Our waiting room at Greensborough can be quite entertaining.  We always have an array of domestic animals and exotics, that are interacting and normally keen to socialise.

Recently we have been treating animals for Sarah Little whose family are more ‘exotic’ than most.  Sarah walked in to our clinic with Iago and Abu on her shoulder, that were unperturbed by what was going on around them.  Iago and Abu are beautiful juvenile Electus parrots that are native to North Eastern Australia, in rain-forests in far North Queensland and the Solomon Islands. 

The Alaskan Malamute features a powerful, sturdy body built for stamina and strength. It reigns as one of the oldest dog breeds, whose original looks have not been significantly altered. This intelligent canine needs a job and consistent leadership to avoid becoming bored or challenging to handle.

The Vizsla (meaning “pointer” in Hungarian) is the national dog of Hungary. Its early origins are hard to trace but its history probably began in the ninth century when the warring Magyar tribes migrated from the Steppes of Asia and eventually settled in the Carpathian Basin, known today as Hungary. It is believed that, over the centuries, the Vizslas we know today evolved from the hunting/herding dogs that the Magyars brought with them.  For centuries the Vizsla was owned by the sporting nobility of Hungary and used to scent and search for birds that were then either caught by falcons or netted. After the introduction of firearms during the 1700's the nobility of the day required a gundog with an all-round ability to work on fur and feather, on the plains of Hungary.