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Vets4Pets is committed to bringing you affordable and high quality care via a modern, well equipped practice, including a lab, pharmacy, digital x-ray and ultrasound.
This week’s purrffffect pets belong to our fabulous Registeted Veterinary Nurse, Lisa who has been growing a small human the last couple of months🤰🏼
Everyone meet Moana and Meeko, the gorgeous Maine Coon’s who will be welcoming their new family member soon 🐈⬛ 🐱 🐾
Don’t forget that your bunnies need vaccinations also 🐰💉
Give us a call on 0151 678 6278 to get booked in for their vaccine and health check 🩺🏩
Rabbit owners, here’s your reminder to make sure your buns are vaccinated 💉
Vaccinating your rabbits is a critical step in ensuring their health and longevity, preventing the spread of serious diseases, such as RVHD and Myxomatosis.
By taking this preventive measure, you are protecting your pets rabbits and contributing to the overall health of the rabbit community 🐇⛑
Remember, the only way to protect your rabbits is to vaccinate them every 12 months!
Find out more over on our website: https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/vaccines/
⚠️❕⚠️PLANNED ROAD WORKS⚠️❕⚠️
Please be aware there will be temporary traffic lights on Frankby Road, commencing Wednesday 14th August 2024 at 10am.
Please allow extra time for travel or plan an alternate route for your appointment.
This will allow us to keep seeing patients on time and the appointments flowing.
If you are going to be a couple of minutes late, where possible please can you call us on 0151 678 6278
to let us know.
Thank you for your cooperation ☺️
Next up we have our self proclaimed crazy cat lady, Head Veterinary Nurse, Katie’s mischievous cats 🐈⬛
Please meet Chester the British Shorthair and Coal the Domestic Shorthair…. Top points if you can guess why Coal got his name 👀🐾
Happy International Cat Day!! 🐈⬛ 🐈 🐾
International Cat Day is a full 24 hours of recognition and veneration for one of humanity’s oldest and most beloved pets–the cat! If they would lower themselves to have a conversation with a mere human, any cat would probably say that every day should be a day for celebrating cats all over the world. But this is one particular day that the humans have set aside each year for that purpose.
We’d love to see all our cat lovers share their pictures 🩵
🐁🦜🦮🐈🐕🦺🐕 Pet Appreciation Post 🐩🐈⬛🐇🦎🐍🐌
There’s a lot of benefits to having a pet, and it is most definitely a life long commitment, with many ups and downs a long the way. One thing that can’t be argued, they’re 100% worth it❣️
Lets talk dog collar and tags 🏷️ 🐕
All pet dogs must wear a collar with the owner’s name and address on it when in a public place. The owner's details can be listed on the collar itself or on a tag attached to the collar.
Even if your dog is microchipped, they still need to wear a collar or tag. If your dog wears a harness, they are still required to have a collar and tag on for identification.
Exemptions apply for some working dogs.
It is recommended you add your mobile number so you can be contacted at any time in case your dog goes missing.
What can happen if this law is not followed?
Owners can be fined up to £2,000.
Law: Control of Dogs Order 1992
For more information please go to:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/901/article/2/made
If your dog/puppy needs microchipping, please contact us on 0151 678 6278 to arrange 😃
Is your pet due their vaccination? 💉
Our diary is filling up for vaccine appointments and we currently have around a 2 week wait list for vaccinations! 📔
If your pet is due to go into kennels/cattery over the summer holidays and are due their vaccines, please call us on 0151 678 6278 to get booked in ☎️
We are aware automatic reminders are sent from head office, however we ask that you keep track of your own pets vaccination date to avoid missing the date 🗓️
Sundays are made for snoozing right? 😴🥱
Take a look at your pets average daily snooze time and see if they’ll be achieving it today! (we won’t say anything if you join them for a few 💤’s 🤫)
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This weeks pets are our wonderful Vet Care Assistant, Vicky’s! 🐾
Meet Muggle the Domestic Shorthair and Mickey the Ragdoll 🐈⬛ 🐈🤍
❗️⚠️❗️⚠️ IMPORTANT MESSAGE ⚠️❗️⚠️❗️
We have just been informed that people are receiving private messages from a fake Vets4Pets Greasby Account, claiming you’re a winner with a link to then enter credit card details.
PLEASE DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK AND REPORT IMMEDIATELY!
Vets4Pets Greasby would not ever ask for any payment information via any form of social media.
** UPDATE **
She is been collected by Birkenhead Kennels - please call them on 0151 556 1220
** Dog Found **
6month old female dog handed into us
Found by Upton McDonald’s
Black and white
No collar, microchipped but possibly still registered to the breeder
If she is yours, please contact the practice on 0151 678 6278 - we will need proof of ownership on collection.
You only have until end of play tomorrow to get those likes in ⏰ 🥳
Don’t forget to ask your friends and family to boost your likes to increase your chance of winning 🥇🏆
Winner will be announced Thursday 1st August 🐾
☀️☀️ Today is set to be another hot one ☀️☀️
Try to avoid walking dogs in the hottest parts of the day, have fresh water available for your pets and a cool or shaded area for them to rest 🐕 🐈 🐇
Heat stroke in animals can be fatal, so here’s some signs to look out for 👀⬇️
Team building day went down a treat at Chester Zoo 🐯 🐘 🦁 🦒 🦋🦩 🐸
🐶** COVER PICTURE COMPETITION **🐱
Would you like your pet/s to be our cover picture during August? 📸
Augusts theme will summer holidays 🐾
All you need to do is upload a summer photograph of your pet/s in the comments below and the pet with the most likes will win! 🐰🐭
The winner will be announced on Thursday 1st August!
Good Luck & don’t forget to share! 🤞🏻
Happy Friday Everyone! 🥳
Over the next few Fridays we’ll be introducing you to our staff pets 🐶 🐱 🐹 🦎
This week to start us off, meet Sam and Seán’s lovely Bridget the hamster, Star the Leopard Gecko and Melon the Domestic Shorthair 🧡
We’d love to see if you have any similar pets 😃
Is your cat microchipped or need to double check? 👀🐱
Please do not hesitate to call for any further information on 0151 678 6278
It is now compulsory for all owned cats in England to be microchipped, making it more likely that lost or stray pet cats are reunited with their owners and returned home safely.
This includes cats that usually only stay indoors.
All keepers must ensure their cat is microchipped before they reach 20 weeks of age and their contact details stored and kept up to date in an approved pet microchipping database.
Read more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cat-microchipping-now-mandatory
Compulsory microchipping for cats has now come into force.
Please contact us to make an appointment if your cat is not microchipped 🐈⬛ 🐈
It is now compulsory for all owned cats in England to be microchipped, making it more likely that lost or stray pet cats are reunited with their owners and returned home safely.
This includes cats that usually only stay indoors.
All keepers must ensure their cat is microchipped before they reach 20 weeks of age and their contact details stored and kept up to date in an approved pet microchipping database.
Read more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cat-microchipping-now-mandatory
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.”
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."
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."
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."
‼️ From 10 June 2024 it will be compulsory to have your cat microchipped from 20 weeks of age ‼️
Contact reception for information on how to get your cat booked in 📞 🐈⬛ 🐈
Today we’re celebrating the news that after years of campaigning by Cats Protection and our supporters, compulsory microchipping of pet cats has been announced and will come into force in June 2024 in England. More microchipped cats means more lost cats potentially reunited with their owners. Thank you for all your support in getting the government to take action! Find out more: www.cats.org.uk/microchipping
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."
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
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."
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.”
The team at Vets4Pets Cramlington say greyhound Frank was "an absolute gentleman" when he came in for some dental work.
Seven-year-old Frank was brought in by owner Harriet to get rid of some plaque which had built up and to treat a gum inflammation. Veterinary nurse Vicki said: "Frank was a very good boy and left with clean, fresh and sparkly teeth. It's so very important to get your dog's teeth checked and we advise pets to have an annual dental check. Eighty per cent of dogs over the age of three have dental disease. Prevention is much better than cure and regular checks and routine cleaning keep your pet's mouth healthier for longer and can help to prevent extensive extractions later in life. We are always happy to offer advice on maintenance and dental care at home such as teeth brushing or dental supplements."
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."
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!"
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."
Six-foot-long boa constrictor Astrix was the centre of attention when he called in for a routine "top to tail" health check at Vets4Pets Penzance.
Astrix, who's four, is part of a menagerie of six snakes, bearded dragons and six dogs belonging to veterinary nurse Lowenna, who works at the practice, and her partner Mark. The team looked at Astrix's eyes and mouth and checked his breathing to rule out any respiratory infections and also checked his scales.
Lowenna said: "He got a clean bill of health, he was absolutely fine and everyone had a turn holding him. Asterix is quite reserved, a little bit shy usually. He did really well when he came in as everyone wanted to touch him and he was like 'okay I quite like the attention.' Astrix has got a lovely big set-up at home. He's quite a big boy, weighing in at nearly 10 kilos, so the vivarium is more than seven foot long. We have a reptile room and he has the run of it. He has a large bucket of water too if he ever wants to submerge himself."
This brave girl is collie-cross Sherpa, who the team at Vets for Pets Livingston say was "impeccably calm" when she was rushed in for emergency injury after hurting her eye in a freak accident.
Sherpa's owner Caroline was taking Sherpa for a walk when Sherpa caught her eye on a stick as she went exploring a bush. She was quickly admitted into surgery where she received X-rays and, after a two-hour procedure by practice owner Dr Adam, aided by nurse Erin, the stick was removed. Adam said: "Sherpa was amazingly tolerant following an extremely random occurrence. It was astonishing." Sherpa didn't lose her sight and is now making a great recovery.
Caroline said: “We were suddenly thrown into the worst living nightmare, it was absolutely horrifying. It’s truly a miracle what Adam and the team achieved from the moment they answered our call for help. They gave us hope."
This little Christmas cracker is Molly, who survived against the odds and gave birth to three premature puppies after being brought in to Vets for Pets Cirencester as a pregnant stray with severe injuries from a fight with other dogs.
Martina, who owns the practice, said: ”It was really touch and go and we thought Molly might not make it. The team treated mum first, got her on a drip and stabilised her before successfully managing to deliver the puppies – two boys and a girl – by caesarean section."
Molly, who's a Cairn Terrier, and her three pups are recovering well at home with Martina. “As they needed 24/7 care I took them home and emptied the whole spare bedroom so there was a nice, warm and comfortable quiet place for Molly and her puppies. I was attached to her for the first five days – my husband Matt even brought food up to the bedroom for me as I stayed there all the time. It was really hard work but it was all worth it. They’re absolute darlings and doing really well now – mum is already brave enough to go on dog walks.”
Martina says Molly will continue living with her in the future, and the puppies will be adopted when they are stronger.
The reindeers have had their annual health check this morning and they are all fit to fly!! 🎅🎄
3 more sleeps!!
Merry Christmas from everyone at Vets4Pets Greasby!🎄 🐾
This beautiful buzzard is on the mend after undergoing surgery on a broken wing at Vets4Pets Newmarket after he was hit by a car.
A member of the public rescued the buzzard and brought him in to see if the team could help. After a successful operation and five days of recuperation he's ben taken to The Raptor Foundation rehabilitation centre to continue his recovery.
Practice manager Natalie said: "We put him under general anaesthetic and performed orthopaedic surgery. We'll see him again next month to see how he's progressing and then hopefully he'll be released back into the wild. We wish him a speedy recovery as he's such a handsome chap.”
Here's a salutary tale in the run-up to Christmas Day ... the story of poor little Tego, who had to be rushed to Vets for Pets Morpeth for emergency treatment after snaffling 48 Quality Street chocolates, their wrappers and part of the box.
Owner Sarah realised chocolate was toxic for dogs so phoned the vets who told her to get the five-year Tibetan Terrier there immediately. Sarah said: "They were brilliant with him. The chocolates were a birthday present for my daughter Olivia, and they were all wrapped up and put in the lounge with the door shut. I went to work and when I came back Tego had somehow managed to get in the room and rip into them."
Vet Eleni and the team helped Tego cough everything up and took blood tests and put him on medication before he was allowed home. Eleni said it's a useful reminder to keep chocolates well hidden – and to act fast if your dog eats any and induce vomiting within one to two hours to prevent the body from absorbing the toxins.
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The reindeers have had their annual health check this morning and they are all fit to fly!! 🎅🎄
