Pet Care Advice
Practical guides from our vets and nurses on keeping your pet healthy, safe and happy, from nutrition and vaccinations to behaviour and seasonal hazards.
Healthy Easter alternatives toxic to pets
Think your Easter egg-hunt treat is a healthy alternative? It could be toxic if Fido finds it first!
Vet warning: Blue-green algae fatal for pets and livestock
What looks like pea soup, can be seen from space and is deadly to pets? Poisonous blue-green algae.
Managing pet arthritis
At least 65 per cent of dogs and cats will develop osteoarthritis. Lort Smith can provide you with treatment options to ensure your pet can continue to live a full life.
Two out of every five Australian pets are overweight
As many as 40% of Australian pets are overweight. We all like to treat our special friends to a little something special from time to time, but consider this: a cat eating 25 grams of cheese is equivalent to a human eating three and a half hamburgers!
Lort Smith launches exciting $20 million Capital Campaign
Lort Smith 'Our Future Is In Your Hands Capital Campaign' launched last night with a cornerstone philanthropic donation of $2 million and a separate Challenge Grant that matches public donations dollar for dollar up to $1 million until 31 December 2019.
Kittens don’t always land on their feet
Lort Smith veterinarian Dr Leanne Pinfold is urging all cat carers who have balconies to ensure their cats are safe.
Keep your furry friends safe in the heat
Hot weather conjures up images of fun at the beach, lounging in the shade and iced drinks with umbrellas. However really hot weather can be dangerous for those more vulnerable to heat – including pets.
No more ducky dinners for Beefcake
French bulldog Beefcake is on a strict diet following emergency life-saving surgery at Lort Smith Animal Hospital last week. The four-year-old dog is back at his home in Keilor Downs after vets removed four rubber ducks from his stomach and intestine.
Lort Smith Adoption Centre named a finalist in inaugural nation-wide awards
The Jetpets Companion Animal Rescue Awards 2018 has announced that Lort Smith's Adoption Centre is a finalist in the category of Outstanding Animal Shelter.