A serious caution for dogs who like bushwalks, three intestinal obstructions in one day and worms getting under your skin?

Warning about a potentially fatal toxinFox baiting will be occurring in Sydney Harbour National Park, Garigal National Park, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, and Lane Cove National Park from August 1^st, 2019 until Jan 31^st, 2020. Click below for more information.

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Three was a crowd!

They say bad things come in threes, and no doubt Monty, Yuki and Isabella would agree.

On the same Thursday a few weeks ago, all three well-loved fur babies required the same life saving surgery.

Zebra Not a Horse

Removal of skin lumps is one of the more common surgical procedures done here at Gordon Vet, though as they say “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses and not zebras”. So, when Rex the 5 year old Jack Russell X staffy came in with a lump on his skin, Dr Catherine took a fine needle aspirate biopsy to find out what type of mass it was. While the findings sounded like hoofbeats, the lump was far from a horse!

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New Rules For Selling or Giving Away Dogs or CatsFrom 1^st July 2019, if you are selling or giving away a kitten, cat, puppy or dog, you will need to include an identification number in all advertisements. This number can be a microchip number, a breeder identification number or a rehoming organisation number. It applies regardless of the age of the animal, whether you are a breeder or not, and whether you are giving the pet away or selling it.

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