Today is RU OK? Day, as well as World Suicide Prevention Day. These days go hand in hand, for tackling mental health, smashing stigmas and preventing suicide within our workplaces, families and communities.
Apart from stopping and recognising the importance of today with in-clinic discussions and treats, the Animal Emergency Centre also has:
- In-house Mental Health First Aid officers in every clinic
- 24 hour free professional mental health help through the Employee Assistance Program
- Free monthly 'Download' meetings with a trained veterinary psychologist
- A zero tolerance approach to abuse from clients
- and, membership with veterinary mental health charity Love Your Pet Love Your Vet
We hope that every pet owner will help to make our hospitals a better place to come to work too, by being respectful and courteous in every interaction with our team mates, even when things get really stressful. We all come to work to do the best job possible.
Strike up a conversation with someone today and ask RU OK?
Whether they have 2 legs, 4 or even more, happy birthday to all fathers out there.
Today it's Dog Appreciation Day. Dogs enrich our lives in so many ways. They make us laugh, they make us cry, they keep us active and keep us company. Dogs live for the moment, something we should all learn from them. Let your dog know they are loved and appreciated by you today and every day.
Indi the Dachshund gave birth to 4 beautiful puppies over the weekend at our Moorabbin AEC centre and we managed to capture one of those births for you to watch. Congratulations Indi, you are a wonderful mumma.
International Friendship Day!
Our pets are many things; family members, companions, sometimes colleagues, but what they always remain are our friends. Make sure you acknowledge your friends today and let them know how important their friendship is to you.
Did you know that today is World Reptile Awareness Day? 🤷♀️
Reptiles are everywhere and serve an important role in our ecosystem, for example, common snakes help keep down bugs and rodents that would love to make a nest in your home!
While you may not want to snuggle a reptile (or maybe you do - we won't judge you), it's nice to remember to appreciate them.
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It’s a public holiday in some states tomorrow but rest assured all AEC hospitals are open 24 hours, and are ready to help your pet.
☎️ Call 1300 232 838 to be connected to your closest Animal Emergency Centre 🏥
Today is World Animal Day. The mission is to raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals. It's celebrated in different ways in every country, irrespective of nationality, religion, faith or political ideology. Through increased awareness and education we can create a world where animals are always recognised as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare.
It's Halloween today and who better a symbol of Halloween than the black cat? Did you know....
👉There are 22 cat breeds that can come with a solid black coat.
👉Black cats are omens of both good and bad luck, depending on where you are and the situation.
👉Black cats are less likely to be adopted from shelters.
Regardless of superstitions, we think black cats are absolutely adorable.
Have a happy Halloween friends.🎃
Hands up if your pet has a grandparent 🖐
It's World Grandparent day today. While some countries celebrate this beautiful day of appreciation on other days of the week, today is the day we celebrate in Australia. A big thank you to our parents who are the grandparents to our 4 legged children.
We hope you have a relaxing Australia Day!
We want to wish you all a safe and happy New Year for yourself, your family and friends and of course, your gorgeous pets.
Our skilled vet team will be here, working around the clock to care for your pet in the event of an emergency. ❤️
If you do need to visit our centres, please remember:
🐾 We care for your pet and will tend to them as quickly as possible
🐾 We know that pet emergencies are an emotional and uncertain time for you and we are here to support you
🐾 Please be patient and treat our team with respect
🐾 We will continue to update you as soon as we know more about your pet’s condition
🐾 We want them back home and well with you as much as you do
🐾 We are doing everything we can to help
Working in the vet industry is an incredibly rewarding career and our team are so grateful to be the amazing hero’s that they are.
Take it easy on your vet team this New Year and love your emergency team as much as you do your pet. 😻🐶
#aecvet #vetsareheros #animalemergencycentre
#open24hrs #happynewyear #2021
One of our team members had a visit from an Eastern Brown snake today. She grabbed the closest box to keep it safe, which just happened to house the AEC Common Pet Toxins brochures.
If you’d like to join the snake in some light reading about this topic, you can find the online brochure here:
https://www.aecvets.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Common-Pet-Toxins-2016.pdf
(Our slithery friend was relocated by a licensed snake catcher) 🐍
Today is World Kindness Day; a day to highlight good deeds in the community.
We ask you to recognise an act of kindness and in turn, display an act of kindness yourself.
If you can do anything today - do it with kindness 💕