Derwent Valley Vets

Derwent Valley Vets Derwent Valley Vets is an independant vets owned by Claire and Rebecka with a single clinic based in Matlock, Derbyshire.
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🎁 Plants to avoid at Christmas 🎁During the festivities, we often bring plants indoors or gift them to friends and family...
09/12/2024

🎁 Plants to avoid at Christmas 🎁
During the festivities, we often bring plants indoors or gift them to friends and family.
If there are pets at home, the following can be dangerous and are best avoided.
🎄Mistletoe
🎄 Ivy
🎄 Poinsettia
🎄 Christmas Cherry
🎄 Lilies
🎄 Pine needles
❓If you’re unsure whether a plant is toxic to pets, we’d recommend you do some research first, you can also contact us if you need any advice 😊

😻 Cat Clinic Tuesday December 17th 😻Between 8am and 3pm we aim to have a quieter practice which should make a visit to u...
05/12/2024

😻 Cat Clinic Tuesday December 17th 😻
Between 8am and 3pm we aim to have a quieter practice which should make a visit to us a bit les stressful.
If your cat hasn’t yet been microchipped, we offer a reduced price on Cat Clinic days, one of our nurses can do this for you.
If you’d like to book an appointment, please call us on 01629 55666.
Rabbits and guinea pigs are welcome too 🐰

🎄With Christmas fast approaching, don’t forget that some well loved traditions may be dangerous to our pets (especially ...
25/11/2024

🎄With Christmas fast approaching, don’t forget that some well loved traditions may be dangerous to our pets (especially those kitchen counter surfers!).
🎄In 2021, research by the Kennel Club highlighted that dogs are 75% more likely to be treated for poison ingestion in December than in any other month.
🎄Common Christmas dangers include:
• Chocolate
• Christmas pudding & mince pies
• Onions, garlic, leeks, shallots and chives
• Alcohol
• Macadamia nuts
• Sweets
• Anything containing the artificial sweetener xylitol, also listed as E967, birch sugar, wood sugar or birch bark extract
• Mould (particularly important for the cheeky bin raiders)
🎄 Please remember to keep the wrapped chocolates and sweet gifts from under the tree and safely out of the reach of inquisitive noses. Santa won’t mind if he doesn’t get a mince pie this year 🎅🏼.

This week we have celebrated Jasmine, one of our lovely receptionists, turning the big 3.....0......Jasmine only joined ...
21/11/2024

This week we have celebrated Jasmine, one of our lovely receptionists, turning the big 3.....0......
Jasmine only joined the DVV team three months ago but in that time has slotted right in. She is a friendly face on the front desk, great with our patients and has picked up the DVV ethos like a duck to water 🦆
Most importantly she is a real team player and the whole DVV team now can't remember what it was like not to have her around.
We want to wish her the very best for her big birthday and look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with her being part of our team 💙
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZ 🎂 🥳 🎉

🐈 Our next Cat Clinic is December 17th 🐈From 8am to 3pm we aim to have a quieter clinic for cats, guinea pigs and rabbit...
18/11/2024

🐈 Our next Cat Clinic is December 17th 🐈
From 8am to 3pm we aim to have a quieter clinic for cats, guinea pigs and rabbits. Dogs will be seen if an urgent case arises 🐾
If you would like to book an appointment, please call us on 01629 55666 😻

🐈 Cat Clinic tomorrow 🐈From 8am to 3pm we have our Cat Clinic. We aim to have a quieter practice to help relax our felin...
13/11/2024

🐈 Cat Clinic tomorrow 🐈
From 8am to 3pm we have our Cat Clinic.
We aim to have a quieter practice to help relax our feline friends and make visiting the vet a bit less stressful.
Guinea pigs and rabbits welcome too 🥦.
If an urgent case arises, dogs will still be seen. Please call us first before coming in to the waiting room 🐾

Tonight we are closing at 7pm instead of 9pm for one night only. As usual when we are closed our duty vet can be telepho...
12/11/2024

Tonight we are closing at 7pm instead of 9pm for one night only. As usual when we are closed our duty vet can be telephoned for emergency advice via our normal number and VetsNow are open throughout the night in case any patients need to be seen before we open again at 8am. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

💊 Did you know that your pet’s medication can potentially have a negative impact on our ecosystems?💊 Help us become a mo...
11/11/2024

💊 Did you know that your pet’s medication can potentially have a negative impact on our ecosystems?
💊 Help us become a more sustainable practice and make your home as safe as possible for yourselves and other family members by bringing back your unused medications for us to dispose of correctly.
💊 This can include:
• Empty medication bottles
• Partially used medications
• Out of date medications
• Unused medications
💊 Please note that we are unable to provide refunds for returned medicines (this includes unused items) as we are unable to re-stock them once they have left the practice.
Thank you 🐾

🦴 Happy World Radiography Day 🦴Today we’re celebrating more than just X-rays, we’re celebrating the wonders of modern ve...
08/11/2024

🦴 Happy World Radiography Day 🦴
Today we’re celebrating more than just X-rays, we’re celebrating the wonders of modern veterinary care and the incredible work done by our team.

Did you know that X-rays were first discovered in 1895 by the German professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen? Fast forward to 2024 and they’re now an essential diagnostic tool.

This year alone, our team has taken X-rays from 165 pets so far, helping to diagnose everything from bone fractures to the mysterious ‘I ate something I shouldn’t have’ moments.

Whether it’s a curious puppy with a potential bone injury or a rabbit with a mysterious tummy ache, X-rays give us a peek inside, making the diagnostic process quicker and more accurate.
Here are a few of the many X-rays we’ve taken over the year 🩻

🍂 As the weather gets colder, pets can start to suffer more pain in their joints due to arthritis.🍂 For more information...
01/11/2024

🍂 As the weather gets colder, pets can start to suffer more pain in their joints due to arthritis.
🍂 For more information on how to tell if your pet is in discomfort and a discussion on what we can do to alleviate this, please contact us at the clinic to make an appointment with one of our vets.

👻 To Trick or to Treat this Halloween? 👻🎃 What is safe to ‘treat’ your dog or cat with and which ‘tricks’ should you avo...
28/10/2024

👻 To Trick or to Treat this Halloween? 👻
🎃 What is safe to ‘treat’ your dog or cat with and which ‘tricks’ should you avoid? 🎃

‘Tricks’ include - raisins and grapes, chocolate, onions, garlic and chives, corn on the cob, macadamia nuts, avocado, cooked bones and anything containing xylitol (this may also be listed as birch sugar or E967).🍇 🧅 🌽 🥑 🧄 🦴 🍫
If your pet eats any of the above, give your vet a call and they’ll be able to advise you on what to do.

‘Treats’ include - peanut butter (make sure it’s xylitol free), cooked pumpkin and sweet potato, carrots, apples, blueberries, banana, green beans, cooked lean meat and packaged treats ready made for dogs and cats.
🎃 🥕 🍎 🍌 🫐

26/10/2024

Sadly we have had a deceased Adult Entire Male Ginger Cat brought in to us with no microchip.
He was found in Kelstidge on Ashover Road.
If he could be yours please contact the practice on 0162955666.

Many congratulations to our wonderful receptionist Claire on completing her Silver Veterinary Receptionist Award. Althou...
26/10/2024

Many congratulations to our wonderful receptionist Claire on completing her Silver Veterinary Receptionist Award. Although Claire has been a Veterinary receptionist for some time now, and is a well known and well loved face on the front desk, she is constantly striving to learn more and further improve her skills. Her dedication to the practice, the rest of the team and to all our clients and patients is second to none. We love you Claire and think you are brill at what you do 💙 Well done on this latest achievement 👏 🥳

🎆 Fireworks season is almost here and while it’s fun for some, it can cause distress and worry to our pets.Here are a fe...
16/10/2024

🎆 Fireworks season is almost here and while it’s fun for some, it can cause distress and worry to our pets.
Here are a few tips and ideas of how to help them during this time.
• Walk dogs during daylight hours.
• Provide a ‘den’ or a safe hiding place indoors.
• Close windows and curtains.
• Use background noise such as the radio or TV.
• Distract your pet and keep them busy with something tasty on a LickiMat and use treats and toys.
• Stay calm and don’t react to the fireworks yourself.
• Don’t leave them alone.
• Don’t punish your pet if they’re worried, it will cause more distress.
• If possible, keep cats indoors.
• Look in to calming products such as a ThunderShirt.
• Supplements and pheromones can be useful such as Adaptil, Calmex, Feliway, Pet Remedy or Zylkene.
• You can book an appointment with one of our vets if your cat or dog has previously had a problem with fireworks, there are medications that we can prescribe to help.

Unfortunately this evening the phones and computers are NOT making us smile 😕 We are having technical issues which means...
16/10/2024

Unfortunately this evening the phones and computers are NOT making us smile 😕
We are having technical issues which means our communications are not functioning well. We are here until 7pm. If you have an emergency come straight down. We are working hard to get back online ASAP. Please bear with us.

🐈‍⬛ This Thursday is our Cat Clinic 🐈‍⬛From 8am to 3pm, we aim to have a quieter waiting room which suits our feline fri...
14/10/2024

🐈‍⬛ This Thursday is our Cat Clinic 🐈‍⬛
From 8am to 3pm, we aim to have a quieter waiting room which suits our feline friends down to a T.
Rabbits and guinea pigs are welcome too 🥦
Please call us on 01629 55666 if you would like to make an appointment.
Poorly dogs and urgent cases will still be seen 🐾

🥕 It’s the final day of Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2024🥕Our last information snippet comes from The Guinea Pig Vet. ‘Guin...
27/09/2024

🥕 It’s the final day of Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2024🥕
Our last information snippet comes from The Guinea Pig Vet.
‘Guinea pigs should have plenty of places to hide, this can include deep hay, tunnels and hidey houses so they can move around their enclosure with minimal time in the open’.

🍓It’s Guinea Pig Awareness Week 🍓What should you feed a Guinea pig?Today’s advice comes from The Guinea Pig Vet. ‘A guin...
26/09/2024

🍓It’s Guinea Pig Awareness Week 🍓
What should you feed a Guinea pig?
Today’s advice comes from The Guinea Pig Vet.
‘A guinea pig’s diet should consist of 90% good quality hay, a small amount of vitamin C fortified guinea pig pellets and a small portion of veg each day’ 🥬

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The Boat House, 110 Dale Road
Matlock
DE43PP

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+44162955666

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We thought a little video compilation might help Lenny find his ‘purrfect’ forever home. You can see for yourselves what a brilliant, fun loving character he is. We have had a few enquiries which we are still exploring. But, if you think you could offer him a great indoor and outdoor life, please get in touch with us on 01629 55666 or email [email protected] for some more information. He’s been castrated, vaccinated and microchipped 💙 Feel free to have a look at our previous post to find out a little more about his history 🐾

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We want your pet to live a long, happy and healthy life as much as you do.

Here at Derwent Valley Vets we want to provide you with a high level of service and excellent clinical advice so that you can keep your pet happy and healthy. We have an experienced team of vets and nurses who work with you as owners to give great clinical outcomes. We aim to give you the opportunity to keep your much loved pets safe and well whilst providing value for money. We love what we do and we hope you do too.