Aspen Veterinary Surgery

18/12/2024

We have had a lovely little dog handed in to us today, sadly not microchipped. She was found near KT9 - around Trident Court. If anyone has heard of a missing dog in that area please do direct them our way so we can see if she fits the description. Many thanks 🐾🐾

07/08/2024

***UPDATE***
****HOME FOUND***

07/08/2024

**UPDATE***
***HOME FOUND***

We are reaching out again to our lovely clients to help with another stray needing a special forever home.

Orlando is the smoochiest, cuddliest boy who craves attention all day.

Orlando came in to us two weeks ago after being in and out the finders garden for a while. He was an entire tom who looks to be about 2 years old. He has now been neutered. We tested him for FIV/FeLV and sadly he has come back as positive for FIV. This has meant it’s been harder for the charities to be able to offer support for a home for him given he will require special care.

Many FIV cats are able to live a very happy and normal life for a long period of time after infection and indeed the virus may not ever necessarily cause clinical disease. But he would need to be an indoor only cat to reduce the risk of spread to any other cats through fighting. It does also mean he might be be able to be insured and will run the risk of being more susceptible to illness through the knock on his immune system. Please do have a read for further information at

https://icatcare.org/advice/feline-immunodeficiency-virus-fiv/

Dont hesitate to contact us if you think you know someone who can help we are desperate to get him a loving family.

16/07/2024

Smoochy girl looking for her forever home

16/07/2024

Can anyone help give this little girl a forever home? Tofu came in to us as a stray a couple of weeks ago and sadly no one has come forward for her 😢. One of our lovely receptionists has been fostering her for us but we our now reaching out to our wonderful clients to see if anyone can help. We think she is between 9-12 months old, incredibly friendly with people but really needs to be in a single pet household as she unfortunately hasn’t got on with other cats and dogs when tried in foster. She has no health concerns and has had her first vaccination/flea/worming. She is FIV/FeLV negative. She is constantly looking for cuddles and smooches so if you think you could give her the home she deserves please do contact us on 02083996437 🥰🥰

29/06/2024

GRASS SEED SEASON IS HERE!!

Just a little reminder especially for the fluffiest of fluffy friends to watch out for grass seeds. Now the hot weather has finally arrived, grass seeds are shedding in abundance in fields, along the verges and parks. If at all possible, aiming for woodland walks or keeping your dogs away from the dense grass areas will help reduce their contact with these pesky seeds. Check your pooches feet and ears vigorously after walks and ask the groomers to trim them very short!!!
If you see your pet shaking their heads acutely of furiously licking/nibbling their feet then it may well be a grass seed stuck in there, so do contact us if you think that might be the case so we can get them out as soon as possible.

26/06/2024

Keep those pups cool!! If in any doubt that your dog might be suffering heat stroke here’s a bit of first aid advice to cool them quick.

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

19/06/2024

Please help us reunite a beautiful little stray! We have had a young, white female cat brought in to us yesterday. She is roughly about 9-12 months in age it. Found on Smith Street in Surbiton. She unfortunately has no chip, which is now a legal requirement in cats. Please do share so we can see if we can find her home! Don’t hesitate to contact us on 02083996437 if you have any questions or think you know her home!

27/05/2024

We will be back with you as normal tomorrow, enjoy your long weekend! 🐾

26/04/2024

Happy Friday!!

See our poster below for our upcoming ‘OLDER CAT MOT’ we’re running throughout May!

Book in now for a great discount… and even more if you’re one of our VIP clients! 🐾🩺

24/04/2024

***MISSING CAT***

Please contact the clinic if you see this lovely boy. He has been missing since the evening of 20th April, very unlike him! He is missing from the Berrylands area, is microchipped.

Please share and help Onyx get home 💜🐾

05/04/2024

01/04/2024

As we eat our chocolate eggs for lunch for the next week, always remember to keep away from the pooches!! 🐣🍫

31/03/2024

Happy Easter to our lovely clients and especially any ‘hoppy’ pets today! Post your Easter pics below, we love to see them! 🐣🐰🌷🐾

29/03/2024

Remember we’re CLOSED TODAY for Good Friday! 🐰

28/03/2024

EASTER OPENING HOURS 🐾🩺

Friday 29th March CLOSED
Saturday 30th March 8.30am-12pm
Sunday 31st March CLOSED
Monday 1st April CLOSED
Tuesday 2nd April Back to usual business hours

If you need help when we are closed, please call emergency vets NSVE on; 020 8783 2850

Happy Easter to all that celebrate! 🐣🐰

28/03/2024

This is a great initiative from Pets at Home, bunnies are of course everywhere this time of year.. So pausing the sale of cute little rabbits will help stop impulsive purchasing over the Easter period. Rabbits are not the easy pet you can pop in a hutch like was once thought, they have complexed needs and ‘a hutch is not enough’!

If you want a bunny to join your family, read lots and see if it would fit with your life.

In this article it unfortunately advises, ‘In 2022, a whopping 48% of rabbits were abandoned, with 1,090 bunnies arriving at animal centres and 1,942 rescued by RSPCA branches.’

Maybe stick to the choc bunnies this weekend!!

Have a read below, 🐰💖

The ban will be rolled out across its 457 stores nationwide

27/03/2024

And that’s a wrap on Wednesday! Here’s a photo of clinic cat ‘Spike’ to get you through to the long weekend! 🐾