Nithsdale Vets

25/06/2024

🐾🐾Look at those faces! 💝💝💝

25/06/2024

Looking for a way to keep your dog or cat cool during the heatwave?

Read our vet tips below.

🐱 How to keep your cat cool: https://bit.ly/3XUdmTh
🐶 How to keep your dog cool: https://bit.ly/45BYoTr

How have you been keeping your pet cool? Let us know in the comments.

24/06/2024

Happy Rabbit Awareness Week! If you have any rabbits be sure to send us a picture of their lovely faces!

24/06/2024

As the UK enters a four-day hot weather warning, here’s a guide on when you should and shouldn’t walk your dog in the heat.

Remember, a dog has never died from skipping a walk, but dogs have died from heat stroke.

How is your dog coping with the heat?

21/06/2024

It's giving confident new pet parent! Our plans are designed to help you manage your pet's preventative healthcare in one handy plan.

Plan benefits include:
💉 Annual vaccinations
💊 Year-round parasite protection
🩺 Six-month healthy pet checks

Plus much more, join today.

Terms and conditions apply, see our website for full details.

19/06/2024

** Update; They have been reunited with their owner **

Does anybody recognise this dog? We’ve had a stray dog handed into the practice in Dumfries. If you can contact us on 01387253402.

19/06/2024

🐾🐾How cute are these guys! 💝

17/06/2024

Check out this list of common worms your dog could catch.

Ensure your dog has their parasite treatment with our handy preventative healthcare plan, Pet Health Club.

Join today at: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.
Join today at: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

16/06/2024

Happy Fur-ther's Day! Let's see some photos of all the pet dads out there!

14/06/2024

Say hello to this gorgeous bundle that we’ve had the pleasure of meeting recently 🐾🐾💖💙

14/06/2024

Be ready for a summer adventure with Pet Health Club™! 🎯 Enjoy peace of mind knowing your pet's preventative healthcare is taken care of with our plans, which include benefits such as vaccines, flea, worm and tick control, plus other great benefits.

Join today at: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

11/06/2024

Our plans have a wide range of benefits to help protect your pet throughout their life. From year-round parasite treatment, to annual vaccines and much more.

Check out all our benefits today: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

08/06/2024

Summer is here!⏰ Get proactive and combat fleas, ticks & worms with Pet Health Club™'s one handy plan.

Our plan benefits include:

💉 Annual vaccinations
💊 Year-round parasite control
🩺 Six-month healthy pet checks

Plus many more benefits.

Join today at: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

05/06/2024

It's turning into BBQ season! We hope you have a fun but safe time with your furry friends making burgers!

04/06/2024

**UPDATE - owners has been found, thank you to everyone for their efforts in locating them**

Sadly, we received a report last night of a black, female cat which had been badly injured in the Mennock area, possibly from a road traffic incident. The cat had some hair loss to it's paws and some white hairs under her chin. If you believe this cat to be yours, please give our Dumfries branch a call on 01387253402

31/05/2024

Your ultimate guide to removing a tick from your pet.

Don’t risk ticks this spring. Get your pet’s tick treatment included with a Pet Health Club membership.

Join today at: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

31/05/2024

✨✨Lastly, and certainly not least....finishing off Vet Nurse Awareness Month we have Steph. Steph has been qualified for almost 8 years and worked at Nithsdale Vets for over 12 years. We asked Steph to share a bit about herself.....

Hobbies: cycling, running and walking the dogs. Hopefully competing at Birmingham hyrox so training will start for that too.

Pets: Toby the Border Terrier, Logan the Labrador and Stella the cat.

Achievements: managed to stay in a camper van for 4 weeks while travelling around New Zealand 😂

Career interests: cardiology, radiology, ultrasound scans and emergency surgery.

Advice for anyone wanting to become a veterinary nurse: Not an easy course! Comes with long and challenging days but worth it to see your sick patients go home again ☺️

Typical day: caring for any inpatients, setting up for surgery, running in house lab samples and carrying out consultations.

27/05/2024

🎉Recognition of Vet Nurse Awareness Month continues with Lindsay....... Lindsay is almost 4yrs qualified and has been with Nithsdale Vets for 5 years now. We asked Lindsay a few questions:

Additional Qualifications/Training: HND in animal care and recently became a clinical supervisor for student veterinary nurses training with us

Hobbies: Adventures with my little family, spending time with friends, baking and drinking cocktails

Pets: 10 year old rabbit called poppy

Career Interests: Surgical procedures and Diagnostic imaging

Advice for anyone looking to become a Vet Nurse: It can be a tough couple of years but totally worth it in the end. Get as much work experience as you can.

Typical Day: Checking and monitoring in patients, setting up for the day's surgical procedures, monitoring anaesthesia, consults, running inhouse laboratory work so blood and urine samples etc, cleaning and the list goes on.

Favourite Part of Being a Vet Nurse: The feeling when you get to nurse a critical or ill patient and return a patient back to their family. No better feeling. Getting to work with the Nithsdale team!

27/05/2024

Do you have any Bank Holiday plans with your pets? Leave us a comment and show us what you're up to!

25/05/2024

Spring is here!⏰ Get proactive and combat fleas, ticks & worms with Pet Health Club™'s one handy plan.

Our plan benefits include:

💉 Annual vaccinations
💊 Year-round parasite control
🩺 Six-month healthy pet checks

Plus many more benefits.

Join today at: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

20/05/2024

This week we celebrate Emma.

Emma is due to graduate in August this year having just finished her degree last month. We asked Emma to share a bit more about herself....

Additional Qualification: Did an honours degree rather than the standard bachelor of science - BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing.

Fun Fact about me: At home we have 5 working sheepdogs!

Fun animal fact: Kangaroos can have 3 babies at once - 1 in the pouch, 1 at foot and 1 in the womb.

Hobbies: Breeding pedigree Suffolk sheep and working/training the collies on the farm.

Pets: 4 collies (Glen, Roy, Meg, Cap) and 1 kelpie cross (Taz)

Career Interests: Emergency Cases, Possibly going on to do further certificates after graduation.

Advice for anyone looking to be a vet nurse: Try to get as much experience in vet practice as you can prior to beginning the course, work hard, and be motivated and compassionate.

Typical Day: Doing nurse consults, setting up for and monitoring surgery, nursing inpatients and learning constantly

Favourite Part about being a vet nurse: Its a rewarding job - I particularly enjoy emergency cases and also carrying out nurse consults.

18/05/2024

🩺💉It can be hard to know, especially as a first time pet owner, what is classed as an emergency, so we thought Fergie could help demonstrate 🐾🐾:

1372 likes, 18 comments. “Reconising symptoms when your pet is unwell its very important. Please enjoy this little video to help have a better understanding of when to reconise an emegergency and seek veterinary care for your furry friend🐾‼️”

17/05/2024

Special Thank You ✨

Emma has not long completed her dissertation for her degree: BSc (Hons) in Veterinary nursing. As part of this she carried out a study in both branches of Nithsdale Vets: Dumfries and Thornhill which required clients to fill out a 10-minute survey and have their pet body condition scored. Emma would like to thank all of the clients and dogs who took the time to participate in the study, it is very much appreciated and also all of her colleagues here at Nithsdale vets who with their flexibility and willingness made the study possible. She looks forward to graduation this August! 👩‍🎓

16/05/2024

Here’s our helpful guide on how to apply spot-on parasite treatment to your pet.

Don’t risk fleas, ticks or worms. Get your pet’s parasite treatment included with a Pet Health Club membership.

Join today at: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

13/05/2024

Continuing with our Vet Nurse Awareness Month, today we celebrate our Head Veterinary Nurse, Kelsey 🎉

Kelsey has been qualified almost 8yrs and has been with the practice for just over 10yrs. We asked Kelsey to tell us a bit about herself:

Additional Qualifications/Training: Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care and a Clinical Supervisor for Student Nurses training with us in practice.

Fun Fact About Me: Last September / October I travelled to Australia and then to New Zealand for 4 weeks in a camper van with Steph (one of our other nurses).

Hobbies: Motorsport with local car club and British championship events.

Pets: 3 Spaniels

Career Interests: Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Achievements: So far I have had 5 students gain 100% completion on their NPL, with my 6th student nearly finished.

Advice for anyone looking to become a Vet Nurse: It can be tough and requires a lot of work but is definitely worth it.

Typical Day: Dealing with any inpatients, setting up for the days procedures, nurse consults, working with Student Nurses, cleaning, discharging patients following procedures. Along with many other jobs our nursing team carry out daily.

Favourite Part of Being a Vet Nurse: Getting the very sick patients that need to stay with us and require intense nursing, back home to their family.

12/05/2024

We're celebrating International Nurses Day today! Thank you to all our veterinary nurses for everything you do, we couldn't do it without you!

09/05/2024

Our plans have a wide range of benefits to help protect your pet throughout their life. From year-round parasite treatment, to annual vaccines.

Join today: https://bit.ly/PracticePetHealthClub

T&Cs apply.

08/05/2024

🎉NATIONAL RECEPTIONISTS DAY🎉

Our Reception team are nothing short of amazing! They are the first and last person you see when visiting the practice. No two days are the same, but what remains consistent is their compassion towards animals and their resilience as a Team! We asked Lesley, Linda, Finley and Sophie to tell us a bit more about their role and why they enjoy it:

💙Lesley: I love my job here at Nithsdale Vets. Having worked here within the practice for 11 years now, I enjoy speaking to all the clients and watching the patients grow. Regular puppy cuddles are my favourite part of the job, even when i do get peed on!

❤Linda: Meeting clients and their pets. Typical day can range from meeting and greeting clients, answering phones, taking payments, making up prescriptions, cleaning up pee/poo, the list goes on........although not forgetting the most important job of making the tea/coffee to keep us all going throughout the day!

💛Finley: I enjoy meeting a variety of different people and animals each day. I really like the team i work with, we all get along so well and it makes working so much easier. One aspect of the job i particularly enjoy is seeing clients coming in with their pet who may be unwell or coming in for an operation and to then see the client get their pet back healthy is really nice.

💜Sophie: I love working at Nithsdale Vets, having only started in December last year, i am learning something new everyday and i especially enjoy the puppy cuddles! I look forward to gaining more experience and expanding my knowledge.

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06/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month continues with Lorn.

Lorn has been with the practice for 2 years now, having officially qualified just last year. We asked Lorn to tell us a bit more about herself....

Additional Qualifications/Training: HNC: Animal Care

Fun Fact About Me: I wear shorts and like guinness

Hobbies: Hill Walking, Paddleboarding

Pets: Indy the Cocker Spanner

Career Interests: All aspects of veterinary

Achievements: Done the west highland way last year & doddie aid this year

Advice for anyone looking to become a Vet Nurse: Its hard graft but rewarding

Typical Day: No two days are the same

Favourite Part of Being a Vet Nurse: Just getting everyone (staff and pets) home at the end of the day.

03/05/2024

🐾🐾PUPPY ALERT🐾🐾

We had the absolute pleasure of meeting some new faces this week! ❤

19/08/2022

Happy Friday!

What are you and your fur babies up to this weekend?

21/07/2022

It's back for the Summer! 3 for 2 on all Vetpro products! Mix and match your favourites.

Shop now on the My Family Vets Shop!

*Cheapest item free, offer valid until 31st August 2022.

12/05/2022

Heatwave incoming! 🌡️ Are you planning on taking your dog away to the beach this weekend? Does your dog get nervous whilst travelling? Or perhaps your cat or dog will be staying in a kennel or cattery if you are away this weekend.

All of these situations can cause anxiety in pets, however Vetpro can help! Vetpro Stress & Anxiety Capsules:

🌿 Calms behaviour
🌿 Are fast acting
🌿 Helps reduce stress
🌿 High strength
🌿 No sedative effect
🌿 Easy to administer sprinkle capsules

And for a limited time, we have 3 for 2 on all Vetpro products over on the My Family Vets Shop! Follow the link below to shop

https://bit.ly/38nq9lq

04/05/2022

OFFER ALERT! 🤩 IT'S BACK! Get 3 for 2 across the WHOLE Vetpro range on the My Family Vets Shop!

You can mix and match any Vetpro products, including; Stress & Anxiety, Joints & Mobility with Omega-3s and Healthy Skin & Glossy Coat! Follow the link below to shop!

http://bit.ly/34QoqY1

28/04/2022

It's International Guide Dog Day! 🦮

A day to celebrate all of the amazing service dogs out there who help their owners every day. Do you know any service dogs who you will celebrate today?

20/04/2022

When you realise it's already Wednesday! *Two more sleeps until it's Friday again*

11/04/2022

11/04/2022

It's National Pet Day! Will you be doing anything special for your pet today?

03/04/2022

Hit like if you agree 💗

30/03/2022

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