MediVet Hillcrest

MediVet Hillcrest MediVet Hillcrest is a new, modern veterinary clinic servicing all Upper Highway Small Animals.

Our two highly experienced, compassionate veterinary surgeons provide a loving, fear free experience for patients who visit the clinic.

Hope your Sunday is going well..... enjoy the rest!
12/10/2025

Hope your Sunday is going well..... enjoy the rest!

๐Ÿฆ” ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฆ”Teddy Bear was brought to us for his ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜. He was found abandoned as a ba...
12/10/2025

๐Ÿฆ” ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฆ”

Teddy Bear was brought to us for his ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜. He was found abandoned as a baby and has since lived safely on a farm, where heโ€™s become part of the family. Recently, however, heโ€™s started showing some unwanted hormone-related behaviours โ€” so his owner brought him in for treatment.

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป is a slow-release implant that works by ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€. Itโ€™s a ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป-๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ option often used in wildlife or exotic species where anaesthesia carries extra risk. The implant helps reduce hormone-driven behaviours and can assist in population control.

Teddy Bear can only be handled by his mom, so she held him while the drug was implanted, which went very smoothly.

Heโ€™s now back home and doing well โ€” hopefully a little calmer in the weeks ahead.

๐Ÿ’– ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ’–This brave girl has had quite a journey over the past few months. Molly had several mast cell tumou...
11/10/2025

๐Ÿ’– ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ’–

This brave girl has had quite a journey over the past few months. Molly had several mast cell tumours removed, and after they were sent for assessment, one was found to be a Grade III tumour โ€” a more aggressive type that required further investigation.
Molly was referred to ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†, where she was expertly assessed by ๐——๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†. After additional tests and careful evaluation, the best plan for Molly was a ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜†.

And weโ€™re thrilled to share that ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐ŸŽ‰
Sheโ€™s doing incredibly well, bright-eyed, wagging her tail, and full of that unmistakable Molly sparkle.

Weโ€™re so proud of this gorgeous girl and her devoted family for their strength, commitment, and love through every stage of her recovery. ๐Ÿ’•

Hereโ€™s to you, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜† โ€” living proof that courage (and excellent veterinary teamwork!) can conquer the toughest battles. ๐Ÿพโœจ

๐Ÿ’š ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† 2025 ๐Ÿ’šToday we celebrate two absolute powerhouses of MediVet โ€” our incredible veterinary nurses,...
10/10/2025

๐Ÿ’š ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† 2025 ๐Ÿ’š

Today we celebrate two absolute powerhouses of MediVet โ€” our incredible veterinary nurses, ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป. ๐ŸŒŸ

Between them, they bring a mix of compassion, skill, and calm efficiency that keeps this clinic running smoothly every single day. From monitoring anaesthetics and nursing critical patients, to providing comfort, cuddles and reassurance when itโ€™s needed most โ€” they do it all, and they do it with heart.

๐Ÿพ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ is meticulous, dedicated and deeply passionate about patient care and medical workups. Her empathy shines through in everything she does, and her bond with our patients (and their humans) is something truly special.

๐Ÿพ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป is our physio guru โ€” calm, patient and endlessly kind. Her gentle handling, incredible knowledge of rehabilitation, and her ability to get even the most stubborn pets moving again are nothing short of magic.

Weโ€™re so proud of the professionalism, warmth and teamwork these two bring to MediVet. They embody what veterinary nursing is all about โ€” compassion, excellence, and genuine love for animals. ๐Ÿ’š

Please join us in celebrating ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป โ€” our nursing dream team and the heart of MediVet!

๐Ÿพ ๐—ข๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† โ€“ ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜Omega has definitely given us a few grey hairs this past month! ๐Ÿ˜…He...
10/10/2025

๐Ÿพ ๐—ข๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† โ€“ ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜

Omega has definitely given us a few grey hairs this past month! ๐Ÿ˜…

He first came to us for a ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป because his poor nose was painfully sore โ€” and despite treatment and previous biopsies, nothing seemed to help or make sense.

Even though he was on good medication, his condition just wouldnโ€™t improve, and his worried owners knew something wasnโ€™t right. We started to suspect an autoimmune disease called ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—˜ (๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€) โ€” where the immune system attacks the bodyโ€™s own tissues โ€” so we adjusted his treatment plan.

But progress was painfully slow. Despite regular photo updates (and a lot of head scratching on our end!), the improvement just wasnโ€™t enough. We added additional immunosuppressive medications and saw a tiny bit of progress โ€” but not the breakthrough we were hoping for.

Then Omega developed a rash on his tummy, which gave us another clue. We decided to ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, and this time โ€” ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ! We finally had a ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€. ๐Ÿ™Œ

With that clarity, we compounded a special medicated cream just for Omegaโ€™s nose and prescribed custom eye drops โ€” and finally, he started turning the corner! ๐Ÿฉต
Heโ€™s not completely better yet, but heโ€™s looking so much happier and healthier โ€” and weโ€™re thrilled to see the progress. Go Omega! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿพ ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€?Weโ€™ve been absolutely blown away by their recoveries and transformation ...
09/10/2025

๐Ÿพ ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€?

Weโ€™ve been absolutely blown away by their recoveries and transformation over the past few months. โค๏ธ

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜† was rescued by Sam and Ali from ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€. When she first arrived, she was severely malnourished, covered in mites, suffering from painful skin infections, and what looked like deformed eyelids. But even then, she had a ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

After weeks of medicated baths, antibiotics, good nutrition, and endless TLC, she began to recover โ€” only to face another challenge: ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€, a painful consequence of malnutrition that causes bowed legs, swelling, and fractures. Thankfully, with a high-quality Hillโ€™s diet and continued care, Zaidy healed beautifully. Today sheโ€™s a happy, healthy, cheeky little spitfire โ€” and the best part? Sam couldnโ€™t part with her, so Zaidy now has her ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’›

Then thereโ€™s ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ , another Animal Antics rescue we treated in July. This tiny 8-week-old pup had a badly fractured, unstable hind leg. After careful discussion, we made the tough decision to amputate. Surgery was risky on such a small baby, but our skilled team pulled her through without complications. ๐Ÿ’ช

True to puppy spirit, Patches bounced back fast โ€” learning to walk, run, and now doing ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ-๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜! ๐Ÿ’จ

Two brave little souls. Two incredible recoveries. And proof of what love, skill, and compassion can achieve. ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿพ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†, ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐˜‚!This adorable surprise arrival came in for his ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜, where we sp...
08/10/2025

๐Ÿพ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†, ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐˜‚!

This adorable surprise arrival came in for his ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜, where we spent plenty of time guiding his family through everything they need to know about raising a happy, healthy puppy. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’›

Because itโ€™s easy to forget all the info you get at your first visit, Zazu also received a ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ filled with:

โ€ข Our ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜
โ€ข Tips on ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ with a handy tick sheet
โ€ข ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
โ€ข Fun extras like a ๐˜€๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜† and other gifts! ๐ŸŽ

We love helping new puppy parents feel confident and prepared. Welcome to the MediVet family, Zazu! โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ’‰ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜A corporate veterinary practice is a clinic owned and manage...
07/10/2025

๐Ÿ’‰ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜

A corporate veterinary practice is a clinic owned and managed by a large company or group rather than an individual vet or independent team. Decisions about treatment, pricing, and operations are often guided by company policies, efficiency targets, and profit goals, rather than tailored to each petโ€™s unique needs.

Itโ€™s essentially a business-first approach, which can sometimes make care feel less personal.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€
โ€ข Often run on strict protocols and targets, which can limit flexibility in patient care.
โ€ข High staff turnover can mean you see a different face every visit.
โ€ข Time with your pet can feel rushedโ€”consultations can be more about numbers than care.
โ€ข Decisions may be influenced by corporate policies rather than whatโ€™s best for your pet.

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜
โ€ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Dr Deana and Dr Kath know your pets by name and understand their unique personalities. ๐Ÿพ
โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: You see familiar faces who remember your petโ€™s history and can track progress over time.
โ€ข ๐—™๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Decisions are made based on whatโ€™s truly best for your pet, not targets or quotas.
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€: The bond between vet, patient, and family is nurtured, making visits less stressful and more enjoyable.
โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†-๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: Every patient is part of our MediVet family; our care extends beyond the clinic walls.

With ๐——๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ and ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต, your pets arenโ€™t just another appointmentโ€”theyโ€™re part of a care plan built around them, not corporate checklists. โค๏ธ

๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’‰We often get asked: โ€œDo older dogs still need vaccines if theyโ€™ve had them al...
06/10/2025

๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’‰

We often get asked: โ€œDo older dogs still need vaccines if theyโ€™ve had them all their life?โ€

The answer is yes. Even older dogs need vaccinations because:

โ€ข ๐—œ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€“ protection from previous vaccines may decrease as your dog ages.
โ€ข ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ โ€“ some infections may not have been around when your dog was younger.
โ€ข ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ โ€“ older dogs may be more vulnerable to infections due to weaker immune systems.
โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ญ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜‚-๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น โ€“ rabies is deadly, preventable, and can affect all pets and even humans. Keeping vaccinations up to date is the best protection.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜. They help catch health problems early, ensure vaccinations are up to date, monitor your petโ€™s overall wellbeing, and keep them happy and healthy for life.

Protect your furry friends and your family โ€” ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜†๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ. ๐Ÿถโค๏ธ

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜? ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’•Maisy is the sweetest little puppy โ€” but like most pups, her tiny nails could rival se...
05/10/2025

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜? ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’•

Maisy is the sweetest little puppy โ€” but like most pups, her tiny nails could rival sewing needles! โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿถ So she popped in to the ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ for her very first ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ with our wonderful Nurse and Vet Assistant team.

With gentle handling, cuddles, and kisses, Brenna and Cyprian made sure this first experience was calm, kind, and full of love. ๐Ÿ’•

Because positive experiences early on mean that nail trims โ€” and future vet visits โ€” donโ€™t have to be scary at all.

At MediVet, we believe in ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€. ๐ŸŒฟโœจ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ โ€œ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ตโ€ ๐Ÿ’”๐ŸพLagatha came in recently when her cough just wouldnโ€™t go away. She wasnโ€™t herself โ€” ...
04/10/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ โ€œ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ตโ€ ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿพ

Lagatha came in recently when her cough just wouldnโ€™t go away. She wasnโ€™t herself โ€” struggling to take deep breaths and moving slowly. We were immediately concerned about her heart, so we took X-rays right away.

The results confirmed our suspicion: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ and needed urgent treatment to help her heart function properly again.

Her family were about to leave on a trip and her mom was heartbroken to see her so unwell, so we offered to care for Lagatha while they were away.

She started on medication to help her heart pump stronger, remove the fluid in her lungs, and we added a nutritional cardiac supplement. Each day she grew stronger and brighter.

Over the weekend, Lagatha enjoyed gentle garden walks with our vet โ€” often accompanied by Felix. (We are sure Felix is an empath and will often stick close to very sick patients)

By day five, her sparkle had returned. The quirkiness, the enthusiasm, the love of food โ€” all back in full force. And best of all โ€” ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต! ๐Ÿ’ชโค๏ธ

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป โ€œ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ตโ€:
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Persistent or worsening cough
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Breathing difficulties or rapid breathing
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Tiring easily or reluctance to exercise
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Weakness or fainting
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Loss of appetite or weight loss
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Swollen belly (fluid build-up)
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Restlessness at night
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน Pale or blue gums

๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿพ Exciting News at MediVet! ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŒŠWeโ€™re thrilled to announce our next big project โ€“ starting 1 October, MediVet will be bui...
02/10/2025

๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿพ Exciting News at MediVet! ๐Ÿพ๐ŸŒŠ

Weโ€™re thrilled to announce our next big project โ€“ starting 1 October, MediVet will be building a brand-new hydrotherapy pool for our patients! ๐Ÿ’ฆ

Hydrotherapy is a fantastic tool for dogs (and sometimes cats!) of all ages. Working in water provides gentle, low-impact exercise that can do wonders for recovery, fitness, and mobility. The buoyancy of water reduces stress on sore joints while still giving muscles a great workout.

โœจ Benefits of hydrotherapy include:
โœ”๏ธ Pain relief and reduced joint stiffness
โœ”๏ธ Faster recovery after surgery or injury
โœ”๏ธ Improved muscle strength and flexibility
โœ”๏ธ Gentle weight loss support for overweight pets
โœ”๏ธ Better balance and coordination
โœ”๏ธ Increased fitness for senior dogs or canine athletes

Hydrotherapy is especially useful for pets recovering from cruciate ligament surgery, hip or elbow dysplasia, arthritis, spinal problems, and weight-related issues. But itโ€™s also fantastic for keeping healthy, active dogs fit and strong.

We cannot wait to see our furry patients enjoying the water, building strength, and wagging their way to better health! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’™

Stay tuned for updates as our pool takes shape โ€“ and get ready to dive into this exciting new chapter with us! ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿพ

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