Brookmead Veterinary Surgery

13/12/2024

Dipsy 🧡

13/12/2024

Our latest group of puppies from puppy party!🎉

Our puppy parties are run by:
Claire Lewis, our Head Nurse 🩺
Jess Franco, our Student Veterinary Nurse 🩺

The classes run for four sessions, Wednesday evenings 7.30-8.30pm. With one of the four sessions being run by Mary Foryszewski from Pawfect Dog School.

As well as offering valuable socialisation and education, our puppy parties are great fun with lots of games, cuddles and a certificate on graduation. 🎓

Get in contact for more details: 01483 274242

12/12/2024

Tongue out Thursday 😝

Can you guess the breed of cat?

10/12/2024

Our back page for the Cranleigh Magazine is Pearl🐾
Pearl will feature on January’s back page!🤍

05/12/2024

❄️ Winter Hazards Dog Owners Need To Be Aware Of ❄️

🐾 Out And About 🐾

Freezing Temperatures 🥶 - Slim dogs with a short hair coat, such as greyhounds and chihuahuas, can feel the cold and you may find that as your dog gets older they start to feel the cold more. Dogs are just as sensitive to the cold weather as people, and hypothermia is a risk if they are exposed to extreme temperatures.

Ice, Snow and Grit ❄️ - Ice and snow may get caught in the space between their toes which can cause frostbite. Salt and other chemicals used to grit the roads and pavements can also be an irritant to your dog's pads, especially if they have any small abrasions.

Darker Nights 🌙 - Darker nights can reduce your dogs ability to be seen. Ensure you and your dog are visible with reflective leads, collars and high-visibility vests.

Antifreeze - Ethylene glycol is highly dangerous. It is sweet tasting and highly palatable and even a relatively small quantity can cause potentially fatal kidney damage.

04/12/2024

Mowgli can't believe its only 3 weeks until Christmas!! 🤯🎄🎁

04/12/2024

❄️ Winter Hazards Dog Owners Need To Be Aware Of ❄️

🎄Christmas Decorations🎄

Salt Dough Ornaments - Made by mixing flour and salt with water, these can cause potentially fatal salt toxicosis. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea and seizures.

Fairy Lights - Dog's often try to eat cables, including fairy lights. These can cause electric shocks if chewed.

Tinsel - Can cause blockages, or even worse - work its way into the intestine, which can be extremely serious!

Glass Baubles - These tend to smash into shards when eaten, causing irritation, perforation or blockages.

🎁 Presents 🎁

Batteries 🔋 - Ingestion of batteries is more common at Christmas and can cause chemical burns and heavy metal poisoning.

Wrapping Paper 🎁 - While toxicity is low, eating a large amount of paper may cause an obstruction in the stomach.

Silica Gel - Commonly found in packaging and typically non-toxic, these can cause blockages in the gut.

03/12/2024

❄️ Winter Hazards Dog Owners Need To Be Aware Of ❄️

🍗🍺 Food and Drink 🍺🍗

Cooked Bones 🦴 - Once cooked, bones become brittle and splinter easily. They can pierce your dog's digestive tract or cause obstructions.

Blue Cheese 🧀 - Most blue cheeses contain a substance called Roquefortine C, which dogs are sensitive to.

Artificial Sweeteners - One sweetener in particular, Xylitol, is found in many foods, including some cakes. Ingestion can lead to potentially fatal hypoglycaemia, acute liver disease and blood clotting.

Alcohol 🍷 - Alcohol is significantly more toxic to dogs than humans and may cause vomiting, diarrhoea, difficulty breathing, tremors, coma and even death.

Onions 🧅 - Can cause stomach irritation and lead to red blood cell damage and anaemia.

Macadamia Nuts 🥜 - Can cause weakness, tremors, vomiting, and hyperthermia within 12 hours of ingestion.

Christmas Pudding and Mince Pies - All grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas and food that contain them are toxic to dogs.

Chocolate 🍫 - Chocolate contains a stimulant called Theobromine, a bit like caffeine, that's poisonous to dogs.

02/12/2024

💚Insurance Claims💚

If you need to make an insurance claim for your pet's veterinary treatment, firstly contact your policy provider to find out how to claim.

Due to the time it takes to process claims, including filling out forms, providing medical histories and invoices and dealing with queries from insurance companies, the Practice charges for the time taken to prepare the claim reports for your insurer.

The fees are £10 for a new claim and £6 for a continuation claim (10% off if a member of the Pet Care Plan.)

To contact the practice email us on: [email protected]

02/12/2024

Second Winter POTM❄️
We are now running our POTM competitions seasonally, our winners will feature on the back of the Cranleigh Magazine 🤩
Like, like, like, comment with picture(s) & share 📸

29/11/2024

29/11/2024

Our First Winter POTM is🥁.....
Pearl 🤍
Pearl will feature on the back of the Cranleigh Magazine in January and be our FB cover photo❤

28/11/2024

🎄🐾🌺8 Popular Festive Plants That Could Poison Your Pets!🌺🐾🎄

1. Poinsettia - Their iconic red petals are actually leaves and they are mildly toxic to cats and dogs. Eating poinsettia can cause drooling, oral pain and vomiting.

2. Mistletoe - Mistletoe is a vicious parasite that maintains its green colour by sucking nutrients out of trees. It is highly toxic to cats and dogs, and if eaten can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, laboured breathing, shock and even death from cardiovascular collapse.

3. Holly - Holly berries are toxic to dogs, cats and humans. Several varieties include saponins which can cause severe vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten. Other symptoms can include drooling, lip smacking and head shaking.

4. Amaryllis - The stalks, flowers and bulbs contain Phenanthridine Alkaloids which are toxic to both cats and dogs. The highest proportions are in the bulbs. Eating Amaryllis can cause vomiting, changes in blood pressure, tremors and seizures.

5. Lily - Certain types of Lily - those from the Lilium or Hemerocallis species - are very dangerous for cats. They contain highly toxic substances and ingestion of just two or three leaves, or even water from the vase, can be potentially fatal. While lilies don't pose quite as severe a risk to dogs, they are still toxic. The Calla Lily, Peace Lily, Lily of the Valley and Palm Lily are all deemed dangerous for dogs.

6. Christmas Cactus - The fibrous leaves of the Christmas cactus can cause irritation to dogs and cats, as well as mild stomach upset, but they aren't deemed toxic.

7. Christmas Rose - Originally known as the Black Hellebore. Theses plants contain poisonous Cardiotoxins and, if eaten, can cause diarrhoea, colic, lethargy, drooling and abdominal pain. It is worth bearing in mind, the entire plant is poisonous, including the roots, stem and flowers.

8. Ivy - If your dog eats Ivy, also known as Hedera Helix, it is likely they will develop vomiting, diarrhoea and drooling. In more severe cases you may also see blood in their vomit or faeces. Skin contact with Ivy is also dangerous, it can cause conjunctivitis, itchiness and rashes.

27/11/2024

❄️ Winter Hazards Cat Owners Need To Be Aware Of ❄️

🎅🎄 Festive Decorations🎄🎅
Christmas Trees🎄- Pine needles can cause mild stomach upset, cuts to the mouth, and, in severe cases, even perforation of the intestines.

Glass Baubles - These tend to smash into shards when eating, causing irritation, perforation or blockages.

Tinsel - Can cause blockages, or even worse - work its way into the intestine, which can be extremely serious.

Fairy Lights - Cat's often try to eat cables, including fairy lights. These can cause electric shocks if chewed.

Snow Globes - Some snow globes contain antifreeze, which is highly toxic to cats.

Candles🕯- Popular around Christmas, candles can burn curious paws and noses and can fall over when brushed against.

🎁Presents🎁
Toys 🎁 - Some cats will swallow anything that looks appealing, including children's toys, even if its likely to put them at risk.

Batteries🔋- Ingestion of batteries is more common at Christmas and can cause chemical burns and heavy metal poisoning.

Wrapping Paper 🎁 - While toxicity is low, eating a large amount of paper may cause an obstruction in the stomach.

Silica Gel - Commonly found in packaging and typically non-toxic, these can cause blockages in the gut.

26/11/2024

❄️ Winter Hazards Cat Owners Need To Be Aware Of ❄️

🐾 Out and About 🐾

🚗Road Traffic Accidents🚗 - During darker months we see a proportionate rise in the number of road traffic accidents. Consider keeping your cat indoors around the morning and evening rush hour.

❄️Ice, Snow and Grit❄️ - Ice and snow may get caught in the space between cat's toes which can cause frostbite. Salt and other chemicals used to grit roads and pavements can also be an irritant to your cat's pads, especially if they have small abrasions.

🥶Freezing Temperatures🥶 - Short hair breeds can feel the cold and you may find that as your cats get older, they start to feel the cold more. Cats are just as sensitive to cold weather as people, and hypothermia is a risk if they are exposed to extreme temperatures.

Antifreeze - Ethylene glycol, as its officially know, is highly dangerous. It is sweet tasting and very palatable and even a relatively small quantity can cause potentially fatal kidney damage. The first signs of intoxication are often your cat appears drunk.
If you know your cat has swallowed antifreeze or you have any concerns, contact your vet immediately. The prognosis becomes poorer the longer the delay between ingestion and treatment.

25/11/2024

❄️ Winter Hazards Cat Owners Need To Be Aware Of ❄️

🍫🍺 Food and Drink 🍺🍫

1. Chocolate 🍫 - Chocolate contains a stimulant called Theobromine, a bit like caffeine, that's poisonous to cats.
2. Alcohol 🥂 - Alcohol is significantly more toxic to cats than humans and may cause vomiting, diarrhoea, difficulty breathing, tremors, coma and even death.
3. Cooked Bones 🦴 - Once cooked, bones become brittle and can splinter easily. They can pierce your cats digestive tract or cause obstructions.
4. Onions 🧅 - Can cause stomach irritation and lead to red blood cell damage and anaemia.
5. Macadamia Nuts 🥜 - Can cause weakness, tremors, vomiting and hyperthermia within 12 hours of ingestion.
6. Christmas pudding and mince pies - All grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas and food that contain them are toxic to cats.
7. Artificial Sweeteners - One sweetener in particular, Xylitol, is found in many food, including some cakes. Ingestion can lead to potentially fatal hypoglycaemia, acute liver disease and blood clotting.

22/11/2024

As it is Senior Pet Awareness Month, here are some of our staff's Golden Oldies ❤

Did you know?
Senior Cat's and Dog's have a lower adoption rate compared to younger cat's and dog's💔

Have you got a golden oldie at home? We would love to see them, comment a photo of them below! 😍