Rappaw Veterinary Care

05/02/2025

🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿 REMINDER 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
All Rappaw Clinics will be closed tomorrow 6th February for Waitangi Day.
If needing urgent care, please call Wellington After-hours Vet Clinic Ph: 04 473 7545
Rappaw will be open again, normal hours on Friday 7th February

04/02/2025

** Update, Owner found and collected **
Thank you everyone
FOUND, young female pup, no microchip, unfortunately. Was found wandering on train tracks, very friendly girl, obviously owned, has a pink and blue dot on her snout 😄, so maybe has some kiddies in her life.
Please contact Rappaw Central 04 2338059 ASAP, otherwise she will need to be taken into the pound if not claimed by this afternoon.

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03/02/2025

🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫 IMPORTANT NOTICE 🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫
We experienced an outage on our email system approximately 9am yesterday 3rd Feb, where we were unable to get your emails. Unfortunately we have lost all emails sent to any of our Rappaw email addresses.
If you sent us an email yesterday for any requests please re email us today, as we have had a team working overnight to get this back up and running.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

16/01/2025

🐾🐾🐾🐾Wellington Anniversary Monday 20th 2025 🐾🐾🐾🐾
Just a reminder that our Rappaw Clinics will be closed this coming Monday, for the public holiday. To allow our staff some well deserved time off.
If requiring your pet to be seen for emergency treatment , please contact Wellington Afterhours Veterinary Clinic, 5 McCormack Place, Ngauranga. Ph: 04 473 7545.

15/01/2025

🐾♻🐾♻🐾 Recycling Program at Rappaw Veterinary Care 🐾♻🐾♻
Did you know we are part of the Terra-cycle Initiative supported by Royal Canin?
All your bags that contained pet food, and clean empty wet food sachets can be brought into any of our Rappaw Clinics, to be recycled. Royal Canin send these empty bags to Australia, where they are cleaned, shredded and melted down to make things like outdoor furniture.
The video shows how much we sent off in the first empty of our bin, and we have at least the same amount, possibly more for the next round. Every kilo of waste, Royal Canin donate to charity.
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20/12/2024

Just a timely reminder of food to avoid this Christmas with your pets, as these can be quite harmful to your pets. We have already had a huge amount of doggies through the clinics, that have gotten into stashes of Chocolate. Be careful of where you are storing these.

16/12/2024

🐱🐶🐦🎄Here is a fun one! 🎄🐦🐶🐱🐱
Share your Christmas themed pet photos here, and go in the draw to win a yummy Barkers Hamper for the hoomans!
We will pick a winner, and let you know before New Years

This is Genie, she loves coming in, and was very festive on her last visit

11/12/2024

🌟✨ Dive into the world of Rappaw! 🎥🐾

26/11/2024

UPDATE - Owners claimed, Thank you for the shares

We have had this lovely fella brought into Rappaw Tawa, and want to reunite him with his owners. He is a young entire male, Black and white, no collar and no microchip
Found wandering around down Main Road Tawa.
Please contact our Tawa clinic 04 232 8382

22/11/2024

Happy 25th Birthday Miss Felix.
Felix belongs to one of our vet nurses, and turned the ripe old age of 25 today. That is the equivalent of 116 years old!
Can you believe she is not the oldest cat we have on file though...... we have one other older than her, 25 years and 6 months old! Felix still thinks she is tough, and would take on any dog or cat!

20/11/2024

Congrats to the graduates of this month’s puppy preschool class! They have all come so far ❤️

Our last round of puppy preschool classes for the year start next Tuesday the 26th November and we still have some spaces available.
Your puppy must be between 8-14 weeks old and have had one vaccination prior to starting. Please contact us at Rappaw on 04 233 8057 to book in.

10/11/2024

UPDATE OWNER FOUND

🐾🐾🐾 FOUND - Please Share 🐾🐾🐾

This lovely pup has been brought into us from Elsdon, she is young, unfortunately not microchipped. She is super friendly.
Please contact Rappaw Central, Kenepuru Drive, 04 2338059
Proof of ownership will be required

04/11/2024

🎇 Essential Advice for Guy Fawkes Night 🎆
As the sale of fireworks commences, it's important to acknowledge that many pets and their owners will experience restless nights. To ensure the safety of your furry companions, we have compiled some invaluable tips.🐾💕
🐈 Safeguard your pets by keeping them indoors, even if they are accustomed to outdoor living.
🐕‍🦺 Create a secure haven by drawing the curtains and establishing a cozy retreat in a tranquil room, complete with their preferred bedding. Cats particularly appreciate a blanket or cardboard box to seek solace in.
🐰 Provide a soothing background noise, such as the television or music, to drown out the noise.
🦜 Ensure that all pets are microchipped or equipped with ID tags, as a precautionary measure in case they become frightened and attempt to flee.
🐭 Offer food, an ample supply of fresh water, and enticing treats to divert their attention, or perhaps introduce a new toy. Additionally, ensure that your cat has access to a clean litter tray.
🐀 Let's not overlook our pocket pets, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, and other small creatures. Relocate their hutches to the garage or spare room, providing them with extra bedding to seek refuge under. Covering their hutch with a duvet can help muffle the noise.
❤️ Above all, be your pet's ultimate comfort during times of stress and praising their composed behavior. They rely on you. 🥰
🚨 If you plan on setting off fireworks, we implore you to be considerate of all animals. 🙏🥺

01/11/2024

HAPPY FRIDAY 😊

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01/11/2024

🐕🐕🐕 Please Share FOUND PUPPY 🐕🐕🐕
We have a temporary assistant who needs to find his home. Was running around main road / the drive in tawa from 11am, approximately 7-9 months, no microchip.
He is at Rappaw Tawa Ph 04 2328382

Now with Animal Control in Porirua - please contact them for further help

23/10/2024

Meet Ponyo, the Axolotl
Ponyo came in to our clinic earlier in the week for a leg amputation. Unfortunately Ponyo's tank mate thought that her leg was a tasty treat (as he is blind) and had a wee chomp. This resulted in us having to take the leg off so it is clean.
Did you know that Axolotl's grow back their limbs? This means at it will not affect her, and she will grow a new leg in its place! These cute little amphibians will grow to be up to 30cm long and will generally live 10 to 12 years in captivity

21/10/2024

***** We will be Closed Labor Day *****
Just a reminder all our Clinics will be closed on Monday 28th to give all our staff a well deserved day off.
Please check you have enough food and medications to last the extended weekend., call or email one of our clinics to prepare it in advance, so you don't miss out.
If you require urgent vet assistance, please contact the Wellington After Hours Vet Clinic on 04 4737545.

22/09/2024