Number 1 Vets

30/12/2024

🗓️2025 Calendars! 🗓️

We are now sponsoring the Animal Rescue Volunteers 2025 Calendars!
Animal Rescue Volunteers are a local charity that care for and re-home animals. They run a neuter and chip scheme, they scan and reunite pets, they carry out home checks and support some smaller or less well known animal rescues and sanctuaries that don’t receive national funding. ⭐️

🐾 In order to get your hands on these adorable calendars for just £5 then email,
[email protected] 🐾

18/12/2024

🐾The boys wanted to let everyone know we are collecting donations for local animal rescue charities! 🐾

There is a collection box next to our christmas tree in reception, any donations however big or small will be greatly appreciated this Christmas 🎁🎄

16/12/2024

✨🎄Christmas Opening Hours 🎄✨

Christmas Eve: 8:30am-5pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed
Friday 27th December: 8:30am-6:30pm
Saturday 28th December: 9am-5pm
Monday 30th December: 8:30am-6:30pm
New Year’s Eve: 8:30am-5pm
New Year’s Day: Closed

✨Normal opening hours from the 2nd of January onwards! ✨

✨Repeat prescriptions - Please order your pets repeat prescription by this Friday the 20th of December in order to ensure we can get next day delivery before Christmas and any medications that are on a special order please allow enough time for us to process and organise this 💊

✨HPM Virbac food customers- In order to guarantee delivery before Christmas, please order your pets food by this Friday the 20th of December 🐾

09/12/2024

With Natalie moving to the land down under we are looking for a new RVN!
We are looking for an enthusiastic full time RVN to complement our team of 6 RVNs and a SVN. We are a friendly, progressive independent 4 vet 100% small animal practice in Rugeley,Staffordshire. PSS and ISFM acredited
The ideal candidate must be highly motivated, caring and able to work within a close knit team working to provide exceptional patient and client care. Your role will be varied –nursing consults, front of house, theatre and inpatient care. We will utilise your skills and experience to the max.
1 in 4 Saturdays, no emergency out of hours work. CPD encouraged and funded. Salary negotiable in line with experience and qualifications.

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06/12/2024

Today is a very sad day here at Number 1 Vets, as we have to say goodbye to Natalie! 😢

She has made the decision to start an amazing new chapter in Australia next week🇦🇺

From starting here over 10 years ago she has been an asset to the team and is so incredibly hard working!

Wherever your journey takes you next, they will be extremely lucky to have you! ✨

We will all miss you so much (especially Mojo) and good luck on your new adventure! 🦘🥰

18/11/2024

‼️Notice for HPM Virbac food customers‼️

Virbac are completing their annual stock take towards the end of this week and so any orders for food that will be required before Monday 26th November will need to be placed before 4pm on Wednesday 20th November.

Usual ordering processes will resume from Monday 26th November.

04/11/2024

Mojo & Storm would like to let you know that we have a selection of poppy’s for sale in honour of Remembrance Day at our reception🐾

How smart do the boys look in their reflective poppy tags🥰

30/10/2024

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Please remember that it’s important not to discard your used pumpkins once Halloween is over in woodlands, parks or gardens etc for the wildlife to feed on.

This has become a common act in more recent times that is done out of kindness however it can be incredibly harmful to some animals, such as hedgehogs and can cause them to become very poorly🦔

Decomposing pumpkins also attract pests and can spread disease🦠

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21/10/2024

Did you know that Number 1 Vets has been awarded the Cat Friendly Clinic - Silver certificate by the International Society of Feline Medicine 🐈‍⬛ 🏆

“Established in 2012, the programme recognises that because of their unique nature and needs, taking cats to the veterinary clinic can be very stressful, both for cats and their owners. This programme is designed to help address these issues by creating more cat friendly veterinary clinics and so reducing the stress for cats and making veterinary visits easier for caregivers as well.”

🐾 Here at Number 1 vets we have a separate waiting area in our reception for our feline patients that has raised areas to place carriers on upon arrival. Cats feel more vulnerable on ground level and prefer to be up high when nervous.
🐾 These areas avoid direct visual contact with other cats and we also provide clean towels or blankets that can be sprayed with a calming spray and placed over the top of the carrier.
🐾 We also have a feline only hospitisation ward and allow cats the option of sitting inside or on top of one of our hides.

These are just a few examples that we have implemented to gain our silver certificate. If you wish to read more on this please click the link below👇

https://catfriendlyclinic.org

🐈‍⬛ How chilled out and happy does little Billie look in one of our hides🥰 Picture from when she came in for her spay operation🐈‍⬛

11/10/2024

Mojo and Storm are looking for a new friend........

Number 1 Vets has a vacancy for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our SA practice near Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. We are an independent single site practice with PSS RCVS accreditation and ISFM cat friendly.
We are busy enough to be interesting but not so busy you’ll be burnt out. With a supportive nursing team and modern equipment you would be able to work cases up to your satisfaction.
15 minute appointments in set blocks and time set aside for operating means a balanced work load with time to contact owners in your working hours.
Experience is preferred but with 2 experienced vets (and 6 nurses) to guide you the less experienced would be considered. The ideal candidate must be enthusiastic, practical and able to work to high clinical standards. The practice takes pride in their relationships with Clients and their pets so great communication skills are essential to the role.
Case continuity encouraged to build your own loyal client base.
No out-of-hours, 1 in 4 Saturdays, 38 hours per week, salary up to £65,000 depending on experience and hours, pension and other benefits.
Please see Number 1 Vets and email [email protected] to apply.

24/09/2024

🐾 Daisy 🖤

This little lady had her spay procedure with us last week & has since been back for a post operative check with one of our nurses & we were super pleased to see how well she has been doing.

The sweetest girl 🥰

21/08/2024

🌟 Bank holiday reminder! 🌟

Cooper & Bluey would like to remind all of our wonderful clients that with the bank holiday fast approaching, if any repeat prescriptions or Virbac food orders are required before this we ask that the orders are placed before 4pm tomorrow to allow for next day delivery 🐾

17/07/2024

❗️Roadworks❗️

🐾 Marge would like to let everybody know that as of tomorrow resurfacing roadworks are beginning which will result in road closures along the A51 as well as around rugeley.

🐾 If you have an appointment booked with us we recommend that you plan your journey ahead of time.

❤️ Side note - How beautiful is Marge! ❤️

05/07/2024

Meet ‘not so little’ Christmas! 🐾

This gorgeous boy is a Newfoundland & was already tipping the puppy scales at his vaccination appointment 💉

Isn’t he adorable 🥰

21/06/2024

🌟Happy Friday!🌟

Here’s little Rodney & Toby who visited us earlier this week for their vaccinations 🥰

11/06/2024

‼️Reminder for all cat owners‼️

❗️🐈‍⬛ It is now required by law that cats along with dogs are microchipped and it is the owners responsibility to ensure that the details are kept up to date with their current details. This came into place on June 10th, 2024.

❗️🐈‍⬛ Failure to do so can lead to a fine of up to £500 ❌

❗️🐈‍⬛ This is to make it easier to reunite any lost,stray or stolen cats with their families and to return them safely home 🏠

❗️🐈‍⬛ Please contact the practice on 01889 574452 if you wish to book an appointment and a member of our team will be happy to help 📞

If you wish to read more regarding this please click on the link below 👇

How to get your dog or cat fitted with a microchip: when to get it done, who can do it, how to update your details, what to do when getting a dog or cat