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Vets4Pets is committed to bringing you affordable, high quality care via a modern, well equipped practice, including a lab, pharmacy, digital x-ray and ultrasound.

25/07/2024

lose their claws? 🐾

You may have found what looks like one of your cat's claws lying around the house. This is because when cats scratch with their front claws, dragging them downward on a horizontal or across a vertical surface like a scratching post, it loosens and removes the outer husk of the claw revealing a sharp new surface underneath.

So, there’s no need to worry. 😺

This is why routine nail trimming of a cat's claws is not recommended (unless they are elderly or less mobile and their claws are becoming overgrown and causing discomfort), because it removes the sharp tip of the claw needed during defence and climbing. 🐈

Scratching is a perfectly normal behaviour for cats, helping to exercise the muscles of the forelimbs and spine, keeping them in tip-top condition and is even a form of territorial communication, find out more here 👉 https://icatcare.org/advice/scratching-on-furniture-and-carpets/

If you notice your cat has lost an entire claw or are worried they may have injured their claw, it’s best to seek veterinary advice. 🏥

Have you ever found a claw husk in your home?

17/07/2024

Some of our patients have such little legs they require a ‘lift’ to their appointment.

This little 12 week old dashund puppy Gus was very happy in his comfortable travelling bag 🥰

That face…. 😍🐶🐾

12/07/2024

Oh Archie, how you melt our hearts…..

We were pretty mean on Wednesday and took away his precious gems, but it was for his own good.

He forgave us very quickly though and started the flirt show immediately after…♥️🐾😻

10/07/2024

Well we have had some truly scrumptious patients in this week and it’s only Wednesday!!

Meet Gus and Ziggy who came in for their 2nd vaccinations yesterday.
As you can see the photo shoot was a little tricky, as the cuties wouldn’t stay still for long and wanted to play with each other.

We really do have the best job in the world… 🌎🐶🐶🐾♥️

02/07/2024

Sometimes we have extremely intelligent patients/breeds in who need extra stimulation to keep them entertained whilst in kennels here

STAR is as bright and wonderful as her name and thoroughly enjoyed her licky mat ❤

28/06/2024

RAW have developed this lovely tick list for bunny owners as part of

Its such a lovely idea!! 🐇🐰❤️

20/06/2024

**CUTE PUPPY ALERT **

9 gorgeous puppies came to wow us on Tuesday.
They had their first vaccinations, health checks and microchips.
We all wanted to take one home… ♥️♥️♥️
Can you guess what breed they are???

07/06/2024

We as a practice are very proud to be working towards our Investors in the Environment (IIE) accreditation.

This means we are taking lots of little steps to have a healthy impact on our environment for the future.

One of our targets is to grow something that attracts and feeds the natural wildlife, so we have chosen to plant some sunflowers (although very small at the moment) and some lavender to attract butterflies and bee’s.
Here is Rowan planting the sunflowers today.

Look out for more posts on what we are doing to help our environment for our and everyone’s future!

https://www.iie.uk.com

05/06/2024

Don’t you think lovely Violet is just the cutest!
2nd vacc today and didn’t even flinch, such a brave girl. ❤️

21/05/2024

One of our fabulous clients is running a marathon every month in 2024! He is donating all donations to

We think this is a fantastic idea 💡

Here is a link to his just giving page if anyone can donate anything to help

https://www.justgiving.com/page/phil-hobbins-white-1702391325625?utm_term=3jNd6Kkrk

15/05/2024

As part of Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month we are highlighting some of the daily duties of our lovely nurses

Here we have Rosie and Claire placing an intravenous cannula and prepping the gorgeous Bailey for her spay. All whilst also monitoring her anaesthetic and keeping her safe and well

Keep your eyes peeled for more updates on what our nurses are up to

12/05/2024

Florence is loving the sunny weather we have been having....she's still being a sassy fashionista with her bucket hat/sunglasses from

09/05/2024

Whilst the sun has been shining today we managed to squeeze in a clinical meeting with the vets and nurses

Florence found it all a bit exhausting as you can see

08/05/2024

Introducing the absolutely fabulous Pickles…..

He came in for neutering today and hypnotised all us ladies with his looks and charms. All 7kg of him 😻

02/05/2024

This month is Veterinary Nurse awareness month and we’d like tell you a bit more about what the nurses job role is over the next few weeks.

Below are just some of the tasks that the vet nurse team do every day. Giving TLC being the most important one 🥰

Watch this space for pictures of our team in action…

27/04/2024

We want to say a HUGE happy world veterinary day to all of our colleagues in the profession, clients who bring their pets to us and all who work at our Bishopston practice

We appreciate you all
❤🐶🐱🐹🐰❤

26/04/2024

We wanted to introduce our fantastic nursing team. From left to right we have Polly, Caitlin and Claire.

They love seeing your pets for regular clinics including weight management, nutrition chats and senior pet clinics

Do you recognise any of the girls from clinics you've attended?

If you have any questions about what clinics we offer do give us a call on 01179 424243

24/04/2024

Continuing our Celebration of National Pet month…

When inpatients come to visit us we like to make sure they have a comfortable stay.

Earwig’s (yes you heard right, this legend is called Earwig!) owner brought in her favourite blanket to cuddle up to for her stay.

We actually had to wake her up to go home 🥰😻😽❤️❤️❤️

17/04/2024

How many of you have dogs who just HAVE to rid their toys of the squeaker?

After Florence is successful she prefers to play with the squeaker than the toy. Always supervised of course

14/04/2024

Roger was in for his primary vaccinations recently and wanted to show off his ears to our followers

We can't wait to watch him grow in to them

11/04/2024

We would love to see your gorgeous fur babies on National Pet Day.

Post some piccies in the comments for us all to adore…

04/04/2024

It’s ’National Pet Month’ everyone!!
And to kick start our celebrations we are sharing a great post from our friends at the Rabbit Welfare association on how to MOT your rabbit 🥰

31/03/2024

We have had milestone birthdays for two of our staff recently. A few of us managed to sneak away for the Easter weekend to celebrate together...of course joined by our trusty sidekick Hettie the chocolate labrador

27/03/2024

Did you know chocolate can be harmful and in the right quantity toxic to your dog?

Another toxin that is likely to be in your home this Easter is the raisins from your delicious hot cross buns.

If you think your dog has ingested anything from the list below then please call us or our out of hours provider Rowe Veterinary Group

We hope you have a safe and enjoyable Easter weekend!

25/03/2024

Opening hours this coming Easter Weekend:

Good Friday - CLOSED
Saturday 30th March - 9am -12pm
Sunday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday 2nd April - Open as usual

🐣🪺

02/03/2024

Wow - where did that come from???

Think we were all surprised this morning to find this when we opened our curtains. ❄️☃️

Here are some tips for this winter weather (even though it’s March!) and keeping our pets, warm, safe and happy!

https://www.vets4pets.com/pet-health-advice/winter-health-advice/

25/02/2024

When Kelly from our Colton store's Pets Grooming salon discovered a lump on the tail of nine-year-old Rufus she suspected something wasn't right, so alerted his owners Les and Andrea so they could get it checked out. They brought him to Vets for Pets Leeds Colton where it was confirmed he had a cancerous tumour which needed surgery.

Les, who adopted Rufus from Dogs Trust in Leeds as a puppy, said: “Rufus is such a big part of our life; we’re absolutely besotted with him. We probably wouldn’t have noticed the lump if not at the groomers as the tail isn’t somewhere you would usually stroke and feel. Kelly loves Rufus and really looks after him, so we want to say a big thanks for spotting it. Who'd have known what would have happened if she hadn’t noticed.”

Rufus had to have his tail removed, but is now making a good recovery. He's been visiting Kelly for a groom every six weeks for the last three years. She said: “You get to know everything about a dog as you groom them. I’ve discovered similar things before on other dogs so I mentioned it to the owners so they could get it checked out. Dogs are my life and you do worry; I’m so pleased they caught it. Now he’s got a fully docked tail like a little bunny rabbit. It’s lovely and suits him – when he gets washed he wiggles his bum.”

24/02/2024

Xena came to visit us today and was an absolute champion for her blood tests
Her pawrents own and run so as you can imagine she is always very well behaved and well trained for any procedures including bloods

Our head nurse Caitlin is good friends with her owners and was in covering reception. She thoroughly enjoyed cuddles and play time with her furry friend Xe ❤🐶🐕‍🦺

21/02/2024

Arthur's owner Louise says he "looked like a brand-new tortoise" after having his beak filed at Sutton in Ashfield Vets4Pets.

Louise adopted the four-year-old Horsefield Tortoise from a family member in October. Although she has had other pets, Arthur is her first tortoise, so she has been doing some research on how to best care for him.

Louise said: "I noticed Arthur's beak was unusually long, so I brought him in to Vets for Pets; I bring all my pets there. When he came out, I thought 'you beautiful boy, look at you – you look so handsome!"

Vet Steph, who looked after Arthur, says that tortoise beaks continuously grow and normally grind down themselves while they're eating. She said: "Arthur needed a little help as his jaw isn't perfectly aligned; his lower jaw is further out than his top jaw, so I filed it around half a centimetre. He was really good; a real cutie."

19/02/2024

What a beautiful evening on Gloucester Road tonight

18/02/2024

Owner Claire says she couldn't be more grateful to Vets4Pets Hamilton after their quick diagnosis saved the sight of six-year-old Alba.

Claire knew there was something terribly wrong with her miniature dachshund cross when she called her in from the back garden last summer and Alba ran headfirst into a closed patio door. She rushed her to the vets, where investigations led the team to diagnose her with uveitis – an eye condition which causes inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.

Claire said: "It all happened so suddenly; Alba must have heard my voice and guessed where to go. It was quite scary seeing how bad she was. We couldn't be more grateful for the team in Hamilton spotting the uveitis as quickly as they did, otherwise Alba would have gone blind within a matter of days. Their knowledge saved Alba's sight. I still can't believe it happened. It's taken months of treatments, but it's such a relief to have our girl back to being her funny, bossy self."

Vet Neil, one of the team who treated Alba, said: "Alba's pupil was really narrow and wouldn't respond to light properly, which can be a sign of uveitis. Once we had ruled out other conditions, we were able to get her to an eye specialist for ongoing treatment. She's now doing really well."

16/02/2024

Ducky's owner Antonia was in a state of panic when she saw a fox had dug its way into the field where she keeps him – killing two of her other ducks and chickens.

Antonia was about to move her brood into their pen for the evening when she saw what had happened and noticed that Ducky had severe bite wounds under his wing. She rushed him to Vets4Pets Vets Milton Keynes for emergency surgery – and after having his wound stitched up the one-year-old duck is now making a good recovery.

Antonia said: "I was so worried. You don’t often hear of ducks recovering from fox attacks, but there is something about Ducky and the way he was so brave. I'm sure he was protecting a lady duck, as he's a bit of a romantic. It's the first time we've gone to Vets for Pets, and the team were amazing; they've done an incredible job."

Vet Becca, who treated Ducky, said: "He's a really lucky duck, as it was quite a big wound. When he first came in, he was understandably subdued and quiet but when he came back for his stitches to be taken out, he wanted to explore and tuck his head into everyone’s shoulders."

07/02/2024

Well done to the team at Vets4Pets Guildford who've been awarded a silver level certificate for being a rabbit-friendly clinic.

After head veterinary nurse Ella noticed that more customers were bringing in rabbits the practice took a series of steps to give them as stress-free an experience as possible. Ella, who also fosters rescue dogs in her spare time, said: "There was a long list of things that we needed to prove that we did from making sure the rabbits are kept separate from other animals and not booked in at the same time as barking dogs, to providing heated kennels for those who need to stay in, and using special equipment made especially for rabbits."

Practice manager Kevin said: "All of our vets have plenty of experience with rabbits we have some real rabbit geeks here, so it was a big thing to us. There are so many good people in this world and I'm so proud to be around them."

28/01/2024

Beautiful Bear was born deaf, so he's learned to follow his owner Lisa's visual commands.

Lisa, who shops at our Tamworth store – "it's my second home!" – got two-year-old Bear as a kitten and suspected he was deaf when he didn't respond to her voice. She had it confirmed by her vet soon after. She said: "He was very scatty, and scared of people he didn’t recognise. He wasn’t bothered by loud noises like my other cat Emily and when I came home from work he wouldn’t hear the door open.

"He's doing really well though. I try to do some sign language with him – I point at him and do a solid hand sign at him to stop. He picks up on vibrations and scents too. He meows, making a really loud chirping sound which I’ve never heard a cat do before, and he’s always rubbing his head against my legs and following me everywhere. I was advised not to let him out because he wouldn’t hear cars or other dangers, so he comes outside with me every morning to have a sniff around the garden and always comes straight back in." Bear and Lisa's other cat Emily are on Instagram as

27/01/2024

Ten-year-old Dutch rabbit Alfie has been visiting vet Kate at Vets4pets Wolverhampton for dental treatment for the last eight years – and she says he's such a loveable character that he's become "part of the family".

He's one of the oldest rabbits treated by Kate and the team, and she says his longevity is down to the care and love he gets from his owner Tracy and her family. Kate said: "Alfie is famous in this practice – everyone knows him. We and his family are dedicated to making sure her little old man is happy. The beautiful thing about being a vet or vet nurse is you build these relationships with the owners and their pets – they become your surrogate pets."

Tracy's been keeping rabbits all her life, and says that having space and routine is key. She said: "Alfie is an old man now and has a routine. He goes into a hutch at night and is let out in the morning. He's out all day and has his favourite spots in the house. We clean him out every day and give him a lot of attention. When he was younger he would follow us around; if I was clearing a cupboard out he would be in the cupboard to help. Now he's old and wants to be warm and watch instead. I can't thank Kate and the practice enough. Kate's been fantastic with him."

26/01/2024

Eight-year-old Winnie the Schnauzer cross is running around like a puppy again thanks to laser treatment and physiotherapy after two successful knee operations at Vets for Pets Basildon.

Worried owner Tracy brought Winnie in to the practice after she collapsed on a walk last year – and the team discovered the cruciate ligament in a knee had ruptured. She’s since had ops on two knees and is on a recovery plan led by vet physiotherapist Izzy.

Tracy said: "Winnie has had a tough year with 15 teeth removed, two cruciate ligament operations and two bouts of pancreatitis but thankfully she's hardy. She’s treated fabulously at the Basildon practice. Izzy is great with her – she totally relaxes in her hands and does little snores with her eyes open. Winnie has a new lease of life again and is running around like a puppy."

Izzy said: "When pets have surgery or injure themselves they move differently which causes them to be sore in other places. Winnie has laser therapy then a massage to help the healing process. Laser treatment is a specialist service that not enough people know about – it can help in so many ways after an operation.”

18/01/2024

Veterinary nurse Mel from Vets4Pets Bristol Longwell Green loves cats so much she's helped the practice make a number of improvements to give cats as stress-free an experience as possible when they're brought in.

Mel, who has an Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour for Veterinary Professionals, helped introduce facilities like a separate feline waiting area and cattery and the use of quiet clippers – and the practice now has a silver level certificate for being a cat-friendly clinic. She said: "I love dogs but I'm really a cat person. Cats can be misunderstood which can lead to them having quite a stressful life, so if we can make things easier for them and help people understand what cats need then everyone will be happier.

"As animal lovers there's always more to learn and understand about what makes them happy. Enrichment at the home is important for a happy cat – and as cats are naturally solitary animals if you live in a multi-cat household it's important to understand what they need. The rule is to have a resource per cat, plus one spare. So if you have two cats you should have three feeding stations, three litter trays and three scratch posts spread around the house so they have the opportunity to move around to wherever they want to go. Scratching is as natural a thing for cats to do as going out hunting is, so if they're unable to go out it's about providing the chance for them to behave as naturally as possible."

07/01/2024

Four-year-old Sebastian the Jack Russell is back to his usual boisterous self after being treated at Vets4Pets Abingdon for a condition that was causing the knee caps on his back legs to dislocate when he walked.

The condition, known as medial patellar luxation, would cause him to hop or skip when exercising. It's quite common in terriers and small dog breeds, but Sebastian's case was quite severe and he was given surgery by orthopaedic surgeon Joe to deepen the groove his patella runs in on his right hind leg, and also to move and reattach his patellar tendon.

Sebastian is owned by practice vet Hannah who said: "After the operation he just wanted to get back to normal straight away but he couldn't ... and that's where we struggled. He wanted to be out and about, charging around and playing with his toys but he needed to rest." Hannah had to give him medication for six weeks to give his knees time to heal. She said: "He's absolutely fine now – he's fully recovered and running around like a lunatic again!"

05/01/2024

When 11-year-old lurcher Jess was brought into Vets for Pets Leeds Birstall 24/7 Small Animal Hospital on Christmas Eve feeling very poorly with pyometra – a life-threatening uterus infection – the team knew they had to act fast; so vet Emily and nurses JD and Hannah headed straight in to perform emergency surgery on her in the early hours of Christmas morning.

The operation went so well that by lunchtime nurse Krishna was able to call her owner Beth to say she was well enough to come home to recuperate – and Beth made the hour-long drive from her home in Keighley so she could bring Jess home before the family sat down for their Christmas dinner. Beth said: "It was a stressful start to Christmas, as we were worried about Jess because of her age and because she's never had anything wrong with her before. We're so grateful for everything – it was so nice of them to come in on Christmas Day to operate on her, to look after her so well and to get her home on top form. The vets were fantastic from start to finish. Jess is recovering nicely – you can see the happiness is back in her!"

Krishna said: "Our night team always do an amazing job, and performing serious surgery like that at that time of night and on Christmas Day of all days is just brilliant. Jess did amazingly well to bounce back so quickly, and it was amazing being able to call her owners to say that she could come home to spend Christmas with them. It's the sort of call we all love to make, but doing it on Christmas Day was extra nice."

03/01/2024

Six-foot-long boa constrictor Astrix was the centre of attention when he called in for a routine "top to tail" health check at Vets4Pets Penzance.

Astrix, who's four, is part of a menagerie of six snakes, bearded dragons and six dogs belonging to veterinary nurse Lowenna, who works at the practice, and her partner Mark. The team looked at Astrix's eyes and mouth and checked his breathing to rule out any respiratory infections and also checked his scales.

Lowenna said: "He got a clean bill of health, he was absolutely fine and everyone had a turn holding him. Asterix is quite reserved, a little bit shy usually. He did really well when he came in as everyone wanted to touch him and he was like 'okay I quite like the attention.' Astrix has got a lovely big set-up at home. He's quite a big boy, weighing in at nearly 10 kilos, so the vivarium is more than seven foot long. We have a reptile room and he has the run of it. He has a large bucket of water too if he ever wants to submerge himself."

Address

275-277 Gloucester Road, Bishopston
Bristol
BS78NY

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 7pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 7pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 7pm
Thursday	8:30am - 7pm
Friday	8:30am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

+441179424243

Website

http://www.vets4pets.com/find-a-practice/vets4pets-vets-in-Bishopston/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Yext&y_source=1_MjkyNTE1

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Oh Archie, how you melt our hearts….. We were pretty mean on Wednesday and took away his precious gems, but it was for his own good. He forgave us very quickly though and started the flirt show immediately after…♥️🐾😻 #catsofinstagram #gingercat #catlovers #bristolvets #bishopstonvets

How many of you have dogs who just HAVE to rid their toys of the squeaker? After Florence is successful she prefers to play with the squeaker than the toy. Always supervised of course #florencethedachshund #bishopstonvets #dogsqueakertoy

Wow - where did that come from??? Think we were all surprised this morning to find this when we opened our curtains. ❄️☃️ Here are some tips for this winter weather (even though it’s March!) and keeping our pets, warm, safe and happy! https://www.vets4pets.com/pet-health-advice/winter-health-advice/ #welovepets #winter #snow #bristolvets #bishopston

Xena came to visit us today and was an absolute champion for her blood tests Her pawrents own and run @jebeldogsk9 so as you can imagine she is always very well behaved and well trained for any procedures including bloods Our head nurse Caitlin is good friends with her owners and was in covering reception. She thoroughly enjoyed cuddles and play time with her furry friend Xe ❤🐶🐕‍🦺 #jebeldogsk9 #bishopstonvets #happydogatthevets

On this week's #florencefridays it's more of a silly post Florence thought it would be great fun to wake her pawrents up nearly every hour throughout the night.. she's lucky she is so cute #cutedog #dachshundlove #bishopstonvets

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Beautiful Emma, mischievous Nigel and gorgeous Wicket all came in for neutering today. Rosie the practice manager could not resist a cuddle with them all 🥰 #cutepatients #neutering #bishopstonvets #Vets4pets

Drum roll please….. Meet the fabulously handsome Alwyn everyone! When Alwyn was left at the rescue centre he was in such a jolly mood. He had no idea it would be the last time to see the owner he adored. Alwyn became very depressed in kennels and didn’t want to eat anything. But the one thing helped cheer him up was playing with toys! This is why we’re asking for all the donations we can this Christmas, for all the Alwyn’s in rescue, what ever the species. A new toy, treat or bed to snuggle up with will brighten their day and bring them comfort this Christmas until they find their forever people. #rescuedogsofinsta #rescuedoglife #weimaraners #bristolschools #bishopstonvets

Not all cats are as relaxed as this stunning lady, we stopped half way through her autumnal groom to give some soothing strokes Her slow blinks are a huge sign of trust and calmness Music added to the video afterwards of course, though it would definitely add to the relaxing spa experience she had with our nurses ❤❤ #relaxedcat #mainecoon #slowblinks

Look how adorable little Caster is! He certainly made himself known when he came in for his 2nd vaccination last week. Chihuahua’s are always such characters! ❤️❤️❤️

We absolutely love it when cats feel that comfortable to purr and accept affection from us when they visit the practice. Flora was in for a dental last week and was such a puurrfect girl. 😻🫶

A Slow mo video of the most adorable creature you will ever meet! Magnus the magnificent and he’s our patient, how lucky can we get!!! Wait until he looks up.... ❤️❤️❤️

To mark the start of Rabbit Awareness Week and to celebrate Binky Day, our vet nurse Emily has made a video of two of her rabbits, Steve and Wispa, demonstrating binkies. When a rabbit binkies, it jumps into the air and twists its head and body before falling back to the ground, this is the ultimate sign of happiness. In order to have the happiest rabbits possible, their 5 needs of environment, diet, company, behaviour and health all need to be met, we will be discussing these throughout Rabbit Awareness Week. #rabbitawarenessweek

Look at this beautiful girl...... This is Kyria, she came in to be spayed on Monday and she literally stole Rosie’s heart (the nurse). She is the sweetest girl and was so good for her procedure. If you need any advise about neutering your pet then feel free to give us a call to chat it through with a vet nurse. They can talk to you about the procedure, recovery and the benefits of neutering.

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Our Story

We hope that as a small practice we will be able to provide a personal touch to our service. We believe in case continuity and the importance of seeing the same vet with your pet, especially when they are ill, something which is lost sometimes in bigger practices. We have the latest gadgets and gizmos to provide the best healthcare for your pets. These include a great ultrasound machine and new digital x-ray system. We also have a dedicated ops theatre, lab and pharmacy. We believe in providing the highest quality of care for your pets and will always try and discuss the options available to you in treating your pet when they are ill. We look forward to seeing as many of the local cats, dogs and small furries as we can!