Spire Vets

24/06/2024

Today marks the start of rabbit awareness week so we'll be showing you the five welfare needs, as well as behind the scenes in hospital 🐰

21/06/2024

We have had lots of puppies in today for their vaccinations💉. They were all very brave and of course all very cute🥰🐶.
All of our staff have had lots of lovely cuddles from them all!

18/06/2024

The lovely Luna spent the day with our nursing team yesterday, when she came in to be Spayed.

During her anaesthetic, Luna made use of some nice, vibrant socks, which were kindly donated by Nikki, our Animal Nursing Assistant 😍

We don't just put socks on our patients to make them look cute though...
The effects of a general anaesthetic means that they can't regulate their temperature as well as they usually would.

We have many tricks to keep them warm, including a heated operating table, heat mats, socks, blankets and bubble wrap (and plenty of cuddles!).

After having a good rest in the hospital, Luna is now safely back with her "Pawrents"

We are wishing her a speedy recovery!

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17/06/2024

Meet the team Monday!

This week is Courtney, another of our lovely student nurses

14/06/2024

Congratulations to our senior veterinary nurse Lizzie who after a lot of hard work and dedication, has gained a certificate in emergency and critical care. We are very proud of her, well done Lizzie!🌟

10/06/2024

Meet the team Monday!

This week is Meg, one of our student nurses. She is also another newer member to the team

06/06/2024

Meet Cleopatra😍

A beautiful Sphynx cat who was in for her first vaccination with our vet Meg on Wednesday💉

She was very brave for this and I think we can all agree she is very cute😻

05/06/2024

🐱High blood pressure in Cats 🐱

This month in practice we are offering blood pressure clinics with our nurses!

High blood pressure in cats, also known as feline hypertension, is a
potentially life-threatening condition that occurs in around 1 in 5 cats over 7 years of age.

This disease is treatable with medication, but 82% of senior cats don't receive blood pressure checks.

For the whole of June, we are offering blood pressure checks for cats over the age of 7 years, Monday to Friday between 11am - 1pm for a reduced rate of £15🤩

Give us a call on 01246 455333 to get booked in📞

03/06/2024

Meet the team Monday!

This week is Anne, part of the lovely reception team who greet you as you walk through the door

01/06/2024

Meet Lottie a beautiful Cocker Spaniel who recently came into the practice for her second vaccination with one of the nurses.

She was a very good girl and certainly had a lot of attention from our nurses for cuddles❤️

30/05/2024

Meet Rigby a very handsome loving British Short Hair who came in for castration at the beginning of the week!😻.

He was a very good boy for his procedure and definitely took the hearts of most of the staff with his cuddles and playfulness🥰.

Here he is just chilling before his procedure💙

27/05/2024

Meet the team Monday!

This week is Niámh, she's the newest RVN to the team having only joined last year

23/05/2024

Did you know?

Next month marks the start of the new cat microchipping law. This means kittens must be implanted with a microchip by the age of 20 weeks. For any cats not microchipped by June 10th, owners will have 21 days to have one implanted or there may be a fine of up to £500

23/05/2024

⭐️ Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month ⭐️

As May marks Veterinary Awareness Month we thought we would share some photos of some of our amazing nursing team and what they get up to behind the scenes🤩.

Veterinary nurses play such an important role within practice. Our nurses will always be on hand to help. A lot of what nurses do is unseen as they are usually in the back working hard!.

We would like to thank our amazing team of Veterinary Nurses!⭐️

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21/05/2024

To become an RVN it takes a lot of hard work and dedication. It starts with choosing your career and deciding on which type of education is for you, higher or further

20/05/2024

Meet the team Monday!

Each week we'll be introducing you to our wonderful team here at Spire Vets. First up is Julie, our longest serving member of the nursing team

03/05/2024

This month we are celebrating veterinary nurse awareness month. We will be introducing you to our fabulous team of nurses as well as what our jobs entail

30/04/2024

We have been lucky enough to have the fabulous Abi working for us, while she has been working towards her veterinary nurse qualification through the College of Animal Welfare. Today is her last day before she goes off to start working towards her final exams.

On her days off she has enjoyed going for walks with her dog Darcy, crocheting, reading books and watching Disney movies. Her favourite job roles have included working in theatre and she hopes to further her knowledge around surgery and anaesthesia. She has also really enjoyed being in kennels and providing care for the wonderful patients we see day to day

27/04/2024

🐾 IT'S NATIONAL VETS DAY 🐾
..and what an incredible bunch of vets we are lucky enough to have at Spire Vets 🥰 they definitely don't get enough mentions on our page!

Our vets show up in the morning with no idea what the day will bring.

Some days bring cute puppies and kittens, some days bring life saving surgeries, saying goodbyes to our patients and solving complicated medical cases. Some days bring all of the above in the space of an afternoon!

🩺🐾 Bruce, Lucy, Lindsey, Nikki, Beth, AJ, Meg, Tara and Vilma are the vets you will have seen when your pets have visited us over the years. 🐾🩺

🩺🐾 Some of you may have met Angie and Monika, who joined us recently - Welcome to the team! 🐾🩺

🩺🐾 Also we can't forget about Emma, who has been locuming for us over the past few months while we have a couple of vets on maternity leave. Thankyou for all your help Emma!! 🐾🩺

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We would love to see your photos and hear your stories to remind our vets how wonderful they all are
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25/04/2024

Hi it's Kirsty and Helena here!

You might remember that last month, we were lucky enough to travel to Zimbabwe, to volunteer at Imire: Rhino & Wildlife Conservation through Worldwide Vets.

This trip would not have been possible without Bruce, and the team at Spire Vets, who gave us lots of support which made it possible for us to go out there.

We worked extremely hard and had an amazing time. We were lucky enough to get up-close to so many fascinating animals, including rhino, elephant, giraffe, kudu, eland and WARTHOGS (Kirsty's input because she loves them!!) 🐗- There were many more but to list them would take all day!

This is just a snippet of the things we got up to:

-Feeding the elephants and rhino, which enables us to get close enough to do health checks.

-Tracking rhino

-Chopping down tree's (yes we let Helena use a machete!) and stripping off bark to make them into fence posts.

-Using the fence posts to strengthen the fences around the perimiter of the conservency and around the elephant bomas.

-Digging out sand and laying it in the dog kennels at the anti-poaching units (the security dogs were incredible and the anti-poaching unit do a wonderful job!)

-Collecting rocks and building bridges with them

-Helping to make sanitary towels at the Numwa Mothers Support Group

-Rounding up cattle so they could receive their paraciticide treatment

-Teaching school children how to read in English (and singing and dancing with them)

-Visiting the community, where we were taught how to plough with oxen and how to make peanut butter.

-Sorting out donations which had arrived from Canada, so they could be distributed to the community.

And the unexpected activity was assisting with changing the tracking devices on the rhino!
Imire allowed us volunteers to get hands on with the darted rhino. We took measurements of them and sprayed them with water to keep them cool, as they can't regulate their temperature whilst sedated. Whilst doing this, their temperature and oxygen levels were closely monitored.

We were involved with the re-collaring of 9 rhino- and they all made it through safely!

Safe to say- if we get any sick or injured rhino's in Chesterfield- We are your nurses 😀

We are hopeful that our lovely colleagues will join in with similar volunteering projects in the future!

24/04/2024

UPDATE: OWNER FOUND

We have had a blue and tan male, neutered French Bulldog brought into the practice from Holmehall this afternoon. He is injured and will need medical attention so it is important that we can find his owners ASAP.
He does have a microchip, but the details are not up to date.

24/04/2024

Looking for a vets nearby? Spire Vets are your local independent practice in Chesterfield. 🩺

We have a friendly and experienced team of vets, nurses and support staff who love what they do.

Contact us on 01246 455333 to secure your pet's place with us today 🐈🐕🐇🐀

20/04/2024

Today a few of our Spire Vets team braved an abseil 🪢 down Millers Dale Bridge in aid of Derbyshire wildlife trust. The money they all raised will help protect and preserve our wildlife in and around Derbyshire.

We think they all did amazingly and some over come their fears 💪. Well done team.

14/04/2024

⚠️Deadline is approaching to get your cats microchipped! ⚠️

On March 13th 2023 the government announced that all pet cats must be microchipped by the 10th June 2024. 🐱

Cats from the age of 20 weeks must be microchipped.

Give the practice a call to get booked in with one of our nurses 👩🏼‍⚕️

If you would like more information on this area please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/treasured-pets-now-safer-as-microchipping-for-cats-becomes-compulsory

And: https://www.cats.org.uk/help-and-advice/neutering-and-vaccinations/microchipping-your-cat

New legislation laid in Parliament today introducing mandatory cat microchipping

30/03/2024

We hope you have a lovely Easter weekend but please be aware of the below Easter hazards for your pets. If you believe they have consumed any of the items, please contact your vet immediately

26/03/2024

Please be aware that Wednesday 27th March is the last day to order repeat prescriptions before Easter. Normal ordering service will resume Tuesday 2nd April. Thank you

26/03/2024

The Easter Bunny's carried out an early drop off at Spire Vets! 🐰
Our team will be available over the Easter weekend for any emergencies. Remember to keep your chocs away from your pets! 🍫🐣

10/03/2024

Our nurses Kirsty and Helena are jetting off to Zimbabwe this morning to volunteer with 🦏 We can't wait to share their adventure with you. ✈️

05/03/2024

Did you know that our pets can also suffer from anxiety?

March Pet Anxiety Awareness Month!

Anxiety is a common cause of undesirable behaviours, which I am sure we can agree is very stressful for all parties!

Anxiety in pets can be managed in many different ways, including behaviour modification training, pheremones, and prescribed medication alongside training.

Animal behaviourists will be able to give great advice, and we are more than happy to work alongside them when needed.

When looking for a trainer or behaviourist, we advise that they are registered with one of the following:

Association of Pet Dog Trainers- https://apdt.co.uk/

Animal Behaviour and Training Council- https://abtc.org.uk/