Abbey

Abbey is a 2 year old sable female Pomeranian. She is very spoilt by her owner and needs to diet.
Desexed; Yes
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm protection and intestinal worm protection: Interceptor Spectrum monthly.
Flea & tick control: Frontline.
Vaccination C6(Parvovirus,distemper,hepatitis,parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other Medical History:Abbey has been very healthy so far.

Ari

Ari is a 3 year old red point longhaired cat. He came from the RSPCA and was due to be euthanased due to the infectious diseases he had caught there. We chose not to due to his beautiful nature and adopted him instead. Ari is very loving and friendly and loves to sit in the bosses chair. Ari lives with Poppy at the hospital.
Origin: RSPCA
Desexed YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Revolution and tapewormer.
Flea control: Revolution
Vaccination F4 -
Diet: Hills feline maintenance
Other medical history.
Ari came to us from the RSPCA where he had acquired both ringworm and cat flu. Both of these diseases required prolonged treatment before he recovered, so they had chosen to euthanase him rather than treat him. We chose to treat him.
Both Poppy and Ari have very pale skin, so in addition to all the other reasons for keeping cats indoors they have the additional reason that if allowed outside they would get sun burnt and ultimately skin cancer.

Axel

Axel is 4 year old male kelpie cross something.
Origin: Axel was brought to PAWS after his previous owner abused him. He was very frightened and hard large wounds over his back.
Desexed YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals monthly.
Flea control: Frontline
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Axel still has scars over his back from his previous abuse but has recovered very well psychologically. He is now spoiled rotten by his owner and needs to go on a diet.

Bapi

Bapi is a Centralian Carpet python.

Origin:Bapi was captive bred and is hypomelanistic. (which means he has comparatively little black pigment compared to other pythons of his species.)
Microchipped: YES
wormed: Wormout gel via food
Other medical history.
Bapi has been very healthy so far.

Bardi

Bardi is a 6 year old smokey ginger male cat. He likes to eat and sleep and sit on books that are being read.
Origin: Abandoned as a kitten.
Desexed YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Milbemax.
Flea control: Frontline
Vaccination F4
Diet: Hills feline maintenance.

Other medical history.
Bardi was born a cryptorchid (both testicles were up near his kidneys) and has a short twisted knob for a tail. This is a form of spina bifida and bardi walks with a unusual gait and is quite clumsy.

Bear

Bear is a 4 year old Labrador cross. Bear came to the RSPCA as a two day old pup and was scheduled for euthanasia. Bear was saved by our staff memeber who adopted her and then bottle reared her. (3 hourly feeds initially)
Origin: RSPCA
Desexed. YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals chewables monthly during the wet season, three monthly during the dry season.
Flea control: Advantix.
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis).
Diet: Hills Canine Light.
Other medical history. - Like most Labradors, Bear has a strong food drive and a tendency to gain weight.

Bella

Bella is a 3 legged Heeler cross from the Pilbara in WA.
Origin: Bella was brought in by her then owner to be euthanased after being hit by a car with a broken leg, fractured pelvis & head injuries. The vet fell in love with her and decided to adopt her. The leg could not be saved though and had to be amputated.
Desexed. YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals chewables monthly during the wet season, three monthly during the dry season.
Flea control: Frontline & tick injections.
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis).
Diet: Hills science diet & human food.
Other medical history. Despite her three legs bella gets around very well as does most three leggers.

Billy

Parvo is a 1 year old male german shorthaired pointer cross.
Origin: Billy came from Darwin Pound. Billy arrived with a damaged front leg with an infected joint.
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention:Milbemax monthly.
Flea control: Advantix
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Billys leg has healed well. Billy suffers from ADD :)

Chichi

Chichi is a 4 year old lutino cockatiel. She is a very happy bird despite having a permanently deformed foot. When she was young her owners pet rats got out and chewed her foot. While it was possible to save the foot it is not perfect. Chichi has learnt to giggle exactly like her owner.
Microchipped: YES

Chloe

Chloe is 14 year old desexed female Red heeler X dingo. Her Birthday is Valentines day.
Origin: RSPCA
Desexed YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Interceptor Spectrum monthly.
Flea & tick control: Frontline
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
She is spoiled rotten by her owner who says while she is not supposed to have favourites Chloe is hers.

Chopper

Chopper is a 9 month old black desexed male domestic rat.
Origin: Adopted from the prison.
Desexed. Yes. Pet rats should be desexed. It extends their life span greatly, reduces their smell and prevents unwanted breeding.
Other medical history.
Chopper developed a Pasturella infection which gave him a head tilt. He copes very well but just walks a little funny.

Cricket

Cricket is a 4 year old long haired chihuahua. She is very spoilt by her owner and needs to diet.
Desexed: Yes
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm protection and intestinal worm protection: Interceptor Spectrum monthly.
Flea & tick control: Frontline.
Vaccination C6(Parvovirus,distemper,hepatitis,parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other Medical History:Cricket has been very healthy so far.

Delilah

Delilah is a three year old female Staffy.

Origin: PAWS Delilah came into PAWS as a stray. No one claimed her but one of our vets fell in love with her. Delilah loves swimming and chewing her owners things.

Desexed YES (of course)
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm prevention:Proheart SR12 - the annual heartworm injection
Intestinal worming: Drontal chewables
Flea & tick control: Advantix and the occasional tick injection.
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Delilah is atopic and allergic to everything!

Diesel

Diesel is a 6 year old male Staffy X labrador.
Origin: Adopted 4 years ago from a shelter in Perth.
Desexed. YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart SR –12 & drontals monthly.
Flea control: Advantix.
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Microchipped: YES
Other Medical History.
Previously owned by a family with a disable child. He was rehomed due to their lack of time to care for him. As a result he has severe separation anxiety and is deeply attached to his new owner, Rebecca. Diesel comes to work every day and you can often see him sunbathing on the foot path as you enter the Yarrawonga clinic.

Dorrie

Dorrie is a 11 year old Blue heeler.
Origin:
Desexed. YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals chewables monthly during the wet season, three monthly during the dry season.
Flea control: Advantix.
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis).
Diet: Hills Canine Light.
Other medical history. - Like many older dogs, Dorrie has a strong food drive and a tendency to gain weight.

Eddie

Eddie is a 2 year old male desexed Chihuahua.
Desexed YES
Microchipped: YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals monthly.
Flea control: Frontline
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
None so far.

Edgar

Edgar is a 4 month old male Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Origin: Edgar was handed into the PAWS shelter at just a few weeks old. He required 4 hourly bottle feeding at first but has since turned into a very lively pup.
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals monthly.
Flea control: Advantix
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Edgar has a few medical issues due to being inbred. (we love him anyway)

Gilbert

Gilbert is a 7 year old female Inland bearded dragon.

Origin:Gilbert was captive bred.
wormed: Wormout gel via food
Other medical history.
Gilbert has been very healthy so far. Like all Bearded dragons he requires a proper diet with plenty of calcium, vit D3 and UV light.

Jaffa

jaffa is a ten year old male miniature pinscher.

Origin: Breeder in Perth. His owner drove up with him from Perth and got stuck at the Ord river for several weeks due to a cyclone.
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Interceptor Spectrum monthly.
Flea & tick control: Frontline
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
So far Jaffa has been very healthy.

Jessie

Jessie is a 2 year old female heeler X.
Origin: Arrived as a stray in a storm. Her original owners were tracked down but had left town and didn't want her anymore.
Desexed. YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: tick injections monthly and tapewormers every 3 months.
Flea control: frontline.
Tick control: tick injections
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Microchipped: YES
Other Medical History: So far pretty healthy.

Lilly

Lilly is 2 year old desexed chocolate tokinese. She was a stray kitten. She is an indoor only cat but loves to escape and run away. As a result Lilly wears a very cool GPS tracker so she can be found. She also likes to chew power cords.
Origin: PAWS
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Revolution and tapewormer.
Flea control: Frontline
Vaccination F4
Diet: Hills feline maintenance
Other medical history.
Despite Lillys frequent adventures she has so far been quite healthy.

Mouse

Mouse is a 6 month old male Chihuahua.
Origin: Bought from GnT Pets
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Advocate monthly.& tapewormers every 3 months.
Flea control: Advocate.
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Mouse retained many of his baby teeth and needed they neded to be extracted.

Narla

Narla a medium size "Territory Special" who came to The Ark through The Palmerston Town Council Pound scheduled for euthanasia. The staff were so taken with Narla's lovely nature and unique eye colouring(one is browm and the other is blue) that decided she should be admitted to The PAWS Adoption Pet Program. Narla's now homed with one of the staff and is a daily visitor to the clinic as neither her owner nor Narla can bear to be without each other.

Breed: "Territory Special" (mixed breed)
Desexed: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Heartworm and intestinal worm: Yes
Diet: Hills Science Diet

Other Medical History
So far Narla has been very healthy.

Parvo

Parvo is a 13 year old male Chihuahua cross.
Origin: Parvo was on death row at the Colac pound when he was just 12 weeks old.
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals monthly.
Flea control: Frontline
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Parvo acquired Babesia shortly after arriving in Darwin (9 years ago). He has also suffered from gastroenteritis from eating a dead bird he dug up. He is starting to get some signs of old age. He has gone quite grey and is a bit forgetful sometimes, a bit like his owner :)

Poppy

Poppy is a 2 year old red point bicolour cat. She was a feral kitten and brought to us by the RSPCA to euthanase. We chose not to and adopted her instead. Poppy is very actively friendly but her early feral upbringing does occasionally reveal it’s self when she gets cross. Poppy loves people, playing hide and seek and smooching big dogs.Poppy, together with Ari live at the hospital.
Origin: Feral
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Revolution and tapewormer.
Flea control: Revolution
Vaccination F4
Diet: Hills feline maintenance
Other medical history.
Both Poppy and Ari have very pale skin, so in addition to all the other reasons for keeping cats indoors they have the additional reason that if allowed outside they would get sun burnt and ultimately skin cancer.

Skittles

Skittles is a Children's python.

Origin:Skittles was captive bred.
wormed: Wormout gel via food
Other medical history.
Skittles developed severe mouthrot (necrotic stomatitis)which his previous owner declined to treat, so he was adopted by a staff member who treated it. While it has healed well since it was so severe the mouth has been permanently damaged and is a little bent. Despite this he gets along fine and eats really well.

Spazz

Spazz was an entire male stray to be euthanased, I castrated him and kept him. He is approx 6yo DSH. By the way, I didn't name him, my husband did, but the name does suit the cat!

Squidge

Squidge is a 3 year old lilac point Burmese cat. He originally came in as a patient suffering from extensive injuries following being attacked by a dog. He required a long stay in hospital and all the staff fell in love with him. Later when his owners needed to find a new home for him one of our nurses jumped at the opportunity to adopt him.
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: profender.
Flea control: Frontline plus
Vaccination F4
Diet: Hills feline maintenance
Other medical history.
Squidge is very lucky - his initial injuries were very severe and included a punctured lung, and was missing a good portion of the skin on his back. His injuries have healed well and you would never know there was a problem. (But it did take a very long time).

Tanami

Tanami is a 7 month old female self platinum rat.
Origin: Adopted from feeder rats.
Desexed. Yes.
Other medical history.
None.

Templeton

Templeton is about 1 year old Chihuahua and came in as a stray from darwin City council pound. Nobody claimed him and one of staff members decided to adopt him through our PAWS program.
Origin: DCC pound
Desexed. YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Sentinel spectrum monthly.
Flea & tick control: Frontline
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis).
Diet: Hills Science diet & raw chicken necks.
Other medical history. - Templeton is mostly blind he can see a small amount of movement but not much else. He copes very well and lives a full and happy life otherwise.

Wark

Waark is a 2 year old red tailed black cockatoo. She was captive bred.
Origin: Captive bred at feathers sanctuary.
Wormed: Worm out gel
External parasite treatment (If she ever catches them) Avian insect liquidator.
Diet: Parrot pellets, and a wide variety of other foods including brocolli, beans, peas, peanuts, almonds, bean shoots, etc.
Waark loves to tease people and really enjoys shouting at people to make them jump. She also loves being affectionate and sitting on shoulders of people she likes.

Other medical history.
Wark has been very healthy so far, she has a life expectancy of 80+ years.

Wheels

Wheels is a 5yo black kelpie cross. She was found by the side of the road in Karratha as a puppy with a broken femur. A man brought her into the clinic and paid for all her surgery, but in the end couldn't keep her, so I did! It all worked out OK for him, though, he started dating one of the vet nurses and last I heard they were engaged.

Wizza

Wizza is a one year old male Basenji cross fox Terrier. He got his name from his most notable habit.
Origin: Wizza came into the vet clinic in NSW that Anita was working at. He was 4 weeks old. He had been thrown over a fence and knocked unconscious.
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Sentinel Spectrum monthly.
Flea & tick control: Frontline & sentinel
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Wizza is allergic to wallabies. When he is around them he wheezes and his eyes swell.

Wundi

Wundi is a 4 month old female Chihuahua cross dingo Cross ridgeback.
Origin: Wundi came from Jigalong (of rabbit proof fence fame) in the middle of Western Australia. She was given up by her owner (with her sisters)who wanted to have less dogs and was adopted by her new owner. She was then driven to Port hedland, flown from there to perth and from there to Darwin. All at just 8 weeks old! Her sisters now live in perth and sydney.
Desexed YES
Heartworm and intestinal worm prevention: Prohart sr –12 & drontals monthly.
Flea control: Advantix
Vaccination C6 (Parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, bordertella and Leptospirosis.
Other medical history.
Other than her exciting begining. Wundi is very healthy. Due to her diverse ancestry what she will grow up to look like is anyones guess.

Ziggy

Ziggy is an adolescent emu who thinks he is a human. Ziggy is one of 6 emus of varying ages. They are captive bred and roam around on 5 acres. Ziggy however prefers human company than his own kind and is quite a character.
Food: Ziggy along with the other emus eats a diverse diet mostly of mixed grains with lots of greens. He also helps himself to the odd chook egg.