Dec2010 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
Once again it is the time of year that the Dayboro Veterinary Surgery would like to say thank you to the community for all the support throughout the year.
Without your co-operation and tolerance, the caliber of University of Queensland’s veterinary students would be diminished. The value of hands on teaching and problem based learning has been recognized the world over.
So once again THANK YOU.
As we go over the summer please remember that the number one killer of pets at this time is tick paralysis. So get that protection happening.
The second we are finding is snakes. Long grass around the house with or without rocks or timber etc basically provides hidey holes for snakes. Of course if you have any sort of hard feed for horses or poultry then this needs to be really secure and the area clean so you don’t attract mice and rats which is a prime food source for snakes, so you end up with both. If the snake has been killed in the conflict, then bring it with you BUT never chase and try to kill it for, as we have seen in the news recently, snakes are fatal to us as well.
For the large animal owners, we are starting to see a lot of buffalo fly, (they look like little B52’s) These will carry the bugs that cause pink eye and will generally annoy the animal. Along with their arrival will be the midges and mosquitoes and for cattle this means Bovine Ephemeral Fever which presents like a very bad “cow flu.” This has another name- ‘3 day’ as the disease in theory lasts 3 days. In practice it can make some animals a bit off for a day and can kill others.
Buffalo fly can be controlled with the use of ear tags but these can ONLY be used for the recommended 4 months, after that they MUST be removed. If you still have a lot of flies then new tags can be used. The removal of old tags within the recommended time frame is vital to prevent breeding resistant flies. This happens when the chemical is reduced to a level where some of the stronger flies can resist the chemical. They have a very rapid life cycle and this resistance passes on to the next generations.
As all our staff are used to answering endless questions from our students we are more than happy to answer your questions so please don’t hesitate to call us.
Over Christmas the surgery closes 25th Dec to the New Year for routine consults but we do have a vet on duty so just ring the surgery on 34251544 and press 1 for emergencies and that will connect you to the vet on duty.
Have a terrific and safe Christmas
from all at Dayboro Vets.
So once again THANK YOU.
As we go over the summer please remember that the number one killer of pets at this time is tick paralysis. So get that protection happening.
The second we are finding is snakes. Long grass around the house with or without rocks or timber etc basically provides hidey holes for snakes. Of course if you have any sort of hard feed for horses or poultry then this needs to be really secure and the area clean so you don’t attract mice and rats which is a prime food source for snakes, so you end up with both. If the snake has been killed in the conflict, then bring it with you BUT never chase and try to kill it for, as we have seen in the news recently, snakes are fatal to us as well.
For the large animal owners, we are starting to see a lot of buffalo fly, (they look like little B52’s) These will carry the bugs that cause pink eye and will generally annoy the animal. Along with their arrival will be the midges and mosquitoes and for cattle this means Bovine Ephemeral Fever which presents like a very bad “cow flu.” This has another name- ‘3 day’ as the disease in theory lasts 3 days. In practice it can make some animals a bit off for a day and can kill others.
Buffalo fly can be controlled with the use of ear tags but these can ONLY be used for the recommended 4 months, after that they MUST be removed. If you still have a lot of flies then new tags can be used. The removal of old tags within the recommended time frame is vital to prevent breeding resistant flies. This happens when the chemical is reduced to a level where some of the stronger flies can resist the chemical. They have a very rapid life cycle and this resistance passes on to the next generations.
As all our staff are used to answering endless questions from our students we are more than happy to answer your questions so please don’t hesitate to call us.
Over Christmas the surgery closes 25th Dec to the New Year for routine consults but we do have a vet on duty so just ring the surgery on 34251544 and press 1 for emergencies and that will connect you to the vet on duty.
Have a terrific and safe Christmas
from all at Dayboro Vets.
