The Kettering Vets

30/01/2025

Alice Britten RVN NCertSAN 🩺

A huge congratulations to our nurse Al for gaining an extra qualification in Small Animal Nutrition👩‍🎓📜

29/01/2025

🐾🐈 We have had a friendly, elderly tabby cat handed into us. She is not chipped and is not wearing a collar. She was found in the Warkton Lane area of Kettering and is receiving urgent medical treatment. It is important we find her owner as soon as possible. Proof of ownership will be required. If you think she is yours please call the practice on 01536 722555 🐈🐾

29/01/2025

⭐️⭐️ MEET THE TEAM! ⭐️⭐️
Each week we post a Vet, Nurse or Client Care Team Member that works behind the scenes at TKV caring for your pets.

Charlie, Client Care Team 📞🖥️

Furry Family🐶: Ethel & Evie The springer Spaniels and Daisy The Cockerpoo 🐶🐶🐶

Been at TKV since: Sept 2022

Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Vanilla🍦

Celebrity Crush: Tom Holland 🕷️

Known For In The Practice: Being Messy 🗑🧹

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24/01/2025

M I N N I E 🎀

Here is Minnie, the 10-Year-old Shih Tzu, who recently had a cystotomy - surgery into the bladder to remove urinary stones. 💉👩🏻‍⚕️

Minnie was found to have urinary stones by chance, when she was having an x-ray🩻of her heart and lungs, and stones were spotted in the bladder! Whilst Minnie only had the odd urinary accident, these stones are a real danger as in severe cases, pets may have difficulty or completely stop urinating, which is a medical emergency.‼️

We discussed with Minnie's owner monitoring the stones in case they caused a blockage, vs removing them to avoid an emergency and analyse the type of stone they were. Minnie's surgery went well and hundreds of small stones were removed during the procedure. These were sent to the lab🔬 and found to be struvite, bladder stones that are typically formed in alkaline urine, often due to urinary tract infections (UTIs). Shih Tzu’s are predisposed to struvite stones, but luckily we can avoid them coming back with antibiotics, feeding Minnie a special diet and regular urine tests.

Minnie has recovered from her surgery really well and is back to her normal self. We're really pleased as she is such a lovely girl! Minnie's owner reports that although she is not allowed to go on long walks yet, she couldn’t be more thrilled about that as lounging on the sofa is her favourite thing! 🛋️💤💖

22/01/2025

⭐️⭐️MEET THE TEAM⭐️⭐️

Each week we post a Vet, Nurse or Client Care Team member that works behind the scenes at TKV caring for your pets.

Name: Jo, Client Care Team & Insurance Admin 🖥

Furry Family: Max The Romanian Street Rescue, Jed a Westie/JRT, Zog a ginger & white rescue kitty and Strawberry & Penny the Albino Ferrets! 🐶🐶🐱🦦🦦

Been at TKV since: January 2021

Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Mint Choc Chip 🍨

Celebrity Crush: Guy Martin! 🏍️

Talent Show Entry: Ballet Dancer & Gymnast 🤸🏻‍♀️🩰

Known For In The Practice: Being the VW mad, insurance Queen 👸

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20/01/2025

Oh Boy... It's Monday again!
Here's a photo of Iggy looking how we all probably feel on this chilly Monday morning ❄️🥶

15/01/2025

⭐️⭐️MEET THE TEAM⭐️⭐️

Each week we post a Vet, Nurse or Client Care Team member that works behind the scenes at TKV caring for your pets.

Name: Paige, Registered Veterinary Nurse 🐾👩‍⚕️

Furry Family: Bambi the Miniature Dachshund 🐶

Been at TKV since: February 2021

Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Strawberry 🍓🍦

Celebrity Crush: Tom Cruise (Top Gun Era!) 🚢

Talent Show Entry: Falling over or off of inflatables!

Known For In The Practice: Being a lover of Dachshunds and all things football, being extremely clumsy and being a total girl-mum! 🥰❤️🧍‍♀️

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13/01/2025

Vets are required to undertake 35 hours per year of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure they keep their knowledge up to date and learn about new treatments and techniques. Last week, our own vets Sam and Louise held a CPD evening for other vets in the local area to attend. 🗩📚

Sam holds an Emergency and Critical Care Certificate and spoke about Reproductive Emergencies, including Pyometra (infection of the uterus) and Dystocia (Difficulty giving birth) 🏥

Louise holds a Small Animal Ophthalmology Certificate and gave a lecture about a general practitioners approach to Corneal Ulceration and treatment options available 👁️

The talk was attended by over 15 vets from the local area and was well received by all involved!

We look forward to holding more CPD evenings for both Vets and Nurses in the future🩺. So keep your eyes peeled!

10/01/2025

Meet Iggy and Cali who have recently had Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) surgery to help improve their breathing! 🐕

Iggy and Cali are both adorable pooches who have come to us through charities Wellidog and RSPCA Northamptonshire Branch in need of new homes. Both dogs suffer from short faces and long soft palates.

Brachycephalic dogs including Pugs, French Bulldogs, Boston Terriers, Boxers, Bulldogs and Shih Tzu's can suffer from BOAS. The abnormal confirmation of their face means they are much more likely to have breathing difficulties and will make snuffling and snorting noises. They may be more likely to snore and even have episodes of apnea whilst sleeping 💤 . In hot weather or after exercise, these beloved pets may end up with severe heat stroke which can be fatal 🌡️.

Surgery to shorten the soft palate and widen the nostrils can alleviate these clinical symptoms and help these dogs to live a more comfortable life. Here at TKV we do BOAS surgery in-house with our Vets Matt and Louise 👩🏼‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️. This means you don't need to travel and can have the surgery and post-op checks in a familiar environment, reducing anxiety and stress for both you and your pet.

Both Iggy and Cali were a pleasure to have in the practice, there were so cheeky and enjoyed lots of belly rubs from the nurses. Both surgeries went well, Iggy now has a new home and Cali has one more post-op check before she is signed off and ready to go📋☑️

If you have any concerns that your pet may have BOAS or you'd like to discuss this further with a Vet, please don't hesitate to contact us to book an appointment. Most insurance companies will cover surgery for this condition, ensuring your pet can live life to the full! ☎️

06/01/2025

⭐️⭐️MEET THE TEAM⭐️⭐️

Each week we post a Vet, Nurse or Client Care Team member that works behind the scenes at TKV caring for your pets.

Name: Alice (Ali), Veterinary Surgeon🐾⚕👩🏻‍⚕️

Furry Family: Two Tuxedo Cats called Duck & Goose 🐱🐱

Been at TKV since: August 2022

Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Salted Caramel 🍦

Talent Show Entry: Playing the violin 🎻

Known For In The Practice: Reacher of high up things 🪜

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03/01/2025

Did you know we offer physiotherapy consults? 👩‍⚕️

Physiotherapy is beneficial to a variety of animals from competition and working animals to pets.

It is great for support post injury/surgery as well as a preventative tool to help to keep pets of all ages strong and healthy! 💪❤️

Benefits of physiotherapy:
🦴 Reduces pain and muscle tension
🦴 Increases joint mobility and range of motion
🦴 Increases joint stability
🦴 Helps to manage long term conditions such as arthritis
🦴 Improves proprioception

Common conditions that can be treated with physiotherapy:
🦴 Joint conditions such as elbow/hip dysplasia and arthritis
🦴 Injuries (acute or chronic)
🦴 Obesity
🦴 Reduced mobility
🦴 Neurological conditions

Currently, our youngest physio patient is 1 year old and our oldest is 14! 🐶🐾

01/01/2025

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year & may your 2025 be filled with joy! 🥳❤

30/12/2024

⭐️⭐️MEET THE TEAM⭐️⭐️

Each week we post a Vet, Nurse or Client Care Team member that works behind the scenes at TKV caring for your pets.

Name: Teresa, Customer Care Team ☎️

Furry Family: Humphrey & Philbert the Cats 🐱🐱

Been at TKV since: January 2022

Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Mr Whippy 🍦

Celebrity Crush: David Tennant and Dec (Ant & Dec) 😘

Talent Show Entry: Singing to Dua Lipa 🎤🎼

Known For In The Practice: Being Team Mum - looking out for everyone! 🤗❤️

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27/12/2024

25/12/2024

Wishing all our furry friends & their lovely owners a very Merry Christmas🎅🎄

Also, just a friendly reminder that if any emergency care is needed over the festive period, our out of hours will be contactable via our phone lines which will take you through to Northlands ☎️

We are back open from 8am on Friday 27th December 📅

Have the most wonderful time & we hope your days are filled with lots of laughter and yummy foods ❤☃️

24/12/2024

⭐️⭐️MEET THE TEAM⭐️⭐️

Each week we post a Vet, Nurse or Client Care Team member that works behind the scenes at TKV caring for your pets.

Name: Alice, Registered Veterinary Nurse🐾⚕👩🏻

Furry Family: Benji the horse 🐴, Toby and Rue the dogs 🐶🐶, Dustin the cat 🐱 and Dorothy, Nellie, Lavender and Daisy the Chickens!🐔 (Phew 😮‍💨)

Been at TKV since: October 2022

Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Mint Choc Chip 🍦🍫

Celebrity Crush: Chris Hemsworth 🔨

Talent Show Entry: Ballroom/Latin Dancing 💃

Known For In The Practice: Gagging at every poo/vomit/smell/wound 🤢

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23/12/2024

Chocolate & pets: A risky combination you should know about 🍫🍫

While chocolate may be a delicious treat for us humans, they can be extremely dangerous for our pets, especially cats & dogs 🐱🐶

The amount of chocolate that can be toxic depends on the dog's size and the type of chocolate. Darker and more bitter chocolates are more toxic. One ounce of milk chocolate per pound of a dog's body weight can be a potentially lethal dose.

Symptoms 🤒
Dogs usually start to show signs of illness around four hours after they've eaten chocolate, but it can take up to 24 hours. Symptoms include:

🐾Increased heart rate and blood pressure
🐾Agitation
🐾Tremors
🐾Seizures
🐾Vomiting
🐾Diarrhea
🐾Increased body temperature
🐾Muscle rigidity
🐾Rapid breathing
🐾Low blood pressure

Treatment 👩‍⚕️
If you think your dog/cat has eaten chocolate, you should contact your vets or emergency vet immediately.

You can prevent chocolate toxicity by keeping chocolate and chocolate-containing products out of your pet's reach - being extra mindful around this festive period 🍫🍪🎄🎅

**Here's poor Bambi after instant regrets of eating a family sized Toblerone**

20/12/2024

Sadie came in to see Vet Sam after having a sore ear for some time! 🐶

Sadie was very wriggly and uncomfortable, so we opted to sedate her and look down the ear fully with an otoscope 👂🔎

We were very shocked to find a grass seed down Sadie's ear in December!!! we suspect it may have been in there for quite some time! 🌿

Grass seeds are a common problem for dogs during the summer and are very painful if they become stuck. Although they might look small and harmless, they can cause a great deal of trouble! We often see dogs with problems in the ears, between toes, behind eyelids and sometimes, under the skin and around the body 🐾

Luckily for Sadie the grass seed was easy to remove and she was back to her normal cheeky self by the next day. Has your pet ever had a grass seed injury? 🌾