Southern Tablelands Veterinary Hospital

Update on Ehrlichiosis

OSKY — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:55:30 +0000

You may have seen Ehrlichiosis making headlines in the news recently so here is a little bit of info about the disease!

Ehrlichiosis is a disease dogs can get from the brown dog tick. The severity of the disease varies and common symptoms are fever, anaemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia (low blood platelets) and jaundice. Ehrlichiosis is unlikely to establish in places like Goulburn as its too humid and too cold therefore the disease is only a concern in dogs that have recently been in far north WA or NT. We recommend covering your dogs with a tick treatment such as Bravecto or Nexguard, especially if they are hunting dogs.

If you are concerned or to discuss the best parasite prevention for your pets please phone us on 4821 1966.

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Kitten Adoption!

OSKY — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:16:17 +0000

UPDATE: ALL SEVEN KITTENS HAVE FOUND LOVING HOMES! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW FURRY FRIEND PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

We have SEVEN gorgeous kittens looking for their forever homes. We currently have 3 males and 4 females available for viewing and adoption. For more information or if you wish to meet these gorgeous babies please phone us on 4821 1966.

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Having a Quail of a time!

OSKY — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:34:29 +0000

This gorgeous little bird was bought into us here at Southern Tablelands Vet Hospital when some holidaymakers found him waddling around the McDonald’s car park at Sutton Forrest with a sore leg. Dr Lucy gave this little guy a thorough health check and found he was in great nick and had faith the sore leg would heal over time! Practice Manager and Senior Nurse Katrina volunteered to care for the bird until we could either reunite him with his owners or find him a new place to live. Two weeks later the leg had healed really well so we posted a photo of him to our Facebook page and that afternoon we had found his owners! Although they were hesitant to believe the bird could have travelled 20km, a yellow tag on his leg proved that he in fact had had quite the holiday himself!

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Merry Christmas from the STVH Team! Our Hours.

OSKY — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:01:50 +0000

We would like to wish all of our amazing clientele a beautiful and most importantly, safe Christmas and New Year! Although the festive season this year is going to look like no other we do hope everyone is able to find some joy and festive cheer to see out 2020.

It has been a HUGE year here at STVH and 2021 is shaping up to be just as exciting. At the beginning of 2020 we welcomed the new owners of the hospital Dr. Amanda Craig and her husband Richard Dowsett. Both Mandy and Richard have taken all the challenges 2020 has thrown at them and run with it, whilst at the same time expanding the team at STVH and welcoming many new clients and furry friends.

Here at STVH we are so excited to be welcoming some new faces to the team in 2021 and to continue caring for your furry friends as if they were our own!

OPENING HOURS OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON:

Christmas Eve (24/12) 8am-2pm

Christmas Day (25/12) CLOSED

Boxing Day (26/12) CLOSED

Sunday (27/12) CLOSED

Monday (28/12) 9am-12pm

New Year’s Day (1/1) CLOSED

A limited after-hours service will be available. Please call 02 4821 1966 and have a pen ready to take down the details of the after-hours vet.

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Snake Season Has Well and Truly Begun!

OSKY — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 10:14:00 +0000

After being found collapsed on his owner’s front door step, Charlie presented to us on 4th September as an After Hours Emergency. Charlie was unable to use his back legs and was hypothermic (very low body temperature). It was initially suspected that Charlie had either been hit by a car or had some form of toxicity. Bloods were run and they showed that Charlie was dehydrated and had an extremely elevated CK level. An elevated CK level is typically associated with snake bites but also from trauma if there has been muscle damage.

Charlie was placed on IV fluids and we started to warm his body temperature using heating pads and heated saline bags. We took radiographs of Charlie’s abdomen and chest and there were no signs of trauma or fractures/dislocations to his spine or pelvis. After further discussion with Charlie’s owners regarding the elevated CK level they elected for us to administer Padula Tiger-brownantivenom.

After being on fluids overnight and monitored in hospital Charlie began to show signs of improvement! During a visit with his owners on 5th September we observed Charlie walking around the room normally and interacting like his normal self. We sent Charlie home that day and then saw him for a recheck on 12th September. Charlie’s owners were pleased to inform us that he was back to his normal self.

Please be very vigilant with your pets this snake season! If you notice any unusual behaviour from your pet give us a call on 4821 1966 or pop up to the hospital in cases of emergency.

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Two of Dini’s Nine Lives Lost to Gunshot Wounds

OSKY — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:00:02 +0000

Dini presented to us on 24th August. He had been found after he’d been missing for some time and appeared to have either been hit by a car or possibly sustained a gunshot wound.

Dini was breathing rapidly, unable to stand on his right front leg and had a nasty open wound on the same leg. With a closer look to that right front leg it appeared crumbled and to not have normal function upon palpation with multiple piece fractures.

After taking radiographs of Dini it was clear gunshot pellets have caused a multi-fragment fracture of the right mid shaft humerous. It was clear that Dini needed to have surgery to amputate the leg. This had actually been the second time in his life that Dini had suffered gunshot wounds!

Dini was given pain relief, placed on IV fluids and we helped to raise his body temperature with heat pads and warmed saline bags to allow him to become stable for surgery the next day.

The next day Dini was assessed and cleared for surgery. Dr Graeme Collins (our regular locum and orthopaedic wizard) carried out the forelimb amputation of the right front leg at the level of the shoulder point. Dr Collins debrided the damaged muscle and sutured the skin closed.

Dini recovered really well! The day after the surgery the wound looked great and Dini was comfortable so we sent him home to rest and recover.

10 Days post-surgery Dini returned to STVH for a recheck and suture removal. The wound had healed great and Dini was adapting quickly to the amputation.

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COVID-19 UPDATE

OSKY — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:13:20 +0000

Southern Tablelands Veterinary Hospital remains open as an essential service. To ensure the continuity of care for your beloved pets, please remain within 1.5m distance from other customers and STVH staff. We have hand sanitiser available for everyone to use and we ask that you follow safe hygiene practices such as hand washing and coughing or sneezing into your elbow.

Please DO NOT enter STVH if:

You have been in contact with a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19
Are feeling unwell
Have been overseas in the last 14 days

Consultations by Appointment ONLY

In the case of an emergency please make your way to the hospital and phone us 02 4821 1966 so we can prepare for your arrival.

Our After Hours service is still available. Phone 02 4821 1966 before making your way to the hospital.

Making an Appointment

Please call us on 02 4821 1966 to make an appointment for your pet to see a Veterinarian between the hours 8am-6pm.

ONE PERSON can accompany your pet into our waiting area and consultation room. We understand that other family members way wish to be involved and we are more than happy to dial them into the consultation.
We do have a capacity limit within the waiting room. If we reach capacity you may be asked to wait outside in your car until the Vet is ready to see you.
If a family member or friend is bringing in your pet please advise us upon making the appointment.
You DO NOT need an appointment to purchase food or medication however please wait outside the door and a Nurse will let you in.

For more information regarding STVH practices and policies regarding COVID-19 please phone us on 02 4821 1966.

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