We’re Regency Vets, a proudly independent vets practice in Cheltenham offering exceptional care.
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We had the pleasure of seeing Bella and Denzel this morning for a post op check and vaccine.
Poor Bella had a tooth removed last week as she had managed to fracture it. Fortunately her owner spotted it quickly and brought her in to get it sorted. As you can see, she's recovered well and ready for crunchy treats again!
1 - Benji came into us with a sore foot and when we palpated there was ‘crepitus’, which is a crunching noise/sensation.
We took an x-ray and found a broken metacarpal bone in his foot.
2- The solid lines on this x-ray shows the normal alignment that each metacarpal bone should take, then the dotted line shows the fractured bone displaced forwards.
3 - This post-op x-ray shows the foot 10 weeks after surgery and the body has formed new bone around the fracture and pin.
Benji is back to running around outside and getting into mischief. 💗
How handsome is Otto! Listen to that purr...
We absolutely LOVE the work we do with Aura’s Dogs UK. 💗
Anyone looking to rehome a dog or cat, or who can offer a foster home, please get in touch with them. They do amazing things. 💗
Here’s something to cheer up your rainy Tuesday.
Meet Rosco, the beautiful Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier who was pretty relaxed for his first vaccination. 😍
And Frank, Sid and Ivy, who were even more relaxed! 🥰
Little Bruce came in to see us this afternoon for a health check and first vaccine.
How cute is he!!
He lived up to his name and was a very brave boy for his injection 😊
Want to hear about our chat with SoGlos?
Alex Hewett and Olivia Crowe chat about their new veterinary practice, Regency Vets, and why being independent has helped them in their pursuit to bring the highest level of care to Gloucestershire pets.
Meet Ruby, she came in with sudden onset squinting and rubbing at her eye whilst out enjoying a walk. By the time she got to us her eye was red, sore and she could barely open it.
We numbed her eye using local anaesthetic drops and could just see the very tip of a grass seed tucked deep behind her third eyelid.
Once we remove grass seeds our patients should instantly feel relief and stop bothering the eye. Ruby was initially much better, but the next day she was still scratching at it.
We sedated her to look further and buried deep down in the conjunctiva (the lining of the eye and eyelids) at the very bottom of her eye was a second grass seed! We could only just see it even when she was sedated.
Please bring your pets down as quickly as possibly if you’ve been out in the fields and they have a sore eye, sore ear or are sneezing a lot. It’s much easier to find the seeds before they start migrating off deeper into the tissues. Due to the shape of seeds (see the last photo) they enter the coat/body and can only travel one way - inwards!
Look how happy Ruby is now! 💗
GRASS SEED WARNING…..follow your instincts!
This large grass seed was removed from under our Rubys eyelid by Liv at Regency Vets yesterday, clearly still irritated today & a return visit with sedation, another one was removed. These seeds are so dangerous to our dogs health so please get any unusual scratching, licking, redness checked immediately.
Big handsome Bruce was enjoying his bottom scratches yesterday.
His tail was still wagging this much when he left after his operation!
We received this lovely review from one of our very first clients and thought we'd share it with you.
We really want to hear about your experiences with us, so please do let us know. We're constantly trying to provide the best service we can and your feedback is hugely important to us.
You can leave reviews on google, on our social media pages or directly via email. If you ever have a complaint or concern please don't hesitate to contact us directly so we can address the issue promptly and in person with you.
It's not just dogs and cats that can suffer in this heat. Rabbits and guinea pigs are particularly vulnerable to heat, especially if kept outside.
Here are some top tips from our nurse Millie on how to keep your small furries cool and safe:
- Keep hutches/runs in the shade if possible.
- Make sure there is plenty of ventilation (either from mesh panels or, if housed indoor, use a fan).
- Provide plenty of fresh clean water (guinea pigs and rabbits will drink more if offered a bowl over a bottle).
- Offer fresh foods with high water content such as cucumber, peppers, courgette and certain lettuces. You can also rinse fresh food to add in extra water.
- Make frozen treats from their favourite fruit and veg.
- Freeze water bottles/ice packs and cover with old socks or towels (do not use gel ice packs as small furries are known to nibble through them).
Fly strike prevention during the spring and summer months is vitally important. Ensure their housing is kept clean and dry. Check their back ends at least once daily especially if long haired. Long haired small furries may benefit from a summer hair cut to keep them clean.
Millie runs small furries clinics where you can bring your pet in for a health check, dental check, nail trim and coat trim. It's an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about caring for small furries. Please contact us for details.
Last but certainly not least, we have Scooby - our security guard!
From his control room upstairs, Scooby has eyes everywhere. Unfortunately he's not quite tall enough to see the screen.
Good job his hearing is on-point and he's ready to respond at all times.
Making sure that we manage confidential information securely is Egg's main responsibility.
If anything needs shredding then Egg's up to the task
Day 3:
Young Squid is the flexible one of the group.
Always happy to show off his new postures, Squid's core strength is the envy of everyone at Regency Vets.
Even the furniture gets incorporated into his routines.
Achieving a meditative state is unfortunately still a work in progress.
Namaste 🙏
Rhu's main role at the practice is to supervise playtime.
As an experienced mother, with an empty nest, she doesn't let her skills go to waste. Whenever someone else is having fun, Rhu has something to say about it.
Much like her puppies, no one else takes much notice of what she has to say.
We're very lucky at Regency Vets that we can bring our pet to work with us. This week is 'Bring your pet to work' week so we thought we'd share with you how our dogs help us out when they're on the clock!
First up is Finn the 'Bin Monitor'!
Finn takes responsibility for making sure everything is being put in the right bin and no food goes to waste.
Whilst some would dread the thought of getting right in the rubbish and checking everything's in order, it's one of Finn's greatest pleasures.
Naturally with such an unpleasant task to perform, Finn's many years of experience means he's learned to wait until no one else is around before 'popping the lid'.
Cats can get into mischief as well as dogs!
Poor Benji fractured a bone in his foot, but is recovering very well after surgery!
Jordan from Smith Visuals spent a day with us last week following 2 patients, Ash and Lola, who were in for operations. When your pet is staying with us for the day we do everything we can to make them feel comfortable and relaxed. Stay tuned for more footage of Ash and Lola's day with us 🎥
We hope you had an amazing weekend in the sunshine 😎
We've got about a week until it becomes a legal requirement for cats over 20 weeks old to be microchipped.
Is you cat microchipped and are the registration details up to date?
Not sure?
Bring your cat in for a free microchip check and we can make sure everything's working and up to date.
Meet Puddy, she has luckily been adopted by a lovely family and is settling in really well to her new home.
She has signed up to our Regency Pet Club, so she is ready to get outside and exploring!
The lovely Sully and Lucky 💗
Scooby, Egg and Squid, looking like butter wouldn't melt...
We offer same day turn around on Animal Health Certificates which are required to take your pet to EU countries.
To celebrate our recent opening, we are running a discount through June and July with prices starting from £125 for a single pet.
For more information on pet travel requirements please get in touch with us or visit www.gov.uk/taking-your-pet-abroad.
Meet Millie, one of our Registered Veterinary Nurses!
Millie grew up in Wiltshire, where her family had a menagerie of pets which was the beginning of her love of animals.
She studied Veterinary Nursing at Hartpury University and graduated in 2020. She has worked in Cheltenham throughout her training and since qualifying. She has since gone on to complete additional qualifications in caring for exotic pets. She has keen interests in diagnostic imaging and anaesthesia. Millie has a particular soft spot for sighthounds.
Outside of work Millie is currently in the process of renovating her first home which she shares with her partner Ben, Bean the cat, Egg the lurcher and guinea pigs Potato, Turnip, Sprout and Cabbage.
Meet Summer, one of our Registered Veterinary Nurses!
Summer studied at Hartpury College and graduated in 2021. Since graduation, she has worked in Cheltenham in first opinion practice. Summer is excited for this new adventure in an independent clinic where patient and client care are the top priority.
She has always had a love for animals growing up and would always find a stray or wildlife to bring home and nurse back to health. Her main passion is for in-patient care and as well as having a keen interest in behaviour.
Outside of work, Summer enjoys travelling with her husband, Ben, and spending time with her Jack Russell, Scooby, and Binx the cat.
Meet the Team
We are thrilled Craig has joined us as our Receptionist. He has a wealth of experience of working in Veterinary Practice and takes great pride in doing an exceptional job. He is sure to give you and your pet a warm welcome!
Leading up to the bank holiday, we wanted to remind people that adders might be enjoying the sunshine this weekend too.
Adders are the only native venomous snakes we have here in the UK. You can recognise them by the zigzag pattern along their back.
They enjoy the sunshine and are most commonly found basking on hillsides and the edges of woodland.
We tend so see a few cases of adder bites in dogs through the spring and summer in Gloucestershire. Sadly, as dogs are inquisitive they can be prone to bites when adders are unintentionally disturbed.
If your dog is bitten please take them to your vet immediately. It is recommended to carry them to reduce the spread of the toxin through the body, if possible applying cool water to the bite will reduce swelling.
Once at the vets we will support your dog providing fluids to maintain circulation, pain relief and sometimes steroids, antibiotics and anti-venom if required.
The signs can vary from just having swelling around the bite, lameness, pain, becoming wobbly, to developing collapse, organ complications and shock. Luckily most cases when treated respond well and survive.
If you have any concerns, don't hesitate to get in touch. Have a wonderful bank holiday!
Regency Vets, Mead Road, Leckhampton
Cheltenham
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How handsome is Otto! Listen to that purr...
Who doesn’t want some puppy love on a Friday? 💗
At Regency Vets, we prioritize the well-being of all our patients, from the tiniest to the largest. We use the same techniques and monitoring equipment in small furries as in dogs and cats to ensure their safety under anaesthetic. Jed came in for a scale and polish and dental x-rays, in the 2nd photo you can see him under anaesthetic with his intravenous catheter, ECG leads and sampling line for us to monitor his breathing. Look at how well he recovered 💗
We’ve got a lot to offer!
It's not just dogs and cats that can suffer in this heat. Rabbits and guinea pigs are particularly vulnerable to heat, especially if kept outside. Here are some top tips from our nurse Millie on how to keep your small furries cool and safe: - Keep hutches/runs in the shade if possible. - Make sure there is plenty of ventilation (either from mesh panels or, if housed indoor, use a fan). - Provide plenty of fresh clean water (guinea pigs and rabbits will drink more if offered a bowl over a bottle). - Offer fresh foods with high water content such as cucumber, peppers, courgette and certain lettuces. You can also rinse fresh food to add in extra water. - Make frozen treats from their favourite fruit and veg. - Freeze water bottles/ice packs and cover with old socks or towels (do not use gel ice packs as small furries are known to nibble through them). Fly strike prevention during the spring and summer months is vitally important. Ensure their housing is kept clean and dry. Check their back ends at least once daily especially if long haired. Long haired small furries may benefit from a summer hair cut to keep them clean. Millie runs small furries clinics where you can bring your pet in for a health check, dental check, nail trim and coat trim. It's an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about caring for small furries. Please contact us for details.
Making sure that we manage confidential information securely is Egg's main responsibility. If anything needs shredding then Egg's up to the task
We're very lucky at Regency Vets that we can bring our pet to work with us. This week is 'Bring your pet to work' week so we thought we'd share with you how our dogs help us out when they're on the clock! First up is Finn the 'Bin Monitor'! Finn takes responsibility for making sure everything is being put in the right bin and no food goes to waste. Whilst some would dread the thought of getting right in the rubbish and checking everything's in order, it's one of Finn's greatest pleasures. Naturally with such an unpleasant task to perform, Finn's many years of experience means he's learned to wait until no one else is around before 'popping the lid'.
Lovely Lola came in for a very large hernia repair and spay. When she first visited us she was so anxious she wouldn't let us touch her. Now look at her! Thank you Aura's Dogs for bringing the beautiful Lola to see us and Jordan for the amazing videos!
Shep is a gorgeous young collie with the biggest heart! He is looking for a forever home, if you could help please contact Aura’s Dogs UK.
Our aim here at Regency Vets is that all of our patients enjoy coming to see us as much as Oola does! 💗💗💗
Come and take a tour of our beautiful new practice!
