Grace Lane Veterinary Surgery

25/06/2024

Welcome to Day Two of Rabbit Awareness Week 2024 - Healthy Diet, Happy Bunnies!

Today, we're hopping in to how rabbits' diet impacts their health.
Stay tuned, join the conversation, and let's keep spreading the word about rabbit welfare together! 🐰



RSPCA (England & Wales)
The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund
Blue Cross UK
Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare
Woodgreen Pets Charity

24/06/2024

24/06/2024

24/06/2024

Don’t forget to get your buns booked in for their free of charge ‘healthy rabbit check ups’

🐰 It's Day One of Rabbit Awareness Week 2024 - Healthy Diet, Happy Bunnies! and we're diving straight into the importance of a healthy diet for rabbits!

Whether you're a well seasoned rabbit owner or just a bunny lover, we have something for everyone! So, let's spread the word and make sure all bunnies are well-fed and thriving🥬

Stay tuned for more tips and info throughout the week, and don't forget to show your support by liking, commenting, and sharing our posts. Let's make the best one yet!💚

RSPCA (England & Wales)
The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund
Blue Cross UK
Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare
Woodgreen Pets Charity

21/06/2024

DON’T FORGET next week is Rabbit awareness week. Phone reception to get your rabbit booked in for their free of charge, healthy bunny, check over.

17/06/2024

RABBIT AWARENESS WEEK

Here are GLV we are celebrating rabbit awareness week, next week, by offering free of charge full health checks for your bunnies.
The appointment will include a full clinical exam with one of our vets and a chance to discuss all aspects of healthcare such as vaccination, neutering, diet etc.
There will be discounts offered on any services booked as part of the appointment. A pack with free samples and information will also be given.

If you would like to take advantage of the FREE health check then please phone the clinic to book your appointment for week 24th-28th June.

On arrival please make use of one of our pet remedy towels to cover your rabbit’s carrier and reduce their stress levels.

17/06/2024

FOUND

Patterdale Terrier found Rosedale area. No chip. Proof of ownership will be required. Please phone the clinic on 01751 432777.

11/06/2024

Unfortunately whilst out on our visits this morning we found a deceased cat on the side of the road in Normanby. He is an enitre male, tabby/white with long hair. He is not microchipped.

If you think he may be yours please call us on 01751 432777

07/06/2024

Meet our newest weight clinic recruits. Good luck to them all 💜

04/06/2024

FOUND Male entire tabby cat, no microchip, found near Pickering, handed in today if you think he may be yours please telephone the surgery.

03/06/2024

02/06/2024

Next up we have the handsome boy Casper to reach an ideal body condition score this week. Again Casper’s owners had been trying to get some weight off him and things had come to a bit of static point so we introduced Royal Canin Satiety food which got the pounds coming off again without the hunger and 27 weeks from starting his weight loss journey Casper has lost 7.8kg (19.5%) of his bodyweight! Amazing work Casper and his dedicated owners. Check out his ‘professional’ photos sent in from his mum from his before and after photos at the groomers! 🥰

01/06/2024

We have had a great week for weight clinics patients this week, with many reaching their target weights. First up is Lottie. When I met Lottie her owners had already been trying to get some weight off her but things had come to a bit of a standstill. With the right advice and support and the use of Royal Canin Satiety diet, and here she is, 2.1kg lighter (12.7% loss). Well done to Lottie and her owners, hard work pays off!
(We unfortunately don’t have a before photo of Lottie, check out the comments for her mum’s photo.)

31/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

As VNAM 2024 comes to an end for another year, we would like to thank you all for following our posts and learning all about the varied and skilled role of Vet Nurses, we have only scratched the surface with what our nurses are capable of!
And for those of you who thought Vet Nurses just cuddle puppies all day…. We’ll let you into a little secret…. Sometimes we do! 😂

31/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

We celebrated the end of VNAM with a special lunch and some treats for our wonderful nursing team today.

30/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

Consulting nurses/specialist clinic nurses

Just like human nurses, vet nurses perform consultations for routine procedures such as a**l gland expressions, second vaccines, wound checks and suture removals, long term monthly injections to name just a few.
Vet nurses will often run more specialised clinics and we have many of these on offer at GLV with our nurse, Becky. These include weight clinics, mobility clinics, senior clinics, diabetic clinics and more.
Here you can see our nurse consult room set up ready to welcome a combined weight and mobility patient.

30/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

MEET THE TEAM

Many of you may have already met our final member of our nursing ‘meet the team’ as Becky joined GLV in October 2023 as an experienced consulting nurse. Becky qualified as an RVN in 2003 after five years in practice and has since gained a Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care in 2018. Becky is interested in all areas of preventative healthcare and nutrition and is currently studying towards her certificate in small animal nutrition. Her real passions are diabetes, weight management and senior healthcare and she offers a range of specialised nurse clinics in practice. Becky also enjoys training student nurses, having been a Clinical Coach for about 15 years.
When not at work, Becky likes to spend time with friends and family and enjoys walking her Labrador, Russell, especially in the Lake District. She also enjoys cooking, baking (regularly feeding the team) and watching rugby.

29/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

Theatre/surgical scrub nurses

Vet nurses also regularly scrub in to assist with procedures when the vets need an extra pair of hands such as during complex orthopaedic procedures. Here you can see our head nurse, Rachael, assisting Toby with a TPLO cruciate surgery.
Vet nurses are also allowed to perform minor surgical procedures of their own under the RCVS Schedule 3 procedures, just as human nurses would. These include toe and tail amputations, stitch ups etc.

29/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

MEET THE TEAM

Chloe gained a level 3 in Animal Management from Askham Bryan College and has worked in other practices for five years before joining GLV in October 2023 as a nursing assistant. Chloe enjoys working as part of a team and assisting in in patient recovery and some lab work. She is also responsible for the cleaning and sterilising of some of the more complicated equipment such as the lap spay kit.
In her spare time, Chloe enjoys walks on the beach with her Golden Retriever, Gino, along with baking and spending time with friends and family.

28/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

MEET THE TEAM

Izzi started working at GLV in 2017 as a Saturday employee and fell in love with the job so went on to begin her nurse training and then qualifying as an RVN in 2022. Izzi is now our deputy head nurse and also a clinical coach to some of our student nurses, assisting with their training.
In practice Izzi enjoys anaesthesia, ensuring patients have a smooth and safe anaesthetic, she also is fully trained to operate our CT scanner.
Izzy’s free time is taken up with her dogs and taking them on long walks, catching up with friends and their dogs too.

27/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

MEET THE TEAM

Kate joined GLV as an animal care assistant in 2020 gaining a level 3 qualification in animal management then began her SVN training in 2022 with the College of Animal Welfare.
Kate enjoys anaesthetics and particularly emergency and critical care work.
In her free time Kate enjoys going for long walks with her four-legged friends, doing jobs around the farm, especially at harvest time and helping out with the livestock.

27/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

Pharmacists/dispensing assistants

Vet nurses and students are also involved in dispensing medications prescribed by a veterinary surgeon, here you can see our student nurse, Katie dispensing meds for an in patient, under the direction of a vet, as part of her practical training log.

26/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

MEET THE TEAM

Liv came to GLV in November 2023 having gained 5 years experience in a previous practice and she continues on her student vet nurse training with GLV.
Liv enjoys her days as an operating nurse as she has an interest in anaesthesia and ensuring her patients are kept comfortable and recover well from their surgery.
Liv’s free time is spent enjoying walks on the beach and in the countryside with her dog Lola and visiting the Lake District. She runs the local pub quiz every week. She also enjoys attending music concerts and socialising with friends and family on a weekend.

24/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

Sterile services technician

Our nursing team as well as delivering hands on nursing care are responsible for the processing of instrumentation and equipment that has been used during surgery.
This involves cleaning by hand a huge range of equipment from general instruments to complex orthopaedic equipment, delicate opthalmic instruments and the very tricky laparoscopic spay kit. Included in this part of our day is the operating of machinery such as the ultrasonic baths and our autoclaves.
Here you can see our nursing assistant, Chloe, wrapping and packing a surgical kit ready for sterilisation in an autoclave.

23/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

MEET THE TEAM

Toni began her career studying Animal Behaviour at Manchester Met and went on to become an RVN in January 2020 after studying with the College of Animal Welfare. Toni has worked in previous practices before joining GLV in January 2024. She particularly enjoys inpatient care especially the challenge of critically ill patients and geriatric care.
In her free time Toni enjoys a drink with the girls or spending time with her cats, Bambino the Maine C**n and Patricia the spicy torti cat with quite an attitude!

22/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

Dental Hygienist

Vet nurses also double as dental nurses and perform your pet’s scale and polish procedure during their stay, whilst it will be a veterinary surgeon that will remove teeth as required. Eva, our recently qualified RVN can be seen performing a scale and polish.

21/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

Management roles/MEET THE TEAM

Some nurses choose at some stage in their career to progress onto managerial roles rather than clinical. Our vet nurse Chloe has a combined role as our Clincical Manager meaning she deals with all aspects of anything clinically related and is the go between from our management team and nursing and vet teams.
Chloe joined the GLV team in 2009 as a student vet nurse (SVN) qualifying as an RVN in 2017 and over more recent years has worked her way to Clinical Manager. She enjoys being able to assist her colleagues with any problems, small or large! Chloe’s free time is taken up with looking after her 3 year old little boy, Freddie along with working her beloved three spaniels on local shoots and helping her friends with their small holding.

20/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

Clinical coaching or mentoring

Some nurses choose to undertake extra training to gain a clinical coach qualification.
A clinical coach is an RVN or MRCVS who agrees to mentor a student during their training. It involves teaching, or organising teaching, of the practical clinical skills a student must learn. These skills are then recorded in the students’ online log.
Clinical coaches, after their initial training, have to attend an annual standardisation to keep their skills up to date.
Qualified nurses are often also responsible for mentoring animal nursing assistants (ACAs) and veterinary care assistants (VCAs).
Here are our clinical coaches, Rachael, Becky and Izzi.

19/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month



Did you know that the BVNA (British Veterinary Nursing Association) is tirelessly campaigning to gain regulation and to protect the Title 'Veterinary Nurse'?

You might ask why do we need to protect the title? Why is it important? Did you know that in the UK anyone can call themselves a Veterinary Nurse - even if they are not trained, or qualified. This wouldn’t happen with any other qualification, you can’t work in a hospital and call yourself a Doctor or in a vets and call yourself a Veterinary Surgeon.

Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) undergo a huge amount of intense training and study to achieve their degrees and certificates, before they are qualified and then entered onto the RCVS Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons register. Once qualified they have to undergo Continued Professional Development (CPD) every year and abide by the rules of the Code of Professional conduct (just like Veterinary Surgeons). RVNs often undertake further training and qualifications to further enhance their skills and knowledge.

19/05/2024

Vet Nurse Awareness Month

MEET THE TEAM

Katie (AKA KP!) joined the GLV team as an animal care assistant in September 2022, having worked in vet practices since 2016 and has a level 3 qualification in animal management. Since joining, Katie has begun her student vet nurse (SVN) training at Askham Bryan college. She enjoys taking time to bond with poorly inpatients, making sure their stay is as stress free as possible.
Katie’s free time is spent taking her handsome Retriever, Hugo on long walks, meeting up with friends and occasionally incorporating a tea room or pub on route!