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Balmain Veterinary Hospital

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Balmain Veterinary Hospital

“We care for pets and their people” The practice is also committed to ensuring a high level of employment satisfaction for staff.
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We are a modern, well equipped veterinary hospital with a family of dedicated staff consisting of veterinarians, nurses, receptionists, animal attendants and managers. With a strong emphasis on providing exceptional customer service, we are committed to providing both pets and owners with the highest level of care possible. Further development both professionally and personally is actively encoura

ged. All of our vets and nursing staff are continually updating their knowledge, attending lectures and seminars on a regular basis. There is a strong emphasis placed on the nurturing of healthy relationships between staff members - many social events are enjoyed throughout the year by the team at Balmain Veterinary Hospital! Visit our website for a full list of products and services we can provide you and your pets!

08/07/2024

BREAKING NEWS!!

We are very excited to announce that the very first year long injection designed to prevent fleas and ticks has now arrived in Australia and is available from Balmain Vet Hospital.
This is an exciting development for our canine pets and means that you can now combine a once a year injection for fleas and ticks with a once a year injection for heartworm! Gone are the monthly or 3-monthly treatments! Gone are the worries that your pet didn’t get all of the monthly treatment or they spat out some of the tablet!
This new treatment gives you peace of mind that your pet is protected, especially with the upcoming Spring and Summer.
For more information regarding this revolutionary new product please dont hesitate to contact us or ask when you next bring your dog in to see us

28/03/2024

🐰 Easter opening hours 🐰

Friday - CLOSED
Saturday - 8am-5pm
Sunday - CLOSED
Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday - 7.30am-7pm and back to regular hours

If you have any urgent concerns on the days we are closed please contact your closest 24/7 emergency hospital 📞

26/03/2024

LEPTOSPIROSIS VACCINATIONS ARE BACK IN STOCK 💉💉
Have you been waiting for your dog to get their leptospirosis vaccination because of stock supply issues? Please give us a call at 9810 7544 to book in 😊
All the staff at Balmain Vet Hospital thank you for your patience and we are very excited to get your pets back up to date

24/02/2024

3 cute gingers 😻🙋‍♀️😻
Nurse Amy thoroughly enjoyed her cuddles with Bobby and Poppy the 2 adorable 14 week old kittens who came in for their 10 day suture out appointment this week 😻😻😻
Anyone who knows Amy knows she’s a crazy cat lady and that she has an especially soft spot for ginger kittens, owning 2 herself!

05/02/2024

‼️HELP I’M LOST ‼️
Do you know who my family is and where they are?
This little budgie was picked up by a member of the public and brought in to Balmain Vet Hospital. Unfortunately we have been unable to locate his family and would appreciate any help in uniting him with them again. Please call us at 02 9810 7544 if you know his family 📞

04/02/2024

This is Lola - an adorable 13 week old Cavalier King Charles 🐶. When she first went home with her mum she had really bad diarrhoea 💩. After analysing a faecal flotation, she was diagnosed with Giardia infection. Giardia is a small parasite that can be transmitted by contact with contaminated food and water, and is a relatively common cause of diarrhoea and weight loss in puppies 😢. After treatment with an antiparasitic medication, Lola is fully recovered and back to work! 🥳🐶🐾

04/02/2024

👋🏼 My name is Sunny 🐶
I’m a week old lil cutie! I saw Dr. Kayleigh on Saturday for my first vet visit and I was very brave 🥰
Comment guesses on my breed below!

31/01/2024

Grub’s not so fun adventure 🐀🐶
Grub initially came in to see Dr. Katherine for being ‘not quite right’ and urinating blood. After a thorough history and physical exam she performed a blood test and brief ultrasound on him. 🩸🩸 This test showed that his blood was not clotting and that his red blood cell count was dangerously low. Dr. Katherine also found that he was spontaneously bleeding into his abdomen. Turns out Grub had managed to find and eat some rat bait! 🐀🐀 Rat baits work by preventing blood from clotting, which leads to bleeding, as is the case with Grub. 😢😢

We are lucky enough to work very closely with and were able to refer him to their emergency department for a blood transfusion, close monitoring and repeat blood work. After 24hrs of hospitalisation Grub was able to go back home to his family. He had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Katherine 3 days after his initial visit and his red blood cell and clotting count are normal!! Despite having normal values now he will need ongoing vitamin K therapy (to help his blood clot) for another 3 weeks and another blood test before we can officially say he’s out of the woods. 🐶🐶

Rat bait is very toxic to dogs and we recommend not having it where it can be accessed by your pets. If, however, they do manage to eat some, please give us a call on 9810 7544 and bring them straight down so that we can make them vomit and discuss ongoing management. 📞📞

30/01/2024

The many faces of Kito enjoying a creamy treat 😻😋

27/01/2024

Minty and Bubblegum - the two adorable ragdoll kittens in for desexing on Thursday with Dr. Jamie and Dr. Katie…we basically just wanted to give you some cute kitten spam 😻😻😻

27/01/2024

Handsome Kito now has clean teeth 🦷 🪥
Kito came into and had a free health check during one of his recent stays. Dr. Aimee noticed that Kito had a build up of tartar on his teeth and recommended a dental procedure. During his stay we anaesthetised Kito, took an x-ray series of his teeth and performed a scale and polish. Swipe ➡️ to see before and after pictures of his teeth and images of the 🦷 x-rays. Cats are prone to getting FORLs (feline oral resorptive lesions), which can sometimes cause disease under the gum line, but Kito had very healthy and now clean teeth 😸🦷🪥

25/12/2023

A VERY big merry Christmas from our family to yours 🎅🏼🎁🎄🥰🐶😻

22/12/2023

Who pulled off the glasses the best? 💚🤎🧡

*we will post a poll on our story but please let us know in the comments!

21/12/2023

Santa paws is coming to town 🎅🏼🐾

Don’t be fooled by Dr. Kayleigh’s cat Arnie’s permanently grumpy face! He is definitely more nice than naughty. He is known as the biggest cuddle bug and can be found in someone’s arms purring whenever he visits the clinic!

20/12/2023

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄 🎅🏼🤶🏼🎁💝

19/12/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Balmain Vet Team 🥳😊🎄🎁

Opening hours:
23/12 - 8am-5pm
24/12 - CLOSED
25/12 - CLOSED
26/12 - CLOSED
27-30/12 - Regular business hours
31/12 - CLOSED
1/1/24 - CLOSED
2/1 - Regular business hours

18/12/2023

Looking for some more stocking fillers? 🎅🏼🎁🎄Have you checked how much of your pets medication you have left? 💊

Please make sure you have placed requests for ongoing medication before the holidays to avoid running out and having to rely on a Christmas miracle…you don’t want to have to explain to your 🐶 or 😸 that Santa isn’t real 🙀🎅🏼🤶🏼🎁

08/12/2023

☀️☀️☀️HOT DAYS!!! TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS ❤️🐶😻☀️☀️☀️

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Mia and Hamish love the beach, but today and tomorrow, they’ll be staying indoors.
Although the beach is a great place for us to cool off, for dogs this isn’t always the case.

Dogs self-regulate their body temperature through panting and in the humid and hot weather, this becomes more difficult, especially post swim.

Ground temperatures can soar resulting in burnt paw pads when walking on hot sand or ground. So ensure you check the temperature of the ground with the back of your hand before letting your dog walk on the ground.

Do not leave your pet in the car or in the direct sun. Keep your pet in a cool place, ideally indoors, out of the sun, and ensure they have access to plenty of fresh water.
Brachycephalic breeds (bulldogs, pugs etc) are higher risk of heat stroke in this weather.

If your pet is showing signs of lethargy, excessive panting, is unsettled and/or feels hot, please contact us immediately.

13/10/2023

The heart and soul of the clinic - our vet nurses 💜♥️💛💚

Today is the day that we recognise them publicly but every day is vet nurse day at Balmain! They are the cornerstone of patient care and speak up for your furbabies when a bark or meow isn’t enough. 😻🐶

We continue to acknowledge the important role our nurses play within Balmain, which many of our clients appreciate greatly already. But today, on vet nurse day, we say thank you 🙏🏼😁🥰

06/10/2023

🐨🐦🦘OUR WILDLIFE NEED YOU 🦘🐦🐨
Would you like to play a role in protecting and caring for native wildlife? Would you like to help rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured and orphaned native animals?

Sydney Wildlife needs more trained volunteers! There will be an online course at your own pace followed by a 1 day practical experience on November 19th

Take the first step now and register at www.sydneywildlife.org.au or email [email protected]

04/10/2023

🚨OUR SERVER IS DOWN 🚨

Unfortunately we are currently unable to view our records or appointment scheduler.
If you have a pre booked appointment please come in as per usual.

If you have any concerns please give us a call (02 9810 7544)!

We appreciate your patience during this frustrating time however we are still trying to provide your pets with the best possible care 🚑. Hopefully we will be back up and running ASAP and thank you for your understanding 💗🐶😻

15/09/2023

Let’s talk puppy teeth 🦷
Does your puppy LOVE to chew on your hands and furniture? More than you would expect for their age?
They might have base narrow canines (BNCs), like Frankie!
BNCs are when the two lower canines are hitting the roof of the mouth due to an abnormality in the shape of their jaw. As you can see if you swipe ➡️, every time Frankie closes her mouth she is biting herself (*ouch*)! So instead of chewing on the roof of her mouth constantly she chewed on mums hand to relieve her pain! 🤕

We recommend getting these baby teeth extracted so that the adult teeth have more space to grow into and to make pups like Frankie feel more comfortable. This is followed by ball therapy once the adult teeth erupt to encourage them to grow outwards into their normal position (swipe ➡️ to see more info)

BNCs is something we check for at every puppy visit but if you’re concerned please call us at (02) 9810 7544 📞

*ball therapy pic from Advanced Animal Dentistry

06/09/2023

If this isn’t the cutest thing we’ve ever seen 🐶🥰 We were very very lucky to spend some time with Sunday and Bear today! Swipe ➡️ to see big brother Bear 🐻🐶❤️

17/08/2023

Mischievous Murphy 🤪🐶
Murphy’s mum came home and noticed her cheeky boy had managed to eat an ENTIRE loaf of raisin toast while she was gone! 🍇🍞 Luckily she knew that raisins (and sultanas & grapes) are toxic to dogs so brought him straight down! 🏃🏼‍♀️🐶

Unfortunately, the grape family doesn’t have a known safe quantity that can be eaten. 😢 It can vary from dog to dog whether they will go into acute kidney failure. The first step in treatment is making your pet vomit to reduce the amount absorbed. 🤢

Dr Aimee and Murphy’s mum discussed the potential risks and decided it was best to treat him by making him vomit what was left in his stomach, placing him on fluids and administering activated charcoal. He came back a few days later for a blood test and thankfully has been given the all clear! Scroll ➡️ to see how excited Murphy was for his activated charcoal mixed with food! We had to place a makeshift bib so he wasn’t covered in black after his meal 🤪

If your pet ever eats anything out of their normal diet please call us at 📞02 9810 7544 to discuss if it is potentially toxic 😊

18/07/2023

🦴Concerned about your dog’s arthritis? 🦴
Have you heard of Beransa? 😄

Zara’s owners have noticed a definite all-round improvement in her mobility since starting the injections.

Beransa is a new injectable pain killer for arthritis in dogs. It works by blocking the pain pathways and we have found it is very effective in the majority of patients.

In some instances we’ve even been able to reduce and wean off other pain relief medications with potentially harmful side effects. Check in the comments to see some videos of the positives effects of Beransa.

If you think your pet would benefit from this treatment please call to book in with one of our vets. 📞

17/07/2023

The 3 faces of Jack 😝 😊

09/06/2023

Who’s ready for a long weekend?!
We know Dr. Nathan, Peppermint Patty and Woody Woodstock sure are!

Our opening hours are
Saturday 10/6: 8am-5pm
Sunday 11/6: CLOSED
Monday 12/6: CLOSED
Tuesday: resume normal hours

02/06/2023

Big thank you and a sad goodbye to our amazing locum nurse Sam! We have been incredibly lucky to have her expertise and fun loving personality over the past few months.

We’ve thoroughly enjoyed having her and will definitely miss having her! Can’t wait to see what your next adventure will bring, Sam ✈️

Address

77 Victoria Road
Sydney, NSW
2039

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday	7:30am - 7:30pm
Friday	7:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday	8am - 5pm

Website

http://balmainvet.com.au/

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