McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery

31/10/2026

🎃👻 Happy Halloween from all of us at McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery! 👻🎃

We hope you and your pets have a fun and safe Halloween filled with plenty of treats, cuddles and just the right amount of spooky. 🐾

Don’t forget to keep chocolate, lollies and treat bags safely out of reach of curious pets tonight.

Have a fang-tastic Halloween! 🦇🧡

30/10/2026

🎃👻 LAST CHANCE TO ENTER! 🐾

Our Halloween Pet Competition closes tomorrow night at 11:59pm! Simply pop a photo in the comments of our original post below for your chance to win a 6-month pack of NexGard SPECTRA! We can't wait to see your spooky entries! 🦇🧡

🎃👻 SHOW US YOUR SPOOKIEST PET! 👻🎃

Halloween is almost here, and we want to see your pets looking their spooky best!

We’re searching for the spookiest dog AND spookiest cat with one winner from each category taking home a 6-month pack of NexGard SPECTRA for their pet. 🐾

To enter, simply drop a photo of your pet in their best Halloween costume, spooky setup or creepiest pose in the comments below. You can enter via either our Facebook or Instagram competition post.

Our team will choose the two entries that give us the biggest Halloween fright, one dog and one cat. 🎃

Entries close 11.59pm Saturday 31 October 2026, with our winners announced shortly after Halloween.

A few important details:
• One prize will be awarded for Spookiest Dog and one for Spookiest Cat.
• Each winner will receive a 6-month pack of NexGard SPECTRA suitable for their pet.
• Prizes must be collected from McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery, South Australia.
• Entries submitted on both Facebook and Instagram will be considered together.
• Winners will be chosen by the McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery team based on creativity and overall spooky factor.
• Winners will be notified by a reply to their original competition comment from the official McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery account.
• We will never contact entrants asking for passwords, payment details or other sensitive personal information in order to claim a prize.
• By entering, you confirm we have permission to reshare the photo when announcing the results.
• This competition is not sponsored, endorsed or associated with Facebook or Instagram.

We can’t wait to see your spooky pets! 🦇🐾

29/10/2026

A REMINDER: PLEASE CALL BEFORE BRINGING WILD BIRDS TO THE CLINIC

H5 bird flu remains an ongoing concern in South Australia, so precautions around sick, injured and deceased wild birds are still very important.

To help protect our team, clients and patients, we ask that all wild birds are discussed with our team by phone before being brought into the clinic. Calling first allows us to assess the circumstances and let you know the safest and most appropriate next step.

We may still be able to assist birds with an obvious physical injury, such as a vehicle strike, window strike, cat or dog attack but please call us first on 8323 8522.

If you find a bird that is sick without an obvious injury, has been found deceased, or there are multiple sick or dead birds in the same area:

• Do not touch or move the bird
• Keep people and pets away
• Take a photo if it is safe to do so
• Record the location to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888

Thank you for helping us keep our clinic, community and local wildlife safe. 💙

28/10/2026

🎃🍫 Trick or treat… not for pets!

With Halloween coming up this weekend, it’s a good time to make sure chocolate, lollies and treat bags are kept well out of reach of curious pets.

Chocolate can be toxic to dogs and cats, and the risk depends on the type and amount eaten as well as your pet’s size. Dark chocolate and cooking chocolate are particularly concerning.

Don’t forget about wrappers and lolly bags either, they can be tempting to pets and may cause problems if swallowed.

If you think your pet has eaten chocolate or lollies, please call us on 8323 8522 so we can arrange appropriate care.

A little extra care with the treat bowl can help keep Halloween fun for everyone. 🐾👻

25/10/2026

🎃👻 SHOW US YOUR SPOOKIEST PET! 👻🎃

Halloween is almost here, and we want to see your pets looking their spooky best!

We’re searching for the spookiest dog AND spookiest cat with one winner from each category taking home a 6-month pack of NexGard SPECTRA for their pet. 🐾

To enter, simply drop a photo of your pet in their best Halloween costume, spooky setup or creepiest pose in the comments below. You can enter via either our Facebook or Instagram competition post.

Our team will choose the two entries that give us the biggest Halloween fright, one dog and one cat. 🎃

Entries close 11.59pm Saturday 31 October 2026, with our winners announced shortly after Halloween.

A few important details:
• One prize will be awarded for Spookiest Dog and one for Spookiest Cat.
• Each winner will receive a 6-month pack of NexGard SPECTRA suitable for their pet.
• Prizes must be collected from McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery, South Australia.
• Entries submitted on both Facebook and Instagram will be considered together.
• Winners will be chosen by the McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery team based on creativity and overall spooky factor.
• Winners will be notified by a reply to their original competition comment from the official McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery account.
• We will never contact entrants asking for passwords, payment details or other sensitive personal information in order to claim a prize.
• By entering, you confirm we have permission to reshare the photo when announcing the results.
• This competition is not sponsored, endorsed or associated with Facebook or Instagram.

We can’t wait to see your spooky pets! 🦇🐾

23/10/2026

Things are getting a little spooky around the clinic… 🎃👻

Nurse Bec’s dog Evie has taken over as our official Halloween tour guide, showing you around McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery and making sure everything is suitably spooky for the season. 🐾

21/10/2026

Spring is here, and so are the bees 🐝

Poor Suki found that out the hard way after getting a little too curious and ending up with a bee sting.

Just like people, pets can all react differently. Some may only develop mild swelling or puffiness around the sting, while others can have vomiting, diarrhoea, facial swelling, weakness, breathing difficulties or a more serious allergic reaction.

With more bees around during spring, it’s a good time to keep an extra eye on curious dogs and cats who love sniffing, chasing or snapping at anything that buzzes.

Thankfully Suki was in good hands and we’re very glad she’s feeling much better 🩵

14/10/2026

🐾🎓 Another clever little class has graduated! 🎓🐾

A big congratulations to Luna, Murphy and Roxy on completing Puppy School.
Over the past few weeks, this gorgeous trio have been busy learning new skills, building confidence, and getting plenty of practice navigating the big wide world as young pups.

We’ve loved watching their personalities come out in class and seeing the progress they’ve made along the way. A big well done to their families too for all the time and effort they’ve put in at home.

Thinking about puppy school for your new addition? Give our team a call on 8323 8522 to find out more about upcoming classes.