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VSBSA Accreditation of a facility as a Veterinary Hospital achievement

Dear colleagues and friends,

It gives us great pleasure and excitement to announce that the Equine and Production Animal Health Centre has joined our counterparts in the Companion Animal Health Centre in successfully gaining Accreditation as a Hospital with the Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia.

Why are dogs scared of the vet and what can I do to help?

Investigating the bark side of veterinary care is ruff (I shih tzu not!)

Update on equine services

24/7 services at the Equine Health and Performance Centre will recommence from 22 January.

Petra’s dog Gus, enjoying a day at the beach before 10am and before it gets too hot!

How to enjoy a safe and enjoyable beach walk with your dog this summer

University of Adelaide animal behaviour expert Petra Edwards shares her top six tips for walking your dog on the beach.

Changes to companion animal service opening hours

Changes to our companion animal services from Monday December 20.

What makes vets feel good at work?

Researchers investigate the positive side of veterinary work and what brings vets pleasure in their job.

Pomeranian Image by csheets4811 via Pixabay

Scientists seek Pomeranian dogs for new gene study

Researchers are seeking Pomeranian and PomX dogs for a free and simple mouth swab to identify how widespread a defective gene is in the breed's Australian population.

August is International Dental Month for Horses

Did you know horses have 36 teeth and up to four wolf teeth?

August is Pet Dental Health Month

Did you know that dogs have 42 permanent teeth & cats have 30?

A message to our valued clients regarding Coronavirus

Updated: Read this before bringing your pet to the clinic.

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Merry Christmas to all creatures great and small but beware there are hazards for your pets

Staff at the Veterinary Health Centre wish you and your pets a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Calici Virus fatal to pet rabbits – vaccines available at the Companion Animal Health Centre

PIRSA announced this week they will be releasing the RHDV1 K5 calici virus in September to control pest populations of wild rabbits.

Let the horse breeding season begin at the Equine Health and Performance Centre

We welcome Dr Bradley Newman to the Theriogenology team and look forward to working with him.

Equitation Science workshop - Dr McLean and staff

Horse workshop trains Equine Health & Performance staff

A visit to the vet is often a foreign and stressful event for horses and their owners. As such, the staff at the EH&PC are interested in learning how to handle and interact with our patients in a more ethical and safe manner, that minimises stress to horses and their owners.

HIP, HIP… NEIGH! Birthday time for the University’s oldest horses

Roseworthy campus' oldest horses turned 28 and celebrated with carrot cake, party hats and lots of friends.

Respiratory evaluations at a markedly reduced rate until the end of October 2019!

Mild to moderate equine asthma has been identified as one of the main causes of poor performance (including reduced willingness to go forward) in race, pleasure and sport horses. It is a multifactorial syndrome, with a poorly defined cause and affects adult horses, of any age and breed.

New Equine and Livestock vehicles come to you

If you didn’t recognise the Production Animal Health Centre and Equine Health & Performance Centre on site vehicles before you will now!

New ‘vet tech’ degree to target emerging skills gap

A new three-year Bachelor of Veterinary Technology at the University’s Roseworthy campus will train ‘paraveterinary’ health care specialists.

Puppy Preschool at the Companion Animal Health Centre

Take your puppy to uni! Register your interest in courses starting in July, August and September.

Free advice, Free sample - solutions for itching and scratching

Spring is here and summer is on the horizon. During this time vets see an increase in skin conditions in both dogs and cats.

Snakes are dangerous to pets

The first sign of spring warm weather indicates the start of snake season. Moving out of their hibernation homes they are hungry and active. Unfortunately inquisitive domestic pets can be the victim of a snake bite and envenomation. Even the smallest amount of venom can cause symptoms within a short amount of time depending on the bite site and how much venom is injected.