Paws a While
Happy First Anniversary in the New Premises Can you believe that it has been one year since we moved premises to 49 Wentworth Road, Orchard Hills? Wow, time flies! We have settled in well and are loving the new premises. Our new premises are so beautiful with 3m ceilings, double brick throughout, green bull nosed […]
Sisters Make Letter Writing Fun Again
When you were growing up as a kid, do you remember the excitement of the postman delivering a letter to the mailbox, personally addressed to you? It was like Christmas all over again, as you’d open it up to read it, before grabbing a pen and paper to reply. Sadly, letters were replaced by emails […]
Health Matters
Osteoarthritis occurs most commonly in the knee joint and causes significant pain and disability in over 10% of people over 60. Many people immediately think of knee replacement as a solution. However, for people under 70 (Bayliss 2017) who maintain a more active lifestyle the lifetime risk of revision surgery is high. Men in their […]
Parents Corner
“Let me parent out of my best hopes rather than my worst fears” Sarah Bessey Parenting is the longest shortest time isn’t it? While you are in it, it feels unrelenting. When you look on the past year, you think ‘where did that time go?’. How can we make the best of our parenting days? […]
Paws a While
Coronavirus Crisis In response to the evolving situation with COVID-19, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital has increased safety measures to ensure the safety of our staff, clients and patients. As we have been deemed an essential service, we will continue to remain open and treating patients, however, in order to limit face-to-face consulting, clients will no […]
A Birthday with a Difference
It is every 12-year-old boy’s dream to have a birthday party filled with their family and friends, food, games, and a day of fun. For local boy, Charles Powell, this year’s celebrations would be different, with his party cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, Charles’ parents Lisa and Vin Powell organised a Zoom party, […]
Parents Corner
How are you all doing in the current conditions? What are you doing well? What are you struggling with? What could you do better? Where are the points of conflict in the family relationships? And why? I am wondering if most conflict is caused by expectations that aren’t communicated well? We can become unstuck when […]
Paws a While
Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th May Join the RSPCA to Walk This May Entry is FREE! This year, the RSPCA Million Paws Walk has gone virtual… Due to the Coronavirus and the new government regulations on community gatherings, the RSPCA had to make the difficult decision to cancel the physical Million Paws Walk Events […]
Health Matters
What do know about OA? First, medicine considers it ‘idiopathic i.e. ‘no specific cause’, and different from trauma induced OA. Young people can suffer from it, prevalence increases significantly with age. Comorbidities are common e.g. hypertension, obesity, diabetes, COPD, CAD and stroke, disorders heavily influenced by diet / life-style. Patients with previous hand OA have […]
Michael Aims for 100 Marathons
Local Michael Wholohan has set himself the amazing goal of competing in 100 marathons by the end of 2022. The 54-year-old father recently completed number 59, 65K 4 65 Roses Marathon at Iron Cove Bay in Sydney and has now set his sights on the prestigious Boston Marathon later this year. Michael’s first half marathon […]