Yesterday was national pet day and to celebrate all pets fluffy or scaly, here is some of our staff pets that most of us have rescued from our jobs!
Can you believe it has been a week since our open day?! We had a great turn out and can’t thank everyone enough for coming along and seeing how we work as a practice and a team. We all had great fun and hopefully look to do it again soon!
😍 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲
We had the pleasure of seeing handsome boy Murphy recently for neutering. Such a soft big lad!
We look forward to seeing that gorgeous smile again soon! 🤎
Figuring out why Merlin is living in a topsy turvy world 🙃 #vets #vetvisit #vetnurse #fish #swimbladder #upsidedown #exoticvets #fishesofinstagram
Beautiful Arwen recently stayed with us to have a lump removed. Her little bonded friend came along for moral support 💞 #vets #vetvisit #vetnurse #rat #ratties #rodents #surgery #cuterats #petratsofinstagram
Beautiful Daisy recently came to see us after a small swelling appeared on her nose.
We sedated Daisy to have a closer look 🧐
After lancing and flushing the swelling a very small piece of debris was removed. Even a tiny little foreign material can cause problems and discomfort.
We are pleased Daisy is feeling much better and we look forward to more cuddles soon 🖤
🐒 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞-𝐩𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 💙
Chutney glided his way into us to be neutered.
This means he can live happily in a larger group with out the risk of unwanted babies. His partner Mango was on hand to comfort him in recovery.
Sugar gliders are very sociable pets and need to be kept in at least pairs but the larger the group the better.
However they can be tricky to care for as they need a special diet, heating, humidity, not to mention regular check ups!
We strongly recommend throughly researching sugar gliders or any exotic pets before offering them a home. ❤️
#vets #vetnurse #exotics #exoticpets #vetvisit #vetsurgery #neutering #sugarglider #cutepets #cutesugarglider
🌾 𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 🌾
This time of year can be a problem for dog getting grass seeds in their ears and toes but poor Martini’s grass seed encounter was eye watering to say the least!
A grass seed had worked its way under her eye lid, with a small amount of the steam rubbing against her eye, causing pain and trauma with every blink 👁️
This can be a problem for guinea pigs (or other small furries eating grass/hay) all year round. Keep checking your pets daily for any signs of problems.
We started Martini on a course of medication and after her final check we are pleased to say she has made a full recovery and her eye is back to normal.
#vets #vetvisit #vetnurse #exoticsvet #exoticsnurse #guineapig #guineapigs #grassseed #sore #cuteguineapig
🌱 𝐀𝐡𝐡𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬 🫣
❣️ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ❣️
Poor Buddy came to see us with a rather irritated nose. Believing their may have been a grass seed stuck we sedated Buddy to take a closer look.
Surprisingly it wasn’t a seed but a long blade of grass!
Our nursing team managed to remove the offending foreign body successfully and Buddy was feeling much better for it 🩵
🦜 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰 👃
Beautiful boy Ronnie came to see us for a health check and we noted he had rhinoliths in both nostrils. These are little plugs of dry skin, mucous and dander. If they completely block it can cause breathing problems and cause birds to become distressed.
We admitted Ronnie for the day to give an anaesthetic to remove them safely. Such a brave boy for us, he was feeling much better having the nasty plugs removed.
We look forward to seeing you again for your next check up 💚
🎬𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 🎬
Lovely Lyra spent a day with us recently to have dental treatment. Dental treatment with ourselves includes dental xrays. This is to assess what the tooth is doing under the gum line. In Lyra’s case she had horizontal bone loss which would wouldn’t have been able to diagnose without the dental xray.
(Small furries/exotics may have full skull xrays).
🦷 The teeth are assessed to determine which need to be removed and recorded. The decaying or problem teeth are removed and the remaining healthy teeth are scaled and polished.
📹 Follow Lyra’s journey through the practice 🏥
📋 Admission- we check your pets details and go through the procedure with you
🩺 Your pet is then checked by a vet
🛌 They are then given a bed/enclosure, making them as comfortable as possible.
🩸 Any blood tests required are taken
💉 Medications are calculated and given
👩🏻⚕️Your pet is then given general anaesthesia to allow the procedure to take place. A veterinary nurse is constantly monitoring your pet while they are a sleep.
✂️ Procedures are carried out by a vet or registered veterinary nurse.
🛌 Your pets is then placed back into their snuggly warmed bed with a blanket to cover them.
📝 They are then monitored by a nurse and care assistant Lauren. This includes checking their vital signs, pain scoring to ensure they are comfortable and having some tasty food.
📞 Once your pet is recovering we give you a call to arrange time for collection.
🛍️ Your pet will often go home with a goodie bag, containing any medications they require, food and post operative instructions.
🐱 We often arrange to see your pet again a few days later to check their wounds or their progress.
We are pleased Lyra has done amazing well and we look forward to seeing her again at her annual check over 🤍
🙊 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 🙈
We always try our best to make every pets visit a pleasurable one but we understand that sometimes its not always possible.
We offer desensitising consultations with our wonderful care assistant Lauren. Here she is working with gorgeous Gracie, gaining her trust to muzzle train. It can take weeks and sometimes months to be able to get to a certain point of your pet trusting us and enjoying coming in (depending what they are coming to see us for).
Gracie has had a bad experience at another practice having her glands emptied. We hope the desensitising consults will help her feel more comfortable around us and we can make her more comfortable.
Unfortunately these types of consults are not a quick fix and don’t always work for every pet 😢but we will always try our best!
If you would like to know if your pet would benefit from this type of consult please get in touch and we will be happy to go through any questions.
We look forward to see you again Gracie and hope you start to enjoy coming to see us (eventually!) 🖤
🥳Celebrating our 3rd Birthday 🥳
To make our day a little better, please share your pet pictures in the comments below 🐶🐱🐭🐹🐰🐸🐒🐥🦆🦅🦉🐴🪱🦋🐌🪲🪳🕷️🐢🐍🦎🦂🐙🦞🦀🐠🐟🐓🦚🦜🦦🦔🦨🐾
We also have some treats for clients in reception, please take one when you visit 🧁
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 🐹
Gorgeous Reggie came to see us when his family noticed a lump coming out of his mouth.
We gave him a general anaesthetic to examine his tiny mouth a closer look.
His little cheek pouch had prolapsed and would not go back in. We removed his cheek pouch to stop causing any more problems or discomfort.
Reggie was such a brave little boy and recovery well, however we did see him back to trim the suture as his food had started to get tangled around it.
We hope you are feeling much better and we look forward to seeing you again soon 🤍
