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Exceptional Vet care - Serving Brackley and the surrounding area for over 100 years 🐾 For more information about our services, please check out our website www.croftvetcentre.co.uk

• Consultations with either a Veterinarian or a Registered Veterinary Nurse
• Feline Friendly Fridays
• Full surgical facilities
• Digi

tal Xray, Endoscopy, Laparoscopy, Dental Suite and Dental Xray, In-house Lab, Ultrasound
• BVA/KC Health Screens for Hip and Elbow Dysplasia.
• Vaccinations
• Nurse clinics to advise on overweight pets, flea treatments, dental care.
• Senior Pet + Mobility Clinics
• Pet insurance advice
• Rabbit, Guinea Pig and other small pets and birds.

18/07/2024

🤔What’s the difference between our Pet Health Club® Essentials and Plus plans?

We've created a breakdown of benefits and prices 👀

🩷💜Find out more and join or upgrade your plan by asking us in practice

*T&Cs apply see the website for more details.

16/07/2024

Enzo had been his typical naughty self and eaten something he shouldn't have 🙈
He presented with vomiting and inappetence. X-rays suggested something stuck in his intestines, so Dr Zoe operated to find and retrieve the offending object (check out the last picture! 🧸)
Unfortunately the affected intestine section was so bad it needed to be cut out entirely. The body is so clever, that Dr Zoe could stitch the two intestinal ends together and they would heal together and function normally.

Enzo needed an extended stay at our Out-of-hours provider to continue with intravenous medication and fluid therapy to make a full recovery.

He is such a happy soul, he couldn't help himself smiling at his post op check! 🌟 But his owner has had to take away all toys and hard treats so it doesn't happen again 🫣

15/07/2024

👀Have you joined Pet Health Club® Plus yet?

🩷💜Our comprehensive new plan offers round-the-clock pet healthcare with unlimited in-person consults*, as well as 24/7 phone and video appointments, providing reassurance and support both in practice and online 💜🩷

Find out more and join or upgrade your plan by asking us in practice

*T&Cs apply see the website for more details.

11/07/2024

Lenny took to getting really snuggly as he recovered from his general anaesthetic yesterday 💜
He can now be a flirt without the follow through 🕺

10/07/2024

FYI
🤓We're undertaking staff training between 1-2pm today and as such, the practice will be closed during this time

We'll still be available for emergencies 🚨💜

08/07/2024

💜🩷Now offering unlimited consultations* with our new Pet Health Club Plus subscription 🩷💜

🐶This plan includes all your preventative healthcare essentials, such as vaccinations, year-round parasite treatment, AND unlimited consultations* for your pet online, by phone, or in practice 🐱

🐰Find out more and join or upgrade your plan by asking us in practice🐾

*T&Cs apply see the website for more details.

04/07/2024

📝Whomever you want in Government next, we hope you remember to vote today!

Did you take your dog with you to vote? We'd love to see pictures of them at the polling station 🐶👇👀💜

27/06/2024

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Please share! Brush up on the signs of heat stroke in cats and dogs 🐶🐱- These apply to other small pets too!🐰🐭🐾

If you are in any way worried your pet may be experiencing heat stroke, remember this:

💧WET THEN VET🧑‍⚕️

Get your pets fur damp with cool water as soon as you notice a problem, then call us to let us know you are on your way, so our team can prepare to start treatment immediately upon your arrival.

☀️Heat stroke, aka hyperthermia, is a life threatening condition where the body is unable to cool down.
☀️It can happen to any animal exposed to excessive warming. 🌥This can even be on a cloudy day or a day you think is rather pleasant than hot.
☀️Animals have a fur coat to contend with rather than being able to strip down to shorts and a t-shirt.
☀️And some breeds have a compromised airway too - such as Persian cats, Pugs and French Bulldogs, and short faced rabbits.

26/06/2024

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Rabbits need help to stay cool too🐰

25/06/2024

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Check out these hot tips, for this hot weather 🥵

18/06/2024

Let Sleeping Puppies Lie...😴

🐶Did you know that puppies need 20hours of sleep a day!😱 (And adults 15-18 hours)

🐶Behaviourists are concerned that puppies are not getting enough sleep and as a result could be at risk of developing behavioural problems. Sufficient sleep allows their emotional health to develop by processing the days events and create new connections in their brain.

🐶Allowing puppies to rest and observe their surroundings, whether at home, on a walk, or wherever they may be is also important. There is a lot to learn, so giving your puppy the time and space to watch is preferred. So be careful to not push them too quickly into interactions and socialisations.

Who knew?? There IS such a thing as too much fun 🤭

Want to know more about puppies and their development? Our lovely registered veterinary nurses would be happy to chat with you, or why not book for one of our puppy parties?? 💜

14/06/2024

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Happy Feline Friendly Friday!

A study has been published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice determining the risk factors for cats under the age of 7 years old developing gingivitis (inflamed gums).

They found the odds were significantly higher in these cats:
🦷 Fed wet food
🦷 Didn't hunt
🦷 Dribbled whilst being stroked
🦷 With orange variants in their coat colour

Do you agree with their findings? Does your cat fit more than one of the criteria?
😸Or have they got sparkling teeth and gums despite fitting the criteria??
Let us know in the comments 👇💜

If you're at all concerned your cat may have gingivitis, book an appointment with Dr Anissa or Dr Rita, our dental experts 🤓

12/06/2024

❗️🎉We've upgraded our diary and now have appointments with our wonderful vets at any time during opening hours!

🐱This is so we can fit in around your lifestyle- whether you need to use your lunch break, have varied shift patterns, or want to see us before the school run, we can accommodate!🐶

💻Book now via our online booking or call us on 01280 703451📞

10/06/2024

🐱As of today, it is a legal requirement for all cats to be microchipped by 20 weeks old🐱

Don't worry if you've let time get away from you, we still have our offer on for £10 off microchipping for cats for those not on our fabulous Pet Health Club (where it is included!)

📞💻Call us today, or book online 💜

04/06/2024

🙏📣Can you help us??

Do you know who owns this van?

It's been parked in our car park for the last couple of months and we'd really like to get it reunited and back home. Please share! Thank you 🫶

03/06/2024

📣Do you have an appointment with us this week?

WE ARE OPEN BUT.... We wanted to give the heads up 👀👇

There will be road works on Banbury Road this week between 9.30 and 14.30 possibly affecting access to the clinic.
Please call us on 01280 703451 to reschedule to a time outside of these hours if these roadworks affect you 😊
We are more easily accessible from the Pavillons Way end whilst the roadworks are ongoing.

10/05/2024

Happy Feline Friendly Friday! 😺⭐
Dolly made herself right at home in the consult room 😎
At 9 months old, she has her posing down to an art already 💅

Don't forget, we have a dedicated dog free hour for our feline friends every Friday from 11.30-12.30.
Also appropriate for smaller patients who need quiet and calm for their appointments 🐹🐰
Just ask reception for one of these slots when making your appointment

06/05/2024

Doesn't time fly! From 1st vaccinations to her spay
Nearly a year apart 😍
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Misty has the same adorable eyes 🥰

03/05/2024

🐱It's Feline Friendly Friday!
And what better way to celebrate than with our 🌟Patient of the Month - Toothless 🌟

👅Toothless came to us very subdued and uncomfortable. He wasn't wanting to eat or drink and it was no surprise why when our vet found he had a nasty lesion on the side of his tongue which looked like a burn of some sort. (The picture is after surgery when his tongue had been cleaned and treated).👅

We needed to find a way to support Toothless and give his tongue a rest to heal. An oesophagostomy feeding tube was placed and his owner was trained in how to provide his new liquid diet until he could eat by himself again. The tube comes out of is neck and sits in his oesophagus to bypass the mouth.

🐱It only took a few days and Toothless was back to his normal self eating without the need for the tube, so it was taken out without the need for sedation.

Congratulations Toothless- you superstar🌟💜

01/05/2024

UPDATE! We are very pleased to say that the owner has been located and reunited 🥰 thank you for all the help and shares

📣 We have had a white female chihuahua brought in to us by a member of the public. She was found on Farthinghoe Close in Brackley and unfortunately is not microchipped. Please contact us or share so we can reunite her with her owners. Thank you! ☺️

01/05/2024

🌟Our puppy parties bring enjoyment to our staff and we can see the puppies enjoy them too. Getting to play and with treats too, what's not to love?💜

🐶Are you considering a puppy soon? Enquire via email or phone about enrolling onto our puppy parties. A great start for socialisation and getting used to the vets, as well as for 'pawrents' to have a look around our facilities and learn about what's current in canine behaviour, training and healthcare 🩺

📞01280 703451
💻[email protected]

29/04/2024

🐾Our team are always learning to make sure we stay in the know with current advice, treatment options and therapies to keep your pet healthy and happy.

🎓In order to stay on the RCVS register and practice, our Vets need to complete 35 hours of further study each year, and Veterinary Nurses need to complete 15 hours.

With how busy we are, we often combine this with our lunch breaks- it's a good thing we all enjoy learning so much! 🤓

Here, the team are being informed of the latest updates in our VetPro range- supplements to support our pets with their skin and coats, joints, brain function, anxiety, digestion and more!! So feel free to ask any of the team about these non-prescription items. 🤓 (PHC members are eligible for discounts on these products, plus we have a fab in-store offer of buy 5, get the 6th free!)

26/04/2024

🌙After a nighttime walk, it was noticed Daphne was bleeding from her front right paw and very sore to it. After inspecting her owners couldn't see anything, and left it alone to monitor. A month later, Daphne was still sore and lame on her leg, so she was brought to us for a check over and our vet noticed something shiny in the pad.
With sedation on board, the vet found and pulled out a deep piece of glass from her pad 😱

Imagine having that in your foot for that long! Daphne is a trooper for acting like nothing was wrong and recovering so well.... must have been her stylish and protective footwear 😎

24/04/2024

🐾Eva was in for her spay yesterday, but she also needed to have some baby teeth extracted as they were making no effort to fall out! 🦷

Baby (deciduous) teeth fall out on their own in most cases, but commonly in smaller and short faced dog breeds they can stay put. In the teeth images (which is not Eva!) the retained baby tooth pushes the adult tooth (the asterisk) out of position which can cause problems for jaw alignment, tooth location and gum irritation. They also increase the risk of plaque and tartar build up by trapping food.
For most teeth we use tools to help loosen them, but as in the case of the second tooth photo (also not Eva) we will drill away the overlying bone to help remove the long rooted tooth to prevent root fracture.

🦈We've also seen our fair share of little sharks at the practice too, where there seems to be a problem of any baby tooth falling out! 👀🦈

It's also not exclusively dogs either 🐱

And for our keen eyed followers, that *is* Eva from our PupStar post last year 🥰 She got so big! (Don't they all? 😅)

19/04/2024

🐾In the spirit of Feline Friendly Friday, we want to remind all cat owners that microchipping becomes law for all cats from 20 weeks of age on June 10th🐱

Microchipping is included with our Pet Health Club 💜

09/04/2024

H**e has taken comfort to a whole new level 😂🥰

03/04/2024

🚨 🐱 We've sadly had a deceased cat brought to us yesterday. She is black and white with a pink collar and bell on. She was in a road traffic accident by Tesco roundabout. Unfortunately, she is not microchipped. If you think you know who she belongs to, please get in touch 💜

02/04/2024

🐱Did you know this was happening?

🐱This new law applies to all cats, not just those that venture outside.

🐱If you're not sure your if cat is microchipped, we can scan your pet for free!

🐱It's also worth checking your details are up to date on their microchip- particularly if you've moved house, or changed phone numbers! We can help with this too. 💜

29/03/2024

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Happy Easter!!
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We are closed for Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday

We do have a normal service this Saturday 8.30am till noon 😄 But at an attempt to lessen your need to see us, take a look of this article on pet poisons at Easter 👇

https://www.myfamilyvets.co.uk/toxic-easter-food-for-dogs

☠️📞If we are closed and you're worried your pet has eaten something they shouldn't have, call Animal Poison Line on 01202 509000 who can advise if you need to seek veterinary treatment.

See you next week! 💜🐾

26/03/2024

Meet Ginger!! Our incredible Patient of the Month! 🌟

Ginger's keen eyes owners noticed she had blood from her v***a and was skinnier than her Guinea Pig friend. 🐹
On clinical exam, the vet felt an abnormality in her abdomen and suspected an ovarian cyst or tumour about the size of a large blueberry 🫐

Options were discussed and surgery was elected- spaying a Guinea Pig can either be done midline (like in the photo) or with two incisions near their back to take out just the ovaries. As fiddly as the midline approach was, it was just as well as the o***y had grown a lot in just a few days!! It was now the size of a grape 🍇 😱 so the o***y was too big for the other technique!

Check out the photo! (For the none squeamish) Ginger not only had a large left ovarian tumour but her right o***y was also cystic. These were taking up a lot of room in her abdomen and also a lot of energy- no wonder she was losing weight.

She recovered beautifully from her anaesthetic and went home the same day, and immediately started putting back on the weight. We are pleased to report over 1 month later, Ginger is making leaps and bounds- quite literally 🥰

Well done Ginger and to your family too! For being incredibly brave and strong throughout 💜 🐹

Ovarian cysts and tumours are surprisingly common in female Guinea Pigs but we wouldn't recommend neutering them without a clinical reason, like in Gingers case.
Males on the other hand we definitely recommend neutering to help with aggression and prevent unwanted litters.

Address

122 Banbury Road
Brackley
NN136BH

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 6pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6pm
Friday	8:30am - 6pm
Saturday	8:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+441280703451

Website

http://www.croftvetcentre.co.uk/

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🌾🌾🌾 Grass season is truly underway at Croft with several patients finding themselves in need of a helping hand. Rafa had found his penchant for a side salad with his meal left him with not one, but TWO, long blades of grass stuck behind his soft palate. 😝🐈 Wilma had gotten carried away playing in the fields. Look at how many grass seeds were pulled out of her feet, ears and eyes!! She was so brave that she managed most of the seed retrieval conscious (there were just so many!) 💜💜 We recommend long haired pets who like to take a ramble through the fields should have their fur cut short, particularly between toes and around their ears. It's also important to check these places in particular after every walk for pesky grass seeds. Grass seeds also commonly find their way into armpits, matted fur and lip folds! Stay vigilant guys, grass seed season is not over yet! ✊ #brackleyvets #croftvets #croftvetsbrackley #vets #grassseed #dogs #cats #cockerspaniel

Gorgeous Oogie Boogie🐰 was also in this week for castration, but unlike Lenny who was into snuggling, Oogie was all about the food 😋 We obviously serve excellent hospital food here 💜 #croftvets #brackleyvets #croftvetsbrackley #vets #spayandneuter #castration #rabbit #oogieboogie

Lenny took to getting really snuggly as he recovered from his general anaesthetic yesterday 💜 He can now be a flirt without the follow through 🕺 #croftvets #brackleyvets #vets #rabbit #castration #spayandneuter

🌟 Dempsey 🌟 Our patient of the month 💜 🐷Dempsey needed treatment as she'd eaten a pigs trotter WHOLE and it got stuck in her oesophagus- right at the junction of the stomachs sphincter 🙈 You can see the trotter clearly on the x-ray. Surgery was not an option (or at least a costly referral option!) as it was within the chest cavity 🫣. So we got our trusty endoscope out to have a look and unstick it from the sides. We were unable to pull the trotter back up, but we were able to push the trotter into the stomach. The before and after pictures show how diseased the delicate tissue had become in under 24 hours. Stressing the importance of getting seen as quickly as possible if you think your pet has something stuck in their throat, as a perforation would lead to food contents and stomach acid in the chest cavity, which often proves fatal. Luckily Dempsey's owners did just that. 🌟Dempsey made an incredible recovery, as she was eating immediately after her procedure, despite how sore her throat was! 🙌 But over a week later she was vomiting again, and her owner brought Dempsey back in as she'd been advised the trotter may not stay in the stomach to break down but cause an obstruction elsewhere in the gastrointestinal tract. She laid perfectly still for her check up x-ray and would you believe it had already dissolved and exited her system 🥳 some meds for presumptively eating something else she shouldn't have and she's back to herself (by the end of the consult as well!!) A happy ending for Dempsey, and what a superstar throughout, she's a credit to her breed (but maybe chew your food next time 😉) 🌟🐷🌟 #croftvets #brackleyvets #croftvetsbrackley #vets #patientofthemonth #englishbullterrier #foreignbody #endoscopy #xray #veterinary

🌞🌞🌞 Rabbits need help to stay cool too🐰 #croftvetsbrackley #brackleyvets #croftvets #hotweather #PetSafety #vets #rabbits #RabbitAwarenessWeek

Happy Feline Friday!! 😻 And what a happy day it is, as we've had a wonderful success story reuniting Pantera with her family, a month after she went missing! Cat owners (and dog owners) are reminded that from the 10th June it is a legal requirement for them both to be microchipped with up to date contact details. We are happy to help you by scanning your pet and checking if their microchip details are up to date, or we can microchip and register their details to the online database! And why wouldn't you after a success story like Pantera and her family's 💜❤️ Any animal can be microchipped so get in touch! We are offering £10 off for cat microchipping with our veterinary nurses, or it's included with our #PetHealthClub #brackleyvets #croftvets #croftvetsbrackley #vets #RVN #microchipping #cats #reunited #lostandfound #happilyeverafter

Our previous cover star ⭐ Rosie ⭐ was in for her spay recently. She definitely has model potential with those perfect pouts! We'll take her wagging tail as proof she enjoyed her day with us 💜 After all, we treat each patient like our own 💜 #brackleyvets #croftvets #croftvetsbrackley #vets #dog #spayandneuter #RVN #SVN #cavapoo #espresso

Odessa was brought to us as she had a deep cut to her main pad. Odessa stayed true to her Labrador roots and didn't pay attention to her foot bandage when her favourite snack came out! We wonder how many tubes her owners went through with her bandage changes? 😋 #bandage #vet #labrador @dogsforgood_uk #croftvets #croftvetsbrackley #brackleyvets #vetnurse

You may have seen on the local socials recently about a young animal needing help... Turns out it was a baby fox! Our wonderful RVN Tess runs the local wildlife charity #thenutkinward and she collected the little cutie and is acting as surrogate - taking the pup wherever she goes as they need frequent feeding. Aren't those noises incredible?! 💕💜 #wildlife #wildliferescue #rvn #vets #brackleyvets #croftvets #croftvetsbrackley #fox #babyfox #handrear

Meet our ✨gorgeous✨ Continental Giant patients Ginger & Moose 💜💜 Bracing themselves for the nail clip they hoped they'd avoided at home 🤭 #vet #brackleyvets #croftvets #croftvetsbrackley #rabbits #continentalgiant #manicure #pedicure

🌟Star made the most of her 'me time' following her general anesthetic for her spay today! 😴 Isn't she just the cutest sleepy head! 🥰 💜 #croftvets #croftvetsbrackley #brackleyvets #vet #vets #vetnurse #cat #spayandneuter

Bentley was the perfect gentleman with us 💜🐕 #vets #vetnurse #dog #giantdog #bestfriend

Meet our fantastic RVN, Crystal! Demonstrating her quick change skills to go into our surgical theatre 🩺 Doesn't she look gorgeous in those scrubs 😻 #vet #veterinarynurse

Handsome Oreo 🐱 wanted to share his day with us He was in for his castrate - wasn't he brave?!! 🥰 💜💚💜💚💜 #vets #vetnurse #cat

Here's what to do if you have leftover or unused antibiotics: 💊 Return them to your vet practice for safe disposal ❌ Inappropriate disposal of unused antibiotics could contribute to antimicrobial resistance and pollute the environment through waterways, affecting our wildlife ❌ Don’t ever give your pet medication they haven’t been prescribed, whether they be left over or from a previous/similar condition. 🦠Using antibiotics when not needed couldrisk side effects, delay an accurate diagnosis for your pet, mean that your pets condition may not be treatable, and contributes to antimicrobial resistance🦠 🤓Remember that you can return any unused or out of date veterinary medications to us for safe disposal, and can continue to do so all year round! #AntibioticAmnesty #onehealth

Take our AMR quiz!

🦠💊Take our client quiz below and test your knowledge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) We’d love to hear how you got on. Did any of the answers surprise you? Leave us a comment below! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/F9RTB2G Don't forget, you can return any unused or out of date veterinary medications to us for safe disposal. #AntibioticAmnesty #onehealth

Our practice is taking part in the 2023 Antibiotic Amnesty 🦠 Throughout November we are asking pet owners to return any unused or leftover antibiotic medications to us for safe disposal 💊Please drop off any unused medications to us at the practice to any member of staff. This medication might be left-over from a previous prescription, antibiotics that you didn’t need or out-of-date medication. Let’s keep antibiotics working, together!🦸‍♂️ #AntibioticAmnesty #onehealth

Well... It's been open a while but we wanted to remind you, you can order just about every veterinary diet available through our online shop to straight to your door! 🐾😎 What are you waiting for? Save yourself the hassle and order your pet's diets and supplements here 👉 https://www.croftvetcentre.co.uk/online-shop

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Let's talk Poo!💩💩 Always a frequent consult topics! And it's not surprising considering so many medical issues can have an effect on the gut. Whether it is short term or chronic, faeces can tell us a lot about what might be going on with your pet. But did you know, most cases of loose faeces or diarrhoea can be resolved by a course of probiotics? 🦠 Probiotics contain good bacteria, which help replenish the gut flora back to its normal state. So whether your pet has eaten something 'off-menu' or picked up a tummy bug up from a walk, try probiotics first alongside a gastrointestinal diet. The best part is they're cheap, easy to give, and you don't need to see a vet! We have several options available, and our team would be more than happy to advise you 😊 Of course this advice does not stop you from seeing a vet should you be concerned