Update
Unfortunately this young cat did not make it, despite extent emergency treatment and care from the team. We are truly devastated. He will be kept for 7 days for an owner to come forward and get closure, then he will be sent for cremation.
***INJURED CAT FOUND***
Young entire male black and white cat brought in today in need of urgent treatment. Currently receiving treatment. No microchip. Please contact the practice if you think he may be yours on 01422 383000.
Found on the roadside of Parkinson Lane near West View Park.
13/11/2025
09/11/2025
🕊🐎🐾 Remembrance Sunday 🕊🐎🐾
Today, we pause to remember and honour all who served- and the brave animals who stood beside them.
From horses and dogs to pigeons and mules, countless animals gave their loyalty, strength, and lives in service. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten. 💜
We remember them all. Lest we forget. 💜❤
05/11/2025
🐾🎇 Happy Bonfire Night 🐾🎇
As the skies light up tonight, don't forget our pets may find fireworks frightening. 😿💥
Here are a few simple ways to help keep them safe and calm:
💛 Keep pets indoors and curtains closed
🎶 Play soft music or the TV to mask loud bangs
🏠 Create a cosy safe space they can retreat to
📆 Make sure microchips and ID tags are up to date
🦔 And don't forget our wildlife-friends- check bonfires before lighting
Wishing you a safe and sparkly evening from all of us at Halifax VetsforPets 💚
03/11/2025
🔥 Bonfire Night Reminder 🔥
If your pet needs medication to help them cope with fireworks, please make sure you’ve:
• collected any required medication from the practice
OR
• booked an appointment with a vet if a prescription is needed
If you’re not sure what your pet might need, our team can advise what’s appropriate for them and discuss options.
📞 Contact the practice for guidance or to arrange medication collection 01422 383000
Let’s help keep pets calm, safe & settled this Bonfire Night 🐾
02/11/2025
🔥🎆 Look out for Hedgehogs this Bonfire Night! 🔥🎆
Before you light your bonfire, take a moment to check for any sleepy hedgehogs hiding inside.
They love cosy wood piles, but what's safe for us can be dangerous for them! 🌳 Simply rebuilding your bonfire just before lighting could save a life! ✨
Please share to spread the word- together, we can keep our wild friends safe this Bonfire Night!
31/10/2025
🎃👻 Happy Halloween 🎃👻
It's time for tricks, treats, and a little bit of guinea pig cuteness! 🥦
Whether your furry friends are dressed as witches, pumpkins or superheroes, we'd love to see your Halloween photos! 📷 Share them below and let's spread some spooky cheer!
Remember to keep sweet treats out of reach and offer your pets a safe, healthy treat instead!
If your pet is shy and doesn't like the chaos of Halloween then offer them a safe space at home that they can retreat to. 🙀
30/10/2025
🐾Tess🐾
This beautiful girl came in recently for her spay! She was such a good girl and loved by everyone!
30/10/2025
Calling all clients - our vet practice is taking part in The Animal Medicines Amnesty and we need your support!!
Everyone has a role to both use and dispose of veterinary medicines responsibly to protect pet and human wellbeing, and the health of the environment. That’s why we are taking part in The Animal Medicines Amnesty to make sure unused medicines are disposed of safely. Getting involved is easy. Check to see if you have any out-of-date or unused pet medications at home. If so, simply return them to your veterinary practice for safe disposal. Pet medicines should never be disposed of in household waste as this can contaminate the environment. They shouldn’t be kept for future use on pets either as this can result in dangerous side effects. .
2. What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when germs like bacteria become resistant to the medicines we use to treat infections. AMR means medicines, such as antibiotics, don’t work as well as they should and sometimes, they won’t work at all. AMR makes it harder to fight off diseases and infections, which can make our pets sick for longer. In some cases, a pet may not recover at all.
3. Did you know? Antibiotics are not always the answer
your vet will assess your pet’s condition and recommend the most effective treatment. In some cases, such as cat bite abscesses, kennel cough, acute diarrhoea, and cat flu, antibiotics are often not necessary. This is positive news and means your pet’s condition is unlikely to respond to antibiotics.
4. How to dispose of your unused or out-of-date pet medicines
DO take them back to your vet for safe disposal
DON’T dispose of them in household waste or down the toilet as this can contaminate
the environment.
5. What should you do if you have left over pet medicines?
- Return them to your vet practice for safe disposal. Don’t ever give your pet, or any
other pet, left-over or out of date pet medicines
- Inappropriate disposal of pet medicines could pollute the environment and contaminate waterways
6. The environment is at risk if pet medicines aren’t disposed of properly
Never dispose of unused pet medicines in your household waste as this can pollute the
environment. Always return unused or out of date medicines to your vet for safe disposal
7. What are the impacts if pet medications aren’t used properly or disposed of safely?
Unused or out-of-date pet medicines should never be put in household waste or flushed down the toilet. Any pet medication, if disposed of or used inappropriately, has the potential to contaminate the environment, or harm your pet (or other pets) if kept for future use as it could lead to dangerous side-effects. Some medications like antibiotics, wormers or flea treatments may also lead to the build-up of resistance if used when not really needed – this means that they may not work effectively in the future if your pet needs them.
29/10/2025
The terrible trio came in today as Coco the cavalier was having a nasty looking lump removed from the base of her tail. Of course they had to don some Halloween outfits! Baby Yoda (Luna) was less than impressed. Coco, Luna and Blossom are Veterinary Care Assistant Sam's furry family. 🎃👻🎃
28/10/2025
Our spooky pet of the day, Cobweb. He came in today for castration where our vet Spyros did a not so "tricky" castration. Cobweb recieved a "treat" though, for being such a good boy. 🎃👻🎃
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Our aim is to provide an accessible, high quality and affordable surgical referral service as well as exceptional first opinion services. All referral surgeries are undertaken by RCVS accredited CertAVP(GSAS) certificate holders with significant surgical experience and with an excellent track record of success. Our comprehensive referral surgery service is underpinned by a simple fee structure based on fixed procedure prices. In addition to managing surgical cases we provide a prompt concise and highly practical surgical advice service to our referring clinicians.
OUR BACKGROUND
Halifax Vets4Pets Surgical Referrals is operated by Dr. Patrick Currivan GPCertSAS CertAVP(GSAS) MRCVS and Dr. James Higson CertAVP(GSAS) MRCVS. After many years of first opinion practice Dr. Currivan decided to persue his specific interest in small animal surgery and undertook considerable postgraduate training. Between 2009 and 2013 he obtained various postgraduate certificates in the area. In 2011 he established his mobile referral surgery service (vetXS External Surgery Service) and since then vetXS has grown into a highly successful mobile surgery service with more than 500 surgical cases treated each year. In late 2017 Dr. Higson joined the practice and has recently completed his CertAVP(GSAS). With this strengthening of the surgical referral team, Dr. Currivan is widening the scope of the service to include external referral as well as maintaining full capacity within the mobile surgery arm.
