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Companion, Production and Equine Veterinary Services for Gloucester, Bulahdelah and the surrounding Districts

19/12/2024

Are you looking for a fresh new start in a fun, dynamic team for the New Year? Well look no further 💃🕺

We are looking for a fun, compassionate, enthusiastic new team member for a dedicated reception role at Gloucester District Vets 😎✨

Who are we? 🏡
- We are a small but mighty Mixed Animal Veterinary Clinic who aims to provide Gold Standard Veterinary services to all animals and their owners in Gloucester, Bulahdelah and the surrounding districts
- We have a dynamic, young team that enjoy celebrating each others strengths and enjoy making the most of every day and opportunity
- We value laying down strong roots in each other and our vibrant community, and truly getting to know the stories of our team and clientele so we can help empower each other moving forward 🤩

What are we looking for🦄
- Our ideal candidate is for someone who is primarily interested in a Veterinary Reception role, you don’t necessarily need to have had experience in a Veterinary Clinic previously
- We would love to offer a position for at least 32 hours per week in a set roster, but we can be flexible with this for the right candidate, and we can offer flexibility with working hours to help fit the position into your life
- The role is predominantly client facing with reception and administrative shifts☺️

Desirable traits in our ideal applicant include🐶
-excellent customer service skills
-confidence and self drive
-great interpersonal skills
-willing to learn in a fast paced busy environment
- ability to adapt and embrace improvements and technology
- Team, client and patient care are extremely important to us and align with our core values.

✨ If you feel you might have what we are looking for, we would love to hear from you. please email [email protected] or call the clinic on (02) 6558 1504 and ask to speak with Ashleigh or Breanna ✨

19/12/2024

FOUND CAT 🐱

We have had a cat brought into the clinic in the recent days who we think someone will be missing dearly over Christmas. 🎄

“Ducky” as we have called him was found near Francis Street, he unfortunately does not have a microchip so we are unable to return him to his home, but he has had a recent hair cut and a lovely green collar.🥰

If this is your cat or you may know him please contact the clinic on 6558 1504 🥰

18/12/2024

‼️ Urgent Christmas reminder 🐶🎄🥰

We will be placing our final stock order tomorrow at 🕙10am.

Due to the festive 🥳 season, our supplier will be closed 🙃 throughout the 🤶🏼 period, and tomorrow is our last opportunity to place orders for any stock.

Please note that some products may be on backorder, and we appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter. 🩷

To place your order, please contact our team tomorrow on 6558 1504. ☎️

16/12/2024

🎅🏻 Important Christmas reminder 🎄

With only 8 sleeps until Santa 🎅🏻 arrives, this is a friendly reminder to all our esteemed clients and patients that we will be wrapping things up from Christmas Eve 24.12.24 8.30-1.00pm - reopen 2nd January, 2025. 🥰
Through out this closure period we will be open for emergency only. 🚨 ‼️ 🏥

We would like to encourage all our clients to check your current prescription medications 💊 and if you need restocking , please call 📞 the team on 6558 1504 to ensure your pet does not miss out, especially if we need to order it in. 📦

We wish all our clients and patients the happiest, healthiest, most joyful Christmas and new years, and would like to thank everyone for your unwavering support through this year! ❣️😌

Love, GDV Family x 😊❤️💚🤍

11/12/2024

🐶 MEET DR CLARE ⭐️

Meet Clare, a veterinarian whose exceptional talent, ❤️ passion, and generosity has secured her a special place in our GDV family and community. With her bright smile, infectious laughter, and tireless commitment to her clients and patients, Clare is a constant source of inspiration and joy. As a mentor and leader, she shares her expertise and experience with others, helping to shape the next generation of veterinary professionals. 🩺 🐶 🐱 🐄

Born in the big smoke 💨 , Clare was lucky enough to escape to her family’s beef 🐮property every chance she had during her younger years, before heading west to Perth to get her Veterinary qualifications. 👩‍🎓

Although originally wanting to specialise in cattle 🐄 , she thought she better consolidate her small animal knowledge and skills so started her veterinary career in the dairy country of Northern Victoria, where she realised that she loves the variety that mixed practice has to offer. 🐂🐥🐶🐷

She has been lucky enough to travel 🧳 all over Australia 🇦🇺 with her work - from preg testing Braham cattle in the Pilbara, to treating sea lions 🦭 on Kangaroo Island, to bull 🐂 testing in Goondiwindi - and even spent a year working in Wales. ❤️🚗

Clare moved to Gloucester in 2019, and enjoys the diversity and challenges that come with rural practice, and equally (if not more) loves building relationships with all our lovely clients. 🫶🏻🦄

During her time with us, she has expanded her skills by completing a Beef Production and Medicine course and a large animal rescue course. 🐮 💊 🛟 🏥

In her free time, she enjoys the company of her partner, her three-legged Kelpie, Ed 🐕 and their five other dogs, and pursues interests in camping 🏕️ , road trips 🚙 , and netball. 🫶🏻

03/12/2024

✨ MEET SHAUNI 🐕‍🦺

We would like to introduce Shauni, our newest Trainee GDV family member. 💓

Shauni is currently enrolled in a Certificate II in Animal Care program through a school-based traineeship, in addition to her regular schoolwork, job, and TAFE commitments. ✨🫶🏻🐾♥️ Her commitment to her studies and work is admirable. 🤩

Throughout the past month, Shauni has shown remarkable initiative and enthusiasm in all aspects of veterinary care, demonstrating her willingness to learn and take on new challenges. We have been impressed by her exceptional work ethic and efficiency. 👩‍⚕️ 🩺 🌸

✨ Some fun facts about Shauni include :

🫶🏻 She has a large family, which consists of five siblings.

💓 She has a deep affection for animals, with the exception of Chihuahuas. 😂

✨Her favourite animals are dogs🐕‍🦺, wolves 🐺 , and orcas. 🐋

🐾 Shauni’s pets include a bird 🐦, a dog 🐕 named Jessie, and fish 🐟.

🌻In her leisure time, Shauni enjoys reading 📖 , listening to rock and rap music 🎶, sketch drawing ✍️ , and photography 📸 . She also takes great pleasure in playing fetch with dogs of all breeds and sizes. 🥎

02/12/2024

🐎 MEET RAZ 👩‍⚕️

Raz, a highly skilled, compassionate, selfless, dedicated veterinary nurse from Gloucester, who is driven by a profound love for the land, animals, and community. 👩🏼‍🌾🫶🏻🍂🌿

With a strong nursing background of 6 years, in conjunction with contract mustering 🐎 and a passion for animal welfare, Raz is committed to delivering exceptional, outstanding care for all animals big and small. 🩺 💓 😻 🏥

As a valued member of the GDV family, Raz provides superlative care to patients, ensuring they receive optimal treatment, compassion, and support throughout their hospital stay. 🐾 ✨ ♥️

We are so immensely grateful to have Raz apart of our GDV family, her passion, love and commitment towards our patients, clients and team is truly inspiring! 🫶🏻🥰🤩

Her love and enthusiasm for large animals is evident in her tireless work ethic, devotion, can do attitude and bright, bubbly smile. 😃 🥰

Outside of work, Raz shares her life with a menagerie of beloved animals, including 3 dogs 🐶 🦮🐕‍🦺, 1 cat 🐈, 3 horses🐴 🐎🐎 and 15 cows. 🐮 🐄 🐂…….

Raz 🌸

“ Love being back in Gloucester my home town and seeing all the familiar faces and there pets”

27/11/2024

✨MEET MADI 🤩

Madi embarked on her nursing career in 2014, progressing through the ranks from a GP Clinic to Nursing Team Leader at an emergency and critical care clinic in Newcastle. 🚨 🏥 ❤️

She takes immense pride in delivering exceptional care, consistently going above and beyond for her patients and clients, as demonstrated during her time with our GDV family. 🩺 💓 🥰

Madi and her family relocated to Gloucester 📍, drawn to its charm and relaxed atmosphere, leaving behind Newcastle’s fast-paced lifestyle. 🍃 ✨

Madi’s outstanding contributions and improvements have led to her promotion to Head Nurse👩‍⚕️. Her knowledge, teaching enthusiasm, patience, and commitment to trainees, team members, patients, and clients have exceeded expectations, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our GDV family. 💓

The impact she has made in recent months has been hugely impressive, and we look forward to what the future holds for herself and our team! 🫶🏻🙌🏻

Madi enjoys spending time with her husband, Cam, their two children, and a diverse menagerie, including English Mastiffs, Hendrix and Olive 🐶 🐶, a mature ginger cat 🐱 , and a flock of chickens.🐓

🌱🪴Her interests include outdoor pursuits, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, chicken breeding, and horse riding, with aspirations of owning a Clydesdale 🐴 one day.

27/11/2024

🔊 IMPORTANT THEILERIA INFORMATION ℹ️ 🐮 ⬇️

Ticks have been very ferocious this year, not only in our dog and cat population but also in our calves. 🐄 We have been seeing lots of cases of paralysis (directly from paralysis ticks) and also Theileria (spread by bush ticks).

Paralysis mostly occurs in smaller calves (less than 8 weeks) and can generally be treated with an antiserum that we administer directly into the vein and rest. 🤍

Theileria is much harder to manage. Calves are generally infected soon after birth when a tick will attach and the parasite will enter the blood stream.🩸
It then takes at least 6 weeks for the parasite numbers to reproduce to a level where they cause clinical signs.
We can see cases out to 6months old in home bred animals. As they destroy the red blood cells we see very profound anaemia, which we see as lethargy, exertional intolerance and death. 😢

Some symptoms and signs to watch -

⚠️ Lagging behind the group

⚠️ Laying down

⚠️ Collapsing and death, particularly if pressure is put on the calves or you attempt to move them/ yard them

⚠️ Pale or yellow mucous membranes (conjunctiva, gums & v***a)

As it only takes a bite to transmit the parasite it is very difficult to prevent infection, and unfortunately treatment options are limited -

🟢 We strongly advise not to calve in paddocks that are scrubby, especially hillsides covered in lantana and bladey grass, as these are tick havens

🟢 insecticidal collars or ear tags can help prevent ticks, but need to be applied very soon after birth and are not 100% at preventing all attachments

🟢 Various pour-on insecticide treatments are used by producers in affected areas, but few actually have a label claim against ticks

❗️Do not force them or yard them to perform husbandary procedures such as marking etc. it is best to leave them in some shade with ready access to water to recuperate.

🩸 Blood transfusions can also be performed to replace the blood lost to the parasite.

26/11/2024

⭐️ MEET LEXI ❤️

Lexi, a proud Queenslander, began 2024 with a journey to the blue state, seeking adventure, and has indeed had an unforgettable experience. 🗺️ 🏔️ 🌳 🚙

Her commitment to animal care is impressive, and her ability to accomplish tasks efficiently is inspiring. 🙏🏻🤩
Lexi’s smile and laughter are contagious, brightening up any room. 😍😊

She is nearing completion of her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, with only one week remaining, and we are thrilled to celebrate her achievements during her time with our GDV family. “We are so proud of you Lex” 🥳

Lexi has decided to embark on a new adventure, leaving us in two weeks 😭to travel around Australia as a locum nurse, starting in 2025. “We will miss you, but we know you will do great, amazing, incredible things” 👩‍⚕️ 🩺 🐱 🐶 🐄

In her free time, Lexi can be found riding her horse Clover 🐴 along the 🏖️ beach, taking her cat 🐱 Benny for walks, or enjoying wontons in peanut and chilli sauce, thanks to Dumplings on the Green for her recent addiction! 🤣🥟🍜

LEXI WROTE:
“Gloucester Vets has been a place of incredible learning and experiences. It is filled with some of the most amazing people I have ever met who are supportive and passionate about what they do.”

“I will miss Gloucester dearly but am excited at the prospect of coming back one day on my travels (mostly for the wontons).”
Lex 🧡

25/11/2024

👩‍⚕️ MEET NINA 🩺

Nina has been a shining star 🌟 within the GDV family for over a year, diligently working towards her Cert 4 in Veterinary Nursing and on track to complete her certification next year & we could not be prouder! WOOOHOO!! 🥳 👩‍🎓 ❤️

Her remarkable commitment, drive, and compassion, has not only earned her a place within our team but also inspires us every day to strive for excellence. ♥️🙏🏻

We’re eager to witness the profound difference she’ll make in the years to come once she becomes a fully fledged qualified Veterinary Nurse! ☺️❤️

Nina’s passion for large animals, animal behaviour and environmental enrichment, is truly inspirational. 🐈 🐎 🐄 🐶 🥹

She finds immense fulfilment in GDV’s vibrant atmosphere, where she engages with a diverse array of patients and cases. Nina’s affection for the community and team is heartfelt. ♥️ 💓

Nina’s furry family includes her stock horse Bobbie who loves to compete, Dexter the terror, and her two adopted cats from GDV! 🐴 🐶 🐈 🐱

23/11/2024

Did everyone see Dr Claire on Seven News through the week 🤩

We see a lot of wildlife through our doors every week, and have had a lot of Koala’s in over the last few months. Unfortunately a lot of the koalas we do see are infected with Chlamydia. Thanks to the great work done by Koalas in Care, the majority of these are able to be re released where they were found after treatment 🐨💞

We are so excited for this initiative by Aussie Ark to help save these beautiful animals 🐨

If you do see a Koala (or any wildlife on the road)
🚙 Keep yourself and other road users safe, don’t swerve dangerously and pull over were safe to do so, and put on your hazard lights on
🐨 Be careful as although they do look cuddly, Koalas do have sharp claws and teeth and are very capable of causing significant damage, especially if scared
📞 Call Koalas in Care (0439 406 770) or FAWNA (6581 4141)
🩺 We do readily accept and treat all wildlife that can be safely brought to the clinic

18/11/2024

IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS DATES TO REMEMBER 🎄 🎅🏻

⭐️ Celebrate Christmas with GDV! ❤️
As the year draws to a close, our Team is committed to delivering exceptional Christmas Eve care on Tuesday, 24th December from 8:30am-1:00pm.

⏰ Our clinic will be closed from Wednesday, 25th Dec 2024 - January 2nd 2025, with emergency services accessible at all times. 🏥 ‼️

🗓️ We will resume operations rejuvenated on January 2nd 2025! 🩺 🐶 🐈 🐄 🐴

💕To ensure continuity of care, please arrange your pets’ medication in advance and we will thoughtfully follow up accordingly. 🎁

💊 For critical large animal prescription medication during the Christmas closure period please text 0407 036 660 and our on-call veterinarian will provide prompt support. 👩‍⚕️

📍 The Bulahdelah clinic will reopen on Monday, 6th January 2025! 🐾

🤶🏼 🎄 🎅🏻 🎁

14/11/2024

We have been seeing so many foals this week (we are definitely not complaining ) including this most handsome pair 😍😍

Dr Ashleigh was called to visit Stella, who foaled uneventfully this morning, but failed to deliver her placenta. This is a medical emergency in horses, who should pass their placentas within three hours after birth. Thankfully Stella responded well to the treatment and delivered her placenta in its entirety 💛

The owners need a little help naming this little man and are very open to suggestions 😍

14/11/2024

🦄 MEET DR CLAIRE 👩‍⚕️

We are pleased to introduce Dr. Claire 🐴 👩‍⚕️, who has been an integral part of our GDV family for two whole months. 🤗🐶🐷🐮

A Sydney native, Claire fell in love with the area after her family purchased a farm a decade ago. 💕 🌳 🍃

Her dedication to animal welfare led her to earn a Veterinary Science degree from Charles Sturt University, graduating in 2024. 🥼😻

Dr. Claire is enthusiastic about contributing to our clinic’s mixed practice & has fully immersed herself in all aspects of the vet world. 🌍

Beyond her professional pursuits, she enjoys adventures with Dash, her dog, and spending time with her horses and cattle at home. 🐶 🐎

We invite you to welcome Dr. Claire during your clinic visits or encounters in our beautiful Gloucester surroundings.
We are thrilled about her joining our team and envision her achieving remarkable success within our team and community. 🌸🌿🐾🌞

10/11/2024

GDVS CHRISTMAS PARTY 🥳

This year, the GDV family chose to celebrate Christmas early. 🤶🏼 🎅🏻 🎄

Our festivities commenced yesterday with light refreshments, beverages, snacks and a fun-filled Vet Olympics. 🤸‍♀️ 🥎 ⚽️🏋🏻‍♀️

The teams, identified by green, blue, and red, featured inventive country names. 🤣 💚💙❤️
After participating in various events, the red team earned the top spot with 25 points, followed closely by the blue team with 21 points, and green with 11.
The participants showcased impressive competitiveness, energy, creativity & amusement. 🤣

Family members and partners enjoyed swimming, singing, gift-giving, and storytelling around the campfire. 🔥

We thoroughly enjoyed our exciting and entertaining day and night. 😝

We would like to acknowledge the GDV family’s remarkable commitment, inspiration, talent, and drive, which they consistently bring to the table. We take pride in our family and look forward to what next year will have to offer. 😍😻

05/11/2024

DASH AND HIS STICKY SITUATION 👎🏻 🐶

Meet Dash, Vet Claire’s stick-chasing extraordinaire, who took his enthusiasm a bit too far.

The result? A 2cm mouth hole. Pic one showcases the damage, while video two captures Dash’s adorable, if not slightly embarrassed, wobble-walk, with Nurse Madi providing colorful commentary.

Dash bounced back in no time, thanks to his mum’s TLC and the GDV team’s lightning-fast reflexes!

🐶🐾🐕 ♥️

04/11/2024

✨🩺VETERINARY NURSE POSITION (Casual) 🩺✨

Gloucester - NSW

Gloucester District Vets is looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, dedicated, self-motivated, experienced Veterinary nurse who prides themselves on exceptional patient care and customer service to join our magnificent team.
We pride ourselves on our core values, laying our roots deep within the community, empowering one another, building relationships with our clients and patients understanding each and everyone’s stories & providing constant support and encouragement within our team.

💃🕺ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• likes to have Fun!
• Is punctual and reliable
• Great communication skills
• Ideally a Minimum 2 year paid veterinary nursing experience (Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing)
• Enjoy the challenge of working in a fast pace, busy environment and multitasking
• Comfortable across all aspects of nursing including surgery- anaesthesia, patient monitoring, surgical pack preparation and pet health care
• An interest and competency in medical nursing including placing intravenous catheters and collecting blood samples..... but we also have a team that love to teach and can help you!
• An ability/understanding/interest in the use of equipment including the in-house heska machines, digital radiology, ultrasound and iM3 dental unit

🙌🏼 WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU!?
• Sharpen your skills by joining a modern, purpose built hospital which is constantly evolving
• Work with a team of dedicated and caring veterinarians and nurses who provide gold standard care
• Access to mental health services
• Committed clients who love their furr babies
• Staff Discounts
• Support to further develop your career through continued education.

⏰ WORKING HOURS:
• Nursing shifts - 8 hours
• Shift times vary - generally 8.30-5pm
• We are open Saturdays- 8.30-12.30pm (successful candidate will be required to work a portion of Saturday shifts)

⌨️ Please forward your resume to
[email protected]

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Tuesday	08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:30 - 17:00
Thursday	08:30 - 17:00
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Did everyone see Dr Claire on Seven News through the week 🤩 We see a lot of wildlife through our doors every week, and have had a lot of Koala’s in over the last few months. Unfortunately a lot of the koalas we do see are infected with Chlamydia. Thanks to the great work done by Koalas in Care, the majority of these are able to be re released where they were found after treatment 🐨💞 We are so excited for this initiative by Aussie Ark to help save these beautiful animals 🐨 If you do see a Koala (or any wildlife on the road) 🚙 Keep yourself and other road users safe, don’t swerve dangerously and pull over were safe to do so, and put on your hazard lights on 🐨 Be careful as although they do look cuddly, Koalas do have sharp claws and teeth and are very capable of causing significant damage, especially if scared 📞 Call Koalas in Care (0439 406 770) or FAWNA (6581 4141) 🩺 We do readily accept and treat all wildlife that can be safely brought to the clinic

Hospital update 👩‍⚕️

Patient: Ticky Trixie 😼 Breed: Domestic short hair Progress: With everyone’s help we found an additional THREE ticks on Trixie!! She’s feeling so much better now and her paralysis has improved so much already! If she continues like this she will be ready for discharge tomorrow 🙌

Hospital update 👩‍⚕️

Hospital update 👩‍⚕️ Patient: Betsy Barrel 🐮 Progress: Betsy safely delivered a little Bull calf (again and again and again!), while there was some tearing to her uterus during delivery, we have stitched this up and are confident that Betsy will make a full recovery. She is already bonding well with her little man 🐮 🥰

Wow!! What a morning!!

Sun is (sort of out), sausages are sizzling, churros and cupcakes are sweettttt!! Ted’s been on the surgery table all morning, and even though we’ve got plenty of choccies out there’s still some that we need to get out 🙈 Betsy’s calf is being delivered 🐮 we’ve got goats and calves and rabbits to cuddle 🥰

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