Mercury Vets

04/09/2024

Useful for some of our lovely owners with horses 🤩

This Thursday!! Don't miss it, because goodness knows when I'll get around to doing this again!

An essential guide to all things peri/post/menopause related for riders.

- What happens and why
- What you can do about it all
- Ways to maximise your health and fitness
- Where to focus your rider fitness training
- Pelvic floor essentials

Tickets are available for £15
https://buytickets.at/louisetowlphysiotherapy

13/08/2024

Have you heard of leptospirosis? 😧

Leptospirosis, often shortened to lepto, is a disease caused by bacteria that damage vital organs, such as the liver and kidneys. It’s very serious and often fatal in dogs.

Dogs can catch leptospirosis from:

- Another infected dog
- Sniffing/licking the ground where an infected dog has urinated
- Urine from an infected cow, pig or rodent
- Infected wet ground or fresh water - lepto can live in wet ground and fresh water for several months

Leptospirosis can also be spread to other dogs by infected dogs, mice, rats and cows but can also be caught from infected water. So, if your dog lives on a farm, kills rodents or spends a lot of time swimming, they’re at a much higher risk of catching it ⚠️

There are a few different types of leptospirosis bacteria and each one is slightly different. Fortunately, we can vaccinate against the types of lepto bacteria commonly found in the UK. Find out more: http://pdsa.me/rwlP

[Visual description: Black and brown dog, Kelpie, in the back of a vehicle on a cattle farm.]

15/06/2024

🎉WERE AT WOOFSTOCK🎉
Come and say Hi 👋🏼

04/03/2024

📅 The countdown is on – from 10 June 2024 all pet cats over 20 weeks old must be microchipped and registered on a compliant database.

🐾 Microchipping is the quickest and most effective way of ensuring lost pets can be identified. Animals that are microchipped are more than twice as likely to be reunited with their owners.

🐈 Read about Simba, who was reunited with his owner thanks to his microchip: https://www.cats.org.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/around-25-million-cats-remain-unchipped-as-the-compulsory-microchipping-countdown-begins

25/01/2024

Lovely Sally came in to see us this week 🐶 💜

Sally had a tooth removed at another vets some time ago, and since had had an abscess that has come up and gone down with antibiotics a number of times on her face. Frustrated her owners brought her to see us.

Alex our vet thought that it was likely that a fragment of root remained when the tooth was removed. So she was booked in to have it investigated.

Alex x-rayed the area under sedation, using a needle to pinpoint where the abscess was. The results showed 2 fragments remaining from the removed tooth. Sally was then taken in straight away for a dental to remove these roots.

It is important to remove all roots from dogs teeth when the crown is removed or the dogs can end up with a constant low grade infection that causes tooth root abscesses. Imagine having an on and off toothache for months! 🦷

Hopefully Sally feels much better in a couple of days, and thankfully we could help the owners with a problem we could cure! 🎉

24/01/2024

Everyone knows Ann! So knowing Ann, you might know she loves Dartmoor, and knowing that Ann is destined for a challenge (whether it be a spicy cat or a scary dog) she has set her sights on the Ten Tor challenge.

Despite the prospect of impending blisters and many a wild wee, she is going to face the mostly wet challenge she has outlined below, for an excellent cause….

Hi dear friends, loving Dartmoor as I do, and being an outdoors and country girl, I’ve always wanted to complete the Ten Tors challenge, but thought I’d missed the chance due to my age. I was so happy when I discovered I can complete the full 35 mile challenge as an adult, and raise money at the same time, which will go entirely to support young people in completing their Ten Tors dream. Not every family can afford to supply their teenagers with all the necessary supplies and equipment to do Ten Tors/DofE, and by supporting me with my fundraising, you’re helping support and shape our Dartmoor family of the future. Anything you can give is very much appreciated. Thank you. Ann x

https://www.justgiving.com/page/ann-watson-1702314608640?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fann-watson-1702314608640&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=pfp-share&fbclid=IwAR2Nfo83lKgIsQHtxFYSyJtTcbROnTkJtsDPYKxGDGy36fS0tfr2kCAqoNw_aem_AcmFqjFpMLmAQzjARYssY9du9bQVQlYh60jUo_pJWaL074wwz6CGKqR6yFQE_Utq_1s

02/01/2024

We are experiencing intermittent power cuts! Please if you can’t get through call us on our mobile 07703988387

Meanwhile take a weight off, and have a New Year Nap 😴

30/12/2023

We hope you have all had a lovely Christmas and want to thank you all for your continued support.
We want to wish all of our clients and they’re lovely pets 🐶🐱 a HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳🥳