Macaca Wildlife Veterinary Services

13/06/2023

We haven’t managed to post on Facebook for a little while, but we’ve been busy behind the scenes helping wildlife. Here are photos of some of our patients over the past few weeks! 🐰 🦔 🦊🐦

09/04/2023

Happy Easter Everyone 🐰

We’re having a baby bunny kind of Easter. Here’s one that we’re hand rearing at the moment 💕

26/02/2023

30/10/2022

25/10/2022

And we thought donkeys were stubborn!!! 😂
This lady had her yearly vaccination as well as a hoof trim and didn’t fancy standing on the weigh bridge!

22/09/2022

⭐️ Job opportunity! ⭐️

An exciting position has become available for someone to join our small and growing team based in Malpas, Cheshire.

We’re looking for a part time groom/veterinary assistant. Someone who has experience working with horses, who is interested in developing their skills to working in a veterinary setting. You don’t have to have prior experience working in veterinary practice, we will train you on the job.

The position is initially 22 hours weekly, mornings Mondays to Saturdays. You must have good people skills, be organised, have good basic computer skills, be keen and enthusiastic, able and willing to work independently as well as with others, and not squeamish! Preferably living locally to Malpas.

Tasks include feeding, poo picking, mucking out, cleaning, disinfecting, painting, stock taking, ordering medications, answering telephones and some clerical work, basic laboratory work, as well as assisting our vets with clinical procedures.

The position is available for immediate start. To apply please send us your CV and a covering letter, telling us why you would be perfect for the job. Please send to [email protected]

01/09/2022

We love this photo of some of our inquisitive patients at Nadine’s alpaca visit this afternoon 🦙 🤍 🖤

21/07/2022

Our wildlife were struggling this past few days due to the heat and I’m sure, like the rest of us, are glad of a temperature change!! ☀️

Always try and leave a shallow dish of water out for wildlife in warm weather! They will always appreciate it!💧

20/07/2022

06/07/2022

Tune into Channel 5 tonight to see ‘Summer on the Farm’ featuring the red squirrels which we look after at Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre!

Don't forget to tune into Summer on the Farm tonight at 8pm on Channel 5.

In the episode Cannon Hall Farm head to Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre to collect one of the female red squirrels that we bred here to start their own red squirrel adventure!

This Week on the Farm

21/06/2022

Yesterday’s patient is looking happier today after being found staggering around on a main road 🤞

15/06/2022

A little off topic as dog related, but we thought we would share this post with the rising temperatures recently and the forecast for Friday 🌞

Here’s some helpful info sheets 📄

Friday is forecast 29 degrees ☀️ .. which is dangerous for ALL breeds, take note of the other factors section on the end photo. If overweight, short nosed (brachycephalic, pugs etc) and if older or younger dogs, the risk of problems is greater 🐶

Please try to walk your dogs early in the morning and late at night! Never in the middle of the day! You might think it’s a lovely summers day, but dogs can easily overheat and this can be lift threatening.

Try to think of yourself with a thick fur coat walking and running in the heat!

Get to a vet practice ASAP if you suspect any form of heat stroke!

07/06/2022

Today was our annual zoo inspection day at Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre. The beautiful barn owls gave us a wonderful flight show!

11/05/2022

An exciting opportunity at Stapeley Grange RSPCA!

Vet Surgeon - 18 month FTC Location: Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre & Cattery, CW5 7JW Salary: circa £37,000 depending on experience Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week (Possible opportunity...

11/05/2022

Super good news!!

Slug pellets cause such unnecessary suffering to the rest of the environment. They enter the food chain and slowly over time cause more and more damage to other animals who eat them.

Poisonings can be very difficult to treat if not found quick enough and require round the clock care!

Please be cautious of what pest control you decide to use 🐛🪱🐞🐝🐌

Good News! Metaldehyde Slug pellets can no longer be sold or used in the UK, as of Friday 1st April, because the pesticide Metaldehyde poses an unacceptable risk to birds, dogs, and wildlife such as hedgehogs.
For further information and some wildlife friendly ways to protect those prize-winning lettuces from being munched, please see the news article on our website here: www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/metaldehyde-slug-pellets-are-now-officially-banned-in-the-uk

11/05/2022

We’re getting more and more messages and getting busier!

Wildlife can be tricky creatures sometimes, with complex needs and needing specialist facilities. It’s vital if you find a wild animal, you seek the appropriate advice and care as soon as you can.

Please never be afraid to ask for help! That’s what we’re all here for!🦔🦡🦦🦊🦆🕊
Please share so we can reach more people in the local area! 🌎

(photo is a young rabbit kit, still needing feeding 4 times a day on specific milk formula 🐰)

27/03/2022

🎉🌺 Happy Mother’s Day! 🌺🎉

Unfortunately wildlife rehabilitation has a high number of orphans.

It is a highly demanding area of wildlife rehab, with lots of hours required from our team and donations from the public.

We’re forever grateful for your donations as they help each individual animal. Without you we can’t help them!

Thank you so much! 🌺🎉

02/03/2022

18/02/2022

What a lovely red squirrel video 💕

19/01/2022

Another lovely video clip from yesterday’s annual Red Squirrel roundup day at Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre. This year’s juvenile squirrels were caught up, health checked, sexed, and microchipped. Males and females are kept separate and they’re now ready to move to other collections as part of the Red Squirrel breeding programme.

19/01/2022

It’s that time of year again. Another successful annual Red Squirrel roundup day yesterday at Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre. Our vet Nadine and wildlife assistant Arianna helped the staff at the centre catch up this years young. All health checked, sexed, microchipped and ready to move to other collections as part of the Red Squirrel breeding programme.

20/12/2021

We’ve met some wonderful caring people since we started running this service in 2020. We would like to thank you all for your wonderful support, and on behalf of all the wildlife in need that you have helped.

We wish you much joy and happiness this Christmas and send our best wishes for a fun filled, healthy and successful New Year.

Lots of love, Team Macaca 🎅☃️🎄🎁

Photograph courtesy of Louise Hosker and our gorgeous Malpas alpaca herd 🦙🦙🦙

04/12/2021

It’s World Wildlife Conservation Day today. We would like to raise awareness for an AMAZING conservation project which we work closely with. Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre are part of a red squirrel breeding and release programme run by The Welsh Mountain Zoo. Red Squirrels are endangered in the UK and this programme is doing amazing work at protecting the population.

There are so many amazing conservation organisations and projects around the world for all sorts of incredible species, please support them!

🐿🦔🐼🐒🦍🐆🐅🦏🦫

13/11/2021

09/10/2021

𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻

Nadine graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2011. She has worked in large animal practice since and co-founded Page & Gunstone Equine Vets in 2015.

Nadine has always had a passion for helping wildlife of all shapes and sizes, throughout her time in large animal practice. In 2020, she decided to set up Macaca Wildlife Veterinary Services, to provide a service to our local community helping with veterinary care for wildlife casualties.

Nadine now also looks after a small local zoo of British Wildlife species, she is a British Divers Marine Mammal Medic and holds a darting license.

27/09/2021

𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀
𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁

Arianna graduated from Reaseheath College in 2019 with a BSc in Animal Behaviour. Arianna’s been working as a Wildlife Assistant for a local wildlife centre for the past 6 years. She brings with her an incredible amount of knowledge and experience with British wildlife. Arianna’s greatest interests lie in avian health and rehabilitation. In her spare time she enjoys photography of wildlife and the outdoors.

15/09/2021

A lovely end to a long day. A very much appreciated thank you from a lady who brought an injured dove in to us. Thank you Lesley Grogan 💕

28/08/2021

Watch out for our posts coming up soon, introducing the team behind the scenes at Macaca!

28/08/2021

We love our pigeons! Today’s juvenile wood pigeon admission that has fallen from a tree. In a bit of shock and with a small wound🤞🐦💙

12/08/2021

We’ve had a lovely juvenile male pheasant with us for the past few days. He was found with a mild concussion on a road at night, also with a mild deformity to his beak. This little guy came in for a few days rest and recoup, he has been able to eat well and has gained 100 grams in weight. Today he was released and seemed happy to be free again!