Rouken Glen Vets

30/11/2024

Meet Molly 🦴

Molly is a 3 month old Labrador. Her owner brought her into the surgery last week for a routine appointment with Student Nurse, Amanda.
Amanda checked Molly’s weight and she as able to assist her owners with any advice that they required.
Molly is a sweetheart and we look forward to seeing her back soon. 💗

Routine nursing appointment such as this one are great for socialisation of puppies within the clinic and help to create a bond between our staff and your pets without anything scary happening.

28/11/2024

Brrrr it’s so cold this morning 🧊 ❄️

It’s important to keep our pets warm in this weather, especially our wee golden oldies 💗

This is vet nurse Claire’s, little old lady, Suzi, modelling her new cosy winter jumper.

🧣🌨❄️☃️

26/11/2024

✏️ NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE ☎️

As you are all aware, the practice closes on weekdays at 7pm. There are occasions where pets become unwell and are brought to us of an evening from 6.30pm. As these pets often need additional care out of hours, we acknowledge that this can be stressful for both yourself and your pet to receive treatment with ourselves and then require transfer to our out of hours care provider, Vets Now.
Therefore we have had discussions with Vets Now and have come to the agreement that, from December the 1st 2024, from 6.30pm each weekday night , your calls will now be directed to them, with the aim that your pets will receive all care required in one location.

Our doors will remain open for booked appts, picking up prescriptions/orders and discharges until 7pm as before.

24/11/2024

Winter is most definitely upon us ❄️❄️❄️❄️

Here are some of our top Winter Tips -

🐾 If the pavements are gritted, check your dog’s paws to make sure they aren’t starting to hurt. Grit can be extremely irritating to footpads, even drying them to a point where paws split open and bleed.

❄️ Don't allow pets on frozen ponds/canals or Lochs

🔥 Try to ensure that all aged/debilitated animals do not get cold overnight, by providing extra warm blankets and bedding.

🐶 Animals with arthritis are at greater risk and may suffer more in the cold. Keep them warm at all times.

❄️ Greater care should be taken if you have outside water bowls. Make sure they are not frozen after leaving them for a long period of time.

🐰 For rabbits make sure you have made all hutches draught-proof with plenty of warm bedding.

❄️Keep your pets off areas where there is ice just like us it’s easy for them to slip and injure themselves.

🙀Most brands of anti-freeze contain ethylene glycol which tempts pets with its sweet smell and appealing taste. Unfortunately, it is also extremely poisonous. Dangers occur from spillages when topping up the car, bottles being left open or with loose caps that could be tipped over and lapped up.

🐕If you can't get out with your dog because of the cold weather, then try to ensure you have plenty of toys, especially activity types, to keep them active.

🐩Ensure you wipe snow and ice off your dog's feet, legs and belly. Remove the ice carefully and check for cuts. Wiping off your dog will remove any salt, antifreeze or other harmful chemicals that they could ingest when licking their paws.

🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

20/11/2024

This is Murphy 🩵

This very handsome elderly gentleman was adopted from Cats Protection by his new owners, just 6 weeks ago.

They have very kindly taken Murphy into their home to give him a comfortable and loving retirement!

17/11/2024

🗓️ Appointments🗓️

Please ensure that you have an appointment booked for each pet that needs the vet or veterinary nurses attention.

As you all know our clinics are extremely busy and therefore we are unable to provide care for more than one pet within one appointment slot! We want to ensure that your pet receives the attention they deserve and this is made difficult if we are trying to treat two patients in one appointment.

If you require more than one pet to be seen, please contact our reception team and they will do what they can to accommodate this as soon as we possibly can!

Thank you for your understanding of this matter.

14/11/2024

After a busy day on Monday, Shaun and Ziggy took a bit of time out to have a catch up while he was in the surgery for an appointment. 😎

12/11/2024

Meet Little Ricardo ❤️

Ricardo was dressed to impress when he came into the surgery for his 2nd vaccination yesterday. Vet Helen couldn’t resist getting a pic.

05/11/2024

We’re pleased to announce that our Nae Fireworks Night event is returning this year on Tuesday 5th of November!
If you’re looking for somewhere quiet to get away and walk your dog(s), in the company of other like-minded owners, then Whitelee Windfarm is the place for you. The Whitelee Countryside Rangers, Whitelee Visitor Centre and ScottishPower Renewables staff will be on site to run the event and do our very best to maintain a firework-free zone - although please understand this can never be fully guaranteed! We recommend that dogs are kept on leads during the event.
Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre will be open to dogs and owners, for hot drinks and cake until 9pm - don't forget to bring your re-usable cup to receive a discount off your hot drink and help us reduce our waste. New for this year, there will be coffee vans on both the grass in the visitor centre car park, and at turbine 40 at the bottom of the hill from the visitor centre. There will also be portaloos at turbine 40.

For more details including parking details and helpful information for visiting please follow the link:
https://tinyurl.com/NaeFireworksNight24

As always – spread the word that fireworks are not permitted at Whitelee windfarm. They pose a danger to site infrastructure, can cause peatbog fires, and cause distress to the sites wildlife and livestock, as well as visitors…so please don’t bring them.

01/11/2024

Fireworks night is upon us again, a night of big firework displays and a lot of noise for our pets. 🎆🧨
We have put together a few tips how to try to reduce stress for your pets over this season.
* Make sure pets are kept indoors, walking them well before dark.
* Bring small furries who live outside, indoors. If you are unable to do this, but have an accessible shed or garage, house them in there during this season. 🐰
* Keep curtains and windows closed. 🏠
* Turn up music and televisions in the house in several different rooms to try to drown out the noise of the fireworks. 🎸🎤🎹
* if your pet tries to go and hide under beds, behind couches etc, allow them to do so and do not try to coax them out. This is their way of coping and the more you fuss, this can actually make their anxiety worse.
* If you use plug - ins in the house to help with anxiety or have been prescribed anti-anxiety medication from the vet for your pet, ensure these are switched on/administered in time for the fireworks beginning! 💊

We wish you all a very safe Bonfire Night 🔥

31/10/2024

‼️WARNING - TRIGGER POST

Sadly an all grey female cat has been brought to the practice, found in Thornliebank and had passed away.

She is chipped but the chip has not been registered.

Please contact the surgery if you think this might be your pet.

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween 🎃 👻

#ʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴇɴ2024

30/10/2024

Yesterday, vet Helen Stevens volunteered at the SSPCA to assist with the care required for the influx of rescue adult dogs and puppies that they have taken into local rescue centres in the past few weeks.
The dogs rescued had a number of conditions requiring treatment/procedures that she was able to help with.
Due to this massive intake of rescue dogs the SSPCA would be extremely grateful of any donations that people may be able to give them including bedding, collars etc or any contributions to their care.

https://www.scottishspca.org/216-puppies-and-dogs-in-need-now?utm_campaign=puppies%20and%20dog%20appeal%20social&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

29/10/2024

REMINDER‼️

If your pet has previously needed medication to help them cope with fireworks, or you are concerned about how your pet is reacting to the noise this year, please contact the surgery ASAP to arrange an appointment with one of our vets, who can prescribe the appropriate medications. 💥

28/10/2024

One for the owners of pets who are fearful around fireworks. Anything is worth a try………..

Nearly half of all pet dogs are affected by Bonfire Night displays*, with 45% of owners saying their dog is not calm when they can hear fireworks**Sky and NOW have worked with Dogs Trust to carefully curate a programme of films for pets to enjoy with their ownersVeterinary surgeon and broadcaster Dr...

27/10/2024

Have any of your pets been getting in the Halloween spirit? 🧙‍♀️ 🎃 👻 This is veterinary nurse Lindy’s little pigs getting involved with decorating her house!

**Halloween and costumes is not for everyone and pets should never be dressed up with accessories if they are not entirely comfortable to do so. 🎃

17/10/2024

Frankie-Rose was getting in the Halloween spirit when she was in seeing veterinary nurse Claire last week! Loving her accessories 🎃 👻