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Posted 03/07/2018 1318

  Benefits of de-sexing your pet. Thousands of animals each year find themselves in animal holding facilities, lost, or injured due to homelessness or escaping the confines of their back yard. People adore their companion animals and there is something extremely loveable about puppies and kittens however, where do they go when they are all

Posted 04/07/2017 3053

Brrr its freezing! As we rug up and turn on our heaters, it’s important to remember that our pets feel the cold too! For many of our pets, the cold can mean pain. Arthritis is a painful condition that is generally exacerbated with the coldness of winter. Arthritis effects the joints. It can occur, not

Posted 27/02/2017 4279

Imagine that you had a severe toothache and no one did anything to help because no one knew. This is the situation faced by over 80% of our pets over the age of 3 years. Imagine that you had pus covering your teeth day in and day out, that your jaw was being eaten away

Posted 26/01/2017 5404

This little Turtle was brought into WellPet Vets Nepean when a member of the public found it with a damaged shell. Dr Alexandra Swan examined the turtle. The turtle was ok despite a depression fracture to the carapace. This type of fracture would involve a surgical procedure. During the procedure Dr Swan would place stabilisation wires on

Posted 27/12/2016 1529

WELLPET VETS NEPEAN IS OPEN 24 HOURS OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD – CALL 1300 WELLPET or 02 4733 3456 🌙☀🎅🏥🌟 As always our Nepean Animal Hospital will be open 24/7 over the Christmas period*. Hopefully you won’t need us but rest assured we will be there for you and your pet if you do. WellPet Vets

Posted 07/12/2016 2151

Summer is upon us again! It looks like we are in  for a long and very hot summer ahead of us. We would like to take a moment to discuss the implications the hot weather can have on your pets. All pets can suffer from the heat, not only dogs and cats but also  birds,