The Clinic’s New Year resolution this year was to write a new blog every week. … Oops! December and January have been immensely busy here at the clinic, with many unusual and interesting animals turning up on our doorstep. The vets and nurses have all been working long hours and extra fast to keep up. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vets’
Vet life makes us sleeeeeepyyyy!
Posted in Dogs, Vet Stuff, tagged Clinic, Dogs, puppies, Pups, Veterinary, Vets on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Walter and Tilly
Posted in Dogs, Vet Stuff, tagged Abandoned, Animals, Dogs, Dumped, puppies, Rescue, Veterinary, Vets on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A few months back, a man came in to the clinic carrying a green canvas bag. It was during a real cold snap in the weather in Christchurch, and it had been raining for days. The man had found the bag behind a dumpster next to a tavern. Inside it were two very cold, very [...]
Prickly Pigs
Posted in Vet Stuff, Wildlife, tagged Animals, Gardening, Hedgehogs, Hedgies, Rehabilitation, Veterinary, Vets, Wildlife on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This year, we have been inundated with hedgehogs! We have to admit that some of us are crazy about hedgehogs (as well as everything else!) Here are a few things we have learned about hedgehogs and a few photos of our latest prickly visitors: These little creatures are harmless to humans and being nocturnal, normally [...]
Aaaggghhh! The Kittens are taking over!
Posted in Vet Stuff, tagged Animals, Cats, Cheeky, Kitten, Kittens, Mischievious, Pets, Trouble, Veterinary, Vets on May 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a visual timeline of the last 6 weeks or so! Who wants a kitten?! They are taking over! Every time the ward door is opened – a stream of mischievious kittens pours out and mahem breaks loose.
Mumma cat staying for a while!
Posted in Vet Stuff, tagged Animals, Cats, Kittens, Pets, Stray, Tabby, Veterinary, Vets on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Summer time is often a very busy and sleepless season for vets and nurses, as we spend weeks on end hand raising new babies, and orphaned or unwanted litters of the season. This summer had been reasonably quiet, until a stray tabby decided to bring a little excitement into the clinic. It was two and [...]
You gotta have a laugh
Posted in Vet Stuff, tagged Gardening, Veterinary, Vets on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just a few days ago, Annette – our head nurse came to me with a problem. She had decided to get in quick while the weather was good, and catch up on some clinic gardening. Unfortunately she only had her work uniform with her and she was bound to get a little dirty. She lives [...]
Ear Mites in Rabbits
Posted in Vet Stuff, tagged Animals, Bunny, Ear Mites, Gross!, Pets, Rabbit, Veterinary, Vets on December 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Someone asked me yesterday what was an easy, natural method to get rid of ear mites? It seems that there are many different methods suggested on the internet, but mites are very hard to get rid of, and these home remedies seldom work. It was only a few weeks ago we saw one of the [...]
Poppie’s Puppies!
Posted in Vet Stuff, tagged Animals, Boxer, Cesarian, Pets, puppies, Pups, Veterinary, Vets on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The first Cesarian at ATV. We had our first puppies born at the clinic on the 23rd September. Six beautiful Boxer puppies with big round noses and wriggly bottoms! The mother ‘Poppy’ went into labour at 1.30 in the morning, but unfortunately – after many hours of panting and only a few contractions, nothing had [...]
The Open Day
Posted in Vet Stuff, tagged Animals, Cats, Pets, Veterinary, Vets on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our official open day was held on the first Sunday after we moved – fathers day, and we had a blast! The doors were opened with a couple of speeches and the official ‘cutting of the ribbon’, and we spent a wonderful, sunny day celebrating with a glass of bubbly, children’s activities, music and competitions. [...]
You can teach a new blog old tricks!
Posted in Vet Stuff, tagged Animals, Pets, Vets on October 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This our first blog post ever! (I can now see why we chose animal care over computer science!) We have been in the new clinic for 50 days, and after rattling around in the huge building for a few weeks, we are finally finding a place for everything (and everyone) and settling in to this [...]
