Vets4Pets New Milton

12/09/2024

*Notice*
Card machines are down today, and we are having some issues with taking payments. We have WhatsApp links, cash, or a hand-held portable card device so please bear with us! 😊

23/08/2024

Small white poodle cross missing in New Milton. Please call us if found, we have owner details 🤞😊

23/08/2024

How gorgeous does little Marnie look in her pet shirt last week after her spay 🥰

16/08/2024

We had Titan and Axel making friends in the practice this morning 🥰🐾🐾

14/08/2024

One of our own was in for his Animal Health Certificate today, treated like the lord he is 🐾💖

14/08/2024

Little Marley being brave yesterday after his little accident .. all patched up and ready to go home ☺️💪🏻

31/07/2024

Handsome Lord Rupert during his photoshoot in reception this morning! 😎 What a Supermodel 🤩 💖

20/07/2024

Saturday's Superstar Saffi ✨ just chilling at reception while waiting for her appointment! 😻

20/07/2024

Student nurse Sam with little Dilly who came in for her 2nd vaccination and cuddles yesterday 🥰🐾

19/07/2024

With the temperatures set to increase in some parts of the UK, it's vital to know that dogs can quickly overheat. Our handy dog walking guide shows which temperatures are safe for your dog to exercise in and which should be avoided. 🌡️

Here are three tips you should follow during the summer months.

☀️ Place the back of your hand on the pavement for seven seconds. It's too hot to walk your dog if you struggle to hold it down.
☀️ Keep to natural grass for walking.
☀️ Walk early in the morning or late in the evening when surfaces are cooler.

15/07/2024

Sadly we have had a deceased cat handed in today from Albert road area of New Milton.
All black colour. No microchip.

12/07/2024

Elsa was a little superstar 🤩 this week whilst in for her spay..🐾 and as you can see was super happy to go home with Mum afterwards 🥰

25/06/2024

Small dog handed in this morning...🐾 Please call the practice if you think it might be yours. Dog warden has been notified.

24/06/2024

Today marks the start of Rabbit Awareness week! this year's theme is 'Healthy diet, Happy Bunnies'......🐰 💗

Choosing the best food for your Bunny can be confusing, they are complex animals that need a balanced diet with the right mix of fibre vitamins and minerals to keep them healthy.
Feeding your rabbits approximately 85% of grass/good quality hay, 10% leafy green vegetables and only 5% pellets or nuggets.

Treats should be kept to a minimum, but if they are fed they should be healthy and natural. Fresh drinking water must always be available. 🥦🐇 🥰

21/06/2024

At last we are enjoying some warmer weather! 😎 Don't forget our pets can feel the heat as much as we do and may suffer heat related illnesses. Keeping them cool is crucial during warmer weather... Here are some top tips to keep them safe this Summer ⛱ ....
🌞 Ensure they have shaded areas away from direct sunlight
🌞 Keep them hydrated with plenty of fresh water
🌞 Avoid walking on hot pavements, avoid middle of the day walks
🌞Never leave your pet in a car, even if the windows are open slightly.
🌞Watch for heat stroke signs like heavy panting, drooling, or vomiting
If you have any concerns about your pet in the heat, do not hesitate to reach out! ... enjoy the weekend everyone 😎🐾☀️⛱🐶

12/06/2024

Good news! 📣
After a very long wait, our books are now partially open & and we are welcoming some applications from new clients 🎉

Please feel free to get in touch for registering your pet or transferring to our practice, although we may still need to operate a priority list depending on demand and some short waits may still apply at times.

A warm welcome awaits you & your pets! 😊

[email protected]
01425 632900

29/05/2024

A reminder that from MONDAY 10th JUNE all domestic cats aged 20 weeks and over MUST be microchipped by law. 🐾🐱

29/05/2024

Adorable little Aoife was very brave for her 2nd vaccination recently ✨ 🏅😍

22/05/2024

There's nothing like sausage cuddles with little Jude on a rainy Wednesday morning to cheer us up! 😍🐾

17/05/2024

Lovely little Khan came in today to say Hi 👋 to the team and needless to say plenty of cuddles were had! 🥰🐶🐾

15/05/2024

📢 Would you like to nominate our lovely reception team? 📢
BVRA’s Veterinary Receptionist of the Year Awards are open and it’s time to start nominating your veterinary receptionists ! 🥳
The winner of the awards will be announced at BVRA Congress on the 27th September 2024.

The BVRA's Veterinary Receptionist of the Year Award offers the chance for clients and colleagues to recognise the amazing work that receptionists do while championing individuals for being inspiring, hard-working or just outright amazing!
Nominate your team here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VROTYA2024
Encourage your clients to nominate their favourite receptionists too, by hanging this poster in your reception area!
https://www.bvra.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Veterinary-Receptionist-awards-2024-Practice-poster-2.pdf

14/05/2024

Edit: Pleased to say we are now all up and running again! Thank you for your patience ..☎️☎️ we are currently having technical issues with our phone line. This should be rectified shortly. Please email if possible [email protected]☎️☎️

13/05/2024

It was so lovely to meet gorgeous little Rollo who was very brave last week for her first vaccination 😍🐾🎖️

07/05/2024

Some of our own lovely pets in recently for their vaccinations and health checks 😍🐾💕

03/05/2024

Staff training is an important part of our regular team updates. Lovely nurse Claire has spent some time this week training new additions & non-clinical staff in emergency care, restraint & sampling so that we can always continue to ensure all hands are available & skilled to help your pet in the practice 😊

01/05/2024

We are still on the lookout for a lovely RVN to join our fun, friendly team 😊
Open to full time/part time, we are happy to hear from any potential candidates looking for a happy work-life balance with limited weekend work (1:4 Saturday morning only) and no nights/on call cover required.
Contact us for informal initial confidential chat & tour of our practice 😊

🐾 Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse? 🐾
We are a forward thinking first opinion practice with lots of exciting projects planned! Our compassionate team comprises of 3 Vets, 2 RVNs, 1 SVN and two VCA’s. We also have an awesome reception team, meaning our nursing team can just nurse!
We have a lovely practice with great facilities.
The RVN role would include our new consultations and theatre shifts. We can be flexible on the days you are able to join us, rota to include 1:4 Saturdays and no night shifts.

Would you like to have an informal chat and learn more about us? Please email [email protected]

24/04/2024

We are currently having some technical issues with our new phone system. Pls email/Whatsaap wherever possible
Many Thanks
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23/04/2024

This week is and our fabulous front of house team deserve the biggest of shout-outs! 🥳🤩
Becky, Allison, Lou, Faye & Sam S ! 😎

We are exceptionally proud to have the most wonderful happy, friendly, professional, fun & warm team of ladies to welcome you & your pets here at the practice!
Did you know that as well as being the welcoming smiles greeting you, our team all go above & beyond every day of the week in so many more behind the scenes tasks?
• Continued knowledge training & development
• Administration & communication
• Hands-on help with your pets
• Practice cleaning, maintenance and H&S
• Inpatient care
• Prescription dispensing
• Insurance administration
• Diary management
• Social media & display contents
• Stock control
• Anything & everything else asked of them!

We could never wish for a better team, and they really are the unsung heroes of the veterinary world!
Thank you all for all your hard work & dedication! 👏🏻

20/04/2024

There are some days when a patient just doesn’t want to co-operate. Today is one of those days!! 😅 Spot our cheeky patient ‘Nero’ avoiding his X-rays with poor nurse Laura! 🦉

18/04/2024

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine today as Spring is in the air!🎉 🌻🌿 🌞 Unfortunately for hedgehogs and other small creatures this is a dangerous time of year 😔 So please, please check grass and hedges before using mowers, strimmers and hedgecutters. It could save a life 🦔🐦‍⬛🐦

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!"