight diet range, so you don't have to feel guilty!

Hill's Weight Management Promotion:
🎉 $20 OFF your first purchase of Hill's weight range products!*
🎉 PLUS $30 OFF your 2nd & 3rd purchase of Hill's weight range products!!!*
*You must purchase a minimum of 4 wet cans/pouches and/or one bag of dry food.
*Valid until 30/09/2024.
*Palatability guarantee or 100% money back.

Let's kick off your pet's weight loss journey together! Book a weight consult online or call us on 4693 2233 today ☎

07/01/2024

What a great time we had ‘painting our own pets’ at the Sip Studio Toowoomba 🎨

29/12/2023

Christmas Competition Winners 🎉

Thank you to all of our clients who participated in our Christmas trivia competition this year!

Congratulations to our prize winners:
Jo Wilson, Julia Ritson & Casey Brunner

Please get in contact us with to organise the collection of your prize 🐾

28/12/2023

28/12/2023

Want a great working life in the heart of the Darling Downs?? We are hiring!!!

We are looking for a veterinarian - experienced or new/recent graduate to join our awesome team and meet hairy creatures big and small like these below!!
We always try to foster a work life balance in a great team environment, always providing support from the range of age and experience we currently have.

Snapshot of what we can offer:

- we pay our staff above award and per hour (not salary) as we believe it's important you are paid for what you do
- we support each other in talking through cases and encourage following up on cases creating great client rapport and learning experiences
- we encourage professional development through online learning platforms and external courses
- we have minimal horse work due to our dedicated horse veterinarians in the district whilst we love taking care of the cattle, sheep, goats and many more!!
- we provide a flexible roster 4-8 weeks ahead of time to try and accommodate people's holidays and special occasions
-work cars are available to use for large animal calls
- we have a range of in house diagnostic tools available including a vet lab blood machine, digital DR x-ray, ultrasound, cattle pregnancy ultrasound and bull testing equipment and more
- we do a range of small and large animal procedures that can sometimes be unique but close enough to referral and 24 hour services if needed
* If you are keen to come to a great team environment and develop some awesome veterinary skills, don't hesitate to contact Megan on 07 46932233 or email [email protected] for any further information