Natterjacks Vet

If you're squeamish about eyes, look away now! No matter how many weird and wonderful things we see in practice, there are still some things that will surprise the team. Toby's eye injury being one of them! Toby's sore eye wasn't clearing up with medication, though there was no clear sign of why this was, when looking at his eye whilst he was awake. It was decided that the next thing to do would be give him a general anaesthetic so we could proceed with a examination of his eye whilst he was relaxed. It took Marcin, one of our vets by surprise when he saw a tiny bit of material poking out of the third eyelid area. With careful precision, Marcin managed to remove the piece of stick whole, without causing further injury to the eye. Toby recovered well, a picture of the lovely lad is in the comments. 😍

Stanley was brought into us for drooling on and off for a while. After checking his mouth in the first consultation, there was nothing visible and we could not see exactly what could be causing this. We decided to admit Stanley for mouth investigations. Whilst under sedation, vet Armiche and nurse Zara, were able to open his mouth wide and found a long string to the side of his tongue. The string had caused some minor laceration to the underside of his tongue and side of the mouth also. The video shows you exactly how long the string was, ouch! Stanley was soon back up and eating again once awake, enjoying a lot of attention and fuss! 💙

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month 💙

May is Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month 🩺🐾 We are proud to celebrate and thank our truly incredible nurses and student nurses here at Natterjacks Vets. They are dedicated to the profession and always go above and beyond for each patient as though they were their own 🐶 🐱 🐰 Our nurses have a large variety of roles in the veterinary clinic, that often go unseen by owners. We have put together a short clip on just some of the many things we get up to behind the scenes which we hope you enjoy! 😛 Thank you to all that you do on a daily basis, it does not go unnoticed! 💙 #veterinarynurse #VNAM

By law, cats must be microchipped by June 10th 2024, but why wait? 😺 We are running an offer throughout March to microchip your kitty cat at a discounted price of £12. Call your local practice to book in! ☎️ Watch this little video to see how quick and stress free the process is. 😻 * On the topic of microchips, we’ve recently seen a rise in Un-microchipped puppies * The law came in from April 2016 for dogs to be microchipped from the age of 8 weeks. When looking into taking on a puppy this is something that should be flagged if not done by the breeder already, so dogs that come from ‘puppy farms’ or illegitimate, unregulated breeders will be easier to track.

Moose, and his brother Sven, both in for neutering today. 😻 Sound up ⬆️ to listen to this handsome boys gorgeous purrs whilst he enjoys a neck scratch 🥰

On the last day of our pet anxiety month I’d like to share a little insight into how we are trying to reduce stress for our feline patients. Using pet remedy calming products and tasty treats Tilly’s visit to us today was hopefully a much more positive experience which we hope she will remember for her future visits.🐱We also think she is very photogenic!😍

A feast of delicious treats 😸 with a small side of medication. 💊 Watch our step-by-step video tutorial on how to give your cat a tablet using this method. 🤔 Do you struggle with medicating your cat? 🤔 Check out the video tab on our page for video tutorials on the different methods available. #CatHacks #Caturday #HappyCat

Shhhh, we hid it in the treats. 🤫 Here’s our glamorous assistant 🐈‍⬛ to show you how can give your cat their medicine by hiding it within treats. Have you tried this method? Comment below and let us know. 👇 #CatHacks #Caturday #HappyCat