Hafren Veterinary Group - Small animal

Hafren Veterinary Group - Small animal At Hafren we take pride in being a committed team of veterinary surgeons, nurses, and support staff

🌟 This handsome boy is looking for a new home 🐱 He is male, he is 4/5 years old and has been castrated🏠 If you’d like to...
15/09/2025

🌟 This handsome boy is looking for a new home

🐱 He is male, he is 4/5 years old and has been castrated

🏠 If you’d like to know more about him please call out Llani branch on 01686 413475

🥇 Our Newtown branch are doing a sponsored walk! 🏃🏻‍♀️ We will be walking 12.5 miles in aid of local animal charities. I...
10/09/2025

🥇 Our Newtown branch are doing a sponsored walk!

🏃🏻‍♀️ We will be walking 12.5 miles in aid of local animal charities. In order to donate you can pop in to our Newtown branch and donate direct, scan the QR code, or use this link: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/hafren-vets

‼️FARM DOG NEUTERING SCHEME‼️Once again the RSPCA are running the farm dog neutering scheme. They will fund £100 towards...
10/09/2025

‼️FARM DOG NEUTERING SCHEME‼️

Once again the RSPCA are running the farm dog neutering scheme. They will fund £100 towards the neutering and you pay the remaining balance.

🐶 You must have a CPH number❗️

🐶 The dog breed must be collie, huntaway, kelpi or a combination of the above❗️

Please phone your local surgery for more information on how to apply for the funding.

Ruby’s Story❤️🐶Meet Ruby, a friendly little Jack Russell Terrier who first came to us at the start of October for a Free...
02/09/2025

Ruby’s Story❤️🐶

Meet Ruby, a friendly little Jack Russell Terrier who first came to us at the start of October for a Free weight clinic in our Newtown branch.
At her visit she weighed 11.4kg.

Our nurse Elle made a diet tailored to Ruby and it even meant she didn’t have to change her food.

Ruby’s owner followed it amazingly. It was hard at first, but Ruby’s owner did so well and stuck to it! Then she started seeing results…

At 5 months since starting the new diet, Ruby had hit 9.7kg! Ruby’s owner could see a visible difference at this stage!

At the 10 month mark, Ruby has almost hit her goal weight of 8kg and Ruby’s owner has seen a difference in energy and Ruby seemed happier.

Ruby is a lovely little dog who is now able to move around easier, play easier and is so much happier.

Her before and after pictures don’t even look like the same dog. We would like to say a massive well done to Ruby’s owner for all her hard work!

We would like to encourage anybody who is wanting to help their pet loose weight but doesn’t know where to start or even if you’ve tried before without success, please contact your local surgery and ask for our help.

Once again, We would like to say a massive Well Done to Ruby, her Owner and nurse Elle for this amazing transformation!

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Exciting News…. Our Newtown Branch is now officially a Pit Pat Friendly Practice!! What does this mean? Well we are able...
02/09/2025

Exciting News….
Our Newtown Branch is now officially a Pit Pat Friendly Practice!!

What does this mean?
Well we are able to offer FREE Pit Pat Activity monitors to puppies from 3-11months!

Ask for your voucher at your puppy’s vaccinations!

*Only available at our Newtown branch*

01/09/2025

‼️found‼️

We have had a black entire male cat found around market street and handed in to our Knighton branch. If you know anything about this cat please give us a call on 01547 528292

01/09/2025

‼️found‼️

We have had a small black male poodle cross handed in to our Newtown branch. If you know anything about him please give us a call on 01686 625344

30/08/2025

‼️found‼️

Older sandy coloured male collie found in Knighton, if you know anything about him please give us call on 01547 528292

If you’re in need of a day out today, come see us at berriew show!
23/08/2025

If you’re in need of a day out today, come see us at berriew show!

18/08/2025

‼️found‼️

We have had a long haired, tabby and white cat handed in to our Knighton branch. They were found on the B4355 towards knucklas. If anyone has any information on this cat please give us a call on 01547 528292

17/08/2025

💧Help! My cat won't drink enough!💧

🌞With the weather set to be warm, we can often worry about our cats becoming dehydrated - they can be really terrible at taking on enough water!

➡️There are several evolutionary, physiological and behavioural reasons that make cats more susceptible to dehydration. Cats have evolved as desert dwellers with very high urine concentrating ability enabling them to adapt to periods of scarce water. Domesticated cats tend to increase their urine concentration rather than drinking more when eating food with a low moisture content.

➡️When cats become dehydrated, they can be slow to initiate drinking and have a low thirst stimulus. When they do start to drink, they are not very efficient as they cannot create a suction with their tongue!

➡️Behaviour also has an impact; cats can feel vulnerable when drinking from a bowl of water and can be sensitive to the presentation and taste of the water.

➡️Dehydration can be associated with several conditions including chronic kidney disease, constipation, diabetes mellitus, as well as something to watch out for in the senior life stage. It is also worth considering any cat that has polyuria (urinating more) or other increased water losses such as those with poor faecal quality or skin diseases, where they may be losing water via the skin or loss of saliva from over grooming.

➡️When we are managing feline cases holistically, looking at their environment is essential and this includes water intake!

➡️Increasing a cat's liquid intake should be considered as a key factor to reach a correct level of hydration, together with a healthy diet and proper environmental management.

So what can we do?!

💧Cats can feel vulnerable while drinking, so giving them privacy can help
💧Cats don't like their food source near their water so having separate food and water stations can help
💧Having water stations in different areas of the house. This is especially essential if you have a multi-cat household to prevent resource issues and inter-cat conflict
💧Proving them with different types of bowl - wide (so their whiskers don't touch), and different material in case they don't like the taste or reflection of water in them
💧Changing the water regularly so it is fresh and cool
💧Flavouring the water or providing them with a hydration supplement to encourage drinking such as Purina Pro Plan Hydra Care
💧Providing them with running water such as water fountains
💧If we have mobility issues such as osteoarthritis, we might struggle or be reluctant to jump up and take water from a bowl on a high surface or a tap - please remember that as we get older we may need changes to our access

Read more about the science behind feline drinking and how to get your cats drinking more below 👇

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/help-i-need-my-cat-to-drink-more

Address

Llanidloes Road
Newtown
SY161HA

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 1pm

Telephone

01686 625 344

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