Viking Vets

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.

15/12/2024

15th of December

The elves had a lovely time at the Christmas party, enjoying Elfie Selfies with the team. They have been rather quiet today…

14/12/2024

14th of December

Today is party time for us all, so elves having a great time!

13/12/2024

13th of December

The Elves have decided to ‘help’ with the Secret Santa box. They are claiming to work hard to get it ready for tomorrow when we are having the Christmas party. I think they are hoping for an invite!

13/12/2024

The elves were looking at a Sarcoptic mange mite in the microscope yesterday. Sarcoptic mange also known as fox mange, most often seen in dogs , but can spread to other pets as well. They normally burrow under the skin so can be very difficult to find on a skin scrape. They cause intense itching, which causes the pet to start scratching causing secondary inflammation and infection.

12/12/2024

What are the elves seeing? Can you help them?

12/12/2024

12th of December

I think the elves are trying to take over our jobs! Today the youngsters are spending time learning how to use the microscope. They are seeing something interesting and I was wondering if you can help them identify what it is?

Have to add video as a separate post!

12/12/2024

Answer to the stone conundrum!

This is a bladder stone! The biggest I have seen in a dog. Millie is only a small dog, who came in with very bloody urine. We took an X-ray, and this is what we saw.

Millie has had surgery, and is doing very well! It must have been extremely painful. The type of stone is called a struvite, it is formed in alkaline urine. Millie will now be on a diet that acidify the urine to prevent them forming again.

11/12/2024

11th of December

the elves must have had a lie in today ( or the late post could have something to do with me not being able to access my page1). This evening I found them playing ball, however they are not using a ball, but something we have removed from a patient. Can you guess what it is and from what type of pet, and where in the body ?

10/12/2024

10th of December

The elves has put their newfound bandage knowledge to good use(?). They have been practicing on the nurse training aid all day. Now they all think they deserve a ride!

09/12/2024

9th of December

We had our first aid refresher training today ( strangely we are all veterinary professionals who finds looking at human wounds much more upsetting than animal ones. It is amazing what you get used to..) Again we were joined by the legion of elves. They were particularly interested in doing dressing practice on Abi, and eating biscuits!

08/12/2024

8th of December

I really don’t know what has happened to the elves this year, they seem very sensible and subdued. They seem very focused on wellbeing! I found them enjoying using the tub table as a massive bubble bath. I presume there are very little cleaning facilities available in the van.

07/12/2024

7th of December

First of all I have been informed it is an ‘elfie’ not a selfie!

They have been busy doing something nice! Making little or rather large snow globes. Thankfully they didn’t put any water in!