Haydon Veterinary Centre

12/06/2024

***FOUND***

Stray dog found Allington this morning.
Please call 01308456808 for more information

11/06/2024

Emma's had a lovely morning working in the community. Dropping off prescriptions and food. She also visited a beautiful elderly cat that doesn't like to travel anymore for his health check ☺

29/05/2024

🩺 Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month 🩺

Meet Lizzy.....

Lizzy is one of Haydon's newest members of staff.

Lizzy completed an animal welfare course as a mature student. She then got her foot in the door working as a clinical cleaner at a veterinary practice in Weymouth. This was a genius move by Lizzy as its so difficult to gain placements as a student nurse. Lizzy quickly progressed to an animal nursing assistant (ANA) with in that practice. She then became a student, qualifying as an Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) in 2018. Lizzy had many roles including on call, inpatient care and anaesthesia.

Lizzy joined Haydon's team six months ago. You May not of seen much of Lizzy as she quotes ''I'm happiest out the back, caring for patients or in theatre". Lizzy loves to learn new things and explore new ideas as medicine is always evolving. Lizzy has a a strong interest in anaesthesia, inpatient care and medicine.

Outside of work Lizzy enjoys baking (she's awesome by the way) and going to boot camp 💪💪

28/05/2024

🧑‍🔧Waiting room revamp👨‍🔧

Please bear with us today as we are having our waiting room floor replaced. The works may mean its a little noisy. If our front door is locked we will be asking you to enter through the side of the building close to the disabled parking. You are welcome to sit in the car on wander around the green areas and we will come out to invite you in for your appointment.

27/05/2024

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month.

Meet Vicky...

Vicky qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1994, and in 1997 she became a locum nurse. This enabled her to travel the world working in over 40 different establishments. Vicky has worked in New Zealand, the Caribbean and closer to home in the Channel Islands to name but a few.

In 2019 Vicky found herself in Dorset and enjoyed the Bridport area so much that she jumped at the chance to work at Haydon Vets.

In 2023 she became the practice manager and successfully maintained the clinics Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Accreditation standards.

Outside of work she enjoys walking her dog Mouse and socialising with friends

24/05/2024

🐱Veterinary Nurse awareness 🩺

Karina Stephenson RVN.

A little bit about our wonderful Karina.

Karina qualified as a nurse in 2017 after completing her training in a tier 3 hospital in Berkshire. She has a keen interest in anaesthesia and emergency work and so has completed over 60 hours of continued professional development (CPD) in this field over the last 3 years.

Did you know it’s mandatory as a registered nurse to complete 15 hours of (CPD) each year to remain on the nursing register and to stay up to date with best practice.
Outside of work Karina enjoys walking her dog with particular like for larger breeds and has a super soft spot for all things cat!
On top of her regular nursing duties she is responsible for health and safety checks for all anaesthesia equipment and keeping clients information records up to date.

Karina is also a clinical coach, guiding our students through their theory and practical assessments.

Karina is currently on maternity leave expecting her little bundle of joy very soon. We at Haydon's wish Karina, Ryan, Kiera and Peggy all the best for when the little one arrives. Most importantly we cant wait for your return after your leave.

23/05/2024

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month

Meet our Student Veterinary Nurse....Lanie

Lanie has been working along side our registered nurses as a Student and has nearly completed her one year work experience placement from Hartpury University. Lanie has been at Haydon's since July 2023.

Lanie has to complete 1800 hours in practice in her placement year (unpaid😱) and alongside this she has to complete a comprehensive Nursing Progress Log NPL (lots of case studies). She has already studied theory at University for 1 year and after her placement with us she will be back to Hartpury for a further 2 years before gaining her degree in Veterinary Nursing.

There are however other routes in gaining a qualification as a Veterinary Nurse and this can be through an apprenticeship, where you will work in practice as well as attending college one day a week, also completing the NPL. (Paige our other Student nurse is taking this route)

When asked, why do you want to be in a veterinary nurse? Lanie replied that it was the encouragement of her school and her work experience at a vets in year 11.

We all know how much we will miss Lanie when she leaves at the end of the summer. Good luck Lanie 🍀

23/05/2024

💥Cat Microchipping Update from our previous post💥

🌟REDUCED IMPLANTATION FEE🌟

🐱Lets be more like Bob 🐱

We will be offering microchipping at a reduced fee of £17.10 for existing clients to have your cat microchipped in one of our nurse clinics.
It is a legal requirement that cats are microchipped before the 10th of June 2024.

We will be offering this reduced price until the end of June.

Please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment. 01308456808

22/05/2024

🩺Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month🩺

Meet Lucy Haydon's Head Nurse...….

Lucy trained as a Veterinary Nurse in Australia back in 2012. She worked in small animal hospital in Adelaide and volunteered with a native Australian wildlife centre during her qualification.

On route back to the UK she volunteered in a variety of locations across South east Asia and Fiji helping with neutering programmes before coming to Dorset in 2014 and has been at Haydon Vets since then!

She started off as an RVN before becoming Head Nurse in 2016.
Lucy is often behind the scenes doing Rotas, practice orders and ensuring the smooth day to day running of procedures.

Her interest lies mostly in anaesthesia, patient care and preparation for operations and if any wildlife comes in she is always keen to lend a hand!

Lucy is also a clinical coach, helping our students to complete their Nursing Progress logs.

In her spare time Lucy loves to go on long walks with her cocker spaniel Josie, enjoy family beach days when the weather allows and any overseas travelling.

22/05/2024

💥Important information on Cat Microchipping for our registered clients! 💥

How to get your dog or cat fitted with a microchip: when to get it done, who can do it, how to update your details, what to do when getting a dog or cat

21/05/2024

Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month

Emma Qualified and became a registered veterinary nurse in 2006, up until joining Haydon in 2019 she had worked with both small and large animals. Emma spent 14 years working in Herefordshire and the around Welsh borders. Where she developed a passion for nurse clinics.

Many of you will know Emma from nurse clinics. This is where she excels and has a real passion for clinic work. Offering advise on nutrition, weight, flea/worm treatments, senior health screening, healthy pet checks, dental clinics, blood sampling/blood pressure monitoring, post operative care, end of life care and 2nd vaccinations to name but a few.

As a compassionate and caring nurse Emma is also very good when assisting the veterinary surgeons with the delicate procedure of euthanasia.

Emma's other roles include being responsible for our in house laboratory, stock control and all other aspects of nursing including anaesthesia and inpatient care. She will also be heading our new venture as community nurse.

In her spare time Emma likes to help her Dad on his farm and you may see her at the beach/walking her dogs or attending local events in and around Bridport.

20/05/2024

Coming soon....Community Nurse🚑

We are very excited to be able to offer this new service to our clients.
Every Tuesday morning starting this June one of our registered nurses will be out in the community in our Eco-Friendly van.
Services we can provide include...

* Nail clips
* A**l gland expression
* Weight clinics
* Microchipping
* Drug/Food delivery
* 6 monthly healthy pet checks
* End of life care and advise
* Nutritional advise

Please ask if you require a service which has not been listed.

We are offering this service to clients who are unable to attend the clinic and that your companion does not require to see a veterinary surgeon.

Please contact the practice for more information regarding this service.

15/05/2024

Upsetting post

Unfortunately we have had two deceased cats bought into the practise this morning by a member of the public. We believe they have both been involved in a road traffic collision.
They were found near to Colours Hair salon and the entrance to Dodhams lane on St Andrews Road. Neither cats were microchipped.
If you require more information please ring the surgery. 01308 456808

09/05/2024

Our star 🌟 patient today is Lemmy.

Lemmy’s observent owners noticed one of his testicles had become enlarged and was growing very quickly. Two days ago Oliver advised castration and today Lemmy had his procedure.

Our vets and nurses routinely check testicles at vaccine and 6 monthly healthy pet check clinics. We would also advise owners of entire male dogs to check at home.

07/05/2024

Today Bess came to spend the morning with us for her laparoscopic surgery to remove her ovaries (spay). She was such a brave girl and her family were pleased to have her home so soon.
We look forward to seeing Bess again in two days for her check up 🌟

30/04/2024

New microchipping laws for cats in the UK.

Under the new law Kittens will need to be microchipped by 20 weeks of age. All adult cats will also require to be microchipped.
We will be running a promotion during May offering a £10 discount for cat microchips.
If you are a member of the Pet Health Club your microchip is included within your subscription.
Please ring the surgery if you need any advice.

24/04/2024

🎉🎊🥳Celebrating our fabulous reception duo today in what is Veterinary Receptionists Week.🎊🎉🥳

Chrissie has dedicated nearly 25 years of service to Haydon Vets. 🌟

Shelly and Chrissie are often the first people you will have contact with, when either ringing or visiting the practice. These are often very happy occasions but they can be very sad also.

Both Chrissie and Shelly have lots of other roles with in the practice and we would be lost without them.

20/04/2024

Work has started today on replacing parts of our flooring in the practice. This means that the usual front door will be out of use and we will ask you to come in through the side door when you arrive.

Please bear with us whilst the work is under way as there will inevitably be some disruption. We hope that it will be completed by the end of next week.

Thank you for understanding.

04/04/2024

…….Update……
Found the end of last week.

Thank you to everyone who helped to locate him, and to our lovely neighbour who allowed us to set up a humane trap in his garden which caught little Diesel safe a well 😻

Unfortunately a little cat has escaped from its basket in our carpark. He’s white with tabby patches please can residents in the local area to the vets keep a look out for him.

28/03/2024

🐣We would like to wish you all a very happy Easter. 🐣
With all that extra chocolate 🍫 around the house...Please be careful.
If your dog ingests chocolate, please take a note of how much has been eaten and how much cocoa it contains. You can ring the Animal Poison line on 01202 509000 for advice or 01308 456808.
We are able to induce vomiting so if your are in any doubt please contact us.

28/03/2024

20/03/2024

We have had a power cut, meaning the phone lines down. Please be patient and try phoning every 10 minutes, hopefully we will be back with power soon. Thanks for understanding.

04/03/2024

Our phone lines are playing up. Please email us at [email protected] with any enquiries

14/01/2024

In case anyone in Bridport is missing their dog, We have had a report from a member of the public of a large, brown labradoodle or Italian spinone type dog that was seen running from the allington area towards Bridport. Had a red collar with an ID tag on, but the member of the public couldn't get close enough to read it.

11/01/2024

Meet little and large. Also known as Luna and Bentley.
Luna weighs just 3.5kg whilst Bentley weighed in at a whooping 92kg today.
Both of these dogs are so placid and love their visits to the practice.
Bentley saw Oliver the vet this morning for his annual vaccinations. Bentley weighs more than Olly! Its not often that this happens.
Luna saw Emma our nurse for her monthly flea and worm checks as she is still a growing puppy.

21/12/2023

Just a little reminder of some of the foods which are harmful to our pets.

21/12/2023

Christmas opening hours 2023

21/12/2023

Today is the last day we can order any needed Drugs or food before Christmas. We will need your orders by 5pm. Many thanks 🐧

19/10/2023

This gorgeous little lady ‘Luna’ graced us at the practice this morning for the very first time. She received her vaccinations and microchip.
Little Luna also had plenty of cuddles and a tour of the practice 🐶❤️