Dr Kathy Fearnside - Avian Vet, Small Animals and Exotics Vet

29/04/2026

🩺Happy World Veterinary Day to our fantastic vets!! 🩺

This week we celebrate world veterinary day. We are so grateful for everything they do, from routine checkups to lifesaving care, your kindness, skill, and patience mean the world to us. Thank you for being there when it matters most.

Thank you for the comfort, reassurance, and second chances you give every day—we appreciate you more than words can say.

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful vets—Dr Sandy, Dr Kathy, Dr Ingrid, and Dr Lily—for your constant care, compassion, and dedication. We’re also so grateful to Dr Tevya and Dr Nick for stepping in and supporting us! 🩺🐾🦜🐈‍⬛🐶🐔🐩🐇

25/03/2026

Miss Pudge is a very lucky pigeon. She has a very dedicated family who love her so much.

Pudge presented with an extremely bulging tummy which required further investigation.

It became apparent that surgery was Pudge’s only option to have a chance of a continued life with her serious illness. Pudge had a massive surgery which ended up being 4 large surgeries in one:

1. Egg peritonitis surgical resection
2. Salpingectomy
3. Cloacopexy
4. Abdominal hernia repair

Pudge had an amazing recovery and was feeling so much better quite quickly. Pudge has been very spoilt the last few months and is looking forward to a long, happy life. 🐦❤️ 🩺

09/12/2025

Isn’t Alfred the cutest little boy? He is eating all his greens and loves them! Alfred knows how important it is to have a balanced diet which includes daily fresh vegetables 🥦🥬🌶️🥕🌽🥒🫑

09/10/2025

Happy Vet Nurse Day to our amazing nurses!! 🦜🐓🦚🐰

Happy Vet Nurse Day to our amazing nurses!! 🐶🐰🐔🐈🦜🐁🐾

A team we are so lucky too have! From taking dental X-rays, cleaning teeth, sweeping and mopping, monitoring anaesthetics, endless laundry and answering emails and phone calls, the love and care shown to every patient! We simply could not do it without you!

Feel free to drop a message below for our nurses 💕🥳

17/09/2025

Avian Wellness Month at Galston Veterinary Clinic (October) 🐦🦆🦜🐓🪿

Birds are masters of disguise. 🥸🦜They hide signs of illness until they are very sick. Dr Kathy & Dr Valerie have seen several birds this year who presented 'well' but when they had their blood tested, it was found that they had were actually quite unwell. 🤒🐦😟Blood tests can allow us to identify a problem before it becomes serious.

Our Wellness Month aims to target any of our 'healthy' birds coming in for a complete health check, full blood screen and faecal test all at a discounted package price. 🩺💉🩸💩 Not only do they get 25% off the usual cost 💸, your pet will also get a small goody bag to go home with. We plan to utilise this month to aid our regular clients in gaining a baseline health profile of their feathered friends, improving proactive monitoring of any ongoing disease or even detecting any potentially new underlying illnesses. 🦜🐓🦆🐦

Call the clinic 02 9653 1622 to make your appointment for Avian Wellness Month.

Please note that this promotion is NOT for actively sick birds or for new client bird health checks as these require a longer consultation.

21/08/2025

Yoshi came in for his annual health check as he knows how important it is. He was such a photogenic little guy and showed off his good looks 🦜🖤💛🧡🤍💚

26/04/2025

🩺 World Veterinary Day 🩺

Happy World Vet day to our amazing Vets!! We can’t thank you enough for all that you do in keeping our furry and feathered family members in tip top shape all year round!! 🩺🐰🦜🐓🐈🐶🦆🐭

Feel free to thank our vets in the comments below 💕

25/03/2025

You might know that ducks can get botulism but you may not know they can get treated if they are presented early enough to an avian veterinarian.

Meet Rain and Puddles, 🦆 🦆 who got their bills into something they should not have. With a very dedicated owner the girls spent a few days in intensive care on intravenous fluids and other supportive care. 👩🏼‍⚕️ They have made a full recovery and are now home trying to keep out of trouble. 😃🩺

11/02/2025

6 months ago Georgie was a very unwell little budgie. She needed to have a big surgery for a large hernia and 3 rotten eggs stuck in her uterus. Dr Kathy performed a Salpingectomy (removed her uterus) and hernia repair. She is so happy with life now. 💚💛

11/12/2024

Pretty in pink 🩷

Chelsea and Eggie the Pink cockatoo (also known as Major Mitchell) were matching in their pink colours 🎀