Interesting facts for you

Read about our new prevention plans by clicking prevention plans.  These plans are designed to not only save you money, but also designed to give your pet better preventative health care.

Welcome Dr Ruth Hoetzl.  Dr Ruth is a veterinary graduate from Murdoch University.  Ruth has already had experience in this industry working as a veterinary assistant in America. 

Beware of the dangers a pool is for your pet.  Please click here to read the case of the month (December 2011) and the dangers of pools.

Summer is on it's way.  Remember while most dogs love a good frolic on the sand, watch out for blow fish.  Blow fish are highly toxic to dogs, so always keep a good look out for any laying on the beach and dispose of them. 

Due to warmer weather fleas and mosquito's are more prevalent.  Make sure your pet is on a prevention plan which includes the best flea, heart wormer and intestinal wormer to suit them.

Unfortunately if a pet's teeth are not looked after throughout their life this can cause major problems to other organs in their body such as their heart and kidneys.  This is avoidable by making sure your pets teeth stay clean.  At Karrinyup Small Animal Hospital we can scale and polish your pet's teeth, while under anaesthetic.  If you are on one of our prevention plans this procedure is very affordable.  Click here to learn more about our prevention plans.

Native Animal Rescue (formally fauna rehabilitation foundation) and Karrinyup Small Animal Hospital work in conjunction to help save our native wildlife.  If you discover a native animal - whether a bird, joey, possum etc, then bring it in to Karrinyup Small Animal Hospital.  Our veterinarians assess the animal and decide on the best treatment.  We then pass that animal on to the talented people at native animal rescue who then care for it till release.  Karrinyup Small Animal Hospital does this free of charge.