Our Services
Mira Mar Vet, your local vet in Albany
Our Veterinary Services
One of the major and most important service we provide to our clients, is a 24 hour a day, seven day week, emergency phone line. The number is 9841 5422 (also our office hours number), where after hours a recorded message will direct you to our on-call vet. Should you get a message bank recording on our mobile phone, please leave a message – this usually means we are with another client or physically unable to answer the phone.
24/7 Emergencies
Consultations
We offer consultation by appointment. Our consultation periods are usually 9am – 12noon, and 1pm – 5pm on weekdays. (Saturday 9am – 12pm).
Also, appointments can be made outside of these hours as required.
Surgery
We are able to offer all routine surgical procedures (eg. desexing operations, lump removals, abscess treatment), using the very best in anaesthetic and pain relief medications.
Blood Testing
We are able to perform routine haematology and biochemistry on site in 15 minutes, enabling us to avoid long delays involved with sending blood to Perth. This is particularly useful after hours and on weekends, and enables treatment to commence immediately. In 2016 we upgraded our equipment to offer a more comprehensive range of analysis including:
- Full blood count analysis using Idexx Procyte, the latest model in cell counter analysers.
- Full biochemical testing including kidney, liver, pancreas function.
- Coagulation profile to assist with blood clotting abnormalities or rodenticide toxicity or snakebite cases.
- Full electrolyte analysis. Important for emergency cases, hospital monitoring of fluid therapy and management of chronic renal disease.
- Pre-anaesthetic blood screening.
- Wellness screening.
- Disease monitoring (kidney disease, thyroid disease).
- Full microscopic cytology analysis.
- Urinalysis.
- Canine specific pancreatic lipase testing.
- Feline leukaemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) testing.
- Canine parvovirus testing
- Endocrine and hormonal testing including thyroid and glucose levels.
Home Visits
On every second Wednesday we offer our home visit consultation service This is for small animals only, is for those patients within the Albany area, and attracts a surcharge of $10.
Clients no longer driving, or those with multiple animals or young families especially find them very convenient. Bookings are required for this service.
Dentistry
We offer state of the art high speed pneumatic instruments to be able to do almost everything your dog or cat will ever need in the way of dentistry.
In 2019 we have added a specialised iM3 dental x-ray generator and processor which allows us to take and assess dental x-rays. It means we only extract teeth that show evidence of disease, and it means we don’t miss any tooth decay or disease processes by not being able to see the tooth roots.
Pet Grooming
We currently do not have a groomer at the clinic.
We can clip the knotted hair off animals under sedation, but please note that this is not a professional groom. Please contact the clinic for more information.
School groups
We are happy to have school groups in, even to observe live surgery. Teachers, please feel free to discuss a convenient time.
Small Animal Behaviour Consultations
Radiology / Ultrasonography
In 2012 we upgraded to a digital x-ray machine, which was a huge step up!
The clinic also owns an new ultrasound machine (purchased in 2020), which is excellent for pregnancy review, but also helps to diagnose other internal problems. These items of equipment enable us to have more diagnostic tools at our fingertips, and to be better able to serve you and your pet.
In 2019 we have added a specialised iM3 dental x-ray generator and processor which allows us to take and assess dental x-rays. It makes our decision making so much easier when we can accurately assess the health of the tooth roots and surrounding jaw bones.
In 2023 we upgraded our digital x-ray to a completely direct system which sends the images immediately to our computer! The image quality is fantastic and it allows many options for sharing and obtaining expert opinions on difficult cases.
Puppy Preschool
We offer puppy training classes on Tuesday evenings after the clinic is closed for the day.
One of our qualified veterinary nurses runs these fun training courses over four weeks, with a focus on socialisation for your new puppy, and learning about diet, handling, toilet training and enrichment. Cost is $100 for four lessons. Bookings essential at reception.
Seminars
We offer on a regular basis seminars to small groups. Previous topics have included ‘Itchy Skin’, ‘Why Is My Dog Barking?’ and ‘Pet First Aid’.
If you are particularly interested in a seminar for your special interest group, please contact us.