Services

Vet Clinic

Redgum Vets is staffed by 3 fantastic Vets! Senior Vet and Owner, Dr Roger Absalom, has been a Port Augusta local for over 30 years; Dr. Hannah Moy has been with Redgum since January 2018. Her remarkable sense of compassion and her brilliant diagnostic and surgery skills make her a very valuable asset; Dr. Znoishta Nedjadkay (Snowey) is the newest addition to the Veterinary staff at Redgum. Snowey  is also a great addition to the Vet team at Redgum, with her gentle nature amazing knowledge base.

Each of the Vets brings their own mix of interests within the animal world, and always work with the best interests of the animal at heart.

To ensure the best possible care, support and diagnosis for your pets, Redgum carries an extensive range of diagnostic tools and equipment, and we network with a range of specialist services to ensure those more involved cases and surgeries are offered the best outcomes for recovery. Redgum also has the support of a behavioural consultant and offers in-house Bowen and Laser Therapies.

Redgum carries a wide range of products to support good animal health and care, from nutritional needs, enrichment toys and treats, and skin and coat requirements. Our Vet Nurses are able to support your decision making in ensuring positive animal health.

Home Visits

You might have seen the Redgum van out and about around Port Augusta! Used for Veterinary home visits, picking up and delivery of pets for grooming, and for delivering foods and goods, the Van is a regular on the roads of Port Augusta and Roxby Downs.

We believe the Van is an integral part of our business and it’s here to serve YOU!

If you need your pet picked up for an appointment, or perhaps you need food or an order delivered? No problems, give us a call and one of our fantastic staff will be around in the trusty Van. Please be aware that we do have a specific Van route, so you may need to wait a day or two for your deliveries.

Equine Support (Horses)

Dr Roger has always undertaken horse work, but needed Veterinary back-up to be able to offer a sustained service. Now, with the support of two additional Vets on staff, and the building of a horse specific yard area, inclusive of a crush, Dr. Roger is able to offer horse consults at Redgum.

Redgum will be available for all equine consults, including pre-purchase examinations,  blood tests, lameness checks, general surgery and health checks, castrations and dental procedures (excluding reproduction procedures).

Dr. Roger has recently acquired a power float to support dental work, and continues to offer dental rasping.

Accell/ Equissage Therapy

Accell Therapy/Equissage Therapy Accell and Equissage are the same systems – one in the form of a mat for animals to lie on, the other a saddle-type mat. Both forms of the therapy have hand-held units which can be used to respond to specific areas on the animal’s body.

The technology was initially developed for human use way back in 1949 and has now evolved for advanced veterinary and equine applications producing results across all disciplines.

Redgum believes in supporting all areas of animal care and well-being. A new addition to our range of care supports is a unique ‘vibration therapy technology’. This system stimulates blood circulation and lymphatic system drainage, improving muscle stimulation, increasing dynamic joint mobility, reducing musculoskeletal dysfunction and hypersensitivity, treating acute muscle spasms, tension and soft tissue related trauma. Ideal for increasing circulation and assisting in healing, this therapy travels through bone and tissue at a cellular level, increasing nerve-muscle communication. We use the therapy mat at Redgum for almost every animal post-surgery as a tool to speed recovery from the anaesthetic, creating a faster transition of drugs through the system.

Grooming

Behavioural Training

Happy Hounds offers individualised dog behavioural consultations using the Amichien Bonding method. This method is non-confrontational and stress-free and involves working with the nature of the dog to achieve the desired behaviour responses.

At Redgum, we have teamed with Leanne, our fully trained consultant who will spend time with you and your dog or dogs, in your own environment, before developing a detailed plan. From that point, she will explain to you the strategies you can put into place to achieve the behaviour you are seeking. A further follow-up session will allow you to fine tune the training under expert guidance.

So, what’s involved?

Firstly a canine health profile (routine blood test) is required to exclude physical reasons for the dog’s behaviour. This is available through Redgum Vets.

From that point, a referral can be made to Happy Hounds Behavioural Support Service.

On payment of the package, Redgum’s Amichien Bonding consultant will make contact with you to arrange a time when she can view your dog in its everyday environment. This session will take approx. 1 hour.

After 1-2 weeks, Leanne will contact you to make an appointment where she will explain her analysis and the recommendations which you can put into place. This should take about ½ hour.

A follow-up session, approx. 1-2 weeks later will allow you to discuss your progress and to fine tune any of the recommendations.

We aim to let your dogs have as much time outside as possible, weather permitting. We have a number of generous exercise areas for dogs to play with carers or to run around on their own. If you nominate, your dog can be socialised with other dogs of the same size or sex. Our fences and grounds are safe and secure, with several check stations between the kennels and the front of the premises.