E C Straiton & Partners

26/08/2024

BANK HOLIDAY 🌤

If you are a client of ours and you feel your pet needs seeing today.

Please call for an appointment 11-1pm .

These are charged at a bank holiday rate.

26/08/2024

⚠️ Road closure ⚠️
Please allow extra time for your appointment with us at the Rugeley branch between Tuesday 27th -Friday 30th August. Horsefair will be closed.

25/08/2024

Cuddles with Lucifer Sam 💕

Lucifer Sam came for a dental in June. Here he is soaking up some love and attention with out SVN Tori.

Veterinary Surgeon John performed his dental and he needed a total of 3 teeth extracting. He has since been back and signed off from his procedure.

Did you know cats have a 30 teeth in total !!!

If your cats breath smells ✅
Has their appetite reduced? ✅
Do they paw at their paw ✅
Or can you hear them grind their teeth while they are eating ✅
Or have you seem them drool? ✅

If the answer is 'Yes' to any of the above please call for an appointment after the bank holiday to have your cat's teeth examined to see if they require dental treatment.

24/08/2024

Bank Holiday Weekend 🌤

Just a reminder we are here for you and your animals 👍

We are open for emergencies today.

Appointments can be booked this morning via telephone booking only so please call if you need to 📞

Appointments available between 10-2pm.

After 2pm will be out of hours, please call us if you are concerned. We can see you out of hours if needed (charges apply).

Heads up...
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 🌤
We do have an emergency appointment clinic between 11-1pm.

Again booked via telephone beforehand 📞

Don't forget we are here 24/7 for over the phone advice if your worried 👍

23/08/2024

Dear friends, family, colleagues, and our wonderful clients

It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved David Talbot.

After joining the practice in 1976 Dave throughout the years gained the trust of many a patient and client, he gave 38 years of outstanding service to E.C Straiton and Partners and we will be forever grateful to have had so many memorable years with him.

Dave was always a familiar, smiling, reliable face at our Rugeley Branch as well as being a much loved and very well respected part of our farming community.

After a well-deserved retirement in 2017 Dave continued to be a regular visitor to the practice and the solid, lifelong friendships that he made over the years remained.
E.C Straiton and Partners was and will always be such a massive part of Dave’s life and for this reason we would like to extend an invitation to all who wish to attend his funeral.

A service will be held on Thursday 5th September at 12.40pm
Bradwell Crematorium,
Chatterley C,
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST5 8LE

A gathering will be held afterwards at
Penkridge Peace Memorial Hall
Pinfold Ln,
Penkridge,
Stafford
ST19 5AP

Any fond memories or photos you wish to share of Dave over the years will be greatly received on this post.

As we all know, Dave was partial to a good cup of tea and a cream cake or two, so please join us in enjoying a cup of tea and a cream cake in celebration of his life.

May our memories and our love for Dave live on in our hearts always.
With thanks from everyone past and present at E.C Straiton and Partners

22/08/2024

Shadow 🤩

Shadow the gorgeous German Shepherd came to us in May for neutering.

He was such a good lad and a super patient to nurse. Here he is having a break away from his kennel and enjoying a lovely walk in the paddock.

Are you considering Neutering your dog❓

If so call for an appointment for a pre anaesthetic check and discuss this with one of our Veterinary surgeons.

21/08/2024

Ninja 🤩

Ninja came in for a spey in May and loved a cuddle from our SVN Alex.

Doesn't a cuddle just make you feel better.

Ninja recovered so quick from her surgery. Being a puppy it's hard to contain your excitement.

21/08/2024

Introducing another new Veterinary Surgeon Lee 😁

Lee came to us in June after leaving his welsh mountains behind.

Lee qualified in 2017 from Liverpool University.

Lee has lots of experience and has a particular interest in equine. Lee specifically has a keen interest in dentistry and medicine.

Away from work Lee spends his time between his new home here with his partner and back home in the welsh mountains.

Lee enjoys the outdoors and spends most of his time out and about exploring either on foot or in his campervan. 🚍

21/08/2024

Introducing you all to our new Veterinary Surgeon Yasmine 😁

Yasmine graduated from Charles Sturt University in Australia with a BVetBio/VetSci (Hons I) in 2022 and before that she completed a BAniVetBioSci (Hons I) from the University of Sydney.

After her studies, Yasmine practised as a Farm Animal Veterinarian in South-West Wales during busy calving and lambing seasons where she developed her skills in farm animal surgery and medicine.

Yasmine spends most of her time with her partner and her dogs Peaches and Hugo, exploring new areas, trying new recipes and enjoying a nice glass of wine. In her spare time, Yasmine makes fibre art and crochets and regularly visits her grandparents in South Wales. She loves all animals great and small with her favourites being cows, dogs and rabbits!

Yasmine joined us at the beginning of July this year and is looking forward to meeting all of our lovely clients both on farm and in the clinic!

Say Hello if you see Yasmine around the practice 👋

20/08/2024

We had Merle and Bailie in for their 2nd vaccines at Rugeley this morning! What a pair of cuties! 🐾🐾

19/08/2024

Update 20/8/24 at 9:30am

Unfortunately no one has claimed this lovely dog. Therefore is going to be collected by the dog warden later today. Thank you all for sharing this post. If you believe this is your dog please contact us and we can give you the necessary information to claim your dog back. Thanks All again.

🚨Please Share 🚨 19/8/24 7pm

Have you lost your dog?🐶
Do you know someone who has lost their dog but does not have Facebook.

Help us reunite them as soon as possible.

We had had a member of public bring in this dog this evening.

Found on country road by themselves.

Location: Moseley Road, Wolverhampton.

Not Microchipped.

🐾 Please can this be a reminder that all dogs must be microchipped by law. This helps reunite your pet much sooner 🐾

Please get in touch with us as soon as possible to reunite this dog with their owner.

🚨Proof of ownership will be required. Before handing them over🚨

📞 Please call on our out of hours number : 01785 715799.

⭐Please note unless you are the owner or know the owner please do not contact us because it's out of hours and staff may be dealing with emergencies.

This dog will be handed over to the dog warden tomorrow if we cannot locate the owners. Please share to avoid this.

16/08/2024

Grass seed Alert 🚨

We have had multiple patients in over the last few weeks with issues with grass seeds.

🌱Grass seeds can become embedded within your pets digits. As the grass seed develops it can grow rapidly and tract into limbs.

☘️Some patients have had grass seeds within their ears 👂

Most patients require a sedation or general anaesthetic to remove them . Careful consideration is required, we need to ensure no further trauma is caused when in the process of removing it.

Fortunately most patients have recovered and the issue has resolved once the grass seed has been removed 🙌

Our advice would be :
🐾Please check your pets feet, limbs and ears after they have been walked, especially in long grassland or any farmers fields.

Look out for grass seeds;
👂🌱Common symptoms of grass seeds in the ears are; scratching at ears or face, shaking their head and discomfort.

🌱🐾Common symptoms of a grass seed in the paws are; your pets chewing constantly at their paws, cyst like lumps that are red and inflamed, no response to treatment and lameness.

📞 Please call us if you have concerns of a possible grass seed making your pet uncomfortable.

Here is one of our patients who has been recently been with us and required a sedation to remove a grass seed from his ear.

15/08/2024

Blood donation 🩸

Another hero this week is Enzo.

Enzo donated his blood to a patient a couple of months ago to ensure they have the best chance of recovery post surgery.

Enzo was more than happy to step in to help out. Thank you to Enzo's parents for bringing him down at such short notice.

Here he is with his present. He loved his Giarrafe.

Thank you Enzo ❤️ You were a super star ⭐

If you think your dog is a great candidate to donate their blood. Please check out the requirements on The Pet Blood Bank Website.

14/08/2024

Jacks blood donation, what a hero!🦸‍♂️

Sometimes our patients are critical and need blood very urgent, although we have the amazing pet blood bank we also have some our very own patients that can be available to donate fresh blood. 🩸

These patients meet the guidelines and are already blood typed. 🩸Nurses Nicky and Helen are here taking the blood, as you can see it can be tricky as the needle needs to stay in the vein to get the full sample. 🩸

The blood has to be agitated so it doesn't clot and weighed until the correct amount is collected. Well done team and of course Jack, who would of been given a yummy meal/ treat after 🦴

13/08/2024

⚠️Road Closed⚠️
Please allow extra time on your journey for your appointment today as the Cannock Road from Cocksparrow lane to Pillaton is closed.

09/08/2024

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️Fun board you may have noticed in our reception. Can you guess any of our team without reading their names 🤪

07/08/2024

06/08/2024

Meet Chase, he was eager to say hello at Rugeley!

He’s 11 weeks old! What a cutie.

Happy Tuesday everyone 🐾

05/08/2024

Need help with Muzzle Training?

Our student behaviourist Emma is available to help if you feel this is something you need to start doing but have no idea where to start.

Emma has been helping lots of our clients at the moment and here is she helping train Lulu.

Get in touch 😁

05/08/2024

⚠️FOUND⚠️ Male tabby around 8 weeks old has been checked over after being found in Wheaton Aston he has no injuries.

He isn’t microchipped.

He isn’t currently in our care, but if you think he is yours please get in touch with the practice. 🐾

04/08/2024

Help us help Wildlife 🦔🐦‍⬛

Here is a little bit of it information about helping wildlife care during summer months ☀️

Although we are enjoying the glorious sunshine, unfortunately this can make our British wildlife vulnerable.

We are experiencing a large amount of Hedgehogs and other wildlife being brought to us, many severely lethargic due to being dehydrated. Most of the time, unless injured, these animals just need water 💦

If any wildlife is found to be injured, you are welcome to bring to ourselves for car. However, they are best being cared for by wildlife specialist centres. We can point you in the right direction if the wildlife are unharmed. If they need to be assessed please leave them with us and we can arrange to have them transferred afterwards to receive ongoing support and rehabilitation.

Below are some Do’s and Don’ts for looking after our British wildlife:

Wildlife Do’s:
• Water readily available!!! 💦
Due to warmer weather, our wildlife will need access to water at all times to keep them cool and hydrated! Provision of bird baths and shallow bowls -especially for our hedgehogs, as it can make it easy for them to access!

• Provide cover such as; bird houses can provide shade for our feather friends 🐦‍⬛🛖

• Have readily available bird feed and hedgehog food to feed those searching for food.

Did you know that hedgehogs tend to enjoy cat food either wet or dry-> *NOT FISH BASED*

• Injured wildlife can be taken to the local veterinary practice for treatment or a local wildlife rescue centre for rehabilitation.

Wildlife Don'ts
- ⚠️ Do Not Give Hedgehogs Milk ⚠️

- Care when strimming hedges and lawns as wildlife may seek rest in those areas so make sure to check before carrying out gardening work.

- Ensure when out fishing you remove all netting. 🎣
Fishing tack can become wrapped around wildlife and constrict over time causing trauma and extensive treatment is sometimes not possible depending on the severity.

- Pick up your rubbish🗑️
When wildlife are hungry, this makes become desperate for food. They then become attractive to litter. This can result in them getting stuck with no one to help. Leading to suffocation or becoming severely injured.

- FLEGDELINGS 🐦‍⬛🐣->> often baby birds are prone to straying or falling from the nest. This leads then to look vulnerable to us as we do not see their parents. During this time, it is important not to interfere as the parents are often nearby. If you are worried about them being left, place them somewhere safe in the same area as their parents are often nearby – ONLY MOVE IF THEY ARE INJURED FOR TREATMENT.

Anyone who may feel they have other recommendations please comment below.

No opinions just facts please 😊
Remember be respectful and kind.

Please let us all help out beautiful wildlife 🦔🐦‍⬛

01/08/2024

Update 2:10pm. Owner has been found.

Sad news 😔

Unfortunately a member of public has brought in a cat that was involved in a road traffic accident this morning and unfortunately did not survive the impact.

The cats details are;
Male. Entire. Domestic short hair. Full Tabby cat. Young.
No microchip or collar
Found limepit lane hednesford.

Please get in touch if you believe this is your cat.

31/07/2024

Puppy parties 🐶🥳

Here is Heidi who was very proud of herself and enjoyed showing off her certificate after she completed our puppy socialisation classes.

These classes run every wednesday at 7pm- 7:45pm.

If you have a puppy and you are a client of ours please get in touch with the nurses that run them.

email : [email protected] or [email protected]

30/07/2024

Dave 😎

Looking proud in his surgical suite.

Dave came in for a mass removal and he was so chilled.

When a mass is removed there is the option to send it to the external laboratory 👨‍🔬
The laboratory will analyse what type of mass it is, whether it is likely to come back and tells us if the margins are clear (if we have all the tissue that is part of the mass) 🔬

This is optional for all clients due to the additional costs involved. You can never tell 100% on physical presentation of a mass. Therefore, we will always advise to send all masses off for external analysis.

Dave we enjoyed having you with us for the day, you were a little delight 😁

29/07/2024

Terry 🥰

Terry came for an appointment in May after his owners reports he had started to drink more and urinate more.

Urine samples were tested, bloods were run and an ultrasound was performed. But all came back clear 😁

Terry was such a adorable patient and had plenty of love and attention with RVN Lili.

Hope your okay Terry, you were a star patient ⭐

27/07/2024

Evening all, Another warm weather tip! ☀️Please remember to check your sheds! With warm weather and no water a trapped cat could become dehydrated and very ill. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

27/07/2024

More warm weather tips! ☀️ Areas on your pet with thin or light coloured fur, especially nose, ears and belly can be vulnerable to UV rays.
☀️Limit time in direct sun, advisable to also avoid heat stroke.
☀️Apply pet safe suncream, only areas unable to lick and avoid eyes.

26/07/2024

Lizzie 🌷

Lizzie came in for radiographs due to ongoing lameness. Here she is relaxed in her kennel receiving some attention which she loved.

Lizzie enjoyed a little walk to our paddock too 😎

All our patients are offered a little walk post op if they feel up to it. Lizzie was more than willing to have a little fresh air.

Hope your all enjoying the weather 🌤

26/07/2024

Sad new, unfortunately a cat found in cannock was brought to us last night deceased. Male entire, ginger and white. No microchip, so no owner known. If you know any information or think he may be yours please contact the practice. 😢

25/07/2024

Otto the Italian greyhound.

Otto came in for a castration last month. Here he is with RVN Helen.