Two Rivers Vets

14/02/2025

How beautiful are these ragdoll kittens we had in for their first vaccinations recently 😻

Vaccinations are a crucial part of preventative healthcare, helping protect against several potentially life-threatening conditions.

All cats should receive core vaccines - these vaccines protect against diseases that are widespread and pose a risk even to indoor cats. Following a core vaccination protocol will protect your cat against feline panleucopenia, feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus.

Outdoor cats should receive an additional vaccine against feline leukaemia virus that can be passed on by coming into contact or fighting with infected cats.

If you have any questions about vaccinating your kitten or cat please get in touch 😊

10/02/2025

Our second new vet joining the practice this year is Rosie Meynell. We now have eight permanent vets, as well as Iain for Saturday mornings and holiday cover 😄

Rosie is a farmer’s daughter from Perthshire, however also has roots in the Borders as her mother grew up in the area. She recently graduated as a vet from Wroclaw, Poland, though has 'seen practice' as a student at farms and vet practices all across Scotland, Ireland and England. Rosie is enjoying the challenge of mixed practice - horses are a particular favourite as she's been riding since she could walk 🐎

Rosie says 'I am delighted to be starting my career at Two Rivers and am thoroughly enjoying meeting all clients and their animals. Outside of work I enjoy hillwalking with my rescue Saluki-cross, horse riding and hand-rearing Indian Runner and Cayuga ducks at home on the family farm!'

Welcome, Rosie 😊

08/02/2025

Look at the amazing space we have to create our brand new surgery in Cavalry Park, Peebles! Its huge 😁

05/02/2025

Did you know that Two Rivers offer a full mobile service for our horse clients?

We're out and about every day doing vaccinations and teeth, but are also busy with lameness work-ups (with nerve/joint blocks, xrays and ultrasound), we treat medical colics, suture wounds, perform minor surgery such as lumpectomies and geldings, implant microchips and complete ID sketches for passports, treat medical conditions such as laminitis, diarrhoea, skin and respiratory problems, attend to foalings, help get your horse pregnant, and perform vettings if you are buying a new horse.

Here's our vet Danielle treating event horse Kenny, who's having intravenous medication to support his joints as he gets a bit older. His favourite thing is jumping and Danielle and his owner Caroline work hard to keep him happy and healthy so he can cotinue to do the job he loves.

We are more than happy to come to individual horse owners, or equally can arrange large yard visits. Competition horses and ponies, retired equines, breeding stock, riding schools and happy hackers all welcome.

Have a look at https://www.tworiversvets.co.uk/equine to see what we do.

We are able to take on new equine clients at the moment, so feel free to register online at https://www.tworiversvets.co.uk/register-your-horse

See you soon! 🐴

it’s been a Tildren day for Kenny today.
Starting the morning first thing with some interval training (more on that later) I was just finishing when my vet Danielle arrived to see Kenny😍.

I work closely with Danielle to keep Kenny feeling good and so with his hock OA diagnosis from last June we’ve been monitoring how he’s been doing and planned today to give him a Tildren infusion as it helps slow down bone thinning and helps reduce subchondral sclerosis (it is a useful tool in the management of OA in horses).

Kenny was pretty happy when I got home tonight. He has been cared for during the day by my husband (I had to go to work!), Kenny’s had a snooze (sedation), had some fluids (infusion) and spent the day stuffing his face with his mini pals in for company! 🧡

Thanks as always to Danielle (Two Rivers Vets) 🥰

03/02/2025

Its Pet Dental Health Month!

During February we are offering a FREE dental health check appointment for all pets with one of our Veterinary Nurses. For pets requiring dental treatment, there is 10% OFF all procedures booked in February, or 25% OFF for our Pet Health Club members!

To book your pet's free dental examination, call Biggar on 01899 220073 or Peebles on 01721 722879 (during office hours), make an appointment using PetsApp, or send us a message.

Your pet must be registered with Two Rivers Vets to take advantage of Pet Dental Health Month. New clients are welcome and can register online https://www.tworiversvets.co.uk/register-your-pet To find out more about our Pet Health Club, go to https://www.tworiversvets.co.uk/pet-health-club

31/01/2025

We had these gorgeous little terrors, Harry and River, in recently in Biggar for their second vaccinations and nail trims. They ran wild!! 😄

28/01/2025

We have not one, but two new vets who have started with the practice recently!

The first is Ruth Meagher who is an experienced small animal and equine vet. Ruth graduated from UCD, Dublin in 2013 and started her career working as a very busy equine intern on The Curragh in Co. Kildare, where she cared mainly for racehorses.

Ruth moved to Scotland in 2015 to work in a small animal and equine practice just outside Edinburgh, followed by a post-graduate diploma in One Health with the University of Edinburgh in 2023.

Since then Ruth has undertaken locum work in several different practices, and realised that she really enjoys the variety of mixed practice and being out on the road with her trusty whippet Sam. We are delighted that Ruth has decided to join us at Two Rivers, where she is already proving a very valuable addition to our team.

In her spare time, Ruth is kept very busy with her four horses, and enjoys competing in dressage and the odd endurance ride. She also loves being out and about exploring the countryside with her dogs.

Welcome, Ruth! ☺️

24/01/2025

Its windy already but the red weather warning is in place for 10am - 5pm. Make sure your pets are safe by following some of these tips:

🐶 avoid walking your dog through the worst of the storm - try playing some brain training games instead
🐱 if your cat will tolerate being indoors best to keep them safe and warm today
🐰do your small furries have secure housing? If not, bring them inside for the day
🐶🐱 in case your pet gets a fright in the storm are your microchip details up to date?
🐶 check garden gates have not blown open before letting dogs outside
🚗 take extra care when driving - frightened animals may behave erratically or may have escaped from their field, so expect the unexpected!

We're here by phone, email or PetsApp app, so please get in contact if we can help you with something while avoiding travel.

23/01/2025

So the plan for tomorrow's red weather alert (gale force winds):

Both Biggar and Peebles surgeries will have a team in, so if you have booked an appointment or your pet has surgery scheduled, then you can be seen as normal. But please - check the conditions before you leave - and don't hesitate to contact us to cancel if you feel it is unsafe to travel. We will be able to see emergency cases at either surgery - please call first.

We have cancelled all visits to horses and farms for tomorrow. Please contact us if you have an emergency, and we will discuss whether it is safe for us to travel to you at the time.

Stay safe everybody 💨💨💨

22/01/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to our Responsible Use of Medicines course for farmers last night. It was very well attended. Hope it was useful and educational 🐮🐑💉😊

19/01/2025

First stage of Two Rivers Peebles surgery in Cavalry Park complete - all gutted and ready for our brand new layout inside ✔️

We did consider trying to work with the existing layout of offices as it seemed such a waste to demolish everything, but it wasn't going to work for the spaces we needed. So sledgehammer it was!

12/01/2025

Attention farmers!

Two Rivers are running a short course on 'Responsible Use of Medicines' aimed at our farm clients. The course covers everything necessary to meet Red Tractor and QMS Farm Assurance Scheme standards, whereby one member of staff from each accredited farm is required to attend such a course.

Two Rivers Vets clients and other practice's farm clients are welcome to attend. Please email [email protected] to book your place and help us with numbers for catering purposes. A certificate providing evidence of training will be provided for all attendees.

Date: Tuesday 21st January 2025
Time: 6.30pm for hot drink and pie, course starts 7pm
Place: Peebles Rugby Football Club, 19 Eastgate, Peebles EH45 8AD
Cost: £20 per person for Two Rivers clients (can be invoiced)
£30 per person for other practice clients (payable by BACs or on the door)

For further information please call the practice or email [email protected]

11/01/2025

It's never particularly pleasant being called out of your bed at 5am when it's minus 7 degrees, but a successful lambing makes up for it.

Trevor had to untwist this one to get it out, and had a check of yesterday's caesarian while he was there. All good ❄️🐑😃

06/01/2025

From this week, we're happy to announce that Two Rivers in Biggar will be open late until 7pm on Thursdays, as well as Mondays. This will give a few extra appointments in the week, as we're pretty busy most of the time 😀

05/01/2025

Pet Health Club members!!

Your 2025 Pet Health Club Vouchers have just been emailed - please keep an eye out. Alternatively, you can pick up a voucher sheet next time you're in the surgery.

Visit our website for more information about Two Rivers Vets Pet Health Club www.tworiversvets.co.uk/pet-health-club

or to join, download PetsApp from Google Play or the App Store (it's free!) and choose Two Rivers as your vets 😀

01/01/2025

Happy New Year to all of our lovely clients, both human and furry! We'd like to thank you for entrusting the care of your pets to us throughout the year, and we look forward to seeing you (though hopefully not too often!) in 2025.

We have exciting news for the New Year too - we finally have both planning permission and a building warrant, and so can start work on our new practice premises in Peebles! We have 6 months of major renovations ahead, and then Two Rivers will be moving from Old Town to Cavalry Park. The new premises will make it so much easier to deliver the high standards of care we aim for - and there will be parking and grassy outside space too, which we are sure you'll be very happy about!

We look forward to keeping you updated with the new surgery as work progresses 😄

24/12/2024

It might be mild outside but our cheeky elf Tweed has worked his magic to create a snowstorm in theatre. He even invited his wee friend Clyde along for a snowball fight 🌨❄️☃️⛄️😀

That's us just about to close in both surgeries, and the are phones going through to the on-call vet. Hopefully you won't need us, but we're here for emergencies if you do. We're open again from 8.30am on Friday 😊

23/12/2024

Our nurse Julie was off today. This is Julie's mug 🤭🤭🤣🤣