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The Hale Veterinary Group veterinary hospital, based in Chippenham, provides veterinary services beyond those usually available in smaller 'GP-style' practices. The hospital is also the base for all our inpatients that receive the wonderful care and attention from our nursing team during the day and the Vets Now team at night providing true 24hr inpatient care. Our Chippenham waiting room is air-c
onditioned, has a separate 'Cat Corner', free Wi-Fi access while you wait and tea/coffee available on request.
In a world full of chaos, our pets are a constant source of love, comfort, and happiness.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate our furry friends and all the happiness they bring. Share a picture of your pet and tell us why you’re grateful for them! 📷
Blaze enjoyed his trip to see our out of hours team so much earlier this year, with an abdominal foreign body, that he was back again last month, this time with an eye injury.
Blaze had been a typical spaniel earlier that day, running in and out of the bushes and undergrowth. On returning from his walk his owner noticed Blaze was rubbing his eye so called our out of hours team. Pam was on duty and happily saw him again, she was pleased to see him fully recovered from his earlier surgery. Thankfully after close inspection of his eye, no foreign objects or damage to the eye was found. He went home with some pain killers and eye drops to help ease the irritation.
Should your pet need to be seen overnight, the night team this week is Alison P and Lindy. They shall be awake with our inpatients and available to speak to or see your pet throughout the night if you have any concerns.
Here's is a little about Alison P and Lindy:
Alison (Vet) joined the Nightingale team in October 2023. Before this Alison was part of another night team. In 2023 Alison completed an Advanced Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care.
Lindy (Registered Veterinary Nurse) joined Nightingale at its opening in 2023 and has an interest in emergency care and rehabilitation. Lindy previously worked as a qualified canine hydrotherapist and still hopes to develop her knowledge in physiotherapy in the future.
Her favourite part of being a Veterinary Nurse is seeing the changes she can make to the patient with nursing care, and treating every pet as if they were her own.
Lindy’s own pets include Elsa, a rescue dog who was born blind and deaf and Mort, an Eclectus parrot. She enjoys reading, painting and horse riding in her spare time and volunteers for a chicken rescue, rehoming ex-battery hens whenever she can. See less
Do you have any leftover antibiotics you need to dispose of? 💊
Antibiotics shouldn’t be placed in household waste or flushed down the toilet due to the risk of antibiotic resistance in bacteria living in animals, plants and the soil once they get to the environment.
The best thing to do is to return them to us, or take them to your local pharmacy, where they can safely be disposed of for free.
Happy International Chocolate Day!
While we humans can indulge in chocolatey treats, it’s important to remember that chocolate is toxic to our furry friends.
Keep an eye out for symptoms of chocolate poisoning in pets, such as vomiting, diarrhoea, rapid breathing and increased heart rate. If your pet shows any of these signs, contact your vet immediately.
If your dog ingests chocolate, keep the wrapper and estimate the amount consumed to help your vet provide the best care.
Before we know it, fireworks season will be here, and many pets will be struggling with fear and serious anxiety!
Here are some of the things you can do:
🧨 Consider behaviour therapy as soon as possible, to allow time for your pet to grow desensitised to the loud fireworks sounds.
🧨 Introduce calming pheromones in diffusers or sprays a couple of weeks before fireworks season starts.
🧨 Prepare a safe and comfortable space in a quiet location far away from the noise and let them settle in advance.
If you have any questions or your pet needs specialised behaviour therapy, give us a call, and we’ll be happy to help!
Should your pet need to be seen overnight, the night team this week is Pam and Rachel (Monday - Friday), Pam and Terri (Saturday and Sunday). They shall be awake with our inpatients and available to speak to or see your pet throughout the night if you have any concerns.
Here's is a little about Pam, Rachel and Terri:
Pam (Lead Vet) qualified from Glasgow University in 2007 and has since worked all over the country and indeed all over the world. She has, however, kept coming back to Wiltshire! Having worked for the Hale team for a number of years, she is happy to be heading up the Nightingale Out of Hours team, putting her years of emergency experience to good use.
Out of work, Pam is owned by a zoo-full of animals who keep her entertained and busy.
Rachel (RVN) joined Nightingale upon its opening in 2023 having previously worked at veterinary clinics local to Chippenham for the last 13+ years. She has worked as an Out of Hours nurse since early 2017 and completed her emergency critical care certificate in 2021.
She have 3 rescue cats and a snake plus a dog called Digby who forgot to stop growing. Rachel’s hobbies include kitten fostering, gardening, reading and music festivals.
Terri (RVN) joined the Nightingale team in August 2023 having previously worked at veterinary clinics in the local area. She now works part time enjoying the varied work night nursing brings. Terri qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1975. She always knew she loved animals and grew up surrounded by many; from rodents to horses. Terri has a keen interest in wildlife and has cared for many young and injured wildlife casualties.
Terri can also be found as part of the Hale day team, working 1 day week at Chippenham.
Out of work, her hobbies include caring for her pets, walking her 2 dogs, dancing, reading and writing.
Our wonderful night team, Pam and Rachel, came to Scarlett's rescue when she had problems delivering her puppies. 5 healthy puppies were born via caesarean, when the majority of us were tucked up in bed.
I am pleased to report that mum and puppies are all doing well. We look forward to seeing them for their health checks, vaccinations and microchips in a couples of months.
Here is Fizz receiving physiotherapy for osteoarthritis, from nurse Sarah.
Prior to starting the exercises on the wobble board and ball, message is performed to warm and engage the muscles, as well as helping to ease pain and stiffness.
Physiotherapy helps to improve muscle and core strength, balance and joint mobility.
If you feel your pet would benefit from physiotherapy, speak to your vet, they can refer you to Sarah.
Should your pet need to be seen overnight, the night team this week is Alison B and Sarah. They shall be awake with our inpatients and available to speak to or see your pet throughout the night if you have any concerns.
Here's is a little about Alison and Sarah:
Alison joined Hale vets in 2016 after qualifying from Bristol University. Since then, she has worked at first opinion small animal practices in Bristol and a large veterinary hospital in Gloucestershire before coming back to Chippenham to join the Out of Hours service with Nightingale.
She is currently studying towards a certificate in emergency and critical care and in her spare time enjoys walks with her two naughty collies.
Sarah joined Nightingale upon its opening in 2023. She began working in a large veterinary hospital in 2016 as a kennel assistant before training as a veterinary nurse, qualifying in 2020.
Her professional interests are emergency and critical care and she also has a love of anaesthesia. Sarah enjoys working Out of Hours as no shift is ever the same and it is very challenging and rewarding.
Sarah has loved animals from an early age; having many pets over the years. Currently she has a horse called Humphrey who she hand reared as an orphan foal. She also has two dogs, Ozzy and Figgy, who keep her very busy.
Her hobbies include horse riding and country dog walks. Sarah also enjoys photography, particularly of horse and dog sports!
Our fiery feline friends 🔥
Fill the blank in the comments below 👇 We’ll start:
… you know better than to leave food unattended.
… your weekend plans involve exploring a new park. 🏞️
We love seeing our furry friends enjoying the sun, sand, and sea!
Share your best beach pics of your pups and let us know how they're making the most of the summer🏖️🐶
We sent vet Sophie off on Maternity leave in style today with a nappy cake and flowers. Although not due until November, Sophie is expecting twins so is rightfully having some much needed rest before their arrival.
We wish her all the best and look forward to meeting them in due course.
On Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day share with us photos of those which have walked this bridge.
They maybe gone from sight but never gone from memory.
Should your pet need to be seen overnight, the night team this week is Alison P and Lindy. They shall be awake with our inpatients and available to speak to or see your pet throughout the night if you have any concerns.
Here's is a little about Alison P and Lindy:
Alison (Vet) joined the Nightingale team in October 2023. Before this Alison was part of another night team. In 2023 Alison completed an Advanced Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care.
Lindy (Registered Veterinary Nurse) joined Nightingale at its opening in 2023 and has an interest in emergency care and rehabilitation. Lindy previously worked as a qualified canine hydrotherapist and still hopes to develop her knowledge in physiotherapy in the future.
Her favourite part of being a Veterinary Nurse is seeing the changes she can make to the patient with nursing care, and treating every pet as if they were her own.
Lindy’s own pets include Elsa, a rescue dog who was born blind and deaf and Mort, an Eclectus parrot. She enjoys reading, painting and horse riding in her spare time and volunteers for a chicken rescue, rehoming ex-battery hens whenever she can.
Happy National Dog Day! 🐶❤️
Whether you're already a dog owner or dreaming of becoming one, remember these words of Roger Caras…
We are now closed for the bank holiday weekend.
If your pet has an emergency over the bank holiday, please call us on 01249 653561 so that you can be diverted to Nightingale Emergency Vets.
Nightingale is run by friendly faces from our practice, as well as the wonderful Garden Vets plus some fantastic dedicated out of hours only team members.
This weekend your out of hours day team is Marcos, Adam, Jane and Jonathan (vets) plus Pippa, Lyndsay, Ellie, Rachel (RVNs), Eva and Rebecca (ACAs).
serves two purposes 🔽
1️⃣ A day to celebrate all blind dogs in the world and ways we can support them – as all dogs are good dogs.
2️⃣ Highlight that whether partially or fully blind, they can lead a fulfilling life with a great quality of life!
Owners support blind dogs by creating a safe space, not rearranging home furniture, and training methods such as using audio cues to help make navigation easier and giving them sound-based toys to make play easier for them.
This is only a slice of ways we can support blind dogs.
And the beautiful Loki is demonstrating both purposes perfectly 💖 Thank you to Tower Vets, Knaresborough for the video!
No owner wants to think of all the bad things that can happen to our furry friends, especially during those precious summer beach adventures, but it’s best to understand the risk of drowning in pets and know how to avoid this. 🌊
Drowning can happen quickly, and you might not even notice your pet is struggling! Even if they are used to being in the water and are strong swimmers, it’s not difficult to run into serious issues.
To avoid this, we recommend never leaving your dog unattended when they are swimming or around water and to ensure they wear a life jacket.
If your pet might have inhaled water or is struggling after a near-drowning event, call us as soon as you are able!
Bertie decided, during his recent visit to see Lucy, that the sink was the safest place to be 😂
Where is the most unconventional place your cat has decided to sit or sleep?
Should your pet need to be seen overnight, the night team this week is Pam and Rachel (Monday - Friday), Pam and Terri (Saturday and Sunday). They shall be awake with our inpatients and available to speak to or see your pet throughout the night if you have any concerns.
Here's is a little about Pam, Rachel and Terri:
Pam (Lead Vet) qualified from Glasgow University in 2007 and has since worked all over the country and indeed all over the world. She has, however, kept coming back to Wiltshire! Having worked for the Hale team for a number of years, she is happy to be heading up the Nightingale Out of Hours team, putting her years of emergency experience to good use.
Out of work, Pam is owned by a zoo-full of animals who keep her entertained and busy.
Rachel (RVN) joined Nightingale upon its opening in 2023 having previously worked at veterinary clinics local to Chippenham for the last 13+ years. She has worked as an Out of Hours nurse since early 2017 and completed her emergency critical care certificate in 2021.
She have 3 rescue cats and a snake plus a dog called Digby who forgot to stop growing. Rachel’s hobbies include kitten fostering, gardening, reading and music festivals.
Terri (RVN) joined the Nightingale team in August 2023 having previously worked at veterinary clinics in the local area. She now works part time enjoying the varied work night nursing brings. Terri qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1975. She always knew she loved animals and grew up surrounded by many; from rodents to horses. Terri has a keen interest in wildlife and has cared for many young and injured wildlife casualties.
Terri can also be found as part of the Hale day team, working 1 day week at Chippenham.
Out of work, her hobbies include caring for her pets, walking her 2 dogs, dancing, reading and writing.
Meet Bronny, she saw Lucy recently at our Melksham surgery, presenting with foreign material in her eye. Bronny's owner had managed to remove 5 pieces of wood bark at home but this wasn't all of it. Lucy, using local eye drops, removed 15 further pieces.
We are pleased to announce that there was no long lasting damage to Bronny's eye. 😻
Bronny was such a brave girl we had to give her a mention.
Who’s the most mischievous pet in your household, cat or dog? 🐶😺 Tell us in the comments below!
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Here’s to feeling as relaxed as Adam's furry friend Sven is…
Share with us 👇 things you enjoy doing to relax.
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Should your pet need to be seen overnight, the night team this week is Alison B and Sarah. They shall be awake with our inpatients and available to speak to or see your pet throughout the night if you have any concerns. Here's is a little about Alison and Sarah: Alison joined Hale vets in 2016 after qualifying from Bristol University. Since then, she has worked at first opinion small animal practices in Bristol and a large veterinary hospital in Gloucestershire before coming back to Chippenham to join the Out of Hours service with Nightingale. She is currently studying towards a certificate in emergency and critical care and in her spare time enjoys walks with her two naughty collies. Sarah joined Nightingale upon its opening in 2023. She began working in a large veterinary hospital in 2016 as a kennel assistant before training as a veterinary nurse, qualifying in 2020. Her professional interests are emergency and critical care and she also has a love of anaesthesia. Sarah enjoys working Out of Hours as no shift is ever the same and it is very challenging and rewarding. Sarah has loved animals from an early age; having many pets over the years. Currently she has a horse called Humphrey who she hand reared as an orphan foal. She also has two dogs, Ozzy and Figgy, who keep her very busy. Her hobbies include horse riding and country dog walks. Sarah also enjoys photography, particularly of horse and dog sports!
We are now closed for the bank holiday weekend. If your pet has an emergency over the bank holiday, please call us on 01249 653561 so that you can be diverted to Nightingale Emergency Vets. Nightingale is run by friendly faces from our practice, as well as the wonderful Garden Vets plus some fantastic dedicated out of hours only team members. This weekend your out of hours day team is Marcos, Adam, Jane and Jonathan (vets) plus Pippa, Lyndsay, Ellie, Rachel (RVNs), Eva and Rebecca (ACAs).
#BlindDogDay serves two purposes 🔽 1️⃣ A day to celebrate all blind dogs in the world and ways we can support them – as all dogs are good dogs. 2️⃣ Highlight that whether partially or fully blind, they can lead a fulfilling life with a great quality of life! Owners support blind dogs by creating a safe space, not rearranging home furniture, and training methods such as using audio cues to help make navigation easier and giving them sound-based toys to make play easier for them. This is only a slice of ways we can support blind dogs. And the beautiful Loki is demonstrating both purposes perfectly 💖 Thank you to Tower Vets, Knaresborough for the video!
🏅 Bring the Olympic spirit to your home with a Pet Agility or Hoopers Course! Set up a mini obstacle course in your backyard or living room. Use items like cones for weaving, hula hoops for jumping through, and tunnels for running. Agility and Hoopers training helps improve your pet’s coordination, mental focus, and overall fitness🐾 Tip: Start slow and gradually increase the difficulty of the course. Remember to reward your pets with treats and praise! Share your pet’s agility or hoopers course setup and their best action shots with us! We've started by sharing a video of Penny running a Hoopers course, with a dog camera strapped to her harness. Penny lives with our Practice Manager, Sarah, and attends Hoopers every week. Thank you to Charismatic Pets for allowing us to share this video. 😊 #PetOlympics #Paris2024 #ActivePets #olympics2024
When it comes to sprinting, our dogs have their own ‘zoomies’ technique that would leave any athlete in awe 🐕 Does your dog have what it takes to win the gold in the zoomies event? Show us their fastest sprints! 🏅 We've started, here is Inca zooming on the beach. #DogOlympics #Paris2024 #Olympics
If you've delayed microchipping your cat as you have concerns, hopefully this video, created by our colleagues at Natterjacks Vets, show how quick the procedure is. With a aid of some tasty paste Leroy hardly noticed 😻 Alternatively the microchip can be implanted whilst undergoing another procedure. Call our team, 01249 653561, if you have any questions or to book an appointment.
Dive into the world of rabbit care! 🐇✨ We’ve covered your bunny needs – from creating the perfect environment and understanding their behaviour to ensuring a balanced diet and companionship. Watch our video to discover a wealth of tips for happy, healthy rabbits!
Here is Daisy waiting to see Adam at our Calne surgery. Daisy's dad tells us she loves Adam. Do you know who your pet's favourite team member is? Share in comments below.
Easter top tips for keeping your pet safe
Zorro visited our Corsham surgery last week for a nail trim. Here he is enjoying some lick-e-lix as a reward for being such a good boy. Adele was able to trim his nails whilst he remind in his carrier licking his treats. Our Chippenham surgery is awarded the ISFM Gold Cat Friendly award, however all our surgeries work in a way to reduce fear and stress for our feline patients. Zorro is an example of a stress-free nail trim.
Does your dog interact with other dogs regularly? 🤔 Then this reel is for you! Kennel cough is a highly contagious and very common dog disease, which is why most boarding kennels or doggy daycares require mandatory kennel cough vaccines. Ensure your pooch is protected 👉 Schedule your appointment today! 📲
It’s like the Rocky IV training montage. But with cats… 🙀 We know giving your cat tablets can be… challenging. A popular way to help is hiding the tablets in with their food or treats. Luckily, we have a wonderful video tutorial on how you can do just that 👇😺 #CatHacks #HappyCat
Rosie getting her teeth brushed 🪥🐶 Patience is key, to get to the point where your pet is okay with toothbrushing. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch today: 01249 653561 #PetDentalHealth
Meet Risk. He's a Corsham regular who loves “helping” behind reception, but prefers running around on an agility course. He hasn’t really approved of his recent “lead only” exercise so we made a deal – we’d let him do more if he demonstrated his physio stretching technique for us. Ok Risk – off you go then...... gently!!!!!
Did your pet struggle recently with fireworks? 🏠🎆 Building your pet’s confidence can take months and months! We are here to prepare and get your pet more comfortable for next time. 💗 Get in touch today to find out how we can help and treat this as your jumping-off point. [email protected] or 01249 653561
