Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Pet transport


Had to pick up a dog from interstate on behalf of a family member. The last time I went to the airport to tend to an animal it was a 4.7m saltwater crocodile who needed a sedative, and the time before that was to collect a ferret who couldn't legally be kept in his state of origin. To my surprise it was an easy process. The crate containing Mr B was ready to collect around 15 minutes after the flight landed. Despite probably being thoroughly surprised by his recent journey (how do you explain to an animal you're sticking them in a crate and sticking that crate into a giant flying machine and that they're going to be okay at the end?) he was perfectly fine. So the verdict is that we can thoroughly recommend All Creatures Air Road for interstate pet transportation needs. Give them a call if you need to ship someone you love somewhere else... http://www.allcreaturesairroad.com.au/

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Look whats in the paper today...



...the Sun Herald ran a fantastic story with some great images of a tiny python unfortunate enough to eat the earphones from an Apple ipod (a thoroughly modern affliction). I covered the story for the Veterinarian some weeks back but since I've been informed its already doing the rounds of the internet here's the vetty version. If you can't read the fine print, the 84 gram children's python ate a set of ipod earphones which were successfully removed via endoscopy with alfaxalone anaesthesia. Snake is doing well, earphones are now retired.