Services
Consultations
A consultation is often the first step in treating your pet covering a broad range of procedures such as:
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General Health Checks & advice
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Vaccinations
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Micro Chipping
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Worming
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Flea Treatment
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Dental Check
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Itchy skin including allergy testing
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Tick Paralysis and related problems
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Weight Management
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Anal Gland Issues
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Wound Management
Consultations are available by appointment every day, to book today please call 02 9452 3155
Nutrition & Weight Management
Just like people a well balanced and nutritious diet is essential for a happy and healthy pet. Looking at your pet's nutrition is a part of your regular consultation and a great way to prevent many more serious complications such as diabetes & joint problems.
Your pets diet is so important that it can often be the solution for issues that commonly arise such as:
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Skin irritation
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Poor coat
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Bad breath
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Sore joints & arthritis
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Urinary tract complications
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Diabetes
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Management of many other chronic diseases
Radiography
Allowing us to quickly diagnose your pet our radiography services can help identify many concerns in order to provide the right treatment without delay. Common radiography diagnoses include:
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Arthritis
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Fractured bones
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Heart disease and lung problems
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Intestinal obstructions
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Bladder stones
Dental Care
Your pets teeth need to be cared for just like your own and a trip to the Vet once a year is the best way to ensure they're in tip top shape. Poorly cared for teeth and gums can cause your pets to have annoying things like bad breath but also more serious issues like pain and discomfort when eating and organ damage from the nasty toxins that bad oral care produces. A dental check is part of your regular consultation and any dental treatment required will be determined at this time.
Dental Treatments include:
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Teeth cleaning and polishing
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Treatment of gum disease
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Teeth extractions
Surgery
Our expert team perform a wide range of surgical procedures on a daily basis allowing us to treat your animal quickly and have them home, happy & healthy as soon as possible.
Most cases can be treated in house with the list below being some of the most common. For highly complex cases such as neurosurgery or complex orthopaedic procedures we provide an transfer service to a range of specialists
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Desexing
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Lump Removal
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Wound Repair
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Orthopaedics including cruciate ligament repair
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Exploratory Procedures
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Gastrointestinal - obstruction removal
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Bladder stone removal
And much more
In House Pathology
Performing essential pathology services at the hospital allows us to receive results within minutes and is vital for the prompt and proper treatment for your pet.
Services offered in-house include:
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Blood analysis
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Urine analysis
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Cytology (cell analysis)
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Parasite Detection & Identification
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Fungal Cultures
AQIS Accreditation
If you're moving overseas for just a few years or permanently you can take your pets with you in most cases. Every country has different requirements that we have to meet to ensure it's hassle free.
Dr John Thirlwell is APAV (Accreditation Program for Australian Veterinarians) and AQIS (Australian Quarantine Inspection Service) accredited to enable us to prepare your travelling pets with any tests, vaccines or other treatments they may require. If you're planning a move overseas with your pets, please call us on (02) 9452 3155 to discuss what's involved.