Robin's Nest Vets

25/04/2024

Meet Solomon aka Solly, our Superstar Brave Pet of the Month! 🥳🦸‍♂️

Solly is one of our beautiful FIV positive house cats that we see on a fairly regular basis, and a few months ago, he wasn't quite right. He wasn't eating as well as usual and had lost some weight, he was given some anti inflammatories in case it was a flare up of his mouth sores but unfortunately he didn't improve as he usually does. He was transferred to our amazing partner 24hour hospital, Holly House Vets , and was hospitalised and treated for ketoacidosis after a diagnosis of diabetes 🏪

Diabetes usually presents as drinking loads (and we mean loads!), urinating lots too and often with weight loss, sometimes a poor coat but otherwise well. Sometimes however, diabetes can present as being very very poorly due to something called ketones developing in the body. This is due to prolonged high blood sugar/glucose and the body not being able to produce or use the insulin correctly to deal with it. The body makes these ketones from fat stores to use as energy but unregulated by the normal insulin/glucose process, the levels increase and the body's acid base balance shifts leading to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA is a medical emergency and if untreated will be fatal! Treatment requires intensive hospitalisation with experienced vets to correct the ketones and acid/ base shift. This involves fluids, intravenous glucose and soluble insulin with 24hr monitoring and treatment of any of the other effects that may have occurred due to the condition. Holly House were amazing! 🥰

Solly was in the hospital for 6 days and was an absolutely puurrfect patient for his treatment with the vets, nurses, and VCA's. He made a great recovery from the DKA and had a freestyle libre fitted to come home for Gemma at Robin's Nest to take over his care again and get his diabetes stable with twice daily insulin injections💉

Over the last couple of months he has had regular checks, his blood glucose checked at home and full blood samples taken to send to the lab to check his organ function and fructosamine (a diabetes marker)🩸Some diabetic cats can go into remission with good control of their blood glucose and Solly is showing signs this may be happening with all his owners' hard work and dedication to his care....watch this space! We will be fitting another freestyle libre at home to monitor his glucose 24/7 soon to see if he has gone into remission 🤞 The freestyle libre is used for human diabetics in combination with a phone app to monitor glucose and is gold standard for cat diabetes management. Solly is going from strength to strength and has started to gain some weight and play again (and has some fab laboratory numbers too!)

Solly has been so brave for both his hospital stay and all of his checks and tests at home with Gemma so we had to award this magnificent moggie our first Brave pet of the Month award. Well done Solly! We hope you like your catnip fishy more than you liked the rosette!! 🏵🎣🥳

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

10/04/2024

The Amazing, 'Always smiling', Adventurous, Awesome Apollo says Happy Humpday everyone!! Have a good one!

Isn't he such a beautiful smiley boy?! 😍 We love our patients ❤️

Apollo is always excited to see Gemma for her visits, greets her at the door, does a few tricks (he has a talking button mat, so so clever!!) and then always walks her out to the van to say goodbye🥹 He is an absolute sweetheart, a gent, and such a happy boy 💕

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

28/03/2024

Happy Easter everyone! 🐣🐇🥚🧺🌷

We are now closed for a much needed recharge over the bank holiday weekend....Evie assures me she's been working really hard and has earned her nap time 💤🐈‍⬛ Ellie the secretary spaniel is rather egg-cited for lots of walkies this weekend 🐾🐶🪺

We will answer all enquiries on Tuesday 2nd when we return.

In the event of an emergency, as always, the amazing people at Holly House are available on 0113 2369030 if you need them 🥰

We would like to wish you all a lovely Easter Weekend 🌷🥚🧺🐇🐣☀️

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

25/03/2024

Happy Monday! 🐶🐱🐇

We are supporting this fab charity dog walk 🐾 as a doggy first aider. If any of our lovely clients would like to get involved for a good cause, see details below and contact Michelle. Michelle Hennon

Gemma will be taking Ellie Belly 🐶 to assist as her pawsome nurse 🦸‍♀️ for the day and have a first aid rucksack with her💉🩺🩹 Come along and say hi if you're free 🥰

Dogs get a goody bag too! 🥳🦴

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

22/12/2023

Happy Christmas to all our lovely clients and furry patients! We have been blown away by your generosity with gifts, cards and well wishes. Thank you 🥰

From all of us at Robin's Nest Vets, including our very own CEO Cat and Secretary Spaniel, we hope you have a peaceful and restful Christmas time 🎄🎄🎄
..and that Santapaws is good to all your pets this year! 🐈‍⬛🎁🐕🎁🐇 Evie is certainly hoping for a stocking full of dreamies and Ellie doesn't quite know what Christmas is but has been a very good girl and deserves all the goodies to make up for the last 8 years Christmases! 🥰

We are now closed until Wednesday 27th when we will be responding to all enquiries received over the Christmas break

If you have an emergency and require veterinary care over the weekend, you can contact the lovely people at Holly House on 0113 2369030 🥰

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

19/10/2023

Meet Ellie 🐕🐾🩷

Gemma has adopted a little rescue spaniel called Ellie 🥰 She is a little nervous but an absolute sweetheart 🥹 You may see her out and about in the van on visits for a short while just until she fully settles into her new home. If you see her in the van she is ok (most likely snoozing....Evie🐈‍⬛ is teaching her well! 🙈) She is quite happy to see people from afar but prefers to not be petted for the moment until she feels fully safe ❤️

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

20/07/2023

Our little lion Aslan is famous 🦁🧡 Thank you Cole & Marmalade for supporting Bradford Cat Watch Rescue & Sanctuary in their amazing work 🥰

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

A giant Maine C**n cat, Aslan, arrived as an emergency admission at a UK rescue on Christmas Eve. His fluffy golden head was bigger than his rescuer Katie Lloyd's head, the founder of Bradford Cat Watch Rescue and Sanctuary. They called him a "not so cowardly little lion." His

11/07/2023

When not on the road, Gemma can be found in theatre often helping a wonderful rescue in Bradford, Bradford Cat Watch Rescue & Sanctuary, assisting with their more complex surgical cases.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66154345

Meet Rosa, 🌹 a brave little lady that came into the rescue and had been purposely covered in what we think was fibreglass resin. She was pretty much mummified and couldn't eat/drink/blink or move. Her skull and legs were down to bone and tendon after it all came away. Her legs have healed with intensive nursing care, meticulous wound management with dressings and time but the deep damage to her forehead caused her eyelids to pull upwards and evert as it healed. She hasn't been able to close her eyes for months, until now! 🥰

Gemma has performed 2 staged surgeries (that are not even in the textbooks!) with telephone and email guidance from two lovely eye specialists, Heidi and Sue, that had seen similar (but not the same) cases so encountering this rare problem and its challenges themselves. With some words of wisdom from the specialists and a little creative flare (and a very very deep breath!) surgery was performed and appears to have been successful....and little Rosa can now sleep with her eyes closed, blink, and be the little princess she so deserves to be 👑

Read about her and follow her journey on the BBC news page https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66154345 and more on the rescue's page Bradford Cat Watch Rescue & Sanctuary

We are hopeful the final stage of her recovery is her neutering surgery with any final eye 'tweaks' planned before she can then find her forever family ❤

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05/06/2023

⭐Advance Notice Price Increase 1st August 23⭐

💜 This is the post we didn’t want to post 💜

💙 We just wanted to let everyone know that we have unfortunately made the decision to increase some of our prices at Robin’s Nest in line with the increasing costs of doing business in this ever-changing economy 💙

🧡 Rises in cost of supplies, insurance, utilities, fuel & general inflation have been occurring for many months now and we have not had a service price increase since our opening in November 2020. As a small independent business we have tried to absorb as many of these additional costs as possible but sadly we are not able to sustain this long term. We have made the difficult decision to introduce some price increases to some of our services in order to be able to continue giving you and your pets the best services possible 🧡

❤️ Please always feel comfortable to discuss any cost concerns you may have and we will try and help with treatment plans and options as much as we can ❤️

🤍 Thanks for your continued support and understanding 🤍

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

06/04/2023

Happy Easter everyone! 🐣🐇🥚🧺🌷

We are now closed for a much needed recharge over the bank holiday weekend....Evie assures me she's been working really hard and has earned her sleep time 💤 (and hopefully some sunbathing time too ☀️)🐈‍⬛

We will answer all enquiries on Tuesday 11th when we return.

In the event of an emergency, as always, the amazing people at Holly House are available on 0113 2369030 if you need them 🥰

We would like to wish you all a lovely Easter Weekend 🌷🥚🧺🐇🐣☀️

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

15/03/2023

It shouldn’t happen to a vet…but it does 🐾🐾

This is Evie 🐈‍⬛ Evie is my 10 year old little rescue sasspot. A couple of weeks ago she ate garlic 🧄 My head was turned for a second and she merrily faceplanted a bowl of delicious homemade garlic mayo just as the Apprentice was about to start…

Garlic is highly toxic and can be fatal for cats, dogs and other species. Garlic is part of the Allium species family (think onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, chives) and all of them are poisonous. 🧄Garlic is around 5 times more toxic than onions 🧅 And cats are more sensitive to it than dogs…..so it would be my little monster to eat it! 🐈‍⬛

I had to think fast as time was against us before the garlic got fully into her system. I had to make her sick so fed her lots of her yummy felix (as good as it looks, of course) then gave her an injection to make her sick. She thought all of her Christmases had come at once; second AND third helpings of dinner PLUS some naughty garlic mayo….but then she started to feel the affects of the injection and was suddenly feeling a little sorry for herself. I have NEVER seen so much cat sick!!! 🤮 Once she had stopped being sick, I placed an IV catheter in her leg and connected her up to a drip for the night to help flush her system and protect her kidneys. I also started her on activated charcoal to absorb any toxins that had made it through.

It was a rather teary, sleepless and long night nursing her 😢…us vets and nurses are owners too and vet brains can go out the window sometimes when it is one of our own. There was alot of tears! ❤️ If you every worry about being upset with one of yours please don't, we have all been there ourselves and we never judge ❤️ Fortunately no signs developed over the next few days and her 5 day post ingestion bloods were all clear…she is one very lucky (and naughty) little sasspot! 🖤🐈‍⬛🖤


Now for the science bit…

☠️Allium species are toxic to cats and dogs, ingestion can be fatal.

☠️The major danger is that it causes life threatening anaemia. The mechanism of action of the poisoning is metabolism of organosulphides in the Allium spp. leading to oxidative haemolysis (damage to red blood cells) causing a haemolytic anaemia (particularly something called Heinz body haemolytic anaemia and methemoglobinaemia). The kidneys are also at risk of something called hemoglobinuric nephrosis

☠️Cooking, dehydrating, juicing, granulating etc does NOT prevent or reduce toxicity

☠️Consumption of as little as 5g/kg onions in cats or 15-30g/kg for dogs has resulted in clinically important blood changes

☠️Garlic is around 5x as toxic as onions (1 clove of garlic or 1/8th teaspoon of dried garlic is said to be toxic for the average cat or small dog)

☠️Cats are more sensitive than dogs to Allium toxicosis

☠️Japanese breeds of dog are more susceptible to Allium toxicosis than others (e.g. Shiba Inu)

☠️Signs can be within a day but more commonly are a few days after consumption (so leaving treatment until you have signs is too late!)

☠️Clinical signs include: tummy signs (pain, vomiting and diarrhoea), depression, blood in urine or very yellow urine, high heart rate and breathing rate, weakness, collapse, pale or yellow gums (jaundice), inappetence, reluctance to exercise

☠️Treatment is ideally prompt to decontaminate (make them be sick and prevent absorption with charcoal) and bloods and fluids as necessary. Sometimes in later stages supplement of oxygen and blood transfusions may be needed 🩸 Treatment before signs develop have the best chances of survival. It can be fatal

It happens to us all, never be embarrassed to tell us they have eaten something!! And never worry about checking with us if something is toxic, we’re here to help.

There is also the animal poison helpline you can call 24/7 run by VPIS who can help you on 01202 509000 (www.animalpoisonline.co.uk) if ever needed.

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

10/03/2023

Happy Friday from the lovely Mambo dancing out in the snow this morning at Bradford Cat Watch Rescue & Sanctuary🕺🎉🐾❄️

We hope you're all staying safe and warm with the spring snow today🌷❄️⛄

Please bear with us, we are prioritising emergencies and safety getting around today with the snow that's fallen overnight 🌨️

Share any cute pics of your fur babies playing out today ❄️(or snuggling up nice and warm inside 🔥) We would love to see them 😍

Stay safe everyone ❄️🐕🐈🐰❄️

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

09/02/2023

Live, Laugh, Bark 🐕

We met wonderful Winnie for her Puppy Package with Gemma 🥰 She was a little shy at first but soon came out of her shell and wanted to play 🐾 And she was such a brave girl for her vaccine and microchip at home 💉 ❤️Well done Winnie ❤️💉

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

27/01/2023

🎉Happy Feel-Good Friday!!🎉

Well how does time fly, Happy New Year all 🥰 We’re kicking off 2023 with a feelgood post for this grey Friday afternoon 🤍

🧡Meet Aslan🧡
Aslan is a friendly not so cowardly little lion 🦁 (aka Maine C**n) beauty that came into the care of Katie Lloyd at Bradford Cat Watch Rescue & Sanctuary due to a domestic situation. He had really poorly eyes and could hardly see due having a condition called ‘bilateral entropion’ which is the inward rolling of his eyelids. This meant that his lashes rubbed on the surface of his eyes all the time which is really painful. His eyes were unfortunately quite severe and most of the lower lid on both sides was badly affected. He needed major intricate surgery to correct this, free him from pain and save his sight 👀

Gemma works with BCWR via a veterinary practice in Bradford, so together, they performed this specialist surgery to help Aslan at the beginning of this year. The surgery is fairly intricate and a slither of skin is removed around the eye and stitched to correct the entropion. He has done amazingly and as you can see from the before and after, he can finally open his eyes and see the world (his kingdom 🏞️…everything the light touches🌄….oh I just cant wait to be king🦁…..). In the future Aslan will possibly need further surgery but for now he is doing brilliantly with Katie and we are so so pleased 🥰🥰

🦁🧡If you want to support any of the work BCWR do pop over to their page to find out more or donate🧡🦁

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

23/12/2022

Happy Christmas to all our lovely clients and furry patients! We have been blown away by your generosity this year with kind gifts, cards and well wishes, thank you 🥰 From all of us at Robin's Nest Vets, we hope you have a peaceful and restful Christmas time 🎄🎄🎄
..and that Santapaws is good to all your pets this year! 🐈‍⬛🎁🐕🎁🐇 Evie is certainly hoping she's been a good girl for a stocking full of dreamies to demolish on Christmas Day ❤️

We are now closed until Wednesday 28th when we will be responding to all enquiries received over the Christmas break

If you have an emergency and require veterinary care over the weekend, you can contact the lovely people at Holly House on 0113 2369030 🥰

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

11/11/2022

❤ 'LOVE' is a four-legged word ❤ Happy Friday Everyone 🥳

We saw little Snoopy for his Puppy Package with Gemma (and for lots of cuddles of course!😍). This included a vaccination course, microchip, flea & worming treatment and 4 weeks free insurance. He was the bravest boy 🥰 as was his giraffe friend who slept though the whole thing 🤷‍♀️

Those eyes though 😍🐕

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

31/10/2022

🧡🎃Happy Halloween 🎃🧡

While you're enjoying the spooky fun and games. Remember to keep your pets safe this Halloween...

🎃 If possible, keep cats indoors tonight, particularly the black beauties. It doesn't happen often but some people are not so nice to our black feline friends around this time of year

🎃 Not all pets enjoy being dressed up (or sometimes seeing their humans in fancy dress) so be mindful of your own pets comfort zone with any props, decorations and costumes

🎃Keep Halloween trick or treat goodies away from pets. Chocolate and any sweets containing the sweetener xylitol are toxic to dogs and cats and can be fatal! Others may cause nasty tum upsets so stick to the gravy bones and dreamies for our furry friends

🎃Allow a quiet space for your pet to feel safe away from any Halloween parties, trick or treaters or any fireworks

🎃 Whilst pumpkins aren't toxic, eating too much could cause a nasty tummy upset for our pets so keep any leftovers out of reach.

🎃Keep any pumpkin off the ground away from garden hedgehogs.....it can be really harmful to them and they should not eat it 🦔🦔🦔

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

26/09/2022

Gemma's going on holiday! ✈️🌞🥳 Evie is a little less than impressed and has made multiple attempts to break into the suitcase!

From 28th September to the 2nd October the lovely people at Wagtails Vets and Holly House Vets will be covering any emergencies while Gemma is away and we will be answering all other enquiries on Monday 3rd on our return! We are open as usual today and tomorrow 🐱🐶🐰

You can contact Wagtails on 01423 569524 or Holly House on 0113 2369030 if you need them 🥰

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡

If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

13/09/2022

Handsome Dougal Dog 💙 Such a good boy for his chilled out check up in the garden (got to make the most of the sunshine!!☀️)

Can anyone guess his breed? 🤔🥸🐕

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡
If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!

08/09/2022

RIP Your Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, thank you for a lifetime of public service 🤍

22/08/2022

One of our patients, Samwise, had an unfortunate run in with a foe when he left the Shire on a great adventure 🌳🌳🌳

His mum noticed something was wrong and gave us a call for a check up and we found he had a wound on his bottom. Gemma, our vet, shaved some of the fur and gave it a clean up. It was unfortunately quite infected so he was treated with antibiotics and some pain relief (nobody wants a sore bottom!) all from the comfort of his home. We are pleased to say he made a full recovery and is back to his epic adventures.....and skateboarding (that part didn't make the well known movie franchise 😉)

Robin's Nest Vets. Independent Mobile Vets in Harrogate. 🐕🏡🐈🏡🐰🏡
If you want to book an appointment, ask us about our services or just say hello feel free to drop us a message, email us on [email protected] or give us a call on 07949271570 🥰 we would love to hear from you!