A huge congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳 to our lovely Louise for passing her PCA (Patient Care Assistant) Professional Skills Course. We're very proud of you!
Tracy our amazing Senior Nurse has been nominated for 🌟 Nurse of the Year 🌟 through Petplan UK Veterinary Awards! 🎉
She is a hugely passionate and exceptional nurse who is also clinical coach to our superb nurses in training. 🙌🩺💚
#petplanvanominee #rvn
🎉 Petplan Vet awards news!!🎉
(These are the equivalent to the Oscars 🏆 for vets and their team!) 😄
We are so pleased to share the news that Venessa has been nominated for
🌟 Vet of the year!🌟 Venessa is a hugely knowledgeable, passionate and dedicated vet who never fails to put patients needs above all else. 💚
A while back our receptionist Alys granddog was in for a procedure. Iggy gets a little anxious coming to see us, so we gave him a helping hand to feel more relaxed about the situation. Hope you enjoy this masterpiece and know we will always try to help your pet feel as stress free when visiting us. Just ask reception or our nurses how. 💜🐶🥰
This is Willow a 10month old lab ❤️
Willows story comes with a HUGE ⚠️WARNING ⚠️
Willow presented to us a few Saturdays ago after getting hold of a bottle of cooling agent. Luckily Willow's parents saw the reminants of the bottle and the fluid pooled on the floor. They called us immediately and got Willow to the vets.
Cooling agent and many other products such as antifreeze contain an ingredient called Etheleyne Glycol. This agent when ingested can cause liver, kidney and brain damage. Its absorbed incredibly easily so even inducing vomiting can be ineffective.
Therefore, once admitted Willow was put on a high rate of fluid therapy, we then gave a medication that induces vomiting and took a blood sample. What can be especially devastating about this kind of poison is that you won't see the effects in your animal for a few days if you didn't see them ingest it in the first place. This is why we recommend to avoid using antifreeze on your car in winter as many cats can accidentally ingest it if ice melts and leaves a puddle of water. Therefore, when the pet does present its often too late. This however was not the case for Willow, we knew we had a crucial window of time to do as much as possible to reverse any side effects. The next step after we did the initial treatment was to send Willow for specialist care at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. Here they did the next stage of Willows treatment which consisted of giving 9 doses of pure ethanol to reverse some of the Etheleyne. As you can imagine, this treatment in itself is not harmless and can have high risks with no guarantee.
However, after 5 days of treatment and repeat blood samples we are ecstatic to relay that Willow has pulled through and is doing well. There seems to be no permanent damage and all is well. Great job Willows parents and both veterinary teams. We cant deny this little girl really touched our hearts. ❤🐶👏🥳
EMERGENCY C- SECTION
Last Friday it was all hands on deck for little Monkey who was struggling with labour.
For Monkey, being a French bulldog unfortunately means it can be incredibly difficult for them to give birth naturally. Resulting in a cesarean section being needed. Now Monkey was booked in for this for the next day but couldn't wait to meet her babies so insisted it was brought forward. Monkeys owners were incredibly vigilant and knew that it was not normal for her to be pushing and the puppies or placenta not appearing. So vet Ambra and nurses Laura, Meghan and Tracy to the rescue.
Result = A happy healthy mum and 5 beautiful babies ❤🐶💉😍
Today was a hard day for our veterinary team. Unfortunately, we said goodbye to quite a few animal friends. Its a sad reality of our job and it comes with a huge emotional toll. So when we saw one of our patients Toto healing well from her procedure earlier this week, her cuteness was a welcome break.
Toto came in for lump removals under general anaesthetic on Wednesday. We removed three little lumps and she was the perfect patient. Here is a clip of us administering a premedication of pain relief and sedative before we induced her for her procedure. Her little face just fills our hearts. In the comments I'll pop a picture of her sporting the latest in fashion. The buster suit. ❤🥰😊
Life has been so hard for so many of us of late. Its good to remember to support each other as best we can.
Another Martha experience. Physiotherapy. Just like hydrotherapy this is great for mobility and mental stimulation. Always get advice about physiotherapy or hydrotherapy from your veterinary professional. ❤🥰🐶
Our very own Martha Moo (owned and adored by vet Venessa) at one if her first hydrotherapy sessions. Did you know hydrotherapy not only helps with muscle wastage and arthritis. But also cognitive abilities. Go Moo for being so brave. One doesn't normally like to get ones feet wet! 👑👸🐶🥰❤
Many pet owners know the struggle of the kennel cough vaccine. Jo Clews from Copthorne Vets is a veterinary professional who worked with her pup recently to try and show us and owners that we can make this a less stressful experience. Great job!!! 💉🐶❤🥰
Struggle getting medication into your feline friend?
Well practice director Liz shows what she uses to persuade her cat Mokey to consume tablets.
Note that if pets are suffering with gastrointestinal disease this delivery may need to be in something less delicious.
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A little video to help you understand ow we are currently working 🐶🐱🐭🐹🐰
This handsome man came to see us this week for a mass to be removed from his bottom. His name is Aussie and he was so brave in spite of the delicate surgery. We all fell in love. He also loved cuddling up to the nurses and his meal post op. 🐶😍🤭❤
