We are passionate about providing the very best care for your pets, sometimes this is done with a little bit of help from our friends at House of Hydro - Canine Hydrotherapy Centre Bedfordshire, they are just round the corner in Flitwick and offer K-laser for healing, hydrotherapy and boast a brand new aqua treadmill. Our own pets go there so they must be good 😉. Feel free to discuss with the vet if you think complimentary therapy could be of benefit to your animal ❤️.
Emily and Jess took the dogs for a snowy walk this morning before work, its a winter wonderland ❄️ . Please share with us your pets in the snow!
Even on a busy day there is always time for a snuggle 🥰
Hope you all had a lovely weekend with your pets 🐕. Jess who is one of our Registered Nurses took part in the Battersea Muddy Dog Challenge with Lola - a fun loving Staffordshire Bull Terrier! They stormed round the course and raised lots of money for Charity. Well done Jess and Lola! 🥰
Did you know that just like humans, dogs
can be affected by arthritis? It is a painful,
progressive and inflammatory condition of
the joints which affects dogs of all ages, sizes
and breeds. If your dog looks less active and
mobile, he/she could be affected. Speak to
us today for some advice.
Our brave heart for the month is the lovely Lily 😍 she has been receiving chemo with us for a while now to treat lymphoma, but is always happy to come in for her treatment and hang out with the team, even on our lunch break 🤣💓
We love you Lily 🐈
#whatvnsdo
Next up is anaesthesia!
This is a very big topic and involves a lot!
A nurse is trained to understand drug calculations, and know what drugs are routinely used for what procedure.
Under direction of the veterinarian, a vet nurse will calculate, draw up and administer anaesthesia, usually the pre medication.
A nurse will monitor the patient for adverse reactions after the initial dose, then maintain the patient at the correct level of anaesthesia during a procedure. This includes considering pain management, too light/too deep anaesthesia, and vital signs - as well as recording this as they go along on a monitoring chart. They need to have a knowledge of the normal parameters in different species; such as heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature and more.
Different drugs have different effects on the body and the nurse should understand and recognise what these are.
Anaesthesia also spreads to the equipment used, a nurse will carry out routine checks on all equipment to ensure they are fit for purpose, and know what breathing circuit to select for each patient for example.
The nurse also recovers the patient, which involves making sure they wake up nicely, and to look out for signs of post operative pain.
They are also trained in anaesthetic emergencies, with regular refresher training in line with up to date research and protocols.
#vnam19
As spring approaches we are starting to see more wildlife brought in, quite often a young animal who appears to be alone is just waiting for mum to come back with food!
Although we can try and help real emergencies, when they are fine, our general advice is to leave them be 🙂
Here is a video of Maya and Thora releasing a young bird who was brought in to us but turned out to be ok - look at the little guy go!
This little lad is Gizmo, he was in today for his castration but gets quite nervous and upset at the vets. Taking things slow and having some playtime certainly made him feel more comfortable with us ❤️
Happy international cat day everyone! 🐈
We thought it would be a lovely opportunity to share these kittens with you that our nurses are currently hand-rearing until they are old enough to find new homes.
We have two black males and one black and white female, can anyone help us with naming them? 😸
Here’s Emily’s boxer Honey and Shona’s labradoodle Carrig having a lovely splash and play on a cool evening walk earlier! Hope you all had a lovely weekend 🐶❤️
These two handsome boys came in for their 6 month health check and flea treatment as part of the Medivet healthcare plan yesterday (and lots of cuddles)! They’d like to wish you all a lovely weekend 😘😍
Paws in the air for another bank holiday weekend! 🐾
We hope you and your pets enjoy the sunshine, we are now closed until Tuesday, but as usual our phones will be diverted to out of hours services. Alternatively you can contact Medivet Watford directly on 01923243429.
(Credit to Ritchie the Maltese showing off his dance moves after his scale and polish dental treatment the other day! 🐶)
This crazy bundle of joy is Monty! He came in for his castration today and had lots of play time with us too. When pets are with us for the day we try to make it not such a daunting experience - looks like he’s still friends with us 😉😍💞
Happy Sunday everyone! Here’s a snapshot into our ‘everyday’ at work, with a collection of some of Thoras photos. Let us know if you spot your pet 😍!
..and here is Thora explaining how we prepare the surgical site before theatre for Maya’s spay, just look at those coat markings 😍
... and here they are modelling their new party hats and having a post-op stretch in the snow!
Teddy and Toby came in today for their castrations, they were such gentle giants and so well behaved. The two brothers are Rottweiler x Newfoundland and so very handsome ❤️❤️
Sometimes it’s our own pets that need to come in for a visit! Here’s one of our nurses, Amy’s cat Milo sulking at home after his castrate 😝😽
