Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) ruptures are the most common cause of hind limb lameness in dogs. Dogs of any breed, sex or age can suffer a CCL injury. It’s a painful, acute or chronic degenerative injury, usually of the anterior cruciate ligament, that results in partial or complete instability of the knee joint.
Read more →Does your dog or cat get anxious during thunderstorms or when visiting the vet or travelling? Most pets do. If yours is one of them you might find the Thundershirt useful. A snug-fitting vest that exerts a gentle, constant pressure on the animal’s torso the Thundershirt can dramatically reduce anxiety levels and keep your pet calm. Drop into the clinic to test it out, or find out more on our website.
Read more →Sorry, this offer has expired. Call the hospital (5756 2444) for our latest prices on Advance Premium foods. Get a BIG $20.00 off the normal price of ADVANCE Premium Pet Foods! Buy any BIG bag of Advance and you’ll score a BIG saving on every bag! Just in time for Christmas we’ve negotiated our biggest ever savings on
Read more →Sorry, but all stocks of special offer packs have been sold. Check our other specials! Save on Greenies TreatPak! Buy one pack of Greenies dog treats and get a second pack completely FREE! Come on in to the clinic today for a great saving on tasty, healthy treats for dogs. We have a great two-for-one offer on Greenies
Read more →The hospital is now using the brand new Micro-ID Mini Chip for all our animal microchipping. These tiny new microchips are 40% smaller than the standard chip.
Read more →Industry reports are warning of possible adverse reactions in dogs when Comfortis (spinosad), a popular chewable tablet for once-a-month flea protection, is used concurrently with ivermectin-based products.
Recent reports have found that, when used together, there is an apparent interaction between the two medications which causes an increased likelihood of an ivermectin toxicity, similar to an ivermectin overdose, in dogs. Adverse reactions can cause a range of symptoms, from ‘Collie nose’ to a full blown toxicity with neurological signs of ataxia, drooling, vomiting and pupil dilation. At its most severe, the reaction can lead to a coma.
A new pain relief medication, Trocoxil, is now available in Australia for dogs suffering the effects of long term chronic or persistent pain and inflammation associated with degenerative joint disease. An NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug), Trocoxil has been available in Europe since 2009 but has only recently been approved for use in Australia. Unlike other NSAIDs such as Rimadyl, Trocoxil does not need to be given daily to control pain but is administered as a single chewable tablet once a month.
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The warmer weather is coming and here’s your chance to enjoy a family picnic in the sunshine with a free picnic blanket from our friends at Advance Pet Nutrition. To get your free picnic blanket all you need to do is buy any 13kg or 15kg pack of any of the range of Advance Premium dog and cat foods. We only have limited stocks of these great blankets, which come with their own carry handle for easy transport, so don’t delay — stock up on quality Advance foods for your furry friends today!
Read more →Sorry, this offer has expired. The winner of the Alpine Animal Doctors Weekend Getaway prize draw is Mrs Christine Baker. Christine is owned by cocker spaniels Mia and Molly, and Miffy the cat, who will shortly be sending Christine and her partner off on a luxury weekend for two in Melbourne, with dinner and tickets to a show.
Read more →Sorry, this offer has expired. It’s spring, time to shake off the winter blues and get yourself — and your dog — fit again. Bayer, one of the world’s leading animal health companies, are giving you the chance to win a $1,000 voucher to spend on Adidas sports gear to help you get rid of the effects of a long, dreary winter! There are other prizes too, including 50 Rebel Sports vouchers worth $100 each, plus thousands of instant scratch and win prizes of $20 to spend at Alpine Animal Doctors.
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Come Home Spot is a community initiative by Alpine Animal Doctors that aims to see every pet in the Alpine Shire microchipped so they can be reunited with their family if they get lost.
There are almost six million pet dogs and cats in Australia. Every year thousands go missing. People move and Spot or Kitty decide the new place is not to their liking and set off to head back ‘home.’ They’re frightened by fireworks or thunderstorms and run away, to become lost and confused.
All too often these lost pets never find their families again, ending up at Council Pounds or animal shelters. Some may be rehomed but for many their fate will be euthanasia. The lucky ones — those whose owners had the foresight to have them microchipped — are quickly returned to their families.
Implanting a microchip should be one of the first things you do when you bring a new animal into your home. In fact, it’s a legal requirement in most states. From 1 January 2012 microchipping has been compulsory for all dogs across the whole of Australia, but microchipping legislation generally applies only to dogs and cats, and only to those born after the introduction of the legislation. That still leaves many thousands unprotected.
At Alpine Animal Doctors we have an ongoing program that aims to see every pet in the Shire — from Myrtleford to Mt Beauty — microchipped by 2020. This is not about revenue for our practice. Vets don’t make money from microchips, the low one-off lifetime fee really only covers the costs. It’s about protecting all of those who can’t protect themselves.
Put simply, if every animal owner had their pets chipped, and kept their registry details up to date when they moved house, we might never again see a stray dog or cat have to be put down because we can’t find their owners.
Microchipping is an extremely simple, safe and inexpensive procedure. Just call the hospital and we’ll do the rest.
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