Uralla Vet Clinic in Uralla, New South Wales | Veterinary surgeon

Uralla Vet Clinic

Locality: Uralla, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6778 3133

Address: 116 Bridge St 2358 Uralla, NSW, Australia

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

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23.01.2022 Happy vet nurses day to our wonderful nurses, Vicki, Annette, Connie and Ariel! So much of what our nurses do is not seen by our clients, and this diagram doesn't even come close either! Our nurses are all highly skilled, caring and passionate about caring for animals and their families. We are very thankful for all they do, and could not function without them

19.01.2022 Hooray for microchips! This sweet girl was found far from home last night after a misadventure. Her owner when he realised she was gone travelled over 500 km looking for her and was very relieved when he was tracked down via her microchip Microchipping your working dogs is very important, even, and especially, when you live out of town

19.01.2022 ATTENTION CAT OWNERS and owners of restricted breed/declared dangerous dogs. The NSW Government is introducing annual permits for non-desexed cats and restricted and dangerous dogs as part of its commitment to promoting responsible pet ownership and improving animal welfare standards. What this means for you:... All cats (and dogs) within NSW are required to be lifetime registered by 6 months of age. This has been the case for a number of years now. NOW, all cats within NSW are required to be desexed BY 4 months of age, or owners will be required to pay an $80 yearly fee on top of their lifetime registration. Exemptions to this fee can be given if you register your cat before July 1st 2020, there are medical reasons why your cat can't be desexed or if you are a member of a registered breeding body. You can register your cat online at http://www.petregistry.nsw.gov.au/ or through Uralla Council. The reasons for these changes are to help improve the health and well-being of cats and also to ease the burden on pounds and shelters, reduce euthanasia rates, and help to address concerns about feral, stray and roaming cats and their effect on wildlife. From 1 July 2020 owners of dogs of a restricted breed or formally declared to be dangerous will be required to pay a $195 annual permit in addition to their one-off lifetime pet registration fee. This will serve as a further disincentive to owning high-risk dogs and encourage owners to better manage the behaviour of their animal. Please read the below link for more information https://www.olg.nsw.gov.au//nsw-pet-regist/annual-permits/

19.01.2022 Found: female dog. White and tan, very friendly. Has a microchip but we are unable to access the details. Please give us a call on 6778 3133 if this dog belongs to you.

13.01.2022 UPDATE - owner has been found This older kelpie has wandered from home and is unwell. He is tucked up in bed with some hotties and has had a good meal. He is comfortable and happy for tonight, but we need to find his owners. Please call us on 6778 3133 in the morning if this old chap belongs to you. He isn't microchipped

13.01.2022 Update: Owner found :) Found: castrated male Jack Russell. Was picked up 23km out Bundara Rd from Uralla. Very friendly and wearing a black collar. Please phone us on 6778 3133 and speak to the on-call vet if you think he belongs to you.

11.01.2022 Here at Uralla Vet Clinic we are very serious about protecting our clients and our staff from the spread of the COVID 19 virus. We all know and love people who are more vulnerable and at particular risk of this virus. We ask that if you are in quarantine or isolation because you are awaiting COVID tests (or you have been in contact with someone who is), have been overseas or are showing symptoms that you tell us over the phone before any of our staff see you. If we are aware ...of the situation we can discuss the best way to help you. By being notified we can use appropriate PPE when helping you and take additional steps to ensure the safety of all concerned. If we are not told these things you are potentially breaching current legislation and unnecessarily putting people's lives at risk. Help us to help you. We are also doing home deliveries for all in town repeat medications and food, and we are offering home pickups of patients belonging to at risk individuals. Stay well and look after yourselves

11.01.2022 We have been seeing a large number of horses recently suffering from laminitis. The wonderful Spring we have been having, means we have an abundance of grasses high in sugars and this is resulting in in an increase in the numbers of horses suffering from laminitis. Laminitis means an inflammation of the internal structures of the hoof (the laminae) that attach the hoof wall to the pedal bone inside the hoof. It is a very painful condition and is potentially life threatening ...and needs prompt veterinary treatment. Laminitis can be caused by 3 broad groups of causes: 1. Hormonal/metabolic causes (Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS)/Cushings) 2. As a result of systemic inflammation (eg after retained afterbirth, septicaemia or grain or carbohydrate overload). 3. Supporting limb lameness (this an happen when there is a severe non weight bearing injury in one leg, laminitis can arise in the diagonally opposite leg, or one of the other supporting limbs). Many of the horses we are seeing have an underlying hormone issue such as insulin resistance (associated with EMS) and/or Cushings which means they are less able to cope with the high sugar levels we are seeing in our lush pastures. Testing for these conditions means we are better able to treat and prevent laminitis. This video gives valuable information on emergency treatments and ways of preventing laminitis https://youtu.be/c8t4TGyRvqs

10.01.2022 We’re currently experiencing some difficultly with our phones. If you’re unable to reach us please phone 0467 158 250We’re currently experiencing some difficultly with our phones. If you’re unable to reach us please phone 0467 158 250

07.01.2022 Fur and feathers, big and small, we see it all! This little cutie has suffered a nerve injury to her leg. We’ve made a bracing sling to try and train the muscle memory so that she will regain the ability to weight bear on the leg. With a bit of time and patience, we’re hopeful she will be able to walk and swim normally. Good luck sweetie!

06.01.2022 We are expecting babies! We have been hearing mysterious scrabbling noises inside the wall of the consult room recently. Imagining the worst, we were excited to find a pair of Crimson Rosella's have decided our air vents provide the ideal place to rear a family. We're not quite sure it's the wisest choice of a home, but we are looking forward to seeing the little chick's when they hatch out

05.01.2022 This giant of a lad had an unconventional entry into the world last night. Due to his XL status it required a bit of creative thinking to help him out of mum. We are guessing his weight to be around 80-90 kg and he already stands waist height! Both Mum and bub are doing well :)

05.01.2022 We have been seeing a number of horses suffering lameness due to thrush infections recently. Thrush is a smelly infection of the frog that is the result of hoof comformation or trimming issues or lack of exercise. It can be exacerbated by moist conditions, but it is a reflection of poor frog health. A normal frog is quite wide and fleshy, it's base should be 70% of its length. When weight is put on a healthy frog it acts as a shock absorber and expands to squeeze out any... dirt and debris. In an unhealthy hoof, or a horse that is lame or not exercised this doesn't occur and the trapped dirt then allows bacteria and yeast to multiply in the grooves and a foul smelling black discharge is produced. In severe cases the horse can become lame. To help prevent thrush, good hoof care is important, regularly cleaning out your horses hooves with a hoof pick and regular hoof trims are important to maintain the health of the frog. If your horse has thrush it is important to have their hooves cleaned out, trimmed appropriately and the infection treated. You will also need to move your horse into a clean dry area

04.01.2022 At Uralla Vet Clinic the welfare of our patients is always our priority. We do our best to ensure our patients are cared for the best we can and we work closely with our clients to this end. We will not tolerate abusive behaviour however. We have very strict legal responsibilities we must fulfil. Many of the medications we supply are schedule 4 (prescription only), this means we can only prescribe to an animal directly under our care. Much the same as you can't walk into a c...hemist and ask for antibiotics or your heart medication without a current prescription, we can't hand these medications out without having examined your animal and prescribing a medication. If we don't do this we are breaking the law and putting our vet hospital licence on the line. We want to be able to continue caring for your animals for many years to come so please don't ask us to break the law. Us examining your animal also allows us to ensure we prescribe the most effective medication and assess your animals response to treatment. Do not get upset if we do not hand prescription only medications over the counter. Our staff are doing their jobs and we will not tolerate being yelled at, sworn at, having things thrown at us, doors slammed or being hung up on. Such behaviour will mean we will no longer provide you with veterinary services.

01.01.2022 We work with all sorts of animals from cats and dogs to livestock and horses but some of our most interesting work is with wildlife. This beautiful female koala is in the care of our local WIRES team, but is going to the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie for specialist treatment. She was in for a quick visit to have some burs removed from her fur to make the trip more comfortable. Good luck little one!