Magnolia House Veterinary Clinic

10/10/2025

Sadly we have had a deceased female tabby cat handed in to us.😔
She is not microchipped and was found near the Avon causeway pub.
If you think she may be yours please contact us on 01202 499622

08/10/2025

URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
Edit: Updated with hopefully working link.

https://www.change.org/p/grant-access-to-independent-vets-to-the-cma-s-unredacted-pdr?recruited_by_id=32075e90-a36a-11f0-a1d1-292565a5b798&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

The Veterinary Sector has been hugely corporatised in the last few decades with 60% of all vet practices now owned by one of six companies. Locally more than half the practices in the area are corporate owned.

The Competion and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating the sector with the goal to improve competitiveness and ensure fairness to clients.
However,
throughout the process, the CMA have heavily focused on the opinions of the big 6 corporate groups - assuming these represent the whole industry.
Independent practices have struggled to have their voice heard.
The latest update is that the Provisional Decision Report (PDR) is going to be shared with only these big 6 corporate groups, for them to assess and respond.
This will shape the decisions that are made, and it is simply not representative of the whole industry. This will likely have a huge negative impact on independent practices such as ourselves.

In true government consulting style news of this broke yesterday and we have until 10am tomorrow (Thursday 9th) to respond. We attach a link to a petition. for your consideration.

Thank you for your time

Stan and Dalya

LINK:
https://chng.it/VQJR9VSG9

Attribution:
Independence by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free

07/10/2025

Salmonella found in raw dog food.
Please check your food and keep you and your pet safe.

Important information for dog owners ⚠️

03/10/2025

Gorgeous little Basil the border terrier pup came to see us this morning😍
Basil is just 4 months old and loves going on camping trips with his owners🥰
We checked Basil’s weight today and made sure he was all up to date with flea and wormer before his next big camping adventure🏕️🌾

03/10/2025

We were deeply honoured to receive this email this week outlining a nomination for Avian Vet of the Year.
As an international award it covers avian vets from across the world.
https://lafeber.com/t-j-lafeber-avian-practitioner-of-the-year.

Thank you for your trust to let us care for all your feathered companions

01/10/2025

Today marks Veterinary Receptionist Appreciation Day and to celebrate we’d like to give a big shout out to our awesome client care team…
Lisa, Mel, Georgie, Danielle and Monica 💕

Many of you will know these lovely ladies smiley faces at the front desk when you come to visit us. You will find them giving all of your pets lots of cuddles no matter how slobbery, hairy or scaley!

Thank you for everything you do, the clinic couldn’t run smoothly without you 🫶🏼

25/09/2025

CLIENT APPRECIATION POST 🥰🙏🏼

We just wanted to say a massive thank you to all of our wonderful clients - your cards full of kind words and gifts are always so greatly appreciated by us all and motivate us to keep going when times get tough.

We are so grateful for you all ✨

23/09/2025

EDIT - OWNER HAS BEEN FOUND 😀
We have had a large ginger male cat handed in to us as a stray🐈 found in central Christchurch, he is chipped but details are not up to date so unfortunately we cannot contact the owner.
Please call us if you think he may be yours
📞01202 499622

22/09/2025

We're running what will likely be our last Rabbit Vaccination Clinic of 2025 this Wednesday.
These clinics offer protection for the newer more virulent strain of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease 2 (RHD2) that is not covered by the existing combo Myxomatosis-VHD vaccine. Sadly we have seen some suspected cases this summer all of which were fatal within 48 hours. RHD can also be transferred by fomites, so rabbit to rabbit contact is NOT needed and it can be spread by touch or clothing.

Unfortunately we are still only able to get this vaccine in 40 dose vials that are good for a day from opening. Hence the dedicated clinic days, these clinics are open to clients and non clients to maximise protection.

Please call the clinic to book: 01202 499622

30/08/2025

In an episode of Behind the scenes at the vet clinic...
Have you ever seen a beating heart? It's pretty awesome! :)
We perform heart ultrasound scans several times a week, and it's easy to forget how amazing it really is to be able to see this!

The main reason for a heart scan is usually hearing a murmur when we listen to a pet's chest, and sometimes we proactively scan breeds at risk of heart disease (as not every heart problem will create an audible murmur, so some problem hearts can sound completely normal).

20/08/2025

Due to urgent electrical works outside. The practice currently has no power. This also means we have no phones or computers.
All inpatients are ok and not affected by this please bear with us.