Uralla Vet Clinic

25/04/2026

It has been a very busy week of vetting and in amongst the hecticness it wasn't realised that as well as yesterday being Anzac Day, it was also World Veterinary Day!!

Our clinic is so lucky to have all our amazing and caring vets - Susan, Debra, Anne Mette, Olivia and Jo 💖

People see what these guys do in the consult room, but you dont see the hours they spend researching the best options for your pets, their incredible surgical skills, the hours they spend comforting your pets and quite often hours of sleep are lost as they care for your critically ill pets or they mull over cases they have seen that day and wonder how they and their owners are going. They are also the ones who will show up at 10 pm on a sleety rainy night to deliver that calf for you.

Thank you to all our wonderful vets!

Tomorrow is World Veterinary Day. This years theme is "Veterinarians: Guardians of Food and Health." Highlighting the role veterinarians play in ensuring food security, safety, animal welfare, and public health. Thank you from all our 2 and 4 legged friends.

16/04/2026

We are urging rabbit owners to bring their bunnies in for vaccination against calicivirus (rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus) sometime in the next two to three weeks.

There is a scheduled release of rabbit calicivirus (RHDV1-K5) in the New England planned in mid-May to help control the wild rabbit population and unvaccinated pet rabbits will be susceptible. The vaccine we use is protective against both the strains of calicivirus in Australia.

We recommend all rabbits have a vaccine before the start of May. For Bunnies under 10 weeks of age we recommend 2 vaccines a month apart, bunnies that are older than this will be protected for 12 months, however it does take 2 weeks from vaccination to take maximum effect

08/04/2026

Have you got room in your home for an older furry gentleman?

28/03/2026

These little guys were running towards the Highway off Rocky River Road and are now spending the weekend at hotel Uralla Vet Clinic. Unfortunately neither are microchipped. Please phone (not text) 0467 158 250 if they are yours.

27/03/2026

It is dry ........ some farms have only had 20% of their average rainfall for this time of the year, and those lucky ones that have been under some storms still have dry creek beds and low dams and less feed going into the cold months.

Our farmers are having to make very tough decisions because they are running low on water and feed and the uncertainty around fuel prices and availability is weighing on everyones minds. There is a lot that can be done to help not feel overwhelmed however. Sometimes even just having a plan can make a massive dfference and stop the feelings of overwhelm.

NOW is the time to make plans if you haven't already .....

🌱Assess your current feed on hand, how long will it last?
Assess your current carrying capacity. Assess your water availability. Assess your financial situation. Once you have done these things .....

🌱Do a feed budget. NSW DPI has a great app called the Drought & Supp Feed Calculator. This app can help you work out your available pastures and quality, how much your animals need to eat per day and how much supplementary feed you need to give and what it will cost. We can also help you with this. Once you have an idea of what feed you have on hand or what you will need to buy, you then need to look at your stock numbers....

🌱Decide on what stock to keep and what to sell. If you haven't preg tested yet, do it now and cull any empties whilst they are in good condition and stock prices are still good. Cull older animals and problem animals first, then you may need to consider selling some pregnant animals. Try not to let emotions over ride your decision making, having to sell stock you can no longer afford to feed months into a drought when they have lost condition and are worth little or worse having to euthanase them because you can't truck or sell them is not a situation anyone wants to be in.

🌱Decide now if you will feed or sell. Will feeding your stock return more money than selling now? Can you mentally and financially commit to spending at least the next 6 months feeding stock? If you do feed you need to feed enough to maintain your stock's condition and meet their nutritional demands for growth/pregnancy and lactation, not just survival and you need to commit to this for the entirity of the drought and for a time after the drought breaks until pastures have recovered.

🌱Look after your pastures and your soil. Overgrazing during droughts causes topsoil loss and opens up for w**d invasion and can take years to recover. As far as possible try and maintain ground cover in most paddocks. Consider sacrificing a small number of paddocks and maybe confinement feeding in them.

🌱Be alert for toxic plants and poor water quality. As pasture availability drops stock will start browsing plants they wouldn't normally eat and we have seen deaths from toxicities. Also the warm weather and soil temperatures combined with low water levels are ideal conditions for blue green algae blooms. Check your watering points regularly for this.

🌱 Please reach out if you are finding it tough. We are always here for advice/a chat/ and are more than willing to just grumble about the lack of rain or help solve the problems of the world

21/02/2026

One shot and George doesn't have to worry about fleas or ticks for a year 🎉 (and his owner doesn't have to worry about forgetting to give him his tablets 😆).

George has had a fantastic morning doing a Pb at parkrun and meeting lots of other furry friends with their owners, then up to work with mum for his yearly flea and tick injection and because he goes to the coast sometimes a separate heartworm injection, plus lots of treats!

If you'd like the convenience of yearly injections for fleas, ticks and heartworm please contact us for more info

07/02/2026

We are unfortunately having problems with our phone diversion this weekend.

New England Vet Services is covering our on call this weekend. If you have an emergency please phone 0467 158 250.

Please don't send a text or leave a voice message on the clinic landline as we won't receive it until Monday.

25/01/2026

We hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend and all this amazing country has to offer 🇦🇺

We are closed for normal business today, however we are available for afterhours emergencies. Please phone 0467 158 250 if you need us, otherwise we are back as usual on Tuesday 😀

12/01/2026

We are right in the swing of cattle preg testing season right now and now is a prime opportunity to use us to help your farms profitability and productivity 🐮

Having our vets out to pregnancy ultrasound your cows have the following advantages to help improve your bottom line and herd health on your farm:

🐃 by preg testing 4-5 weeks after the bull comes out you can make early decisions and maximise your available pastures and take best advantage of market forces.

🐃 unexpected preg testing percentages and the spread of the results can point to possible health conditions or deficiencies affecting your herd

🐃 we can do blood and faecal tests at the preg testing visit to assess trace mineral levels, disease status, parasite load and provide independent advice allowing you to make informed decisions on what treatments are necessary and what aren't, potentially saving you thousands.

🐃 we can discuss what vaccination protocols would be best for your herd.

🐃 it is a prime opportunity to discuss any general herd health issues you have, discuss management of pregnant animals to ensure they are in the best condition prior to calving.

🐃 by having us out to preg test each year, it satisfies the legal requirements for us having a vet:patient relationship to be able to supply prescription only medications such as antibiotics (s4 medications)

🐃 we can vaccinate your dogs whilst out on farm to save you the hassle of bringing them in to the clinic.

11/01/2026

Do you remember the horse that suffered the terrible wounds after being attacked by a flying roof during the storms last month?

Her owner has done a wonderful job of caring for her and has sent a photo of her as of yesterday. Animals have an amazing capacity to heal, and with good follow up care even the worst looking wounds can heal well :)