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Our aim is to provide the best possible care and after care, utilising state of the art equipment and up to date medical and surgical knowledge and techniques. Similarly our aim is to provide a place where all pet owners can feel confident in the care their animals will receive. Our clinic is closely affiliated with visiting specialists and Melbourne based specialist centres so that we can offer access to leading vets in all areas of veterinary medicine and surgery and behaviour.
Castlemaine veterinary clinic is a modern practice offering a full range of veterinary diagnostics, care and preventative health measures. This includes in house Diagnostic imaging featuring digital radiology and a visiting ultra-sonographer; in house bloods and lab work, full eye exams, a well-equipped surgical theatre, a visiting specialist providing endoscopy and echocardiography, and emergency hospitalisation. Our clinic's emphasis is on high standard and holistic care.
At Castlemaine Veterinary Clinic, we provide:
Cats, Dogs, Reptiles, Small Animals
Nursing Care, Vaccinations, Vaccinations
Injuries
Open Monday - Friday, Open Saturdays
Home Visits, Small Animal Health, Weight Loss Advice & General Nutrition, Palliative Care, Oncology, Senior Pet Health Checks, Preventative Medicine, Regular Monthly Free Checks, Microchipping, Natural Foods, Snake Bites, Nail Clipping, Blood Tests, Clipping & Grooming, Worming & Flea Products, Quarantine, Prescription Diets, Anaesthesia, Medical & Surgical Emergencies, Blood Transfusions, Pharmacy, Health Checks, Chinese Herbs, Intensive Care, Neutering, emergency hospitalisation
All dogs heading to northern states need to be protected against paralysis ticks and heart worm, both potentially fatal. If your dog has not previously been on heart worm prevention then your dog must be blood tested to ensure s/he does not already have heart worm. This is a simple test done within our clinic with an immediate result. Heart worm prevention is simple and convenient; it can be an annual injection, a monthly spot-on liquid, or monthly chewable tablets.
Worming is a good idea to maintain the health of you and your pet. Intestinal worm burdens can cause gastrointestinal upsets, vomiting and diarrhoea. Most veterinary worming products kill all intestinal worms for three months. Vaccinating dogs and cats has seen a significant decrease in fatal and critical diseases such as Parvo virus in dogs and flu in cats. Cats that contract cat flu carry or suffer from the virus for life. Yearly vaccinations and check-ups are still recommended.
Dogs may scoot on their bottoms typically for three reasons. Worms; irritating full anus glands or other irritations like an allergy affecting the skin around the anus, or hair growing back after being clipped and groomed. Worms can be treated with spot-on formulations or tablets; anus glands can be expressed, i.e. emptied by your vet; and allergies can be treated by your vet.
Drinking and urinating excessively can be a sign of disease in cats such as chronic renal failure (kidney disease), or diabetes mellitus. Drinking excessively may also be secondary to cortisone treatment. A simple blood test at your vets will determine if your cat is at risk of kidney disease or diabetes.
These symptoms can be evidence of an ear infection, an ear canal growth or a foreign body lodged with in the ear canals. It is important to see your vet immediately to relieve the distress and reduce the risk of ear drum rupture.
This is an emergency, rat bait will kill your dog by causing generalised haemorrhage. You need to take your dog to your vet immediately.
Cat bite wounds and abscesses can be nasty and painful. Cat bacteria cause necrotising wounds which are painful. It is ideal to take your cat to your vet straight away for treatment, to lance the abscess or a course of antibiotics and painkillers.
