Northside Veterinary Specialists are here for you and your pets during COVID. As of Monday 28th February we will return to socially distanced consultations, in line with NSW Health Guidelines. We welcome a maximum of two adults, and we request for masks to be worn at all times when in the building. Please call on 9452 2933 with any questions.
We thank you all for your support and patience.
We have put a lot of time and effort into making sure our hospital protocols and procedures are consistent with best-practice advice, putting the health and safety of our employees, patients, and community at the forefront.
We share our policies and procedures here, please feel free to use or adapt them for your own practice as you see fit.
We are using so much disinfectant at the moment, and have done a lot of research on what we should be using for environmental, patient, and personnel COVID-19 disinfection. Ultimately, we can’t afford to be choosy due to limited availability, so here is a list for you to fall back on if supply of your first choice dries up.
HANDS: Detergents (Soap at 1:49 dilution – important given scarcity of sanitizer!)
SURFACES: Bleach at 1: 49 or 1:99 for 5 minutes (may damage many surfaces), Hydrogen peroxide 1:64 for 5 minutes, Ethanol 60% or greater 5mins or less, Chlorhexidine 0.05% for 5 minutes, Hydrogen peroxide 3% 6 – 8 minutes, F10 1:100 in 5 minutes, Trigene 1:20, allow to dry on the surface.
KEYBOARDS, PHONES: Any of the above, but our favourite is Isopropyl alcohol 70% for 1 – 3 minutes. This dries rapidly and doesn’t damage surfaces, most common in wipes.
PATIENTS: Detergent shampoo for any patient admitted having been in contact with test positive or isolated household.
We are divided into teams, who have zero crossover, so are disinfecting the practice between teams. We have attached our handover disinfection protocol for your reference and use in your practice. Also attached are our Contactless admission protocols with disinfection practices recorded.
If faced with a case of post-operative severe laryngeal oedema in a dog with brachycephalic obstructive airway disease, nebulized adrenaline can be considered as an alternative to tracheostomy in appropriate cases. This, however, is a single case report, so further investigation is warranted.
COVID-19 has impacted on the way many veterinary clinics are running. Here is a quick summary of how NVS can continue to serve your practice during this time.
Please note that many services are now offering early morning consults as well as video tele-consultations to improve appointment time flexibility for our clients.
SURGERY SPECIALIST SERVICE
Staffed by Drs. Eugene Buffa, Alen Lai and Michelle Joffe
Available Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm
INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST SERVICE
Staffed by Drs. Elizabeth Thrift, Anna Dengate and Dave Collins
Available Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm
EXOTICS & SMALL PETS SPECIALIST SERVICE
Staffed by Dr. Izidora Sladakovic
Available Monday and Tuesday 8am to 5pm
Video consultation available by appointment Monday-Friday
CARDIOLOGY SPECIALIST SERVICE
Staffed by Dr. Rita Singh
Available Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am to 5pm
EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE SERVICE
Available Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICE
Available Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm
Teleradiology service now available, see details below.
We are excited to announce our new teleradiology service is up and running!
To send through imaging studies, configure your x-ray or ultrasound machine to DICOM send to the following external port:
Port 5001
AE Title KEYSTONE
Host 103.31.114.176
For assistance with this, contact Asteris 24/7 customer service at support@asteris.comOnce you have sent through your images, submit the brief teleradiology request form, located here.
Our appointment hours have been extended!
NVS is available from 6am Monday to Friday and many of our specialist services are now offering early morning consultations. If you have a client who would like to take advantage of this new availability, please contact 9452 2933.
If there is anything we can do to better serve you, please do not hesitate to get in contact with our team. We will continue to be as flexible as possible during this dynamic time.