The Mobile Vet

05/06/2023

Our wild, loud, disobedient dog turned out to be a terrified dog.

26/10/2021

Home euthanasia is something I am very passionate about providing for our much loved pets.

Saying goodbye to a beloved companion is hard enough, but the sterile environment of a surgery can make the pain all the more acute. Vets say people are using a home service in greater numbers and owners say it's making all the difference.

21/10/2021

23/07/2021

The pet food that has poisoned many dogs in Gippsland recently contained the meat from animals that had eaten a poisonous plant found in Northern Australia.

An eastern Victoria pet food supplier linked to a cluster of dog deaths expands its voluntary meat recall to include horse meat.

22/07/2021

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-21/victorian-dog-death-toxin-indospicine-revealed/100311346?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf247815671&utm_campaign=abc_australia&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf247815671=1

Victorian authorities say a toxin found in a native plant is behind the spate of dog deaths in the state.

23/06/2021

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-23/dog-disease-ehrlichiosis-reaches-victoria/100236566

The deadly canine disease ehrlichiosis has reached Victoria with a positive case detected in Horsham in a dog that had come from the Northern Territory, where the disease is now rife.

04/02/2021

A good reminder that throwing sticks for dogs to fetch can have awful consequences...

Kate Gazzard had simply been playing fetch with Bootsy at the park one afternoon, as she had with him and other dogs for the past 18 years.

19/10/2020

Now kids are back at school and coronavirus numbers are down, home visits are back on! Call 0490 456 600 if you need a consult.

29/04/2020

Watch out for these posionous mushrooms on your walks around Melbourne at the moment. They are poisonous for both people and our animals.

FUNGI WARNING! 🍄⚠️ Please keep your distance and don’t consume these poisonous mushrooms🙅‍♀️. Death Cap mushrooms and Yellow-staining mushrooms are currently growing in our parks due to above average rainfall 🌧️ in April. These are extremely toxic to humans 👨‍👩‍👧 and pets 🐶🐱.

31/01/2020

** Is my cat in pain? **

It can be hard to tell if your cat is in pain. A new 'grimace scale' to assess feline facial expressions migh help though.

Cats are notorious for hiding their pain. But there are some subtle signs both you and your vet can use to gauge how your kitty is feeling.

30/10/2019

Would you like your dog to be a blood donor and save lives?

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2247845125320394&id=350339295070996

17/10/2019

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An extensive ABC investigation has revealed the widespread slaughter of racehorses for pet food and human consumption at abattoirs and knackeries in New South Wales and Queensland.