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1. Easter Chocolate: Humans aren't the only ones with a sweet tooth! Chocolate contains the compound, Theobromine, which causes hyperactivity, elevated heart rates, arrhythmias and seizures in Pets. Toxicity depends on the type of chocolate and dose ingested so please...

Its starting to feel a lot like… Summer!

As temperatures climb in Canberra, it is certainly starting to feel a lot like Summer out there! So please don’t forget that our pets feel the increase in temperatures even more than we do…

The temperatures are rising and the snakes are coming out of hibernation... over the past week alone, Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service has seen 9 patients after they were bitten by snakes... The prognosis for recovery from snakebite can be good - statistics are...

With recent updates to the Domestic Animals Act 2000 (Section 72), both the acts of breeding and selling a dog or cat in the ACT is a strict liability offense!

Never give Ibuprofen (Neurofen, Advil) to dogs or cats! These may be one of the most common human over-the-counter medications and while they have a large safety margin for humans, pets have different sensitivities to them and they can be fatal.

While well-intended owners may administer these medications to their pets at home if they are in pain or injured or playful pets may knock over a bottle or packet of pills and ingest an unknown quantity, the consequences can be disastrous.

With the onset of the wetter Autumn and Winter weather well and truly upon us, it is timely to remind Pet Owners about the dangers that Snail Baits or ‘Molluscicides’ can pose to your pets…

Pets in the Park is a wonderful charity that cares for the pets owned by people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service is proud to support this organisation, its clients and its patients.

Please read their heartwarming story below on beautiful Milly, who presented to CVES over the weekend for a bleeding splenic tumour (cancer). CVES has proudly donated its professional time and services but if you could assist Pets in the Park to continue to provide care for special people like Milly, all donations are very gratefully received and can be made by following the link at the end of the story.

Happy Nearly-Easter! Although Easter may be full of 4 days of delicious indulgences for us, many of these can be toxic to our pets and pose some very real dangers that all pet owners should be aware of... So please join us for 4 days while we explain the 4 Toxins of...

What to do when... you find one of these little cuties! Yes! Spring is in the air & new life is all around... and sometimes it also gets lost or separated from its mother! It is the time of year when we often receive calls from concerned people who have found...

And so it begins… Number 1 Canberran Paralysis for Tick Season 2017!

For those who question: “Are there Paralysis Ticks in Canberra?” … Meet Harry, the gorgeous 2yo Old English Sheepdog and living proof that there ARE Paralysis Ticks in Canberra. Thank you to his wonderful owners for allowing us to share these photos and his story.