Keep up-to date with updates from our vet team at Sarina Veterinary Surgery. With seasonal tips and helpful info,
our blog is designed to help you go the extra step when looking after your pet.
As pet owners, we always strive to provide the best care for our furry companions, ensuring their health and happiness. However, dogs can suffer from various health issues; one common concern is bloat, also known as gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV). In this blog, we’ll explore the causes, symptoms and treatment options
It’s Easter! For most people that means chocolate! Unfortunately, our canine companions also like the taste of chocolate which can make them very sick and even be deadly for them. Signs of chocolate toxicity can include the following symptoms:⦁ Vomiting⦁ Diarrhoea⦁ Hyper-excitability⦁ Tremors⦁ Rigid muscles⦁ Rapid breathing⦁ Increased heart rate⦁
With the wet weather around at the moment, we have seen an increase in the amount of dogs affected by intestinal worms. In particular, hookworms are taking their toll with quite a few fatalities in young puppies. Signs of HookwormsThe life cycle of hookworms is relatively short, meaning a puppy
Heat stroke, or heat stress, is not something to be taken lightly. This can be a life threatening condition and unfortunately, in our tropical climate, it is something we see too often. When your pet’s core body temperature becomes too high, it can cause massive damage and even lead to
There are many myths floating around social media about Parvovirus at the moment, we thought we would try and dispel a few. 1. Parvo is in the soil for 10 years – wrong. ⦁ Parvo is deactivated by sunlight if contaminated items are left in direct sunlight for 24 hours. This will
With the colder weather comes paralysis tick season. These ticks are carried into our yards by native animals, which are not really affected by them. However, our dogs and cats are. Signs of paralysis tick envenomation⦁ Wobbly back legs/unable to get up⦁ Retching/vomiting⦁ Trouble breathing What to do if you find a
Exciting News! We have been recommending the use of Comfortis for flea control in dogs for a couple of years now. It is a once monthly, palatable tablet that kills fleas within 3 hours of being bitten. We have had great success with it, and all members of staff use
We have recently been involved in the production of a short video on rural vets for ABC OPEN. Many thanks to Laurie Ann King for her amazing efforts in putting this together. https://open.abc.net.au/posts/puppies-bullets-brown-snakes-96lu7zx
From Bec, Steph and all our dedicated staff, we wish all our clients and pets a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Remember this time of year is very festive and we all have leftovers. Please be careful with leftover ham, every year we have patients with pancreatitis from eating
For the month of August (2013) we admitted 8 animals with snakebites. Most of these have been Eastern Browns, although we have also had a Whip snake and unfortunately, 1 Taipan fatality. If your pet has killed the snake, make sure you bring the snake and your pet as quickly as possible to be treated.
