St Arnaud Veterinary Clinic

06/04/2025

We are going on the road!! On Wednesday the 23rd of April we are heading to Rainbow. If you are in the area or on the way and want a vet home visit, get in touch by calling 54951244 or emailing [email protected]. We can see small and large animals.

The St Arnaud Veterinary Clinic focuses on providing veterinary services for farm and large animals

02/04/2025

Need a vet after hours? St Arnaud Veterinary Clinic is here for your small and large animal emergencies. Even if we can't help you, we can offer advice and first aid over the phone. Just call the normal number, 5495 1244 and press 1 for emergencies

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31/03/2025

Too hard to get to the clinic? Too many dogs or cats to bring in at once? We can come to you and see your pets in the comfort of your own home. We also come out for large/farm animals.

30/03/2025

Saying goodbye to a loved pet is so hard. They are part of the family. When it is time to say goodbye the St Arnaud Veterinary Clinic can come to you*. Instead of having to come to the clinic and be stressed and in a strange environment, you can say goodby in your pet's favorite place, whether that is on the couch or under a special tree, we can make your pet's final moment peaceful, familiar and comfortable. We can also organize cremation and transport for these services. Get in touch today by calling 54951244 (*Travel costs apply)

The St Arnaud Veterinary Clinic focuses on providing veterinary services for farm and large animals

17/03/2025

One of the things we do at the clinic for very sick patients is blood transfusions. Most of you know Gracie, our welcoming committee at the clinic, but she is also a universal blood doner. Today she needed to give some blood to help a very sick little dog. We give her a little sedation just to make her more relaxed, and give her fluids after taking the blood to help her replace the blood she has lost. We have 2 other big blood doner dogs who can give us a full donation when needed, but today we only needed a half donation so it was Gracie to the rescue. She’s wearing her clothes to warm up after her sedation made her cold.❤️

08/03/2025

Over the last 3 weeks Dr Lara and Dr Fletcher have been settling in and have hit the ground running. They have been seeing dogs, cats, sheep, horses, cows, a donkey and some birds. It has been incredible to see how quickly they have settled in and are taking everything in their stride. We have been very impressed with their attention to detail and compassion for their patients and owners.

Having 3 vets at the clinic now is going to increase the number of animals that we can help. It will also help us better deal with emergencies with both small and large animals.

The last four years of just having one vet has been very difficult. There have been far more animals to treat than one vet could possibly do, which is why at various times we have been forced to restrict the services we have been able to offer. Our focus has always been on sick animals, and large animals that no other vets will travel to. Moving forward we are back to offering a full suite of services including routine services like general wellness appointments, vaccinations and desexings, as well as appointments for sick animals and large/farm animals.

Please get in touch to book an appointment by calling 54951244 or emailing [email protected]

16/02/2025

We warmly welcome Dr Fletcher and Dr Lara to their first day as part of the St Arnaud Vet team!

09/02/2025

We are very excited to announce that we have some new vets, Dr Lara and Dr Fletcher joining us next week. We are very lucky that they have chosen to move to this area during this Australia-wide vet shortage. Lara and Fletcher share our passion for animal care for all species. We are really looking forward to working together to help your furred, feathered, woolly, scaley, hairy and hairless companions.

The St Arnaud Veterinary Clinic focuses on providing veterinary services for farm and large animals

20/10/2024

Rescuing Wildlife
At the Clinic, we get a lot of wildlife dropped off. It is fantastic to see that so many members of the community care and want to help. It is important to help wildlife because we can help them heal or if not possible, at least alleviate a slow, painful death. We are however getting an increase in the number of healthy animals, particularly juvenile birds, being dropped off. Unfortunately, rescuing a healthy baby bird will reduce the chances of it's survival. Most of the time the parents are nearby feeding it and teaching it to feed itself. Once taken, the birds likely will never learn to feed themselves and when released will starve to death. Also some species like magpies are very territorial and there is a high probability that when released the magpies in the area won't recognise it and will kill it.
Some important things about collecting wildlife.
1. Observe it for some time and see if it actually is injured and needs help.
2. To be released it needs to go back where it was picked up, so note the location precisely. About 20km out of St Arnaud towards Bendigo isn't good enough. Drop a pin on your maps app. Look for nearby streets, signs, buildings, anything to locate precisely where the animal has come from. It may be a mother feeding babies and it has to go back to care for them.
3. If you aren't sure what to do, call for advice first. Wildlife Victoria have a 24 hour help line and can give advice on what to do and where to take it. Call 03 8400 7300
Baby magpie season is in full swing, here is a handy explainer from the Berwick Springs Vets

The Problem A common problem during Spring in Australia is that people find baby magpies that appear to have fallen out of the nest and been abandoned by their parents. Most people respond by "rescuing" these "abandoned" babies and taking them to the local vet so that they can be cared for. Whilst t...

08/10/2023

Little Maggie was very excited to go home today,
She came in at 1:30am Friday morning with a very bloated belly. Unfortunately she had a GDV which is where the stomach twists on its self and is fatal if not rapidly treated. She was rushed straight into surgery and the stomach was drained of all its contents and gas, then un twisted. The stomach is then stitched to the abdominal wall so it can’t twist again. It is a pretty major surgery but she bounced back well and is very excited to go home. GDV is something which happens mainly to deep chested dogs like German shepherds, standard poodles, Labrador’s, greyhounds many other breeds but dachshunds with their skinny waists are also at risk. If you notice bloating on your pet please get veterinary advice asap as if it is a GDV time is critical as the stomach twist cuts off blood supply which rapidly leads to death.

25/06/2023

We travel throughout North Central/Western Victoria for farm animal/horse visits, as well as euthanasia's of all species.