Scarsdale Vets

11/02/2025

🥳 ONLINE BOOKINGS ARE LIVE! 🥳

After a trial run at our Mickleover and Stapenhill sites, we are delighted to announce that online bookings are now live for the following sites too:
🐾 Hilton
🐾 Mickleover
🐾 Allestree
🐾 Oakwood
🐾 Shelton Lock
🐾 Alfreton
🐾 Langley Mill

Our online booking service can be used by new and existing clients and is for non urgent and routine appointments only, if you have an emergency or you think your pet may be seriously ill, please call your practice straight away.

Online booking is currently unavailable for our main hospital at the Pride Park location, but we are working on this to hopefully go live soon!

Please visit the website to book here

Book an appointment online to see a vet or nurse at our practice in [Town] today!

10/02/2025

‼ GRAPHIC CONTENT ‼ Ear polyp removal!

This gorgeous girl is Lilli, who was seen at our Alfreton practice with a rather irritating problem! A polyp had grown within her ear, obstructing almost all of the canal and had become sore and infected. It was decided to remove this polyp at the same time as her spay procedure (to save Lilli a further anaesthetic).
The first picture shows the size of the polyp from the outside. The second photo shows the polyp once removed and my-oh-my, the Alfreton team were shocked at how large it was!! It was the length of Lilli's entire ear canal. The third photo shows the ear after the removal, a normal and healthy looking ear!
Lilli's owners have reported that since the procedure, Lilli has been extremely affectionate, giving head-boops and cuddles which she never did before! She must feel so much better to no longer have that polyp there and is recovering really well!

Lilli enjoyed not only her food but the drugs from her procedure - she got the major munchies and face dived straight into her dinner as soon as it was offered to her during recovery, hence her food moustache! We think she rocks it though, and still looks adorable for her photo!

10/02/2025

Please be advised that there has been a traffic accident near our Pride Park Practice which may cause some delay, please allow extra time when travelling to us.

08/02/2025

"See a penny, pick it up then all day long you have good luck!" 🪙

This little fluff muffin is Penny, an adorably charming little Cockapoo that nurse Izzy had the pleasure of meeting at our Alfreton practice for her Kennel Cough vaccination and weight check. Izzy reports that she was a super star! ✨
Lots of treats were given throughout Penny's visit to ensure she has a positive association with the clinic. Lots of praise, and of course more treats, were given as soon as the vaccine was administered to ensure she keeps a fear-free relationship with this experience.
Penny is gaining weight beautifully and is growing into a very well mannered lady!
The team at Alfreton look forward to more Penny snuggles next time she is in for a checkup!

Penny is part of our Pet Health Club, where she receives her vaccinations (including Kennel Cough), parasite control and more! If you would like more information on this or would like to join then please visit: www.pethealthclub.com

07/02/2025

These little cuties are Olive and Nala! They recently visited our Alfreton practice to see nurse Izzy and vet Anna for their first health check, vaccinations and parasite control! Their appointment was during Alfreton's "Cat Clinic" morning, on a Friday, where they enjoyed the calm, dog-free quiet space! Alfreton is a silver award cat-friendly clinic and pride themselves on a positive, fear-free approach to all of their patients.

Nala in particular was confident to explore the entire room, including the shelves! They both enjoyed lots of treats and watching the staff from their cat castle❤

Everything they had done during this appointment was covered under their Pet Health Club plan. We will be seeing them back soon for their second vaccination to complete their kitten course!

If you are interested in the Pet Health Club, and would like to know more about the benefits or would like to join then please visit: www.pethealthclub.com

06/02/2025

‼️FOUND ‼️
Stray female, unfortunately not microchipped, found today in Kean Place, Alvaston, Derby. She is currently under our care at our Pride Park practice.
If you believe this to be your cat, please call us on 01332 678333. Proof of ownership will be required.

04/02/2025

This handsome fella is Jonty who came to see the nurses for his monthly flea and worm treatment.
We like to see puppies back regularly to update their weight, get them used to coming to the vets and to check on their development, including behaviourally.

This service is included on the Pet Health Club scheme, if you would like to join please follow the link https://www.scarsdalevets.com/en-gb/pet-health-club

If you would like to book an appointment online please follow this link https://www.scarsdalevets.com/en-gb/book-an-appointment

01/02/2025

Congratulations Dawn 🎉 for winning Alfreton’s competition hamper, in support of Special paws cat rescue
Daisy and Summer are seen here with their owner collecting their prize 🐾 enjoy!

31/01/2025

Who can resist these beautiful eyes?!
This little dream boat is Ralph, who was recently castrated at our Alfreton practice! In the past, Ralph has undergone major surgery and lengthy stays at the main hospital which has naturally created a little anxiety about vet visits. However, what is wonderful to see is that it hasn't stopped him enjoying visiting our Alfreton practice! He often pulls his owners to come in and thoroughly enjoys some love and fuss off the team.
Because of his past experiences, the team ensured that Ralph was happy and comfortable in the kennel area by first allowing him to explore the space in his own time before letting him choose a kennel he liked the most (he got first dibs being the first dog in the ward!). Ralph happily went in on his own and lay down. The team often gave him breaks out of his kennel to ensure he wasn't anxious about being left and overall he showed a nice level of calm during his stay!
Ralph clearly new nurse Izzy was going to take a photo and posed so cutely whilst giving a happy bum wiggle!
We hope he is recovering nicely at home and look forward to seeing him back at Alfreton for his post operative check!

29/01/2025

Meet Pixie!🧚‍♀️
This gorgeous Sass Queen recently visited our Alfreton practice to be spayed. She often gets worried when it comes to vet visits as she is strongly attached to her owners and would happily fight anyone who may be a threat to her or her family, which is lovely to see such loyalty! This does, however, make it a little more challenging when trying to convince her that we really are nice people and we don't want to harm anyone! Due to this, we ensured she stayed with her owner for as long as possible on the day of her procedure. We gave her the pre-medication (a mix of safe and suitable drugs that have a sedative effect prior to the anaesthetic), whilst her owner held her, staying with her until she was sleepy. Not only does this pre-medication help reduce the amount of anaesthetic agent needed for the surgery, it can help eliminate stress/anxiety. The Fear-Free approach is followed by all of our practices as we want to make any pet's visit as stress free as possible!
Pixie recovered nicely and in fact warmed to the Alfreton staff well! She allowed them to have a cuddle, remove her intravenous cannula and check her over post-operatively to ensure she was didn't need additional pain relief!
She's a little sweatheart! ❤

I'm sure she'll greet them with a cheeky grumble whilst in the arms of her owner but the Alfreton team look forward to seeing Pixie again soon for her check up! They were glad to have experienced the true, gentle Pixie!

27/01/2025

This handsome chap is Reggiano, who recently visited our Alfreton practice for a dental procedure. 🦷
During a health check it was noted that Reggiano's teeth had some calculus (calcified plaque) build-up and to ensure we maintain his otherwise healthy teeth, it was advised for him to undergo a dental scale and polish, including a full mouth assessment. The calculus was scaled off, all of the teeth were assessed. Reggiano was found to have a fractured incisor which required extraction. Once removed, flushed and sutured up, the vet polished all of the remaining teeth!
This type of preventative care greatly benefits your pet long-term as we interrupt the process of dental decay and gives us an opportunity to properly assess the entire mouth. It's always better to act earlier with dental disease, before too much time has passed and the teeth worsen in condition. Although it may seem that the teeth are "just dirty", we can't guarantee that without a full assessment, and by acting early could mean preventing a longer anaesthetic in the future with multiple extractions.

If you want to get your pet checked to see whether they would benefit from a dental, we have nurse appointments available to carry out dental assessments! To book or for more information contact your local Scarsdale practice and one of our friendly staff members will happily assist 😄

24/01/2025

We recently welcomed two new members to the Alfreton practice family! Here we have Daisy (puppy) and Rosie! These two recently visited the Alfreton team for their "new pet check" appointment, an opportunity for the canine companions to meet the team, receive a health check and for their owners to find out more about Scarsdale and the services we offer. As well as a full health check, Daisy started her puppy vaccination course and both went home with parasite control. Their owners have signed up to the Pet Health Club, which means all of the products and services Daisy and Rosie received on the day were included within the plan!

Their first visit went really well, and of course they received all of the fuss and treats! Although, they had a hard time peeling Daisy away from CCA Wendy! ❤

If you want to know more about our "new pet check" appointments, or any other services such as the Pet Health Club, then please contact your local Scarsdale practice. Here to can find all of our contact information:
https://www.scarsdalevets.com/en-gb/about-us/practices

23/01/2025

09/01/2025

Could your dog be a lifesaver?

Pet Blood Bank are always looking for new donations to help continue saving pets lives.

What dogs can donate?

For your dog to be a blood donor, they must meet certain criteria. Your dog’s welfare is always the priority and so for them to become a lifesaver, they must be:

- Fit and healthy
- Between one and eight years old
- Weigh more than 25kg
- Confident and enjoy meeting new people
- Have never travelled outside of the UK and Ireland
- Not on any medication

We will be holding a donation session at our Alfreton site on February 4th 2025. If you would like to register and think your dog is suitable, please complete the form here https://www.petbloodbankuk.org/pet-owners/dog-blood-donation/find-your-nearest-donation-session/alfreton-derbyshire-scarsdale-vets/

08/01/2025

FOUND

Male, entire kitten found in the Kilburn area of Derby. This lovely boy isn’t microchipped and is currently receiving veterinary treatment at our Pride Park hospital.

Please call the team on 01332 678333 if you think he may be yours. Proof of ownership will be required.

08/01/2025

Maximus decided that two paws were enough to be weighed after Christmas!

Did you know-
Weight clinics are included in your Pet Health Club Plus plan with our nurses.

If you would like to speak to one of our nurses about your pets weight, please call your local practice to book in.

https://www.scarsdalevets.com/en-gb/pet-health-club

31/12/2024

IMPORTANT: Please note due to unforseen circumstances our Park Farm practice will be closed Saturday 4th January.
During this time please contact Pride Park on 01332 678333 if you have any queries.

Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.