What are the opening hours?

Monday 8:30am - 6:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 6:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 6:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 6:30pm Friday 8:30am - 6:30pm Saturday 9am - 4pm Sunday 10:30am - 11am

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Greenbay Vets

We are an independent vets treating pet animals, with surgeries in Torquay and Paignton Both our surgeries are also ISFM recognised Cat Friendly Clinics.
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We are a friendly, family-run vets with surgeries in Torquay and Paignton. Every pet is unique, and as a small team we can get to know you and your pets as individuals. Since taking on the practice in 2014, practice owners, John and Laura Mather, have invested heavily in refurbishments, new equipment and staff training with the aim of offering the best veterinary care locally. We are accredited under the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme, which quality assures practices and their facilities.

11/12/2024

The beautiful Ebony enjoyed lots of fuss and cuddles when she visited us last week for her neutering operation 🥰

10/12/2024

Little Sandy was tucked up snug as a bug this morning 🥰

09/12/2024

Our festive opening times can be found on our website:
https://www.greenbayvets.co.uk/2024/12/09/christmas-opening-times-2024/.

Please remember to order any food or medication for your pet in plenty of time as we don't get deliveries on the weekends or bank holidays.

Photo credit - the very photogenic Loki, who belongs to veterinary nurse Heather 🥰

05/12/2024

In recent weeks we have posted about the signs of arthritis and what you can do to help your pet at home. There is also lots our team can do to help your pet with arthritis...

🐾 Advice about exercise - head nurse Caz has a further qualification in pet physio and rehab, and can give guidance on physio exercises, the benefits of hydrotherapy and more.
🐾 Support with weight management and guidance about diet and nutraceuticals. Nurse Laura Sproul provides expert advice in her nutrition clinics.
🐾 Our nurses run complementary therapy clinics such as therapeutic laser, therapeutic ultrasound and PEMF mat treatment.
🐾 Our vets can perform regenerative medicine treatments (stem cell and platelet rich plasma therapy).
🐾 Our vets can prescribe safe and effective pain relief and/or anti-inflammatory medication.

For more information check out our arthritis articles on our website news blog: https://www.greenbayvets.co.uk/blog/ or speak to a member of our team.

03/12/2024

Stormy certainly made herself at home both in the consult room, and on top of her cat hide. Isn't she beautiful? 😻

02/12/2024

It's that time of year again and our annual reminder to keep the mince pies out of reach of your pets! As well as the Christmas cake and puddings. Grapes, raisins, sultanas and currants can all be toxic to dogs - even small quantities can cause kidney failure in some individuals. As always, if your pet has eaten something they shouldn't have done call us straight away for advice.

29/11/2024

What can you do at home to help your pet with arthritis? Lots!

🐾 Make sure your pet is a healthy weight - our team will be happy to advise if you are not sure.
🐾 Ensure your pet can access resources (food, water, litter tray and sleeping areas) without having to use the stairs.
🐾 Adding a ramp to enable your cat to walk up onto surfaces such as their bed or their favourite sleeping spot, or to help your dog get in our out of the car.
🐾 Litter tray access for cats – having at least one side of the litter tray at a lower level makes it easier for your cat to get inside. Consider using a larger litter tray and having trays in different locations. Even if your cat doesn’t normally use a litter tray indoors, it is worth considering setting one up just in case they need it as they get older.
🐾 Use of mats or rugs to prevent slipping on laminate/wooden floors.
🐾 Helping your pet with grooming and nail care.
🐾 Provide a comfortable and supportive bed.
🐾 Regular, shorter walks may now be better for your dog than less frequent long walks. Hydrotherapy may also be a great option. Our team will be happy to advise.

28/11/2024

The gorgeous Benito chilling out during his recent visit to us 😻

27/11/2024

The super handsome Nero visited earlier this month for his first health check with us 🩵

26/11/2024

Some kittens to brighten your day - meet Borat and Remy 🥰

21/11/2024

Arthritis is not just a condition we see in dogs, it is very common in older cats. Cats are masters of disguise, so it is important to actively look for signs they may be in pain.

🐈Mobility - your cat with arthritis may be reluctant to:
• Jump up or down onto or off of surfaces
• Go up and/or down stairs
• Jump or climb into/onto their favourite bed
• Play
• Use scratching posts (or other substrates)
They may also have difficulty using a high sided litter tray, which can result in accidents around the house, or using the cat flap.

🐱Behaviour - your cat with arthritis may be:
• Grumpy or less happy with people and other animals in the house
• More withdrawn – interacting less with others in the house
• Less active
• Sleeping in different locations e.g., on the floor
• Not coming upstairs/into the house any more
They may also struggle to groom themselves, and therefore suffer with poor coat quality or matting.

Fortunately there is lots we can do to help cats with arthritis, so if you are worried your cat is showing signs mention it at your cat's next health check or book an appointment with one of our vets.

20/11/2024

This is Dexter enjoying his treatment on the PEMF mat 🥰 PEMF stands for 'pulsed electromagnetic field' therapy mat. We often combine this treatment with laser therapy for our arthritic patients, with some owners referring to it as the 'magic mat' as their dogs are so relaxed while on it!

You can read more about complementary therapies for arthritis patients on our website: https://www.greenbayvets.co.uk/services/laser-treatment/.

19/11/2024

Arthritis is common in pet dogs, especially as they get older. Do you know the signs to look out for?

🐾 Reluctance to get up, especially after resting.
🐾 Difficulty with stairs, or getting in and out of the car.
🐾 Signs of pain e.g. limping, crying out.
🐾 Slowing down, or not wanting to walk as far.
🐾 Joint chewing or licking.

Many of these signs are mistaken for the dog 'just getting old' but there is a lot that can be done to improve comfort and mobility in these pets and help them live their best lives 💕

18/11/2024

The beautiful Maeve has spent a lot of time with us in recent months. Back in July she was in a car accident and sadly broke a hind leg. After a complex, but successful operation on her broken leg she has had a number of therapeutic ultrasound and laser treatments on her back where she was getting pain as a result of where she had changed her movement to compensate for the broken leg. As a result she is moving a lot better, her owners are very pleased with her progress and how relaxed she is visiting the surgery to have her therapies.

Complementary therapies like these can help with a range of conditions such as arthritis and musculoskeletal injuries - you can find out more on our website: https://www.greenbayvets.co.uk/services/laser-treatment/.

16/11/2024

Happy Caturday. What a beauty this not so little man is.

📸 Storm the Main Coone

15/11/2024

This is one COOL dude. This is Jack, enjoying is laser therapy to help repair and ease discomfort with his soft tissue. Laser treatment is great for a number of conditions, such as arthritis, soft tissue injury, muscle spasm and strains, wound healing and more.

If you'd like to know more about the benefits of laser therapy, please get in contact.

13/11/2024

Wednesdays are for puppies!
Don't forget, as a client of ours, you are eligible for puppy 1:1 clinics with our vet nurses Laura H and Laura S. These are free and offer a whole range of areas to discuss, from training and behaviour to nutrition. For puppies aged 8-16 weeks.

12/11/2024

We are thrilled to share that Student Veterinary Nurse Laurie has passed his final practical exams, and is now eligible to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse. Laurie first joined us as a work experience student back in 2018, and has not been allowed to leave since! He is naturally wonderful with animals and has a great career ahead of him as an RVN 🤩

Address

34 Walnut Road
Torquay
TQ26HS

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	10:30am - 11am

Website

http://www.greenbayvets.co.uk/

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What else do vet nurses do? Well, we’re glad you asked! Vet nurses are also taught the required skills to bandage a poorly limb, as well as other parts of the body, such as ears and tail. We thought you’d enjoy this time lapse of RVN Laura H bandaging with the assistance of SVN Ella. Concentration faces were on 😂 This is the lovely Floki, who currently has a poorly paw. He is a little worried, but was not short of extra reassurance throughout the procedure. 🥰

Did you know that our team carry out emergency drills? Here you can see Student Veterinary Nurse Ella carrying out a CPR drill with Registered Veterinary Nurse Ellen, who also has her nursing certificate in Emergency and Critical Care. The APP used is the RECOVER app, which provides critical guidance and the clicking sounds are to assist with compression timings. The team at Greenbay are trained in CPR using the approved RECOVER initiative training course. There is also a pet owner version of this course available. Please ask if you’d like to have this sent to you.

Ruffle Snuffle Mats

NEW IN!! 🎉Lets talks Snuffle Mats!! 🎉 Ruffle Snuffle What are they used for? Snuffle mats are great for enrichment activities for your dogs AND cats. They are great for mental stimulation to aid with emotional health. If your dog is feeling over aroused with excitement/frustation, these can be a great way to help decompress them. What else can they be used for? These can also be used for weight management, by slowing down feeding times. Which can reduce feelings of hunger, when pets are on a diet plan.

Rags

It was so lovely to see Rags enjoying his visit to us yesterday. Rags used to be very worried about coming in to see us, but thanks to lots of effort from his owners and our nursing team he has learned that we can be fun too 🥰

We are pleased to report that, following lots of work by RVN Laura Holderness, both our practices became accredited 'Dog Friendly Clinics' in December. We have been part of the ISFM Cat Friendly Accreditation scheme for many years. The canine scheme was launched last year by Dogs Trust and the British Veterinary Behaviour Association. The purpose of these schemes is to make veterinary visits as stress-free as possible for patients, and their owners. It goes without saying that patients should be handled kindly and not actively stressed, but by following the scheme guidance we can go above and beyond to make visits as comfortable as possible. Measures for our canine patients include: 🐶 Team training to identify signs of anxiety/stress in patients, and on how to approach/handle nervous patients. 🐶 Use of pheromone diffusers and Lickimats to reduce patient anxiety. 🐶 Use of pre-visit anti-anxiety medication where appropriate. 🐶 Free socialisation and puppy habituation clinics. 🐶 Advice on muzzle training, if appropriate. 🐶 Consideration of hospitalised patients e.g. use of enrichment such as snuffle mats. 🐶 Offering behavioural first aid consultations. You can read more about the scheme here: https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/how-we-help/professionals/vet-clinics. And the Cat Friendly Clinic scheme here: https://catfriendlyclinic.org/.

Still haven’t got your fur babies a Christmas present? Fear no more! At Greenbay Vets, both practices, have some last minute Christmas toys for your pets to have fun with. See below for a fun Christmas video 😂 I think some of the staff are starting to feel Christmassy 🤔 🎅 ⛄️ 🎄

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We are a friendly, independent family-run vets with surgeries in Torquay and Paignton (79 Kingsway Avenue, TQ4 7AB). Every pet is unique, and as a small team we can get to know you and your pets as individuals. Since taking on the practice in 2014, practice owners, John and Laura Mather, have invested heavily in refurbishments, new equipment and staff training with the aim of offering the best veterinary care locally. We are accredited under the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme, which quality assures practices and their facilities. Both our surgeries are also ISFM recognised Cat Friendly Clinics.