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Whitworth Veterinary Practice Ltd

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Whitworth Veterinary Practice Ltd

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Small Animal Veterinary Practice - An independent small animal practice with a dedicated team of vets and support staff to provide high level care for the pets in our community

04/12/2024

📣 Exciting News! The Maybridge Canine Hydrotherapy Clinic is Reopening! 🐾
We’re thrilled to announce that our clinic is reopening with an exciting addition—Veterinary Physiotherapy is now available alongside our Hydrotherapy sessions!

💧 What’s New?
You can now book:
✔️ Individual Hydrotherapy sessions
✔️ Individual Veterinary Physiotherapy sessions
✔️ Dual sessions combining both for comprehensive care

Our services are designed to support a wide range of conditions, including:
🦴 Orthopaedic injuries
🧠 Neurological conditions
🐕 Rehabilitation and recovery
💪 Maintenance and fitness
🐾 Elderly pet care

💼 Whether your furry friend needs focused rehab, improved mobility, or overall fitness, we’re here to help them feel their best.

📅 Opening Times: (alternating weeks)
Week 1:
🐾 Tuesday: 11 am – 7 pm
🐾 Wednesday: 9 am – 5 pm
🐾 Thursday: 9 am – 5 pm

Week 2:
🐾 Tuesday: 3 pm – 7 pm
🐾 Wednesday: 9 am – 5 pm
🐾 Thursday: 9 am – 5 pm
🐾 Saturday: 9 am – 1 pm

📞 Book Now! Slots are filling up quickly, so get in touch to secure your pet’s session. Let’s work together to keep your canine companions happy, healthy, and thriving!

Email [email protected]
Phone 07305548728

🐾 We can’t wait to welcome you back!

25/11/2024

🎄 Christmas Raffle 🎅🏼

It’s that time again for the Christmas raffle!! ⭐️

The raffle tickets cost £1 per strip and all money goes to the amazing charity, Colchester Caring For Our Cats 🐈

They are a hard working charity who works towards giving stray cats of all ages a better life ❤️

The winner of the raffle will get this festive hamper filled with lots of goodies to enjoy over the Christmas season 🥂🍬🍫

If you follow Colchester Caring For Our Cats on social media, you may recognise this gorgeous little guy in the photos below. This is Wookie, a 3 month old kitten who has been hand reared by our wonderful receptionist, Lucinda. The plan was for Lucinda to foster Wookie while he was being hand reared … however Lucinda fell in love with Wookie and he is now a permanent member of the family. As you can see, Wookie is loving having an explore of the hamper 🐈‍⬛💙

The raffle with be drawn the week before Christmas and tickets are available to purchase at Whitworth Veterinary Practice 🎄🐈❤️

12/11/2024

📣 🐈‍⬛ STRAY CAT FOUND 🐈‍⬛ 📣

We have an adult female, black domestic short hair cat been brought into the practice by a member of the public. She was found around Walton area. She is unchipped and has no collar.

If you think she may be yours, please call us on 01394 271112 📞

11/11/2024

🎄 Charity Christmas Cards 🎅🏼

Need to purchase some Christmas cards to send to loved ones??

Colchester Caring For Our Cats have created some fabulous Christmas cards for all cat lovers 🐈

They are an amazing small charity, who we work with, to help give stray and in need cats and kittens a better life.

Sizes available:
Standard size - 3 card multipacks: £6 each or 2 for £10.
Large size - single cards: £3 each or 4 for £10.

The cards come in a range of different designs, each displaying a holiday scene and festive cats 🐈‍⬛

Cards are CASH only and all money goes to Colchester Caring For Our Cats to help with vet treatment, feeding and giving these cats a better life.

Available for purchase at Whitworth Veterinary Practice 🎄🎅🏼🐈

31/10/2024

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

Here are some tips and tricks for keeping your pets safe and happy this Halloween:

1. Take your dogs for a walk before trick or treating beings. The Halloween outfits can be scary for dogs, even if worn by someone who they know 🐕
2. Keep sweets/ chocolates and pumpkins out of reach from your pets 🍬
3. Keep candles out of reach from your pets 🕯️
4. Make a cosy space for your pets such as a den which can help them feel safe.
5. Keep Halloween decorations out of reach from your pets 👻
6. If your pet is nervous of trick or treaters ringing on the doorbell, leave the sweets outside of the front door with a “help yourself” sign 🍫
7. Keep your cats inside once it gets dark 🐈‍⬛
8. Avoid leaving your pets at home alone if possible 🏠
9. Have some background noise on for your pets such as the radio as this can help to distract from the fireworks 🎆
10. If answering the door to trick or treaters, make sure to keep your pets away from the door to prevent them from escaping 🚪
11. Make sure all cats and dogs are microchipped and the details are up to date.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your pets this Halloween, please call us on 01394 271112 📞

We hope you have a great and safe Halloween 👻 🎃

30/10/2024

Many of you may recognise Linda, our lovely receptionist in the photos below. After nearly 40 years of working at Whitworth Vets, today is her last day as she is retiring.

Linda has been with Whitworth Vets from the beginnings at Ranelagh road, working with the founder of the practice through to our Trimley St Mary site. She has been an integral part of the team, welcoming clients, caring for them and their pets, through all phases of their lives.

We all want to say the biggest thank you to Linda for all of the kindness, smiles and laughs she has brought to the practice over the years. And a big thank you for all of her support to the clients and the patients. It has been a privilege to work with her.

Linda, we will miss you so much. Enjoy your retirement and make lots of amazing memories ❤️🎉

07/10/2024

🐶 Puppy Party Spaces Available 🎉

We have a few slots left for our next puppy party group which begins this Wednesday (9th October). 🐶

The puppy party will consist of 4 sessions (October 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th) from 7:30pm-9pm at Whitworth Vets. 🗓️

The puppies and owners will learn many important skills over the 4 weeks, to include: sit, stay, veterinary health checks, parasite control, socialisation, vaccinations, insurance, legislations and much more! 💊 🦠 🐕

The course costs £40 and you will also get a puppy party guidebook and a clicker to use for your puppy training. 📖

If you wish to sign up, please contact us on 01394 271112 📞

When attending the puppy party, please ensure your puppy is up to date with their flea and worming treatment and has had their first vaccination at least a week before the first session. Also, please do not bring your puppy along to the sessions if they are poorly. 🤒

Thank you 🎉🐶

27/09/2024

What should they eat? 🐹

Feeding Hay & Grass - High quality, dust-extracted hay or fresh grass should make up 85-90% of your guinea pigs’ diet. You should make sure this is freely available and replace it with fresh hay every day.

Nuggets - A small amount of tasty, high-fibre nuggets should be fed as a supplement to feeding hay or grass to ensure that your guinea pigs get all of the vitamins and minerals they need. High in ‘beneficial fibre’ to promote digestive health, they also contain prebiotics to help with healthy eyes, skin and coat. Importantly, they also prevent selective feeding – unlike muesli-type foods where small animals just pick out the high starch/sugar components, leading to all kinds of health issues.

Treats - Grass-based treats can be fed in small amounts to your guinea pigs. Treats can be hand fed to help with bonding. Forage mixes are good for sprinkling on hay to help to encourage natural foraging behaviour and treats can be left around their housing to keep them occupied.

Fresh Greens - These can be added to your guinea pigs’ diet for some variety and to provide additional nutrients. Examples of greens which are suitable for feeding daily include: dandelion leaves, plantain, strawberry and raspberry leaves, cauliflower leaves, hawthorn, celery leaves, green pepper, kale, romaine lettuce and spring greens. 🥬

Fresh Water - Fresh water should always be available. Change it daily and check it regularly during the winter months to ensure it hasn’t frozen. 💧

27/09/2024

It's day three of Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2024 - Nibble, Nourish, Thrive! and they're jumping right into the importance of a healthy diet for guinea pigs! Stay tuned for more tips and info throughout the week, and don't forget to show your support by liking, commenting, and sharing their posts. Let's make the best one yet!💚

As exotic pets, guinea pigs require a specialist diet to meet all their nutritional requirements. Wild guinea pigs naturally eat a diet of grasses, plants, vegetables and crops.

Guinea pigs are herbivores which means that they are entirely vegetarian and need high levels of fibre to keep their digestive system working correctly, their gut should be in constant motion with two types of fibre (digestible and indigestible). They get this fibre mainly from high quality feeding hay which should make up the bulk of their diet.

If guinea pigs don’t get the right amounts of both digestible and indigestible fibre, it can rapidly lead to serious health problems. Their teeth are designed to continually grow so need to be worn down naturally by fibrous, abrasive foods to avoid dental problems such as overgrown teeth which can be very painful for them. Hay is good for dental health as the gnawing action required to eat it helps to wear down their teeth.

Your guinea pigs’ diet also needs to be supplemented with plenty of vitamin C, as they lack the enzyme needed to produce it. Vitamin C is important for healthy skin, joints and blood vessels. Vitamin C can be found in good quality, high fibre nuggets and certain fresh greens and vegetables.

Never feed your guinea pigs with human food – chocolate and dairy products are particularly dangerous and citrus fruit can upset their sensitive tummies. Also avoid potato, nuts, onion and related vegetables, rhubarb, tomato leaves, buttercups, daffodils, poppies and tulips. 🐹

26/09/2024

Indoor piggies! 🏡

Guinea pigs can be kept indoors, but it is important that you gradually get your guinea pigs used to common household sights, sounds and noises.

All areas that your guinea pigs move around in should be fully proofed to ensure that they are safe and protected from hazards. For example, all electric cables should be covered to stop your guinea pigs from chewing on them and any house plants should either be safe for guinea pigs or kept out of the way. You should also make sure the flooring is non-slip as slippery floors can cause injury and stress.

Your guinea pigs should be kept away from radiators and their space should be kept well ventilated, the temperature for your guineas’ housing should ideally be kept at between 17-20 degrees Celsius – some warmer areas of your house may be too hot.

You should have a toilet area for each of your guineas which is separate from their bedding area. It’s also important that you provide plenty of enrichment through toys, platforms, hay and grass plants.

Don't forget to like, comment, and share their posts with your fellow guinea pig lovers! 🐹

26/09/2024

Happy day two of Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2024! 🐹

Today, are sharing how you can create a thriving environment for your fluffy friends. Let’s jump right into making your guinea pigs’ home perfect! 🏡

Outdoor piggies 🏕️

Guinea pigs can be housed outdoors. They just need to be protected from hot weather in the summer and poor weather in the winter.

When the weather is particularly bad, don’t put them in an outdoor run. As they’re so small their bodies are really close to the ground, so they’ll easily get wet. Instead, pop them inside or in an outdoor shed – all guinea pig proofed of course!

In better weather, keep your guinea pigs’ housing and run out of direct sunlight and fill it with places to hide. Guinea pigs are prey animals so like to feel secure and that they have somewhere to hide away.

Keeping guinea pigs outdoors means they may encounter predators, such as foxes. Keep your guinea pigs’ housing secure by using good quality wire and bolts. Also, certain garden chemicals, such as pesticides, can be poisonous. Make sure your guinea pigs are kept away from any areas that could contain these chemicals.

Guinea pigs don’t like cold weather, so in winter, move their accommodation somewhere warmer, such as into a shed, porch or utility room and give them plenty of extra bedding to help keep them nice and cosy.

Don't forget to like, comment, and share their posts with your fellow guinea pig lovers! 🐹

23/09/2024

Guinea pigs are small, but with big personalities. By understanding their behaviour, you can make sure they’re happy and have a great relationship with them.

They communicate using several noises, including the ‘wheek-wheek’ call – a sign of excitement or to find a friend – and a low ‘purring’ sound, which they make when they are feeling content and chilled out. They also make a series of short ‘putt-putt’ noises when they are exploring.

They like to play, so make sure there are plenty of toys for them. Play makes them exercise, which is good for their physical health and for keeping them happy and healthy.

They are natural foragers, so hide some food and your pets will enjoy looking for it. For example, try hiding some snacks around their hutch or in their feeding hay. Foraging mimics their natural behaviour and prevents boredom.

They need constant access to hiding places where they can go if they feel scared. In the wild, they live in groups and several groups may form a colony.

They scent mark by rubbing their chin or cheeks across things, which helps keep their home smelling familiar and reassuring. This is why it’s important to make sure that you transfer some of the old bedding back into their accommodation when cleaning. They also drag their bottoms across the ground to leave scent secretions as messages to other guinea pigs.

They are most active during dusk and dawn but they are awake for up to 20 hours of the day. This means they need constant access to food, water, companion guinea pigs, safe hiding places and toys to keep them occupied, as well as an exercise area with tubes to tunnel along, shelters to hide in and deep areas of hay to forage in and nibble on.

Like, share, and comment to keep the conversation going! 🐹🐹🐹

23/09/2024

It's day one of Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2024! Today, are diving deep into guinea pig behaviour.

Learn how to nurture positive habits and recognise the signs when something might be off.

Your furry friend counts on you to understand their needs, so let's get to it!

Like, share, and comment to keep the conversation going! 🐹✨

24/08/2024

Wildlife at Whitworth Vets ❤️‍🩹🏥

Here is our RVN Hannah with another wildlife success - a wild rabbit brought in by a kind member of the public after it was knocked by a car. A few days of TLC and it was ready to go back to its home 🐇

We would never turn down wildlife in need here at Whitworth Vets and we do everything we can to get them back to full health 🏞️

If you have any concerns about wildlife please call us for advice 🍂

27/07/2024

🐈 Nurse Dematt Consults 🐈‍⬛

This is Mia, the Maine C**n who came to us this week for a short dematting session with the nurses 🩷

She had a few large matts under her arms and along her tummy which were removed. She was a star for this and was loving all of the fusses ⭐️

Matts can get very sore and pull on your pets skin, they can also prevent proper temperature regulation and hide nasty parasites such as fleas ⚠️

We offer a short, in consult dematting session with one of the nurses for £11.56. This is great if there are a few matts which need removing and a nice brush through is required 🐶

If your pet requires a longer session to tackle more of those stubborn matts, this would be £17.16 🐱

If you have any questions regarding our dematt consults, please call us on 01394 271112 📞

09/07/2024

‼️ Stray Cat Found ‼️

We have had a tortie and white female cat with no ID chip and no collar brought into us this morning. She was found at Maidstone road, Felixstowe.

If you think she may be yours please contact us ASAP on 01394 271112 📞

28/06/2024

Grass Seed Season 🌱🌾

It’s that time of year again when we see a lot of dogs with grass seeds in places they shouldn’t be!

Grass seeds have sharp pointed ends which allows them to get tangled up in the fur and burrow themselves into the skin.

The most common places to find grass seeds include:

🐾 In between toes and pads - causing lameness and soreness.
👂 Ears - causing head shaking or tilted head.
👃🏼 Nostrils - causing sneezing and nose bleeds.

From these areas the grass seeds can migrate into the body and cause major problems.

Please make sure to check your dogs coat and especially between the toes after each walk to prevent this from happening. It can also help to keep the fur on your dogs paws cut short so grass seeds can be found more easily 🌱🌾

03/06/2024

🐢 MISSING TORTOISE 🐢

A tortoise has been found in Walton - likely a Russian tortoise with no microchip.

If you are missing a tortoise please contact us on 01394 271112 📞

Address

Station Yard Station Road, Trimley St. Mary
Felixstowe
IP110UB

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 7pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 7pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 7pm
Thursday	8:30am - 7pm
Friday	8:30am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+441394271112

Website

http://WWW.WHITWORTHVETS.CO.UK/

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Wildlife at Whitworth Vets ❤️‍🩹🏥 Here is our RVN Hannah with another wildlife success - a wild rabbit brought in by a kind member of the public after it was knocked by a car. A few days of TLC and it was ready to go back to its home 🐇 We would never turn down wildlife in need here at Whitworth Vets and we do everything we can to get them back to full health 🏞️ If you have any concerns about wildlife please call us for advice 🍂 #veterinary #wildlife #wildlifeonearth #savetheplanet #vetnurses #veterinarymedicine

📣 Christmas and New Years Opening Hours 📣 🎄 December 23rd we are open normal Saturday hours (9am - 1pm). 🎁 Closed December 24th, 25th and 26th. 🎅🏼 Open as normal December 27th, 28th and 29th. ❄️ December 30th we are open normal Saturday hours (9am - 1pm). ⛄️ Closed December 31st and January 1st. VetsNow will be available to support you while we are closed over Christmas and New Years. Please ensure all medications are ordered by 7pm Wednesday 20th December to ensure your pet will receive them for over Christmas 💊 Thank you and Merry Christmas to you all 😊🎅🏼