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Mead Veterinary Centre

We are the longest serving Veterinary Practice in Dartford, Kent, experience of over 60 years.

29/06/2024

We want you to know that we are always here for you and your pets.
Today, we are open for booked appointments from 9:00am-4:00pm and this Sunday from 10am -1pm. 🐶🐱
Our 24 Hour Vetcare service is available if you need us outside of these hours.
Our amazing vet team is always available for anything you or your pet may need. 💚💚

28/06/2024

🐈 Importance of vaccinations 🐕

We all want the best for our pets, especially when it comes to keeping them healthy, we know there is a lot of information about vaccines and it can become very confusing so we are here to break it down for you.

Vaccinations are needed to

✅️Protect our pets from nasty, life-threatening diseases

✅️Give peace of mind

✅️Create or boost our pets' immunity to certain diseases

✅️Prevent our pets from passing on a disease such as Leptospirosis, which can be passed from animals to people

Sadly, a lot of the diseases our pets can catch if they aren’t vaccinated are fatal in most cases. Even if your pet catches one and is able to recover, they will often be left with long-term problems, which can put them through a lot of pain and distress and leave you with some costly vet bills.

What's vaccines cover-

Dogs 🐕
● Leptospirosis
●parvovirus
●Canine distemper
● hepatitis

Cats 🐈
●cat flu
●infectious enteritis
●leukaemia virus

Rabbits 🐇
● myxomatosis
●haemorrhagic disease 1 (rhd1)
●haemorrhagic disease 2 (rhd 2)

Our Pets should be vaccinated while they are young to protect them. Vaccination courses for kittens and puppies start from around eight to ten weeks old. Rabbits can have their vaccines from as early as five weeks.After their first course, your pet will need yearly boosters to keep them protected.

DONT FORGET THAT VACCINES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR AMAZING VIP PLAN -
VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments
✅️We even offer a home delivery service

If your pet needs vaccinating, or you need more information, feel free to call our reception team on ☎️01322 223311 ☎️
They can answer all your questions

28/06/2024

2-year-old clover came in this week to see exotic enthusiast Kimelle for a all over health check.
Clover was only adopted 2 weeks ago, and her new mummy was concerned about some of her strange behaviours such as occasional, open mouth breathing.

Clover was showing a flemhen response - The flehmen response is an animal behaviour in which the animal curls back the upper lip. This exposes the front teeth and gums.
This is actually a means through which the pheromones and certain scents are transferred into the vomeronasal organ
To take in and learn more about their environment.

The snake vomeronasal organ is remarkably large and contains more sensory neurons than the snake’s main olfactory apparatus. It appears to detect sexual scents, conspecific scents, and prey odours.

Don't forget we are here for all your surgical and non surgical needs.

Why not look at our vip plan, which includes 10% off all procedures

The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, call our reception team on
01322 223311 ☎️

27/06/2024

☀️ The weather is warming up ☀️

Please keep all pets safe in the sun 🐈🐕🐇

Heat stroke is a term commonly used for hyperthermia or elevated body temperature. Generally speaking, if a pet's body temperature exceeds 39.4°C, it is considered abnormal or hyperthermic. Body temperatures above 41°C without previous signs of illness are most commonly associated with exposure to excessive heat and are often referred to as heat stroke. The critical temperature where multiple organ failure and impending death occurs is around 41.2°C to 42.7°C.

Signs of heatstroke-
☀️elevated breathing rates,
☀️dry or sticky gums,
☀️abnormal gum colour,
☀️lethargic or disoriented,
☀️sudden seizures,
☀️Restlessness or agitation, pacing, seeking shade,
☀️Drooling
☀️Vomiting or diarrhoea
☀️Reddening and warmth of the ears (rabbits and small furries)
☀️Wetness around the nose. (Rabbits and small furries)

How to prevent heatstroke -
🐾Make sure your pet always has access to a cool shaded area, both indoors and outside

🐾Restrict exercise on warm days (dogs should be walked early in the morning or later in the evening to avoid the hottest part of the day)

🐾Pack a water bottle on walks

🐾Never leave pets in a car or a hot room

🐾Ensure your pet always has drinking water available. Adding ice can help keep it cool, or a forzen water bottle for small furries such as rabbits.

🐾 cooling mats (especially in rabbit & ginuea pig hutches)

And always remember, hot pavements can burn paws! If it’s too hot to hold your hand on, it’s too hot for your pet to walk on.

Remember, we are always here to help in any situation. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, just call our reception team on 01322 223311 ☎️

27/06/2024

Ninja came in this week to visit exotic enthusiast Kimelle.

Ninja had been quite lethargic for a few days, so Kimelle performed some x-rays to reveal that Ninja was suffering from a chest infection.🩻

Respiratory diseases are among the most common problems seen in all species of pet birds. Because these problems can have a variety of causes.

Antibiotics have been given to Ninja, and a recheck will take place to see how he is recovering.💊

Don't forget we are here for all your surgical and non surgical needs.

Why not look at our vip plan, which includes 10% off all procedures

The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, call our reception team on
01322 223311 ☎️

26/06/2024

🐰 DId you know our VIP plan is also for bunnies 🐰

Our VIP healthcare plan provides fantastic benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

🐇 vaccinations
🐇 one years supply of parasite control
🐇 six monthly health checks
🐇10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour Vet Care Service
🐇Microchip

All this with the added convenience of paying monthly.

For information, have a chat with our team today on 01322 223311 ☎️

26/06/2024

This week, our lead veterinary surgeon Mark performed a tail amputation on 2 year old cocker spainel Parker.

Parker suffers from what is called happy tail,
"Happy Tail syndrome" occurs when dogs wag their tails so vigorously that it causes injuries. Despite its cheerful name, this syndrome can be quite painful and range from minor bruises to severe tissue damage. Often, it results in the tip of their tail becoming dry and cracked, leading to bleeding.

In parkers case he wags his tail so much that the continuous wagging caused so much trauma the tip of the tail was dying off, Mark and Parkers owner made the decision that it was in parkers best interest to take his tail off completely to prevent the same situation arising again in the future.

Don't forget we are here for all your surgical and non surgical needs.

Why not look at our vip plan, which includes 10% off all procedures

The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, call our reception team on
01322 223311 ☎️

25/06/2024

Are your rabbits up to date with vaccinations ?
🐇🐇

We recommend that rabbits are regularly vaccinated to protect them against three potentially deadly diseases:

🐰 myxomatosis
🐰haemorrhagic disease 1 (rhd1)
🐰haemorrhagic disease 2 (rhd 2)

A rabbits first vaccination should be at around 5-7 weeks of age. After that, they should have a booster injection every year. 💉

We even recommend vaccinating all pet rabbits, including house rabbits.

Why not consider or bunny Vip plan 👑
Included is -
🐇 vaccinations
🐇 one years supply of parasite control
🐇 six monthly health checks
🐇10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour Vet Care Service
🐇Microchip

For more information, call why not speak to our amazing reception team, who will be more than happy to help 01322 223311 ☎️

25/06/2024

Meet the fabulous coco 🐾

Coco came in today for her 2nd vaccination 💉

Vaccinations are needed to

✅️Protect our pets from nasty, life-threatening diseases

✅️Give peace of mind

✅️Create or boost our pets' immunity to certain diseases

✅️Prevent our pets from passing on a disease such as Leptospirosis, which can be passed from animals to people

What's vaccines cover-

Dogs 🐕
● Leptospirosis
●parvovirus
●Canine distemper
● hepatitis

Dogs should be vaccinated while they are young to protect them. Vaccination courses for puppies start from around eight to ten weeks old.After their first course, your dog will need yearly boosters to keep them protected.

DONT FORGET THAT VACCINES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR AMAZING VIP PLAN -
VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments
✅️We even offer a home delivery service

If your pet needs vaccinating, or you need more information, feel free to call our reception team on ☎️01322 223311 ☎️
They can answer all your questions

24/06/2024

☀️ warmer weather means time to montior our small furries ☀️

Flystrike, also known as 'myiasis'
This is a condition caused by flies laying eggs on fur, 🪰
These eggs then hatch into maggots that burrow under their skin and feed on flesh.
Flystrike is an extremely painful condition, and can be deadly if it’s not treated quickly enough.

Any furries can get flystrike.
however, there are some factors which put a rabbit at higher risk of developing this nasty condition-

🐇Time of year – flystrike is more common in the warm, summer months when flies are most active.

🐇Dirty bottoms – dirty, damp fur is the perfect place for flies to lay their eggs, so if your pet has a mucky bottom, they are at high risk of flystrike.

🐇Wounds – flies are attracted to wounds and will choose to lay their eggs around them.

Symptoms of flystrike include-

🐰Maggots in the fur/under the skin

🐰Patches of wet fur and fur loss

🐰Open wounds or sores

🐰Lethargy (low energy)

🐰Eating less

🐰A bad smell

🐰Collapse

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can dramatically reduce the chance of your pets developing flystrike

🐾keep them and their houses clean
🐾check them daily for wounds / diarrhoea
🐾using a veterinary recommended treatment

Don't forget we are here for all your surgical and non surgical needs 24 hours a day 7 days a week
01322 223311 ☎️

Don't forget our vip plan🐇

Our plan isn't just for dogs and cats but also bunnies

Included is-

🐾 vaccines
🐾 six month health check
🐾 one years supply of parasite control
🐾10% off all treatments and services including our 24 Hour Vet Care Service
🐾microchip

24/06/2024

This week, our lead veterinary surgeon Mark and veterinary surgeon Radu performed a pan tsrsal arthrodesis

Tarsal (hock) arthrodesis (fusions)🦴🦴

Arthrodesis means the surgical fusion of a joint. In other words,
the bones forming the joint are permanently joined together so that there is no movement in this part of the limb. Arthrodesis is a procedure that is generally only performed when there are no other options to save the function of the joint.
Fusion of the tarsal joints is often needed when there has been so kind of traumatic damage to the joint often involving ligament damage. Some breeds are especially prone to spontaneous collapse of the tarsal (and carpal) joints under normal loading.

🚨Mark is very experienced at advanced orthopaedic and soft tissue surgeries🚨

Why not look at our vip plan, which includes 10% off all procedures
The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, call our reception team on
01322 223311 ☎️

23/06/2024

⚠️ found ⚠️

Female cat
Tortoise shell
Elderly girl
Found br8 8bx
This girl has a microchip but no reply from any numbers

Please call if this could be your cat 01322 223311

23/06/2024

⚠️ found ⚠️

male entire tabby cat
no chip
no collar
found hawley rd by royal road
Unfortunately this bavy was dead on arrival

If you are missing a cat please call 01322 223311

22/06/2024

We want you to know that we are always here for you and your pets.

Today, we are open for booked appointments from 9:00am-4:00pm and this Sunday from 10am -1pm. 🐶🐱
Our 24 Hour Vetcare service is available if you need us outside of these hours.
Our amazing vet team is always available for anything you or your pet may need. 💚💚

21/06/2024

⚠️Worms⚠️

Worms are parasites that can live in the gut tract, heart, or lungs in dogs and cats.

The most common worms are
🪱roundworms,
🪱hookworms,
🪱whipworms
🪱tapeworms,
although lungworm is becoming an increasing problem in the UK.

While lungworms live in the respiratory system,
all other worms live in the gastrointestinal tract and can be easily treated before they cause serious problems.
They can be picked up if your pet eats contaminated soil, faeces, or rodents. In fact, many puppies are born with worms that are contracted from their mother’s milk.

Worms can cause:

⚠️Vomiting
⚠️Weight loss
⚠️Increased appetite, weakness, and diarrhoea
⚠️Swollen abdomen
⚠️Dehydration
⚠️Lungworm can cause coughing and bleeding

It’s essential that you give your pets regular de-worming treatment.

Why not look at our Vip plan 👑
It saves you money throughout the year,
By spreading the costs over easy and affordable direct debits 💰

Included in our amazing plan -

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour vet care service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments
✅️We even offer a home delivery service

We even do a plan for bunnies -

🐇 vaccinations
🐇 one years supply of parasite control
🐇 six monthly health checks
🐇10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour Vet Care Service
🐇Microchip

If you need more information, feel free to call our reception team on
☎️01322 223311 ☎️

21/06/2024

Veterinary surgeon Luis was presented with an unusual case this week.

On examination, it was very clear that the case in question was a forgein body, but not the type we all expected.
An ex-lap was performed, and the forgein body was revealed to be tape worms.

Tapeworms are flat, segmented intestinal parasites of the cat and dog. They belong to a different family than other intestinal parasites, such as hookworms and roundworms, which are other common intestinal parasites of cats and dogs.

The tapeworm uses its hook-like mouthparts for anchoring to the wall of the small intestine. Eventually, adult tapeworms reach lengths of up to 30 cm. As the adult tapeworm matures, individual segments break off from the main body of the tapeworm and pass in the cat's faeces. The segments resemble grains of rice and are about 12 mm long and about 3 mm wide.

A variety of products are available to treat tapeworms in cats, but they are not all equally effective. The most effective worming products are only available by prescription from us.

Don't forget we are here for all your surgical and non surgical needs.

Why not look at our vip plan, which includes 10% off all procedures and worming treatments are included

The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, call our reception team on
01322 223311 ☎️

20/06/2024

🌟🐕🐈 5 WEEKS FREE INSURANCE🐈🐕🌟

🚨💚 We want all pets to have the very best outcomes and quality of life, which is why we strongly advise all our clients consider taking out Pet Health Insurance. Insurance cover provides peace of mind and financial help should your pet need extensive treatment, referral to a specialist or long-term treatment for a chronic condition such as arthritis, heart disease or diabetes. Alleviating the additional stress of finance means you will not have to consider compromising treatment due to cost. There are several different companies and types of policy available, and whilst we are happy to give advice, we recommend you look carefully at the costs and benefits of the different policies to ensure they meet your needs.💚🚨

🐕🐈 Who is eligible? 🐈🐕
We work in partnership with Agria Pet Insurance to offer five weeks free insurance for puppies, kittens and rabbits under twelve months of age. This will provide your pet with immediate cover for illness and injury.

🌟How do I set this up?🌟
You will need to bring your pet in to see one of our vets for a free nose to tail health check and they will be able to set up your insurance.

20/06/2024

Today our orthopedic team performed hip toggle surgery 🩺

A hip toggle is a strong suture that is placed to stabilise dislocated hips,
by holding the “ball” of the femur (thigh bone) in the “socket” of the pelvis (hip) 🦴

Don't forget we are here for all your surgical and non surgical needs.

Why not look at our vip plan, which includes 10% off all procedures

The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, call our reception team on
01322 223311 ☎️

19/06/2024

Did you know that at Mead, we offer 0% finance?

We understand that taking care of pets when they are injured or ill can be daunting and sometimes financially challenging. Finance is a great way to spread the cost of your veterinary care. For your peace of mind, we’ve teamed up with Deko, whose technology lets you apply for and complete a loan application quickly, easily, and informatively.

Our 0% finance can be used to help you manage payment of larger bills such as:

🐈Dental procedures

🐕Orthopaedic surgeries

🐈Laparoscopic surgeries

🐕Diagnostics – X-rays, heart scanning

Please click the link below to find out more because caring for your pet can't wait, but payment can.💚💚

https://meadvetscentre.co.uk/offers/0-finance/

19/06/2024

Today at Mead, an arthroscopy was performed 👨‍⚕️

Arthroscopy is a technique for examining the inside of a joint using a small telescope and camera.🔭

It allows detailed assessment of a joint in a minimally invasive fashion, avoiding some of the risks and discomfort that can be associated with traditional, more extensive ‘open’ surgery. 🦴

An arthroscopy is often performed to gather information to help make a diagnosis and decide on treatment options and the outlook.🩺

Arthroscopy is most commonly performed on the elbow for investigation and treatment of elbow dysplasia,
and on the shoulder for conditions such as osteochondrosis, biceps tendon, tears, and ligament ruptures. 🐕

Arthroscopy may also be used in the knee and, less commonly, the hip, wrist, and ankle joints.

🚨Dont forget we have very experienced at advanced orthopaedic and soft tissue surgeons🚨

We are always here to help. If you require any assistance for you or any queries for your fury friends, please call us at Mead Veterinary Centre

01322223311 📞📞

Also, check out our vip plan 👑
You can receive 10% discount off all surgeries 🩺

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour vetcare service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service 🏠

18/06/2024

Did you know that we do nurse clinics 🐕🐈

If your pet has been seen by a vet within the last 12 months but needs a weight check for flea and worm treatment our nurses are always here to help.🩺

Clinics held by nurses are-
❤️Clip claws
❤️weight check - diet advice
❤️ 2nd vaccinations ( only if 1st was done with us )
❤️flea and worm check (if seen by a vet in the last 12 months)
❤️post operative checks

While visiting,why not discuss our amazing vip
plan 🐾

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments
✅️We even offer a home delivery service

Puppies and kittens will also recieve a complimentary pack consisting of -
🐾hills food
🐾thrive treats
🐾a growth chart
🐾a magnet
🐾lots of information leaflets
🐾a toy

Plus 5 weeks free insurance with agria.

If you need an appointment give us a call
☎️ 01322 223311 ☎️

18/06/2024

🎉 Great news 🎉

We have appointments avaliable this week

If you need to get booked in please call us on 01322 223311 🐾

18/06/2024

We all know how important vaccines are for our pets. But sometimes these can lapse through no fault of our own 🗓️
This is why we are offering a Vaccination Amnesty to get your pets back on track. This means that for a limited time you can get a full vaccination course for the price of an annual booster 💉

Please call us on 01322 223311 for more information, or to book in 📞

🚨 Please note this does not include the kennel cough vaccine.

Why not ask us about our VIP plan and how you can join? By doing so, you can save even more money on your pet's healthcare!

18/06/2024

Veterinary surgeon Luis has been in surgery performing routine spays 🩺

Spay is the common term used to describe the surgical procedure known as an ovariohysterectomy. In this procedure, the ovaries and uterus are removed completely in order to sterilise a female dog. 🐾

Did you know that if you joined our vip plan 👑
you would receive 10% off all surgical procedures

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments
✅️We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, you always call our amazing reception team they will be more than happy to help
☎️ 01322 223311 ☎️

17/06/2024

Is your cat microchipped?
Don't worry, we've got you covered!
Sign up for our VIP plan
and microchipping is included!

The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

For more information, call our reception team on
01322 223311 ☎️

17/06/2024

This week, our night team performed surgery on a turkey called verity.

Verity presented with a re**al prolapse.

A re**al prolapse is a condition in which one or more layers of the re**um are displaced through the a**s,the opening that allows digestive waste to leave the body.

More specifically, a**l prolapse is when only the lining of the re**um protrudes through the opening, and re**al prolapse is when all the layers of the a**l tissue, along with the lining, protrude. 🐾

Turkeys with a re**al prolapse will demonstrate persistent straining and pain while passing stool (or defecating).
In an incomplete prolapse, a small portion of the lining of the re**um will be visible during excretion, after which it will subside.
In a complete prolapse, there will be a persistent mass of tissue protruding from the a**s. 🩺

Once the underlying cause of the prolapse has been identified and treated,
Steps are then taken to decrease the swelling and return the displaced tissue to its proper location inside the ferrets a**s.

DONT FORGET OUR VIP PLAN COVERS 10% OFF ALL TREATMENT INCLUDING OUR 24-HR SERVICE.
VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour vet care service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments
✅️We even offer a home delivery service

REMEMBER MEAD VETS ARE HERE FOR YOU 24-HRS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK 📆
01322 223311

14/06/2024

This week, not only do Mead Vets celebrate 1 year of being a 24-hour surgery, but we have also been awarded top 25 Best Vets award🏆⭐️

We are so super proud of all of our team, and how far we have come over this past year 🎉🎉

But our biggest thank you goes to our clients. These awards are based on reviews,so we would also like to say a huge thank you to all of our clients who took the time to write a review for us! ❤️

14/06/2024

This week, our veterinary surgeon Luis removed a foreign body 👩‍⚕️

An ingested foreign body can cause a number of symptoms and complications in dogs, from simple vomiting to a dangerous internal injury or intestinal obstruction. 🩺

In cases in which an object or foreign body is not passed or expelled naturally, it may be necessary to have it removed surgically.

If a foreign body is suspected, abdominal radiographs (X-rays) will be performed.
In addition, it may be recommended to have blood and urine tests to assess whether the patient's health has been compromised by the obstruction, 🩻

If an obstruction is diagnosed or suspected, exploratory surgery is generally recommended.
Exploratory laparotomy, also known as ex lap, simply means an operation, where a vet opens your pet’s abdomen (belly) to explore its contents.

On this occasion, we removed a chewed up oven glove 🧤

We are always here to help. Just contact us on
📞01322223311 📞

DONT FORGET OUR VIP PLAN COVERS 10% OFF ALL TREATMENT INCLUDING OUR 24-HR SERVICE.
VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour vet care service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments
✅️We even offer a home delivery service

13/06/2024

⚠️found⚠️

Entire male
All black cat
No collar
No chip
Found fairway drive thamesmead

If your missing a cat of this description please call us on 01322 223311

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Mead Road
Dartford
DA12RH

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+441322223311

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http://www.meadvets.com/

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From Vet Nurses to Surgery Managers: celebrating progression this #VNAM2024!

This #VetNurseAwarenessMonth, let us all celebrate our truly amazing nurses for being the beating heart of our surgeries. DNA Vetcare is proud to be supporting them as well as giving them the opportunity to progress within their careers. Their knowledge and dedication in providing the best of care to all our patients make them an invaluable asset to our surgeries. Many of our RVNs went on to become Surgery Managers themselves, such as our wonderful Manager Sal! 💚 Let's hear from some of them! #20YearsOfVNAM🎉 #VNAM2024 #vetNurseAppreciation

Meet Shona, Student Vet Nurse at Mead Vets!

Say hello to one of one our amazing Student Vet Nurses, Shona! 💚 Thinking of improving her knowledge and experience as a nurse, Shona went on to join our surgery as a Student Vet Nurse and is already proving to be an amazing asset to our team! ⭐️

🚨Did you know? 🚨 💚May is Veterinary Nurse awareness month💚 💚Veterinary nurses are integral to the care we give to you our wonderful clients and your fur babies. 💚Over the next few weeks we will be introducing you to our wonderful nursing team and sharing photo’s of them in action. 🐱🐶🐰🐹🐀 Did you know we offer nurse clinics which include : ⚖️Weight checks for flea and worm treatment (Free for our our VIP clients) ✂️Nail clips 🩸Blood tests ❤️‍🩹Post operative checks after surgery ❤️‍🩹Neutering advice 💚 Behaviour consultations 🍴Dietry Advice 🏠Husbandry advice ✅Our VIP plan ensures your pet’s preventative health care is taken care of with monthly direct debit payments to help spread the cost. For more information about our amazing VIP plan click on the link below: https://meadvetscentre.co.uk/vip-health-plan/

Vip pets 🐾 Why not consider our VIP healthcare plan provides fantastic benefits and helps breakdown the costing throughout the year! VIP benefits: ✅yearly vaccinations ✅kennel cough vaccination ✅10% off all treatments and service ✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment ✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop ✅ The convenience of monthly payments We even offer a home delivery service Why not call us on 01322 223311 to find out more ☎️

🚨🔔 SHOUTOUT TO ALL XL BULLY OWNERS! 📣 ❗Act NOW or risk losing your beloved pet!😔 You've got a week left to request the exemption certificate from Gov. uk or your XL Bully could be SEIZED! So Don't wait till the end of January! Luke, our dedicated hospital manager, and Peach are here to address all your concerns and questions. 🐾 💚 Luke has shared ESSENTIAL information regarding the XL Bully Ban in the UK in our earlier videos. To navigate this situation with confidence, be sure to check out the series of XL Bully videos we've created for you. https://www.youtube.com/@LondonvetsUk And, don’t forget to take advantage of our EXCLUSIVE OFFERS: ✅ 25% off neutering for XL Bully breeds ✅ £10 microchipping until the end of February! Drop your questions in the comments below! Luke and Peach will address them in an upcoming video next week. Time is of the essence – act NOW for the well-being of your XL Bully!

NEW puppy or kitten 🐾 Why not consider our VIP healthcare plan🐕 The vip plan provides fantastic benefits and helps breakdown the costing throughout the year! VIP benefits: ✅yearly vaccinations ✅kennel cough vaccination ✅10% off all treatments and service ✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment ✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop ✅ The convenience of monthly payments We even offer a home delivery service Why not call us on 01322 223311 to find out more ☎️

XL Bully Ban Update! 📣❗✅ Take immediate action and get ready for the upcoming changes by ensuring your lovely pet is in compliance! 💚 Luke, one of our managers and Peach are here to recap the crucial details you need to know about the XL Bully Ban in the UK. Plus, take advantage of our special offer: ✅ 25% off neutering xl bully breeds ✅£10 microchipping till the end of the Feb! 🐶✨ In regard to exemption conditions, owners need to ensure that their dog has been permanently neutered, confirmed by an RCVS registered veterinary surgeon, a service we proudly offer at our hospital! Let's keep our pets happy, healthy, and safe together. And, please comment your questions below, Luke and Peach will answer them in the upcoming video next week! Caring professional service for pets of all shapes and sizes! 💚

Have you considered our VIP healthcare plan? If not, why not? It provides fantastic benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year! VIP benefits: ✅yearly vaccinations ✅kennel cough vaccination ✅10% off all treatments and service ✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment ✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop ✅ The convenience of monthly payments We even offer a home delivery service Why not call us on 01322 223311 to find out more ☎️

As promised, we are happy to share valuable tips and tricks for muzzle training our adorable XL bullies. As you are aware, from 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, rehoming, abandoning, and allowing XL Bully dogs to stray will be illegal. From this date, these dogs must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public. To comply with the new regulations, please follow these steps: Verify whether your dog is classified as an XL bully. Apply for a Certificate of Exemption. Ensure that your dog is microchipped. Neuter your dog. Keep your dog on a leash and always use a muzzle when in public. For more information on preparing for the XL bully ban, visit: https://dnavetcare.co.uk/5-things-you-need-to-do-to.../

Well king coco work experience is now officially over. It has definitely been an experience for us all, but hopefully, we can welcome him back soon. Bye coco 👋

Listen to our Hospital Manager Luke on how to prepare for the XL bully ban

From 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, rehoming, abandoning, and allowing an XL bully dog to stray will be illegal in the UK. Over the last few weeks, our surgery has received a lot of questions from concerned XL bully owners as the new regulations are now fast approaching for England and Wales. First and foremost, we want to assure you that we will do our absolute best to support our clients throughout the entire process of registering their dog. Our goal is to care for all animals no matter what shape or size. Here are the steps you must follow: 1- Confirm that your dog is classified as an XL bully 2- Apply for a Certificate of Exemption 3- Microchip your dog 4- Neuter your dog 5- Keep your dog on a lead and always muzzled when in public Read more about how you must prepare for the XL bully ban here: https://dnavetcare.co.uk/5-things-you-need-to-do-to-prepare-for-the-xl-bully-ban/

King Coco has been left in charge of sorting out all the repeat prescriptions, 💊

This weekend, RVN Amy and VCA carly We're invited to Hemsley Conservation Centre to see Marley the Maned wolf.🐺 Marley came in to mead at the beginning of october with a swollen, painful leg. X-rays were performed, and Marley was cleared to go home on antibiotics. 🩻 We always love to do post-operative checks, but in this situation, it wasn't easy, so off we went to Marley.🩺 We are really happy to report that Marley has now finished her medication and the swelling has gone down, and the lovely Marley is now baring weight on that leg.❤️ It was an absolute pleasure to visit Marley in her own environment with her friends. Thank you, Hemsley Conservation Centre, for the invite. Keep up the hard work - https://www.facebook.com/hemsleyconservationcentre

A Maned Wolf at Mead Veterinary Centre!

🐺 Wow, what a day! 🐺 This week at Mead we were contacted by the Hemsley Conservation Centre in Meopham, and asked if we could X-ray their Maned Wolf. 🐺 Marley had started limping, and this was a big cause for concern. The team at Mead got the wheels in motion to make this visit possible. A small team was assembled so as not to overwhelm Marley upon arrival. The team consisted of: Senior/Orthopaedic Surgeon Mark Hospital Manager Sal Nurse Manager Lucy Registered Veterinary Nurse Amy Veterinary Care Assistant Carly A sedation was given to Marley while in her transport box. Once completely asleep, she was taken into the clinic for a full X-ray. 🩻 A fracture was suspected but, luckily for Marley, this was not the case. Marley had a swelling of the right carpus which, upon further investigation, looked like she had possibly been bitten by one of the other Maned Wolves. 🐺 We found some mild trauma from a suspected bite, which we are now treating with pain relief and antibiotics which should resolve itself over the next 7 to 10 days. While Marley was under sedation, we took the opportunity to do a full health check, including blood tests, and an ultrasound, just to make sure Marley was in the best of health. 🩺 Marley's checks were absolutely perfect, and she has no health issues whatsoever. 💚

Congratulations to this week's raffle winner ticket number 35🎉

Congratulations to this week's raffle winner ticket number 33 🎊

Congratulations to our first raffle winner ticket number 20 ♥️

📣We're here for you and your pets 24 hours a day!📣 Don't forget that we are providing our award-winning, 24 hour vetcare service around the clock at our Mead Veterinary Surgery! ⏰ You and your precious pets will be able to receive our excellent service from permanent familiar faces, whenever you need us. Our new 24-hour service will continue to impress by being: 🐾 Based out of our incredible Mead Veterinary Surgery, Dartford 🐾 Continually staffed by our extremely experienced permanent Vet and nurse team 🐾 Happy to help all, whether you are a client or not 🐾 Open and operating 24-hour care, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 🐾 Easily accessible, with plenty of free parking 🐾State of the art equipment and certificate-holding surgeons on site to offer many advanced surgeries and imaging procedures To find out more about our 24-hour Vetcare service, watch our video here:

Remember, if you walk your dogs in long grass, always check for grass seeds afterwards. Areas to check - ✔️between the toes ✔️armpits ✔️ears ✔️around the eyes If you are not sure, always contact us as grass seeds can migrate around the body, causing All sorts of problems such as infections. Remember, we are always here to help in any situation. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, just call our reception team on 01322 223311 ☎️ Why not consider our Vip plan? You will receive 10% off all procedures The plan provides so many benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year! VIP benefits: ✅yearly vaccinations ✅kennel cough vaccination ✅10% off all treatments and service ✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment ✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop ✅ The convenience of monthly payments We even offer a home delivery service