NCVC Lifestyle Farming

14/07/2025

09/07/2025

Dental care isn’t just about clean teeth, it’s about your pet’s overall health. 🦷💙

Our Big Pet Dental Deal is on now for July and August, and it’s more than just a clean!

✅ FREE Dental Health Check with our vet nurses
✅ 10% OFF any recommended dental procedures
✅ Complimentary NCVC Dental Info Pack
✅ A FREE take-home oral care goodie (while stocks last)

📅 Offer ends August 31st 2025 - don’t miss out!
🔗 Book online now at https://ncvets.co.nz/online-bookings/
Or contact your local clinic:

📍 Amberley: 03 314 8612
📍 Cheviot: 03 319 8677
📍 Culverden: 03 315 8363
📍 Waikari: 03 314 4102

07/07/2025

Purchase your pre-lamb vaccine and go in the draw to win a $50 NCVC voucher. Ultravac 5in1 vaccine is effective in pre-lamb vaccination because it provides protection against major clostridial diseases (like pulpy kidney and tetanus) through maternal antibodies passed to lambs via colostrum. This early protection helps minimise lamb losses due to these diseases.

07/07/2025

Whilst this cold weather and nights in front of the fire remind us that we are in the thick of winter, don’t forget spring is just around the corner, and so is lambing! 4 weeks before lambing is the ideal time to give ewes a clostridial (5 in 1) vaccination to protect their lambs, and a mineral drench such as healthy ewe to give them a boost of selenium, iodine, cobalt and other goodies to best prepare them for lambing. Reminder, we sell small amounts of both 5 in 1 vaccine and healthy ewe to help your ewes out no matter the size of the flock. Give us a call to help us sort your pre-lamb needs.

05/07/2025

Amberley Clinic remains open on Sundays 10am - 4pm, but only for general and urgent veterinary care. When this is required it would be appreciated if you could ring ahead on 03 314 8612; there is also a button to press to the left of the main door to alert our team that you have arrived.
If you require food or animal health products and are unable to make it in during the week, our friendly front-of-house team are here to help you on Saturday 8.30am to 4pm and late nights Tuesday and Thursday till 7pm.
Thank you for working with us to effect this change to our Sunday services as we strive to keep our business efficient and sustainable.

02/07/2025

🦷 Let’s kick off dental awareness season with some Myth Busting! 🦷

“Wild dogs and wolves eat bones, so it must be safe for my dog too.”
👉 Not true — and here’s why:

While it’s true that wild canines (like wolves and African wild dogs) do chew and sometimes eat bones, it’s a mistake to assume this is safe for our pets.

1. Bones are also risky for wild dogs and wolves — we just can’t observe the consequences.
• In the wild, animals often die young. If they crack a tooth and get an abscess or suffer a gut obstruction from bone fragments, nature will take its course, and they will unfortunately not survive long.
• Studies of wild wolf skulls show a high rate of broken and infected teeth from chewing bones. These wolves would have experienced pain and discomfort.
• Internal injuries from sharp bones are also likely a factor in early mortality, though this risk is slightly reduced with raw bones and goes unrecorded in the wild. Obstruction of the oesophagus or gut is still a high risk with raw bones.

2. Domestic dogs live longer — and we’re responsible for their health.
• A broken tooth in a pet dog can cause chronic pain, infection, and expensive dental surgery. Avoiding giving them hard objects to chew will help prevent unnecessary tooth and gum damage.
• Dogs do not understand the damage a bone can do when swallowed so will often swallow fragments and even whole bones. These can choking, blockages or perforations in the gut, constipation and severe pain when defecating (from bone shards).

3. The risk far outweigh the benefit.
• There’s no nutritional benefit from chewing bones that can’t be achieved with safe alternatives (like dental chews or pet safe rubber toys).
• Cooked bones are especially dangerous — brittle and sharp — but even raw bones can be hazardous.

Bottom line: Just because wild animals do something, doesn’t mean it’s safe or smart for our pets.

01/07/2025

It’s back - the Big Pet Dental Deal is here for July and August! 🦷🐾

Last year’s dental deal helped so many pets get on top of their dental health, and now it’s time to follow up.

If your pet had a dental check last year, book them in again to stay on track. And if you missed out, this is the perfect time to get started.

🐶 Why every year?
Dental disease can come back quickly, even after a clean. A yearly dental check helps catch issues early - before they cause pain or serious health problems.

🦷 What’s included in this year’s Big Pet Dental Deal?
✅ A FREE Dental Health Check with our vet nurses
✅ 10% OFF any recommended dental procedures
✅ A complimentary Dental Info Pack + a take-home oral care goodie (Virbac CET Home Dental Kit, Veggiedent, Aquadent or Maxiguard OraZn Gel) to help you keep up the care at home.

📅 Offer ends August 31st 2025.

Appointments fill quickly, so don’t wait. 🔗 Book online now at https://ncvets.co.nz/online-bookings/
Or contact your local clinic:

📍 Amberley: 03 314 8612
📍 Cheviot: 03 319 8677
📍 Culverden: 03 315 8363
📍 Waikari: 03 314 4102

30/06/2025

Healthy ewes make for healthy lambs

Are you wanting to give your ewes the boost they need before lambing? Sheep have high physiological demands for certain vitamins and minerals during critical reproductive periods, especially in late pregnancy. Supplemental Iodine and Vitamin E in particular are key trace elements for successful reproduction and lamb survival. Healthy Ewe RTU contains: Vitamins A,C,D,E plus the trace minerals: cobalt, selenium, iodine and zinc – everything your ewe needs to keep herself healthy, and raise a healthy lamb. Ewes can be given 5ml orally 4 weeks before lambing.

Healthy Ewe RTU is a product we readily decant in clinic to smaller amounts as part of our lifestyle dispensary. So, pop on in and grab some to help your ewes prepare for lambing!

29/06/2025

FINAL DAY! Today is your last chance to book a consult for your senior pet to ensure you receive all the savings of the Exclusive Seniors Package.

If your senior pet (cat or dog over the age of 8 years) is showing signs of slowing down or discomfort, now's the time to act. Take advantage of our Package to ensure they get the care they deserve! Here's what we're offering and how it works:

1. Consultation and full veterinary clinical examination (unavailable on weekends at Amberley).

2. Wellness screening blood tests (equivalent to PreGA screening blood tests in-house). These will be taken during the consult.

3. Detailed urine analysis and faecal examination for worm eggs and parasites. Both samples will need to be brought to the consult, so prior you will need to collect containers and instructions from your local clinic.

4. When the results are available you will receive a follow-up phone-call from your vet to discuss the findings and provide any recommendations.

5. 10% of any recommended procedures (X-rays, dentistry, surgery) - these must be booked during the promotion period and completed before the end of July.

Phone your local Clinic of book online https://ncvets.co.nz/companion-animals/senior-pets-campaign/

📍Amberley: 03 314 8612
📍Cheviot: 03 319 8677
📍Culverden: 03 315 8363
📍Waikari: 03 314 4102

24/06/2025

FINAL DAYS! Book a consult for your senior pet before Monday 30 June 2025 to ensure you receive all the savings of the Exclusive Seniors Package.

If your senior pet (cat or dog over the age of 8 years) is showing signs of slowing down or discomfort, now's the time to act. Take advantage of our Package to ensure they get the care they deserve! Here's what we're offering and how it works:

1. Consultation and full veterinary clinical examination (unavailable on weekends at Amberley).

2. Wellness screening blood tests (equivalent to PreGA screening blood tests in-house). These will be taken during the consult.

3. Detailed urine analysis and faecal examination for worm eggs and parasites. Both samples will need to be brought to the consult, so prior you will need to collect containers and instructions from your local clinic.

4. When the results are available you will receive a follow-up phone-call from your vet to discuss the findings and provide any recommendations.

5. 10% of any recommended procedures (X-rays, dentistry, surgery) - these must be booked during the promotion period and completed before the end of July.

Phone your local Clinic of book online https://ncvets.co.nz/companion-animals/senior-pets-campaign/

📍Amberley: 03 314 8612
📍Cheviot: 03 319 8677
📍Culverden: 03 315 8363
📍Waikari: 03 314 4102