South Moor Vets

30/10/2024

Fireworks season is fast approaching. If you have a dog or cat that is scared of fireworks, here’s a few tips that may help to keep them calmer:

- closing all windows and curtains
- making a safe space for them to hide in
- using calming supplements on the run up to
the event
- tuning in to Classic FM on Guy Fawkes night-
classical music has been proven to help
keep our pets calm in stressful situations

24/10/2024

When the receptionist only gives you one gravy bone...

😅🦴🤎

22/10/2024

Our kingsbridge branch will be closed on Saturday 26th October, for renovations.

We will be running our appointments from 9am to 1pm from our Modbury branch - please call our normal number to make an appointment on 01548 852766, and you will automatically be transferred to one of our team at the Modbury branch.

Our emergency care will still be held at our Kingsbridge branch as normal from 1pm.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause

22/10/2024

Please note that there are roadworks on the A385 between Totnes and Dartington, so please give yourself plenty of time to get to your appointment at our Dartington branch.

Thank you 😁

17/10/2024

When Marley's owners saw that he wouldn't eat his tea, they knew something was seriously wrong. Unheard of for this lovely young labrador!

And when he became dull, bloated up and started trying to retch without bringing anything up, his owners recognised that these are the classic signs of GDV. That stands for Gastric Dilation Volvulus -a condition where the stomach twists around on itself, which can be rapidly fatal.

Fortunately, his owners were really on the ball and raced him down to us, where we began preparing for life-saving surgery.

And even more fortunately, we were able to take xrays quickly which showed that Marley didn't actually have a GDV. His stomach was just reeeeally full of food! A bit more investigation and it turned out that he'd got into a bag of food left on the doorstep by a delivery driver, and scoffed 1kg of dog biscuits!!
24 hours later and he's completely back to normal -bright and happy (and probably up for doing it again if he gets a chance!)

16/10/2024

🕷️👻 Halloween is fast approaching, so remember to look out for these potential hazards.

Halloween costumes can be really scary for our pets, so it’s a great idea to create a safe space for them to go and hide if you have trick or treaters 🦇🎃

15/10/2024

Meet Percy 😍

This handsome chap is the newest member of the South Moor Vets team, I think it’s safe to say we won’t be on puppy cuddle shortages for a while 🧡🐾

02/10/2024

⚠️ Upsetting post ⚠️

Unfortunately we have had a deceased female, semi longhair tabby cat brought into our Modbury branch.

She is not microchipped and was found in Diptford not far from Holsome Park Campsite.

Please contact us if you have any information
01548 830210

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23/09/2024

🍰🧁Pop along to our Ivybridge branch next Tuesday for a bake sale supporting ! 🧁🍰

13/09/2024

******She has been reunited with her owner 😁******

Have you lost your tortoise? 🐢

We’ve had a tortoise handed in to our Kingsbridge branch this afternoon, found in a flower bed in Meadowside, Chillington.

Please call us on 01548 852766 if you have any information

13/09/2024

How lovely, doing a display today we met Franks savior
4 years ago he had aspergilosis and was saved by Steve from South Moor Vets
It was great to renew their acquaintance

10/09/2024

☄️🪨 The dog that ate a meteorite! 🪨☄️

Yes, you read that correctly! This rock is a meteorite which started its journey somewhere in the depths of space! 🌠 It fell to Earth in Egypt and became a prized possession of the Davis family. Unfortunately the last stage of its journey was through the intestines of Arnie, the family's lovely pet dog! 🐶

We helped remove the space rock this week (along with another garden stone Arnie had eaten!) and were very happy to see Arnie back to full health and reunited with Verity, Will and the rest of the family!

💙💚🩶

03/09/2024

Part-time Receptionist – Ivybridge

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time receptionist to join our friendly and enthusiastic team at South Moor Vets. We are a privately owned practice that has been established for over 50 years. We like to pride ourselves on our patient and client care, and continue to strive to improve all the time.

This is a permanent position for 3 days per week; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The hours are 9am to 6pm, with an hour unpaid break for lunch. You would also need to work a Saturday morning 1:4.

This role is varied, and will include (but is not limited to) greeting clients and their pets, answering telephone calls, booking appointments, replying to emails, taking payments, and keeping the reception area clean and tidy. Applicants should be understanding and compassionate, work well in a busy environment, and be able to maintain our high standards of customer care.

This position is based at our Ivybridge surgery, but you may be required to work in one of our other branches in Modbury, Kingsbridge or Dartington from time to time.

If you think you would like to join the team, please contact Caroline Newman at [email protected] for an application form.

22/08/2024

⚠️WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES ⚠️

This is the delightful Bluebell 🪻

She came to see our surgeon Will with a soft tissue tumour on her flank. It had been removed at another practice but unfortunately grew back shortly after the initial surgery. Will performed a CT scan and injected contrast fluid into the mass so that he could assess the extent of its growth and plan a complete surgical removal. Thankfully the mass did not appear to have invaded Bluebell's ribs or have spread elsewhere in her body.

As you can see from the rather dramatic surgical pictures, (skip these if you don't like gore) Will had to remove quite a lot of skin and muscle to ensure he didn't leave any of the tumour behind, but despite being faced with an intimidating wound to close he was able to use some reconstruction techniques to close the wound without any tension.

Bluebell was a fantastic patient and her owners (who are farm and equine vets themselves) followed our post-op instructions brilliantly, so the wound healed without any complications and two weeks after surgery Bluebell was back to running around at top speed! 💙

19/08/2024

💚 Bank holiday weekend 💚

Please make sure you allow plenty of notice for repeat prescriptions, food orders and parasite treatment.

If you require a repeat prescription, food order or parasite treatment before the Bank Holiday weekend, please order by 4.30pm on Wednesday 21st August at the latest.

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

· Orders placed on Monday 19th August will be ready to collect from Wednesday 21st August

· Orders placed on Tuesday 20th August will be ready to collect from Thursday 22nd August

· Orders placed on Wednesday 21st August will be ready to collect from Friday 23rd August

· Orders placed on Thursday 22nd August will be ready to collect from Tuesday 27th August
Orders placed on Friday 23rd August will be ready to collect from Wednesday 28th August

Orders and emails placed over the Bank Holiday weekend will not be picked up until Tuesday 27th August

💙 HAPPY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 💚

19/08/2024

🩵 Bank Holiday opening hours ☀️

Friday 23rd August - 9am to 6pm then closed (emergency only)

Saturday 24th August - 9am to 1pm then closed (emergency only)

Sunday 25th August - closed (emergency only)

Bank holiday Monday - closed (emergency only)

Tuesday 27th August - 9am to 6pm then closed (emergency only)

Emergency care will be available 24/7 as normal

01548 852766 - Kingsbridge
01548 830210 - Modbury
01752 892390 - Ivybridge
01803 900181 - Dartington

16/08/2024

UPDATE - JASPER HAS BEEN FOUND!! 🙏🏼

16/08/2024

Did you know that August is ?

If your pet is showing any signs of scratching, excessive rolling, ear problems, hair loss, body odour and skin changes it might be time to schedule an exam with your veterinarian for a skin health check!

At South Moor Vets we have our very own Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Dermatology based at our Dartington branch. You can book to see her for skin consultations if you have a case that you feel would benefit with a longer consult time.

Contact us today for more information.
📞 01803 900181
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📧 [email protected] for more information

13/08/2024

HE'S BEEN FOUND 🥰

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Sonni has gone missing from the Cann Woods area this morning. Please contact us if you get sight of him as he belongs to one of our nursing assistants. 01752 892390

Thank you

08/08/2024

8 weeks ago Rumba presented with a urine infection that wasn't clearing up with antibiotics. She had a history of bladder stones at a previous vets, and had to undergo an emergency operation to surgically remove the stones, as they were causing a blockage meaning she couldn't urinate.

Because of her previous history, we performed an x-ray of her bladder when the infection wasn't improving. This x-ray confirmed that unfortunately the bladder stones had returned.

The decision was made to manage these stones with a strict diet change, onto a prescription food designed to acidify the urine and dissolve the stones.

8 weeks later we took a follow up x-ray, and as you can see all of the stones have completely dissolved!!

This really is a case that highlights how useful diet control can be in certain medical cases. In this instance, Rumba’s owner being super strict with her diet has saved her the need for major abdominal surgery, and Rumba should continue to live a normal happy life.

She will need to continue on this strict diet for the rest of her life, as adding any treats or snacks will alter the urine pH allowing the stones to form again. Luckily Rumba is enjoying the taste of the prescription food!

08/08/2024

Scramble has returned to her holiday home after a little Devon adventure 🫶🏻🙌🏽

Can you help us find Scramble?

‘Scramble has been on holiday with us for 4 weeks at Mead Drive, Thurlestone, she has barely been outside but disappeared, through an ajar bedroom window, and must have jumped down from the balcony during the night 29 July.
Scramble is a tortoise shell brown female tabby, she is 16 years old (17 on 18/08/24), she is microchipped and has arthritic back legs, she is also deaf.’

Please call Paul or Julie on 07860 334871 or 07778 749423 if you have any information.

07/08/2024

Two of our nurses, Briony and Grace, were representing South Moor Vets at the 100th Loddiswell Show on Saturday.

They were judging the dog show and had such a great turn out 😊 Hazel (pointer) won Best In Show, and Ziggy (crossbreed) won Reserve Best in Show 💙

06/08/2024

Guinness and Goose came in today for castration, they were such confident, happy and healthy boys - and SUPER CUTE 🐈🐈‍⬛💙

05/08/2024

Has been found 😍🙌🏽

Mochi is missing!

Female tortoiseshell, microchipped but registered in France. She has been missing from home at Whitley Cross, Thurlestone for 3 days.

1 year old, very friendly girl! Please keep a look out for her and contact her owner on 0797049388 🙏