Mira Mar Veterinary Hospital

Your local vet in Albany

Endocrine disease

Endocrine disease

An endocrine disease is a fancy way of describing a disease that is caused by a hormonal imbalance. These diseases are relatively common and can greatly affect your pet’s quality of life. Some diseases can even be life threatening if they are not diagnosed and treated...

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Training tips for your pet

Training tips for your pet

If you have just brought home a new puppy, kitten or rescue pet, training should begin straight away. It is easy for a dog or cat to pick up bad habits quickly, especially when they are settling in. If you let your puppy sleep in your bed initially, this is where he...

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Insect bites and stings

Insect bites and stings

Meet Charlie, one of our very cute patients!  Earlier this month, Charlie's face suddenly became very swollen after an unfortunate run-in with a bee. Insect bite reactions are very common in dogs, especially puppies, who tend to put their noses into everything!  The...

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Snake bite and your pet

Snake bite and your pet

It is not uncommon in the warmer months for our furry friends to come into contact with a snake. Even our more residential pets can still be at risk if walked near waterways or at the beach. As snakes hibernate or are inactive during cold weather, snake bites usually...

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Cruciate Ligament Disease

Cruciate Ligament Disease

Rex the fun loving kelpie was running in the park chasing his ball when he suddenly couldn't put any weight on his left hind leg. A veterinary examination revealed a suspected cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CrCl) - one of the most common orthopaedic conditions...

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New Spot-On Flea Control

New Spot-On Flea Control

Activyl is the excellent new monthly 'spot-on' flea product for cats and dogs.  it uses new technology to activate a potent insecticide inside the flea and means less unnecessary chemical exposure to your pet, family and household.  It is water-fast for 4 weeks, and...

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Smart Phone Respiration App

Smart Phone Respiration App

Our tech-savvy readers may be interested to know that there is now a smart phone app available to help calculate your pet's resting respiratory rate (RRR) called 'Heart2Heart monitoring app'. Detecting elevations in RRR can help in the early diagnosis and treatment of...

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Behaviour

Behaviour

Good communication builds good relationships Just as between people, good relationships between dogs and their owners are based on good communication. Dogs communicate between themselves by means of body signals. It’s only natural, then, that they’ll use the same...

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