Last Updated: 22/05/2025
Author Profile: Dr. Carla Paszkowski
Learn more about Dr Carla Paszkowski BVSc (Hons), one of Pet Circle's Veterinarians.
Author: Dr Carla Paszkowski BVSc (Hons)
Reading Time: 739 minutes - extensive read
Dr. Carla Paszkowski is one of Pet Circle's qualified veterinarians and pet care content producers. Dr. Carla graduated from the University of Queensland in 2013 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and worked for a number of years in small animal clinics across South East Queensland. While Carla enjoys most facets of clinical veterinary work, she holds a special passion for feline medicine, pocket pets, and nutrition.
Her favourite part of being a vet is the colourful variability and exciting unpredictability of the case load - in one day, you may surgically remove a skin tumour from a Labrador in the morning, and then treat a parrot for nasal mites in the afternoon!
Dr. Carla's Pets
A self-professed 'crazy cat lady', Carla is Mum to a fluffy, cross-eyed Ragdoll named Smudge. Carla rescued Smudge from a sad situation at her previous clinic in 2014. Underweight and on the brink of death, poor little Smudge was surrendered to the clinic as she was suffering from an 'intussusception': a painful condition in which the bowel telescopes back onto itself, forming a complete blockage.
Overcome by Smudge's sweet, loving personality, Carla's initial intention was to foster Smudge, complete the required surgery, and find a suitable home for her. But before long, Carla realised she couldn't bear to part with such a lovely, precious soul. Alas, Smudge officially became a 'foster fail'.
At Pet Circle
History: Dr. Carla joined Pet Circle in late 2016. Forming part of our veterinary team, Carla provides in-house veterinary counsel, training and support for our customer service team, as well as written pet care content for Pet Circle's Education Portal. She has also starred in a number of our Pet Tip Videos, assisted with private label food creation, and even dabbled in our marketing sphere. With veterinarians like Carla on board, our customer service team - and our customers - are equipped with the best, vet-approved,'gold standard' pet care knowledge.
Dr. Carla's favourite part about working at Pet Circle is being able to to impart advice to a wider audience of pet parents all over the country. She enjoys the creative side of producing pet care content and the broad exposure she's had to alternative areas of nutrition and holistic medicine - two rapidly growing fields in the veterinary space. Carla loves hearing about customer's pets and encourages anyone with questions to get in contact via Pet Circle's Vet Pet Plan service.
Dr. Carla's Top 10 Articles
Could your dog benefit from a probiotic? Read our vet authored guide to learn more.
See our vets complete review of the pros and cons as well as the best quality raw diets.
Is your dog anxious in the car or suffers from motion sickness? Find out how to alleviate it.
Is your dog itchy? Find out how to stop your dog scratching and more about fleas food allergies and atopy as well as remedies for your itchy dog.
Interested in knowing more about Ehrlichiosis? Find out more from our vets about this deadly disease in Australia and how to keep your pet protected.
Is your cat itchy? Find out how to stop your cat scratching and more about fleas ringworm ear mites food allergies as well as remedies for your itchy cat.
Curious about a vegetarian or vegan diet and if it is suitable for your pet? Find out more from our vet team.
Has your dog been diagnosed with pancreatitis? Find out symptoms and solutions.
See our guide to protecting your pet from parasites from our vet team.
Thinking about desexing your pet? Find out all you need to know about to prepare your pet.
Dr. Carla's Top Recommend Products
"This clumping litter changed my life! It has large pellets so it doesn't track on Smudge's feet, it's non-dusty, and it forms firm clumps which mean I only need to replace the tray once every two weeks."
"A joint supplement with proven ingredients, 4cyte is perfect for any older animal with osteoarthritis, or any animal with a history of joint injury as a means of prevention."
"The perfect solution for keeping one pet out of another pet's bowl - this microchip-activated feeder saved me so much in cat food because it stopped my dog eating all her kibble!"
