Buster 🐾
😻 Sometimes we just know when kittens are going to grow into the most gentle big softies! Buster stole our hearts last week when he came in for his castrate. We’re happy to report that he has healed well at home with his loving family, but we all miss him! 🐾
🐰Happy Rabbit Awareness Day!🐰
❤️🩹This year, so far, we’ve had 5 wild baby bunnies in our care. We thought you might like to see a little release video from two of our most recent buns finally going back to where they belong.
Tiny Gentleman Titch in recovery (see post for full details).
🐹 Titch the guinea pig didn’t need any help eating his Supreme Recovery food, he was keen to gobble it up (until he saw himself on the camera!). He was a true gentleman and a pleasure to nurse.
🩺 While in recovery after his castrate, our nurses very closely monitored his faecal output and food intake (amongst all of his other vital parameters). If guinea pigs and rabbits go too long without eating, they can suffer from something called ‘gut stasis’. In common terms, the gut and everything in it stops moving, and this can be fatal. Monitoring faecal output is a great way of knowing if their gut has healthy motility. We always use Supreme Recovery food once they’re awake to help stimulate gut movement.
👩⚕️ Our Nurses are all looking forward to seeing tiny gentleman Titch at his post operative check today. ❤️
Top tips for guinea pig and Rabbit hospital visits:
🥗 Bring their usual pellets and their favourite treats along with them so the nurses can be sure they’re getting exactly what they like.
🐹🐰 Bring their companion to keep them company, and this will help them feel safe and calm.
📦Provide a dark and cosy pet carrier with plenty of familiar smelling bedding or blankets for their journey and hospital stay - we will use some of their bedding for their kennel.
💩 Remember to monitor their normal faecal output and eating habits regularly - so when they return you know if there are any changes.
Pino’s story
🐈⬛Following on from yesterday’s post on helping to meet our cats predatory instincts in the home. We would like to tell the story of Nurse Charlie’s chicken, Pino, and the difference these changes to your routine could make.
🐓 Young cockerel Pino was caught by a local cat, and carried off to a neighbours garden. He sustained deep wounds to his body and a broken pelvis. Pino underwent surgery and months of intensive care, but he never regained the use of his legs. His quality of life remained poor, and the difficult decision was made to aid his journey over the rainbow bridge 🌈
🥰Of course, Charlie harbours no ill will to the cat, and regularly meets her for a fuss in the morning before work. But if we can help meet our cats natural hunting instincts at home, we can aid in promoting harmony with their outdoor environment.
🐈 As our previous post suggests, we should;
🪶 enjoy 5-10 minutes of object play every day
🥩 feed a high meat content diet
🧩 use interactive puzzle feeders
George’s new wheels, while he’s on his recovery from IVDD. Check out our page for more information and updates! #winstonswheels #companioncare #ivddrecovery #ivddawareness
George’s new wheels
🐶 Another exciting George update! 🐶
George, Suzie and her family have been working hard since March to help George regain the use of his back legs after surgery for Intervertebral Disc Disease.
😎 This week he received his flash new wheels from Winstons Wheels Charity 1191322 . These custom wheels give George comfort and support and allow him the freedom to move around, sniff and explore outdoors, while he continues with a range of treatments to help get him back on his feet.
🤩 The whole team were so excited to see him take his tentative first steps this week, and hope this brings him and the family a little more comfort and happiness.
❤️ Please join us in sending love to George and Suzie. And please support Winstons Wheels for the incredible work they do for pets like George. ❤️
Our little hero George at hydrotherapy after IVDD surgery.
Many of you have been asking for and update on Suzie’s fur-baby George, who we posted about recently.
George has been having regular laser therapy, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy to help him regain feeling and mobility in his back legs. This is a video of him at his most recent hydrotherapy session with Helen at Fentem-Jones Veterinary Rehabilitation .
Treatment after surgery for Intervertebral Disc Disease is intense and progress is slow. The combination of these therapies aim to reduce inflammation and pain, maintain flexibility and condition in the soft tissues, stimulate sensory input and re-train postural responses. This treatment will continue for months to support George’s recovery.
We all send George and Suzie our love, support and well wishes. 🥰
‼️IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE FOR ALL CAT OWNERS‼️
We are happy to announce that on the 13th of March, the government released new legislation on microchipping. In practice we regularly rely on microchip details to help us reunite adventurous cats with their owners. We experience these heartwarming moments so frequently, but also the heartbreaking moments when cats owners are never found.
The legal requirements of the new legislation are:
🐈 to have your cat microchipped before the 10th of June 2024
🐈⬛ all kittens are to be microchipped before 20 weeks of age
🐈 and if your cat is found to be without a microchip after the 10th of June 2023, you risk a £500 fine
👩⚕️The procedure involves placing a microchip the size of a grain of rice under your cats skin between its shoulder blades during a consultation with a vet or nurse.
💽 This chip has a unique serial number connected to an account containing your cats information and your emergency contact details. These details are kept safe by law and only accessible when legally required by a professional.
📝We will register this microchip with your current details, but it is your responsibility and legal requirement to keep these details up to date.
😸 The procedure of placing a microchip costs just £19. But isn’t being reunited with your missing pet priceless?
If you require any advice on the procedure, appointment availability or updating your pets microchip details, please contact our team.
Thank you for reading. We hope you enjoyed our little video treat of our practice managers cat Moose 😻
Tawny Owl flight feather implantation.
🦉We hope you enjoyed our previous post on this Tawny owls story. We thought you might like to see a Timelapse of the flight feather implantation procedure completed by Russ from Unity Wildlife Rehabilitation and Welfare and Nurses Charlie and Eleanor.
💗Happy Valentine’s Day to our lovely patients and clients from all the Companion Care Ely Team💗
😻For most of us, our pets are one of the biggest loves of our lives. So we would love you to share your favourite photos of your pets in the comments below. 💓
Here’s the satisfying moment that Ian removed the grass seed from Rosa’s ear!
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Feeding time at the zoo! 🍽
