North Queensland Veterinary Acupuncture

03/05/2023

For new pets or the golden oldies, these are great memories to have. Bek is very talented and your pets will love her! Get in touch to organize some photos!

03/03/2023

I am soon going on maternity leave and as such will not be taking on any new clients for the remainder of 2023. I hope to be back up and running in 2024. Of course I am always happy to discuss dietary/supplement/pain management advice/plans for your pets especially existing clients. Take care. Kate 🙏🏻🐾🐶

02/12/2022

📢 EHRLICHIOSIS CASE CONFIRMED 📢

An emerging tick-borne bacterial disease has now had a confirmed case in Townsville.

Erhlichia canis is a disease transmitted to dogs by the Brown Dog Tick. This disease has been emerging around Australia and has recently been confirmed in Townsville.

E. canis infection can cause serious disease, ranging from a mild fever and inappetence, through to life-threatening blood clotting disorders.

Is it preventable?

✅ E. canis IS preventable! In addition to your regular worming medications, we recommend also using a Seresto Tick Collar.

Why is there a need for additional tick prevention?

❗️ Many products such as Nexguard, Bravecto and Simparica, whilst highly effective, rely on ticks biting your animal to ingest the product and kill it. E. canis is rapidly transmitted between the window of a tick biting, and the ingestion of the product. Repellents are therefore necessary to prevent the tick from biting in the first place.

Seresto Collars are currently the only product registered as prevention against E. canis.

18/09/2022

Healing a Leaky Gut 🐈🐕

Pets’ GI health relies on a healthy balance of gut bacteria; an imbalance can lead to leaky gut syndrome, which may lead to a long list of digestive and other disorders. Healing a leaky gut involves eliminating root causes and developing an individualized protocol based on the pet’s microbiome changes. Dietary suggestions often include prebiotic fibers, fermented and unprocessed foods, as well as giving pets specific strains of probiotics.

Learn more about the symptoms and treatments for a pet’s leaky gut in today’s free article: https://bit.ly/3QvxeEN

01/09/2022

I will be doing a Ziwi Peaks food order sometime this month. If you would like to order please PM and I can give you all the details. 🐾

20/06/2022

🫐🫐🫐 Food for thought! 🫐🫐🫐

EAT & FEED BLUEBERRIES!

In a study conducted on sled dogs, blueberry supplementation elicited significantly elevated antioxidant status in the dogs.

This suggests that dogs fed blueberries should be better protected against oxidative damage. -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16520073

Aside from being classified as antiangiogenic aka anti-cancer, blueberries contain a compound called pterostilbene, a derivative of resveratrol.

These little blue powerhouses are good antioxidants because they contain phenolics that preferentially react with free radicals.

So, offering your furry companion blueberries can help protect them against cancer!

- Rodney Habib

17/06/2022

COMING SOON!!! We will be stocking small quantities of Ziwi Peak canine and feline food. This nutritionally dense food is something that pets find delicious that is also good for them! I will be feeding this amazing food during your pets treatments. This is the closest thing to a raw diet with no effort required! It can be fed as treats, as a topper on existing diets or as a complete diet. A variety of wet and dry flavors for dogs and cats is available. I will be ordering on a 6weekly basis or as led by demand. Get in touch if you would like to try a particular product and I can give you all the details. Free delivery for current NQVA clients. Postage or pick up can be arranged in Townsville for others.

11/06/2022

Seeking expressions of interest from new or past clients for canine acupuncture treatments.

Acupuncture can help a variety of conditions including providing pain relief and palliative care management.

I am considering starting a home visit service with availability on Monday’s and or Friday’s from the end of July 2022. It is very limited availability at this stage as I return from maternity leave with the potential to add additional days next year.