Continuing from yesterday:
More information on First aid for your pets. 🐱🐶🐰
See the attached video on how to apply a foot bandage.
(Round of Applause to Hero, our Model Dog!) 👏
If you have any first aid questions - give us a buzz. ☎
01358 720223 (Ellon) 01651 806212 (Methlick)
AUGUST IS PUPPIES, KITTENS & SENIOR PETS MONTH!! 🐶🐱
More about SOCIALISING!!
Socialising Outdoors: 🌳
Puppies & Kittens also need to get used to different walking surfaces (grass, concrete, stones, sand) Time of Day or Night can also make a difference to your pet as objects look and sound different.
Did you know our nursing team carry out FREE SOCIALISATION Clinics to get your pet comfortable with being in practice.
Give us a phone if you feel your pet will benefit from a nurse socialisation clinic. Ellon - 01358720223 Methlick 01651806212
APRIL AWARENESS is all about PESKY PARASITES. 🦟🪳
WHAT ARE FLEAS?
*Fleas are the most common of all external parasites found on dogs & cats.
WHAT ARE THE SYMTOMS?
*Flea bites cause intense itching, which can lead to a rash, inflammation and hair loss.
HOW CAN I GET RID OF FLEAS?
*Vacuuming your home will only remove 50% of eggs and larvae.
*Your pet can spread flea eggs everywhere in the environment, meaning Carpets, Sofas, Beds etc can house eggs & larvae, leading way to re-infestation. Multiple house treatments are recommended.
TREATMENT FOR CATS:
• NEXGUARD
Monthly spot-on treatment which covers Fleas, Ticks, Worms & more
• CREDELIO
A monthly tablet which covers Fleas & Ticks
• SERESTO COLLAR
A collar which covers for Fleas & Ticks can last for 7-8 months.
TREATMENT FOR DOGS:
• SIMPARICA
A palatable monthly tablet which kills up to 99% of Fleas & Ticks affecting dogs in the UK (also covers ear mites)
• VECTRA & ELIMINALL
Monthly spot-on treatments which discourage the Flea or Tick from biting. (Cannot use Vectra around cats)
• SERESTO COLLAR
A collar which covers for Fleas & Ticks can last for 7-8 months.
FLEAS & PEOPLE:
*Fleas can also jump from your pet onto people & cause itching & inflammation.
If you need Parasite treatment please get in touch to order.
01358 720223 (Ellon) 01651 806212 (Methlick)
NOVEMBER's Information on Operations 😀
To finish up this months' Information on Operations, here is a video tour of our Ellon branch.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of staff. 👩⚕️
⭐️SOCIALISATION SUCCESS STORIES!!⭐️
This is 9 month old Labrador Tilly. Tilly can be anxious around new people & in environments like the vets. She has been attending our socialisation clinics with our nursing team for 4 months.
To begin with Tilly would tremble and vocally express her nervousness with low grumbles & barks, which can be heard at the start of this video. You can also hear Tilly reacting to noise outside of the consult room (e.g. people walking past the room or loud talking). Over time the nursing team have allowed Tilly to gain confidence & trust through her love of biscuits.
Our aim is to prepare Tilly for her booster in February. As you can see in the video, we are working on tenting the scruff (as this is the site of injection for the booster), as using the stethoscope and introductions to the Vet who will be carrying out the booster & health check appointment. Tilly has massively improved & now does several commands. Her body language is also visibly relaxing throughout the video.
We are very proud of how far Tilly has come and look forward to the further progress she makes. WELL DONE TILLY!! 🤩🥳
* Permission to post by Owner*
Socialisation clinic star
⭐️ Socialisation clinic star ⭐️
The beautiful 7 month old Maeve has been attending socialisation clinics with our RVN since her 2nd vaccine back in April.
At that point she didn’t like being petted by the vets or nurses and was extremely nervous but since attending socialisation clinics she has come on leaps and bounds and will now allow a full examination with no fuss, play with toys in the room and happily take biscuits.
Progress for socialisation doesn’t happen overnight but that’s what makes it even more rewarding for our RVN Katrina. There is nothing quite like the feeling of working with an animal for a period of time and having a break through where you start to see improvement (however small) in their confidence, happiness and bond with us.
Well done Maeve 👏
Photos to follow on a separate post as facebook wouldn’t let us post both at the same time.
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Vet Nurse Awareness Month
May is Vet Nurse awareness month and one of the things our RVN’s do are nurse consults so we thought we would do a quick video of one of our free puppy checks done by Katrina (RVN).
We have opened up more nurse consult spaces so give us a call at our Ellon branch if you would like to book (01358 720223)
🐶 Free Puppy Checks
🐱 Free Kitten Check
🐶Free Senior Checks
🐱Free Dental Checks
🐶 Free Weight Checks
🐱 Free Socialisation Check
& MORE
(Facebook cut out part of our writing - it should have said ‘In general we find that puppies that have attended free puppy checks are more confident when visiting us and are happier to be examined’)
Katies turn.....
Just a bit of fun for the page...
Katie chose to show us her creative skills and made a tik tok video featuring her dog Bobby for her get to know the staff nomination.
If you are on tik tok feel free to follow us @ glenythan_vet_group
She would like to nominate Hannah 😃
Special thank you to Bobby for modelling his dogrobe so well 😍.
(We do not own the rights to the music)
