Ferndown Family Vets

05/01/2024

🐾 Feel Good Friday 🐾

Remember these beautiful Halloween goodies made by mum Borrill?!

We are pleased to share we have been able to donate £225 to Wildlife Rescue Moyles Court to support the amazing work they do following with the sales of the bandanas, bow ties and cat nip toys. Thank you for your support 🐾

04/01/2024

Roxy melted our hearts this morning, especially Sammies!

02/01/2024

Happy New Year!!!

It was lovely to see our clients and their pets today to welcome in the New Year. We are all back to normal working hours at the practice now.

Mondays to Fridays - 8.30am to 6.30pm
Saturdays - 8.30am to 12.30.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in 2024!!

30/12/2023

We are almost at the end of 2023!

We have so many wonderful photos. Here is just a tiny snippet of the year!

There have been some really amazing moments and some sad moments too, but it's a privilege to look after all your lovely pets.

We hope 2024 brings you and your furry families everything you are wishing for.

From all the team at Ferndown Family Vets - Happy New Year!!

27/12/2023

We hope you all had a lovely Christmas & Boxing Day!

We had the pleasure of meeting little Bertie who moved in with his new family last week! He was such a sweetie and was a very good boy for Vet Katie on his first visit to us.

We are open as usual today, Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning!

20/12/2023

An absolutely beautiful photo we had to share with you! Jake, Megan & Harvey showing off their Christmas Bandanas!!

We have a few left if you still want to grab one before the big day!! All the money goes to Staffie & Stray Rescue.

20/12/2023

Our furry friends love helping in the festive season! From tinsel tasting to bauble chasing to climbing trees like Boo here, our staff pets have been having lots of pawsome fun 🐾

Please don’t hesitate to call us though should their curiosity lead them to unwrapping a box of chocolates, sneaking a mince pie or eating something that really isn’t digestible! We are here to help and the good news is the phone automatically takes you through to our wonderful vets now team when we are closed.

Please do share any festive shenanigans your fur babies have been getting up to!

19/12/2023

We had a lovely visit from Polly today! She was a little anxious to start with but was soon won over with treats and cuddles from the reception team and she even posed by the tree for us ❤️

See you again soon Polly!

18/12/2023

16/12/2023

🐾Feel Good Friday!🐾

Autumn & Jo were very happy to have baby bunny cuddles!! They came in to see nurse Laura for a little check over before they go off to their new homes after Christmas!

13/12/2023

We love having visits from festive feeling doggies!!!

This is Nellie posing by our tree, Lola & Tinkerbell with Nurse Laura and Hugo enjoying the cheese off the licky mat in his Christmas jumper!!

Please share your festive photos with us!

08/12/2023

🐾Feel Good Friday🐾

We love sharing photos with you and we've had lots of puppies lately but we all absolutely adore the golden oldies!!

This gentleman is Barney who came in for a check up on his eyes with Vet Kate and the lovely lady Asia who came in for a full check over with Vet Jordan.

Please share your photos of your golden oldies with us below 💛

07/12/2023

🐾Baileys Blog🐾

Poor nurse Sammie and her family have been under the weather, so to keep Bailey amused Sammie set up some activity feeding!

Bailey loved snuffling out her treats and it kept her amused for ages!

Activity toys offer mental and physical stumulation and enrichment. Directing your dog's energy into play with toys can prevent or help resolve such problems as digging and chewing on furniture, shoes and anything else they can get hold of!

06/12/2023

Do you remember the puppies we had in for a weigh check a few weeks ago....well, this is them now!! The last 2 girls left in the litter!

Came in today for their first vaccinations. They were very good girls and so relaxed they fell asleep on vet Katies table!

What a pawfect first experience for them 🐾

05/12/2023

Our Christmas bandanas, bow ties and cat nip toys are here!!!

As always, all the money goes to charity. This time we are raising money for Staffie & Stray Rescue.

Pop in to see us and choose your favourite!!

04/12/2023

Ruby was very happy to have a cuddle with the gorgeous little Luna!!

She came in for a puppy check with vet Jordan as her new pawrents had just brought her home 🏡

01/12/2023

🐾Feel Good Friday🐾

Poor Jordan has been feeling a bit under the weather but Ralph was here to give him a big goldie hug to make him feel better!!!

Ralph came in to see Jordan for his annual vaccinations and health check. He mostly enjoyed the cheese licky mat and hugs and didn't even notice the injection!

01/12/2023

We love it when we open the email box and have photos like this from our lovely clients!!!

How cute are these beautiful baby bunnies!! We can't wait to meet them for cuddles when they come in for a check over soon!! 🐇

30/11/2023

We wholeheartedly agree with this! Their carrier can be their bedroom and you can always pop a gorgeous throw over it to help it fit in with your decor 🐈‍⬛😻🐈

⁉️Who leaves their cat’s carrier out in your home? 🤔

🙌🏻 We do! We make is cosy, & it lives where Olive likes to be & to rest 😻😴

❓Why? Because vet visits & occasional transport are inevitable throughout a cat’s life. Being taken away from their safe place, & taken to new & stimulating social & physical environments can be stressful 🙀

👍🏻 🧺 By having the carrier as a safe place, cats can feel confident & have familiarity around them, & this can really reduce distress 😺

💭 The carrier being freely available also provides a cosy hidey hole, which all cats appreciate ✅

✨ And it’s the first step in training for comfort for vet visits & transport 👍🏻

💡So, if you’re not making your cat’s carrier a safe & cosy permanent spot for them in the home, what are you waiting for?! Go set it up 😉🧺😻

29/11/2023

We have been notified that a poisonous plant is being used as decoration in a pot plant that can be purchased in garden centres and possibly florists.

The pot plant is Livistona rotundifolia (footstool palm; also known as Saribus rotundifolius) and pots of these plants are decorated with three fibrous balls. The balls are the skeletonised fruit of Cerbera odollam (su***de tree, pong-pong). Within each fruit is a kernel that is extremely toxic; a single kernel can be fatal if eaten and poses a risk to both pets and people. The toxic compounds in Cerbera odollam are cardiac glycosides, which are also found in foxglove, oleander, lily of the valley and other plants.

If you have these fibrous fruits in your pot plant, remove them and dispose of them safely. It you are worried your pet may have eaten the plant material contact Animal PoisonLine (01202 509 000)or your vet immediately.

28/11/2023

We love measuring blood pressures in cats because it’s easy! They relax whilst we measure. There’s no needles involved.

If it’s higher than we would like, we will recommend a blood test to check their vital organs and we will examine their eyes like an optician!

It’s all part of getting old but with regular blood pressure checks, we are thankful we can help them before there’s too much damage like permanent blindness or longterm kidney damage.

27/11/2023

Want to help your pets enjoy this festive season? Try some of these great tips from Linda 🐾😻

🐱🐶 Up high, down low, in a cosy corner, under something, in a quiet room…

With the festive season approaching, let’s prepare our pets quiet places to rest and retreat to! 🎄 🎁

🤔 Also, let’s make sure we are getting them used to being confined away from the action in a relaxed and comfy way - slowly & surely (rather than just shutting the door on them and leaving them inside frustrated while the party goes on without them! 😾)

Here you can see examples of:
👍🏻🐱 my cat choosing to sleep up high, where she can see what’s going on and feel safe
✅💤 my dog resting quietly in a room I have chosen for her to settle in upstairs (we’ve spent lots of time preparing for this, initially with me hanging around in the room being boring while she snoozed, then with me coming and going from the room, then with me closing the door for short periods, then gradually building up the time she can comfortably rest there)
😻 my cat choosing an under-the-bed comfy hidey-hole (actually for the dog, but, well… cats! 😹 )
🐶😴 my dog snoozing in her thunder nest, which has become her safe place, that she can see everything, but not have to engage, or be interacted with

❓How will you set your pets up for comfort & safety during the busy festive season?

💭 Top tip, for pets that have not yet been trained to relax away from the busyness:
– consider long-lasting, engaging, safe activity feeders
– foraging, problem-solving & brain games
– aim for pets to feel like they’ve got the better end of the deal by being safely confined!
– use cat- or dog-specific pheromone plug-ins
– play loud-ish relaxing/boring background music to damp down noise
– making sure guests know that pets are not to be disturbed or interacted with
- ensure that pets have plenty of time, attention, walking & resting for the rest of the time

🍷 🍫🙀 Remember, it may not always be safe to have pets present when lots of people, food and noise are around, and pets may be overstimulated or uncomfortable (but unable to use their behaviour to tell you), or you may be distracted and not notice. Preparation and setting up for success in advance is key 💪🏻 🙌🏻

24/11/2023

🐾Feel Good Friday 🐾

This is Frankie. Rescued from Battersea in September. He was rehomed as they got a new kitten which he took a dislike to as Frankie prefers to be the only cat in the house. He now has a wonderful life as the only cat in the house with his new owners and has settled in beautifully. He came in to see vet Katie for a check over and as you can see he was very at home in the consult room! 💙

24/11/2023

Do you remember the beautiful Tawny Owl we had brought in?

Well this is the most fabulous news to share with you today! 🦉 The owl was released very close to where it was found after the amazing team at Moyles Court had got her fit and healthy again!

A break in the wet weather gave us the opportunity to successfully return this TawnyOwl to her territory. She had originally been sent to our hospital from a Veterinary Practice having been handed in by a member of public who found her on the roadside, probably an RTC. We X-rayed and assessed the owl and found that she had sustained a wing fracture and a graze to her eye. Wing fractures require expert treatment which we at Wildlife Rescue are able to provide. After treatment, rehabilitation and reassessment she was ready to go back to her home. Release video in comments, it’s only 11 seconds as she went like a bullet !

22/11/2023

🐾Baileys Blog🐾

Well Bailey has been super busy the last couple of weeks! Still very inquisitive and exploring this new world around her! Nurse Sammie has shared some fabulous photos!

Here she is learning some highchair etiquette, and finding the stash of cheese here at the Practice!! Clearly loves food...you can tell she's part labrador 🤣

Please share your photos and comments of your growing pups! We love to hear what they are up to!

22/11/2023

This little chap is Max!!

He came in yesterday for a weigh in and to have a visit with nurse Laura.

He absolutely stole our hearts! 🩵 What a good boy!

21/11/2023

We had a lovely visit from the gorgeous Milo on Monday!

He came to see vet Jordan as he was having problems with poorly ears. He left with some medication so hopefully he will be feeling better soon 🩵

17/11/2023

🐾Feel Good Friday🐾

How happy was Jo lending a hand to weigh these gorgeous babies!! 4 weeks old and all came in for a weigh and their next dose of worming treatment.

We can't wait to see how much they've grown on their next visit!

Have a lovely weekend with your furry friends!

14/11/2023

We had the pleasure of meeting this beautiful girl today 😍

Her new Mum & Dad can't decide on a name for her so we thought we would help!!

Her Mum says "She is a Blue Oriental and has ghost spots. She is very loving and sweet and playful. She is 5 months old"

Please pop your name suggestions below and they will choose their favourite 👇

10/11/2023

🐾Feel Good Friday 🐾

Life can’t get much better than this!!!

With the gloomier weather and darker days arriving, Kelly and Kevin just couldn’t resist but to have a cheeky cuddle together 🥰💕🐾

09/11/2023

🏆 Thank you!!! 🏆

It is always super exciting to receive these in the post! 🤩

Thank you for taking the time to nominate our vets Katie and Aidan and also the whole practice for these exciting awards 🐾

If you would like to recognise someone for the amazing work they dedicate themselves to daily just click on this link and have fun nominating!

https://www.petplanvet.co.uk/veterinary-practice-insurance/veterinary-awards/

03/11/2023

🐾 Feel Good Friday 🐾

We had to share this lovely video of little Hugo enjoying some bubbles!!!

We hope you all have a lovely weekend with your furry friends and hopefully you can all stay dry 🌧

01/11/2023

🐾Bailey’s blog🐾

Introducing all the weird and wonderful human happenings in the most positive way is key as soon as possible.

With fireworks rapidly approaching introducing Bailey a few weeks ago to the sights and sounds positively was crucial to make the next couple weeks as good as possible. Here she is watching the tv but there are desensitisation CDs out there too!

This approach isn’t just unique to fireworks either, got a new baby arriving soon too?! Reach out for more advice or check out https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/dog-advice/understanding-your-dog/sound-therapy-for-pets to find out more!

31/10/2023

🎃Happy Halloween!!!🎃

How gorgeous does Brodie look in his bandana!!

Thank you to everyone who bought a bandana, bow tie or cat toy! (There are a few left if you want to grab one today!)

We will update you with the amount raised soon!

30/10/2023

👻Halloween!!🎃

Last few bandanas, 1 bow tie & 5 cat toys left!

Last chance to pick something up, as Halloween is tomorrow!!

ALL £5 goes to the Moyles Court Wildlife Rescue 🎃

27/10/2023

🐾Feel Good Friday🐾

Jo had the absolute pleasure of a cuddle with Lily the very gorgeous black kitten who came in for some vaccinations!

We were discussing if the superstition of black cats being unlucky was fair! But apparently, if they cross your path left to right, it's especially lucky!!

26/10/2023

Did you know not only are our team super amazing at caring for your pets they are also incredible bakers!! 😋

In the lead up to Christmas as daylight hours reduce we all enjoy watching the Great British Bake Off 🎂🍰🧁

We each support and rally for someone on the show but when the contestants time comes to an end, it also signifies the moment we bake in honour of them!

Here’s a sneaky peek at some of the amazing delights the team have baked this year so far!!!

25/10/2023

🐾Baileys Blog Wednesday🐾

Sickness and diarrhoea isn’t uncommon when we bring a new puppy into the home. It can be due to a change in diet, stress with all the new happenings and other factors.

Unfortunately for Bailey yesterday she had both sickness and some explosive diarrheoa so of course she was quiet and feeling very sorry for herself 🤒

She also wasn’t eating or drinking so she came in to see vet Jordan as it’s important puppies don’t go without food for too long.

Fortunately for Bailey with an injection, some probiotics and special tummy friendly food, she has responded well and today we cross our fingers hoping she continues to improve! 🤞

25/10/2023

🐾Impawtant notice🐾

Our website is a little unhappy at the moment and misbehaving itself … we obviously haven’t been positively rewarding it enough 🦴 😉

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