by Mira Mar Vets | Jan 12, 2017 | Pet Care
Avoiding heatstroke The heat is on and as we battle our way through summer, spare a though for your pet. Our pets are super susceptible to heatstroke. They can’t sweat all over like humans do and they only produce a tiny amount of sweat through their footpads....
by Mira Mar Vets | Jan 11, 2017 | Latest Monthly Newsletters, Pet Care
Feline AIDS is caused by the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) which affects the immune system of cats. The virus acts in the same way as the human form of HIV, destroying the immune system and leaving a cat susceptible to infections, disease and cancers. Once a cat...
by Mira Mar Vets | Jan 11, 2017 | General News, Latest Monthly Newsletters, Pet Care
The most simple way to make sure your pet is comfy this summer is to prevent itchy skin. Allergies to fleas, grasses, trees, plant pollen, dust mites and moulds as well as certain foods can all set off an itchy and scratchy show at your house! Itchy dogs will bite,...
by Mira Mar Vets | Jan 4, 2017 | Latest Monthly Newsletters, Pet Care
There are already plenty of snakes about, and we have treated a number of snakebite cases so far this spring, so we are asking our clients to be extra vigilant. Different species of snakes possess different types of venom and these can cause varying symptoms that...
by Mira Mar Vets | Dec 20, 2016 | General News, Staff News
HOT OFF THE PRESS! You may remember seeing in our June newsletter a photo of Dr Jim after falling of his bicycle and sustaining a nasty collarbone fracture. Luckily he healed very well, so much so that he competed in and completed an Ironman Triathlon in Busselton in...
