Adelaide Plains Veterinary Surgery

02/12/2025

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01/12/2025

30/11/2025

Advanced Notice.
Please see our Christmas opening hours.

10/11/2025

Today the loss of Australian lives from all wars and conflicts is commemorated on Remembrance Day.

We will remember them. Lest we forget

01/11/2025

Got a pile of old newspapers at home you want to get rid of?? We will gladly take them. You are welcome to drop them into the clinic any time. 🙂

15/10/2025

The warmer weather means the snakes are coming out of hibernation & are on the move.

The signs of snakebite will vary depending on factors such as the type of venom, location of the bite and amount of venom injected. Generally, the closer the bite is to the heart, the quicker the venom spreads to the rest of the body.
Dogs, being inquisitive, usually try to chase or kill snakes and are more commonly bitten on the face or jaw.

Cats, being hunters and more agile, commonly receive bites on their paws.

Signs in dogs may include:
Trembling, salivation, vomiting and depression
Unsteadiness, hindleg weakness, dilated pupils and worsening paralysis.
Respiratory distress, red-brown urine, complete paralysis and coma

Some dogs may collapse suddenly then appear to recover before showing the above signs up to an hour later

Death can occur within 2 hours of snakebite, even within 30 minutes

Signs in cats may include:
Dilated pupils, progressive weakness - first your cat may look like it is bunny hopping because its hindlegs are becoming paralysed

Flaccid paralysis - weakness progresses to your cat becoming totally floppy, unable to stand and lying flat out, even unable to lift its head up.

If you think that your dog or cat has been bitten by a snake do not hesitate to call the clinic 85203600.