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A Surprise From the Sea

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We all know that dogs love to roll in stinky, smelly things. Well Myer, a Siberian Husky, received quite a surprise after rolling in a dead sting ray at the beach! The sting ray’s barb became embedded in her right shoulder, poor Myer.

Our vet, Dr Angela Willemsen, was able to remove the embedded barb and flushed and cleaned the wound. Lucky for Myer, it was only a small sting ray, and only…

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How to Avoid a Christmas Catastrophe

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Christmas-it’s the most wonderful time of the year; however it can be a dangerous time of year for your pet. We have put together a small list together of things you should be aware of so you can avoid an emergency trip to the Vets over the holidays!

Food

A lot of the food that we eat during the holidays can be quite toxic to our pets. Others can cause gastro-intestinal upsets. So when…

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A Grooming Good Time

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Hi Everyone at Mitchelton Vet,

Sky came to you for a haircut today. My boys (13, 11, 7yrs old) told Sky she was going to the Furdresser! I want to compliment Beth on a fabulous job. It’s the nicest cut Sky has ever had. She looks so sweet, and oh so cute…simply irresistable!! My boys are so impressed she got an “A” on her report card…actually they were impressed she got a report card at …

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How to Prepare your Pooch for Puppy Preschool

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No doubt, those who have recently purchased a puppy, have been told by their vet to enroll in a puppy preschool class. But you may have not been told why, so we thought we would explain a little bit more about the importance of puppy preschool.

At Vetwell, we believe that enrolling your puppy in a puppy preschool class is one of the most important and responsible first steps of puppy ownersh…

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