Harrier Veterinary Surgery

04/04/2024

Morning,

Our services almost back to normal, however still very slow. It will take a while to catch up with back log of requests, so please bear with us.

Thank you to all our clients for their patience and understanding.

03/04/2024

⚠️ Update regarding our IT issues ⚠️
We have working phones, however our computer system is very fragile.
Please only call if needed and we will book you an appointment.
We request flea and wormer requests are not made until next week, when hopefully we will be up and running as normal.
We have no access to any email system, so please refrain from emailing in requests.
Repeat medication will be put up as needed but may take longer than normal due to system restrictions.
Thank you for patience and understanding ❤️

01/04/2024

⚠️ Good morning, our IT issues have not been rectified yet. ⚠️

If you have a non-urgent appointment over the next few days, would you please consider not coming in and rescheduling once our systems are up and running again.

For those of you who still need to keep your appointment, expect delays as we need to work and record manually.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

30/03/2024

Good Morning,
We are experiencing major IT issues across the CVS group, which we are part of. This includes our Practice Management System and may cause our phones to become unavailable. If you see this message and have a non-urgent booking at our ptactice today, please reschedule for another day.

We apologise for any inconvenience and will post updates when we know more.

29/03/2024

🐥 🐇🐣We would like to wish you a very happy and safe Easter. 🐥 🐇🐣

Easter Bank Holiday opening hours:

Good Friday - Closed
Easter Saturday - 8:30-5pm
Easter Sunday - Closed
Easter Monday - Closed

As always, emergency veterinary services are available out of hours by calling 01329 833112 🚑☎️

25/03/2024

⚠️ Cat microchipping to become law in England from Monday 10 June 2024 ⚠️

It will be a legal requirement in England for all pet cats over the age of 20 weeks old to be microchipped by 10 June 2024.

Are you looking to get your cat 🐈 microchipped? Give us a call to book your car in for an appointment - and don't forget, for Healthy Pet Club members microchipping is one of the benefits included!

To find out more about microchipping your cat:
www.vetcollection.co.uk/health/microchipping-cats

17/03/2024

Week beginning the 1st April Harrier branch🐶🐱🐰 will be closed all week due to essential building works needed. 🧰🪛🔧🔨🪚👷🏼‍♂️

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have an appointment booked for this week, staff will be in touch☎️ to re-schedule.

If you need any food or medication, 💊 please ensure you order in plenty of time for collection by Thursday 28th March.

Thank you for your understanding.

10/03/2024

Happy Mother's Day to all Moms!
🌻🌼🌸🌺🪷🪻🥀🌹🌷💐

07/03/2024

🐈 🐕 🐇 👩🏻‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️🩺 🥰
You may never have seen behind the consultation room in a veterinary practice.

So take a look at the work our vets and nurses do on the front line every day to look after animals in veterinary practices, hospitals, in the field and on call - so that they receive the best possible care.

Thanks to Molly Case for the poem you have written about our profession.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/iLHVC5xjC19rWhag/

23/01/2024

21/12/2023

🎄🎅🏻☃️Please be aware of our Christmas & New Year's Opening times.☃️🎅🏻🎄

Best wishes from the team. 💙

27/11/2023

A big thank you to our lovely clients for helping CVS to rise £1783.36🎊 in November for The Guide Dogs Pennies Charity ❤️ 🐕

17/11/2023

Harrier Veterinary Surgery will be OPEN every Tuesday and Thursday for nurse consultations only.

If you need urgent assistance or wish to see a vet, please call one of our sister sites:

🔵Brook House Vets - 02380228570
🔵Pet Doctors Chandlers Ford - 02380 255565
🔵Pet Doctors Botley - 01489 799744

We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused.

After 7:00pm please use our usual Out of Hours service by calling our normal number and following instructions.

16/11/2023

Due to staff training, Harrier Veterinary Surgery Pet Doctors. Chandlers Ford. Pet Doctors, Botley will be closed this morning.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you need help or assistance, please contact our sister site as vet, nurse and reception team will be there to help you.

🔵Brook House Vets - 02380228570

31/10/2023

Due to staff sickness, I am afraid we are CLOSED on the 1st and 2nd November and open in the afternoon on the 3rd November.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you need help or assistance, please contact our sister sites:

🔵Brook House Vets - 02380228570
🔵Pet Doctors Chandlers Ford - 02380 255565
🔵Pet Doctors Botley - 01489 799744

After 7:00pm please use our usual Out of Hours service MiNight Vet. (Animed Veterinary Hospital, Botley Road, Shedfield).

16/10/2023

Please share 🙏

⚠️ Missing Cat Alert ⚠️

Can you help one of our clients to get this gorgeous cat safely home? 🐈

Pet Doctors. Chandlers Ford. 02380255565

12/10/2023

Due to staff sickness, I am afraid we are CLOSED from 2pm today (Thursday 12th October).

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. If you need help or assistance, please contact our sister sites:

🔵Brook House Vets - 02380228570
🔵Pet Doctors Chandlers Ford - 02380 255565
🔵Pet Doctors Botley - 01489 799744

After 7:00pm please use our usual Out of Hours service MiNight Vet. (Animed Veterinary Hospital, Botley Road, Shedfield).

12/10/2023

We appreciate all our lovely receptionists ❤️

So you fancy being a Veterinary Receptionist?

Understandable, working in a vet practice is pretty cool but can you...

Answer a phone......while two other lines are ringing and several clients are waiting at the desk to be booked in, to pick up medicines and to pay for their treatment

Take a call about a sick pet......calm down a hysterical owner, ascertain the relevant details, find and speak to a vet or nurse in the clinic, remember their advice, relay that to the owner and then book them in for an emergency appointment (also while the waiting room is still full)

Cuddle a cute puppy...... when just a few minutes before you were offering tissues and sympathy to a family who had lost a beloved companion.

Make a cup of tea...... for a distraught colleague who has just dealt with a really traumatic situation, comfort them and then help and support them to face the rest of their day

And that is just for starters!

Veterinary Receptionists are the beating heart of a veterinary clinic. They are the people who you will first speak to on the phone, who will greet you at the desk, who plan our days and keep the show on the road.

They will welcome your new cute addition to the family and be the sympathetic and kind presence you need when you face that final day with your companion.

Today is Veterinary Receptionist Appreciation Day! And oh my goodness, do we appreciate them!!!

Thank you VERY much for all you do for all of us!

29/09/2023

👩‍⚕️🩺Rebecca who is one of our amazing Registered Veterinary Nurses has recently been promoted to a Senior Veterinary Nurse position. 👏🥳

For the last 4 years, Rebecca has been based at Harrier Vets in Hamble. Since becoming Clinical Supervisor to our Student Veterinary Nurse Gaella, she has been sharing her time between both Harrier Vets and Brook House Vet Centre in order to fulfill her mentoring role. 📚👩‍🏫🎓

Rebecca is also our Mental Health Champion and helps look after the wellbeing of our whole team. 😌

Rebecca first began her nursing journey in the summer of 1990 starting out a mixed animal practice in Harlow, Essex and later qualifying as an RVN in 1992.
Following a break to raise a family she was delighted to return to her first love, veterinary nursing.

She is passionate about high standards of care for all patients and a firm believer in treating them as if they were her own.🐕🐈🐇🐕‍🦺🐈‍⬛🐹

Rebecca is happy to admit that she is under the paw of her gorgeous (albeit naughty) Border Terriers.

A well deserved and many congratulations Rebecca!🥳💚

08/09/2023

It was back-to-school time for many this week, including Josh and Gaella, who started their journey as Student Vet Nurses!

We’re super proud to support their career development as they progress from experienced Patient Care Assistants to future RVNs. 💚🩺

Please help us to wish them good luck on their journey. 🤗

05/09/2023

‼️ IMPORTANT ‼️

Please be aware that we are currently experiencing a delay from our main supplier meaning some drug requests may be taking longer than usual. Our advice is to please allow at least 72 hours for a request to go through and to call or email the surgery to check if your medication is ready before you head to us. We appreciate your patience during this time and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Best wishes from the Team. 🩺💚

24/08/2023

With the August Bank Holiday coming up this weekend, please take note of our opening hours below:
Saturday - Closed
Monday 28th August - Closed
Tuesday 29th August - Open as normal.

Please make sure you order any medication your pet might need giving at least 24 - 48 hours notice. 🐾💚
As always, emergency veterinary services are available out of hours by calling 01329 833112 🚑☎️

18/08/2023

Today is a bittersweet day for everyone at Southampton Hub. It is a last day for our Senior Nurse Tracy,😢 as she is moving to be a Head Nurse somewhere else.💪👍 We feel very proud of what she achieved 👏but sad losing her.😢
Tracy qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2007. 👩🏻‍⚕️ 🐈 🐕 🐇 🐹
She joined the team at Brook House Veterinary Centre in 2017.
The last year, Tracy was Clinical Supervisor to two of our students, still working as a nurse and being an amazing support to our Head Nurse Kat.
We gonna miss your dad jokes🤣 and stories about your kittens. 🐈‍⬛️ 🐈‍⬛️
Well done Tracy 👏🥳 and thank you for everything!❤️🫶

23/06/2023

Dear Clients, we have a number of vaccination appointments available on Thursdays throughout the whole of July for pets that are overdue. We are in the process of contacting all that have been placed on our tracker so if you have not yet heard from our reception team, please do call or email us to book in. 💙🐾🐱🐶💉 ☎️ 02380454279
📨 [email protected]

16/06/2023

💦🐭🐹 Would these be of interest to anyone?
(FREE) They're currently at our sister practice Brook House Veterinary Centre but can be brought over here for collection if needed. 💦🐹🐭 Either pop a comment below or send a direct Facebook message to us.

14/06/2023

🥵☀️☀️☀️🥵
Just a reminder...enjoy the sun but remember to stay safe.

Be on heatstroke watch!
Dogs are at risk of overheating if walked in the heat of the day.

Signs of heatstroke...

🔴Excessive panting or drooling

🔴Racing heart

🔴Lethargic, drowsy and uncoordinated

🔴Vomiting

🔴Acute collapse.

❌Do not leave your dog in the car alone for any length of time in the heat!

✅Provide cool, ventilated and shaded areas

✅Keep their water bowls topped up

✅Make them tasty ice cube treats or a frozen kong

✅If you have to travel in the car with your dog, make sure they have access to water.

Let us know in the comments how you manage to keep your pets cool! 💦

26/05/2023

In our sister clinic Pet Doctors. Chandlers Ford.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=678897590913959&id=100063811722881&sfnsn=scwspmo

24/05/2023

Happy 7-year Work Anniversary Amanda! 🥳 🎉 🎊

Amanda is our Student Veterinary Nurse, very soon to be Registered Veterinary Nurse 🥳

Thank you for your dedication, hard work, commitment and providing exceptional care to our patients and clients. 🐈 🐕 🐇

Always looking for ways to improve and bringing positive attitude every day. 😃 😊 😀 😄 😁 😆