Avian Veterinary Services

23/08/2024

Just a reminder that we will be closed for clinic this Bank Holiday Monday, but available for emergencies if required! We hope you all have a good weekend.

Also a link to our holiday shutdown page as our September break is fast approaching - we are closed from Wednesday 4th and open again on Monday 16th. A list of practices that have agreed to see our clients should you have an emergency/urgent issue whilst we’re closed are on this page. If you do need to go to one of these practices let them know that you’re a client of ours and they will help out

Richard & Carli x

By Richard JonesPosted on February 28, 2024Posted in Uncategorized Just a reminder regarding our biannual closure dates and information of other veterinary practices should you require emergency treatment during these times. 2024 – Closed March 1st – March 11th / September 4th – 16th We apolog...

30/05/2024

Our latest website story

Marmite’s Marvellous Mandible By Richard JonesPosted on May 30, 2024Posted in Uncategorized Following a freak accident involving a head on collision with another vulture during a flying display at Muncaster Castle, Marmite the hooded vulture was left with an open fracture to her jawbone/lower beak...

03/05/2024

The clinic will be closed on Monday (May 6th) for the bank holiday.
We hope you have a good long weekend and the weather improves!!
Richard & Carli

Posted in Uncategorized By Richard JonesPosted on May 3, 2024 The clinic will be closed on the Bank Holidays of Monday May 6th, Monday May 27th and Monday August 26th. As always we provide our own out of hours services to registered clients. If you experience a genuine emergency whilst the practice....

28/03/2024

Easter Opening Hours

Easter Opening Times By Richard JonesPosted on March 28, 2024Posted in Uncategorized Good Friday 29/03/24 CLOSED Saturday 30/03/24 9.00am – 12.30pm Sunday 31/03/24 CLOSED Monday 01/04/24 CLOSED Tuesday 02/04/24 9.00am – 6pm Return to normal hours As always we provide our own out o...

29/02/2024

Just a reminder that we are closed from tonight until March 11th. Details of vet practices that will see our clients should there be an emergency whilst we are closed can be found here

Posted in Uncategorized By Richard JonesPosted on February 28, 2024 Just a reminder regarding our biannual closure dates and information of other veterinary practices should you require emergency treatment during these times. 2024 – Closed March 1st – March 11th / September 4th – 16th We apolo...

03/02/2024

A link to our 2024 holiday closures

Posted in Uncategorized By Richard JonesPosted on January 1, 2023January 19, 2024 Just a reminder regarding our biannual closure dates and information of other veterinary practices should you require assistance during these times. 2024 – Closed March 1st – March 11th / September 4th – 16th We ...

07/12/2023

A link to our opening times over Christmas & New Year.
Thank you to all our clients for your continued support, we wish you a happy festive season.
Richard & Carli x
🎄🎄🌲🎄🎄🌲🎄🎄🌲🎄🎄🎄🌲🎄🎄

Posted in Uncategorized By Richard JonesPosted on December 7, 2023 Our opening hours for the festive period Saturday December 23rd 9.00am – 12.30pm Sunday December 24th CLOSED Monday December 25th CLOSED Tuesday December 26th CLOSED Wednesday December 27th 9.00am – 12.30pm Thursday December 2....

05/10/2023

A link to our latest article (contains an image of surgery)

Posted in Uncategorized By Richard JonesPosted on October 5, 2023 Cruella, a 4-year-old female Golden Eagle presented to AVS with a history of ‘poor performance’, only seeming to come to life and actively hunt at last light when her internal clock would tell her she needed to eat before bedtime!...

16/08/2023

A reminder of our shutdown from September 1st to 11th.
A list of practices that have agreed to see our clients should the need arise can be found here on our website

https://avianveterinaryservices.co.uk/avs-closures-2023/

Please ensure that you mention you’re our client should you need to contact one of these practices.

Richard & Carli

Posted in Uncategorized By Richard JonesPosted on January 1, 2023February 23, 2023 Just a reminder regarding our biannual closure dates and information of other veterinary practices should you require assistance during these times. 2023 – Closed February 24th – March 5th / September 1st – 10th...

28/04/2023

Just a note to say that the clinic will be closed for the Monday Bank Holidays in May (1st, 8th & 29th), as always we are available in the event of an emergency.
Otherwise we are open as normal

11/04/2023

Tuesday April 18th!!!

Mandatory housing measures will be lifted from 00:01 on Tuesday 18th April but scrupulous standards of biosecurity remain essential.

06/04/2023

We hope everyone enjoys the Bank Holiday weekend!!
Our opening hours can be found here

Posted in Uncategorized By Richard JonesPosted on April 3, 2023 Clinic hours Friday 07/04/23 CLOSED Saturday 08/04/23 9.30am – 11.30pm Sunday 09/04/23 CLOSED Monday 10/04/23 CLOSED Tuesday 11/04/23 9.30am – 6.00pm We provide an out of hours service to our registered clients should there be an....

13/02/2023

Information regarding our holiday closures, the first of which is fast approaching! We will be closed from lunchtime Friday Feb 24th and open again Monday March 6th. Details of veterinary practices that are providing support can be found here https://avianveterinaryservices.co.uk/avs-closures-2023/ (excuse the state of our website!!!)

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22/12/2022

Our opening hours for the festive season!

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas & a Happy & Healthy New Year!!!

As always, we provide an out of hours emergency service for our registered clients. If you experience a genuine emergency, please call the clinic for the out of hours number.

21/11/2022

As a bird owner and avian vet the current bird flu situation is certainly 'challenging' and for those who know me and my obsessive falconry tendencies, will realise that this decision is not taken lightly, but even with all biosecurity measures in place, I have decided to stop flying completely for this season and return my tiercel to his 'wild bird proof' aviary.

This decision has been based on a number of factors including the following;
1. The sheer & unrelenting number of cases this year in captive flocks nationwide

2. The number and variety of wild bird species involved

3. The virulence of this H5N1 strain that appears to kill birds of prey in less than 72 hours and infectivity demonstrated by a startling statistic that one wild bird dropping can contain up to 1000 infectious doses, thus contaminated environment is potentially as risky as bird-to-bird contact.

Further information including links to the relevant APHA pages can be found at our website

https://avianveterinaryservices.co.uk/avian-influenza-2022/

I hope this helps and just wanted to make sure everyone is as well informed as possible for personal risk assessment & decision making.

I am reliably informed that there are now at least Global discussions regarding vaccination, which in my mind anyway, must be the most logical and responsible action long term. Please find attached a link to a petition to allow the vaccination of captive companion/pet birds.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/628041

Best wishes
Richard

Currently the vaccine is limited only for use in very specific cases (zoos) and within England only. Avian influenza (AI) could now be classed as endemic. It has spread throughout the UK in wild and captive birds. The vaccine should be allowed for use in captive birds.

31/10/2022

HPAI (bird flu) update

Mandatory housing for all birds to come into effect from 00:01h November 7th 2022

A national housing order will be introduced across England on Monday 7 November making it a legal requirement to house flocks

17/10/2022

HPAI UPDATE FOR ALL BIRD OWNERS

Avian influenza Prevention Zone has been declared across Great Britain making it a legal requirement for all bird keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures

11/10/2022

HPAI - Posting the link to the interactive map.
Important to keep checking as new cases are occurring regularly