Vets4Pets Basildon Pipps Hill

25/06/2024

☀️ Preparing Your Pet For The Heat:

Even here in the UK, where the weather is somewhat unpredictable, the heat can prove a problem for pets in the summer months. 🥵

🪭It’s important to know how to keep your pet cool, because overheating can lead to exhaustion, dehydration and heatstroke.

🌡️Heatstroke is often fatal and can kill rapidly, so make sure you know the signs. General signs include:

☀️Panting
☀️Drooling
☀️Lethargy
☀️Disorientation
☀️Seizures
☀️Increased heart rate
☀️Loss of consciousness in extreme circumstances
☀️Pets may show reddening or warmness of the ears, this can be particularly evident in rabbits
☀️Dogs and cats may show very red gums/tongues
☀️Dogs may vomit, and could have blood in their vomit or stools.

If your pet starts to show signs of heatstroke please call us.

25/06/2024

If you can help please contact Basildon Pitsea on 01268585700.

10/06/2024

🐈Come see our new cat waiting space in our reception. ☺️

🐈‍⬛We have a unit you can place your cats basket/ carrier in whilst you and your pet wait to be seen for your appointment.

🫣We have some blankets to cover the carriers over with, to make it a more calmer experience for your feline companion. ( please be mindful of the warmer weather that this may not be appropriate at times. 🥵)

🤫we would like to keep this area for cats only, so as to try and keep the visit to the vets as peaceful for your cat as possible. So please be mindful of this when you visit with your doggies. 🥰

10/06/2024

This is beautiful 10month old Enid who came to see us a couple of weeks ago for neutering and microchipping. She was needing a little warm up after surgery that day and our nurse Grace was giving her lots of TLC and cuddles. 🥰

04/06/2024

Reminder around the law for cats and microchipping coming into effect 10th June 2024!

The laws around microchipping are changing. From 10th June 2024, all cats must be microchipped by 20 weeks old. Its not just law, its a lot safer for you and them too. Book your appointment with us at Vets4pets Basildon Pipps Hill. 🐈

31/05/2024

Meet Chloe!

Although Chloe is currently on Maternity leave, we still thinks she deserves a massive shout out.

Chloe is one of our Registered Veterinary Nurses.

🏥Her favourite part of nursing is working in the wards and looking after the patients staying with us in hospital.

🐕 Chloe is absolutely poodle obsessed and has two who are extremely pampered 💙🩷

🏖 Chloe loves the beach, spending time with her baby boy and her two poodles.

31/05/2024

Meet Lee.
Our wonderful newly qualified Veterinary Care Assistant. 🥳

🐶Lee has taken home a few stray animals from the practice and has given then a fabulous home.

👑 She's obsessed with Jack Russell Terriors and loves her little JRT Princess 'Poppy'

🏞Lee loves travelling, paddle boarding being in nature.

23/05/2024

The second RVN we'd like to introduce is Mia.

Mia has been with us for 3months and has been a wonderful addition to our nursing team.

🐶 Mia is a keen traveller and loves nothing more than experiencing different cultures.

📚Mia also enjoys getting lost in a good book.

🦢 While not working, Mia enjoys being in nature.

23/05/2024

Following on from VNAM24 - we have two more fabulous nurses we'd like to show off.

Isobel - Registered Veterinary Nurse

🐰 Isobel has recently passed all her exams and has gone onto the Register making her our newest RVN. (Which we're super proud about!)

🐇Isobel has two adorable rabbits called Joey and Chandler.

🎭 In her spare time, Isobel is part of a drama group and also performs in theatre performances.

17/05/2024

Elzee was given the all clear yesterday after finishing her course of chemotherapy with us. She gave our nurse Georgia a smooch before she went home 🩷

17/05/2024

This is sweet little Elzee 🩷 who finished her course of chemotherapy with us yesterday !

Elzee was diagnosed with lymphoma in November 2023 and has been having chemotherapy with us for the duration.

She has now been given the all clear!!! And will
Just come back for a check up in 6 months time.

🥰She has been an absolute pleasure to care for and for her final chemotherapy and sign off yesterday she gave our team some yummy treats and presents to say thank you. ☺️

She posed for a lovely photo with our nurse Georgia and then was ready to be on her way. 🩷

15/05/2024

Appreciating our nurses 🩷

Next up we have Veterinary Care Assistant (VCA) Kerry.

Kerry will be undertaking her VCA training within the next few months.
She has a keen interest in progressing to becoming a Registered Veterinary Nurse.
When Kerry isn't at work, she spends her time with her Cockerpoo Archie.
She enjoys horse riding, walking Archie and seeing her friends and family

15/05/2024

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Appreciating our nurse’s 🩷

Here’s our student veterinary Nurse(SVN) Grace.

Grace started her training at Writtle in September 2023.
She has a crazy spaniel called Milo.
In her spare time, she enjoys walking Milo and horse riding.
Here she is with her mare Cinderella.
Grace is working hard on becoming a fully registered Veterinary Nurse.

Grace has worked with agricultural animals, equine and small animals.

13/05/2024

🦮To all our existing clients, we currently have availability at the practice to take on new registrations.🐕‍🦺

🐇If you have any friends or family currently looking to register with a vet, please let them know that we can facilitate additional
clients.🐈

Just pop into practice or give us a call so that we may create your account ☺️

Vets4pets Pipps Hill 01268 288 045 to register today 😊

07/05/2024

🐱 Look at all these kittens!!!! These beautiful babies all came in to have a health check last week.
🐈There are two separate litters of a mix of boys and girls. They definitely got all the attention when they came in. 😍

07/05/2024

🥰We had a lovely visit last week from Dolly, Ella, Betty, Tinker, Wilma and Dipsey, who all came in for their vaccinations. They were so well behaved!
Ella the Pomeranian and Dolly the Great Dane are the best of friends we got told. They were all so sweet!
📸 See them sitting patiently in our waiting room with their owners whilst they had their photo taken ☺️

01/05/2024

It’s the 1st of May, so you know what that means ?

🎉It’s VETERINARY NURSE AWARENESS MONTH!! (VNAM for short 😉)

🥳Every year during the month of May, the veterinary profession celebrates VNAM.

This was spearheaded by the BVNA( British veterinary nursing association) and this year the campaign theme is ‘Progression’.

☺️We want to show you how incredibly proud we are of our nursing team and all that they do to support our practice and take care of all of your beloved pets, alongside our vets.

🐶When they are not consulting, helping with surgery or carrying out in-patient care they are in charge of keeping the practice and the medical equipment maintained, cleaned and sterilised.
😻They keep on top of the practice dispensary including checking, correctly storing and ordering of medicines and checking prescriptions.

💖Without our nursing team… we would not be able to provide the level of care that we do.

Watch this space for us highlighting our team of nurses here at Vets4Pets Basildon Pipps Hill. 🤩

26/04/2024

🥂We want to congratulate our lovely Isobel for passing her nurse exams today!

🥳It was smiles and cheers all round in celebration for her! 🎉👏

Isobel joined our practice in the July of 2021.
She then enrolled onto a diploma in September 2021 and had completed and has now passed her exams and is a qualified RVN. 🤗

Isobel said she is really happy and excited for what is to come along her journey as a qualified RVN. 💖

26/04/2024

🐶Emma and Laura from our client care team had some lovely puppy cuddles today with Champ and Belle who both came in and had their first vaccines and microchips done. 🦮Their owner also joined Champ and Belle to our health care plans today.

🤗Puppy cuddles are perks of the job for sure!

25/04/2024

🐱 Beautiful Ciri the ragdoll cross came in to be weight checked today for her flea and worming prevention. She had a little wander around the desk whilst she was with us.

Look at those stunning blue eyes!😻

🦠Parasite control (flea, tick and worm prevention) is a particularly important part of caring for a pet. Parasites pose a range of risks to our pets - some can transmit fatal diseases, whilst others can cause major discomfort. Some parasites can also affect human health. There are a number of options available, so make sure to speak to us about the best anti-parasitic treatments on offer.

We also offer a complete health care plan that as well as covering parasite prevention treatment, also covers annual vaccinations and other great benefits and discounts.

For more information visit our website or give us a call on 01268 288 045. 📞

22/04/2024

🐈‍⬛Handsome Casper was in to be castrated today. He wanted to help our nurse Grace with the paperwork whilst she was monitoring him after his procedure.☺️

🐱Neutering male cats helps reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies with female cats and reduce the risk of male cats wanting to roam to find a mate. Cats with a drive to escape the home can sometimes lead to road traffic accidents and loss. 😿

🐈In male cats (toms) the testicles are removed- this is the main source of the hormone testosterone, so the levels of this hormone fall after the surgery.

🩺Neutering is a surgical procedure performed under general anaesthetic.

When your pet comes in for a neutering appointment, the patient would come into the practice in the morning, stay for the day to have the operation, and be sent home later on that same day.

📋We operate Monday to Friday ( not including bank holidays or weekends).

If you wish to discuss booking your pet in for neutering, please give us a call to talk further on 01268 288 045.

19/04/2024

🌸Spring is lovely, as you often get the opportunity to get your grazing small furries back out onto the grass 🐰– this is excellent for their digestive and mental health, and seeing them happy is great for you too! Like with any change, however, this should be done gradually as a sudden change in diet for any pet can cause tummy troubles.

Preventing Problems:
🌱New fresh spring grass can be particularly rich for small tummies and you should introduce guinea pigs and rabbits to it gradually.

Follow the steps below for a safe and slow introduction to spring grass:

🌱Be aware of the intake of grass, keeping it low initially. You can do this by either limiting the time that they are on the grass, starting with 10-15 minutes and increasing it gradually every other day. Monitor their droppings during this time. If the initial 15 minutes means that their droppings become soft, reduce their time on the grass so as not to cause upset stomachs.

💧Make sure that there is plenty of fresh, clean water available, either in a bottle or bowl.

☠️Weed killers:
Whilst clearing back and tending to the garden, you may also be using herbicides. Herbicide products should be used with caution as their ingredients may be toxic to animals. Lawn treatment companies often recommend keeping grazing animals off treated lawns for at least two weeks.

🥼If you think your pet might have become exposed to any garden chemical treatments, contact your vet straight away.

🐰For indoor small furries, make sure any diet changes are done slowly. Introduce new types of food over several days, starting with a very small piece.

For further advice please do not hesitate to contact us on 01268 288 045.

28/03/2024

🎁🥳Happy 11th birthday Vets4Pets Pipps Hill!🎂🎊🎈

🎉Come and see our celebrations of our practice being open for 11 years today ! 🍾

🎂We all had yummy pizza, cake and brownies !( brownies made by our lovely nurse Siobhan☺️) and we were all awarded with our own little trophies 🏆

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26/03/2024

🐶This scrumptious little face is 18 week old Buddy the cocker spaniel. He liked to be cuddled whilst he was in with us. ☺️

🩺Buddy came in for a sore paw and limping on his right foreleg this week.

🩻He went under sedation to have his paw examined with X-rays and no breaks were discovered, thankfully! He was sent home the same day with some pain relief to recover. 💊

26/03/2024

💊Regarding medications order this week. Please be advised due to the Easter bank holiday our last medication order will be Wednesday 27th, for collection Thursday 28th. Any medication ordered after this date won’t be available until Tuesday 2nd April.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on 01268288045. 🐣

25/03/2024

🐣Our Easter opening times: 🐣

🐰Thursday 28th March- normal opening hours

🐰Friday 29th March- 9am-5pm

🐰Saturday 30th March - 9am -5pm

🐰Sunday 31st March - CLOSED.

🐰Monday 1st April - 9am - 5pm.

🐰Tuesday 2nd April- normal opening hours.

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21/03/2024

Say hello to Ozzy. 👋
Ozzy is a 10 years, 7 months old Labrador retriever who is having therapeutic laser therapy on his elbow. See him rocking out the funky protective shades, with our deputy head nurse Siobhan.😎

🐾Laser therapy involves directing infra-red radiation into the inflamed or damaged tissues to accelerate the body’s natural healing process. Laser therapy is a form of alternative medicine (which is also called cold laser).

🐾Laser therapy is often used for musculoskeletal issues such as arthritis but can also be used for a range of conditions.

🐾The laser is placed in direct contact with the skin which enables light photons to pe*****te the tissue.

The reported benefits to laser therapy are as follows;

🐾Anti-inflammatory effect

🐾Mild pain relief

🐾Accelerated tissue repair

🐾Soothing muscle tension

🐾Faster wound healing

🐾Reduction of scar tissue

🐾Improved nerve function

The laser is non-painful and only produces a light warming sensation. The treatment duration usually lasts 3-10mins.

We usually do this procedure whilst the patient is conscious without sedation or anaesthetic, but we also perform this procedure on patients after surgery whilst anaesthetics are in place, as well.

There are no know side-effects of laser therapy and many pets find laser therapy quite relaxing. 😌

🐶If this is something you would like to look into for your pet, we would recommend giving us a call to arrange an appointment or to discuss.

🐱01268288045 Basildon Pipps hill vets4pets.

20/03/2024

🌤️As the warmer weather approaches, fleas are on the move! However it doesn’t have to be glorious sunshine outside for them to rear their ugly heads.

🌦️Fleas are also around all year long and tend to come out of the wood work when the central heating goes on in homes during the colder months. ❄️

This means that flea protection should be given to your pets year round, not just seasonally.

🐾Fleas are small, wingless insects that, despite their inability to fly, can travel huge distances by jumping. Did you know there are over 2000 species of fleas ?
🐾There are only two that commonly cause problems here in the UK though; cat fleas and dog fleas. Most of the infestation we see are cat fleas, but as both species can bite any warm-blooded family members and aren’t actually species specific, in reality it doesn’t matter which species of flea is in your home.

For assistance on keeping your pets and home covered, and protected from the little critters, give us a call to discuss treatment options. 🐾

Vets4Pets Basildon Pipps Hill 01268 288045.

15/03/2024

🐈‍⬛Shadow and Snowflake ❄️ came to see us to be neutered and microchipped on the cats protection neutering scheme, this week. Snowflake was trying to give us kitty head bumps through the cage whilst with us. 🥹

🐾They live together and are just over 5 months old. We routinely neuter cats when they are 6months and over but when a male and a female live together we can look to neuter them as long as the pet is over 2kg in weight, and are in good health of which we would check on admission also. This is to take away the risk of pregnancy.

🏡When our patients are sent home, neutered female cats are discharged with a buster collar ( Elizabethan collar) as they have sutures placed externally for the surgery and prevents them from licking the surgical site. Male cats do not always require a buster collar unless they do not leave the operation site alone, as they do not have sutures placed. But this can always be given if required if they want to keep cleaning the area👅.

We would always recommend to call us to discuss if you wish to ask any questions. ☺️

(Our client sent us some pictures of them both at home the same evening, doing well. 🥰)

12/10/2023

Be honest, how many times do you say bye to your pet before you leave the house?🫣👇

08/10/2023

Beautiful Bella has lost two kilograms on a weight loss journey with Wakefield Vets4Pets – and owner Hayley says she's much more active, playful and affectionate as a result. "She just seems generally less grumpy as well – she probably felt how we do when we've overindulged!"

When Bella came in for her booster vaccination a year ago the team noted that she was overweight and would need to slim down to help her live a long and happy life. Since then the three-year-old house cat has been put on a special diet and she's now lost a third of her weight. Hayley said: "We're incredibly grateful to the team at Vets for Pets. They've given us some great advice and tips to keep the weight down. They are so approachable and we've never felt judged by them."

Head veterinary nurse Jess said: "Bella has been on her weight loss journey for over a year now and she's seen once a month for basically Waggy Weightwatchers as we call it. The owners have stuck with the plan very well and took note of everything we have told them, which is great. A 2kg loss is quite a substantial loss for a cat, so she's done really well."

05/10/2023

"You know, Woody's mum" 😆

Have you ever been guilty of this?👇

02/10/2023

Tell us you're a pet owner, without telling us you're a pet owner👇

We'll go first, finding poo bags in the pockets of every coat you own🫣

01/10/2023

Ten-month-old Filemon is on the mend after he fell behind a wardrobe and fractured one of his front legs in three places.

He was taken to the specialist orthopaedic team at Vets4Pets Cross Hands in Llanelli by his owners Kasia and Andrzej where he had surgery to repair the bone with implants. The main recovery barriers for Filemon were possible nerve damage, and keeping him quiet long enough to give his bone and wound time to heal – which veterinary nurse Rebecca says is no easy task for a cat owner. She said: "Thankfully, with the help of his diligent owner and plenty of the right medication, Filemon is recovering well and has full range of motion in his leg."

Kasia said: "We'd like to say a massive thank you to the Vets for Pets team for doing an amazing job to get Filemon back on his four legs! After surgery Filemon was in a crate for six weeks which wasn't easy for him being such a young and playful kitten. It's now been two months since the surgery and he's recovering really well. He's enjoying himself again just like before the accident."

30/09/2023

Name something cuter than a pile of puppies🥹

Share a picture of your puppy below👇

(📸: Vets for Pets Bristol Emersons Green)

28/09/2023

Meet Jimmy, thanks to his microchip, he was reunited with his family after 2 years!

In 2021, Jimmy was suspected to be involved in a road traffic accident in which his owners were told he didn't make it. After straying for 2 years, a member of the public brought him into Doncaster Vets4Pets where our team scanned him for a microchip. After a quick call to his owners, our team were able to reunite him with his owners. We do love a happy ending💚

26/09/2023

Storm visited Preston Capitol Vets4Pets after she got a stick stuck up her nose on a walk. The team used an otoscope to help find the stick inside her nasal passage. After using general anaesthetic, they used forceps to pull our the stick that was tightly wedged. After the removal, Storm was back to her usual happy self 💚

25/09/2023

Aubrey visited Vets4Pets Runcorn and made herself comfortable in the sink during her consultation😆

What's the strangest place you've found your cat?👇

24/09/2023

Daisy visited Vets for Pets Hereford for her annual nail trim. She manages to keep her nails maintained by using a variety of different sized perches. This allows for natural wear to keep them in good shape.

If you own a bird, share a picture below👇

23/09/2023

Hoppy , lets show some love for these fantastic furry animals💚

Share a picture of yours below👇