Dog’s Incredible Noses

by | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorised

The Dog’s Incredible Nose. Thousands of dog’s are employed around the world to use their incredible nose to solve problems and keep us safe.  Professional scent detection dogs are trained to sniff out almost anything, including drugs, explosives, fire...
Looking After Your Pet in Isolation.

Looking After Your Pet in Isolation.

by | Mar 20, 2020 | Uncategorised

We all want to stay safe and keep others safe by staying at home during this international crisis. To avoid unnecessary contact, I am able to offer tele-medicine consultation by telephone or video linking. There are obvious limitations, but I am confident many...
The History of Pets

The History of Pets

by | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorised

We don’t know when humans first started keeping pets, it was well before writing was invented, before we had permanent houses or grew crops. It is presumed that as long as 50,000 years ago, hunter and gathers began to form relationships with animals beyond them being...

Christmas trading hours.

by | Dec 18, 2019 | Uncategorised

South Coast Veterinary Services will be closed from Saturday, December 21, 2019, until Monday, January 6, 2020 for any routine house calls. A vet will be available to regular clients for urgent appointments or deliveries during this time if you contact Glynis by text...

Pet Safe Gardening.

by | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorised

Safe Gardening. Poisonous plants can mean a disaster for the family pet.There is a great website with a comprehensive list of toxic plants for easy reference www.poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu which I recommend you keep book marked. It is not...

Perception in Horses

by | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorised

Horses are a  well adapted prey animal, their senses have evolved to allow them to know what is going on in a large area around them, so they can be aware of predators and protect themselves. Horses live a group and their senses are adapted to make communication...

Paralysis Ticks

by | Sep 18, 2019 | Uncategorised

Paralysis tick season is here. Paralysis ticks are only found along the Eastern coast of Australia. The natural host is the bandicoot, other wildlife act as hosts and develop immunity to the tick’s toxins by constantly having ticks on them, they include, wombats,...