Vets for Pets Kirkcaldy

26/06/2024

Absolutely fabulous to be part of the Pets UK group and help raise funds for such fabulous charities. 🐾❤️

A HUGE THANK YOU

We would like to say a huge thank you to Pets Foundation for the amazing grant. This allows us to continually improve the care for the cats that we rescue.
Along with our partnership with Pets at home in Kirkcaldy we can’t thank you enough for the support. 😻

26/06/2024

Max🤎.
Beautiful little max was in for his first vaccination yesterday & he got a clean bill of health also! He was super brave so obviously got his bravery certificate✨. See you for your second part of your vaccine max🤗.

25/06/2024

Just give one of our friendly reception team a call
📞 01592 800666
📧 [email protected]
WhatsApp 07361594937

22/06/2024

So today Practie Owner/Head Nurse Dawn has been out and about hiking in Aviemore and came across these lovely ladies with their wee cat .meow
Mey was quite content just wondering around in the cairngorms. Hope you are all doing something fun with your weekends.
Why not share some pics of what your pets get upto on your days off. 🐈❤️

22/06/2024

🐾 we had lots of puppies and kittens in practice yesterday and here are 2 of them. Nala and Lexi were both in to get their vaccinations and were super brave 🐾
Thank you to their owners for letting us share them with you 😊

21/06/2024

Today we had the lovely Caley in to be neutered.
She was a little nervous to begin with, but by the end of the day she was Practice Owner/Head Nurse Dawn's best friend.
See you again soon for your post op check and kisses. ❤️

21/06/2024

Milo was just the bestest boy, this was him just awake from his anaesthetic and making biscuits already.
Practice Owner/Head Nurse Dawn just loved him and couldn't put him down. ❤️

20/06/2024

Beautiful Minnie 🩷
This gorgeous little girly got rushed in today after being involved in a road traffic accident. Throughout it all she remained the most loving girl. You were so brave Minnie! After pain relief, fluids & lots of TLC she managed to go home with her family. Thank you to her mum for allowing us to share her with you 🩷

20/06/2024

🐾 Little Buddy was in for his first health check and vaccinations today. Being brave and cute is so exhausting he took a nap on our reception desk 💤 💛

19/06/2024

BRACKEN🩶.
The nurses Steph & Annie awarded this little cutie with his certificate of bravery today✨. He was in with us to be castrated & was a little bit nervous of us at first but was still the goodest boy. His mum & dad have been working hard at his training since they got him & have done a wonderful job. We will see you at your post-op check Bracken🩶

19/06/2024

⚠️ we are currently having issues with the EE network contacting the practice. Our IT team are working hard to ressolve the fault ASAP ⚠️

📞WE TEMPORARILY HAVE A NEW CONTACT NUMBER WHICH IS 01592 377888 please use this until further notice, apologies for any inconvenience caused. 📞

Alternatively contact us on whatsapp-07361594937 or email us [email protected]

18/06/2024

VETERINARY SURGEON APPRECIATION DAY✨🩺.
We can’t thank our vets Izabela, Kyle, Dawn & Csenge for all your hard work and dedication to our patients and practice. Here is our Lead Vet Izabella & our vet Kyle with their goodie bags this morning 🧁. We hope you enjoyed them ❤️

18/06/2024

Today we had our little Junior in, who belongs to our nursing student Christie🤎. He was in for an enucleation due to developing glaucoma in his left eye. The procedure was carried out by our Lead Vet Izabela. He is away home now for lots of cuddles with his family🤎. You are the bravest boy Junior✨.

18/06/2024

🐾 Today we had in the beautiful and very tall Molly in to see our vet Kyle 🐾 Can you guess her breed? Pop your guesses in the comments

18/06/2024

⚠️ we are currently having issues with the EE network contacting the practice. Our IT team are working hard to ressolve the fault ASAP ⚠️

Please contact us on whatsapp-07361594937 or email us [email protected]

13/06/2024

We would like to pass on a huge Congratulations to our nurse Annie and her partner Euan who recently got engaged 💍
We could not be more delighted for such a lovely couple ❤️ wishing you all the best for your future together.
Love from the whole team at Vets for Pets Kirkcaldy ✨️

12/06/2024

🐾 We had a visit and a cuddle from little zeus yesterday who was in for his 2nd vaccination and microchip. He is the sweetest little pup💕 thank you to his mum for letting us share him with you 🐾

03/06/2024

Handsome Ted came in for his treats & a visit today as he missed our open day yesterday🫶🏼⭐️. He is a big gentle giant 🥰!

02/06/2024

Thank you to all our lovely new clients who registered with us today. Welcome to vets for pets Kirkcaldy🐾❤️! Here’s our newest member testing out our pup cups🫶🏼🫶🏼

02/06/2024

More of our open day🐾!! Thank you to everybody who joined us we hope you all had as much fun we did❤️

02/06/2024

💚🐾Just a quick post to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along to our open day. We are overwhelmed with all the support and had an amazing day seeing all the families and their pets. We love our practice, we love our job and we really do have the best clients 🐾💚

01/06/2024

Getting ready for our Open Day tomorrow. Join us between 1pm-3pm. 🐾 🎈Everyone welcome

31/05/2024

May is Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month🩺 and we couldn't let the month pass by without showing our amazing Nursing team some love ❤️
Dawn, Steph, Annie, Fiona and our newest recruit Kirsty.
We all think you're amazing and love how much love and compassion you show our patients.
Thank you for all you do. 🐾

Pictured is our Practice manager and Owner Sandie, Head Nurse and Owner Dawn, with newest recruit to the nursing team Kirsty.

31/05/2024

Remember we have our Open Day this Sunday.
Come along and visit us this Sunday at Vets for Pets Kirkcaldy 1-3pm.
We can't wait to see you all. Rűdi has been taste testing the pupcakes, they are pup approved he says 🐾

30/05/2024

The beautiful Sapphire was in today to be spayed & she never stopped wagging her tail!! She was such a happy girly!💕 Here she is having snuggles on recovery then out to enjoy the sunshine with our nurse Steph☀️. Thank you to her dad for allowing us to post her picture 🐾.

29/05/2024

We had Caprio in with us this morning getting surgery to remove a lump from one of his hind legs. He deserved to enjoy some sunshine on his recovery☀️. He was such a lovely boy to have in practice🥰.

29/05/2024

We got to meet the beautiful Milo today🩵. Look at those eyes!! He was in for his second vaccination and health check & was the bravest boy🐾. Thank you to his dad for allowing us to share him with you all.

23/05/2024

Today we are celebrating our AMAZING Nurse Steph 🩺
She got the news today that she has passed her final exams and will now be entered onto the list of Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) held by the RCVS. 😁
This is amazing news and all in time for Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month ending.
Nurses have to study for a minimum of 2.5 years and sit several exams throughout the course of this time before they can be called an RVN.
We are so proud of you Steph ❤️
Well done! From all of us

25/02/2024

When Kelly from our Colton store's Pets Grooming salon discovered a lump on the tail of nine-year-old Rufus she suspected something wasn't right, so alerted his owners Les and Andrea so they could get it checked out. They brought him to Vets for Pets Leeds Colton where it was confirmed he had a cancerous tumour which needed surgery.

Les, who adopted Rufus from Dogs Trust in Leeds as a puppy, said: “Rufus is such a big part of our life; we’re absolutely besotted with him. We probably wouldn’t have noticed the lump if not at the groomers as the tail isn’t somewhere you would usually stroke and feel. Kelly loves Rufus and really looks after him, so we want to say a big thanks for spotting it. Who'd have known what would have happened if she hadn’t noticed.”

Rufus had to have his tail removed, but is now making a good recovery. He's been visiting Kelly for a groom every six weeks for the last three years. She said: “You get to know everything about a dog as you groom them. I’ve discovered similar things before on other dogs so I mentioned it to the owners so they could get it checked out. Dogs are my life and you do worry; I’m so pleased they caught it. Now he’s got a fully docked tail like a little bunny rabbit. It’s lovely and suits him – when he gets washed he wiggles his bum.”

21/02/2024

Arthur's owner Louise says he "looked like a brand-new tortoise" after having his beak filed at Sutton in Ashfield Vets4Pets.

Louise adopted the four-year-old Horsefield Tortoise from a family member in October. Although she has had other pets, Arthur is her first tortoise, so she has been doing some research on how to best care for him.

Louise said: "I noticed Arthur's beak was unusually long, so I brought him in to Vets for Pets; I bring all my pets there. When he came out, I thought 'you beautiful boy, look at you – you look so handsome!"

Vet Steph, who looked after Arthur, says that tortoise beaks continuously grow and normally grind down themselves while they're eating. She said: "Arthur needed a little help as his jaw isn't perfectly aligned; his lower jaw is further out than his top jaw, so I filed it around half a centimetre. He was really good; a real cutie."

18/02/2024

Owner Claire says she couldn't be more grateful to Vets4Pets Hamilton after their quick diagnosis saved the sight of six-year-old Alba.

Claire knew there was something terribly wrong with her miniature dachshund cross when she called her in from the back garden last summer and Alba ran headfirst into a closed patio door. She rushed her to the vets, where investigations led the team to diagnose her with uveitis – an eye condition which causes inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.

Claire said: "It all happened so suddenly; Alba must have heard my voice and guessed where to go. It was quite scary seeing how bad she was. We couldn't be more grateful for the team in Hamilton spotting the uveitis as quickly as they did, otherwise Alba would have gone blind within a matter of days. Their knowledge saved Alba's sight. I still can't believe it happened. It's taken months of treatments, but it's such a relief to have our girl back to being her funny, bossy self."

Vet Neil, one of the team who treated Alba, said: "Alba's pupil was really narrow and wouldn't respond to light properly, which can be a sign of uveitis. Once we had ruled out other conditions, we were able to get her to an eye specialist for ongoing treatment. She's now doing really well."

16/02/2024

Ducky's owner Antonia was in a state of panic when she saw a fox had dug its way into the field where she keeps him – killing two of her other ducks and chickens.

Antonia was about to move her brood into their pen for the evening when she saw what had happened and noticed that Ducky had severe bite wounds under his wing. She rushed him to Vets4Pets Vets Milton Keynes for emergency surgery – and after having his wound stitched up the one-year-old duck is now making a good recovery.

Antonia said: "I was so worried. You don’t often hear of ducks recovering from fox attacks, but there is something about Ducky and the way he was so brave. I'm sure he was protecting a lady duck, as he's a bit of a romantic. It's the first time we've gone to Vets for Pets, and the team were amazing; they've done an incredible job."

Vet Becca, who treated Ducky, said: "He's a really lucky duck, as it was quite a big wound. When he first came in, he was understandably subdued and quiet but when he came back for his stitches to be taken out, he wanted to explore and tuck his head into everyone’s shoulders."

07/02/2024

Well done to the team at Vets4Pets Guildford who've been awarded a silver level certificate for being a rabbit-friendly clinic.

After head veterinary nurse Ella noticed that more customers were bringing in rabbits the practice took a series of steps to give them as stress-free an experience as possible. Ella, who also fosters rescue dogs in her spare time, said: "There was a long list of things that we needed to prove that we did from making sure the rabbits are kept separate from other animals and not booked in at the same time as barking dogs, to providing heated kennels for those who need to stay in, and using special equipment made especially for rabbits."

Practice manager Kevin said: "All of our vets have plenty of experience with rabbits we have some real rabbit geeks here, so it was a big thing to us. There are so many good people in this world and I'm so proud to be around them."

28/01/2024

Beautiful Bear was born deaf, so he's learned to follow his owner Lisa's visual commands.

Lisa, who shops at our Tamworth store – "it's my second home!" – got two-year-old Bear as a kitten and suspected he was deaf when he didn't respond to her voice. She had it confirmed by her vet soon after. She said: "He was very scatty, and scared of people he didn’t recognise. He wasn’t bothered by loud noises like my other cat Emily and when I came home from work he wouldn’t hear the door open.

"He's doing really well though. I try to do some sign language with him – I point at him and do a solid hand sign at him to stop. He picks up on vibrations and scents too. He meows, making a really loud chirping sound which I’ve never heard a cat do before, and he’s always rubbing his head against my legs and following me everywhere. I was advised not to let him out because he wouldn’t hear cars or other dangers, so he comes outside with me every morning to have a sniff around the garden and always comes straight back in." Bear and Lisa's other cat Emily are on Instagram as

27/01/2024

Ten-year-old Dutch rabbit Alfie has been visiting vet Kate at Vets4pets Wolverhampton for dental treatment for the last eight years – and she says he's such a loveable character that he's become "part of the family".

He's one of the oldest rabbits treated by Kate and the team, and she says his longevity is down to the care and love he gets from his owner Tracy and her family. Kate said: "Alfie is famous in this practice – everyone knows him. We and his family are dedicated to making sure her little old man is happy. The beautiful thing about being a vet or vet nurse is you build these relationships with the owners and their pets – they become your surrogate pets."

Tracy's been keeping rabbits all her life, and says that having space and routine is key. She said: "Alfie is an old man now and has a routine. He goes into a hutch at night and is let out in the morning. He's out all day and has his favourite spots in the house. We clean him out every day and give him a lot of attention. When he was younger he would follow us around; if I was clearing a cupboard out he would be in the cupboard to help. Now he's old and wants to be warm and watch instead. I can't thank Kate and the practice enough. Kate's been fantastic with him."

26/01/2024

Eight-year-old Winnie the Schnauzer cross is running around like a puppy again thanks to laser treatment and physiotherapy after two successful knee operations at Vets for Pets Basildon.

Worried owner Tracy brought Winnie in to the practice after she collapsed on a walk last year – and the team discovered the cruciate ligament in a knee had ruptured. She’s since had ops on two knees and is on a recovery plan led by vet physiotherapist Izzy.

Tracy said: "Winnie has had a tough year with 15 teeth removed, two cruciate ligament operations and two bouts of pancreatitis but thankfully she's hardy. She’s treated fabulously at the Basildon practice. Izzy is great with her – she totally relaxes in her hands and does little snores with her eyes open. Winnie has a new lease of life again and is running around like a puppy."

Izzy said: "When pets have surgery or injure themselves they move differently which causes them to be sore in other places. Winnie has laser therapy then a massage to help the healing process. Laser treatment is a specialist service that not enough people know about – it can help in so many ways after an operation.”

18/01/2024

Veterinary nurse Mel from Vets4Pets Bristol Longwell Green loves cats so much she's helped the practice make a number of improvements to give cats as stress-free an experience as possible when they're brought in.

Mel, who has an Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour for Veterinary Professionals, helped introduce facilities like a separate feline waiting area and cattery and the use of quiet clippers – and the practice now has a silver level certificate for being a cat-friendly clinic. She said: "I love dogs but I'm really a cat person. Cats can be misunderstood which can lead to them having quite a stressful life, so if we can make things easier for them and help people understand what cats need then everyone will be happier.

"As animal lovers there's always more to learn and understand about what makes them happy. Enrichment at the home is important for a happy cat – and as cats are naturally solitary animals if you live in a multi-cat household it's important to understand what they need. The rule is to have a resource per cat, plus one spare. So if you have two cats you should have three feeding stations, three litter trays and three scratch posts spread around the house so they have the opportunity to move around to wherever they want to go. Scratching is as natural a thing for cats to do as going out hunting is, so if they're unable to go out it's about providing the chance for them to behave as naturally as possible."

07/01/2024

Four-year-old Sebastian the Jack Russell is back to his usual boisterous self after being treated at Vets4Pets Abingdon for a condition that was causing the knee caps on his back legs to dislocate when he walked.

The condition, known as medial patellar luxation, would cause him to hop or skip when exercising. It's quite common in terriers and small dog breeds, but Sebastian's case was quite severe and he was given surgery by orthopaedic surgeon Joe to deepen the groove his patella runs in on his right hind leg, and also to move and reattach his patellar tendon.

Sebastian is owned by practice vet Hannah who said: "After the operation he just wanted to get back to normal straight away but he couldn't ... and that's where we struggled. He wanted to be out and about, charging around and playing with his toys but he needed to rest." Hannah had to give him medication for six weeks to give his knees time to heal. She said: "He's absolutely fine now – he's fully recovered and running around like a lunatic again!"

05/01/2024

When 11-year-old lurcher Jess was brought into Vets for Pets Leeds Birstall 24/7 Small Animal Hospital on Christmas Eve feeling very poorly with pyometra – a life-threatening uterus infection – the team knew they had to act fast; so vet Emily and nurses JD and Hannah headed straight in to perform emergency surgery on her in the early hours of Christmas morning.

The operation went so well that by lunchtime nurse Krishna was able to call her owner Beth to say she was well enough to come home to recuperate – and Beth made the hour-long drive from her home in Keighley so she could bring Jess home before the family sat down for their Christmas dinner. Beth said: "It was a stressful start to Christmas, as we were worried about Jess because of her age and because she's never had anything wrong with her before. We're so grateful for everything – it was so nice of them to come in on Christmas Day to operate on her, to look after her so well and to get her home on top form. The vets were fantastic from start to finish. Jess is recovering nicely – you can see the happiness is back in her!"

Krishna said: "Our night team always do an amazing job, and performing serious surgery like that at that time of night and on Christmas Day of all days is just brilliant. Jess did amazingly well to bounce back so quickly, and it was amazing being able to call her owners to say that she could come home to spend Christmas with them. It's the sort of call we all love to make, but doing it on Christmas Day was extra nice."