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Addressing Common Canine Behavioural Problems
Dogs are remarkable companions, but just like humans, they have their quirks and idiosyncrasies. From barking excessively to pulling on the leash, dealing with behavioural issues can sometimes test even the most patient pet owners. However, with the right...
Cool Paws and Happy Tails – Essential Summer Care Tips for Your Furry Friends
While the summer season promises outdoor adventures and sunny escapades, it also brings scorching temperatures and a set of considerations for the well-being of our four-legged companions. So, here we will explore some essential summer care tips to ensure your pets...
Paw-some Adventures – A Guide for First-Time Pet Parents
Welcoming a furry friend into your life is a journey filled with wagging tails, fuzzy cuddles, and heartwarming moments. However, being a first-time pet owner comes with its own set of challenges and discoveries. For those considering adopting a four legged friend,...
Puppy Training – Name Recognition and Recall
Teaching name recognition and recall to puppies is a vital part of their early education. It helps establish a bond between owner and puppy, encourages better behaviour, and sets the pup up for a lifetime of successful obedience training. By teaching your puppy to...
5 Benefits of Owning a Dog During Your Retirement Years
For many people retirement is a long-awaited milestone, but it often comes with losing some of the structure, social connections, and sense of purpose that everyday career and family obligations bring. In fact, many older Australians experience stress, anxiety, and...
Can Dogs Suffer From Sleep Disorders?
Sleep is essential for the physical and mental health of all living creatures, including our beloved canine companions. Unfortunately, just like humans, dogs can suffer from sleep disorders that can cause them to experience insomnia or other sleep disturbances. It is...
Caring for a Pet When You Are Allergic
Pets are a much loved part of millions of families across Australia! While most people can live harmoniously with a furry friend by their side, some unlucky pet owners suffer pet-related allergies which make living with and caring for a four-legged friend much harder....
Choosing the Best Dog Shampoo to Pamper Your Pooch
Regularly washing your canine companion will not only keep him smelling fresh and looking fine, but it will help him to a live a long and happy life, free from fleas, ticks, and skin irritations. However, while most pet owners understand that a dog-specific shampoo...
Microchipping Your Pets
Tragically, thousands of pets become lost every single year in Australia and not all of them are returned safely home to their owners. Even though you may have a collar on your pet with contact details, these can easily fall off, which is why microchipping is highly...
Which Vitamins and Minerals Are an Important Part of Dog Nutrition?
To support a strong immune system and maintain a high level of overall health and wellbeing, it’s important that your dog’s diet includes all the vitamins and minerals they need. Feeding your pet nutrient rich foods or adding veterinarian formulated supplements to...
How to Make Your Cat More Comfortable with Car Travel
Whether you are planning to bring your kitty along on a road trip or you just want to ensure regular rides to the vet are a pleasant experience for your feline friend, there are a few ways to make car travel a more enjoyable experience. For the best cat care, Armadale...
The Importance of Puppy Socialisation
Bringing a new puppy into your home is such an exciting time, but there’s a few important lessons they need to learn in their first few months to ensure they grow up to be a well-adjusted, upstanding canine citizen. Socialising your new pup with humans and other dogs...
What Makes a Great Cat Boarding Facility?
Whether you need to travel for work or pleasure, leaving your cat for a few days or a few weeks can cause a little stress and anxiety. Finding the right home-away-from-home for your little feline friend will help you to relax and enjoy your trip a whole lot more....
Caring For Your Pet After a Surgical Procedure
From de-sexing to tumour and growth removals, there’s many reasons your furry friend may require a surgical procedure. Armadale is home to Railway Avenue Veterinary Hospital; we are experienced in performing a range of routine and complicated surgical procedures...
Give Fleas the Flick – A Simple Guide to Flea Control
Fleas are nasty little parasites that can only not make your pets itchy and uncomfortable, they can make animals anaemic, spread tapeworm, and cause serious skin irritations. Railway Avenue Veterinary Hospital is the local vet Roleystone and Armadale dog, and cat...
Pet Insurance – Do I Really Need It?
Seeing your beloved pet seriously ill or injured is every pet owners’ worst nightmare, and often an emergency tip to the vet is needed to make ensure they receive fast and effective treatment that could potentially save their life. While most of us don’t think twice...
How Much Exercise Does Your Dog Really Need?
At Railway Avenue Veterinary Hospital, we are the local vet Roleystone pet owners trust for professional veterinary services. We take a special interest in the overall health of your pet, this includes everything from regular vaccinations to critical care. Our...
The Importance of Vaccinating Your Pet
Every time your pet leaves the house unvaccinated, it is at a high risk of contracting a serious and potentially fatal illness. It is recommended that you schedule at least one yearly veterinary appointment for your pet for both a check-up, and the chance to implement...
How to Care for Your Ageing Pooch
Ageing is not only a part of a human life, it is also a normal part of our pets’ life; And no doubt by this stage, your pet has become as much a part of the family as any human. As a dog gets older, he tends to become less mobile, his hearing and sight isn't as good...
Cat Boarding – How to Prepare Your Cat for Their Stay
Railway Avenue Veterinary Hospital is a trusted choice for cat boarding in Armadale, and we pride ourselves on providing a high level of care, love and attention so that every cat has a pleasant stay at our luxurious air-conditioned indoor boarding facility. Cats are...
When is the Best Time to De-Sex Your Pet?
De-sexing not only assists in the prevention of unwanted pregnancies in dogs and cats, there are also numerous medical benefits to the procedure including reducing the risk of disease and medical complications, as well as reducing behavioural related issues, such as...
Dog Grooming – The Importance of Keeping Your Dog Clean
A new pooch comes with new responsibilities, and these include feeding him a balanced diet, giving him enough exercise and taking him to your local Byford vet clinic for regular check-ups. Another critically important responsibility is to keep your dog clean and one...
Obesity in Dogs – The Importance of Keeping Your Dog at a Healthy Weight
It is estimated that around 40% of pet dogs in Australia are overweight or obese, yet alarmingly, many owners are unaware that their dog has a weight issue. More than just a cosmetic problem, obesity has many accompanying health risks and has a significant impact on a...
The Importance of Dental Care for Your Dog
Oral hygiene is vital in the overall health of your dog, yet it is commonly overlooked by many dog owners. In fact, four out of every five dogs over the age of three years have some sort of dental disease which becomes more severe with age. While dogs are not as prone...
How Often Should You Take Your Pet to the Vet?
Whether you have a dog, cat, rabbit or another type of furry friend, the key to ensuring their ongoing health and happiness is to catch any health issues before they become serious – and the best way to do this is with a visit to a vet. Railway Avenue Veterinary...