VetSouth Pets

04/09/2025

📍 INVERCARGILL CLINIC

Unfortunately, we had a deceased cat brought into our Invercargill clinic on Findlay Road yesterday after being found on Kelso Crescent 🤍

The cat is a black, short-haired male. He is neutered but has no microchip.

If you think they might be yours, please contact the team on 03 217 6688.

02/09/2025

This little piggy went to the vets... 🐷

When it was time for his visit with our team, Barry the pig walked himself over to the Winton clinic from his home and wandered straight through the front doors.

Vet nurse Jeni gave him a treat for being such a good boy. We certainly see all sorts in our clinics!

31/08/2025

Make sure your new puppy starts off on the right paw with Puppy Pre-school 🐶🐾

Our classes are designed to help kick-start your pup’s education with:

✔️ Socialisation with other puppies and different people.
✔️ Learning basic commands and training tips.
✔️ Guidance for how to address unwanted behaviours.
✔️ Advice around vaccinations, worm and flea treatments, nutrition etc.

Call 0800 VETSOUTH to sign up for the next intake at either our Invercargill, Winton or Gore clinic. The 4-week course costs $90, with a 1 hour session each week.

Or register your interest online at www.vetsouth.co.nz/pets-puppy-pre-school

Puppy pre-school is the beginning of an exciting relationship with your new puppy. This course is to lay down a good foundation for learning; both for your puppy and yourself. VetSouth run puppy classes at three of our clinics, these classes are essential for the social development of your new puppy...

28/08/2025

When you want to make friends but they're 10 times bigger than you… 🐾🐾 😅

We get all sorts of sizes, breeds, and personalities visit us in the clinic. Daisy the Chihiahua meeting Sansa the Leonberger nose-to-nose is a reminder of this.

It just shows you how incredibly diverse and wonderful our beloved dog companions really are. Each breed with their own distinct characteristics, quirky traits and loveable doggo-awesomeness! 🥰

26/08/2025

Our best friends through the years,
With wagging tails and the softest ears 🐕🐩

They play, they snooze, they beg for snacks,
They snuggle close and watch our backs.

They steal our socks, they hog the bed,
And snore like tiny thunderheads.

But one look in those puppy eyes,
Gets us through life’s lows and highs.

So give your pal a pat (or two),
For all the love they give to you.

Let’s celebrate them today:
Happy International Dog Day! 🐶👏

23/08/2025

This is Phoenix… who stepped up and saved a life by giving blood 🐕 🩸

We think he is the goodest boy, and so are some others of his pack from the Eastern Southland Hunt Club, who are on stand by for us when we require blood for a transfusion 🐾

Blood transfusions are required in all sorts of medical emergencies, such as rat bait poisoning, trauma (being hit by a car) and anaemia.

Did you know the first time a dog receives a blood transfusion, you don’t need to blood type them (a process undertaken to determine the type of blood they have) as their body won’t recognise the blood as being foreign? However, for any future transfusions, the dog will need to be typed and the correct blood type given.

We want to say a BIG thank you to the Hunt Club doggos... we think they are awesome 'blood' hounds! 🙌

21/08/2025

📍 INVERCARGILL CLINIC

Unfortunately, we have had a deceased cat brought into our Invercargill clinic on Findlay Road after being found on Queens Drive, around the Catherine and George Street area. The cat was possibly hit by a car. 🤍

The cat is an entire male tabby, with white marking on its chin and chest. No microchip.

If you think they might be yours, please contact the team on 03 217 6688.

19/08/2025

Don’t worry, this isn’t a scene of fainting dogs! 🐾🐾 🙀

Just a whole lot of learning, some tail wags and plenty of teamwork.

Our talented companion animal vets from Invercargill, Gore, Winton and Balclutha recently took part in a two-day Ultrasonography workshop – that’s vet-speak for using sound waves to see inside your pet’s body to help diagnose what’s going on. Pretty clever, right? 👀 🩻

It was hands-on, skill-building, and yep – they loved every minute. The patients did too!

At VetSouth, we’re big believers in ongoing training and investing in both the latest tech and the amazing humans behind it. That way, your furry companions always get the best care, from a team that’s constantly growing 🙌

17/08/2025

UPDATE: She has now been reunited with her owner 😻
📍 INVERCARGILL CLINIC - FOUND CAT

This very elderly female cat has been handed in to our Findlay Road clinic. She is black with white markings. No microchip.

She was found on Holloway Street in Waikiwi.

Please get in touch if you recognise her and can help us find out if she has a home. Contact the Invercargill team on 03 217 6688.

14/08/2025

We just love a happy ending, so we couldn’t resist sharing this lucky cat’s tale on National Check the Chip Day (15 August) – a day that raises awareness about microchipping and the vital role it plays in reuniting missing pets with their families 🐈 🐕‍🦺 🪢

Mack the cat (pictured👇 ) had been found in Mossburn by a kind farmer. Thinking Mack was a stray, the farmer took a bit of a liking to the tabby cat (who he named Puss Puss) and brought him into the Winton clinic to be checked out.

Our skilled vet Zuzanna did the consult and, on hearing Mack’s story, scanned him for a microchip. She was excited to find a registered microchip, which after doing a search, showed the cat had been reported missing and belonged to a family in Invercargill. Contact was made!

The worried family were over the moon that their precious cat had been found. Mack had been gone for over two months – so there were quite a few tears of relief and joy when they arrived at the clinic to collect him. But the question still remains… how did a cat from Invercargill end up in Mossburn?

As for the kind farmer? Well, he became a little attached to Mack, of course, but was also delighted to see him reunited with his family.

On International Check the Chip Day, this heartwarming story says it all 🙌 🥰

12/08/2025

Our uniforms take a battering when we’re dealing with animals every day. Things get stitched up and patched where practical, but eventually old clothing ends up in the end-of-life bin.

Luckily, this isn’t a bin destined for landfill – it’s a Workwear Recycled collection bin! ♻️👕

Workwear Recycled is a New Zealand company that takes textile waste from businesses and recycles it. Uniform that’s done its dash gets shredded and repurposed into different things depending on the material type, such as pet beds, home insulation, couch cushioning, wall partitions, and acoustic panelling.

👉 Learn more about this epic scheme at www.workwearrecycled.co.nz.

10/08/2025

Help your pet move from gloom to zooooom with natural joint and mobility support 🐕💨

This month, we're offering 20% off Antinol Plus and Synoquin*.

Antinol Plus is packed with marine lipid oils, rich in omega 3s and fatty acids to support joint health and keep their coats super shiny. Synoquin combines purified krill oil and glucosamine to help maintain healthy joints – perfect for powering those zoomies! 🐟 ✅

*T&Cs and exclusions apply. Offers available until 31/08/2025 or while stocks last in participating clinics.