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Family Vet Centre will be CLOSED at both the Albury and Wodonga clinics for ANZAC Day. A vet will be available for emergencies if required. Call 0260412522 or 0260564400 and follow the prompts. Normal operating hours will resume from 8am tomorrow morning.
Lest we forget.
Happy World Vet Day! Today we raise a paw, claw or hoof to say thank you to the lovely people who dedicate their lives to the health and well-being of the animals on this planet 🌏
You all do such an amazing job! 💞💞💞
Thank you to all the staff at family vet center. You are all amazing!!
Thank you very much for the hard work you all do over at Family Vet Centre! :D
Thank you to all Family Vet Centre 💜💜💜💜
Don’t forget to check your Kitty Thermometer tonight 😺 Curl up and stay warm :)❤ 😹 💛 Tee Hee!
#funny #cats #lovecats #rescuecats #helpcats
Gordon
We often see pets who have nibbled on something they shouldn't. This great little picture summarises 12 of the most common poisonous indoor and outdoor plants that we see causing intoxication.
An extensive list of toxic and non-toxic plants, can be found on the ASPCA website at www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants?plant_toxicity=toxic-to-dogs.
Hoppy Easter every-bunny! 🐣
Happy Easter Family Vet Centre - I hope you’ve all had a restful weekend!
Easter is almost upon us! Whilst you’re enjoying a hot cross bun or chocolate egg, please remember:
❌ All kinds of chocolate contain an ingredient called theobromine, that is toxic to pets. Chocolate toxicity can cause a wide range of problems, with severe cases causing seizures, heart issues and even death. Remember: the more bitter the chocolate, the higher the risk of toxicity.
❌ Most hot cross buns also contain sultanas, raisins or currants which are all toxic to dogs and can lead to kidney failure.
If you are concerned your pet has consumed either food, please contact your veterinarian immediately.
Gosh I had never heard about the sultanas 😳
We see many cats with toileting issues on a weekly basis 🚽 Did you know that approximately 2/3rd of cats with lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) do not have an obvious underlying cause? These cats are diagnosed, after eliminating all other possible causes of FLUTD, with a disease known as Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC).
🐈 Cats with FIC are often triggered by stressful events. These poor kitties cannot handle stress as a normal cat would and their stress is magnified 🔎 by abnormal stress hormone regulation. As a result the protective layer of the bladder becomes leaky, the bladder is directly exposed to urine and subsequently becomes inflamed!
Multimodal management strategies are super important in these cats as medical treatment alone will not solve the problem. The principles include:
🐱 increasing water intake,
🐱 enriching cats environments to relieve stress, boredom and reduce weight, and
🐱 giving cats some control over the environment in which they live.
In brief, we attempt to do this by making changes to:
🐱 Diet - increasing the quantity of wet food in the diet & encouraging multiple small meals daily (mimicking outdoor cats) to manage weight & relieve boredom by using food puzzles.
🐱 Water - providing multiple clean, shallow, wide water bowls or water fountains to encourage drinking.
🐱 Space - providing adequate safe spaces on various levels to sleep, rest, scratch, climb & hide.
🐱 Play - short bursts (eg 5 mins) a few times a day using a variety of cat toys to encourage exercise & relieve boredom.
🐱 Litter trays - provide 1 tray per cat (plus 1 extra) in quiet locations with preferably unscented clumping litter which is cleaned at least daily and replaced regularly.
🐱 Reducing inter-cat conflict! This is very important in multi-cat households and may be obvious or subtle. Cats experiencing conflict need separate sets of resources (food, water bowls and litter trays) to allow the cats to avoid each other, reduce stress and improve their perception of safety. If you are unable to supervise, it is best to leave the threatened cat in its own safe haven (eg. separate room) with its own resources.
Is putting them on the deck for outdoor time okay? He was hit by a car last year so we don’t like him going outside at all, but saw this could cause stress.
Precious 14 week old Rosie was zipped into the Albury clinic yesterday for an acute onset hindlimb lameness. She was out having a lovely walk with both her Mum and Grandma when she gave a yelp and could no longer put wait on her right hindlimb.
A thorough examination revealed a bee sting 🐝 hidden in all of the fluff on one of poor Rosie's toes (pictured below) - ouch!!! Rosie was much happier once it was removed and she received some medication for the sting. 🥰
Aww poor baby Rosie! Glad she's feeling better now.
Poor little fluff, so painful.
Poor puppy! We need bees, but they sure do sting when they get us!
Just one of the many wildlife cases treated in the last few weeks. So rewarding when we hear of another successful release.
Thankyou to the amazing wildlife carers that continue these magnificent creatures on their journey of recovery!
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Albury Clinic
243 Borella Rd, Albury | P: (02) 6041 2522
Wodonga Clinic
75A Thomas Mitchell Drive, Wodonga | P: (02) 6056 4400
Boarding
75B Thomas Mitchell Drive Wodonga | P: (02) 6024 1723
