Forest Vets Mansfield

27/06/2025

Good Afternoon from Forest Vets 🐾

As many of you will be aware Vet Tom has been on a cycling mission this past week from Land's End to John O'Groats .

This photo was sent to us by Tom in the early hours of Thursday morning when he had made it to Carlisle. He reported to us that "It had been three tough days...205+ miles today, mostly solo too. Easy day tomorrow"

We then got a further update yesterday evening (around 10pm) "What a stupid idea. I can't feel my left big toe, my left hand can't hold a pencil, my back aches, I can't sit down and I'm so tired! Next time I have an idea like this someone slap me!"

We are sure that Tom will see the funny side of things once the trip is complete but until then we can only wish him luck back in sunny Mansfield!

For any who are still wishing to donate to the Charity Ride in support of The Cinnamon Trust - please find the justgiving page below:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/tom-llewellyn-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

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20/06/2025

Hi folks...
As we wrap up another busy week amongst a heatwave, we thought we would let you all know about (another!) one of our vet's daft ideas...
You may have noticed Tom is an keen cyclist - either having seen him on his bike(s), heard him talking about his bike(s), or seen the aftermath of him not staying upright on his bike(s)! - and this next week he has taken a week's holiday to ride from Land's End to John O'Groats; all 1000 miles of it inside a week.
Having failed once in 2014 due to a crash on day 1 (see the pattern here?) he is attempting it a second time with a small group of local like-minded individuals starting Sunday 22nd June. After riding 1000 miles and 16,000m or so of elevation, he's back to work Monday 30th June then planning on racing his bike again that evening with his two boys (pictured below, but too sensible to ride LEJOG yet!).
Tom has been asked by many people if he's being sponsored so has set up a page on Just Giving to support the Cinnamon Trust, a charity that supports the elderly and terminally ill with their pets in a time of need.
We know that times are tough but if anyone wishes to sponsor Tom's stupidity then the Cinnamon Trust is a really worthwhile cause.
We all wish him luck! (he will need it!)

https://www.justgiving.com/page/tom-llewellyn-1?newPage=true

16/06/2025

Good Afternoon! We hope everyone has had a lovely weekend 😃

We are so happy with everyone's reaction to our brand new cat ward. As promised we now have a sneak peak of our shiny new dog kennels and preparation area for you.
We have a brand new dental machine, mobile tub table and operating light, to help us better help your fur babies.

Our new kennels are a big hit with our canine patients, as demonstrated by the beautiful Punchy, who spent the day with us to monitor her glucose levels as she is a recently diagnosed diabetic.

We hope you love it as much as we do! 🐾🐶

13/06/2025

Hi folks,

Hope Friday 13th is being kind to everyone! Its been all go here at Forest...

Some of you may have seen that we've been topsy-turvy with building work going on of late -today we'd like to show you a sneak peak of our new cattery! We love it!

We have a minimum kennel size of 3600cm2 floor area (can be doubled if needed!), a Feliway pheromone plug-in, background classical music, their own table for any procedures, and of course some fantastic shark cat beds that are a firm cat favourite!

We also have a new website www.forestveterinaryclinic.co.uk which will have some tweaking in the next few days!

Stay tuned for a video of our new dog kennels next week 😀

Have a great weekend everyone!

23/05/2025

Travelling to Europe with your pet in Summer?

The Government recently announced the return of the Pet Passport scheme, but we're yet to hear any official details... so for now the present scheme of single-use Animal Health Certificates remains in place.

Be sure to leave lots of time (absolute minimum a month) before travel to call us and ensure all the requirements can be met for hassle-free travel!

The minute we hear any specific details about the Pet Passport scheme reintroduction, we will announce them here (and we will call anyone with a pre-arranged AHC appointment)!

Thanks folks!

22/05/2025

Good afternoon from Forest Vets 🐾

We are incredibly lucky to have a passionate, empathetic and kind Veterinary Nursing Team here at the Practice.

Each of our Nurse's have their own niche and passions including (but not limited to):
- Feline Nursing Care and Cat Friendly Qualifications
- Arthritis Management and Care
- Emergency Critical Care (ECC)
- Exotic Nursing Care
- Dental Management
.. and much more!

Unfortunately, in the UK the term Veterinary Nurse is not protected which we as a Profession feel devalues the hard work and diverse skill set that our Nurses provide to your pets.

Therefore we are happy to join the campaign to protect this title. If you wish to find out more you can find out via the British Veterinary Nursing Association:- https://bvna.org.uk/project/bvna-protect-the-title-campaign/

Please feel free to share your happy moments with our Nursing team in the comments and show your appreciation for all that they do.

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09/05/2025

Meet Suki - her Dad's four legged Bike Companion 🏍

Our Client's get to us in a variety of ways - car, bus, walking or sometimes even bike!

Suki wears 'Doggles' to keep her eyes safe from the elements and rides in her carrier to protect her from falling off the bike. She enjoys journey's out with her Dad and their friends in good weather and ofcourse with a little doggy safe ice-cream on the side.

We always advise that however you transport your pet you follow the appropriate safety guidelines for that mode of transport.

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25/04/2025

Who remembers Eco the Iguana? 🦎

During our renovations we found several microscopes which we donated to Eco's Dad for use during his School lessons to help teach young and aspiring animal enthusiasts.

When Eco came for her surgery she kindly donated some of her blood as a teaching aid - impression smears were made (a process of spreading a small dot of blood along a microscope slide to assess blood product quantity and quality).

The image in the background is an example of Reptile blood - which differs from Mammalian blood (ours) in many ways but one of the most obvious being it has a nucleus! (the big circle in the centre on the images).

How many reptiles can you spot in this picture helping the students?

*Photo shared with Permission but anonymity of Students preserved

20/04/2025