South Moor Vets

08/02/2025

Hemlock roots have also been spotted by some of our clients on our local beaches, so please take care when walking your dogs!

Dog owners have been warned to avoid some beaches on the north coast following reports of washed up hemlock water dropwort roots and reports of pets becoming "very unwell". Read more: https://bbc.in/42M6qd4

04/02/2025

Did you know we run FREE dental checks with our nurses all year round? 🦷

They specifically look at:
- plaque on teeth/discoloured teeth
- redness of the gums
- smelly breath
- gum recession
- trouble eating hard foods
- advice on how to clean your pet’s teeth at home

If you’d like to get your pet booked in, please call us and speak to reception to make an appointment.

Wonderful modelling skills by staff dog Fraser 💛🦷

21/01/2025

‼️Found dog‼️**** OWNER FOUND😁****

Black and white male springer spaniel handed into Ivybridge, found in Westlake near our Ivybridge branch.

Please call our Ivybridge branch on 01752 892390 if you are missing a spaniel!

18/01/2025

⚠️ Sad post ⚠️

Unfortunately we have had a deceased, entire male ginger cat brought into us this afternoon.

He is not microchipped or wearing a collar.

He was found in Westlake
W3W coordinates: suits.disposal.sunblock

Please give us a call at our Ivybridge branch on 01752 892390 if you have any information.

15/01/2025

Branch manager position available:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Branch Manager to join our friendly and enthusiastic team at South Moor Vets.

This is a permanent position for 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday) with a 1hour unpaid lunchbreak. The position is based at our Ivybridge surgery, but you may be required to work in one of our other branches in either Modbury, Dartington or Kingsbridge from time to time.

Duties include:
-To manage the operational running of the branch surgeries.
-Communicating any issues or problems that arise and that cannot be solved by the Branch Manager, to the Practice Manager.
-To manage staff as per key responsibilities, at the branches and to support & assist the Practice Manager in managing staff.
-To be the first point of contact for clients if there is a problem, escalating this to the Practice Manager if necessary.
-Manage client accounts, keeping outstanding debt to a minimum and preventing bad debt to Practice.
-Managing day and OOH rotas across each department groups.
-Checking and replying to emails, collating invoices, creating reports using spreadsheets.

Attention to detail is vital and experience essential. Salary dependent on experience

If you think this position is right for you, please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected] addressed to our Practice Manager, Sarah Howard.

10/01/2025

Sleepy George 💚

This handsome boy was in need of a chin rest whilst waking up from his dental procedure 🦷

09/01/2025

Can you guess this gorgeous boy’s breed? 🐾 🐕

This is Mowgli, talk about good hair day!

25/12/2024

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from the South Moor team🎄🩵🎅🏻

20/12/2024

Help us find Puma 🤞🏽

He is a rescue cat known as Puma who has been missing since Tuesday. Grey in colour and sadly not familiar with the area. He lives in Kingsley Road, Westville area of Kingsbridge. He has no collar but is microchipped. Please contact if seen 07905519190.

17/12/2024

Today’s festive hazard is… chocolate! 🍫

We all love a bit of chocolate, especially at Christmas time, but unfortunately this sweet treat is also very appealing to our pets.

As a general rule of thumb, the darker the chocolate, the more toxic it is. However, we work out the toxicity dose by the weight of your pet, how many grams they’ve eaten, and how strong the cocoa percentage is.

With most cases we administer an injection to induce vomiting in dogs. For cats however, we aren’t able to give them the injection, so we may have to sedate them to induce vomiting a different way. But luckily we rarely see cats that have eaten chocolate, it’s the dogs we have to watch out for!

If you think your dog or cat have eaten chocolate of any kind, contact your vet immediately for advice.

Chocolate toxicity symptoms:

🍫 Diarrhoea
🍫 Vomiting
🍫 Increased thirst
🍫 Seizures
🍫 Restlessness
🍫 Rapid breathing
🍫 Tremors

16/12/2024

☃️ Christmas opening hours 🎁

❄️ MONDAY 23RD DECEMBER
9am to 6pm then closed (emergency only)

❄️ CHRISTMAS EVE
9am to 3pm then closed (emergency only)

❄️ CHRISTMAS DAY
Closed (emergency only)

❄️ BOXING DAY
Closed (emergency only)

❄️ FRIDAY 27TH DECEMBER
9am to 6pm then closed (emergency only)

❄️ SATURDAY 28TH DECEMBER
Kingsbridge, Ivybridge and Dartington only
9am to 1pm then closed (emergency only)

❄️ SUNDAY 29TH DECEMBER
Closed (emergency only)

❄️ MONDAY 30TH DECEMBER
9am to 6pm then closed (emergency only)

❄️ NEW YEARS EVE
9am to 5pm then closed (emergency only)

❄️ NEW YEARS DAY
Closed (emergency only)

❄️ THURSDAY 2ND JANUARY
9am to 6pm then closed (emergency only)

16/12/2024

❄️ Orders over the Christmas & New Year period 🎅🏻

Please make sure you allow plenty of notice for repeat prescriptions, food orders and parasite treatments. Christmas is a very busy period of time and we will be closed on the following dates:

25th December, 26th December, 29th December, and 1st January

If you require a repeat prescription, food order or parasite treatment before Christmas, please order by 4.30pm Thursday 19th December at the latest.

Please request all orders by Petsapp or email to [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

• Orders placed on Monday 16th December will be ready to collect from Wednesday 18th December.
• Orders placed on Tuesday 17th December will be ready to collect from Thursday 19th December.
• Orders placed on Wednesday 18th December will be ready to collect from Friday 20th December.
• Orders placed on Thursday 19th December will be ready to collect from Monday 23rd December.
• Orders placed on Friday 20th December will be ready to collect from Tuesday 24th December – we will be closing at 3pm.
• Orders placed on Friday 27th December will be ready to collect from Tuesday 31st December – we will be closing at 5pm.
• Orders placed over the Christmas weekend will not be picked up until Monday 30th December, which will then be ready to collect from Thursday 2nd January.
• Orders placed on Tuesday 31st December will be ready to collect from Friday 3rd January.
• Orders placed on Thursday 2nd January will be ready to collect from Monday 6th January.

15/12/2024

***** Has been collected 🙂 *****

We’ve had this neutered male dog handed in to our Kingsbridge branch, found in East Charleton, microchipped but details not up to date.

Please call us on 01548 852766

12/12/2024

Todays Christmas hazards to look out for are…

Christmas decorations, lights, and tinsel! 🎄

Christmas tree baubles, as well as other small tree ornaments, can be really tempting to play with to our cats and dogs, but could pose a risk of being ingested and possibly causing a blockage.

As many of you have probably experienced first hand, our cats absolutely LOVE, and go mad for climbing the Christmas tree and getting all wrapped up in the lights and tinsel! While this is fairly uncommon, strangulation can still occur, as well as chewing on the Christmas tree lights!

Find out more on how to cat proof your home this Christmas at https://icatcare.org/advice/christmas-safety/

12/12/2024

Thanks to all who braved the cold weather and stopped by our stall at Totnes Christmas Market on Tuesday!

It was great to see you all and meet some of your 4 legged friends! 🐾☺️

11/12/2024

The count down to Christmas is on! Today’s hazard to look out for over the festive period is…

Christmas cake and Christmas pudding 🎂 ⚠️

Raisins, currents and sultanas are extremely toxic to dogs, so please take care to keep cakes and snacks away from them.

If you think your dog may have ingested them, please call your vet for advice immediately - most cases involve the vet administering an injection to make them vomit, which will hopefully bring all the toxins up and out of their system.

Signs to look out for:

- Diarrhoea
- Reduced appetite
- Stomach pain
- Lethargic/low energy
- Vomiting
- Blood in poo

11/12/2024

**** upsetting post ****

We’ve had a small black female cat, with white tufts on her belly, handed in to us at our Ivybridge branch, who was sadly deceased on arrival.

Not microchipped, young female, found near traffic lights on Western Road, Ivybridge. We suspect she was involved in an RTA.

Please call us on 01752 892390