Meet Thumper🐰🤎
Thumper is owned by our deputy head nurse Jelisa. Jelisa noticed Thumper was losing weight and brought him for a check up with vet Tamsin. Tamsin found that Thumper had some sharp overgrown teeth that were likely preventing him from eating properly. After a blood test to check for any other problems, and some pain relief to make him feel better, Thumper underwent a general anaesthetic. He had x-rays and the sharp teeth were rasped smooth. He recovered very well, here he is enjoying his recovery food shortly after surgery! It's really important to minimise stress in our bunny patients and so his two girlfriends accompanied him for his stay in hospital (we think they were grateful for the fuss and treats from the team!).
As a prey species, rabbits will often hide pain. They may continue to eat even when they're very poorly or painful. If you notice any reduction in appetite or weight loss in your rabbit, please contact us for an appointment with one of our vets.
If your pet struggles with all the noises that come with bonfire night, Halloween and New Years then now is the time to start taking action.
🔊Noise anxiety is very common in dogs with around 50% reacting fearfully/anxiously to certain noises.
Although there are things you can do to help your dog if there’s unexpected loud noises, desensitising your pet and introducing positive associations now may help your pet cope better when firework season comes around.
🔊Once you’ve identified noises that trigger a fear/anxiety response in your dog you can begin to help them ignore this stimulus using repetition and gradual increase of volume. This will build their confidence until higher levels of stimulus are able to be ignored.
🔊This takes time, patience and persistence but positive reinforcements such as rewarding your dog with a high value treat/toy when they show signs of relaxation will help.
Despite training, some pets do still struggle and may benefit from veterinary input. There is also a recognised link between noise sensitivity and pain. If you are concerned about your pet's noise fear and think they may need more support, please contact the practice.
For a more in depth guide on what noise phobia is and how you can help your pet overcome this please visit the website attached.
https://www.petdialog.co.uk/noise.aspx?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1yyScPb5b86tB9lSxtpYrYSzJjdnguFM4dauaST8G_9JfmmKSH4yh3Rj4_aem_TPXU4ZVcB4S93GdlPbWIIg
🐾🦴 PRIME OF LIFE 🦴🐾
We are offering Prime of Life clinics for our “senior pets”. Dogs over 8 years old and Cats over 11 years old.
They are run by our registered veterinary nurses. The consultation includes a full nose to tail check. The nurses will advise you on what to look out for as your pet grows older and if further investigations are needed these are performed at a discounted cost.
These are run from both of our practices.
If you would like further information on these clinics please give us a call or message us on here.
📢 SOUND ON 📢
Marble came in to be castrated this week.
He was having a cuddle with one of our nurses whilst purring away💙
This is Delilah, she was admitted to be spayed and as you can see by the video is not bothered at all after she had the surgery. She is really enjoying the fuss from the nurses.
Here are some photos from today. Thank you everyone who came, we really enjoyed showing you around.
We're ready to show you around 10am till 1pm
Kettles on and the biscuits are out. We're all ready to show you around 😀
This little bundle of chaos is Gus who was in for the day to be castrated. As you can see it's really upset him 😻
