Maes Glas Vets

01/03/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Happy St David’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿to all our lovely patients and clients. Basil would love to see some pics of your pets with a Welsh 🌼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿theme so we can choose a few for our March photo in our charity calendar at the end of the year. #

27/02/2025

25/02/2025

🌟Tuesdays Tips 🌟

Dog Etiquette 🐾🐕‍🦺🐩🦮

🌟Pick up💩after your dog and dispose of correctly.
🌟Keep dogs on leads around livestock.
🌟Ask an owner if it’s ok to stroke a dog before doing so.
🌟Don’t let your off lead dog go and pester a dog on a lead. It’s on a lead for a reason.
🌟Respect personal space .
🌟Be aware of your surroundings.
🌟Control excitable behaviour.
🌟Have compassion/understanding with owners with reactive dogs.
🌟Retractable leads can be dangerous make sure you allways have the safety lock on.
🌟 Take a variety of high value treats with you to reward great recalls, walking nicely – and to keep your dog focussed on you.
🌟Don’t Spend hours doing repetitive ball throwing – this is damaging to joints and not particularly good for your dog’s brain either, as they can get over-aroused but physically tired, which can lead to all kinds of behaviour problems .
🌟Teach a good recall.

24/02/2025

Gorgeous Nel trying out the props for the spring photo fun day at our Cowbridge Branch - Thursday April 3rd 2025 -
Slots by appointment -
please phone 📞 01446502076
Have you booked your slot- limited spaces available.

20/02/2025

🐹Happy National Love your Pet Day🐕

Today is all about showing love to our pets - who show us unconditional love every day! Show us photos of your pets and how you will spoil them today! 💕

19/02/2025

Please think about signing up - your pet could save a life 💕

New donor registrations have been really low recently, and we need to ensure we have enough blood in stock for any dog that needs it 😢

Could you help us to spread the word by sharing this post?

If your dog meets the following criteria, they could become a lifesaving blood donor and help other dogs in need:

🎂 Between 1 and 8 years old
⚖️ Weigh over 25kg
💪 Fit and healthy
🐶 Confident and enjoy meeting new people

Coming to a donation session takes only 45 minutes and each donation can help save up to four other dogs ❤️

Register today to start making a difference!

www.petbloodbankuk.org/welcome

19/02/2025

Found female polecat - beddau area - no chip. Please contact us on 📞01656 652751 if you believe she is yours.

18/02/2025

🌟 Tuesday Tips 🌟

❄️ Rock Salt/Grit ❄️

As temperatures drop, the rock salt dropped by gritter lorries to de-ice roads can also be picked up on your dog's paws when walking.

❄️ The salt can irritate paws causing inflammation.
❄️ The salt is also toxic to animals if ingested - this most commonly happens if they have licked their paws after being outside.

How to keep your pets safe around rock salt:
✅ Thoroughly wash your pet's paws and fur on their legs and tummy after spending time outside. Use a mild pet safe shampoo, warm water and ensure all fur is dry after washing.

✅ If your pet is showing signs of discomfort in their paws, please make an appointment to see a vet.

✅ Any animal suspected of ingesting rock salt must be assessed by a vet immediately.

18/02/2025

After the success of our Christmas fun day at Cowbridge we have decided to do another 🤩

🌷🌼Spring Fun Day - Cowbridge Branch🌹 Thursday April 3rd 2025

🌟Photo Opportunity
🌟Paw painting
🌟Tour of our Cowbridge branch
🌟Chat to our Qualified Nurses Debbie and Steph.
🌟Photo to be used in our charity calendar
🌟Treats and cakes
🌟Slots by appointment please phone
📞 01446 502076

17/02/2025

🌍💕Random Act of Kindness Day💕🌏

15/02/2025

Dog Bite Awareness

Report videos like this, educate yourself and your children on respecting dogs, giving them space and reading body language.

➡️ Animal videos on social media can be cute, but veterinary and behaviour professionals regularly see some that are described as adorable when in fact they fill us with anxiety to see!

➡️Reading a dogs body language can be difficult, but it's important to teach all the family how to pick up signs of a stressed, upset or agitated dog, especially children. Dogs usually tell us MANY times before they bite but often in a very subtle way.

➡️Everyone has their bad days, and we must not push our canine companions to the brink of their patience by failing to recognise telltale signs that the situation they are in makes them uncomfortable.

➡️Every dog is individual, some climb the ladder of communication/reaction (see picture in comments) quickly, others will be telling us for a LONG time that they are unhappy and are uncomfortable with the situation before they are pushed to react.

➡️ Veterinary professionals come across many people who tells us the dog has bitten without any warning, but the likelihood is (although not in every case) that the dog was telling us and we just didnt know how to listen and we know it can be very hard, which is why we want to educate.

Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors - APBC stated:

➡️Dog behaviour expert Dr Carri Westgarth, from the University of Liverpool, said: "It is important to remember that any dog can bite regardless of how well you know the dog, and most bites will occur in the owner's home.

"...We should ensure that we give dogs their own safe space to be alone, give them plenty of exercise and mental stimulation, and when your dog wants to be left alone - leave them be.

"Dog bites to children can be very severe so ensure that you observe children and dogs closely and intervene when necessary.

"Dogs do not want to bite you, it is a last resort response for them, so watch out for any warning signs of them being uncomfortable in a situation and remove yourselves, or them, from it."

Every dog is individual but some signs are:

➡️Licking lips?
➡️Yawning?
➡️Whale eye?
➡️Frozen?
➡️Crouching?
➡️Tense?
➡️Rolling on back?
➡️Ears back?
➡️Panting?
➡️Turning away?

It may save a life, a child or the dogs!

Listen to our Podcast on how to recognise the signs a dog is uncomfortable and may be about to bite
Dog Bites - Is It All A Big Misunderstanding?⬇️
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veterinary-voices/episodes/Dog-Bites---Is-It-All-A-Big-Misunderstanding-e2g0766/a-aavthnv

14/02/2025

💐 💕Happy Valentines Day to all our clients. Today all over the UK lots of bouquets will be delivered containing lilies . The best thing you can do is to throw them away safely if you have pets. Or even better ask your florist to not include them if you have cats.

Many cat owners are unaware that all parts of lilies are toxic to cats possibly leading to kidney failure. They can be affected by eating any parts of the plant, for example, the leaves, pollen and flower, and it is thought they can also be affected by simply brushing past the flower and then grooming the pollen from their fur.

Signs of poisoning in cats include repeated vomiting, blindness and paralysis so if your cat shows any signs of these symptoms or you suspect it may have had contact with lilies it is crucial to get them to a vet as soon as possible.
📸Post some pics of your pet valentine in our comments. (Only post if you are happy for us to choose your pic for our calendar at the end of the year. )📸

💐

11/02/2025

🌟Tuesday’s Tips🌟

⚠️Grape,raisin,current and sultana poisoning in dogs⚠️

Grapes,raisins,sultanas and currents are all part of a family of fruit called “Vitis vinifera” that can cause gut and kidney problems in dogs.
We don’t currently know how these fruits cause poisoning, but we do know that dogs can become extremely poorly (sometimes even die) after eating small amounts of them (especially dried fruits).
The symptoms and toxic dose varies from dog to dog. Treatment should be given quickly because if left untreated can cause death 😥.

⚠️Symptoms of poisoning tend to include:-

Vomiting 🤮
Diarrhoea 💩
Blood in faeces 🩸
Low energy ⚡️
Reduced appetite 🍲

Contact your vet immediately if you believe your dog has eaten grapes,raisins,currents or sultanas.

10/02/2025

Pretty Penny recovering after her spay. Pink is definitely her colour 💕She was the best girl 💕

06/02/2025

🌟Feel good Thursday 🌟

This is Maverick. He came in as a stray with a badly broken leg. You could tell from the start he was a courageous cat with a big heart. 💖 The fantastic charity Friends of the Animals paid for his surgery and our lovely nurse Becci fostered him. His leg was amputated the same day by our amazing team! 🤩 Rocket (who was adopted from Maes Glas by Becci) absolutely loved him from the start, he was so happy to get a brother so it was pretty obvious that she needed to adopt Maverick from Friends of the Animals. He’s the sweetest thing and definitely doesn’t know he only has 3 legs. Xx