Ashfield Veterinary Surgery

05/08/2024

We have had a stray female lurcher handed in.

Found in Greencroft
Female
Fawn colour

No collar or microchip

Please share to help find this little ladie’s owner.

Please contact the surgery on 01207 520308 if you think he might be yours or if you know who he belongs to 📞

Proof of ownership is required.

31/07/2024

We are looking for a new patient care assistant 🐶🐱🐰

Apply below 👇🏼

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31/07/2024

OWNER FOUND 🙏🏼

We have had a stray ferret handed in. He’s a very sweet little guy!

Found in Stanley
Male
Un-neutered
Black & fawn markings

No collar or microchip

Please share to help find this little man’s owner.

Please contact the surgery on 01207 520308 if you think he might be yours or if you know who he belongs to 📞

18/07/2024

❗️IMPORTANT MESSAGE❗️

The entire industrial estate has lost power. With this in mind we will have no computers and limited phone lines so please can we ask for all calls to be for urgent or emergency needs only.

If you require a repeat medication or a routine appointment please call us tomorrow or email us with your request and we will get back to you when our computers are back online.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

24/06/2024

As we humans enjoy the current heatwave we’re having, we just wanted to remind you of the dangers to our fur babies in the heat ☀️

Please avoid walking your dogs at peak times and stick to early morning and late night walks. It is also advisable to avoid bringing any brachycephallic (short nosed) pets into the vets unless necessary, as they tend to struggle with higher temperatures more than longer nosed breeds.

Whilst we hope you enjoy these summery days, please remember that no dog has died from missing one walk 🐶💛

23/05/2024

UPDATE:

We are back up and running! Thank you ☺️

❗️IMPORTANT MESSAGE❗️

The entire industrial estate is having power issues. We currently have no computers and our phone lines are in the process of being diverted to a mobile phone. With this in mind we will have limited phone lines so please can we ask for all calls to be for urgent or emergency needs only.

If you require a repeat medication or a routine appointment please call us tomorrow or email us with your request and we will get back to you when our computers are back online.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

23/04/2024

Meet Lilo! 🐾🐱

Lilo joined the weight clinics a few months ago and she has done SO well (she’s lost 10% of her body weight!) and is now at her ideal weight. Through her owners dedication to the programme and the support from our nurse Rebecca this has been achieved in a controlled and balanced way.

Here’s what her mam had to say about the plan;

‘From the very first consultation I’ve had a great deal of support with Lilo’s weight loss journey. Rebecca went through a lifestyle questionnaire, her usual habits, measurements, feeding, cost per day and explained how to measure Lilo’s body condition score. She also gave me timescales for the expected weight loss and explained the process in full.

Since loosing the weight, Lilo has become more energetic, playful and cuddly. Before joining the clinics I found it hard to work out what was the right amount for her to loose weight, but still be healthy.

Rebecca was amazing at working at the right amount to best suit her, balancing her need to lose weight with how greedy she is!! Once the amount was worked out, it was super easy. After I’d been given the amount of food she needed, I put it into three containers for her three meals per day. Through regular consultations and check ins on the phone if needed, it was a weight of my shoulders knowing I could ask Rebecca any questions I had during the process.

She is now at a healthy weight so is on maintenance feeding and I have my happy, lively girl back!’

We are thrilled that Lilo and her mam have done so well at the weight loss programme! As Lilo is reaching those geriatric stages in her life we just know that this weight loss will have improved her quality of life 🥰

In the nicest way possible Lilo, we hope we don’t see you too soon!! 🐾❤️

*if you think your pet would benefit from some weight loss please contact the surgery on 01207 520398 📞

14/04/2024

As an industry the veterinary profession has a significant amount of single use products and over the years it has negatively impacted our environment. Here at Ashfield, we are doing our very best to be more green!

Here are just a few of the things we have changed over the last year;

- We now have a number of bins throughout the practice to help us segregate our waste correctly and allow us to recycle even more items
- We are actively encouraging clients to return any unused medication to us, so we can dispose of it properly and reduce the impact on the environment
- We are making conscious decisions when purchasing single use consumable items
- Our buster collars are made of recycled plastics and are able to be recycled
- The syringes we purchase are made of recycled plastic
- Simple changes, like ensuring all paperwork is printed double sided to reduce paper usage
- LED lightbulbs that are on sensors so that they are never left on

Along with responsible dispensing of medication’s, changes to our products and ways of working, we are trying our best to reduce our impact of the environment 🌍♻️

11/04/2024

We are proud to announce that Ashfield Veterinary Surgery has been accredited as a Dog Friendly Clinic. The Dog Friendly Clinic Scheme has been set up by Dogs Trust and The British Veterinary Behaviour Association to help vet clinics and owners make every dog's veterinary experience the best possible. To find out more, and how you can help your dog have a better trip to the vets, visit www.dogfriendlyclinic.org.uk

02/04/2024

‼️UPDATED‼️

We now have access to phones and the computer system but no emails. This is being worked on and we will keep you updated.

Thank you for your patience 😊

‼️IMPORTANT PLEASE READ‼️

Our computer systems are currently down and working with one phone line.

We hope the problem will be resolved soon.

If you have an emergency please come directly to the practice and we will see you as soon as we are able.

Thank you in advance for you patience.

From The Ashfield Team 🐾

28/03/2024

Easter is a fun time of year filled with spending time with family and pets and warm spring weather. ☀️

But for our pets, there are lots of hazards around which could turn a lovely day into an emergency trip to the vet very quickly!

At Ashfield, our nurses have made a very useful Easter Dangers board. When you are next here, take a look at all the helpful information.

Alternately, read on for our Easter dangers advice here 👇
thehealthypetclub.co.uk/easter-dangers

26/03/2024

Happy Easter!

What have you and your pets got planned over the forthcoming Easter Weekend? 🐱✨

Please note our practice Easter Bank Holiday opening hours below:
Friday 29th March - CLOSED
Saturday 30th March - 9.00am - 12.00pm
Sunday 31st March - CLOSED
Monday 1st April - CLOSED
Tuesday 2nd April - Open as usual

24/03/2024

Did you know that chocolate is poisonous to dogs and cats? 🍫

With Easter coming up, we’re creating awareness around chocolate toxicity in pets.

Find out more here thehealthypetclub.co.uk/chocolate-poisoning-pets

23/03/2024

Happy National Puppy Day!
We’d love to see a photo of your dogs when they were puppies, so share them below

15/03/2024

Today is , so tell us, where’s your pet’s favourite place to sleep?

10/03/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all the dog, cat and rabbit m**s out there!

04/03/2024

🌍🌍 Our environmental changes 🌍🌍

At Ashfield we have made many changes to reduce our impact on the environment. One change we have actioned is streamlining our waste system, we’ve made waste segregation easier by putting labels on and colour coordinating bins, each room has the facilities to segregate correctly and we’ve introduced recycling of flexible waste to reduce the waste we send to landfill. As a practice we’ll look into more ways we can reduce waste and keep you updated.

As a practice we’d like to include our clients in our environmental sustainability journey, below are resources to help you drive economically and save money on fuelling your car.

How to save fuel - https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/how-to/fuel-saving-tips/

How to drive economically - https://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/fuels-environment/drive-economically

10 Best Fuel Saving Tips for Motorists - https://www.lookers.co.uk/blog/10-best-fuel-saving-tips-for-motorists

13 Ways to Improve Fuel Economy and Save Money - https://www.evanshalshaw.com/blog/13-way-to-improve-fuel-economy-and-save-money/

Fuel efficient driving tips - https://www.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/fuel-consumption-co2/fuel-consumption-guide/fuel-efficient-driving-tips/

03/03/2024

Something to make you smile this Sunday… this handsome lad LOVING getting cuddles after his surgery 🥰

We try to have it as calm as possible in our kennel room so that your fur babies aren’t worried when they’re with us. Just a reminder that we are already ISFM (International Society of Feine Medicine) Silver Accredited and we are currently in the process of completing the Dog Friendly Practice Scheme with Dogs Trust 🐶🐱

28/02/2024

!! UPDATE - Our phones are back up and running!!

Our phone systems are currently down.

We hope the problem will be resolved soon.

We still have access to email. If you email your query someone will get back to you. If you have an emergency please come directly to the practice and we will see you as soon as we are able.

Thank you in advance for you patience.

From The Ashfield Team 🐾

22/02/2024

Reminder for today

16/02/2024

‼️PRACTICE MEETING‼️

Thursday 22nd February 12-2pm we are having a full practice meeting, during this time our doors will be locked, but ours phones will be available in the event of an emergency.

We have these meetings to keep staff up to date with any changes and to improve our services.

Thank you for your understanding 🐾

15/02/2024

One of our VIP’s turned 11 yesterday 1️⃣1️⃣

Little Milly and her mam visit us regularly (much to Milly’s disgust) so we thought she deserved a special happy birthday from all of us at Ashfield ❤️

🎉 Happy birthday Princess Milly! 🎉

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you all have a nice day with your loveable pets.

We’d love to see a photo of your pawfect valentine below!

01/02/2024

UPDATE: REUNITED
****Found *****

Young Male entire crossbreed, no microchip, found near Tesco at Annfield plain. Contact the surgery with proof of ownership. 01207 520308

11/01/2024

❕We are back online! Woo! And our phones are back to normal service, we have big backlog from the last week but we are ONLINE 🙌🏼❕

11/01/2024

I can’t believe I’m writing this again, we have had ANOTHER power cut 😭

All our systems are down, most of our lights and plugs are off. The power grid have been contacted and will be with us shortly.

We feel like broken records but thank you in advance for your patience, our phone lines will once again be diverted to an individual mobile so the lines will be slow. Please only contact us for emergency and urgent appointments/queries.

Thank you 💚

09/01/2024

Unfortunately we are still in the same position today. We are waiting for an engineer to come and save our bacon 🥓

As always, thank you for your patience and understanding 😊

08/01/2024

❗️IMPORTANT❗️

I can’t believe we’re writing this again, but all of our computers/lighting/heating/phones are down again 😭
We’ve been onto all the relevant companies to try and get this resolved asap. Please bare with us as our phones will be directed to 1 individual line, please only contact us for an urgent/emergency appointment so we can keep our lines as free as possible for these patients.

We’re so sorry and hope to be back up and running ASAP.

04/01/2024

🎉 We are back up and running as normal today 🎉
Thank you to all of our clients for being understanding.

Team Ashfield 🐾