Ulverstone Veterinary Clinic

Ulverstone Veterinary Clinic In 1979 Dr Peter Thomson commenced practice at Ulverstone after graduating from Sydney University.

The Ulverstone Veterinary clinic is a mixed practice that has provided a continuous service to the community of the Central Coast of Tasmania since the mid 1970s. At this time the practice was mostly large animal based, quite different to today. It has since evolved to be a 2-3 vet mixed practice with an emphasis on companion animals but with a depth of large animal experience.

🎂Happy Birthday to Rocco! 🎂 Rocco had his sweet 16th birthday yesterday! He has a little more grey around the muzzle but...
15/07/2025

🎂Happy Birthday to Rocco! 🎂

Rocco had his sweet 16th birthday yesterday! He has a little more grey around the muzzle but he is still just as beautiful as ever. 😍 For his vet visit today he sure stole our hearts and also got some extra liver treats from all the staff at UVC Penguin to celebrate. 🥳

Let's not lie to ourselves, we all need to be wearing shirts like this. 😆 “I’m a grown man I do what (I want) my dogs wa...
10/07/2025

Let's not lie to ourselves, we all need to be wearing shirts like this. 😆 “I’m a grown man I do what (I want) my dogs want”

📣‼️ Ulverstone Veterinary Clinic have a position available for a Cert IV qualified and/or experienced Veterinary Nurse! ...
21/06/2025

📣‼️ Ulverstone Veterinary Clinic have a position available for a Cert IV qualified and/or experienced Veterinary Nurse! 🐾

For all applications and enquiries please email [email protected]

Saturday the 24th of May is cracker night!While this is exciting for many of us humans, it can be an incredibly terrifyi...
23/05/2025

Saturday the 24th of May is cracker night!

While this is exciting for many of us humans, it can be an incredibly terrifying experience for our animals.
The loud noise and bright lights leave pets frightened, confused and disoriented. Out of fear, they may behave in ways they usually wouldn’t.
Here are some ways to calm your animals and help keep them safe while the fireworks are happening:
-Exercise your dog in the few hours prior to cracker night beginning at 6pm.
-Feed them a meal an hour or so before the fire works start.
- Stay at home to supervise your pets if possible. If it isn’t possible for you or a family member to be at home, try to make other arrangements for your pets.
-Keep your animals inside if possible - frightened animals may go into flight mode and fences or enclosures that are normally secure may be escaped during a panic.
-Horses should be stabled securely, or moved to a property away from the fireworks if possible. Check all fences to ensure they are secure, remove any sharp objects that have the potential to cause harm. Horses are especially prone to injuring themselves on fences, tree branches etc.
-Keep to your normal routine as much as possible.
- Distract your pet with treats, games, meal time and attention.
- Close all windows, doors, curtains and blinds. Turn on the tv or some music.
-Ensure your pet has a safe place to hide. This may be their usual bed or kennel, or an area created just for tonight, for example, a cardboard box or table with a blanket over it. Cats will usually prefer to find their own hiding place.
-Ensure they have food and water available.
-Do not punish your pet for being frightened.
- Do not tether your dog or use a choke chain, they can tangle and choke themselves when panicking.
-Do not leave your animals outside unsupervised.
-Ensure your pet is microchipped and has your contact information on a collar ID tag so you can be reunited if they escape.
Remember that it’s not only domestic animals that are affected - wildlife are frightened and disoriented by the fireworks too! Please be careful when driving on the roads and keep a look out for all kinds of animals on the road.
If you find injured wildlife:
- Place in a warm, dark place. Depending on species this could be a cardboard box with a towel inside, or a pillow case, Joey pouch or pet carrier.
- Contact Bonorong Wildlife rescue on 0447264625. This is a 24/7 service, available Tasmania wide.
Many pets will unfortunately escape their homes and become lost during the fireworks. If you find a lost pet:
- Approach with caution, they may react out of fear.
- Try to safely contain the animal in a cage or yard if safe to do so.
- Check for injury; if an injury requiring veterinary care is present, please call an after hours Veterinarian for further advice or instructions.
- Check for an ID tag if safe to do so.
- Check and reach out to neighbours and your local community Facebook groups with a picture, description and location of the animal.
- Tasmanian Lost Pets Register is a page created solely to reunite lost pets with their owners, please check carefully and message admin to create a post.
- Provide water and food if possible and keep safely contained until either the owners are found, or you can take them into a vet clinic to be scanned for a microchip.
If your pet escapes:
- Search CALMLY, yelling loudly may frighten them more.
- Alert neighbours and local communities to keep an eye out.
- Search the Tasmanian Lost Pets Register page and message admin to create a post.
- Provide a hiding place for them at your door with a bed, food and water in case they come back and you are out.
- Keep searching - frightened animals may freeze and hide or they may keep running.

Go to worksafe.tas.gov.au for a list of registered fireworks displays in Tasmania to see if there will be any near you.

And don't forget UVC are available for out of hours emergencies. Please be safe!

Little Daisy knows how to keep snuggly and warm whilst she has her dental procedure. ❤️ how cute does she look in her li...
08/04/2025

Little Daisy knows how to keep snuggly and warm whilst she has her dental procedure. ❤️ how cute does she look in her little hoodie 😍 🧥

03/04/2025

✨WE ARE HIRING!✨

Unleashed is looking for a qualified or experienced dog groomer to join our team.

🐶 Experience in dog grooming and the ability to work independently is essential.

✨Please email [email protected] for all enquiries and applications ✨

👀 Peek-a-boo I see you! 👀What do we have here? Can anyone guess what type of animal came into UVC Penguin for desexing? ...
19/03/2025

👀 Peek-a-boo I see you! 👀

What do we have here? Can anyone guess what type of animal came into UVC Penguin for desexing? 😍

⚠️RECENT RELEASE OF CALICIVIRUS IN TASMANIA⚠️Rabbit calicivirus, also known as RHDV (rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus) ...
12/03/2025

⚠️RECENT RELEASE OF CALICIVIRUS IN TASMANIA⚠️

Rabbit calicivirus, also known as RHDV (rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus) is a virus released into Australia in 1996 as a biological control for rabbits. It can be spread through direct contact between rabbits, or through contact with infected material including flies. Infected rabbits can die suddenly without obvious illness, or show symptoms such as depression, bleeding from the nose and difficulty breathing. The virus only affects rabbits, and poses no risks to humans or other animals including wildlife.

Biosecurity Tasmania released a new batch of calicivirus in Tasmania recently. Good news is that pet rabbits can easily be protected against this virus, as well as the naturally occurring RHDV2 virus, by vaccination. Rabbits should be vaccinated yearly, with full protection just 7 days after a single shot. Vaccination can be given from 10 weeks of age. Give us a call to get your rabbits booked in and protected ASAP

More information, including virus release sites, is available on the NRE website:

https://nre.tas.gov.au/invasive-species/invasive-animals/invasive-mammals/european-rabbits/tasmanian-calicivirus-release-sites

🌩⚡️With today's storm we may or may not lose our phone lines or power supply. Please call us as normal, but if you canno...
12/03/2025

🌩⚡️With today's storm we may or may not lose our phone lines or power supply. Please call us as normal, but if you cannot get through to either of our clinics and have an emergency, please know that we are all at the clinics and we will be able to help you.

☎️Ulverstone Vet Clinic Ph: 6425 2248
☎️UVC Penguin Ph: 6425 5227

Please also check on your pets and make sure they are secure and safe during this scary time. It is also a reminder to check their microchip details are all correct in the unfortunate event of them becoming lost.

09/02/2025
FIREWORKS 🎉New Years Eve is a night where there will be fireworks in celebration. Whilst for us, it may be considered fu...
29/12/2024

FIREWORKS 🎉

New Years Eve is a night where there will be fireworks in celebration. Whilst for us, it may be considered fun, it can be a frightening time for our pets. Most animals will respond to loud noises and flashing lights with anxiety and fear type behaviours.

The safest thing to do is to keep your pet inside if you can and resume normal activities. Another thing to consider is to make sure your pets' microchip details are up to date, in the unfortunate event that they may become lost.

✨️ Happy New Year to all of our wonderful clients and patients!

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Ulverstone, TAS

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 11am

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