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Cross Country Vets Mobile Veterinarian based in Gulargambone, NSW, 2828, providing house-call & on-farm Vet services

Our GOLDENVAL Golden Retriever litter is 7 days old now.They are ANKC pedigree papered puppies.We have one female left a...
26/04/2025

Our GOLDENVAL Golden Retriever litter is 7 days old now.
They are ANKC pedigree papered puppies.
We have one female left available 🐾

Email [email protected] if you are interested

HORSE OWNERS A recent post in a local horse group asked for recommendations on getting a horse’s teeth done. What shocke...
23/04/2025

HORSE OWNERS

A recent post in a local horse group asked for recommendations on getting a horse’s teeth done.

What shocked me was the number of people recommending “gentle” non-sedating, no-light, no-look “tooth raspers”—praised not for their skill or thoroughness, but simply for being “nice” to the horse.🤷‍♂️

Let’s be clear:
No sedation = no proper oral exam.
No still head, wide open mouth, lights & mirrors = no way to identify & show to the owner painful disease.
No records = no accountability.
And most of all—no idea what’s really going on inside that horse’s mouth.🥴

Common and painful issues like :
❌periodontal disease,
❌fractured teeth,
❌exposed pulp,
❌infundibular or peripheral caries affect up to 80% of domestic horses—but they go unnoticed and untreated because these so-called “dentals” are just quick showmanship raspings . 😢

Even worse? These “gentle & kind “operators learn how to actively avoid working on the painful areas… because the horse reacts, and that would make them look “less wonderful” 🥴 That’s not gentle—it’s cruel. 😡 And ineffective. I hear of these cases of chronic suffering by the horse being exposed when a proper exam in done on these horses - Australia wide - on a weekly basis! 😢

Meanwhile, excellent equine vets are being overlooked by many horse owners when it comes to dental care. These vets are trained, equipped, qualified, insured, skilled professionals who’ve invested heavily to provide quality dental care—often continuing education in equine dentistry on a monthly basis, yet too many horse owners still think vets are only needed for emergencies.🤷‍♂️

Here’s the truth:
😩 World wide , equine vets are leaving the profession faster than they’re entering it!
Something has to change - AND FAST!

Emergency work makes up 5% of vet practice profit… and 90% of the stress.💡
What keeps equine vet clinics sustainable is routine care work - like annual dentistry, vaccines, health checks, musculo-skeletal and podiatry work, chronic disease medical investigations, faecal egg counts, & other preventative health care.

In successful small animal veterinary practices , dentistry is 20-30% of their workload.

If we don’t support our local equine vets, they’ll close their doors.

We’ve already seen it happen in Murwillumbah, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, and Longford, Tasmania. These have been the leading equine clinics in their areas. And there was recently one famous large equine clinic in Sydney almost closed due to how much money it was LOSING every year! 😩

Here’s some perspective: Proper dental care costs the same as 1 to 1.5 cups of coffee per week, per horse.
If that’s too much to ask for your horse’s health and comfort—what does that say?

Support your local equine vet.
Not just in emergencies, but for the care your horse actually needs.

Because if you don’t?
You’ll lose them.

But while there’s such an abundance of lay persons out there illegally performing acts of veterinary science on horses, with gullible owners believing them, it is near impossible!

Cross Country Vets will be temporarily closed. We will still be available for existing clients medication requests and f...
21/04/2024

Cross Country Vets will be temporarily closed.

We will still be available for existing clients medication requests and for emergencies.

You can contact Dr Cathrine on 0404 656 949 🐶

Monday 15th April - Baradine (morning), Coonabarabran and Binnaway (afternoon) If you’d like an appointment please text ...
05/04/2024

Monday 15th April - Baradine (morning), Coonabarabran and Binnaway (afternoon)

If you’d like an appointment please text Dr Cathrine on 0404 656 949 🐴 🐶🐱

Services, but not limited to:
- Vaccinations (dog, cat, horse)
- Health checks (skin, ear, eye issues)
- Equine lameness work ups (portable X-ray and ultrasound)
- Equine dentistry
- Equine lump removals

We will be closed for the Easter long weekend as we fly up to QLD to celebrate with family. We will be returning on Thur...
28/03/2024

We will be closed for the Easter long weekend as we fly up to QLD to celebrate with family. We will be returning on Thursday 4th April.

We wish everyone a safe long weekend 🐴

16/03/2024

This little pony got the works today 🐴

- X-rays of feet to assist with corrective trimming from having a history of laminitis. This will help the farrier to provide the best trim/shoe as we can see if there has been any pedal bone rotation, thickness of the sole, and general hoof structure:

- Dental. Horses generally need their teeth done every 12 months if between the age of 6-20 yrs old. If they are younger or older they generally need a dental every 6 months. This is because horses teeth continue to grow all year round, which can cause sharp points, waves, ridges, mouth ulcers etc if not properly maintained. This requires sedation, a light and power tools. Only Veterinarians are legally allowed to sedate horses.

- Hendra, Tetanus and Strangles vaccination. This is a yearly vaccine if they have had their initial boosters.

- De-worming with Equest plus Tape.

If you’d like to book an appointment for your horse, please message Dr Cathrine on 0404 656 949

Cross Country Vets will be in Baradine & Coonabarabran tomorrow (Monday 18th March) if you need a home Vet visit.Text Dr...
16/03/2024

Cross Country Vets will be in Baradine & Coonabarabran tomorrow (Monday 18th March) if you need a home Vet visit.

Text Dr Cathrine on 0404 656 949 or message directly through Facebook

We come to you in the comfort of your own home 🏠 Monday: Coonabarabran and surrounds Wednesday & Friday: Dubbo and surro...
10/03/2024

We come to you in the comfort of your own home 🏠

Monday: Coonabarabran and surrounds
Wednesday & Friday: Dubbo and surrounds
All other days Gulargambone and surrounds (Gilgandra, Coonamble, Warren)

Services Cross Country Vets offer, but not limited to:
- Equine surgery (C**t castrations, lump removals etc)
- Horse, dog and cat pregnancy ultrasounds and x-rays
- X-rays
- Dog and Cat Vaccinations
- Stitch ups
- End of life care and euthanasia (dog, cat and horses)
- Lameness work ups
- Equine dentistry
- Male cat castrations

Message Dr Cathrine on 0404 656 949 or message directly through Facebook

Lameness in rams can be caused by several factors and a hands on Veterinary exam is often needed. This can include the u...
01/03/2024

Lameness in rams can be caused by several factors and a hands on Veterinary exam is often needed. This can include the use of our mobile X-ray machine, ultrasound machine, hoof testers etc.

Give Dr Cathrine a call on 0404 656 949 if you’d like to book an appointment.

Dubbo & Gilgandra run Friday 1st March 🐴🐶For any last minute appointments give Dr Cathrine a call on 0404 656 949 or mes...
29/02/2024

Dubbo & Gilgandra run Friday 1st March 🐴🐶

For any last minute appointments give Dr Cathrine a call on 0404 656 949 or message through Facebook.

16/02/2024

Beautiful day to take some X-rays 🐴

If you require X-rays, we can come to you and are able to offer mobile X-rays.

Services we can help with, but not limited to, include farrier hoof X-rays, lameness work ups, dog & cat pregnancy X-rays to count litter numbers and hip and elbow scores for ANKC breeding dogs.

Message Dr Cathrine on 0404 656 949 or message through Facebook to book an appointment 🐾

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