Abbey Veterinary Centre

Abbey Veterinary Centre We are a friendly practice whose aim is to care for your pets as if they were our own. Company Registration Number 03777473.

Abbey Veterinary Centre is part of CVS (UK) Limited, a company which owns veterinary practices within the UK. Registered Office: CVS House, Owen Road, Diss, Norfolk IP22 4ER.

🪻💐☀️ Spring time dangers ☀️💐🪻It sure is feeling like spring today. But don’t forget that there are some hidden dangers l...
20/03/2025

🪻💐☀️ Spring time dangers ☀️💐🪻

It sure is feeling like spring today. But don’t forget that there are some hidden dangers lurking around for our pets.

🖤🤍🤎 Otis 🤎🤍🖤This absolute ball of cuteness came in for his weigh and worm check with one of our nurses. These are great ...
19/03/2025

🖤🤍🤎 Otis 🤎🤍🖤

This absolute ball of cuteness came in for his weigh and worm check with one of our nurses.

These are great as they mean that we can have the time and opportunity to talk about all things puppy.

It also is good socialisation for your young puppies, they can come in to see us and have lots of fuss, cuddles and biscuits.

Otis and his pawrents are doing a great job at training and giving Otis the best start to his bright future.

We can wait to see you all again 💜💜💜

💜 Abbey Vets Behaviour 💜🎉 Now offering canine behavioural assessments 🎉Our specialist behavioural nurse Jo is now offeri...
18/03/2025

💜 Abbey Vets Behaviour 💜

🎉 Now offering canine behavioural assessments 🎉

Our specialist behavioural nurse Jo is now offering house visits for behavioural assessments.

Struggling to figure out if you need a dog trainer or dog behaviourist?

Dog trainers specialise in teaching you how to use rewards that your dog enjoys in order to teach them what you would like them to do.

This could include walking nicely on lead, teaching your dog not to jump up on people, teaching them not to beg for food, or to settle down quietly when you need them to.

Dog behaviourists specialise in problems that are much more emotional for dogs, for example when they become anxious, frightened, or frustrated.

Feeling like this can lead dogs to behave in ways that may be dangerous for themselves and others, such as chasing traffic, panicking when left alone, worrying about noises and causing damage to themselves or the home, or behaving aggressively towards people or other animals.

These types of behaviours can’t be resolved simply through training, because as well as learning to behave in a different way, the dog also needs to learn to feel differently about things.

Behaviourists will show you how to help your dog feel better and resolve the problem by identifying and removing the underlying emotional distress involved, and then creating a tailor-made plan for you to follow that teaches your dog an alternative, more positive way of behaving instead.

If you wish to find out more or find out what would be best for your dog, then please call the practic as our Nurse Jo can help with both behaviour and training cases.

📞 01743 232713
📧 [email protected]

Wanted for cheese theft, assault, and offensive language. If your pet was on a wanted poster, what would their crime hav...
16/03/2025

Wanted for cheese theft, assault, and offensive language.

If your pet was on a wanted poster, what would their crime have been?

Post your answers in the comment below ⬇️

🦷 Our Dental Promotion is in full swing 🦷 We have helped lots of pets so far who had some pesky dental disease. Why not ...
15/03/2025

🦷 Our Dental Promotion is in full swing 🦷

We have helped lots of pets so far who had some pesky dental disease.

Why not take advantage of this offer today! Feel free to ask us for a quote and our team will be happy to send you one over 😊

Goodbye Ellie 🥺💔Yesterday was our lovely vet Ellie’s last day with us. We are all very sad to see her go, but also want ...
15/03/2025

Goodbye Ellie 🥺💔

Yesterday was our lovely vet Ellie’s last day with us. We are all very sad to see her go, but also want to wish her the VERY BEST of luck in her new adventure.

Ellie is relocating to the Lakes to be close to the mountains ⛰️ as they are very much Ellie’s happy place.

I am sure you will all want to wish her the best for her new chapter.

Ellie thank you for everything, your patients, clients, and all the staff here at Abbey Vets will miss you dearly 💜🫶🏼

Good Luck 🍀

💤 It’s world sleep day 💤 Show us your cute sleeping pet pictures, post them in the comments below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
14/03/2025

💤 It’s world sleep day 💤

Show us your cute sleeping pet pictures, post them in the comments below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

💜 Healthy Pet Club 💜This is a great way of helping spread the cost of your pets preventative health care. Plus you get t...
14/03/2025

💜 Healthy Pet Club 💜

This is a great way of helping spread the cost of your pets preventative health care.

Plus you get to enjoy lots of benefits as being part of the healthy pet club.

It’s really easy to join and you can start enjoying the benefits straight away once you have signed up.

🍒 The pros and cons of Castrating 🍒 When it is best to do so? 🍒 Is it suitable for all dogs?
13/03/2025

🍒 The pros and cons of Castrating
🍒 When it is best to do so?
🍒 Is it suitable for all dogs?

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⭐️ STAR PATIENT AWARD ⭐️Our star patient goes to this gorgeous girl Brie. Who came in today for her x-rays as she has be...
13/03/2025

⭐️ STAR PATIENT AWARD ⭐️

Our star patient goes to this gorgeous girl Brie. Who came in today for her x-rays as she has been a bit lame.

Brie is a very gentle giant and is the sweetest of souls, she is a bit nervous though. So our team took it all at Brie’s pace and she did so very well.

Here she is on recovery getting hand fed and having her paw held 🥰 we even got a tail wag and kisses from Brie 💜

Well done for being so very brave Brie, it’s been a pleasure to look after you today ⭐️🫶🏼💜🥰

Today is World Kidney Day. The kidneys filter waste products out of the blood into urine; when they are not working prop...
13/03/2025

Today is World Kidney Day. The kidneys filter waste products out of the blood into urine; when they are not working properly, these waste products start to build-up in the blood, making the animal feel unwell. You can see the common symptoms of renal disease below.
For more information on kidney disease: vetcollection.co.uk/health/conditions/kidneydisease-in-cats-and-d

🐶 Can dogs have optimistic or pessimistic tendencies??? 🐶 Click on the link below to find out………Tell us what you think ...
12/03/2025

🐶 Can dogs have optimistic or pessimistic tendencies???

🐶 Click on the link below to find out………

Tell us what you think in the comments below ⬇️

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🐈 Cat Only Clinics EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING
12/03/2025

🐈 Cat Only Clinics EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING

What a great success our sound desensitisation evening was, thank you to all who came and we hope you enjoyed your goodi...
12/03/2025

What a great success our sound desensitisation evening was, thank you to all who came and we hope you enjoyed your goodie bag 😍

Well done to nurses Jo and Vikki for organising and hosting the evening and also a thank you to Luna our demo dog for the evening.

It was such a great success that we will be hosting more dates in the near future so keep your eyes peeled!

11/03/2025

We have had a sh*tzu cross type dog handed in to us. She was found up near the bayston hill quarry. Please call us on 01743 232713 if you think she might be yours. Proof of ownership will be required.

💜 BEHAVIOUR EVENING 💜Don’t forget it’s our Sound desensitisation evening at Abbey Veterinary Centre TOMORROW THE 11th MA...
10/03/2025

💜 BEHAVIOUR EVENING 💜

Don’t forget it’s our Sound desensitisation evening at Abbey Veterinary Centre TOMORROW THE 11th MARCH

We still have a few limited spaces available, if you wish to attend call us on ☎️ 01743 232 713

🎉🎉🎉 TUESDAY 11th MARCH 🎉🎉🎉

Sound desensitisation evening at Abbey Veterinary Centre

From 6.30pm

🎆 Does your dog struggle with Fireworks?

🎆 Abbey vets will be hosting an evening to give you a practical step by step guide to sound desensitisation.

🎆 Starting now will help your pet for this year’s firework season! Yes, we know it’s a long way off, but putting in the hard work now will mean that they will be prepared. Now is the time to start your training!

🎆 There will be a small fee of 10 pounds to secure your place.

🎉 LIKE AND SHARE THIS POST TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING A FREE CONSULTATION WITH ONE OF OUR BEHAVIOUR NURSES 🎉

For more information or to put your name down on the waiting list please call 01743 232 713 or email [email protected]

Address

16 Holywell Street, Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY25DB

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 7pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 7pm
Thursday 8:30am - 7pm
Friday 8:30am - 7pm
Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+441743232713

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🥰 Rollo 🥰 We like to make our vet visits as stress free as possible. As you can see Rollo was loving his visit today. Well done Rollo it was lovely to see you 🥰🥰🥰

🐈‍⬛ Frankie 🐈‍⬛ This cheeky chap came in for his 6 month health check as part of our healthy pet club. We always try and make your pets visit to us as stress free as possible. As you can see Frankie was absolutely loving his visit. We really enjoyed seeing you Frankie and glad you had a nice time 🐈‍⬛🥰😍👌🏼

🐈 Robert 🐈 This little video is about how this extremely handsome chap Robert ended up on our operating table with a stomach full of foam, and having to have emergency surgery! Robert decided that he would have a little snack on his owners knee pad! Unfortunately this is not something that would pass through, causing a blockage. This can be life threatening, so our team swiftly took x-rays and proceeded to remove the pieces of foam (and there was lots) from his stomach! After and hour of waking up from his surgery Robert was up and about eating his normal food again. He was seen back at the surgery 24hours later and is making a great recovery ❤️‍🩹 Well done Robert, and thank you for being the very best boy, but maybe just stick to the cat food from now on!

🎄Bella🎄 This beautiful lady came in to have a procedure on her eye. She was in full Christmas spirit so our little nurse elf custom made her buster collar to match the Christmas vibes 🎄🥰😍 Well done for being a super brave girl Bella and Merry Christmas 🎅🏼

🤍 Lilly 🤍 This absolute sweetheart came in for her spay procedure. This was her as she was waking up having all the scritches and cuddles, as you can see Lilly woke up very well and her tail hasn’t stopped wagging. Well done for being such a brave lady Lilly, we wish you a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

👻🧡Spooky season has arrived at Abbey Vets🧡 👻

🎆 Firework season 🎆 How to help your pets during this firework season. This video demonstrates some things you can do to help keep your furry babies safe 🥰 🎆 keep small animals such as rabbits and Guinea pigs inside, or in the garage. 🎆 provide more straw so they can burrow into it to make themselves feel safe. 🎆 make sure cats are kept inside at night. 🎆consider using calming sprays. 🎆 stay calm and collected, give your dog reassurance but don’t reinforce their anxious behaviours. https://www.feliway.co.uk/blogs/news/can-feliway-be-used-for-dogs?srsltid=AfmBOoqZoptAsHYIaR3JdMmmqhark_SSFcfSmemvPzH7w1gxN5h63jV1 https://www.adaptil.co.uk/pages/dogs-and-fireworks-stress?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAC-RxH3DSZa67Cea8h2egtj5aMGku&gclid=CjwKCAjwvKi4BhABEiwAH2gcw87t93A81rHdcNp_5mLlxEATb6m8hVKP2gZIC3dP-Gvo8zuNipls5BoCHYMQAvD_BwE https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/general/fireworks

🍂 Autumn 🍂 This wonderful lady has been regularly coming to see our nurse Jo for her desensitisation clinics and is the perfect example of how well these clinics can work. She has been working on lots of things to include her confidence around body handling and muzzle training. Autumn is a super bright dog who loves to please and is now working on some more advanced training, that is her place training and impulse control. Impulse control or self control as it is sometimes know helps dogs in many ways! It helps them stay focused, avoid frustration, and make good decisions. Dogs can have trouble controlling their impulses, especially when they're excited or worried, which can lead to undesirable behaviors like barking, pulling on the lead, or jumping up. Impulse control training can help dogs learn to resist these temptations and make better choices. Well done for being the very best girl Autumn and we will see you again soon.

💚 RVN’s = Really Versatile Nurses! Or Registered Veterinary Nurse for the proper title! As we like to keep on trend with the most current social media platforms, we did this little video to showcase just how versatile our nurses are! This is just a small collection of roles our amazing nurses preform on a daily basis 💚💚💚 💚 Consulting Nurse - here at Abbey Vets have a very busy consulting schedule, where they conduct many different consults including their own specialised consults. Seren has special feline Nurse clinics and is our feline advocate and Nurses Vikki and Jo have special desensitisation clinics, also our Nurse Eleanor has a special interest in rehabilitation clinics. 💚 Dental Nurse - Our Nurses are trained to administer local anaesthetic (and preform nerve blocks) take dental x-rays and preform scale and polishes. 💚 Scrub Nurse - they are responsible for preparation of the surgical patient, setting up theatre and prep, working out and drawing up drugs used for the procedure and lots more. They make the operating day go smoothly and efficiently. 💚 X-ray nurse - as RVN’s they can carry out and preform x-rays, they can also become radiation protection supervisors meaning that they carry out maintenance checks and preform health and safety checks. 💚 Theatre nurse - this includes assisting the vet in surgery, as well as preform schedule 3 surgeries themselves. As you can see our RVN’s are extremely versatile and have many different skills. Go team RVN’s 💚💜💚 We are proud to employ RVN’s that have been through vigorous training to get their RVN status as a protected and professional title. #reallyversatilenurses #rvn #whatvnsdo

😍 Misty 😍 This extremely handsome chap came in for some investigations into why he was struggling to eat his biscuits. On examination it was found he had some ulcers on the tongue, potentially caused by a virus. But we hope, with some medication to help he will be on his way back to his normal eating habits. As you can see he was enjoying his chin scratches after waking up from his sedation. It was a pleasure to look after you today Misty 💙

🎊🏆CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS 🏆🎊
🎊🏆CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS 🏆🎊

🎊🏆CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS 🏆🎊 The likes are in from both social media platforms and have been counted and verified, I am thrilled to announce that… In FIRST PLACE with 145 likes we have NALA 🥇 Thank you for all of your likes and shares, and in our opinion all of your pets were beautiful and deserved to win 🏆 The winners will be receiving an email shortly to come and claim their prize 🏆 Thanks to all that have taken part- Abbey Vets 💜

🐈‍⬛ Let’s talk about cat carriers!! 🐈‍⬛ We all dread getting the cat box out from the shed, garage or wherever we may store them. Then we have to have a battle to get them in it! BUT there is a better way! One of the main things is making sure your cat has a positive association with the box. Our top tips on how to achieve this include… 🐈‍⬛ Have the box set up at home at all times, with the door always open. 🐈‍⬛Place this in a nice calm and quiet area of the house that the cat has access to. 🐈‍⬛ If you can have the box raised up off the floor as cats like to sleep and relax up high. 🐈‍⬛ Make it a nice comfortable den for your cat, and drape a blanket over the top so they can go and hide in it if they want. 🐈‍⬛ Place some tasty treats in the carrier for your cat to find. 🐈‍⬛ Use calming and relaxing sprays in the box. 🐈‍⬛ Do not ever force your cat in the box. We have put together a short video on how you help you and your cat with transportation and choosing the right cat box. We hope this helps.

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We are small animal practice and have been established in Shrewsbury well over 40 years. All staff members are friendly and welcoming and are pet owners themselves. We also have a branch in Shawbury Village Abbey Veterinary Centre is part of CVS(UK) Limited, a company which owns veterinary practices in the UK.