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  Updated Jan 2012
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TIGER LILY ALERT!
Tiger Lilies are beautiful flowers but they are deadly for cats! Ingestion of small amounts of plants or flowers of the Liliacae family can cause severe irreversible kidney failure and death in cats within three to seven days of exposure. Only cats are affected. So take care if someone gives you a lovely bunch of Tiger Lilies for your birthday. Don’t let your cat near them!

However, what you can feed your cat is more natural foods! According to cat specialist Dr Richard Malik, your young adult cat should ideally get approximately 50% of their food from ‘natural’ material that needs chewing. Raw chicken wings or drumsticks and lamb cutlets (after freezing then thawing to destroy Toxoplasma zoites) are a good choice. Don’t forget to wash your hands after handling raw meat!

STRAYS and PETS
We always have a number of animals looking for new homes. Please call in and inspect our current ‘guests’ or phone on 9799 2258.

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY SUPPORT PRACTICE
The Haberfield Veterinary Hospital is a University of Sydney Support Practice. We have final year veterinary science students here to train with us as interns on rotation.

RESEARCH
The Haberfield Veterinary Hospital is committed to the advancement of veterinary science and as part of this commitment we are proud to be a major supporter of the ACAHF (the Australian Companion Animals Health Foundation), which gives grants for research on small animal diseases. The internationally renowned Dr Jill Maddison, a former long time member of our team here at the Haberfield Veterinary Hospital before she left to further her distinguished career in the UK, was involved in the foundation of the ACAHF. This vital organization has made a significant contribution to the level of research that is carried out into the diseases that afflict our companion animals.

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Veterinarians

Dr. Tanya Carter.

Tanya established the practice over 30 years ago and works full time. Before setting up her practice, she undertook research on marsupials and has maintained a keen interest in wildlife disease throughout her professional life. She is a member of a number of wildlife disease and management organisations as well as being a scientific member of the Royal Zoological Society. In 2008 Tanya became a Member (by examination) of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (Animal Welfare).

Tanya is Vice President of the Australian Veterinary Association’s AVAWE (Australian Veterinarians for Animal Welfare and Ethics), serves on three Animal Ethics Committees and was a member of the Veterinary Surgeon’s Board 2003-2006. Tanya was a recipient of the Belle Bruce Reid medal awarded to Australia’s top 100 women vets by the University of Melbourne in 2006.

Tanya

 

Dr. Helen Gibson - has been with us for many years and is an experienced veterinarian. Mother to three beautiful small girls, she is also a practising artist with a degree in Fine Arts as well as her BVSc. Helen works regularly on Monday night and on Tuesday and Thursday during the day, and on every 3rd weekend. Helen enjoys surgery and performs our complex surgery such as cruciate repairs.

Helen

 

Dr. Kerry Doolin has been part of the HVH team ever since her grandmother and then her parents were clients in the early days. Kerry always wanted to be veterinarian.She was here doing work experience when still at school and went on to become a vet nurse whilst undertaking a science degree and then veterinary science. At one stage Kerry ran the puppy preschool. Kerry is passionate about being a veterinarian and has a special interest in emergency medicine and intensive care. You can catch up with Kerry Wednesday night and Thursday morning and every third weekend.

Kerry

 

Kerry will be on a well-deserved holiday for 6 weeks over Christmas visiting family in the UK. We welcome Dr Tim White who will be filling in whilst she is away.

We also welcome Dr Iona Maher who has been helping out. Kerry is due back mid January.

 

Nurses and support staff

Helen, has just finished her TAFE studies in vet nursing and is now a qualified veterinary nurse.

We welcome Laura, a qualified UK vet nurse who will be with us until mid January.

Stephanie, who has been with us for many years, works casually and has just finished her 2nd year of a vet science degree.

Kathy, one of our resident vet students, is a regular casual nurse.

Candice, another of our long-term nurses, works every second Sunday.

Georgie, our long term kennel hand, works every Saturday and Wednesday.

 

 

Resident Vet Students

In order to provide 24hr nursing and emergency care, we have vet students, Kathy, Jordan and Angela living on the premises, all of whom work as vet nurses when their studies permit. Leigh Ann is filling in for Jordan whilst he is away with his family in Singapore over Christmas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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