What you can do to keep them happy and healthy Ohio State University developed this resource checklist to help you learn what indoor-housed cats need to enjoy their lives with you. Essential resources include: Our unique feline companions In the wild, cats hunt for food, hide from predators (often by…
The baby bird problem
Spring is a season of new beginnings, especially for our feathered friends. It’s the time when young birds take their first flights from the nest, but sometimes, they end up on the ground, away from their homes. Many caring individuals rush to the rescue and take these fledgling birds to…
What these dogs go through will shock you
Are you thinking about getting a dog? Doing your online research about different breeds? There are some things you really need to know. I want to take a moment to talk about those rising stars of the canine popularity stakes, the flat faced bulldogs: Pugs, French Bulldogs & British Bulldogs…
Learn to Earn – How can this help my dog?
Nothing in Life is Free If you’re a dog owner, you’ve likely heard of the importance of positive reinforcement training. Sophia Yin, a veterinary behaviourist, developed a program called “Learn to Earn” that can be a great way to train your dog and strengthen your bond with them. What is…
Can I pay later for pet treatment?
What do I do if my pet is sick and I don’t have the money to pay the vet bills? Can Animal Happiness Vet still help me? This is a heartbreaking situation on BOTH sides of the consulting table and a question we hear far too often. It does cost…
Have you walked your dogs today?
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Animal pain awareness month
Whatever their age, we all know that pets can suffer from pain just like people do. Pain can be acute (short-term) and obvious, or it can be chronic (long-term) and less obvious – sometimes masked as getting old or slowing down. Pain can be caused by many different things, and…
Further changes to procedures & opening hours
Teams & hours (Updated 10/6/20) To further manage our risk of exposure to Covid-19 disease Animal Happiness has made the decision to split our team into two entirely separate and fully functional units. This means that should one of our team contract Covid-19 or otherwise need to go into quarantine…
Background information on COVID19
What is a coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that infect birds and mammals, including humans. They are often associated with the common cold, bronchitis and pneumonia, and can also affect the gut. The virus that causes COVID-19 is also a coronavirus and likely originated from wildlife being trafficked…
This is not business as usual
This Friday 20/09/2019 Animal Happiness Vet in Manning will be closed. Please read on to understand why. It’s not business as usual for the world’s children to skip school to get adults to pay attention to the climate crisis. It’s not business as usual for those children to have to ask the adults to…
Helping injured wildlife
The annual Australian Veterinary Association conference has just concluded and I was honoured to be there as a speaker. I presented to my veterinary colleagues on dealing with wildlife admissions while in General Practice. This post focuses on some of these urban wildlife issues, with some tips on how you…
7 ways to settle a new puppy into your home
Getting a new dog is a wonderful and exciting new stage in anyone’s life. Handled well, this process is enjoyable, exciting and the beginning of a wonderful relationship that will last many years. I was reminded of the importance of this yesterday while visiting one of my lovely clients. While…
Changes to appointments and opening hours
Exciting changes are here at Animal Happiness! Since March we have been open for consults on a walk-in basis and we are providing consulting hours on Sundays! What does this mean? You no longer need to phone us or book online to see one of our vets. You are able…
2nd Birthday Fun Fair For the Fur Family
Animal Happiness Manning Vet has been a part of the local community for just on 2 years now and we think it is time to have another party – Most importantly, we want you to come! Last year we had the wonderful Kanyana Wildlife Education Team here and everybody loved…
How to groom your dog at home
Are you keen to try your hand at grooming your own dog? Read on for an in-depth look at home grooming written by guest contributor and Shi-tzu expert Adam Conrad. One of the considerations when choosing a canine companion should be the ongoing health and hygiene of the dog. While…
Are commercial pet foods safe?
Pet foods – in particular dog foods – have been a real bone of contention lately. Yes, I did mean to do that. Hopefully the quality of this post will improve. We have had a range of animal food toxicity problems over the years from Chinese meat jerky treats causing…
Cats and dogs and heart disease
Introduction Heart disease exists in many forms and affects both dogs and cats. It’s actually one of the more common things to affect our pets. In this post I’m going to explain some of the forms of heart disease and how you can recognise them and what you can do…
1st Birthday Celebration!
Our thanks to you The last year has been an absolute blast as every day we are amazed by warmth and welcoming nature of the local community. People in Manning, Waterford, Salter Point, Como, South Perth and surrounds have all expressed their appreciation for the establishment of our hospital and…
Updates in the desexing debate
Should I sterilise my pet? If so, when? We’ve known for a while now that there are a bunch of benign and some down-right nasty things that can affect our pets if we don’t sterilise them3. There is also a whole bunch of more old-school style wisdom regarding a range…
Are you feeding your rabbit healthy food?
Healthy rabbits and healthy diets I see some widely varying assumptions regarding appropriate diets for bunnies. The importance of adhering to a sensible diet was brought home dramatically when a young, otherwise healthy, rabbit was presented to our hospital recently and passed away despite prompt and appropriate treatment. Rabbits have…