4 Paws Manicures & More "Your Mobile Vet Nurse"

06/09/2024

Just a few of the gorgeous fur babies I've visited this week ❤️🐾

05/09/2024

Frankie is so photogenic ❤️ I visit regularly to clip her rear dew claws 🐾

03/09/2024

Get in quickly 🐱🐾

is taking Christmas bookings now - please note there will be a limit this year!!

03/09/2024

Gorgeous Bear has a monthly groom with me, to keep those knots at bay 🐱
He gets very cross if he has the slightest tangle, so this routine keeps him in tiptop condition 😍🐾

02/09/2024

So many gorgeous cats seen today 🥰 Heres some I remembered to take a picture of 🐱🐾

29/08/2024

Another super busy day 🥰 apologies for those I forgot to take pics of 🤦

28/08/2024

What a great day back visiting this gorgeous lot 🥰🐾

28/08/2024

I'm back from a wonderful holiday and looking forward to seeing you all 🐩🐈🐇🐁🐾❤️
I think I've returned all the messages, but if I've left you out please contact me and I apologise.
I'm extremely busy today so there will be a longer wait time for response
See you all soon 😁🐾

15/08/2024

Just to remind you that I'm now on holiday and not back on my rounds until August 28th. I will not have my work phone/diary with me but please do leave a message with your details and I will get back to you as soon as is possible on my return 😁
September is extremely busy with limited availability and I would appreciate notice of cancellation in advance please, to be able to fit others in where needed.
Look forward to seeing you all in a few weeks 🐕‍🦺🐈🐇🐁☺️🐾

15/08/2024

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12/08/2024

Guilty... I have been absolutely useless lately at remembering to take pictures 🤦
Luckily Poppy and Kitos Mums do it for me 😻
Now's your chance to get your fur baby on Facebook 😊 Post a pic and let us know what I visit for 🐁🐇🐈🐩🐕‍🦺❤️🐾

05/08/2024

Happy Monday 😸🐾

30/07/2024

I often have owners worrying that their cats aren't drinking enough.
Here's some handy tips to help get you through the hot spell 🌞🐱🐾

25/07/2024

This is how Duke sits for a nail clip and then loves a belly rub after 🥰🐈‍⬛🐾

23/07/2024

I visit Milo regularly for his glands.
He is such a sweetie ❤️ Here he is ready for his treat. 'The paws' 🥰 🐾

22/07/2024

I visit Elsie regularly for her nails and glands 😊 She is the best behaved, holding each foot up for me to do. Never needs holding for anything ❣️🐾

18/07/2024

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16/07/2024

I visit Larry regularly for a manicure ❣️
He now has a new sister Sage 😁
They're being slowly introduced and Sage has her own room for now.
Once bonded they are going to be the best of friends 🐰💕

10/07/2024

All the cats I see are super cute 🥰 If you want to enter yours click on the original post 😺🐾

10/07/2024

Follow me for more great life hacks 🤣🐾

09/07/2024

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08/07/2024

Reggie didn't enjoy a manicure when I first started visiting, but now....❣️🐾

03/07/2024

If your dog prefers a trained professional, please message 😂🐾

01/07/2024

Lovely little Molly had been living feral before being rehomed by her current owner. She has no idea how to groom herself and isn't completely trusting of human contact so her owner has been unable to brush her.
This resulted in her whole coat becoming knotty clumps which were luckily loose enough to tease out with an undercoat comb and leaving it smooth and shiny 😸
I think she'll be a lot happier now 😻🐾

28/06/2024

Although we go on about this every year, don't leave your dog in the car...don't walk in extreme heat...be aware of your flat faced breeds being more likely to suffer.... This still happens and I have personally witnessed many unavoidable deaths in my career that just couldn't be saved
So... prevention is obviously the key but be aware of immediate first aid for heat stroke should you ever need to use it 🐾

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

27/06/2024

This boy 😻🥰🐾

25/06/2024

Looking forward to hearing your stories 😂🐾

24/06/2024

Poppy and Cookie had their 6 weekly groom last week, Yes...all that floof in just 6 weeks!
Shows how important it is to brush our cats, especially this time of year 😻🐾

20/06/2024

Gorgeous Max had a pamper day 😻
He had one little mat by his armpit that required clipping and a few knots in his trousers that combed out beautifully
A good de-shed was needed as you can see ☺️
He didn't want to leave the table when I'd finished, such a good boy 😺🐾