Walwa Vet Practice in Walwa, Victoria | Veterinary surgeon

Walwa Vet Practice

Locality: Walwa, Victoria

Phone: +61 2 6037 1399

Address: 45 Main Street 3709 Walwa, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.localvet.com.au/Walwa

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25.01.2022 ‘Tom’ the kookaburra was rescued and delivered to us last week. As you can see he’s feeling right at home!

23.01.2022 Victoria Hocking I am a fourth year vet student from CSU Wagga Wagga. I am from a farming area called Kamarooka, located 30min from bendigo VIC. I have always had a passion for animal medicine so becoming a veterinarian was an easy career choice. I have grown up and live on a property with approximately 2500 acres, Murray grey beef cattle, fine wool merinos as well as a cropping enterprise.... I came to do placement at Walwa as some local family friends highly recommend getting some experience at the Walwa clinic, particularly because of my interest in large animal medicine. The experience with Dave, Sarah and Rory has been amazing so far and very hands on. I can highly recommend this clinic to anyone. Victoria is pictured with Suffolk Punch gelding and his name is Nash (Britain's oldest native endangered breed) The breed is called "Punch" due to its compact and powerful appearance

23.01.2022 Yesterday 11th of March the Clarke family were fortunate to welcome the arrival of a new family member. He is a beautiful chocolate brown alpaca (cria) born to Henrietta and Shaggy. This was an unplanned event, but no complaints about the new baby. The parents were rescued a few years ago from different places across the state. ... The pregnancy seemed to be the world record for longest pregnancy ever, but looking at this very healthy and active little boy has made it worthwhile. They would like to thank the wonderful team at Walwa Vet Practice, for their help and support throughout this time and sharing our learning journey, and we in turn are happy to be a part of it.

20.01.2022 We are very pleased to welcome home vet Renee who has been working in Dave’s practice in Tennant Creek and surrounding communities for the past 5 months. Renee is a joy to be around, thanks to her bright and bubbly personality, dedication to her profession and great sense of humour. Welcome back!

19.01.2022 Was a great weekend to catch up with this crew. What an amazing team we make. Absent Rory, Wendy & Trudi. Lets finish the rest of the year with a bang . Merry Christmas all

19.01.2022 Wishing Suzie Vinge a very Happy Birthday Wishing Suzie Vinge a very Happy Birthday

19.01.2022 In support of "Jersey Day" we will be wearing our favourite sporting jersey tomorrow What about you?

18.01.2022 With some extra days off and lovely weather, this is a lovely time of year to enjoy the outdoors with your pets. We hope all our Walwa Vet/Tumba Vet clients and their pets have a safe and happy Easter break. Although tempting please do not treat your dog chocolate. Why ? Chocolate contains cocoa, and cocoa contains the compound theobromine. Theobromine is toxic to dogs and other pets at certain doses. Chocolate poisoning is a problem that occurs mainly in dogs but also occurs occasionally in cats or other animals. It is important not to give your pets any chocolate and to ensure they cannot accidentally access any of your chocolate supplies, especially over Easter!

18.01.2022 A client recently sent this as a private message but I think it needs to be talked about openly. I feel very lucky to have the support of a wonderful family, professional team and the best clients a Vet could ask for. Unfortunately suicide in our profession is a huge issue. Please think before you speak, everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about

17.01.2022 Today is #InternationalDayofVeterinaryMedicine. Did you know there are more female than male vets in Australia?

17.01.2022 Wishing our Vet Nurse Wendy a Happy Birthday for yesterday. Enjoyed celebrating it with you today. Your an absolute LEGEND

15.01.2022 This very cute little one came to visit today! She has unfortunately broken her pelvis in a couple of places but should make a full recovery in time

14.01.2022 SNAKES As the weather warms up, so do Australia's snakes. This is a reminder for all pet owners to take precautions. ... Signs of snakebite can be subtle at first, and can progress with devastating rapidity to complete paralysis and an inability to breathe, which is the most common cause of death in dogs and cats. Additionally, snake venom may stop the blood clotting, causing internal bleeding, and with Tiger snakebites severe muscle damage also occurs. If you see your pet in close contact with a snake it is important that you take your pet to the vet immediately. Ring ahead and inform them of a potential snakebite. If you can, carry your dog to the car, as activity hastens the signs of envenomation. Do not take a wait and see approach, and don't waste time looking for the bite as it is rare to be able to find the bite in dogs and cats. If your pet has been playing with, or near, a snake and suddenly vomits, loses control of its bowels, collapses or has unusual breathing, salivating, dilated pupils, unsteady gait or weakness, and then appears to recover, it is highly likely to have received a potentially lethal bite, and will require treatment. If you can identify the snake, notify practice. However, DO NOT attempt to kill or catch live snakes (which are protected species). If your pet stops breathing en route to a veterinarian, you can give mouth to nose breathing to help keep them alive. Australia is lucky to have the best antivenine in the world and with intensive care, most dogs and cats bitten by snakes will survive and live a normal life.

14.01.2022 Watch this space...

13.01.2022 CORONAVIRUS and ANIMALS We are frequently fielding client queries about coronavirus in animals and would like to give a bit of an update on the currently availa...ble information. The situation regarding animals and coronavirus is complicated, and much is still unknown. The SARS-Cov-2 virus may have originated in animals (likely bats), however COVID-19 in its current form is almost exclusively a human disease, transmitted from human to human. Pets, particularly cats, may become infected with SARS-Cov-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19), but animals are unlikely to be a major source of infection to humans. Your main risk by far is from other people. Human COVID-19 patients may transmit the virus to cats via close contact, and cats may transmit it to other cats. But there are no known cases where an infected cat has passed it onto a human. The take home messages are: 1. If you are unwell with respiratory symptoms, stay away from animals in the same way you would distance yourself from other people. 2. Social distancing applies to animals as well as people. Keep your cats indoors (or in an outdoor cat enclosure) 24/7. Don’t allow your dog to have contact with any others outside your household. 3. Your own pet poses virtually no risk to you. If your pet becomes infected, they have almost certainly got it from your family, rather than the other way around. Further detailed and reliable information on coronavirus and animals is available on this wonderful, frequently updated veterinary epidemiology blog: wormsandgermsblog.com

11.01.2022 Valued clients, Dr Rory Burton will be leaving the Tumbarumba and Walwa vet practice after years of providing a dedicated service. Rory has been part of the practice since 2015 providing services for both Small and Large animals. He has serviced both Walwa and Tumbarumba. ... Please join us on Sunday March 28th Tumbarumba Hotel (middle pub) within the hours of 4:00pm - 7:00pm in expressing best wishes for their future. Rory Burton will be attending a private dinner at 7pm with staff and family afterwards. During the hours of 4-6pm the pub will be having happy hour, raffles, free pool & music Larissa will have a book where cleints can express their gratitude and offer their well wishes. We will notify our clients of the staff changes in the coming days. Thank you. WVP

07.01.2022 Today, Walwa Vets farewelled our Mrs Peabody, the clinic cat. She'd reached the grand old age of 18, almost all of which she spent in her realm of the clinic. She hardly ever went more than a house block away, yet she guarded her territory stoically. Mrs P was afraid of no canine patient, and, inexplicably, she had them all bluffed. She'd saunter past any of en route to a door, her favoured chair, sunshine, or food bowl, which was never allowed to be empty. Mrs Peabody was r...elatively low maintenance, satisfied with the convenient dry cat food and odd treat, until in her old age she'd only eat wet food. In spite of the lack of veterinary attention, her teeth remained sound, and she never had any serious illness. She was always just 'there'. In her prime, she probably carried a little too much fat, with flank folds which swung provocatively as she strolled to wherever it was she wanted to go. The name came when, as a young cat, she entered the clinic with cobwebs on her face and whiskers. The nurse exclaimed "Oh, hello, Mrs Peabody". I'm not sure why, but there was a Hitchcock movie character with that name, and, whilst I can picture a prim old lady in a room full of cobwebs, I've never sought the evidence to support the association. Regardless, the name seemed apt, and remained. She was self-assured. A pat in the wrong place could elicit a hiss and rapid strike of class. But, we respectfully put up with her dominance of her court. Mrs P wasn't the most beautiful or attractively marked cat, a plain tabby, yet she had magnificence about her. We all feel our animal companions are the most elegant, intelligent, endearing, or cutest, cleverest and funniest. And , for us, it's true. We appreciate their presence and mourn their absence. If we are fortunate enough to have their company until old age, they mark a couple of decades of our own life,the good times and bad. They're a constancy through the loss and gain of our family and loved ones. Sometimes they're our sole companion, and their departure leaves a great emptiness. As humans we seem to need the presence of animals in our lives. If they enter, were responsible for them, and part of that responsibility is deciding when we should let them go. We'd known for months that Mrs Peabody would need putting to sleep. She'd rather suddenly become old and thin and crotchety. She slept a lot more, yet still went for a wander each day. This morning she remained curled on her chair, didn't lift her head for a pat. Mrs P was ready for the long sleep See more

05.01.2022 Borrowed from our friends at Warby Street Vets. Thank you to all our wonderful clients for adhering to our current clinic restrictions. Let’s all help one another to get through this difficult time as easily as possible!

05.01.2022 Today we celebrated the birthday of our "one and only" Renee. Hope the day was as special as you.

03.01.2022 It's good to have Kelsey back at the practice up north.