Velma's Pets As Therapy Inc Assoc

12/06/2025

Working in the Velma's Pets As Therapy office is full of distractions!

12/06/2025

Thank you to West Pennant Hills Veterinarian Hospital for sharing our notice of us seeking more pets as therapy volunteers. Many thanks for that.
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West Pennant Hills Vet is an A class veterinary hospital - local and independently owned. Proudly caring for the animals of the Hills district and surrounds since 1970.
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📍138 Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills
☎️ 9484 3004

09/05/2025

19/12/2024

Erina, Central Coast, NSW, Australia

🆘 We Need Blankets for our Erina Shelter!! 🆘

Our washing machine has decided it’s time to call it quits at our Erina Shelter and we are now in desperate need of blankets for our dogs and cats!

We would be very grateful for blankets big or small, provided they have no stuffing (so no doonas) and are clean and in good condition 🐾

We are also in need of bath mats for our cat cages as well 😸

Our Erina Shelter is located within the council depot on Pateman Rd, Erina.

Any donations from our amazing community is much appreciated at this time 🎄

Thank you ❤️

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Rescuing Today. Changing Tomorrow.

19/12/2024

03/12/2024

❌ PLEASE LEAVE THEM IN THE SHOPS ❌

The vast majority of these rawhide products and treats come from China.

Their journey starts with the hides being soaked in a toxic sodium sulphide to remove the hair and fat. More chemicals are used in order to split the hide into layers which is then washed with hydrogen peroxide to give the white "pure" look and remove the rancid smell.
Now comes the pretty festive colours and the glue to form cute shapes.

They regularly cause intestinal blockages and choking. The chews go slippery when wet and are near impossible to get hold of to save a choking dog.

Please be safe with your dogs!

18/11/2024

We love sharing our visit report feedback from our pets as therapy visits. This one was to an aged care facility this month.

Amber's second visit was another complete success. She's keen to move from one area to the next, eager to make more friends and get more attention. No signs of tiredness from our girl!

The response in the memory care area was particularly noteworthy on this visit. Residents really perked up when she came in with her enthusiastic, happy energy. They couldn't help smiling. One lady was in the nursing station in a "Help me!" spiral. They wheeled her out to look at Amber and the result was everything you could hope for. She smiled, she commented on how lovely Amber was, and she stroked Amber (with her hand carefully held the whole time, of course). Pets are great therapists! Another couple really engaged with me, talking about how I walked Amber and how good it was to walk a dog for both me and her. They were terribly impressed by her tricks, too. There was a really high level of engagement from all residents in an area where any response is a win.

Outside the upstairs dining area there was a mother sitting with her son. She had a frozen-looking face and was minimally responsive. The son said she had dogs and would like to meet Amber. When she put her hand on Amber's back she started to become more animated and told us about her dachshunds. It was really lovely. You could tell he was thrilled, too.

Those were just a few of the many people she charmed. She also charmed the local vet during our morning walk (when I had on my uniform), so I hope to do some talks for the puppy classes there in future.

15/11/2024

Once and for all, let's stop putting our hand or fist in a dog's face to sniff. Dog's don't like it. It's very bad manners. Do dog's do that to other dogs? What would we think if another human stranger did that to us? Approach slowly. If the dog wants to meet you they will approach you. If they don't approach you, that's their decision that we must accept.

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