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The Pet Doctors is an independent Small Animal Vet Practice offering high quality veterinary care to the Northern East Coast Bays area of the North Shore, Auckland

14/08/2026

Today is Check your Chip Day!

Did you know your pet’s microchip needs to be registered to help bring them home? 🐾

If your pet’s chip isn’t registered, or your contact details aren’t up to date, it can make it much harder to reunite you if they ever go missing.

The New Zealand Companion Animal Register (NZCAR) is New Zealand’s national companion animal microchip register. It links your pet’s microchip number with your contact details, helping vets, councils, shelters and other authorised users identify lost pets and reconnect them with their families.

Whether you have a new puppy or kitten, or your pet has been part of your family for years, it’s worth checking their details are correct.

Log into https://www.animalregister.co.nz/ today to check everything is up to date

11/08/2026

Have you noticed your pets breath is a little less than pleasant lately?

It's worth taking seriously. Persistent bad breath is a common sign of dental disease.

What’s actually causing the smell?

🦷 Plaque and tartar build up - bacteria multiplying in plaque release sulphur compounds as they break down food particles.

🩸 Gum inflammation - inflamed gums often bleed slightly, which can add a metallic edge to the smell.

🕳️ Hidden dental disease - loose teeth or infections under the gumline trap bacteria and pus in pockets you can't see, further adding to the smell.

Dental disease isn't just about bad breath. It is painful, can affect your pet's ability to eat, and can impact overall health - bacteria from the mouth can enter the blood stream and has the potential to affect the heart, kidneys and liver.

Pets are great at hiding pain. Many will keep eating and acting totally normal even with significant dental disease. Since your pet can't tell you they're in pain, their breath might be the only clue you get. It's worth getting checked out.

07/08/2026

Did you know ❓
It has been found that of cats and dogs with teeth that appeared normal, 28% of dogs and 42% of cats actually had diseased teeth!

We're telling you this as August is Pet Dental Month. So what better time to remind you to think about your pets oral health.

We often have clients ask if their pet needs a dental, and that answer is often yes! For starters, it's very hard to get a good look into any animals mouth while they awake. Secondly, plaque can start forming minutes after brushing teeth - and how often are most of us actually brushing our pets teeth? Plaque then turns into hard tartar, which can't be removed with a toothbrush. From here, dental disease sets in - causing pain, infection and even tooth loss if left untreated.

So what do we mean when we say your pet needs a "dental"? We really mean a Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment or a COHAT!

Here's what's included:
🦷 Full anaesthetic - pets can't stay still long enough for a proper oral exam. This lets us assess every tooth thoroughly and safely - not many pets will open wide like the ones pictured!
🦷 Complete oral exam - checking each tooth, the gums, tongue and soft tissues for anything abnormal.
🦷 Dental X-rays - to see what's happening below the gum line, where most problems actually hide.
🦷 Scale & polish - removing plaque and tartar above and below the gum line, then polishing to slow future build up.
🦷 Treatment - extractions if needed, based on what the exam and x-rays show.

It's called "comprehensive" for a reason - every step is there to catch problems early and keep your pet comfortable - not just make their teeth look nice.

Wondering if it's time for your pet to have a COHAT? We offer free dental check ups with our nurse Lorien! Just give us a call to book one

31/07/2026

🐱 Fun Fact Friday: If I Fits, I Sits

This is why your cat can squeeze into that box that looks way too small for them — it's all thanks to their unique collarbone.

While cats do technically have a collarbone (clavicle), theirs is tiny and not attached to the rest of their skeleton like ours is. Instead, it sits within the shoulder muscles, held in place by connective tissue rather than a joint. This gives cats an incredible amount of shoulder flexibility, letting them narrow their body width to match the size of their skull.

Combine this with their extremely flexible spine, which has many more vertebrae and looser connections between them than humans, and you get a creature able to squeeze through tiny gaps and sit in spaces that look much too small for them!

24/07/2026

🌿 FAQ: Why does my pet eat grass?

If you've ever watched your dog or cat nibble on a patch of grass and wondered what on earth they're doing, you're not alone — it's a common question!

The honest answer? No one is really sure!😄

A few things that might be going on:
👅 It just tastes good. Some animals simply enjoy it — grass is a texture and flavour experience, not necessarily a medical event.
😐 Boredom or habit. Especially in dogs, it can simply be a habit with no deeper meaning.
🌱 Instinct. Wild ancestors of both cats and dogs regularly consumed plant matter (often through the stomach contents of prey). Grass-eating may just be a leftover behaviour.
🤢 It's often said animals eat grass to induce vomiting, but studies show that less than 25% of dogs actually vomit after eating grass

⚠️When should you be concerned?

For most pets, the occasional grass snack is perfectly normal and nothing to stress about!

However, occasionally a strand of grass may get caught in their throat. We call this a nasopharyngeal foreign body. Signs to look out for include sneezing, gagging, snorting, changes or difficulty breathing and pawing at their face.

A trip to the vet clinic will be necessary so we can safely remove the foreign body with as little stress and discomfort to your pet as possible.

14/07/2026

🌧️ Winter reminder - Rat Bait 🐭

As the temperature drops over winter, rats and mice start moving indoors looking for food and warmth - and that means that many households may start putting rat bait out.

⚠️ The problem is, rat bait doesn't just kill rats.

Most rat baits contain anticoagulants - these stop blood from clotting. If blood isn't clotting this can lead to uncontrolled bleeding.

The trickiest part is that the damage doesn't happen straight after ingestion. The poison works by depleting the body's stored clotting factors gradually, which is why it can take 2-5 days for symptoms to appear. By this time a pet can be very unwell.

Exposure can happen by eating the bait directly, or eating an already poisoned rodent. So if you know, or even suspect your pet may have ingested rat bait, call us straight away. Early treatment can be life-saving!

Signs to watch out for:
🐾 Unusual lethargy or weakness
🐾 Pale or white gums
🐾 Bleeding from the nose, mouth, or anywhere unusual
🐾 Unexplained bruising
🐾 Difficulty breathing

09/07/2026

✨Mānawatia a Matariki! ✨

We wish our wonderful Pet Doctors whānau a warm and reflective Matariki.

Please note that we are closed on Friday 10 July. We are back to normal hours on Saturday 11 July.

Take care and enjoy the long weekend! 🐾

06/07/2026

It is Reveal Time! 👑

If you guessed the gorgeous Ragdoll, you are 100% correct! 🎉

These gentle giants are absolute sweethearts. True to their name, they are famous for relaxing completely in your arms and making wonderful family companions.

Did you know that all Ragdoll kittens are actually born completely white? Their beautiful coat patterns and striking points only begin to develop as they grow older!

A huge thank you to everyone who played along! Give your own felines an extra cuddle from us today. 🐾

05/07/2026

Guess the Breed! 🐾

Think you know your cats? Then here's a quiz for you.... Can you name this beautiful breed?

Here are three clues to help you out:
✨ They are famous for melting like jelly and going completely limp when you hug them.
✨ They boast striking, deep blue eyes and a luxuriously plush, silky coat.
✨ These gentle giants are slow growers! They take up to 4 years to reach full size and maturity.

Drop your guesses in the comments below! 👇 We will reveal the official answer tomorrow.

03/07/2026

🐕 FAQ: Are dogs colour blind?

Short answer: not totally - but their world is definitely a lot less colourful than ours!

Dogs are dichromats, meaning they have two types of colour receptors (called cones) in their eyes. Humans are trichromats - we have three. That extra cone is what lets us tell red from green and lets us enjoy the full spectrum of colour.

For dogs, reds and greens don't really exist as distinct colours. They tend to blur together into muddy shades of yellow and brown. Blues and yellows, though? Crystal clear. It's actually very similar to red-green colour blindness in people.

But what dogs lack in colour, they more than make up for in other ways! Their eyes contain many more rods than ours - rods are the receptors responsible for detecting movement and working in low light. This is why dogs are so motion sensitive. Additionally, their eyes have a reflective layer behind the retina called the tapetum lucidum (this is what causes eye-shine in photos). It bounces light back through the retina for a second pass, amplifying what little light is available, giving them even better vision in low light.

So why does your dog go crazy for that bright red ball at the park? They're not seeing it the way you are. They're tracking it by movement and contrast. Oh, and their sense of smell is doing a lot of the heavy lifting too 🙂

Address

946 East Coast Road, Northcross
Auckland
0630

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

+6494784349

Website

http://www.thepetdoctors.co.nz/

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