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Otautau Vets Limited

71 Main Street, Otautau 9610, Southland, New Zealand,

Telephone 03 225 8134 - Fax 03 225 8170 - Email us

Clinic hours

Mon - Fri:
8.30am to 5.30pm

Sat - Sun:
Emergencies only

Public Holidays:
Emergencies only. The on duty vet can be contacted on 03 225 8134.

 

Large Animal Assistants

Large Animal AssistantsTrained and competent large animal assistants are available to assist you with animal health procedures for example Dry cow Therapy insertion, vaccinating or copper bulleting. Give us a call at the clinic to find out more.

Life Style

Our vets are able offer assistance on the livestock management of all animals farmed on your farmlet. If you need help Hensor advice, give us a call, we endeavour to source small volumes of the common required animal health products to meet your needs.

Pets

OperationWe also provide a comprehensive small animal service from our well-equipped modern clinic. We have one dedicated small animal vet available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings as well as a clinic daily between 4 – 5 pm.

If your pet requires hospitalisation they will be cared for by our qualified vet nurses who pride themselves in providing the best possible care.

Our nurses will provide you with detailed information on how to care for your pet upon discharge, but you are always welcome to call the clinic if you have any questions or concerns.

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You can check out general information on caring for your pet at our Vets on Line webpage at http://www.vetsonline.co.nz/otautauvets/general-vet-information.html.

Veterinary Services We Provide

In addition to the usual sick cows and calvings, we offer a wide range of routine and not so routine services to help you run your business. This includes: Dairy | Sheep | Deer | Pets | Pet Food

Dairy

Dairy Services

  • Dehorning, disbudding and castration of calves and adult stock
  • Foot trimming and lameness prevention and treatment – Healthy Hoof
  • Faecal worm egg counts at the clinic, results within one working day
  • Herd/Flock health planning
  • Emergency production animal treatment.
  • Preventative advice
  • Manual and ultrasound scan pregnancy testing
  • Herd udder health management and somatic cell counting for individual cows
  • MPTA milking machine testing and stray voltage testing
  • Tail trimming
  • Mineral testing and liver biopsy
  • Nutrition consultations/advice for production animals
  • Mating management and advice – In calf
  • Healthy Hoof – on farm staff training
  • TB testing of Deer and Cattle
  • Facilitating Farm Discussion Groups
  • Faecal Egg counting and Drench efficacy testing
  • Disease prevention programmes including vaccination
  • Farmer and farm staff education and training on and off farm
    • Popular pub afternoons
    • Seminars
    • Tutorials
    • One on one training

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Sheep

  • Flock health planningSheep services
  • Faecal worm egg counts at the clinic, results within one working day
  • Preventative advice
  • Mineral testing and liver biopsy
  • On farm working dog vaccination
  • Disease prevention programmes including vaccination
    • Farmer and farm staff education and training on and off farm
    • Popular pub afternoons
    • Seminars
    • Tutorials
    • One on one training

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Deer

  • Velveting
  • Certification for farmer...
  • Disease prevention programmes including vaccination
  • TB testing of Deer and Cattle
  • Mineral testing and liver biopsy
  • Ultrasound scan pregnancy testing
  • Preventative advice
  • Faecal worm egg counts at the clinic, results within one working day

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Pets

  • Emergency Treatment
  • Daily clinics 4 to 5 pm Monday to Friday
  • Worm and Flea programmes
  • Companion animal surgical procedures
  • Disease prevention programmes including vaccination
  • Nutrition advice
  • Puppy Classes

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