Gateway Vets ltd

15/04/2025

13/03/2025

🐎 Now Offering Equine Dental Care at Gateway Vets! 🐎

Did you know that horses' teeth continuously grow throughout their lives? Proper dental care is essential to prevent issues like sharp enamel points, misalignments, and gum inflammation. These problems can cause pain, difficulty eating, and impact your horse's performance. At Gateway Vets, we're now providing expert dental care for horses, including thorough examinations and treatments like floating and rasping to ensure your horse stays comfortable and healthy.

If it's been over a year since your horse's last dental exam, or if you notice signs like difficulty chewing, foul mouth odour, or resistance to work, it’s time to schedule a check-up! Contact us today to book an appointment and keep your horse in top shape!

12/03/2025

Worried about drench performance on your farm? With the state of drench resistance and the limited number of drenches avaliable, it is important to ensure the drench you are using on your farm is working effectively. A Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test is the gold standard method for identifying the resistance status. Get in touch with our team for more information! 🐑

10/03/2025

⚠️**PROMO ALERT**⚠️

04/03/2025

Gateway Vets is a independently owned vet practice in Geraldine, Canterbury providing veterinary care

19/02/2025

Thank you everyone for your patience this afternoon. The phone lines are back up and running. You can call the clinic to reach the on call vet as normal if you have an emergency 03 693 9060. Enjoy your evening 😁

19/02/2025

Unexpected power outage has effected us here at the clinic. Our phone lines are down. If you have an emergency you can contact the clinic on 027 525 585

03/02/2025

Introducing the latest Gateway Vets employee's Beti and Tina! They take their clinic dog duties very seriously and are now in charge of hosting the next lot puppy preschool classes. Starting on Tuesday 11th at 5.30pm. If you have a puppy between the ages of 8-16weeks that has had at least one vaccine and want to see what all the fuss is about then give the clinic a call and sign them up 😁

29/01/2025

Evening all. We have had a power outage here at the clinic and it has affect the phone lines. If you have tried calling the out of hours vet and haven't made it through you can call 027 525 5885 and it will put you through to our vet on call.

28/01/2025

Parvovirus
With the recent outbreak of the virus in the North Island and growing concern amongst dog owners – here is a quick post to re-cap on this topic.
Parvovirus is a highly contagious virus that can affect all dogs, particularly puppies, and can be deadly if not treated promptly. The virus primarily targets the gastrointestinal tract, causing severe vomiting, bloody diarrhoea leading to dehydration and weakness. It can also affect the heart, especially in puppies, which can lead to sudden death.
Spread is through direct contact with infected dogs or through contact with contaminated surfaces, such as bedding or food bowls. Parvovirus can survive for months - years in the environment, making it easy for dogs to be exposed.
Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent parvovirus in dogs. Puppies typically receive a series of vaccines starting at about 8 weeks old, with boosters every 4 weeks until they are 16 weeks old. A booster is due between 6-12 months after the 3rd initial injection. After this the parvovirus vaccine is due every 3 years. Adult dogs that are not fully vaccinated or have incomplete vaccination histories are at higher risk.
We urge our clients to double check your dogs are up to date with their vaccines – if so then do not worry about Parvovirus. If not then please ring the clinic to book in for a vaccine as soon as possible.
If you suspect a dog has parvovirus, it's crucial to take them to a veterinarian immediately.
Please ring on: 03 693 9060

20/01/2025

We are excited to introduce one of our recent patients – Beverley the Fawn.
Our team were super excited to care for and operate on Beverley last week. She was born with an umbilical hernia – a defect was present in her abdominal muscle which meant that intestines were able to pass through the muscle hole and form a pouch under her skin.
This condition can be life threatening if gut was to get trapped. Beverely’s owners were keen for us to operate on her.
Whilst with us at the clinic our Vets Glesni and Rachel and Vet Nurse Stacey worked as a team to operate on Beverley. During the operation the defect in her muscle wall was rectified and abdominal contents was replaced in her abdomen. The excess skin and sac were removed. General anaesthesia can be challenging in our more unusual species such as deer as well as in very young animals, so our team took every precaution to keep her stable and well monitored before, during, and after the surgery.
Post surgery Beverley recovered well and got the chance to meet the whole team. After a photoshoot with our team members she was fed and able to go home.
Three days after her surgery, Beverely’s owner sent us a post-operative update where she was recovering well and looking forward to being back with her friends soon!
We wish Beverely the best in her recovery and look forward to watching her grow up! How adorable is she with her collar on?

15/01/2025

Recently got a new puppy? We are looking at starting another puppy preschool class up. If you have a puppy between 8-16weeks old and they have had at least one vaccination book them in! Puppy preschool is a great way to make them feel comfortable in clinic and even excited to come. We cover basic training and care. To book your spot please call 03 693 9060

18/12/2024

Roxy the pet calf would like remind you all of our clinic opening hours over the Christmas and New Years break!

Monday 23rd Dec - 8am to 5pm
Tuesday 24th Dec - 8am to 5pm
Wednesday 25th Dec - CLOSED vet on call
Thursday 26th Dec - CLOSED vet on call
Friday 27th Dec - 8am to 5pm

Monday 30th Dec - 8am to 5pm
Tuesday 31st Dec - 8am to 5pm
Wednesday 1st Jan - CLOSED vet on call
Thuraday 2nd Jan - CLOSED vet on call
Friday 3rd Jan - 8am to 5pm

We are closed on the weekends but an emergency vet is available 24/7 please call (03) 693 9060

From the team at Gateway Vets, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year

17/12/2024

We have been seeing a lot of B1 deficiency in calves this month.

B1 (Thiamine) is produced in the gut by bacteria. Moving the calves from rough, seed head grass to lush green grass, can destroy the B1 producing enzymes in the rumen. This causes inflammation in the brain and leads to brain cell death.

The clinical signs start out mild then progressively get worse. The calves begin to isolate themselves and go off feed, staggering, muscle tremors, blindness and unable to get up. Calves tend to go down quickly and if not treated with in 6-12 hours of first clinical signs, they can die.

The quickest way to diagnose B1 deficiency, is to treat with Duoject B and wait to see if it works.

If you are worried about any of your calves, please contact the clinic. We have a 24/7 on call vet available and a good supply of Duoject B on hand.

16/12/2024

Hunter is here to remind you to check your pet's prescriptions and make sure you have enough to get them through the Christmas / New Year period. If they are due over this time please call and place the prescription request by Thursday this week. Merry Christmas 😁

12/12/2024

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This old myth is wrong for several reasons! ❌

👉 When pets lick their wounds, they spread bacteria in their mouth directly into the sore.
👉 Their tongue can inflame and irritate the tissue around the wound, making it more painful.
👉 And because it hurts, they lick more—causing a vicious cycle.

That’s why pets with a wound wear an e-collar, so they can’t lick or bite the sore before it’s totally healed.

❤️ 🐾

03/12/2024

Crikey it was warm out today! With the days getting longer and hotter the Rivers are looking very inviting. It's a great way for our water inclined pooches to cool off and get their daily exercise in. With this in mind it's important we keep an eye out for river conditions and ensure that the water way you and your dogs are swimming in and drinking from are safe to do so. Check out the link below for information on which rivers are safe to swim and which ones to avoid. Happy Summer everyone!!

02/12/2024

Christmas is just around the corner. Are you going away? Are your pet's going with you or are they going on a wee holiday of their own to a boarding kennel? Don't forget to check their vaccines are up to date and leave plenty of time to book them in for check up and vaccine if needed.