My Vet Nurse

21/12/2024

Merry Christmas & happy new year 🥳 🎄🐾
What a year it has been! Thank you all for the ongoing support ❤️
I am having a much needed break and will return early January. It is important for me to shut off and enjoy family time over these next few weeks, this means that I will not be doing any admin work (emails, messages, phone calls etc).

If you need to get in touch feel free to still message me and I will get back to you once I return to work ☺️

Enjoy the holidays and stay safe everyone ☀️

Sam xx

19/12/2024

Toru the 3 legged ragdoll kitten 💜
She had an accident as a young kitten and unfortunately lost her leg 💔
But this doesn’t stop her!! She zooms around and climbs stairs with ease 💨 what a cutie!

16/12/2024

Choppa is obsessed with his new Christmas tree!!🎄 He’s ready for Santa to come and put his presents under it 🎅🐇

16/12/2024

Go Jet go!!! 💨💨💨
How good does Jet look with his new wheels?!? He will be speeding round in no time 🚘🐾

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12/12/2024

Every time I visit Kafka, I hear about how excited she gets and runs down to the gate. Today, her mum recorded it so I could see! 🥰 How adorable!!! It makes my heart so happy to know that after building a relationship with pets, they’re excited to see me too! 🐾🐕🐶

11/12/2024

Rastus has regular nail trims & a**l gland expressions, we also shave around his bottom to keep him nice and clean 🧼
This wee guy has sooooo much love in his life, he just the biggest sweetheart 🥰

Sorry everyone for the lack of post recently, I unfortunately broke my phone camera so it’s been very tricky getting pics 🙈

09/12/2024

My sweet, cheeky boy Henry turns 2 today!! 🎉🎂
I can’t believe how fast time goes, it’s always a very emotional time looking back and seeing how they have grown. I couldn’t be more proud to be your mama Henry ❤️

04/12/2024

I had an incredible birthday on Tuesday, all thanks to my wonderful family - I feel so lucky! 🥰🎂🎈 A big thank you for all the birthday wishes! Now it’s Henry’s turn; he’s turning 2 this coming Tuesday… I can’t believe how fast time flies! 😭 I haven’t even started thinking about Christmas yet! 🎄😂

01/12/2024

There is always more than you’d expect!! 🤯
Do your kitty’s shed lots of fur??

27/11/2024

I’m just as surprised as you are Diva, you and your sister Coco have soooo much fluff!
They will be glad to have it put on this super hot day 🥵🔥☀️

25/11/2024

Before…. and after treats 😋
I met Alfie today for the first time to administer his 3 monthly flea and worm treatment as he can be quite tricky to tablet.
If you need help with your fur babies flea and worm treatment get in touch and we can organise a schedule that works for your pets needs to make it simple and easy 🪱👍

21/11/2024

Teddy had a much needed groom to get rid of all that winter coat ❄️☀️
He will be feeling fresh and light ready for summer 🤗

20/11/2024

Help me name our chickens! 🐓🐔
We can’t decide- tell me your BEST chicken names below 👇 🙏 😂

18/11/2024

Day 1 of chickens 🐓
What an experience!! Already completely in love with our girls 🐔
Moving out to the country we certainly have a lot to learn, but how great is it learning new skills! 💪 🧠

17/11/2024

Happy 2nd Birthday to one of my very special patients DUDLEY!! 🐾🎂🥳

11/11/2024

The bestest wee girl waiting for her treats 🥹
This wee lovebug Pepper was an old pro for her nail trim while she gobbled up treats (you could definitely tell she’s part Labrador 🤣).

10/11/2024

Bandit is a wriggly boy for his grooms 😅 but gosh he just has the best personality!!!

09/11/2024

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🐈‍⬛LETS TALK TEETH 🪥

Checking your cats teeth is an important part of their annual veterinary health check, each year we are looking for signs of resorptive lesions (holes in the enamel), periodontal disease (gum disease) and any other abnormalities in your feline friend's mouth.

Most adult cats will need a dental procedure done at some point in their lifetime. Dental procedures at The Cat Vet involve placing your cat under general anaesthesia so that we can take radiographs of all of their teeth, extract unhealthy teeth, and scale and polish their remaining teeth to keep dental disease at bay.

Some of the benefits of keeping your cats teeth and mouth healthy include:

Prevention of bad breath
An improved quality of life by making sure your cats mouth is comfortable and pain free
Decreases chance of oral infection and secondary illnesses as a result of oral infection such as kidney disease

What can you do to improve your cats oral health at home?

Brushing your cats teeth is the best way to slow down the progression of tartar build up and dental disease. Make sure you are using a pet friendly toothpaste in a flavour your cat likes! Here is a link from International Cat Care with some tips and tricks on how to get started with this: https://icatcare.org/advice/how-to-brush-your-cats-teeth/

You can also incorporate dental biscuits into your cats diet. Dental biscuits are typically more crunchy than standard biscuits, which helps to break down some of the tartar that is already formed, and prevent additional tartar from forming. Being more crunchy also means they are typically higher in calories, so to prevent undesired weight gain we recommend putting some dental biscuits in with your cats normal kibble rather than feeding 100% dental kibble.

If you are an existing registered client and you have concerns regarding your cats mouth, please give us a call to book an appointment on 03 595 1184 😸