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Warning to seek emergency veterinary care if dogs consume toxic karaka berries

The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) is urging animal owners to be on the lookout for highly toxic karaka berries, as the tree's fruiting season intensifies between January and April.

Posted in NZVA media release; Tagged Canine; Posted 3 months ago Less than a minute to read

Increase in cases of Canine Cough in New Zealand (May 2022)

We have been informed that veterinarians are seeing an increase in cases of canine cough in dogs in certain parts of New Zealand. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in any way related to Covid-19 and it is not a zoonotic disease (it is not transmitted from animals to humans)

Posted in NZVA news; Tagged Canine, Animal welfare; Posted 23 months ago Less than a minute to read

Canine cough update

Over the last two weeks, we have been made aware of increased case numbers of canine cough in parts of the country. Reports have also detailed that a number of these cases have developed an acute bronchopneumonia.

Posted in NZVA news; Tagged Covid-19, Animal welfare, Companion animal, Canine; Posted 23 months ago Less than a minute to read