Highland Vet Referrals

11/12/2024

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Unfortunately we have had a deceased, all black, 4 month old* cat handed into us by a member of the public, who was found near the nessie roundabout on Dores Road.

Please give us a call on 01463 211020 if you have any information or think they may be yours.

03/09/2024

Intervertebral disc extrusion is a common reason for hindquarter weakness or paralysis and typically occurs in dogs such as Dachshunds, although any dog breed (and the occasional cat) can be affected. 🐶🐱

With our in-house Siemans * Computed Tomography (CT) machine, Highland Vet Referrals are able to diagnose and treat many cases of disc extrusion. CT is a reliable imaging tool for diagnosing disc extrusions in most affected pets. A CT study can generally be performed under sedation and takes a few minutes to complete.

Most cases that require surgery need to stay in hospital for a few days afterwards, we are able to offer excellent twenty four hour care with the help of Highland Vet Emergencies who are on site at our premises after hours and on weekends!🩺

29/05/2024

🐾 Ensuring a Safe and Comfortable Environment for Your Pet After Surgery 🐾

Ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for your pet after their surgery with us is crucial for their recovery. Here are some tips to help you prepare and support your pet post-procedure:

1. Follow Your Vet's Instructions: 📝
Always follow the exercise guidelines provided by your vet to ensure a smooth and safe recovery.

2. Maintain a Calm Environment: 🏡
Keep the surroundings peaceful to prevent your dog from becoming overly excited and to promote healing.

3. Mental Stimulation: 🧠
Engage in gentle training activities to keep your dog mentally stimulated and prevent boredom during their recovery.

4. Consistent Routine: 📅
Establish a daily routine to help your dog adjust to their period of bed rest and feel more secure.

Your pet's well-being is our top priority! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance. 💚

22/05/2024

Highland Vet Referrals provides a comprehensive range of services in the heart of the Highlands 💚 As a referral practice, you can access our specialised treatments by contacting your primary veterinarian, who will initiate the referral process 🩺

For more information or to get in touch, please visit our website at https://www.highlandvetreferrals.co.uk 💻

19/04/2024

Highland Vet Emergencies is a newly established after-hours care provider, resulting from a collaborative effort among several reputable veterinary practices in the Highland & Moray region 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Crown Vets, Inshes Vets, Easter Ross Vets, and Wards Vets have joined forces, along with a dedicated night team of vets and nurses, to introduce a much-needed emergency and after-hours service, the first of its kind in our region 🏥

By entrusting Highland Vet Emergencies to cover our out-of-hours service, we can ensure that we continue to provide the best care for your pet whenever you need us, as well as ensuring a balanced work environment for our clinical teams 🩺

Highland Vet Emergencies launches on Monday, April 29th, 2024. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements 😊🐾

06/02/2024

We went a bit overboard with our new toys order this week!😂

Luckily we had JUST enough space to display them all 💖💖

19/12/2023

🎄Christmas is almost here!! 🎄🎉

These are our opening hours over the festive period✨✨

We will be available via email between the 27th and 29th of December. If you are a client of ours and need to call us for any reason, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

For any emergencies, please visit your home vets.

- From everyone at HVR we hope you have a lovely time over the holidays and we will see you all in the new year! 😁💖

12/12/2023

✨This is the beautiful Bella with our nurse Claire ✨

This sweet girl has been through so much in such a short time, Bella first broke her front right leg in November 2022 at just 7months old, which we repaired here at HVR using plates and screws. The next 10 months went great at home until she broke the same leg, in a different place. 😱

Due to just the worst bad luck ever, poor Bella has broken her leg a total of 3 times in the last year. But, she has been so brave and is always smiling and tail wagging when she comes to see us.
Yesterday her mum brought her in with her cute wee jumper and fresh haircut to pay us a visit!😍🥰

01/12/2023

🌟Meet Titan,🌟

This fantastic boy is a 3yr old Maine C**n, who was in with us yesterday for a Ventral Bullar Osteotomy.👂🐱

Titan has had trouble with his right ear for some time, it was red, itchy and smelly and didn't seem to get any better with cleaning or ear drops.

He first came to us a few weeks ago for a CT scan of his head, so we could get a better image of what was causing him pain. He had polyps removed from his ear previously, but it appeared that they had regrown and was the reason for his discomfort. 😢

The Ventral Bullar Osteotomy surgery involves making a small opening in the neck to gain access to the "bulla" and removing the bottom of the bony canal along with all infected material (polyps in Titans case) in the middle ear.

The "bulla" is the middle ear cavity. When this cavity becomes severely infected, or when a foreign item, polyp, or tumor is located in it, it can become incredibly painful for cats and dogs alike.

Titans surgery and recovery went well, and he received lots and lots of love from all of our team. ❤️❤️❤️
This is him with our Nurse Jenny, giving him a proper bosie! 🥰

24/11/2023

❄️WE ARE NEEDING YOUR HELP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY THIS WINTER ❄️

Some of our lovey staff members are going to take part in a sponsored 24-hour kennel stay 🐾 They will be living in our kennels for 24 hours with no phones, no access to the internet and eating their food out of bowls, fully experiencing what our patients face on the daily. These kennels are definitely not made for people stay in but our team are willing to face the challenge 💪

If you can donate any amount we would be hugely grateful and we have attached the link to our GoFundMe page below. We will still be accepting all pet food donations from our Argyle Street branch. Even if you are not able to donate, sharing this post would be hugely valuable and help to spread the word 💙

OUR GOFUNDME PAGE 🗣💙🫶- https://gofund.me/a3c2ddea

15/11/2023

This lovely girl is an English Springer Spaniel called Isla. 🐾

Yesterday she had an appointment with us for post - operative x-rays, after having surgery to repair the cruciate ligament on her right hind leg.

Isla spent most of the day with us wrapped up in her blanket and receiving cuddles, but she wasn't very impressed when our receptionist interrupted her meal time to take pictures of her; look at that side eye! 😂😍

She is now 5 weeks post - surgery and healing very well. She will now be building up her walks with the help of her owners and physiotherapy, and will be back to running about before she knows it!💚🍀

24/08/2023

✨Brodie and Woody✨

We had these two gorgeous golden retrievers in the other day!
Brodie (left) is 1 year 9 months old and she came to us for a routine Laparoscopic Spay.
Woody (right) is almost 3 years old, and he got referred to us for a CT Scan to investigate the reason for his lameness on his left front leg.

Brodies spay went well. We got to see this lovely girl again for her post-operative check up 😍

We are currently waiting on a report to be sent back to us for Woody's CT Scan. Once we have received the report and know what the diagnosis is, we can hopefully get Woody back to his normal happy self 💙💙

03/08/2023

👑Meet The Handsome Harvey👑

Harvey and his mum have been attending laser therapy with our nurse Claire since the middle of May, after a referral from his home vets.

Poor Harv has been suffering from a limp which, after a CT scan, was discovered to be osteophytosis in his hocks (ankles). These are bony spurs that can form due to arthritis. He is now attending hydrotherapy sessions as well which is also helping with his range of movement and pain management.

On his arrival to each of his weekly sessions, Harvey is either carrying his favourite support rock in with him, or he sneaks Ellie's sheep teddy from behind reception (not subtly may we add!). Not that we mind in the slightest😆💛

01/08/2023

We would like to let our clients and referring vet practices know that we will be closed on Thursday the 10th of August 2023 from 11:30am - 5:00pm for a team meeting.

If you need to refer a case, or contact us about your pet who is currently being treated at HVR, please email us at [email protected] and we will get back to you ASAP 🩺🐾🩹

31/07/2023

👻This is Boo👻

We have seen this lovely girl quite a few times this year, she first came to visit us in April for a laparoscopic spay which went really well! 🥰

Unfortunately at the beginning of June she was running outside with her family when she suddenly became lame on her left hind leg. X-rays showed that she had fractured the central tarsal bone in her left hock (ankle). Interestingly she had previously fractured exactly the same bone in her right leg about 18 months previously which was repaired in Edinburgh.

Boo came to us to get the fracture repaired. This is her after the follow up x-rays, walking well and enjoying the sun out in our back garden☀️🌱

28/07/2023

These two beautiful girls came to see us recently for their Laparoscopic (keyhole) Spays;

Skye is a Border Collie, who is giving her best smoulder for the camera whilst chilling with our nurse after her procedure. 😁

And Millie is a chocolate Labrador who was so excited to see us, she licked her kennel door every time someone went in to say hello!

Both girls are now enjoying recovery at home with their families💖💖

08/07/2023

23/06/2023

✨Meet Angus✨

This fantastic boy is a 9 year old chocolate Labrador who came to us for a while for some Laser Therapy treatment, carried out by our lovely nurse Claire!

He was so excited to see us every day he came in and has now completed his course of treatment. We miss you Angus!! 🩷🩷