SMALL ANIMAL OPEN DAY

We have upgraded our small animal department and have also invested in significant new technology including, radiography, ultrasound and monitoring equipment.

We are very proud of our new purpose-built 'state-of-the-art' facilities and gave the Matamata community the opportunity to come and have a look 'behind the scenes' on Saturday the 3rd July 2010.

During the Open Day we had Goody bags, free sausage sizzle, free hydro bathing, dog agility demonstrations, special deals, competitions balloons and much more.

The day exceeded all expectations with an estimated 500 people coming through the clinic over 3 hours.

 

 

MVS Bandana's for the Dogs

(Sponsored by Pfizer)

 

 

Free Hydrobathing

(Run by Big Paw Pet Lodge)

Sausage Sizzle, Dog Agility Demos, Balloons and more...

 

The winners of the open day competitions were:

"Guess the number of Flea Eggs in the Jar" (Proudly sponsored by Pfizer): The two lucky winners were Hayden Bell and Dylan Herbst

Quiz Prize Pack: Marcia Greening (Sponsored by Hills Food)

Eukanuba Dog Prize pack: Elizabeth Martin

Iams Cat Prize pack: Katy Wilson

Free Small Animal veterinary consult: The two lucky winners were Ann Christini and Georgina Gamble

(Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim)

Colouring In Competition Prize Pack: Corban Larsen

Frontline Flea Treatment: Ceri Tarry (Sponsored by Merial)

 

 

Marit de Jong presents winner Hayden Bell with 6 months suppy

of Revolution Dog flea and worm treatment.

 

 

 

Nigel Kittow congratulates Marcia on winning the Quiz competition.

 

 

 

 

 

Nigel Kittow congratulates winner Elizabeth Martin

 

 

 

 

Katy and her cats check out their prize

 

 

 

Chris Hutchings congratulates winner Ann Christini

 

 

 

 

 

Lynne Gillies presents Corban with his prize which was sponsored by Hills Food

 

 

 

 

 

Email Bulletins:

 

A REMINDER: Take care with rat poison

As the weather cools, rats and mice come out of the fields to shelter in buildings.  This results in more rat poison being laid and a higher incidence of accidental posoning in dogs.

• Poison is very attractive to dogs.  They will actively seek it out and eat it.  Poison must only be placed in areas that cannot be accessed by dogs.  Rats move the poson tablets.around.
• Carefully store unused poison in a sealed contatiner taht cannot be accessed by dogs.  Remember dogs love the stuff.
• If  your dog has eaten rat poison seek veterinary advice immediately.
• If treated early and appropriately, most cases have a successful outcome.

 

Cats’ Claws

While some dogs need regular claw trimming, we generally recommend that cats’ claws are left alone, as they need them to climb up fences and trees “as cats do”.
However recently we seem to have seen a mini-outbreak of overgrown claws in cats. This problem occurs in older cats that are less active so the claws are not worn down and grow back into the footpad. This mainly happens in the front feet.
It is a good idea to occasionally check the claws of older cats to make sure they are wearing normally.

 

 

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