Millcroft Veterinary Group

23/12/2024

Wow, another delivery of Christmas shoe box parcels.

Thank you to our wonderful clients for donating so many lovely things, YOU really do make all the difference! 🌟

🐶🐈🎅⭐ THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED THE Millcroft Veterinary Group SHOEBOX APPEAL ⭐🎅🐈🐶

Your support and kindness is very much appreciated. Thank you SO much!

Pictured: Delivered to our Cockermouth Charity Shop this morning for onward travel to our Wetheral site 😍😍

23/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Christmas Shoe box appeal, we really do appreciate it.

Lovely to see some of the parcels arriving 😍

19/12/2024

Can you guess the breed? 🐶❓

This beautiful girl is only 12 weeks old and is a mix of three breeds - can you guess what they are?

Absolutely gorgeous 😍

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*Admin - we have turned off commenting.

We will take comments on board and can do some education posts in 2025 (although our experiences may surprise you!), but for now, it's Christmas 😉

We will reveal Ruby's mix on another day 🥰

18/12/2024

Wow, look at the shoe box donations gathered at our Egremont branch from our lovely clients. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

There is still time to get involved, please make sure all donations are dropped at any of the branches by 20th December.

Here is a quick reminder of what we are doing:

This year Millcroft Vets will be collecting shoe boxes for , and West Cumbria Cats Rehab. We will also be donating cat food for our hedgehog rehabilitators too, who have helped nurse ill or undernourished hedgehogs throughout the year.

If you are able to donate, we would gladly receive a shoe box (or any other box for that matter) filled with some of the following:

🎄Food
🔴Treats
🎅Toys
🌟Harnesses or leads
🥳Blankets
🟢Bowls
🎁Cat litter
🎀Poo bags

Please write cat, dog or small furries on the outside so that we can make sure they end up at the most suitable locations.

Please drop your shoe box off at your local Millcroft Vets branch by the 20th December.

Many thanks in advance for your support.

18/12/2024

Did someone say Christmas jumper day? 🎄⭐😍
Do your pets have some festive outfits that they like to wear? We would love to see some pictures shared below if they do!

17/12/2024

Please take note of our Christmas opening hours to help you plan ahead 🎄⭐

❄As always our team will be available for any emergencies that may arise, please call 01900 826666 to speak to a member of the team ❄

Need a repeat prescription? Please visit our website to request it as soon as possible: https://www.millcroftvets.co.uk/content/request-medication

11/12/2024

KEEP YOUR PET SAFE THIS CHRISTMAS 🎀🎄

We love Christmas, and sharing it with our furry friends certainly makes it extra special!

Over the festive period, unfortunately we always see an increase in pets eating things they shouldn't, and needing veterinary care. To help reduce this, we thought it would be helpful to provide you with a "12 Hazards of Christmas" to remind you of some of the main things we want to avoid our pets eating (or drinking) this Christmas and throughout the year:

🍇Dried fruit
🎀Christmas decorations
🥂Alcohol
🔋Batteries
🌰Macadamia nuts
🍃Plants such as poinsettia, holly, mistletoe and ivy
🦠Mouldy food
🍫Chocolate
🧸Toys that are not "pet safe"
🧅Alliums - Onions, garlic, leeks and chives
🦴Cooked bones
❄️Rock salt and antifreeze

If you know, or suspect your pet has eaten any of the above, please contact us as soon as possible.

10/12/2024

Look at this gorgeous boy keeping warm before his procedure 🔥❄️

09/12/2024

The joys of mixed veterinary practice on a Monday morning - you just never know who you are going to see next 😃 This lovely visitor certainly made us all smile

09/12/2024

Our usual deliveries will be disrupted over the festive period so we would really appreciate your help with ordering supplies in good time to make sure that we have everything you need.

Did you know that you can request your repeat medication online via our Medication Request Form?

https://www.millcroftvets.co.uk/content/request-medication

Prescription requests can usually be processed within 24 hours. All animals receiving continuous medication are required by law to be examined by a Vet every six months, so you may be asked to bring your pet into the surgery before we can process the prescription.

04/12/2024

Registered Veterinary Nurse £25k - £31K

We have a vacancy for an RVN to join our growing team. We would also consider a 2nd year SVN nearing the end of their training.

⚫️A full time position is a 38 hour week worked over 4 days. Alternative working patterns would be considered.
⚫️Salary of £25k - £31K pro rata, depending on experience and role undertaken
⚫️Our nurses nurse every day, and we would love to expand on that.
⚫️Branch location subject to discussion at interview.
⚫️A nurse with an interest in laser treatments would be beneficial as these clinics are very busy.

Weekends and on call
⚫️We are proud to do our own on call and inpatient care, and OOH is shared between the whole team.

Currently the rota is as follows
⚫️1 in 9 full weekend, with the following Monday off.
⚫️1 weeknight on call every 4 weeks
⚫️3 Friday nights on call/Saturday shifts a year.
⚫️No OOH call handling while at home.

Due to our large team we can be flexible with on call to accommodate family commitments.

Other benefits
⚫️CPD is encouraged with an allowance of £500 pro rata
⚫️RCVS and VDS fees paid
⚫️Full driving license essential.
⚫️Paid overtime/lieu time scheme
⚫️We take mental health seriously and subscribe to an employee assistance
programme
⚫️5.8 weeks holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional holidays
⚫️Reduced rate gym membership
⚫️Membership for a pet on our Lifetime Care Club
⚫️Optional private healthcare following 1 year employment.

To apply, or have an informal, confidential chat, please email Nichola Rae RVN Clinical Lead on [email protected]

https://www.millcroftvets.co.uk/careers/registered-veterinary-nurse

02/12/2024

Echo visited the fantastic Vicki from Millcroft Veterinary Group for a check-up, following her recent operation.

02/12/2024

Could you help a rescue pet this Christmas by donating a shoebox full of essentials?

This year Millcroft Vets will be collecting shoeboxes for Animal Concern Cumbria , Oak Tree Animals' Charity and West Cumbria Cats Rehab. We will also be donating cat food for our hedgehog rehabilitators too, who have helped nurse ill or undernourished hedgehogs throughout the year.

If you are able to donate, we would gladly receive a shoebox (or any other box for that matter) filled with some of the following:

🎄Food
🔴Treats
🎅Toys
🌟Harnesses or leads
🥳Blankets
🟢Bowls
🎁Cat litter
🎀Poo bags

Please write cat, dog or small furries on the outside so that we can make sure they end up at the most suitable locations.

Please drop your shoe box off at your local Millcroft Vets branch by the 20th December.

Many thanks in advance for your support.

19/11/2024

With the cold weather forecast to continue this week, the RSPCA (England & Wales) have provided some really great advice below on how to keep your pets safe in the cold weather. 🥶❄️☃️

With weather warnings in place for the north of England and Wales and forecasters predicting the first snowfall of winter, now's the time to ensure that you have preparations in place to keep your pets safe during the cold snap ❄️

There are plenty of things you can do to help keep your companions cosy. Get our top tips: https://bit.ly/36Xomno

06/11/2024

This week, members of the team have been involved in an exciting project with the National Trust - North & West Lake District to help increase the number of crab apple trees in the local area. 🍏

The project involved team members gathering windfall crab apples from a specific location in the Borrowdale valley. We then processed the seeds back at the practice ready to overwinter, before hopefully they start to germinate in the Spring.

Whilst it was a chilly job processing apples, the team really enjoyed getting outside and giving something back to a great local project.

We will keep you posted once the seeds start to germinate. The National Trust has exciting plans for these tiny seeds... 🌳

05/11/2024

Meet Sali - this gorgeous Whippet was in for her second vaccination today. Look at those puppy dog eyes 😍

If you are thinking about getting a puppy, or have just got one, take a look at our website where you will find all of the information you need to keep them healthy and happy.

https://www.millcroftvets.co.uk/new-puppy-advice

05/11/2024

It's and we're thinking about wildlife.

Visit the British Hedgehog Preservation Society for top tips on how to protect our prickly little friends from bonfires.

It's & we're thinking about wildlife.

A bonfire pile looks like the perfect readymade home to a hedgehog seeking a safe and cosy winter nest to hibernate in. They don’t know we plan to set light to it!
🦔 🚫 🔥
Follow these simple steps & help reduce the risk of harming hedgehogs this November!

🚫 Stop – do you need to have a bonfire this year? The fewer bonfires there are, the fewer wildlife casualties there are too.

🫳 Move - if you do decide to have a bonfire, always build it on the day you plan to light it. Move all accumulated materials to a new site as hedgehogs & other wildlife or pets may be hiding inside.

🔦 Check - before lighting from one side, check the entire bonfire pile carefully for wildlife & pets. Shining a torch inside the pile, gently lift each section with a pole or broom. Never use a spade or fork as these can cause great harm. Listen for the huffing sound of a hedgehog.

STOP. MOVE. CHECK! ⬇️
https://buff.ly/4eo95wC


🖍️ Georgia, St Mary’s RC Primary School

04/11/2024

Thank you to those who brought their lovely dogs into the Workington surgery to donate blood on Saturday. Nine units of blood were collected which could help save up to 36 lives 🌟🐶🩸

Our next donor session will take place on Saturday 11th January and we would really love to have some new donors! 👏

For your dog to be a blood donor, they must meet the following criteria:

🩸 Fit and healthy
🩸 Between one and eight years old
🩸 Weigh more than 25kg
🩸 Have a good temperament
🩸 Have never travelled outside of the UK and Ireland
🩸 Vaccinated or have an annual titre test after the first year booster*
🩸 Not on any medication

To register, follow the link:
https://www.petbloodbankuk.org/pet-owners/dog-blood-donation/find-your-nearest-donation-session/workington-cumbria-millcroft-veterinary-group/