Station Bridge Veterinary Surgery

24/01/2025

Happy Friday everyone!🤩😻
This extremely handsome young man came in this morning for a weight check and to have his parasite treatment applied with our consulting nurse.
Oreo came along with his sister Cookie who is hiding next to him😻 Cookie was a little more reserved than her brother😺
Have a great weekend everyone!

22/01/2025

This is fantastic advice and information, and sums up the importance of sniffing for yours, and everyones canine friend🐾💞

WHOSE WALK IS IT ANYWAY?

Imagine going on a long-anticipated walk, through new scenery and exciting smells after being cooped up in the same place all day, but you have been fitted with a blind fold and are being dragged or yanked along at a fast pace.

I imagine that this is how dogs feel when we don’t allow them time to stop, sniff and explore the environment.

Dogs largely perceive their world through scent and it’s how they collect and process information to help the world make sense.

Taking away an opportunity for sniffing on a walk really isn’t being fair.. As much as physical exercise is important, the mental stimulation that sniffing provides is equally, if not more important.

Allowing dogs to choose when to stop and sniff provides so many benefits – increases self-confidence, promotes calmness, lowers stress and anxiety levels, lowers pulse rates, reduces cognitive decline in older dogs and provides important mental and environmental enrichment.

Make time for a slow sniffing walk when you can, where your dog is allowed to choose which direction to go and allowed time to just investigate, interpret, process the environment and follow wherever their nose leads them.

It may take far more time and patience as we wait for them to finish smelling that particular blade of grass, but the benefits are well worth it – after all, whose walk is it anyway?

20/01/2025

This very handsome chappy is Ralph, a German Shorthaired Pointer. He is 1 year old and very much a happy, bouncy teenage boy!💞🐾
Ralph came along today to see our consulting nurse to have his nails checked and clipped if needed.
His hind ones are wearing down well and didn't need clipping, and only his dew claws and 2 middle nails (digits 3 and 4) on his front feet needed doing.
He was distracted beautifully with liver paste and hardly noticed that they were being clipped! 🤩
He also loved the toy box🥰🐾

16/01/2025

Please meet the very lovely Mabel who came in this morning to see our consulting nurse for her 10 day post-spay check up.
Mabel is 13 months old and a little unsure of us still.
Her spay wound is healing really well and she has been a perfect patient these last 10 days🐾💕
We have advised that Mabel comes in for more regular weight checks over the next year to monitor any weight gain from being spayed and also from going from teenage to adulthood - her metabolism will slow down for both of these reasons.
We also hope that she may gain some more confidence with us by popping in and having a good sniff around regularly🥰

02/01/2025

Happy New Year to everyone!🐾✨🎊
Our start to 2025 began with a lovely bunch of 7 week old Labrador puppies for their 1st vaccinations - what a scrumptious start to the new year! 🐾😍

27/12/2024

We hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas🎄🧑‍🎄
We would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has dropped off Christmas treats and goodies for us, and the lovely comments in the cards given to us.
They have all been much appreciated and thank you for your kindness💞
Happy New Year!🤩

22/12/2024

Merry Christmas to our four legged (and some three!) furry friends as well as their two legged owners, from all the team at Station Bridge Veterinary Surgery.
We hope you all have a healthy 2025!

16/12/2024

We have sadly had a deceased black and white cat brought into us that was found over Crown Lakes today.
He has no microchip or collar but looks cared for, and is adult.
Please get in touch if you think he may be yours.

05/12/2024

Edit: The vets are now accessible by car from Yaxley but the road is still closed through to Farcet between the vets and the car wash. Pedestrian access remains open through.

Anglian Water are still digging up the road to find the precise location of the leak so any estimates of how long it will take are just guesses at the moment. They think they're close 🤷🏻‍♂️

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The road from Yaxley is closed at the entrance to Enterprise Park (the new commercial estate). You can access Enterprise, but the road to the Vets is currently closed. We are open and it's a 50 yard walk along the pavement.

The road from Farcet is closed just at the pedestrian crossing traffic lights and we can be accessed on foot from that direction too.

We're sorry about this. We've complained to Anglian Water as there's no reason for the road to be closed right here and to prevent access like this.

If you need any help accessing us please get in touch.

There's currently a chap from Anglian water present at the closure on the Yaxley end and he may be able to let you through to access the vets on an individual basis on request.

15/11/2024

This gorgeous little man is 5 month old Baggins🐾💞
Can you guess his 2 breed mix?
He came along today for a weight check for his next parasite treatment, and a meet and greet with our nurse🤩
Have a fab weekend everyone!

15/11/2024

This very handsome young man is gentle Jake who came in today for a pedicure. He was as good as gold standing on the table while they were clipped✨
His tail after was quite active while he was waiting for his reward of some liver paste🥰
Happy Friday everyone!🐾💞🐾

13/11/2024

Important information about counterfeit Yumove Senior tablets being sold on Amazon - Just in case anyone hasn't seen this

13/11/2024

***Please read if you buy Protexin Pro-Kolin Advanced on-line for your dogs***

07/11/2024

The lovely Murphy came in this morning for his 6 month health check🐾🥰
He was a little bit worried so we just took things nice and slowly, at his pace so he could just work things out for himself❤️🥰🐾

07/11/2024

Patch came in today for his post-op check after being castrated on Tuesday - he was wearing his lovely medical shirt to prevent any licking of his wounds.
He was happy and well, his wounds looked great and recovery is going according to plan!
Please give Patch some love🥰🐾💞

26/10/2024

This is Tazz who is one of the happiest who comes to visit us🥰
Life is just so good for him✨🐾
Such a handsome young man🤩

26/10/2024

Bewitching Lola came in yesterday for her post-op spay check. Everything was absolutely fine but we couldn't resist taking a photo of this gorgeous little lady 😻

25/10/2024

Please meet the amazing Myrtle! ✨🐾✨
Please give her some love 💕
Myrtle has been coming in monthly to see our veterinary nurses for weight checks and has lost an incredible 7.3kgs🥰
She is a pug cross and without stereotyping too much, pugs generally have an extremely good appetite which means weight can be a lifelong battle! 😂
She will soon be 10 years old and losing this incredible amount of weight has helped to keep her a lot more active and increase her energy levels❤️
One of her photos is her 'before' photo.
Please get in touch or book a weight watchers nurse clinic if you would like advice and/ or help with your pets weight.