Academy Vets

20/06/2024

Grey, tabby female cat found John Simpson Avenue, unfortunately deceased. Please contact the surgery if she may belong to you

22/05/2024

Black, entire male cat found at Stoneykirk. Unfortunately deceased and no microchip 😞. Please contact the surgery if he may belong to you

01/05/2024

We have a male Jack Russel handed into the practice found near Rosefield Ave. He is microchipped but we haven't been able to get in touch with the owner. Please contact the surgery if he belongs to you

17/04/2024

Grey and white male neutered cat found in Murrayfield gardens area, no microchip. Very friendly little guy. Please contact the surgery if he belongs to you

08/04/2024

We have a black, entire male cat handed into the surgery. Unfortunately deceased found at Castle Kennedy 😢

29/03/2024

We have a female tortoiseshell cat found near St Ninians Avenue, she is well and looking for her owner.
Please contact the surgery if she may belong to you.

29/03/2024

We have a ginger tabby, male, neutered tom cat found in Leswalt handed into the surgery. Unfortunately deceased. Please contact the surgery if he belongs to you 😞

26/03/2024

Our power will be off between 12:30 - 14:00 please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused but during this time we will have no access to our computer system and be restricted to one phoneline.

15/03/2024

Please share to help spread the word. We are looking for someone to join our admin team.

02/03/2024

Unfortunately we have a deceased cat at the practice which has been involved in an RTA. Female, pure black. Found at bottom of glebe cemetery

20/02/2024

We have an entire male, tabby and white cat handed into the surgery. Found on Stoneykirk road, unfortunately deceased. Please contact the surgery if he may belong to you 😞

14/02/2024

29/01/2024

🐑 **Attention all sheep farmers* *🐑

Reminder:

Sustainable Sheep Production meeting with guest speaker Dr Joseph Henry BVMS Cert SHP MRCVS.

Date: Tuesday 30th January
Venue: Wigtownshire Rugby Club
Time: 7pm

Refreshments provided

£5 entry (free to our flock club members)

Please call 01776703131 today to reserve your place.

25/01/2024

We have unfortunately had a ginger entire male cat handed into the surgery, found on Liddesdale road. Please contact the surgery if he may belong to you 😞

24/01/2024

**POWER RESTORED**

We are now open as normal. If you had an appointment or a routine surgical procedure cancelled today please contact us to rearrange. Once again thank you for your patience and understanding.

We currently have no electricity or phone line at the surgery so please bare with us. If you have an appointment today we ask that you do not attend and we will reschedule as soon as we can.
If you have an emergency then please go to the surgery as normal.
Many thanks for your understanding

04/01/2024

Unfortunately we have a deceased black neutered tom cat at the surgery. No microchip found near Trades Court. Please contact the surgery if he may belong to you

23/12/2023

*** update owner found***

Please help get this wee fella home for Christmas. Found Liddesdale Road.

07/12/2023

Unfortunately we have a deceased black female cat at the surgery found on Dunbae road. Please contact the surgery if she might belong to you

27/10/2023

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**Rein in the impact of strangles**
Strangles outbreaks are challenging. Find out how to easily implement an outbreak management strategy on your yard and how vaccination is a useful management tool, alongside good stable management and biosecurity measures, to improve herd immunity and reduce the number of strangles cases in the equine population.

22/10/2023

Please share to help us find a new vet to join our team

Veterinary Surgeon required at Academy Vets

06/10/2023

Reunited with owner ☺️

Male tabby and white kitten found in Ochtralure area, Stranraer. He is cozy and warm here at the surgery but please get in contact if he belongs to you

03/10/2023

Owner found 🤩

Entire male, black Labrador found near High Three Mark. Please contact the surgery if he belongs to you.

25/09/2023

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION **

On the 1st of September 2023 the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons provided new guidelines to vets across the country called the ‘Under Care’ guidance.

It means that for certain types of medication (called POM-V) we are legally required to examine your pet before we can prescribe. POM-V medications tend to be things like antibiotics, antifungals, pain killers, heart and hormone medications, but also include some types of flea and worming medication you may already be used to giving your pet. The changes are intended to improve safety and patient care.

If your pet is already on a medication for a health condition we will ask you to come in for a check-up with a vet if we have not seen you recently or if we need to change something such as the strength or frequency of medication. This allows us to monitor your pets condition in line with the regulations to improve patient safety. These check-ups must be at a minimum every 6 months but may be more frequent for certain medications.

For certain types of flea and worming a vet will be required to see your pet before we can prescribe if we have not seen your pet before or recently. For flea and worm, check-ups must be at a minimum every 12 months.

In many circumstances we can include these examinations with other trips to the vet like vaccinations or consultations where no additional fees will apply. However, there may be times when we charge a ‘prescription review’ to examine your pet. We will try our best to be fair and let you know when charges will apply. Members of our health care plan will have 6 monthly prescription reviews included in their plans.

Our Vets, Nurses and Reception teams are doing their very best to balance complying with the changes, the increased workload it requires and providing compassionate and safe care for your animals. We thank you for your understanding while we navigate the changes.

12/09/2023

We have unfortunately had two deceased cats brought to the practice overnight. One grey female found in Sandhead 😔
One black neutered male, found near Garden of Friendship in Stranraer. Neither have microchips.
Please contact the surgery if they might belong to you.

01/09/2023

Anyone looking for this little man????? Male kitten found near Pinminnoch, Portpatrick . Please contact the surgery during surgery hours if he belongs to you

30/08/2023

Due to staff illness our Newton Stewart practice won’t open until 10am this morning (Wednesday 30th August). Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

18/08/2023

Good luck to everyone taking part. 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏊‍♀️ 🚴