O'Connor-Pierce Vets

29/10/2024

13/05/2024

He's away home 😊
Found on main road (A863) near Herebust/Rosgill around 2.30pm this afternnon. Please phone us if you are missing this lovely boy.

18/09/2023

Having difficulty posting our new opening hours - trying again!
Mon-Thurs 9.00am - 2.00pm ; 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 2.00pm
Saturday 9.00am - 12.00 noon

18/09/2023

Our business hours have changed and it is proving difficult to show them clearly on this page, so here goes:
Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 2.00pm ; 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 2.00pm
Saturday 09.00-12.00 noon

04/09/2023

04/09/2023

24/08/2023

10/08/2023

Mum & babies doing great 10 days later & in for her stitches out ❤️

01/08/2023

Long Busy successful night - 4 kits by caesarean 🥰 too cute not to share 😁

18/07/2023

When Hobo Dave Brown told Andy he should just let Opie "decide for himself" how he wanted to live… Andy had these words of wisdom.

"No, I'm afraid it don't work that way. You can't let a young’n decide for himself. He'll grab at the first flashy thing with shiny ribbons on it. Then, when he finds out there's a hook in it, it's too late. Wrong ideas come packaged with so much glitter that it's hard to convince ‘em that other things might be better in the long run. All a parent can do is say 'wait' and 'trust me' and try to keep temptation away."

Somehow... we have lost this basic truth.

10/06/2023

10/06/2023

🍋We have seen a worrying increase in people suggesting the use of lemon juice to use in dogs with heat stroke🍋

When dogs have heatstroke they can often pant excessively and produce lots of saliva, people believe lemon juice will help clear this if they pour/squirt into the mouth.

When polled in the Veterinary Voices UK Facebook group, 0 of over 970 veterinary professionals would recommend giving lemon juice!

💔One member sadly lost a case because an owner had been attempting to manage heatstroke at home, a heartbreaking tragedy.

If you think your dog has heatstroke:

❌ Do not pour lemon juice into its mouth if they are producing excessive phlegm or saliva
❌ Do not attempt to force any liquid into its mouth - you risk causing aspiration
❌ Do not leave wet, cold towels stationary on them. They quickly warm and trap the heat

✅ Do...
✅ Bring your dog inside into a shady, well ventilated, cool room
✅Call your veterinary team and follow their instructions
✅Prepare yourself to promptly transfer to your practice
✅Cool them down by pouring cold water on them (NB this can be cold water, not tepid as sometimes suggested)
✅ Depending on their current condition they may drink small amounts of cool water, don't allow they to lap up huge quantities at once incase they vomit
✅ Travel in a cold, air-conditioned car

✅ According to one study into heat-induced illness in dogs, those actively cooled before arriving at the vets had a lower mortality rate than those not cooled prior to arrival.

❌Please do not do this without veterinary advice

More information on heatstroke and how to manage while transferring to your veterinary team? See Dr David Marlin:
https://drdavidmarlin.com/managing-dogs-in-hot-weather/

Check out this article by the The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) for susceptible animals and early signs of heatstroke:

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/small-animal-vet/teaching-and-research/fact-files/heatstroke-in-dogs-and-cats