Nelson Vets

07/11/2024

🌟 We’re so excited to share this special video showcasing who we are and what we do here at Nelson Vets! 🌟

We are incredibly proud of our team and the care we provide to our clients and their beloved pets every day. ❤️ It’s more than just a job – it’s a passion, and we truly love what we do! 🐾

Providing top-notch care, support, and compassion to our community is what drives us. We can’t wait for you to see the heart behind our clinic and the people who make it all happen.

🎥 Watch us in action and see what makes us proud to be part of your pet’s journey!

04/11/2024

🐣Here's a super helpful article on what to do if you come across fledglings out of the nest. It's the time of year where fledglings will be starting to adventure and spread their wings!🪺

We know it can be concerning to see fragile young birds all alone, but if they aren't sick or injured, their best chance of survival is to remain in their environment as it is very likely their parents are nearby and coming back soon with their next meal 🥣❤️

For the fledgling information scroll down on the link, the beginning has some helpful tips for if you find injured birds🩹💻

During this time, we receive hundreds of calls from the public who are concerned about a baby bird they have found out of its nest and we have a large influx of baby birds being brought into our centres.

21/10/2024

📢 Labour weekend opening hours update 📢

Our Victory branch will be closed over Labour Weekend for some maintenance to be completed. 🦺🔨🧰

But don't worry...our Saxton clinic will be open SATURDAY and SUNDAY! 🎉 Our opening hours at Saxton will be:

Saturday: 8.30am-4pm
Sunday: 10am-4pm

Both branches will be CLOSED for Labour Day Monday with an emergency after-hours service available by ringing either 03 5469646 or 03 5445678.☎️

Wishing you all a lovely Labour Day 🌅🌻

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08/10/2024

🩺🥰 Vet Nurse Awareness Week 🥰🩺

This week is the perfect time to shine a spotlight on the crew that are often unseen behind the scenes but are absolutely integral to a vet clinic - and that is our VET NURSES! 💖🏥

Our incredible team of vet nurses have multiple skills and responsibilities and are absolutely brimming with compassion and care for your pets. We feel incredibly lucky to have them in the Nelson Vets family! 🤗

So, here's to Phoebe, Teigan, Jacqui, Linda, Toni, Daniella, Jamie, Laura, Madi, Nicki, Keeley, Seori, Roxy, Georgia & Elaine...thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all you do 👏🐾😍

06/10/2024

A lovely shout out to our awesome Brechtsje from the Bike Hub Nelson 👏🚵‍♂️🔧We are so proud of you, Brechtsje!

Bike Hub Nelson’s volunteers rock!

Seriously, they’re the best! We’ve got 56 of them and the way they give up their time to work on bikes and do behind-the-scenes jobs truly is a wonderful thing. Our volunteers represent three generations and range in age from 12 to 70-something.

This is Brechtsje (AKA ‘B’) one of our regulars and, when she’s not mucking around with bikes, she’s a veterinarian at Nelson Vets.

Both B and her partner Scott are volunteer mechanics and they’re both big fans of mountain biking.

Ask B what it is she likes about repairing our bikes and, with a big smile, she'll tell you: “Problem solving and hanging out with people.”

Without B and Scott and all our other volunteers, we simply would not be able to offer the service that we offer; a service that in a bit over two years has re-homed over 2400 bikes.

So, if you know one of our team, please take a minute to tell them what a great job they’re doing. In fact, make a fuss of them. They definitely deserve it!

06/10/2024

Meet Rollo – a normally happy and bouncy German Short Haired Pointer. He has been on quite a journey! 🐾

Rollo came in to see our team back in March as he was unwell with a temperature, sore tummy, not eating, and very very sad! He was admitted into our hospital and put onto an IV drip for fluids, given medication to treat his pain, and the team started investigating to find the cause of his symptoms. He had an ultrasound, X-rays and blood tests. 🩺🏥🔬🧪

After a night of hospital care his temperature had come down to normal, but he had become uncoordinated and developed neck pain; the team was suspicious that poor Rollo had meningitis, which is an uncommon diagnosis in dogs. Meningitis is infection and swelling of the lining (meninges) of the brain and spine. This diagnosis was confirmed with a CSF tap – a test that involves taking and testing some spinal fluid. The next step for Rollo was an MRI scan to check if there was a “foreign body” causing the infection in his brain – something like a grass seed; thankfully he didn’t have one. 🧠

Rollo began antibiotics to treat his meningitis and has now been on these for 5 months – he is doing so well, and his family is so thrilled to see him back to his normal handsome self! As you can see from the photos, he has gained back the weight he lost, and he has his spark back. It has been a very long road for Rollo and his family, thankfully they had pet insurance to help with the costs and enable them to get the best treatment for Rollo – we are so honoured to have been able to help him get well again! 💖🐶

We all love you, Rollo! 🥰

03/10/2024

Can you guess which breed took the "winning" spot? 🔍

Have you considered pet insurance? 💵We recommend it for every pet!🐾💖🐕🐈

These are the pets that are causing the most financial headaches for their owners.