Magnolia House Veterinary Clinic

02/12/2025

🚫🐾 Polite request 🐾🚫
Please don’t leave poo bags outside our front door. It creates hygiene issues and isn’t pleasant for visitors.
Kindly take waste with you or use nearby bins. Thank you! 🙏

01/12/2025

🌟 A Huge Thank You to Lara & Huxley! 🌟

We were so touched to receive this beautiful gift basket from one of our wonderful clients Lara after Huxley’s recent orthopaedic surgery. 💚

Huxley has been such a brave boy throughout his recovery, and seeing him back on his paws means the world to our team.🐾

30/11/2025

We've reworked our website and we're super excited about the changes! If we were fancy, we might say we've given it a glow up, but we're not that fancy 😂

Please do have an explore - there is a new section about our specialised arthritis service, and there are some free downloads in the Resources section. There are still a few bits we're tweaking - definitely keep an eye on a couple of online courses we have in the works that will be released soon!

We've also made it easier for you to order medication online, to join the health plans, and to contact us via PetsApp - all the links are easily accessible on the top line if you're looking at it on your computer, or at the top of the menu if you're looking on your phone!

Welcome to Vets who place your pets at the heart of everything we do! Welcome toMagnolia House Veterinary Clinic A warm welcome to the Magnolia House family! We are your local, independent, family-run small animal and exotics practice situated in the heart of Christchurch, Dorset. Our team is commit...

20/11/2025

With it having. been so cold last night please check your hibernating tortoise especially if they are. hibernating outside or in an outbuilding.
Brumation/hibernation temps want to be 2-8 degrees C and below 2 degrees ice crystals can form which can cause blindness, brain damage and pain in limbs.
The Met Office recorded -5 at Bournemouth airport this morning and temps of -3-4C throughout the area . Use of temperature loggers or a min.max thermometer to record the temperature at tortoise side are strongly advised.

15/11/2025

🐹🔬 What’s bugging your Guinea Pig? Let’s take a closer look…

Recently in the clinic we helped little Rocket who was itchy and sore on his back. To get to the bottom of it, we performed a tape strip test — a simple, gentle method where a piece of clear tape is pressed onto the fur to pick up any tiny hitchhikers living on the skin.

We then examined the sample under the microscope and found lice to be the culprit! This little creature you see here is a guinea pig louse (don’t worry, they only affect guinea pigs, not humans).

Rocket has now received treatment that should clear the lice and get him feeling more comfortable again😁

12/11/2025

We’re feeling the love today! 💕 A huge thank you to Tabitha and Honey for the thoughtful card and gift. Your kindness truly brightened our day (and our staff room😋). We’re so grateful to have amazing clients and patients like you in our Magnolia House family.🐶💙💚

06/11/2025

Halloween is over, the fireworks have quietened down… and Mariah Carey is defrosting — which means it’s officially Christmas raffle time! 🎅🏼🐾

Tickets are available now at reception — £1 per strip and as usual, all proceeds will go to the Christchurch Food Bank.🥫✨

We have some amazing hampers available for one lucky dog, cat and small furry🎁✨
Birds/reptiles - don’t worry, we have something special for you too!🐍🦜

Get into the festive spirit early
and grab your tickets before they’re gone! 🎄

✨Winners will be drawn on Friday 19th December✨

04/11/2025

Chicken Keepers: HOUSING MEASURES

Due to the escalating number and expanding area of cases of avian influenza in kept and wild birds, the AIPZ with mandatory housing measures to protect poultry & captive birds will be extended to the whole of England for all keepers of over 50 birds and all keepers who sell or give away eggs or poultry products (even if they keep fewer than 50 birds). These measures will come into force from 00:01 on Thursday 06 November.

All keepers of over 50 birds and all keepers who sell or give away eggs or poultry products (even if they keep fewer than 50 birds) in England must house their birds and continue to follow stringent biosecurity measures.

The AIPZ requiring mandatory biosecurity measures remains in place across GB.

Please check GOV.UK for the latest information.

04/11/2025

Firework season can be a challenging time for many pets. Playing calming music like this can really help reduce anxiety and keep them settled. We fully support anything that helps our patients feel more at ease. 🐶🐱💚

28/10/2025

REMINDER - roadworks have begun so please allow plenty of time if travelling to us over the new few weeks. 🙏🏼

Essential resurfacing and maintenance works are set to take place on key sections of the A35 Christchurch Bypass and surrounding roads from 6pm on 27 October for three weeks.

26/10/2025

Love it or hate it the time of year for loud bangs and whizzes accompanied by bonfires.
Most people following this page will understand the fear and danger all of this imposes on our wildlife.
We ask you to be our ambassadors and spread the word. Do people really need to burn money!

Did you know...?
Hedgehogs have evolved without a 'fight or flight' instinct...?
That means that in the face of danger - such as a strimmer, or fire creeping through a bonfire heap - their instinct is to roll into a ball and not run

24/10/2025

🐹THIS WEEK IS GUINEA PIG AWARENESS WEEK🐹

Our lead receptionist Lisa has been busy making this fabulous display with lots of really useful info all things pig related so please do pop in and have a look if you can🤩

TO CELEBRATE THIS WONDERFUL “WHEEK” PLEASE SHARE YOUR CUTEST GUINEA PIG PHOTOS BELOW📷💓