Werrington Vets

26/08/2024

Today is National Dog Day! Every day feels like National Dog Day when you are a dog lover - but today we are giving them some extra love. Share how your dog is celebrating with us below!

21/08/2024

Imagine you are deaf. You can’t hear your smoke alarm or alarm clock. You can’t hear your text messages. You miss out on social interactions. That’s what life is like for deaf people, and it can be very isolating. A hearing dog can make a big difference. You can help our charity of the year – Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – help a deaf person leave loneliness behind, by adding a donation via Pennies when you pay by card. Just a small donation can help deaf people escape isolation and reconnect with life. Thank you.

17/08/2024

Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day! Today we are celebrating all our black feline friends - but how good is your black cat knowledge? Make sure to show us how your black cats are celebrating their day in the comments below.

10/08/2024

AugustNational “Spoil Your Dog Day” is celebrated on the10th of August every year, and is a day entirelydedicated to spoiling our four-legged companionslike never before. Comment below with a photo ofyour furry friend!

08/08/2024

Happy International Cat Day! Today is all about our feline friends - how is yours celebrating today? Show us in the comments below!

26/07/2024

🏆 Guess Maverick’s Weight 🏆

Maverick came for a weight check today for his regular flea and worm treatment 🐛

Correct guesses (within 0.1 of a kg) will win a cat wand toy! 🪄 ✨

18/07/2024

🍴 Attention- Hills & Royal Canin Customers🍴

We have several miscellaneous bags/ pouches and trays of the following foods that we don’t normally keep in stock….

You can buy as many of these as you like- perfect to trial the food before purchasing large boxes/ trays. So perfect if you’re unsure if your pet will like the food or not!

Cat Food
6 x pouches of Hills Feline K/d Salmon
1 x tray Hills Gastrointestinal Feline Biome Chicken Stew
1 x 3kg Hills Feline Urinary Care S/D
3 x boxes of 12 pouches of Hills Urinary Multicare C/D
6 x pouches of Purina Pro Plan NF Renal Function Advanced Care Salmon
1 full box & 1/2 box of Royal Canin Feline Urinary S/O moderate calorie pouches
6 pouches of Royal Canin Feline Renal with Chicken
5 x boxes Royal Canin Feline Renal with Fish pouches
1 x 1.5kg Royal Canin Feline Sensitivity Control
1 box of Hills Feline Metabolic Chicken pouches

Dog Food
1 x tray tinned L/d Liver Diet
1 x 1.5kg bag of L/d Liver Diet
1 x tray tinned Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Puppy
2 x trays of Hills tinned W/d Diabetic Food

These are mostly condition-specific food and not appropriate for all animals so please get in touch with one of our vets or nurses if you’re unsure! 📞 01733 977200

🚨 Remenber you get 10% on all these foods on the WV Health Plan 🚨

14/07/2024

Come on, lets do this!⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

11/07/2024

**UPDATE

Tilly has been found!

We are delighted to share that Tilly has been found. She’s currently being monitored at the vets and is being very well looked after. Thank you to every single one of you who shared our post or sent us information to help find her. 💚

⚠️🚨 One of our dogs was stolen last night🚨⚠️

Tilly is a small, black, wire-haired Terrier. She’s 8 years old, and was last seen wearing a collar with a Jerry Green Dog Rescue ID tag attached. She’s microchipped, and registered with us. Tilly was in her foster carer’s car, which was stolen at around 5pm last night from Ortongate Shopping Centre in Peterborough.

We’re worried sick about Tilly, and are keen for her safe return. If you think you’ve seen her, or have any information that could lead to her recovery, please contact us immediately. Please share 💚

11/07/2024

Deafness is rising in the UK; by 2035 it is estimated that one in five British people (over 15 million) will experience hearing loss. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is a national charity that trains dogs to alert deaf people to important and life-saving sounds like the smoke alarm, alarm clock and even a baby's cry. Their burgundy coats also act as a visual reminder to the public when they are out and about that their partner is deaf. Donations raised through Pennies when you pay by card help support Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Just a small donation can make a big difference!

08/07/2024

Here’s some information about our COHAT (comprehensive oral health and treatment) procedure done under general anaesthetic!

Please give the practice a call on 01733 977200 if you would like any more information!

10/05/2024

**Stray Dog**
We have had a stray dog bought in by a member of the public, he is a male, entire dog found in Walton. He is microchipped but we cannot get through to the owner. If you have lost your dog please give us a call; we will require photographic evidence and a microchip number as proof of ownership. Please note he will be collected by the Dog Warden this evening, after that he will be in their care.

Our practice number is 01733 977200 📞

10/05/2024

**Stray Cat**
We have had a male entire cat bought in to us by a member of the public from Werrington area. He is microchipped but the microchip not transferred to his new owner. If you have had a cat go missing we will need confirmation of his microchip number and photographic evidence for proof of ownership.

Please call the practice on 01733 977200 if you think he may belong to you 📞

02/05/2024

We are very proud of the team, the facilities and the service we can offer to our clients and patients here at Werrington Vets. Have a look at this video to see why 😊

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01/05/2024

Help! We are overflowing with prescriptions that have been ordered and not yet collected! If you have ordered a medication for your pet, please could you come and collect it promptly. We only have a small pharmacy area, which is currently full to capacity. Medication that has been requested more than 2 weeks ago will be returned to stock and removed from your account after the weekend.

30/04/2024

We have just seen from Peterborough Cats Protection that it is

What a great opportunity to admire all the beautiful tabby cats that come to visit us at WV!🐱

Please show us your beautiful tabby cats in the comments below 👇🏻

27/04/2024

On World Veterinary Day we would like to thank our whole team of vets, nurses, patient care assistants and client care assistants- we couldn’t do our wonderful job without you all! ❤️

22/04/2024

You may have noticed some changes when requesting your pet’s flea and worm treatment in the last few months and that is due to new RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) regulations to do with the prescribing of certain medications. We thought we would answer a few common questions here for you!

❓I would like to collect flea and worming treatment. Why am I being asked to bring my pet into the practice?
💭Due to a recent change in prescribing rules, vets need to perform a physical examination to prescribe prescription parasite control products (legal category POM-V).

❓Why have regulations changed?
💭Regulations have changed to help combat the threat of resistance to common medications such as anti parasitics and antibiotic medications. Regulations have also changed to ensure that we have regular prescribing conversions with pet owners to ensure we are still prescribing the most appropriate anti parasitic treatment for your pet.

❓Do I need to bring my pet in every time I wish to collect their flea or worming treatment?
💭No. If the vet has examined and weighed your pet and written a prescription on the clinical record at the time of the examination detailing which products are required, we are able to provide these for up to 12 months with no further checks.

❓Do these rules apply to all flea and worming treatments?
💭These rules only apply to products available from us due to their legal category (POM-V) which means they can only be prescribed by a vet. Some over the counter products will not have the same coverage due to resistance.

❓Do I need to pay for this visit to practice, if I only need flea and worm treatment?
💭If you have no medical concerns and only wish to be prescribed flea or wormer, we offer a free of charge appointment with a vet- if you do happen to have any concerns and a diagnosis is made or treatment given this would incur a normal consultation charge.

We apologise for any inconvenience an extra visit may cause but the intention of the new regulations is that we are prescribing the most appropriate and effective products for your pets 🐾

19/04/2024

Thank you for all your amazing entries in our cover photo competition! What a bunch of gorgeous pets you all have! We have all really enjoyed looking through them this week. There was a clear winner and this photo is now showing as our cover photo for the next month 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕.

19/04/2024

Stella and her teddy got matching bandages when they stayed with us for the day for Stella’s Keyhole Spay! 🩹

We offer both a normal bitch spay and a spay via keyhole surgery! Give the practice a call to discuss the best option for your pet on 01733 977200! 🐾 📞

18/04/2024

Lovely Hannah visited us on Tuesday for a recheck of her weight!
We can help your pet lose weight by managing their current food or by moving on to one of the Hills or Royal Canin low calorie foods!

Give us a call on 01733 977200 if you would like help managing your pet’s weight!

17/04/2024

Everyone meet Cassie 👋

She comes to see Georgie for physiotherapy sessions to help manage her Osteoarthritis! This is part of her multimodal plan to manage pain related to her arthritic joints, Cassie has monthly Librela injections and takes a daily pain relief called Amantadine.

By managing Cassie’s osteoarthritis in this way it allows us to stay on top of any compensatory muscle soreness she develops, keeping her comfortable to manage exercise and complete some strengthening exercises to maintain her muscle mass!

We think she looks fantastic for 15 years old and is a credit to her owner’s hard work as well!

If you would like any further information on physiotherapy or any other treatments that may aid your pet’s arthritis please get in touch with the team on 01733 977200 🐾

13/04/2024

Lovely Rocco came to see Georgie for his monthly flea and worm treatment 🐛

Rocco takes very little convincing to take his tablets, in fact he thinks all tablets are treats, a little bit of liver paste doesn’t go to waste anyway! 😋

He’s a very busy boy and likes to say hello to every member of staff he can 👋

All of our patients are welcome to come in to reception to be weighed, it’s very useful for us to have up to date weights on file to track progress of growth and any changes that might be going on with your pets! ⚖️

12/04/2024

Maverick recently stayed with us for the day to be castrated!

Here he is at his post-op check where he made himself very much at home! 🐈

Did you know that although many cats aren’t fully grown until 12 months old, they reach sexual maturity from 4 months of age! This means that if left entire can reproduce from this age! 🐈‍⬛

Get in touch today with our client care team on 01733 977200 to discuss our availability for neutering your cats! 🐱

12/04/2024

Hudson would like to announce to everyone what a brave boy he was for his nail clip today 👋

Although he was the perfect patient enjoying a cuddle with RVNs Emma and Charlotte, he is also a perfect poser, don’t you think? 😘

09/04/2024

Cover photo competition time!
Upload your favourite photos of your pets to this post - the photo with the most 👍and ❤️ combined by Friday 19th April will be our cover photo star for a month! Get your entries in asap!!
****landscape photos if poss please****

02/04/2024

Did you know, we offer a Veterinary Physiotherapy service at Werrington Vets?

The service is run by Georgie who as well as being a Registered Veterinary Nurse, holds a masters’ degree in Veterinary Physiotherapy.

You may already know her if your pet visits for one of our nurse led clinics or have seen her around practice on your visits to us.

🐾 Appointments are available on Tuesdays and Fridays 8:30-6pm
🐾 Appointments include gait assessment (the way your animal moves), musculoskeletal assessment (muscles and joints assessed for function and comfort) and treatment applied which may include manual therapy such as massage and joint mobilisation and then exercise prescription to help improve movement and strengthen areas of weakness.
🐾 Veterinary Physiotherapy can be useful for many conditions including osteoarthritis, fractures, tendon and ligament strains and ruptures, neurological injuries amongst many other cases.
🐾 Get in touch with our client care team to find out more, Georgie will be happy to discuss how physiotherapy can benefit your pet!

📞 01733 977200
📧 [email protected]

26/03/2024

We thought we would restart our Slimmer Of The Month competitions with none other than staff pet Bernie!

Bernie started her weight loss journey at 7kg and a Body Condition Score of 9/9 (described as ‘ribs not felt under fat cover’ & ‘no waist and abdominal fat deposits’)
She has since lost over 1.2kg of weight and is a healthy body condition score of 5/9 (described as ‘ribs felt with slight fat covering’ & ‘abdominal fat pad minimal’)

Her owners have been dedicated to improving Bernie’s quality of life through weight loss!

Our nursing team are happy to provide advice and guidance on helping your pet to safely lose weight whilst maintaining a balanced and nutritionally complete diet! Please call the practice on 01733 977200 for more information.