Caring Country Vets - Thirlmere and Tahmoor

15/08/2024

Need good food for your pet❓
How about those with special dietary needs⁉️

We have you sorted 👨‍⚕️

We have a fridge of Prime100 at our TAHMOOR clinic & Big Dog Pet Foods (barf) freezer at our THIRLMERE clinic. 🍖

Pop in today to grab some scientifically proven nutrition for your pets 🐶 😺

18/01/2024

Unfortunately the technology is not working today.

Our phones will ring when you call, but no one can answer and we do not have power at Thirlmere.

14/12/2023

🥳The festive season is upon us!🎉

💊Last medication orders before the new year
💊Be sure to count your supply, especially those on long term treatments
💊Contact the clinics BEFORE MIDDAY MONDAY 18TH to get your medications before the public holidays

THIRLMERE 46818470
TAHMOOR 46831918

07/12/2023

With the hot weather you cannot be too careful with your pets! 🐶🐦
🚨Please DO NOT walk your dog in the heat if the take - heat stress kills 🚨

28/06/2023

Some cuteness for the cold!

02/05/2023

How unique!

23/02/2023

☎️ TAHMOOR CLINIC PHONES ☎️
It has come to our attention that the tahmoor clinic number will ring out, even when none of the phone lines are in use. 😑

The telephone line has been a constant issue for many months with neither broadband, or the national provider wanting to take responsibility for a dodgey connection. 📞

If you cannot get through at TAHMOOR, please contact our THIRLMERE clinic on 46818470, and we can book you in for whichever clinic you desire.

07/02/2023

- In Memory of Dr Katelyn Walker -

Our Katelyn passed away on the 2nd of February 2023 after a long and brave battle with ovarian cancer.

Katelyn gave so much love and support to her family, friends, colleagues, and clients in her lifetime. She lived her life with care and kindness front of mind - not only towards her family and friends, but also for creatures great and small - always with a smile on her face with her infectious laugh.

Katelyn expressed compassion and benevolence to everyone, including her veterinary clients and their pets. She dedicated her life to helping, putting pet care above her own, working all hours to find the best treatments for her patients and their loving owners.

Her family will carry her ethics in their hearts and are inspired by the legacy which she has left - that is to help others, always with kindness and care.

She will be remembered by so many people whose lives she touched personally and professionally; for her warmth, generosity, genuine nature, dedication, and passion for happy healthy pets.

From her 3 loving children, James, Henry and Matilda Walker

06/01/2023

⚡BLACKOUT at both clinics⚡
We cannot take calls, and will not be taking any further consults today, unless power returns.

All surgeries to be picked up after 5pm.

21/12/2022

🤶HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS🎅

- TAHMOOR 4683 1918 -
Open 9am-5.30 weekdays

🚨CLOSED ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS

- THIRLMERE 46 818 470 -
Open this week our normal opening hours 9am-6pm weekdays & 8.30am-12.30pm Saturdays including Dec 24th/Xmas Eve.
Open 9am-12pm Saturday Dec 30th/NYE

🚨CLOSED PUBLIC HOLIDAYS & SUNDAYS
🚨CLOSED BETWEEN MON 26TH - FRIDAY 30TH DEC

Reopen normal open hours in 2023 from TUESDAY Jan 3rd.

- AFTER HOURS SERVICE -
We have a vet scheduled for after hours service 24/7 (unless someone is sick). CALL the clinics to get the number.

Happy holidays to everyone!

19/12/2022

🥳The festive season is upon us!🎉

💊Last medication orders before the new year
💊Be sure to count your supply, especially those on long term
💊Contact the clinics to get your medications before THURSDAY 22ND.

THIRLMERE 46818470
TAHMOOR 46831918

24/11/2022

‼️Important warning‼️ There is a nationwide shortage of the critical tick antitoxin that vets use to treat paralysis tick. The wetter conditions have resulted in very large tick numbers and spread to new areas.

It’s vital that pets are on good tick preventatives. No product is 100% guarantee however we have seen good protection from the products we stock. Call us to discuss

The image shows key features of paralysis ticks. They are deadly and are different to bush and cattle ticks.

26/10/2022

Veterinarians want dog owners to familiarise themselves with the symptoms of leptospirosis after an outbreak of the rodent-borne disease on the NSW South Coast.

17/10/2022

Lizi Hofer's dog Poppy died after being bitten by one of the parasites on her Sunshine Coast hinterland property, leaving a litter of puppies behind.

14/10/2022

Happy Vet Nurses Day!!! to our awesome team! Every day you work tirelessly to care for all our patients and their owners. We are so fortunate to be supported by such kind and capable nurses.

Also wishing three of our senior nurses; Caitlin, Ellyse and Eliza, who are starting maternity leave, all the very best for parenthood!

25/08/2022

Let’s celebrate by learning about dogs and spending time with your dog!

Post a photo in the comments of your favourite dog 😍

19/08/2022

17/08/2022

🐶 Check out Council’s special guests at this Sunday’s Doggy Day Out - the Wonderdogs.

👏 The Wonderdogs are a team of border collies who will perform demonstrations and provide entertainment and education for attendees.

👉 Follow the link to find out more about our Doggy Day Out event https://bit.ly/3PjPrEs

16/08/2022

🐕 Get your furry friend ready for the Doggy Day Out competitions.

There will be competitions for:
➡️ Best Trick
➡️ Best Dressed
➡️ Best Look-a-like (Does your furry friend bare resemblance to its owner or someone famous 😊)

See the Council tent at the event for an entry form on the day and judging will happen at 11.30am! Results announced at 12pm!

12/08/2022

🐶 We are getting excited for the return of Doggy Day Out on Sunday 21 August 2022. The event will be held from 9am to 1pm at Picton Sportsground off-leash dog area on Fairleys Road, with furry friends invited to join in the fun with their owners.

🐩 There will be competitions, free microchipping, pet products and services on offer at the market stalls, agility demonstrations by the All Breeds Kennel Club and more.

👉 Visit Council’s website to find out more https://bit.ly/3PjPrEs

12/08/2022

Friday Fact:
Don’t forget – August is ! We have seen an increase of tick cases present to the hospital recently and wanted to remind all pet parents to keep up to date with tick prevention and look out for any of the below signs of possible tick paralysis.

Remember to do regular tick searches through your pet’s fur, if you happen to find any ticks, early detection is important! 🐾

11/08/2022

Two weeks ago three frightened Golden youngsters arrived at HQ. As they were friends from the same breeding facility they were named Joey, Chandler and Phoebe.

Today it was Phoebe’s turn to visit the vet to be desexed. As Phoebe has not allowed anyone to get within a few feet of her since her arrival a great deal of thought went into getting this girl into a car and then to walk into the vet surgery. Thank goodness for Deb who is not only house and dog sitter at HQ but the go to person for help when dealing with a difficult situation. Phoebe was frightened to be on lead and it took two people but they managed to walk her to the car without incident and it was a two person job to ease this girl into the back of the car. Once in the car Phoebe settled and on arrival at the vet it was another major effort to get this frightened girl into the surgery.

Many thanks for the kindness and understanding shown by everyone at The Caring Country Vet, Tahmoor as Phoebe was encouraged into the surgery and onto the scales. It was at this point that Phoebe’s carer took the opportunity to reach out and touch this frightened golden girl. Phoebe leaned away but did not pull away and allowed her head, her ears and her whole body to be stroked until she was given a sedative before being placed in a crate awaiting desexing. This was Phoebe’s first touch from her carer since her arrival into care and now that she knows no harm will come to her, the work with her can begin and Phoebe will be on her way her to become the dog she was always meant to be.

31/07/2022

Our Online Tricks & Training course is starting again on the 1st August its only $60 to join for 3mths. Enrolment form in comments below or drop me a message for more details.

The course is run in a private FB group where you can visit at your leisure any time.
There is a library with 100's of training videos separated out into different sections/folders to make it easier to navigate. There are tutorial videos with very detailed footage of how to teach loads of different tricks, Training concepts, Management behaviours, Puppy training, Heelwork & competition Obedience section.
There are also sections where I upload some of my everyday training sessions so you can see different adult dogs & puppies learning these skills. You can also watch my training in real time with our puppies from 8wks to adult with Alex a Papillon & 3 of our Border Collies Easy, Story & Barnsey.
The whole lot is available to look at for the whole 3mths so as an auditor you can look whenever during this time.

10/07/2022

It was a big day for an exhausted stock horse today, after firies helped rescue the animal from...

04/07/2022

27/06/2022

Making decisions about rugging is much easier when you realise just how different horses are from humans. The temperature range where we feel comfortable (our thermoneutral zone) is much higher and narrower than horses.

In general, horses are comfortable between 5-25℃, whilst humans are comfortable between 25-30℃. That means that we feel cold before horses do, but horses feel hot before we do.

Learn more about rugging from https://horsesandpeople.com.au/the-science-of-rugging-horses-what-to-use-and-when/

27/06/2022

01/06/2022

Thank you to the hard work of people overnight we have power & phones back in both clinics.

Hope everyone else is warm with the lights back on!

UPDATE: The phones have stopped working at TAHMOOR.

Please contact 46818470 (our thirlmere clinic) for bookings to either clinic

01/06/2022

The power and phones are out at both Tahmoor & Thirlmere clinics. If you have an appointment for this afternoon the staff will still be present, however we cannot accept any more appointments for today - sorry for the inconvenience.

If the power comes back, we'll let you know!