Veterinary Centre - By The Big Blue Cross

21/03/2025

𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗
There has been a young male cat found on Fleet Street (by Centennial Park), Oamaru. The cat doesn't have a microchip, or an identifying collar. We are hoping to reunite this friendly little cutie with their owners, but in the meantime getting lots of cuddles by our team. If you think this is your cat please contact the 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘂, 311 Thames Street, Oamaru - Phone 03 434 5666

20/03/2025

𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗜𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗
There has been a rabbit found on Beach Road (close to Old Bones), Oamaru. We are hoping to reunite this friendly cutie with their owners. If you think this is your rabbit please contact the 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘂, 311 Thames Street, Oamaru - Phone 03 434 5666

15/03/2025

*** Found Waimate ***
A small kitten (black, entire male) has been found near Maytown Road in some distress. If this may be your kitten please contact the Waimate clinic on 03 689 7213

27/02/2025

Our February Puppy Class has just had their graduation. Puppy classes are a great way to get off on the right foot with a new puppy. It introduces you to training techniques, socialises the puppies, and helpful to answer some of those questions that we just aren't sure of.

𝗣𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦
OAMARU :: WAIMATE :: TIMARU
We are running our Puppy Pre-School Classes in 4 week blocks. This is a great opportunity to socialise your new puppy, as well as starting their training, an obedient dog is a much more pleasurable experience for all. Enrolments are essential and numbers are limited to 6-8 puppies (per 4 week period), so if you'd like to enrol your puppy then contact the Veterinary Centre by the Big Blue Cross,
𝗢𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗨 - 311 Thames Street, Oamaru - Ph 03 434 5666
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩.
*Classes start at 5.45pm
𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗨 - 18 Sefton Street, Timaru - Ph 03 684 5666
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩.
*Evening classes start at 5.30pm
𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 - 128 High Street, Waimate - Ph 03 689 7213
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴.
*Classes start at 5.30pm
𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
* Puppy needs to be vaccinated for Parvo and Kennel Cough
* Aged between 8-12 weeks is ideal ... although smaller breeds can be older. We just want to ensure that puppies are a similar size to avoid any injury.
* Cost $89.90 Incl GST which includes a fabulous Gift Pack

23/02/2025

22/02/2025

Hope you all enjoyed the Veterinary Centre - By The Big Blue Cross Pet Tent at the North Otago A&P show! I am sure we were the most popular site at the show and it was great to see you all there.

We were luckily enough to have puppies, guinea pigs, ponies, bunny, & lambs, and there was a huge number of familes through, with puppy cuddles, stroke the ponies and pet the guinea pigs all very popular. It was so great to see the interaction between all the pets, and the kids & adults alike!

Big thanks to Happy In Hooves for the ponies, guinea pigs & bunny. and to Kevin Thompson for the 14 puppies (I was so relieved to do a head count at the end of the day and still had 14!). 🙂

22/02/2025

Even Miles Anderson National Party MP, got to enjoy the puppies available at the Veterinary Centre - By The Big Blue Cross tent

22/02/2025

18/02/2025

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 ... 𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪!
We currently have three Tiny Tigers available in the Veterinary Centre Waimate by the Big Blue Cross to go to their 'furever' homes.

These kittens have been de-s*xed, microchipped, vaccinated, and had a flea and worm treatment applied. We will also give you a starter pack which has everything your new kitten needs to settle into their new home. All this for the great value of just $139.

Please call the Veterinary Centre if you are interested in providing a home for one of our Tiny tigers.
Veterinary Centre Waimate | Phone 03 689 7213
Veterinary Centre Timaru | Phone 03 684 5666
Veterinary Centre Oamaru | Phone 03 434 5666

NOTE: We have plenty of Tiny Tigers coming in over the next few months, so remember you can put your name down if you want to adopt one of these cuties, and we will call you as they become available, just let us know preferred colour and s*x so we can narrow the search for you.

18/02/2025

𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪!
We currently have two Female Tiny Tigers available in the Veterinary Centre Timaru by the Big Blue Cross to go to their 'furever' homes.

These kittens have been de-s*xed, microchipped, vaccinated, and had a flea and worm treatment applied. We will also give you a starter pack which has everything your new kitten needs to settle into their new home. All this for the great value of just $139.
Please call the Veterinary Centre if you are interested in providing a home for one of our Tiny tigers.

Veterinary Centre Timaru | Phone 03 684 5666
Veterinary Centre Waimate | Phone 03 689 7213
Veterinary Centre Oamaru | Phone 03 434 5666

NOTE: We have plenty of Tiny Tigers coming in over the next few months, so remember you can put your name down if you want to adopt one of these cuties, and we will call you as they become available, just let us know preferred colour and s*x so we can narrow the search for you.

13/02/2025

𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗
There has been a young tabby female cat found on Beach Road (close to the closed off section), Oamaru. The cat doesn't have a microchip, or an identifying collar. We are hoping to reunite this friendly little cutie with their owners. If you think this is your cat please contact the 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘂, 311 Thames Street, Oamaru - Phone 03 434 5666

12/02/2025

𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 - 𝗢𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗨
Are you looking for a stimulating and rewarding opportunity?
Do you thrive from doing your best and contributing positively to the team work environment?

* We are looking for an enthusiastic person to add to our Oamaru veterinary nursing team.
* You would need to embrace our culture of providing the best customer services and veterinary care at all times.
* We are looking for an applicant with a positive and willing attitude, who takes pride in their work.
* Responsibilities will include supporting our veterinarians with procedures, and other tasks under the guidance or direction of a veterinarian.
* The applicant would need to be a qualified nurse, or in their second year of veterinary nursing course.
* This is a full-time position, with some rostered weekend work required.

If this sounds like you, get in contact today!

Please send your
CV and Covering Letter
by 28 February 2025 to:
The HR Manager
Veterinary Centre Limited
311 Thames St, Oamaru 9400
Phone 03-434 5666
Email: [email protected]
www.vet111.co.nz

04/02/2025

𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗
There has been a young black cat (maybe about 14 weeks old) found on Clyde Street, Oamaru. The cat does have a microchip but unfortunately it hasn't been registered. We are hoping to reunite this cutie with their owners. If you think this is your cat please contact the 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘂, 311 Thames Street, Oamaru - Phone 03 434 5666

24/01/2025

FOUND - We have had handed into the Veterinary Centre Oamaru an older black male Labrador. Was found wandering around near the Ascot Motels / Phoenix Complex, but he is safe and sound! He has a blue collar but no tags. Please contact us on 03 434 5666 if this is your dog.

13/01/2025

𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘
𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ … 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦!
𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 – PALMERSTON/WAIKOUAITI (Book before 12pm 14 Jan)
𝟮𝟮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 – OAMARU (Book before 5pm 20 Jan)
𝟮𝟵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 – MIDDLEMARCH (Book before 5pm 27 Jan)

A bit of an equine update! I hope everyone is enjoying riding this summer and managing the grass growth alright. There are some challenges to be had with the green flush that we keep getting after the rain (good for the farmers, not so good for our ponies and horses!).

Liz Paton has been enjoying working with the Veterinary Centre team over the last 6 months and seeing a range of equine cases. For those who don’t know Liz, she has post-grad qualifications in equine dentistry and her dental service involves sedation of horse, oral examination with light and mirror, and rasping using a power float. Liz's service utilises a very safe sedation protocol which has the advantage of providing a higher level of dental care with many flow on benefits. If you want to know what is going on in your horse’s mouth, then we really need to sedate. If there are health concerns, then sometimes Liz can address those rather than sedating.

Liz can also do dental radiographs but only at our clinic facilities. These images can be so helpful in working up tricky cases!

Liz is organising a few dental runs in the following weeks: Palmerston/Waikouaiti on Wednesday 15 January, Oamaru on Wednesday 22 January and Middlemarch on Wednesday 29 January.

If people are willing to bring their horses to a central location, we can do a discount (at least 6 horses per location), otherwise Liz is happy to go from property to property. Please contact Veterinary Centre Ranfurly on 03 444 1020 to arrange an appointment.

Liz Paton
BVSc, MANZCVSc (Equine Dentistry)
VETERINARIAN