Vetora Taupo

04/06/2026

Edit: we’re back!

Our phones and internet are down - but we are working on it!!

11/05/2026

😬😳Unfortunately for both you and us, we have stocktake this morning and will be closed until 12. Emergencies only ‘til then.

01/04/2026

Deals! Deals ! Deals! Get in today if you can, or next week at the latest.

03/03/2026

Sorry team, we are having issues with phones and computers again, currently offline. Working to get it sorted. 😩

28/02/2026

🐾 Patches and the Enormous Tongue! 🐾

This week poor Patches came in to see us after her owners noticed she was drooling excessively and struggling to eat. Not her usual self at all.

After carefully sedating her for a proper look, we discovered the cause — her tongue was massively swollen. The culprit? A very large abscess hiding inside.

Once we lanced it… well… let’s just say there was a very satisfying (and slightly horrifying) amount of pus. 🤢
Yes, there is a video.
Yes, it is gross.
Yes, some of you will absolutely love it.

The best part? Patches felt almost immediate relief and is now back to eating, grooming, and judging everyone as cats should. 👑

24/02/2026

UPDATE: we’re back!!!

Hi everyone! We’re currently experiencing technical difficulties, and our computers and phones are temporarily down. Our team is actively working to get everything back up and running as quickly as possible.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time! If you need immediate assistance, please stop by the clinic in person.

Thank you for bearing with us! 🐾

02/02/2026

Proud to be Echo’s sponsor. He is the best boy 🫶🏼

Well fancy that - turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks 🪄✨

Echo is a labrador-spaniel cross who has found 11 people, and assisted in 30 searches with Land Search & Rescue New Zealand (LandSAR) ⛑️

Steve Signal - chairman of Tūrangi LandSAR - successfully applied for a Taupō District Council community grant to help meeting the costs associated with training specialist rescue dogs like Echo.

Steve decided to train his own rescue dog after being involved in LandSAR for about seven years. He chose Echo as a puppy based on aptitude and breed characteristics.

🐾 “I looked specifically for a labrador-spaniel cross. I’d spent time with one in my years working on farms, and he was a great dog. You get the benefits of a labrador without the bulk.

🐾 "LandSAR New Zealand is a national volunteer organisation that provides search and rescue help to lost, missing, and injured people. It’s an important job that can mean the difference between life and death. Crews personally fund their equipment with some community support – including purchasing and training dogs if they want to specialise in rescue dogs."

Steve's grant has gone towards ongoing training and travel costs for himself and his four-legged partner, Echo. Vetora Taupo are also sponsors of the duo, and Blackhawk are the official Search and Rescue dog food sponsors in New Zealand.

🐾 "Search and rescue dogs learn skills in three areas – tracking, where they follow scent trails where someone has walked, area search where they roam an area and try to capture a scent on the breeze, and lastly article search where they find things humans have dropped like a muesli bar wrapper, gun shells, or clothing."

🐾 There are only a handful of trained rescue dogs in the country. As dogs (and their handlers) retire there aren’t always replacements coming up through training. This can mean quite a bit of travel for Steve and Echo, which the community grant will help with.

Echo and Steve also attend training camps each year as well as being annually reassessed by both New Zealand LandSAR rescue dog assessors and NZ Police Dog assessors. The council community grant will allow Steve to cover training camp costs.

When he’s not searching in the bush, Echo is a cruisy family dog.

🐾 "He does everything with me and hangs out around the farm,” Steve says. “He’s pretty laid back but if I get out his harness and put my jacket on, he’s all noise. He knows it’s time to get to work.” 🐕 💖

15/01/2026

Get those Puppers in!

16/12/2025

Poor Wilson came in today with a VERY sore eye… and guess what we found hiding in there?
A sneaky barley grass seed 😬

These sharp little hitchhikers love to burrow into ears, eyes, noses and paws — and they can cause big problems fast.

We gave him a tipple of sedation and pulled the baddie out - imagine the relief!

We have seen many, many,of you recently with these seeds in paws and legs, but don’t forget they will attach themselves anywhere, and they don’t ’work themselves out’ only in!

05/11/2025

If you’re looking for some distraction for your fluffers tonight 🐶🐱

From 6pm tonight, RNZ Concert presents its annual Guy Fawkes radio show of music chosen to calm pets and people alike.

➡️ Send your photos and videos of animals enjoying the music to [email protected] or message us right here on Facebook.