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Locality: Jindalee

Phone: +61 7 2104 9499

Address: Shop 1, 62 Looranah Street, Jindalee 4074 4074 Jindalee, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.unusualpetvets.com.au/

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23.01.2022 Happy Australia day weekend. Welcome to the world this beautiful, newly hatched Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) (one of many recent hatchlings). At the front of the beak, the small white protrustion is the egg tooth (or caruncle). This is used to slice the egg from the inside, allowing the turtle to emerge. The Mary River Turtle is listed as the number two most endangered turtle species in Australia and is within the top 25 endangered turtle species in the world.

21.01.2022 The herps have been let out of the bag . HerpVet is joining The Unusual Pet Vets . We will be slithering just down the road into our brand new exotics only practice, located in Jindalee. I am jumping out of my shell with excitement. We will keep you posted with updates during the coming weeks. If you haven’t already, hop over and like The Unusual Pet Vets. They post some amazing cases and educational content.

19.01.2022 Happy and safe holidays from all of us here at HerpVet.

09.01.2022 Exciting positions available at our new dedicated exotics practice, Unusual Pet Vets Jindalee!! See below for all details but we are looking for a part time exotics Veterinarian, 2 full time qualified nurses and 1 part time qualified veterinary nurse to complete are team.

07.01.2022 This is a very serious condition for our local reptiles but also has potential to have more wide spread effects. Please have a read through the linked paper and report any sightings so they can be investigated. This is also a problem in our captive reptiles and is a devastating condition. The lesions spread rapidly is difficult to control and often has dire consequences.

07.01.2022 Happy world snake day!! We would love to see your favourite snake photos both at home and in the field

04.01.2022 Meet Sunny, the beautiful little Inland Bearded Dragon. Sunny’s story is a long one but an important one. Earlier this year, Sunny presented to us when she became paralysed in the back legs. She was hardly mobile, unable to support her weight and would flip over on her back when she tried to move. After going through her husbandry and diet, it was determined that she may be suffering from a condition known as metastatic calcification which was due to excess dietary vitamin ...D3 supplementation. This had resulted in chronically elevated ionised calcium levels and calcification of her joints (knees, toes, spine) and even some of her muscles (it can also cause mineralisation of blood vessels, lungs , kidneys and other tissues). Mineralisation of her back legs can be seen on the radiograph below. In addition, she was gravid with a large number of eggs and in her state, was unlikely to pass them naturally. It was elected to stabilise her over the following days after which point she had her reproductive tract and eggs removed. The decision to take her to surgery was a difficult one as she was still going to have her leg and spine issues after the procedure. We needed to make sure her quality of life was going to be ok before going ahead with surgery. This involved ensuring she was not in pain and was going to live a relatively normal life. It was decided to give her a helping hand in her mobility with the aim of helping improve her front leg strength, and to support her body. A wheelchair was devised to reduce the drag on her back legs and to allow her to move freely. She was able to run and eat and after a few revisions the end results can be seen. She was also put on pain killers and was monitored to watch her behaviour. It was night and day. Aside from the back legs not moving, you would not know there was anything wrong with her. It is now a few months later and she is no longer using the chair but is getting around well and regaining some use of her back legs. Her enclosure has had to be modified and she’s getting plenty of outside time to soak up the natural UVB. We will watch her progress over the coming months but very glad to see her on the mend. In this case, the condition was a result of frequent supplementation with a combined Calcium and D3 supplement. Although Vitamin D3 is required for the adequate absorption of calcium, in reptiles, when given at excessive dietary levels (what those levels are for different species still require more research), can lead to certain disease states. It appears that using specifically designed reptile light bulbs to supply UVB and taking advantage of natural sunlight is a safer way to achieve adequate levels of D3. Careful use of supplementation is still advisable but should be discussed with your reptile veterinarian to ensure they are used appropriately.