Energy Vets Taranaki

17/04/2025

We will be closed Friday 25th for ANZAC Day. We will still be operating our large animal afterhours service and will be open for normal clinic hours Saturday 26th.

16/04/2025

🐣Don’t forget that we are closed Friday 18th and Monday 21st April for Easter🐣

We will be closed for Easter on Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April. We will still be open normal hours on Saturday 19th at both clinics and will still be available for emergency large animal calls over the entire weekend.

Just a reminder that if you need any pet prescriptions filled please ring and order these before 10am Thursday to have them ready in time for the long weekend.

14/04/2025

Found kitten

Unfortunately yesterday we had a deceased approx 6 month old kitten brought into our Waitara clinic. It was a female tabby with four white paws, white tummy and white under its chin area.

It was found about 300 meters north of Princess Street roundabout. If you think it may have been yours please call our Waitara clinic (06) 754 8791

13/04/2025

We will be closed for Easter on Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April. We will still be open normal hours on Saturday 19th at both clinics and will still be available for emergency large animal calls over the entire weekend.

Just a reminder that if you need any pet prescriptions filled please ring and order these before 10am Thursday to have them ready in time for the long weekend.

09/04/2025

Here are this weeks results.

We are seeing more cases of clinical symptoms of Facial Eczema, particulalrly in dairy cattle as the season progresses. Did you know that it is estimated for every cow that you see in your Herd showing signs (clinical signs) of Facial Eczema, there are up to 10 others that are not showing physical signs (subclinical).

Consult your Veterinarian for further advice if required.

09/04/2025

We have had a stray cat brought into our Waitara Clinic today. It is a female tortoiseshell thats around 8 months - 1 year old. She was found on Inland North Road, Onaero. If you think she might be yours please give our clinic a ring. We will be holding her overnight and the SPCA will be picking her up tomorrow.

08/04/2025

Parvo alert - Waitara area

This year we have seen more cases than usual of Dogs that have contracted the Parvo virus.

What is Parvo:
Canine parvo virus infection is a highly contagious gastrointestinal disease. This is very painful and often fatal for the infected dogs.
The virus is spread through the faeces of infected dogs.

What are the signs of canine parvo virus?
The signs of parvo virus infection vary from dog to dog, depending on the severity of the infection. These are some important signs to watch out for:
Lethargy
Loss of appetite
Vomiting
Severe, often bloody and smelly diarrhea
Abdominal pain and bloating
Fever or low body temperature (hypothermia)

Parvo is confirmed by a test done in clinic and usually we have results within 15 minutes.

Treatment:
If your dog is very sick it would need to stay at the clinic in our Isolation unit.
Because Parvo is so contagious and easily spread we don’t allow visitation during this time as we need to prevent the spread of the virus to other dogs in our hospital or visiting our clinic.

Treatment is intensive and commonly takes 5-7 days so is very expensive. We can’t guarantee that there will be a favourable outcome.

Expect treatment to cost approx. 350-500 per day dependant on the size of the dog, this includes fluids, antibiotics, pain relief and the immense amount of time it takes to clean and sterilise the clinic.

How to prevent or lessen the risks of Parvo infection in your dog:

Vaccination is highly effective in the prevention of Parvo and the best option to keep your dog safe.

Puppies need vaccinating every 3-4 weeks, starting at 8 weeks of age until they are at least 4 months old. Puppies do not have full cover until approximately 10 days after they have completed the primary course. A booster is then given 12months after the last puppy vaccine. In high risk situations puppies can be given an early Parvo vaccine at 6weeks of age.

Until puppies and dogs are fully vaccinated, owners should take precautions to reduce exposure.
Even if your dog does not leave the property it is still at risk of catching Parvo by wandering dogs or by visitors bringing the infection on to your property via their footwear.

Avoid walking unvaccinated dogs in high-risk areas such as parks and footpaths and keep them away from unvaccinated dogs where possible. High risk areas are places like parks, walk ways, the beach.

If your puppy or dog has any of the of the symptoms above, Please DO NOT arrive at the clinic without phoning first, we need to be prepared for your arrival. When you do arrive at the clinic - phone us from your car, DO NOT come into the clinic, DO NOT not take your puppy or dog out of the car, our Vet will come out to you.

The best way to put stop to the spread of the virus is to vaccinate.

If you haven't vaccinated your dogs already then please contact us so we can organize this for you as soon as possible.

Vaccination is far far cheaper than treatment!

06/04/2025

On Friday we had this little black kitten brought into our Waitara clinic. It was found at Waitara Beach Camp and looks to be about 6 weeks old. If you have recently lost a kitten around that area please pop into the clinic to see if it is yours.

03/04/2025

Here are this week’s Facial Eczema results

30/03/2025

Don’t forget that we are closing at 2pm today for stocktake. We will still be taking emergency calls for both small and large animals

On Monday 31st March our stores will be closed from 2-5pm due to end of financial year stocktake. However, we will still be taking phonecalls if you have any small or large animal emergencies and our afterhours will be running as normal. If you require any prescriptions please call us by Friday as we will not be able to fill them on Monday.

Sorry for the inconvenience and we thank you for your understanding.

27/03/2025

We are seeing acute cases of facial eczema in livestock - make sure your animals are fully protected against Facial Eczema this autumn as we are predicting the counts to remain high over April in most areas.

Please contact our clinics to order “top up doses” of boluses if you are close to running out so we have time to put aside or order additional stock. If you are not monitoring your own paddocks, consider your own risk assessment to be High or Extreme!

27/03/2025

✨Don’t forget about our stocktake sale on pet accessories. Sale ends tomorrow✨

🐾Check out our pet accessories stocktake sale thats running from 12th March - 28th March 🐾

Pop into our Inglewood or Waitara clinics to check them out.

*Applies to in-store stock only*

26/03/2025

On Monday 31st March our stores will be closed from 2-5pm due to end of financial year stocktake. However, we will still be taking phonecalls if you have any small or large animal emergencies and our afterhours will be running as normal. If you require any prescriptions please call us by Friday as we will not be able to fill them on Monday.

Sorry for the inconvenience and we thank you for your understanding.

21/03/2025

Do you recognise this cat?

He is an aged castrated male cat who was found on Paris/Strange Street in Waitara. If he could be yours please call our Waitara Clinic (06) 754 8791

20/03/2025

Here are this weeks Facial Eczema results

12/03/2025

Wednesdays means Grass Sample Day 🌿. Remember that this year we are offering 4 (four) free spore counts if you purchase your boluses from Energy Vets. Please have your samples in to either clinic before 12pm on a Wednesday.

12/03/2025

🐾Check out our pet accessories stocktake sale thats running from 12th March - 28th March 🐾

Pop into our Inglewood or Waitara clinics to check them out.

*Applies to in-store stock only*

10/03/2025

This lovely young girl has been reunited with her owner. 😊

Found this morning near Waitara Soccer grounds.

Female kitten approx 3.5-4months old, no microchip but wearing a collar. Very friendly and in good healthy condition so somebodys loved pet.

If you think this is your kitten please phone or call down to the Waitara clinic 31 Browne street. 067548791