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How seriously cute is Jack here! He was meeting a new kitten that we were fostering.

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Small animal veterinarian & acupuncturist in Sydney who wants to improve pets' lives through educating owners & providing integrated vet care

DOG INFORMATION

Resource for dog owners providing recommendations, tips and tricks

CAT INFORMATION

For all of the feline advice you'll ever need.

VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE

Full of everything you never knew that you wanted to know about veterinary acupuncture

CAREER INFORMATION

Being the General Manager of large veterinary hospital means that I've had a bit of experience employing new vets and nurses.

WELCOME

Welcome to Dr Belinda’s Veterinary Blog

Welcome! I hope you find this an informative, pet-focused, and at times light-hearted online community. On the blog, I’ll be sharing the ins and outs of small animal veterinary practice, offering personal recommendations, and celebrating the adorable pets that I meet and treat on a daily basis.

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Dr Belinda’s Veterinary Vlog: Episode 17 – Elmo’s pearly whites are pearly white again!
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Dr Belinda’s Veterinary Vlog: Episode 16 –Family Visit to the Veterinary Hospital
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What's better than having a consult with one Samoyed? ☁️ ☁️ ☁️ Having a 3 pack of Samoyeds in my consult room! I may be a recent member of the @snout.school #SnoutSquad but I have been a member of this #SamoyedSquad for over 12 years. I am Auntie Belinda to these girls and I absolutely love when they visit. On Monday they all came in for dental procedures. It was Samoyed deja vu all day long. #samoyed #samoyedofsydney #dogsofsydney #sydneydogs #petsofsydney #hillsdistrictpets #hdpets #vetsofsydney #vetsofaustralia #aussievets #vetlife #vetlyfe #vetmed #vetmedlife #vetmedworld #vetsnobiety #vet #veterinarian #sydney #vetclinic #vetnurse #vetstudent

Well a trip to Calgary wasn't going to be complete without popping in to meet @codycreelmancowvet in person. He was kind enough to show us around his clinic and work truck. He took time to show the girls some cool cow vet collectables and Phin obliged us with lots of pats. It was great having a chat about our prospective career paths. Not only do we live on opposite sides of the world but we also live on opposite sides of the veterinary field and yet we have very similar passions for the future of our profession and looking at ways of disrupting the status quo. Don't eat all of the TimTams at once Hope to see you in Australia next time! #vet #veterinarian #vetlife #vetlyfe #vetsofsydney #vetsofaustralia #aussievets #vetsontour #cowvet #dvm #vetstudent #dvmstudent #canada #vettruck #thatsnotatruckthisisatruck

ANNIE Beautiful little Annie was in for her follow up acupuncture appointment last night. I'm very pleased to report that she is doing so will since starting acupuncture that we are now looking for the speed dial to attempt to slow her down. The birds who foolishly fly into the yard are also wondering how come she is moving so quickly #vetsofsydney #vetsofaustralia #aussievets #vetlife #vetlyfe #dogsofsydney #sydneydogs #petsofsydney #hillsdistrictpets #hdpets #terriersofinstagram #acupuncture #veterinary #veterinaryacupuncture #petacupuncture #veterinarian #vetmed #vetmedlife #vetmedicine #vetmedworld #vetsnobiety #sydney

HOLIDAY SPAM! Horse riding in Banff!!! During my teenage years I worked at a horse riding school in North-West Sydney taking tourists and locals on trail rides. As a teenager horse riding was my happy place. Getting back in the saddle was like coming home. The ride was peaceful and the setting was stunning. My steed Hutch did a great job and kept me on my toes as he kept trying to get a cheeky snack along the trail. I think in another life I would have loved to be a guide taking riders on trips through the Rocky Mountains. I tried my hand at roping but all I caught was the fence... #canada #vetlyfe #vetsofsydney #veterinarian #dvm #vetlife #holidasyspam #holiday #vacation #vacay #rockymountains #horseriding #banfftrailriders #horsesofcanada #trailride #cowboy #roping #horsebackbanff

✨Click the link in my bio to RSVP for the @snout.school re-launch soirée.✨⠀ ⠀ ‍♀️⠀ Danielle Lambert (@DanielleSnout) and Dr. Jessica Vogelsang (@pawcurious) will be rocking this event, along with the @whiskercloud crew. ⠀ ⠀ GO RSVP YAAAS if you want to get:⠀ ✔️ The 411 on Snout School’s new mission to help empower women in vet med⠀ ✔️ The chance to see the #SnoutSquad’s debut video, “Not Lucky.”⠀ ✔️ The opportunity to find out who all the official members of the #SnoutSquad are... and how you can JOIN US!⠀ ✔️ A big tour of the beautiful new website⠀ ✔️ A super dope prize pack full of swag from some of the boldest ladies in vet med. (Spoiler alert: We’ve even got copies of Dr. V’s book, “All Dogs Go To Kevin” to give away!)⠀ Go click the link in my bio to save your spot ⠀

HOLIDAY SPAM Yesterday was deemed "Lake Day". We made lots of stops at lots of lakes. Lake Moraine was definitely a favorite. It's straight out of a postcard! #canada #vetlyfe #vetlife #vetsofsydney #lake #morainelake #postcard #vacation #holidasyspam #holiday #vacayvibes

Smiles and new @koihappiness scrubs to welcome the new week. Charlie and Elmo may look calm and in control in these photos but as per normal they put me through my paces before we were able to all sit still and look at the camera at the same time. #monday #vet #veterinarian #vetsofsydney #vetsofaustralia #aussievets #vetlife #vetlyfe #dogsofsydney #sydneydogs #petsofsydney #hillsdistrictpets #hdpets #spoodlesofsydney #spoodlesofinstagram #labradoodle #labradoodlesofsydney #labradoodlesofinstagram #vetsdog #vetsdogs #vetsdoglife #mondaymorning #ad #koihappiness

HOLIDAY SPAM! The family and I are absolutely loving our time in Canada. We are having so many adventures and experiences of a lifetime. Taking a break is one of the many ways I try to avoid burnout. For me as much as I love work I need to have a break. I'm not someone who accumulates weeks of leave. In fact I often owe leave to work (a good way of keeping me working at one place ) Look out I'm going to be posting more pictures as I feel #canada is just too beautiful to not share it with you. #vetlyfe #vetlife #vetsofsydney #veterinarian #holiday #vacation #quadbikes #atv #whistler

So after 3 weeks seeking to spot a bear in the wild the closest I got to seeing a real bear was...... meeting @fairmontbanff Bear, a beautiful labrador so works to keep the guests happy. I think the bears could sense my desperation to see them and so they kept hiding from me. Also 5 screaming children is also and excellent repellent for any sane bear. So as I'm waiting at the airport for my plane to board I'm already planning another trip to Canada so that I can hopefully see a bear in the wild and explore more of this beautiful country! #vet #veterinarian #vetlife #vetlyfe #vetsofsydney #aussievets #vetsofaustralia #canada #bear #dogbear #banff #vacation #holidayspam #holiday #vacay

HOLIDAY SPAM! So I have been a little quiet of late as I've been cruising the Alaskan Inside Passage. It has been the trip of a lifetime. The highlight of the cruise was experiencing a dog sled ride complete with puppy cuddles and a trip to their dog camp. It was refreshing to hear that they breed the dogs based on their physical ability not their appearance or coat color. The dogs were such incredible athletes. They appeared to be small stature but were incredibly strong. Now I was cold and it was a beautiful Alaskan summer day. I can barely imagine what it would be love to race the Iditarod during an Alaskan winter ❄❄❄ Yesterday we started a 2 week road trip around the Canadian Rockies. I caught get over just how stunning the scenery is. My current mission is to spot a bear in the wild (just not too close)! #vet #veterinarian #vetlife #vetlyfe #vetsofsydney #vetonholidays #alaska #dogsled #dogsledding #glacier #puppycuddles #dvm #bucketlist #alaskanhusky #alaskanhuskies #alaskansummer #summer #cruiselife #insidepassage #holidasyspam