Dixon and Young Veterinary Surgery

09/09/2024

Check out this super buster collar 🍉

Your best captions for the picture in the comments please!

05/09/2024

Can anybody beat these long giraffe sized sunflowers? 🌻 For size reference Imogen is 5ft 1 🌻

27/08/2024

Happy Tuesday! Pop a picture in the comments of what you got up to with your pets this bank holiday weekend ☀️

22/08/2024

This weeks guess the breed! 2 breeds in this gorgeous little guy, guesses in the comments, answer given tomorrow. Good luck!

21/08/2024

Whether you’d like to see this free family event continue or the funds distributed elsewhere, you can attend the special AGM to share your thoughts 💭

21/08/2024

Look at this beautiful Staffordshire Bull Terrier pup called Arya, she came to visit our nurse for her second vaccinations and cuddles 🥰

13/08/2024

Thanks for the cake! 🎂 now the party can begin!

13/08/2024

It’s my birthday! I’m fresh back from my holiday and ready to celebrate! 🎁 🥳

08/08/2024

Guess the type of bird! Answer revealed tomorrow!

02/08/2024

⚠️ Warning serious itch alert ⚠️

This was all taken out of some kittens ears. You can see the dark colour of the wax and dirt and then the mites are the white dots moving around.

If you see your pet scratching a lot at its ears, you might want to consider these little pests!

31/07/2024

Guess the breed time! Answers in the comment. Hint there are 3 breeds.

29/07/2024

Update from the Featherington household, all chickies now out in society and thriving 📝

24/07/2024

Here is Imogen bandaging our very patient Labrador friend, we use it as a training aid for our students. During its life it has had numerous injured limbs, cut ears and more positioning for X-rays than you could imagine.

The only issue is that we have realised it has no name!!! Comment below for suggestions!

18/07/2024

It’s the season of the grass!
Remember to check your animals ears, paws, coats when you get in from a walk. If you see your pet shaking its head a lot, licking a lot at a certain area keep in mind it could be a grass seed.

15/07/2024

Can anybody guess what breed this gorgeous boy Albus is?

27/06/2024

A HUGE THANK YOU!

To all of our lovely clients, we have been inundated lately with goodies from amazing flowers, the best lemon drizzle cake you have ever tasted, chocolates, wine, ice creams and not forgetting Busters homemade cookies-we need that recipe!!!
It means a lot and is a great pick me up for the whole of our hard working team on these busy days!

26/06/2024

It’s rabbit awareness week let’s talk teeth. Rabbit dental disease is a common problem in pet rabbits. In the picture you can see one of our vets performing a dental procedure under general anaesthetic to remove some overgrown back teeth.

Here are some handy tips for recognising and avoiding dental issues:

🦷Overgrown and misaligned teeth are most commonly due to being fed a diet too low in fibre so have a good quality hay available for them at all times.

🦷Avoid feeding too many sugary treats and foods that are naturally high in sugar such as apples and carrots.

🦷Gently check and feel your rabbits face regularly, checking for lumps, bumps and sensitivity.

🦷 Be aware that there are numerous signs that your rabbit could be suffering with dental problems, these are the most common: drooling, weight loss, grinding of teeth, behavioural changes, weepy eyes, facial swelling, diarrhoea.

🦷Remember to book your rabbit an appointment with one of our team if you want your rabbits teeth checking.

25/06/2024

It’s rabbit awareness week! With this heat we are experiencing let’s chat about flystrike.

⚠️Yucky post alert⚠️

Flystrike can occur year round, but is most common in warm weather. It happens when flies lay eggs on a rabbit, the maggots hatch and start eating the rabbits flesh. Unfortunately it is a condition that can prove fatal within 24 hours.

How to help prevent it:

🐰 Cleanliness of the environment, regular cleaning of the hutch to prevent attracting flies.

🐰 Check your rabbit at least once daily around its bottom but ideally twice daily in the heat.

🐰Be aware that rabbits can get arthritis as they grow older so may not be as nimble at cleaning their bottoms, this can mean you may have to regularly groom and bathe the back end to avoid attracting flies.

🐰Feed a healthy diet to ensure that your rabbit produces the right consistency of droppings (not sticky poo that clings to its bum!).

🐰Feeding the correct diet also ensures a healthy overall weight of your rabbit, meaning it is not too overweight to get to its bottom to groom itself.

🐰Be extra vigilant if your rabbit has an open wound.

🐰Purchase a good quality rabbit specific fly repellent.

🐰Flystrike is classed as an emergency so book a vet appointment ASAP if you suspect your rabbit has it.

24/06/2024

It’s rabbit awareness week! Each day we will be giving you different information you might find both interesting and useful.

Post a picture of your cute bunny in the comments below and of course please book in with our nurse if you would like a rabbit health check.

This picture is of Ruckus and Bella 🐰

19/06/2024

17/06/2024

Here we go at the release site 🫶🏼

17/06/2024

A change of scenery for us when the local firefighters brought us this little one to stitch up after a road traffic accident.

10/06/2024

It was great to once again welcome the eco warriors from the Parkgate Academy to plant their sunflowers outside the surgery. They’re growing well and we’re looking forward to seeing them bloom in full glory soon! 🌻

06/06/2024

D-Day 80th anniversary. Lest we forget.

04/06/2024

It’s been brought to our attention that someone is posing as us encouraging you to click on a link for a prize. Please do not click on any links. It isn’t us and has been reported!