Animal Referral Hospital Wollongong

26/06/2025

This happens more often than you’d think. PLEASE check your washing machines and dryers before turning them on. Pablo is very lucky, it’s not always a happy ending 🙏🏼

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23/06/2025

Please call our Homebush hospital if you think you can help on 02 9758 8666

21/06/2025

🐾𝕋𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕃𝔻 𝔻𝔸ℂℍ𝕊ℍ𝕌ℕ𝔻 𝔻𝕒𝕪🐾

Welcome to World Dachshund Day! Celebrating our beloved Long Dogs on the longest and shortest days of the year. At World Dachshund Day, we are dedicated to celebrating the joy and uniqueness of Dachshunds. Our mission is to promote awareness about this beloved breed and provide resources for Dachshund owners and enthusiasts alike.

The Dachshund is a popular hunting dog, characterised by a very long body and short, stubby legs. The name "dachshund" is of German origin and means "badger dog." In addition to the Standard Dachshund, the breed also comes in Miniature and Kaninchen sizes.
The Dachshund Miniature and Dachshund Rabbit were bred to specialise in hunting small prey, like rabbits. In fact, the name "Kaninchen" is literally the German word for rabbit, and the breed is often referred to in English as the "Rabbit Dachshund."

The Dachshund, also called Dackel or Teckel, has been known since the Middle Ages. From the Bracken, dogs especially suitable for hunting below ground were consistently bred. From these short-legged dogs, the Dachshund evolved and is recognised as one of the most versatile hunting breeds. He also shows excellent performance above ground, hunting while giving tongue, flushing and tracking wounded game. The oldest Club devoted to the breeding of Dachshunds is the “Deutsche Teckelklub”, founded in 1888.
For decades the Dachshund has been bred in three different sizes (Teckel, Miniature Teckel and Rabbit Teckel) and in three different coat varieties (Smooth-haired, Wire-haired and Long-haired), resulting in nine varieties.

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬?!?!?!
• Dachshunds are accomplished hunting dogs despite their lapdog reputations

• Dachshunds are sometimes called “wiener dogs” because their long bodies resemble hot dogs. But would you believe that the original name for the hot dog may have been the dachshund sausage? The deli product received its name because it resembled the dog breed. The name was later shortened to “hot dog.”

• The official mascot of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games was a colorful Dachshund named “Waldi.” This was the first time the Olympics had a mascot. Olympic officials actually plotted that year’s marathon route in the shape of a Dachshund.
𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦;
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐝𝐚𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦/
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬𝐧𝐬𝐰.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐚𝐮/𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐞-𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝟐𝟒𝟑/𝐃𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭-𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐞-𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝-&-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐞-𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝/
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐤𝐜.𝐨𝐫𝐠/𝐝𝐨𝐠-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝/
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐤𝐜.𝐨𝐫𝐠/𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭-𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞/𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞/𝐟𝐮𝐧-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬-𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝/
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐚𝐮/𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐞-𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝟐𝟒𝟑/𝐃𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭-𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠/
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐚𝐮/𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐞-𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝟐𝟒𝟒/𝐃𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭-𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡/
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐚𝐮/𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐞-𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝟏𝟎𝟖/𝐃𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐞-𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝-&-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐞-𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝/

ＷＥ＇Ｄ　ＬＯＶＥ　ＴＯ　ＳＥＥ　ＹＯＵＲ　ＷＥＩＮＥＲ＇Ｓ　（ＤＡＣＨＳＨＵＮＤ＇Ｓ　ＯＦ　ＣＯＵＲＳＥ）－　
ＰＬＥＡＳＥ　ＰＯＳＴ　ＴＨＥＭ　ＩＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＣＯＭＭＥＮＴＳ　ＢＥＬＯＷ　ＦＯＲ　ＡＬＬ　ＴＯ　ＳＥＥ

16/06/2025

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10/06/2025

01/06/2025

30/05/2025

🐾𝕋𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝔸𝔹𝕐𝕊𝕊𝕀ℕ𝕀𝔸ℕ ℂ𝔸𝕋 𝔻𝕒𝕪🐾

One of the oldest known breeds, the Abyssinian was thought to originate in Egypt. Geneticists now believe the true origins are in parts of S.E. Asia and along the coast of the Indian Ocean. The Abyssinian was named after the first cat that was exhibited in England which had come from Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) in the nineteenth century

The breed itself was extremely popular and Abyssinian cats were soon being bred throughout Europe and in the United States and Canada. This popularity proved to be the salvation of the breed as the two world wars almost decimated the breed in Europe. New Abyssinians were imported and the breed continued.

In the late 1960s, when the feline leukemia virus almost destroyed the breed once again in Britain, more Abyssinians were brought into Britain to reestablish the breed again.

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬?!?!?!

• Abyssinians are known as clowns of the cat world. The Abyssinian has a very playful, silly personality. This behaviour often then gets them the reputation of being the clowns of the cat world. These purring, playful critters will keep you company and certainly bring a lot of laughs into the home.

• Walt Disney made a film about Abyssinians. The Abyssinian starred in Walt Disney’s “ The Cat from Outer Space.” It was filmed about an Abyssinian space cat that crashed on Earth for a new adventure. The film debuted in 1978.

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦;

𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮/
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐭.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮/𝐜𝐚𝐭-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞/𝐜𝐚𝐭-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧?𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝=𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞
𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐜𝐚𝐭-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬/𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐜𝐚𝐭-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬/

𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘋𝘶𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴

ＷＥ＇Ｄ　ＬＯＶＥ　ＴＯ　ＳＥＥ　ＹＯＵＲ　ＡＢＹＳＳＩＮＩＡＮ ＣＡＴＳ －　
ＰＬＥＡＳＥ　ＰＯＳＴ　ＴＨＥＭ　ＩＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＣＯＭＭＥＮＴＳ　ＢＥＬＯＷ　ＦＯＲ　ＡＬＬ　ＴＯ　ＳＥＥ

19/05/2025

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MEDIA RELEASE | Veterinary fees reflect the true cost of delivering complex, high-quality medical care in a system that receives no government subsidies. The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is responding to recent commentary about the affordability of vet care, clarifying the many factors that drive these costs.

“Veterinary care involves skilled professionals, advanced diagnostics, surgical expertise, and ongoing treatment, all delivered without any public funding or Medicare-style support,” said AVA President Dr Gemma Chuck. “These are professional medical services, and the associated fees reflect the cost of maintaining high standards.”

Today’s animal owners rightly expect a high level of care, often comparable to the standards they receive in human medicine and veterinary teams work hard to meet these expectations. However, unlike human healthcare, where the majority of costs are covered by government programs such as Medicare and the PBS, veterinary care is fully funded by individual pet owners. On average Australians typically contribute just 15% towards their own healthcare expenses, while pet owners are responsible for covering 100% of veterinary bills.

Read full media release: https://bit.ly/435lxhI

24/04/2025

🥀𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐜 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝🥀

Our hospital will be open from 5.30pm tonight all the way through to 8am Monday 28/04/25 for all of your pet emergency needs.

As an emergency hospital, we don’t take appointments so you can come down at any time but we would appreciate a phone call to let us know ahead of your arrival on 02 4283 8432

⭐️𝘼 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧⭐️
- It is ILLEGAL for our hospital to dispense medications for a pet that hasn’t been to us in the last 6 months for the condition requiring the medication you have run out of. If you run out of your pet’s medications and you are unable to contact your vet to dispense more, we can definitely help but your pet must come in for a consultation FIRST. We can assure you this a LEGAL requirement

- We operate on a ‘triage-based system’ and therefore whilst your pet is waiting to be seen by a vet, another pet could rush in ahead of you. We appreciate your understanding if this occurs

- We are unable to take in uninjured stray animals as we simply don’t have the room and capacity to do so. We are happy to scan a pet for a microchip if you’ve found one roaming but if the pet is not microchipped/details on the chip aren’t up to date/we are unable to contact an owner, we will be unable to keep the animal and you will need to take it with you and call council to request a ranger collect it from you directly

🙏🏼 ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʟɪɴɪᴄ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴀᴡᴀʀʀᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴀꜰꜰ ᴀʀᴇ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇᴛꜱ. ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ🙏🏼

20/04/2025

🐣🐰𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝🐰🐣

Our hospital will be open from 5.30pm tonight all the way through to 8am Tuesday 22/04/25 for all of your pet emergency needs.

As an emergency hospital, we don’t take appointments so you can come down at any time but we would appreciate a phone call to let us know ahead of your arrival on 0242838432

⭐️𝘼 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧⭐️
- It is ILLEGAL for our hospital to dispense medications for a pet that hasn’t been to us in the last 6 months for the condition requiring the medication you have run out of. If you run out of your pet’s medications and you are unable to contact your vet to dispense more, we can definitely help but your pet must come in for a consultation FIRST. We can assure you this a LEGAL requirement

- We operate on a ‘triage-based system’ and therefore whilst your pet is waiting to be seen by a vet, another pet could rush in ahead of you. We appreciate your understanding if this occurs

- We are unable to take in uninjured stray animals as we simply don’t have the room and capacity to do so. We are happy to scan a pet for a microchip if you’ve found one roaming but if the pet is not microchipped/details on the chip aren’t up to date/we are unable to contact an owner, we will be unable to keep the animal and you will need to take it with you and call council to request a ranger collect it from you directly

🙏🏼 ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʟɪɴɪᴄ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴀᴡᴀʀʀᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴀꜰꜰ ᴀʀᴇ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇᴛꜱ. ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ🙏🏼

20/04/2025

Happy Easter from the Greencross Vets team! 💚 Remember to keep those Easter treats—especially chocolate and hot cross buns—out of reach of your pets.

If you have a pet emergency, find your nearest emergency vet at . 🏥🐾