Viking Vets

31/03/2025

Sunflower Competition 🌻

The sun has come out so it is time for us to all start our annual sunflower growing competition. Unfortunately last year (due to a late frost and an alarming amount of Bristolian slugs) we didn't do very well... This year we are on a mission to see who can grow the tallest flower.

27/03/2025

We've taken in a ginger (strawberry blonde) and white male unneutered adult cat with a pink nose and amber eyes. He was found at Henbury Court. If you think he's yours please call the practice on 0117 950 5888. Our opening hours are 8am - 6:30pm Monday to Friday. We'll be closed between 11am and 2pm tomorrow and open between 9am and 12pm on Saturday. We'll need proof of ownership, like a picture

21/03/2025

Meet Willow

Willow is a gorgeous Bernese mountain dog who has been coming down to visit us every month since her puppy vaccinations. Now at 7 months old she is more than comfortable coming down to see everyone here at Viking Vets. Not only does she sit very well behaved on the scales, but she is also always very good for her health checks carried out by our nursing team. She is still currently still growing and we cannot wait to see how big she will end up being.

19/03/2025

⭐Exciting Opportunity - Maternity RVN Cover needed⭐

We are delighted to congratulate Chloe on the exciting news of her pregnancy! ❤

This now opens an exciting opportunity for a qualified RVN to come and join our team. We are looking for maternity cover from July 2025 – July 2026.
We have a team consisting of 5 vets, 7 RVNS, 2 student RVNs and 1 kennel assistant.

This job role is a minimum of 3 days per week with 1 in 4 Saturdays from 8 - 12.
No out of hours and bank holidays.
We have monthly vets, nurses and practice meetings with homemade lunch.
We are looking for an energetic, happy person who likes people as well as pets

If you have any questions about this role please contact either Lisa or Maria for more information. If you feel this job role is for you, please send your CV to [email protected] for the attention of Lisa or Maria.

11/03/2025

Is your dog a bit of a creaky canine? Could they benefit from having some additional help with discomfort associated with arthritis?

We often put signs of arthritic pain down to “just old age” e.g. slowing down on walks, stiffness after rest, increased difficulty on different levels, change to behaviour, occasional limp - but it doesn’t have to stay this way!

We can help work together with owners to make our older companions much more comfortable and content with our brand new Arthritis clinics. For the same price as a normal consult you will have time with both our vet Sarah and vet nurse Ella to assess your pet and discuss the best course of action to improve their comfort. We’re also offering an introductory offer of 25% off these clinics to celebrate our 25 years in practice! Please contact the practice to find out more.

14/02/2025

❤ VALENTINES DAY CONGRATULATIONS! ❤

We have our winners!! We have been absolutely blown away by all of the cuteness and love over the last few weeks with all of your beautiful photos. In total we have had 135 entries, so we decided to spread the love and pick two winners.

Congratulations to the pretty Peggy, and the magnificent Merlot. You are both well-deserving of our Viking Valentines crown.

We would like to thank all of our entrances for this year. It has been lovely seeing all of your pets relaxed, happy and having fun in their photos, and they have been warming up our reception display board. We wish each and every one of them a happy Valentines day.

10/02/2025

Valentines Update 🥰

I would just like to say a HUGGEEE thank you to everyone that has entered into our Valentines Day competition! Our display board is bursting with your pet photos, and we can feel the love and cuteness resonating from it making our reception area even brighter. Just a reminder there is still time to enter. The winner (or winners) will be revealed this Friday.

10/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who shared, the owner has now been found.

If anyone is missing a young, male, ginger and white cat from the Long Cross area, please give us a call on 0117 9505888.

07/02/2025

Bravery Award- The Beautiful Benji ⭐ (graphic photo warning)

Lovely Benji the 1 year old cocker spaniel was sadly rushed to the emergency out of hour’s vets after being hit by a car. He was stabilised there and transferred to us the following day where we had to perform reconstruction surgery to extensive wounds on his hind legs. The surgery involved cleaning, debriding and stitching the wound back together so that the muscle and skin layers could heal via second intention.

Benji was in almost every day to be sedated and have his wounds redressed and examined. As time went on, his appointments became more spread out and his wounds began to shrink in size. We took regular photos to compare the wounds to the previous visit and whilst it was a long journey, it was amazing to see how well he healed.

Benji became a familiar face here at Viking and it was a pleasure to see his gorgeous face each morning. Benji’s little tail never stopped wagging and he formed a strong bond with the whole team, well done Benji for being such a brave boy.

06/02/2025

Thank you!! ❤

We would just like to say a huge thank you to one of our lovely clients. The owner of beautiful Benji brought these delicious treats down for our team this week when coming in for a recheck. We have got a beautiful story being posted tomorrow highlighting Benji's journey here with us over the last few months. In the meantime thank you again. I can assure you these cookies went down very well!!

01/02/2025

Dog Show 🐶

If anyone is looking for a fun dog-filled event tomorrow, please make your way down to the Avon Centre for their charity Dog Show. Raising money for both The Avon Centre Charity as well as the Bristol Animal Rescue Centre, there will be dog shows, agility and obedience training, stalls, and a woodland walk, with all proceeds going to a lovely cause.

30/01/2025

We have had a male Jack Russel dog handed into us, found in the local area. Please give us a call on 0117 9505 888 if you think he may be yours.

17/01/2025

❤️ Competition Time ❤️

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, here at Viking Vets we thought we would throw a little competition to celebrate our much loved furry friends. They bring us all so much love, joy and happiness every day, and this is an opportunity to share this with the world (or at least Bristol).

We are holding a photo competition. To enter, you need to send us the cutest photo of your pets, the winner will receive a prize. Please do keep an eye on our display board in reception where we will be displaying some of your entries.

*One photo per pet for entry.
*Because every pet is the cutest pet in the world, the winner will be chosen at random.

24/12/2024

Thank you for being wonderful!!

We are humbled by the amazing generosity of our wonderful clients and their pets! We have received a mountain of edible and drinkable gifts, they will be enjoyed by team over the next months.

I am so grateful to have a job that I have loved for 30 years. Even on days that are dark and sad, you know that you are helping people to make difficult decisions for their beloved pets. We do strive to help both our patients and their owners by listening to their individual needs.

Work is often looked at as a necessary evil, but I think it is so important to have a sens of purpose in your life, and if you find the right job it will give you this.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Kind regards
Maria Lowe

PS
Sorry that the elves were rather preoccupied with their own things this Christmas!

20/12/2024

20th of December

The Elves are carrying on with their helpful streak. Today they have been keeping Nigel company while he came in for an investigation. Nigel belongs to Sarah-the vet.

19/12/2024

19th of December

I have not seen the Elves for the last few days!! I was nearly missing them… Turns out they have moved to the garden, now joining the heron scaring team.

19/12/2024

16/12/2024

16th of December

Well, I was dreading the day the Elves were moving upstairs. They have located the mistletoe! Looks like it is being used! I will try and move them downstairs again.