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15 Old Town
Peebles
EH45 8JF
01721 722879 All routine and emergency surgical procedures undertaken by our experienced vets.
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Veterinary practice offering friendly service and excellent standards of medical care to pets, horses and farm animals in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, and Peebles, Scottish Borders. Consultations every day by appointment (late in Biggar on Mondays and Peebles on Wednesdays), home visits welcome by arrangement. Comfortable in-patient facilites with xray, ultrasound and blood testing available in the practice. 24 hour emergency service staffed by our own vets.
This is 9 year old Jake, who had major surgery recently in our Peebles surgery. Jake likes to carry a stone round in his mouth, but unfortunately this time he accidentally swallowed one! It got stuck in his intestines, and he had to undergo surgery with vet Mark to have it removed. Our student vet nurse Lily was involved in his post-op care, and took some lovely photos of him outside, where he got a little tired and stopped for a wee nap on her lap 🥰
On the last day of Veterinary Nursing Awareness month, we'd just like to shout out to our amazing team of RVNs - Kelly, Lisa, Julie, Amy, Neve and Steph. The practice couldn't run without them 🤩
You can find out more about our vet nurses here https://www.tworiversvets.co.uk/our-vet-nurses
Also to our vet nursing students who have successfully completed a year of practical training with us, Kerri and Erin. Our SVNs now go on to complete a dissertation for the Hons year of their nursing degree at SRUC Barony. Thanks very much Kerri and Erin for all your hard work and good luck for next year 😃
Finally, welcome to our new student in Biggar, Larissa, who will be with us for a year, and Lily, who returns to Peebles for her final 6 week practical placement as part of her degree at Napier University 😊
Trevor got a beautiful sunny afternoon last week for checking over these handsome chaps 🦙🦙🦙🦙🌤😍
This is Echo, a very nice dog, but (sorry to say) perhaps not the brightest 😅 Echo likes to eat his bedding.
Back in April, vet Abbie operated on Echo after he ate a blanket, and parts of it got stuck in his stomach, and all the way through his intestines. The surgery was tricky, and it took quite a long time to remove all the pieces of blanket. On recovery from the surgery, Echo was showing signs of ileus - this is where the intestines don't start to contract as well as we'd hope after surgery, and food doesn't start to move through as it should. So Echo was referred to the Dick Vet Small Animal Hospital for post-op intensive care.
Luckily, after a few days in the vet school, Echo turned the corner and everything gradually started working again. His owner is very grateful that Echo was insured, as a few days in ICU does add up.
This was actually Echo's third operation to remove foreign bodies - he had two operations for similar problems with his previous vets. And what did we see again him for last week - eating another bed!
Sorry Echo, you'll be sleeping on the hard floor from now on! 🙈
Good morning, Happy Monday everyone! 😄
Just to let you know that the diary is looking extremely busy this week, with no routine appointments left in Biggar. We will always be able to see your pet in an emergency.
Please do contact us if you can't make your appointment, so that we can offer it to someone else. Thank-you ☺️
So glad we could help lovely Beth ☺️
LOST **** updated 13.30pm Ailsa found 😄 ***
Large black female lab lost in woods south of Liberton near Biggar this morning. Please contact the practice or call 07717028624 if you see her. Owners out looking. Thank-you
The form to apply for a certificate of exemption to keep an XL Bully dog in Scotland opened this week:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-certificate-of-exemption-to-keep-an-xl-bully-dog-scotland-only
By 31st July, you must apply for the exemption if you want to keep your dog, otherwise you will be committing a criminal offence.
Since 23 February 2024, it is already an offence to:
* have an XL Bully in public without a lead and muzzle
* breed or breed from an XL Bully
* sell, give away or rehome an XL Bully
* abandon an XL Bully or let it stray
There is further guidance on helping to decide if a dog would be considered an XL Bully type here:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/applying-xl-bully-breed-type-conformation-standard-scotland/
The cutest little bundle in for a health check yesterday with vet Abbie - all 2.7kg of her. Meet Ruby, who is a 9 week old Cavapoo 🥰
We're open as usual over Easter including Easter Monday in both surgeries 🐰🐥🌷
Please remember to keep Easter eggs away from your pets - chocolate can be toxic to animals. There will be a vet on call over the weekend as always, so if your dog does manage to access chocolate (especially the good dark kind) then please contact us for urgent advice - we will probably need to make them sick before the chocolate is absorbed and makes them ill.
Have a lovely weekend and fingers crossed🤞we don't see you!
https://www.hillspet.co.uk/dog-care/nutrition-feeding/is-chocolate-bad-for-dogs
Beautiful Lady Penelope who was with us in Peebles today to be spayed 😍
Penelope is deaf so her owners taught her sign language including that thumbs up👍 means 'good girl'. Every time she was given a thumbs up 👍today she wagged her tail in response - video in comments 😊
Gorgeous boys Hamish and Haggis the Wire-haired Daschunds who were in for their second vaccinations recently 🥰🥰
Did you know you can see a Registered Veterinary Nurse with your pet at Two Rivers, for lots of different reasons?
You can see a Vet Nurse for:
Second vaccs for puppies and kittens
Routine injections (eg Librela or Cytopoint)
Pet Health Club 6 month health checks
Microchipping
Clipping nails
Emptying a**l glands
Post-op checks
Changing bandages and dressings
Blood sampling
Blood pressure checks
'Weigh and worm' for puppies and kittens
Weight clinics and dietary advice
Dental health checks and toothbrushing advice
Feel free to book to see our RVNs - you can make an appointment online using PetsApp 😃
Today is Identiday! 🐶🐱🐰🐴
If you are registered with Identibase (one of the UK’s largest microchip databases), and log in to check your chip details are up to date between now and midnight tonight - Wed 20 March - you could be in with a chance of winning one of four £200 Amazon vouchers from Identibase.
How to enter:
• log in to your Identibase account on either the Identi App or the Identibase website www.identibase.co.uk and check that your contact details are correct
• on completion, to enter into the prize draw, email your full name to [email protected] with Identiday as the subject heading
Good luck 🍀
Good morning! Did you know that you can still book appointments with the practice when we are closed?
If you're a registered client, download PetsApp from Google Play or the App Store, choose Two Rivers Vets (either Biggar or Peebles) as your practice and set up your account. It's completely free.
You can make an appointment with a vet or nurse, for all the reasons shown in the app, and can later change or cancel these appointments. If you need any help, just ask 😀
Do you know which database your pet's microchip details are stored on, and if they are up to date?
If you are registered with Identibase (one of the UK’s largest microchip databases), and log in to check your chip details between now and midnight on Identiday - Wed 20 March - you could be in with a chance of winning one of four £200 Amazon vouchers from Identibase.
How to enter:
• log in to your Identibase account on either the Identi App or the Identibase website www.identibase.co.uk and check that your contact details are correct
• on completion, to enter into the prize draw, email your full name to [email protected] with Identiday as the subject heading
Good luck!
In the light of the recent CMA inquiry into the veterinary sector which has been in the news today, we'd like to reassure our clients that we are a proudly independent practice, with no plans to become one of the 60% of all vets now owned by large corporates.
We take all decisions within the practice, and feel we price fairly for the service we provide. At Two Rivers, we put our clients and their animals at the heart of everything we do. Our profits mean that we can pay our team fairly, reinvest in training, equipment and our premises, and can continually strive to improve our standards of care.
We agree with a number of findings in the initial review - for example that regulations governing veterinary practices are outdated. It is correct that independent vets often can't buy medicines as cheaply as they can be sold directly online (we are only allowed to buy from our veterinary wholesaler). We agree that (as branding is often not changed) it can be difficult for clients to know if their vet is independent or part of a corporate.
Yes veterinary practices make money from selling medicines - but a big warehouse with online delivery can't help pets who need urgent veterinary care. At Two Rivers, our own vets are always available for emergencies no matter the time of day or night.
We consider any further investigation by the CMA to be a good thing, and would welcome a more transparent veterinary profession if that helps the public and their animals.
You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-identifies-multiple-concerns-in-vets-market
Student vet nurse Erin, with Veich the Cocker Spaniel who was in recently for dental treatment. She wanted to sit on Erin's lap while recovering from her anaesthetic 😍
Please keep a look out for this lovely boy! He's been missing for over 24 hours now from the Northcrofts Rd area of Biggar. He's an indoor cat, but has managed to sneak out! Please check all garages, sheds, etc.
Thank you xx
Vet Amy assisted by student vet nurse Lily had this beautiful litter of Olde English Bulldogs in yesterday in Peebles for vaccinations, microchips and health certs 😍
Gorgeous boys Mr Peanuts and Dave were in to visit us in Biggar 🥰
Do you know what breed they are?
Vet Frey out TB testing yesterday. 110 cattle through the crush, then back again on Friday to read the test 🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮💪
Has your dog, cat or rabbit joined our Pet Health Club yet?
You can save around 50% on the normal costs of routine preventative healthcare, including vaccinations, twice yearly health checks, flea, tick and worm prevention/treatment, nail clipping, a**l gland emptying and microchipping, as well as receiving discounts on many other products and services including Hill's Vet Essentials pet food, neutering and dental care.
Plus, every pet gets a sheet of vouchers each year - this year the vouchers are worth approx £125!
Find out how we can help with your pet's preventative healthcare at https://www.tworiversvets.co.uk/pet-health-club
If you'd like to sign up, download PetsApp from Google Play or the App Store, choose Two Rivers Vets as your practice, and subscribe to a new plan. Or email [email protected] and we can send you further information 😃
A wee Sunday evening caesar for Trevor. Big single oot the side door - all well 😊
Still a couple of weeks of Pet Dental Health Month left.
During February we are offering a FREE dental health check appointment for all registered pets with one of our Veterinary Nurses 😁
Our nurses can advise on the best ways to help keep your pet's teeth and gums healthy. If they advise that your pet needs dental treatment, there is 10% OFF all procedures booked in February, or 25% OFF for our Pet Health Club members!
There's also a free trial bag of Hills Vet Essentials Dental dog or cat food waiting for you 😃
Download PetsApp from Google Play or the App Store, choose Two Rivers as your vets, and Book an appointment in either our Biggar or Peebles surgery - scroll down to the bottom of 'Appointment reasons' and choose FREE Dental Health Month dental check (nurse).
See you soon 😊
We're having problems with our phones today in Biggar, which haven't been resolved yet unfortunately.
Please email [email protected], message us using PetsApp (download from Google Play or App Store - its free and you can make appointments too) or send us a message on here.
Alternatively call Peebles surgery on 01721 722879 if your call is an emergency - though we will get back to you ASAP if your email or message is urgent.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Under the plans announced by the Scottish Government, it will become an offence to either sell, gift or exchange an XL bully dog from 23 February. These dogs will also have to be muzzled and kept on a lead in a public place from that date.
The second phase, under which it will become illegal to own a non-exempted XL bully, is due to come into force from 31 July. Details of the process through which owners can exempt their dogs, along with support programmes and neutering deadlines, have still to be confirmed.
You can find out more from the Scottish Government website https://www.gov.scot/news/new-xl-bully-dog-safeguards-being-introduced/ #:~:text=The%20first%20of%20a%20two,when%20in%20a%20public%20place
Farmers - just a reminder that samples for fluke to need to be posted or handed in to us by this Thursday 8th feb if you'd like to benefit from free testing. Thanks!
🦷🐶🦷 FEBRUARY is Pet Dental Health Month!! 🦷🐱🦷
During February we are offering a FREE dental health check appointment for all pets with one of our Veterinary Nurses 😁
We can advise on the best ways to help keep your pet's teeth and gums healthy, and have offers on pet toothbrushes and toothpaste. If our nurse advises that your pet needs dental treatment, there is 10% OFF all procedures booked in February, or 25% OFF for our Pet Health Club members!
Most animals will need a scale and polish now and then, which helps prevent tartar build-up, gingivitis and eventual tooth loss. This is always done under anaesthetic so that we can do a thorough job while minimising stress for your pet.
While examining the mouth of dogs and cats, our vets often find loose or damaged teeth which need to be removed to ensure that your pet continues to be comfortable. In rabbits, sharp points are a more common problem, as their teeth grow continuously throughout life and can wear unevenly if not perfectly aligned.
Book your pet's FREE dental examination by calling Biggar surgery 01899 220073 or Peebles surgery 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 welcome ☺️)
Does your horse or pony suffer from Sweet Itch? Caused by an allergy to midgie bites, this common condition results in rubbing of the mane and tail areas to try to combat the intense itch, resulting in areas of baldness and damaged skin.
Last year we successfully tried a fairly new vaccine, given BEFORE the midgies appear, two doses two weeks apart. This product was actually developed for ringworm, but has been shown to help with Sweet Itch. It is given 'off licence' for this condition, as although licenced for horses, it is not (yet) licenced specifically for Sweet Itch.
We post about this now, as the product has to be imported and we are about to place an order. If you might be interested in vaccinating, or revaccinating, your horse or pony against Sweet Itch, or for further information, please message us, start a chat on PetsApp, or email [email protected].
Please feel free to share with any horsey friends who's horse or pony might suffer from Sweet Itch. Thanks 😊
*** Important - phone issues Tues 23rd Jan ***
Our phones seem to be working very intermittently today for incoming calls. We have BT working on it but in the meantime please message us, email us on [email protected] or download PetsApp and start a Chat if you need to speak to us. We are here and the surgeries are open, we're available for routine enquiries and emergencies.
PetsApp is available from Google Play and the App Store
https://petsapp.com/download
Choose your surgery, Biggar or Peebles, and send us a message or book an appointment. PetsApp links up with your own details and pets that we have on our system, just make sure you set up your PetsApp account using the phone number and email address we already hold for you 😃
157 High Street
Biggar
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It's busy on our stand at Peebles Show. Come and see how long you can last on the Rodeo Bull!
Just a few days left to book! But we're happy to discount dental procedures into March, if booked by the end of Feb 😁 🐶🐱🐰 February is Pet Dental Health Month! 🐰🐱🐶 During February we are offering a FREE dental health check appointment for all pets with one of our Vets or Vet Nurses. We can advise on the best ways to help keep your pet's teeth and gums healthy, and have offers on pet toothbrushes and toothpaste. If your pet needs dental treatment, there is 15% OFF all procedures booked in February, or 30% OFF for our Pet Health Club members! Most animals will need a scale and polish every now and then, which helps prevent tartar build-up, gingivitis and eventual tooth loss. This is always done under anaesthetic so that we can do a thorough job while minimising stress for your pet. While examining the mouth of dogs and cats, we often find loose or damaged teeth which need to be removed to ensure that your pet continues to be comfortable. In rabbits, sharp points are a more common problem, as their teeth grow continuously throughout life and can wear unevenly if not perfectly aligned. Please book your pet's FREE dental examination by calling Biggar surgery 01899 220073 or Peebles surgery 01721 722879 (during office hours) or send us a message. Your pet must be registered with Two Rivers Vets to take advantage of Pet Dental Health Month (new clients welcome ☺️)
Vet Claire's rainbow sheep was sheared earlier this week 🌈🐑😊
This is why we think it's important to be part of the Practice Standards Scheme :)
This video which was shared with us by a good client, proves that spending time training your dog/s really does make a huge difference. She starts off dinnertime by asking the dogs to 'take their places' and they sit quietly to wait their turn. Our client also says one of the secrets to achieving this calm feeding is making sure they all finish their bowls of food at the same time. We are very impressed!
