Preston Vets4Pets

12/10/2024

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This entire adult male cat has been found in a garden on Delaware Street in the Ribbleton area.

He isn’t microchipped.

If you think this could be your cat or you have any information please contact us ☎️ 01772 885038

30/09/2024

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18/09/2024

Teddy came to visit us today on his birthday, Happy 1st Birthday little Teddy Bear! 🧸🎉🥳

28/08/2024

For everyone who has loved and lost, today we honour the pets who have touched our lives.

‘On this golden land, they wait and they play, Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day. No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness, For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.’



For anyone struggling with the loss of a beloved pet, www.compassionunderstood.com is a helpful resource.

26/08/2024

It’s today! Tilly knows exactly where to come for the treats! Share a photo of your adorable furbabies in the comments if they love coming to see us ❤️🐾

22/08/2024

22/08/2024

Edit: ⚠️reunited⚠️ Found pet , in Ashton area, microchipped but not upto date. If you recognise please contact us ❤️

02/08/2024

Friends, got some free time tomorrow? Our colleagues at the Capitol Centre are having an Open Day, and there are some amazing events going ahead all in aid of raising urgently needed funds for charity. Please pop along if you can.

Best wishes, Simon and the team xx

It’s tomorrow 😱

We’re so excited to welcome you to our Open Day. There will be lots going on as we try to raise much needed funds for local animal charities.

We’ve had some fantastic raffle prizes donated such as:
A night in a hotel
Hampers
Champagne
Cinema vouchers

Pop on down and come and say hi 👋🏼

05/07/2024

If you enjoy providing great service and working in a team, we have just the opportunity for you, we are a friendly and busy Veterinary Clinic seeking full and part time front of house staff to join us. As a receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for our clients, handling face-to-face and telephone interactions, booking appointments, and addressing queries. 📞👩🏻‍💻

Previous customer based experience is essential. Previous animal handling experience is desired but not essential.

Follow the links below to apply-

Full time- https://www.vets4petscareers.com/job-vacancies/26607-client-care-advisor/

Part time- https://www.vets4petscareers.com/job-vacancies/26701-client-care-advisor/

04/07/2024

Lily and Darcy have been with us for the past three years working extremely hard towards their Veterinary Nursing Degree and today is a very special day because they have both graduated! 👩🏼‍🎓🎉🥂 Sadly they are both now off to pastures new to start their Registered Veterinary Nursing journey👩🏼‍⚕️💉🐾 We are extremely proud of them and we know they are going to be the most amazing nurses in whatever the future holds for them! ✨

31/05/2024

💊💉Medication and Treatments💉💊

One of veterinary nurses main roles in practice is preparing and administering medications and treatment prescribed by the veterinary surgeon. This can either be dispensing these medications for owners to collect or administering in-patients with the treatment they require. 🐾👩🏼‍⚕️

30/05/2024

🪒🐩Grooming🐩🪒

Although we are not trained groomers the Veterinary Nurses here sometimes carry out sedated grooms. This is a special service for those pets who for one reason or the other can not tolerate being groomed and have tried all other options. We can shave pets to one length and make them feel a lot more comfortable, whilst monitoring them throughout their sedation and recovery 🥰🐾

30/05/2024

👩🏼‍⚕️🩺Patient Monitoring🩺👩🏼‍⚕️

Veterinary nurses monitor patients vitals throughout surgical procedures and during their hospitalisation period to ensure they are stable throughout. This can include monitoring heart rate, circulation, respiration, and temperature. This can involve measuring blood pressure, monitoring the hearts electrical activity using ECG’s, monitoring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the respiratory gases using capnography, and monitoring oxygen saturation in the blood using pulse oximetry. 🩺🫀🫁

29/05/2024

🥰Hand rearing and neonate care🥰

Veterinary nurses and the rest of the team here play a big part in head rearing abandoned neonates. Every year we see many kittens born on the streets due to un-neutered pets and strays being allowed to breed uncontrolled. These kittens are often brought in to us abandoned or sick and need hand rearing. As cute as this seems it is a huge nationwide problem and these little kittens don’t always make it 😔 Please don’t let your cats outside if they aren’t neutered ❤️

29/05/2024

Veterinary nurses have the capability to play a huge role in dentistry, this can include conducting oral assessments, scaling and polishing teeth, radiography and suturing. 🩻🪡
Dental disease is common in cats and dogs and if left untreated can cause serious issues for your pet's health beyond just their mouth.
Some signs your pet has dental disease could be: smelly breath, red or inflammed gums, change in eating habits and even weight loss.
With dental disease, prevention is always better than cure. It's important that dental hygiene becomes part of your pet's daily routine and so there are are a wide range of products that can help combat the early stages of plaque build-up including getting your pet used to teeth brushing.
If you are concerned, why not book in for a dental check with one of our Registered Veterinary Nurses? 🪥
We also offer a scale & polish service carried out by our veterinary nurses, which includes dental Xrays, pre anaesthetic blood test and fluid therapy throughout. This allows us to clean your pets teeth and fully inspect the oral cavity and tooth roots for any signs of disease or potential concerns. 🦷

28/05/2024

Diagnostic imaging is a prime example of a nurse led procedure where nurses can utilise their skills to produce images, monitor patients and assist the Veterinary Surgeon in their investigations and diagnostics. The nurses here at preston routinely carry out X-rays to examine potential bone and soft tissue abnormalities as well as to identify any foreign bodies. They can also carry abdominal and thoracic FAST ultrasound scans during an emergency triage to assess the patients condition, as well as pregnancy confirmation ultrasounds.
Nurse's can also assist with advanced imaging techniques such as CT, MRI, Endoscopy and Fluoroscopy. 🩻

28/05/2024

🔬💉Lab sampling and testing🔬💉

Veterinary Nurses can carry out many diagnostic lab tests assist the vet with their diagnosis for a patient. Which include the taking and testing of blood, urine, faecal, skin and hair and parasite identification.
Here are nurses Helen and Simon taking a Jugular
Vein sample from magic (who was a superstar). And some urine showing crystals viewed under the microscope. 💉🔬

27/05/2024

❤️‍🩹Bandaging❤️‍🩹
As part of Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month we are sharing some behind the scene insights in to what our nurses get up to!
Bandaging is key part of their role, and bandages can be placed for a number of reasons using a number of different techniques. Including bandages to cover intravenous cannulas for inpatients, bandages to cover and protect wounds and also fracture support bandages.🩹❤️‍🩹

27/05/2024

✨ Completing our nursing team is Head Veterinary Nurse and Joint Venture Partner Simon✨
Hi there, I have been with the VetsforPets family since 2013 when I joined as a Receptionist. I have been here at Preston since 2020 and have loved getting to know you all and your furry little friends! I have a huge passion for dentistry, and anyone who knows me will know I love looking at and talking about teeth 🙂
I have two cats; Zelda, Eevee. I also have an American Bulldog, Cherry who you may see occasionally helping out on Reception.

26/05/2024

✨Next up in our Veterinary Nursing team is Senior Registered Veterinary Nurse Helen✨

Helen came to us from an emergency out of hours practice and is very experienced in this field so your sick pets will always be in the best hands with her 🥰

Hello my name is Helen, senior nurse here at vets4pets, I joined the amazing team at Preston 2 and a half ago and I have never looked back! I love every single one of my patients, I am a strong believer in making veterinary visits pleasant for your pets so you will always see me with a smile on my face and treats in my pocket! I have the pleasure of being a parent to 2 dogs, Tilly the French bulldog, Atka the Akita. I love motorbikes and ride a scooter so if you see someone in a helmet in the clinic it's probably me!

25/05/2024

✨Next up in our nursing team is Registered
Veterinary Nurse Lauren✨

Hello, I'm Lauren a Registered Veterinary Nurse here at Preston. I've always had a passion for animals; growing up with horses, dogs, cats and Guinea pigs. However I didn't go straight in to veterinary nursing. Having previously worked at a jewellers, in finance and in e-commerce. I decided to go back to collage to retrain at 22 and completed my Animal Management Diploma with a view of becoming a zoo keeper, but during this journey I fell in love with veterinary nursing. 👩🏼‍⚕️

I started with Vets4Pets in 2019 on work experience before joining the team as a veterinary care assistant alongside my student nurse placement for my degree. I completed my training and qualified in 2022. I love every aspect of the nursing role but have a particular interest in behaviour and nutrition, so please feel free to book in with me if you want any help and advice in these areas! I am also hoping to complete my surgical nursing so I can perform minor procedures 🩺🪡
In my spare time I enjoy long walks in the countryside with my patterdale terrier who is a complete nut job and came to me as an unwanted pet through work. Completing my fur family is Alfie my cheeky ginger rescue cat who is always getting up to no good! 🐕‍🦺🐈

24/05/2024

We acknowledge this weeks announcement by the CMA’s to open a market investigation into veterinary services for household pets in the UK.

At Vets for Pets Preston we are proud to operate as a locally-owned practice under a national brand. Our promise to you as our valued clients is to continue offering the best care, products and services for your much-loved pets. Our team work tirelessly to put your pets needs first and we will continue to do so now and into the future. We will fully engage with the CMA during their investigation and hope that it will enable us to open up the conversation about some much-needed change in our sector that will benefit both clients and their pets, as well as our clinical and practice colleagues. As always, our focus remains on always putting the needs of the pets in our care first.

24/05/2024

✨Get to know the Nursing Team✨

Jamie Lee is the newest member of our Nursing team. She is a first year degree student and is completely excelling at everything that she takes on and is well on her way to becoming an exceptional Nurse! 🥰
Hi, my name is Jamie Lee, I'm currently working towards my Veterinary nursing degree, alongside this I work as a VCA here at Vets4pets.
I have worked in veterinary for several years now and ran my own doggy daycare centre for 5 years.
I have a little fur baby named Wilber, who of course is my absolute world.
In my spare time I love to do boxing and go to the gym.
Can't wait to meet all your wonderful fur baby's and give them extra cuddles.🐾👩🏻‍⚕️

23/05/2024

🌷☀️ Bank holiday opening hours ☀️🌷

If you need veterinary care outside of these hours please contact Vets Now Emergency 01772 301 382

If you are unsure if you need to see a vet and need advice you can use their video consultation service here- https://www.vets-now.com/videovet/

25/02/2024

When Kelly from our Colton store's Pets Grooming salon discovered a lump on the tail of nine-year-old Rufus she suspected something wasn't right, so alerted his owners Les and Andrea so they could get it checked out. They brought him to Vets for Pets Leeds Colton where it was confirmed he had a cancerous tumour which needed surgery.

Les, who adopted Rufus from Dogs Trust in Leeds as a puppy, said: “Rufus is such a big part of our life; we’re absolutely besotted with him. We probably wouldn’t have noticed the lump if not at the groomers as the tail isn’t somewhere you would usually stroke and feel. Kelly loves Rufus and really looks after him, so we want to say a big thanks for spotting it. Who'd have known what would have happened if she hadn’t noticed.”

Rufus had to have his tail removed, but is now making a good recovery. He's been visiting Kelly for a groom every six weeks for the last three years. She said: “You get to know everything about a dog as you groom them. I’ve discovered similar things before on other dogs so I mentioned it to the owners so they could get it checked out. Dogs are my life and you do worry; I’m so pleased they caught it. Now he’s got a fully docked tail like a little bunny rabbit. It’s lovely and suits him – when he gets washed he wiggles his bum.”

21/02/2024

Arthur's owner Louise says he "looked like a brand-new tortoise" after having his beak filed at Sutton in Ashfield Vets4Pets.

Louise adopted the four-year-old Horsefield Tortoise from a family member in October. Although she has had other pets, Arthur is her first tortoise, so she has been doing some research on how to best care for him.

Louise said: "I noticed Arthur's beak was unusually long, so I brought him in to Vets for Pets; I bring all my pets there. When he came out, I thought 'you beautiful boy, look at you – you look so handsome!"

Vet Steph, who looked after Arthur, says that tortoise beaks continuously grow and normally grind down themselves while they're eating. She said: "Arthur needed a little help as his jaw isn't perfectly aligned; his lower jaw is further out than his top jaw, so I filed it around half a centimetre. He was really good; a real cutie."

18/02/2024

Owner Claire says she couldn't be more grateful to Vets4Pets Hamilton after their quick diagnosis saved the sight of six-year-old Alba.

Claire knew there was something terribly wrong with her miniature dachshund cross when she called her in from the back garden last summer and Alba ran headfirst into a closed patio door. She rushed her to the vets, where investigations led the team to diagnose her with uveitis – an eye condition which causes inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.

Claire said: "It all happened so suddenly; Alba must have heard my voice and guessed where to go. It was quite scary seeing how bad she was. We couldn't be more grateful for the team in Hamilton spotting the uveitis as quickly as they did, otherwise Alba would have gone blind within a matter of days. Their knowledge saved Alba's sight. I still can't believe it happened. It's taken months of treatments, but it's such a relief to have our girl back to being her funny, bossy self."

Vet Neil, one of the team who treated Alba, said: "Alba's pupil was really narrow and wouldn't respond to light properly, which can be a sign of uveitis. Once we had ruled out other conditions, we were able to get her to an eye specialist for ongoing treatment. She's now doing really well."

16/02/2024

Ducky's owner Antonia was in a state of panic when she saw a fox had dug its way into the field where she keeps him – killing two of her other ducks and chickens.

Antonia was about to move her brood into their pen for the evening when she saw what had happened and noticed that Ducky had severe bite wounds under his wing. She rushed him to Vets4Pets Vets Milton Keynes for emergency surgery – and after having his wound stitched up the one-year-old duck is now making a good recovery.

Antonia said: "I was so worried. You don’t often hear of ducks recovering from fox attacks, but there is something about Ducky and the way he was so brave. I'm sure he was protecting a lady duck, as he's a bit of a romantic. It's the first time we've gone to Vets for Pets, and the team were amazing; they've done an incredible job."

Vet Becca, who treated Ducky, said: "He's a really lucky duck, as it was quite a big wound. When he first came in, he was understandably subdued and quiet but when he came back for his stitches to be taken out, he wanted to explore and tuck his head into everyone’s shoulders."

07/02/2024

Well done to the team at Vets4Pets Guildford who've been awarded a silver level certificate for being a rabbit-friendly clinic.

After head veterinary nurse Ella noticed that more customers were bringing in rabbits the practice took a series of steps to give them as stress-free an experience as possible. Ella, who also fosters rescue dogs in her spare time, said: "There was a long list of things that we needed to prove that we did from making sure the rabbits are kept separate from other animals and not booked in at the same time as barking dogs, to providing heated kennels for those who need to stay in, and using special equipment made especially for rabbits."

Practice manager Kevin said: "All of our vets have plenty of experience with rabbits we have some real rabbit geeks here, so it was a big thing to us. There are so many good people in this world and I'm so proud to be around them."

28/01/2024

Beautiful Bear was born deaf, so he's learned to follow his owner Lisa's visual commands.

Lisa, who shops at our Tamworth store – "it's my second home!" – got two-year-old Bear as a kitten and suspected he was deaf when he didn't respond to her voice. She had it confirmed by her vet soon after. She said: "He was very scatty, and scared of people he didn’t recognise. He wasn’t bothered by loud noises like my other cat Emily and when I came home from work he wouldn’t hear the door open.

"He's doing really well though. I try to do some sign language with him – I point at him and do a solid hand sign at him to stop. He picks up on vibrations and scents too. He meows, making a really loud chirping sound which I’ve never heard a cat do before, and he’s always rubbing his head against my legs and following me everywhere. I was advised not to let him out because he wouldn’t hear cars or other dangers, so he comes outside with me every morning to have a sniff around the garden and always comes straight back in." Bear and Lisa's other cat Emily are on Instagram as

27/01/2024

Ten-year-old Dutch rabbit Alfie has been visiting vet Kate at Vets4pets Wolverhampton for dental treatment for the last eight years – and she says he's such a loveable character that he's become "part of the family".

He's one of the oldest rabbits treated by Kate and the team, and she says his longevity is down to the care and love he gets from his owner Tracy and her family. Kate said: "Alfie is famous in this practice – everyone knows him. We and his family are dedicated to making sure her little old man is happy. The beautiful thing about being a vet or vet nurse is you build these relationships with the owners and their pets – they become your surrogate pets."

Tracy's been keeping rabbits all her life, and says that having space and routine is key. She said: "Alfie is an old man now and has a routine. He goes into a hutch at night and is let out in the morning. He's out all day and has his favourite spots in the house. We clean him out every day and give him a lot of attention. When he was younger he would follow us around; if I was clearing a cupboard out he would be in the cupboard to help. Now he's old and wants to be warm and watch instead. I can't thank Kate and the practice enough. Kate's been fantastic with him."

26/01/2024

Eight-year-old Winnie the Schnauzer cross is running around like a puppy again thanks to laser treatment and physiotherapy after two successful knee operations at Vets for Pets Basildon.

Worried owner Tracy brought Winnie in to the practice after she collapsed on a walk last year – and the team discovered the cruciate ligament in a knee had ruptured. She’s since had ops on two knees and is on a recovery plan led by vet physiotherapist Izzy.

Tracy said: "Winnie has had a tough year with 15 teeth removed, two cruciate ligament operations and two bouts of pancreatitis but thankfully she's hardy. She’s treated fabulously at the Basildon practice. Izzy is great with her – she totally relaxes in her hands and does little snores with her eyes open. Winnie has a new lease of life again and is running around like a puppy."

Izzy said: "When pets have surgery or injure themselves they move differently which causes them to be sore in other places. Winnie has laser therapy then a massage to help the healing process. Laser treatment is a specialist service that not enough people know about – it can help in so many ways after an operation.”

18/01/2024

Veterinary nurse Mel from Vets4Pets Bristol Longwell Green loves cats so much she's helped the practice make a number of improvements to give cats as stress-free an experience as possible when they're brought in.

Mel, who has an Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour for Veterinary Professionals, helped introduce facilities like a separate feline waiting area and cattery and the use of quiet clippers – and the practice now has a silver level certificate for being a cat-friendly clinic. She said: "I love dogs but I'm really a cat person. Cats can be misunderstood which can lead to them having quite a stressful life, so if we can make things easier for them and help people understand what cats need then everyone will be happier.

"As animal lovers there's always more to learn and understand about what makes them happy. Enrichment at the home is important for a happy cat – and as cats are naturally solitary animals if you live in a multi-cat household it's important to understand what they need. The rule is to have a resource per cat, plus one spare. So if you have two cats you should have three feeding stations, three litter trays and three scratch posts spread around the house so they have the opportunity to move around to wherever they want to go. Scratching is as natural a thing for cats to do as going out hunting is, so if they're unable to go out it's about providing the chance for them to behave as naturally as possible."

07/01/2024

Four-year-old Sebastian the Jack Russell is back to his usual boisterous self after being treated at Vets4Pets Abingdon for a condition that was causing the knee caps on his back legs to dislocate when he walked.

The condition, known as medial patellar luxation, would cause him to hop or skip when exercising. It's quite common in terriers and small dog breeds, but Sebastian's case was quite severe and he was given surgery by orthopaedic surgeon Joe to deepen the groove his patella runs in on his right hind leg, and also to move and reattach his patellar tendon.

Sebastian is owned by practice vet Hannah who said: "After the operation he just wanted to get back to normal straight away but he couldn't ... and that's where we struggled. He wanted to be out and about, charging around and playing with his toys but he needed to rest." Hannah had to give him medication for six weeks to give his knees time to heal. She said: "He's absolutely fine now – he's fully recovered and running around like a lunatic again!"

05/01/2024

When 11-year-old lurcher Jess was brought into Vets for Pets Leeds Birstall 24/7 Small Animal Hospital on Christmas Eve feeling very poorly with pyometra – a life-threatening uterus infection – the team knew they had to act fast; so vet Emily and nurses JD and Hannah headed straight in to perform emergency surgery on her in the early hours of Christmas morning.

The operation went so well that by lunchtime nurse Krishna was able to call her owner Beth to say she was well enough to come home to recuperate – and Beth made the hour-long drive from her home in Keighley so she could bring Jess home before the family sat down for their Christmas dinner. Beth said: "It was a stressful start to Christmas, as we were worried about Jess because of her age and because she's never had anything wrong with her before. We're so grateful for everything – it was so nice of them to come in on Christmas Day to operate on her, to look after her so well and to get her home on top form. The vets were fantastic from start to finish. Jess is recovering nicely – you can see the happiness is back in her!"

Krishna said: "Our night team always do an amazing job, and performing serious surgery like that at that time of night and on Christmas Day of all days is just brilliant. Jess did amazingly well to bounce back so quickly, and it was amazing being able to call her owners to say that she could come home to spend Christmas with them. It's the sort of call we all love to make, but doing it on Christmas Day was extra nice."

03/01/2024

Six-foot-long boa constrictor Astrix was the centre of attention when he called in for a routine "top to tail" health check at Vets4Pets Penzance.

Astrix, who's four, is part of a menagerie of six snakes, bearded dragons and six dogs belonging to veterinary nurse Lowenna, who works at the practice, and her partner Mark. The team looked at Astrix's eyes and mouth and checked his breathing to rule out any respiratory infections and also checked his scales.

Lowenna said: "He got a clean bill of health, he was absolutely fine and everyone had a turn holding him. Asterix is quite reserved, a little bit shy usually. He did really well when he came in as everyone wanted to touch him and he was like 'okay I quite like the attention.' Astrix has got a lovely big set-up at home. He's quite a big boy, weighing in at nearly 10 kilos, so the vivarium is more than seven foot long. We have a reptile room and he has the run of it. He has a large bucket of water too if he ever wants to submerge himself."

02/01/2024

This brave girl is collie-cross Sherpa, who the team at Vets for Pets Livingston say was "impeccably calm" when she was rushed in for emergency injury after hurting her eye in a freak accident.

Sherpa's owner Caroline was taking Sherpa for a walk when Sherpa caught her eye on a stick as she went exploring a bush. She was quickly admitted into surgery where she received X-rays and, after a two-hour procedure by practice owner Dr Adam, aided by nurse Erin, the stick was removed. Adam said: "Sherpa was amazingly tolerant following an extremely random occurrence. It was astonishing." Sherpa didn't lose her sight and is now making a great recovery.

Caroline said: “We were suddenly thrown into the worst living nightmare, it was absolutely horrifying. It’s truly a miracle what Adam and the team achieved from the moment they answered our call for help. They gave us hope."

24/12/2023

This little Christmas cracker is Molly, who survived against the odds and gave birth to three premature puppies after being brought in to Vets for Pets Cirencester as a pregnant stray with severe injuries from a fight with other dogs.

Martina, who owns the practice, said: ”It was really touch and go and we thought Molly might not make it. The team treated mum first, got her on a drip and stabilised her before successfully managing to deliver the puppies – two boys and a girl – by caesarean section."

Molly, who's a Cairn Terrier, and her three pups are recovering well at home with Martina. “As they needed 24/7 care I took them home and emptied the whole spare bedroom so there was a nice, warm and comfortable quiet place for Molly and her puppies. I was attached to her for the first five days – my husband Matt even brought food up to the bedroom for me as I stayed there all the time. It was really hard work but it was all worth it. They’re absolute darlings and doing really well now – mum is already brave enough to go on dog walks.”

Martina says Molly will continue living with her in the future, and the puppies will be adopted when they are stronger.

19/12/2023

This beautiful buzzard is on the mend after undergoing surgery on a broken wing at Vets4Pets Newmarket after he was hit by a car.

A member of the public rescued the buzzard and brought him in to see if the team could help. After a successful operation and five days of recuperation he's ben taken to The Raptor Foundation rehabilitation centre to continue his recovery.

Practice manager Natalie said: "We put him under general anaesthetic and performed orthopaedic surgery. We'll see him again next month to see how he's progressing and then hopefully he'll be released back into the wild. We wish him a speedy recovery as he's such a handsome chap.”