❤️ Looking forward to relaxing over the Bank Holiday weekend like this gorgeous dog.
🏖 We will be closed on Monday 26th August for the Summer Bank Holiday.
📌 Just a reminder about our hours and 'Out of hours' information for over the Bank Holiday weekend....
We are open as usual upto 6.00pm Friday 23rd August.
🏞 Saturday 24th August - Closed
🏖 Sunday 25th August - Closed
🏕 Monday 26th August - Closed
We are open as usual from 9.00am Tuesday 27th August.
💊 If you have already pre-ordered your pets regular medication that will be needed over the Bank Holiday weekend, please make sure you collect it before we close Friday evening. If you haven't already requested your pet's repeat prescriptions please do so today or tomorrow at the latest.
🏥 If your pet becomes unwell or if you are concerned about them and you need advice please don't leave it until we are open again. Some health concerns (especially ingestion of something potentially toxic) cannot, must not wait.
☎️ When we are closed, please phone our normal number 📞 01327 354477 and the answer machine will advise you of our 'Out of hours' information.
#BankHoliday #BankHolidayWeekend #EmergencyVet
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🎉 Hurray! At last our phones are back up and working 🎉
🥰 Thank you so very much everyone for your patience and understanding while we have navigated this very challenging few days.
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It's DIABETES AWARENESS WEEK
(for Humans) but did you know that like us, dogs and cats can develop Diabetes?
It is estimated that in the UK around 1 in 300 dogs and 1 in 200 cats are affected by Diabetes.
🩺 Signs and symptoms can include:
💧 Drinking more (increased thirst)
🚽 Passing urine more frequently
🍚 Eating more or increased hunger
⚖ Losing weight despite eating well
🛏 Sleeping more or lacking energy
👀 Cloudy eyes
🪞 Poor coat condition
(It is worth noting that the above signs can also be associated with other conditions or diseases).
Diabetes can be diagnosed in cats and dogs of any age, gender and breed but some are at greater risk than others.
⚠️ Risk factors in Dogs include:
Being middle to older aged, being overweight or obese and being an unspayed female.
⚠️ The following breeds are also at greater risk:
Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, Cocker Spaniels, Dachshunds and Pomeranians.
✅ Diabetes can be easily diagnosed by your Vet and can be managed well long term to give your pet a full and happy life. Early diagnosis and treatment enables us to improve your pets health and quality of life sooner.
If you have noticed any of the above signs or any other signs that concern you about your pet please phone the surgery on ☎️ 01327 354477.
#DiabetesAwareness #DiabeticPet #DiabetesAwarenessWeek #PetDiabetes #Diabetic #Diabetes #DiabeticCat #DiabeticDog
🌷 Spring and early summer provide perfect conditions for Adders to be more active 🐍
⚠️ The Veterinary Poisons Information Service VPIS (the source of most of this information) has enquiries about Adder bites at this time of year and Veterinary colleagues locally have seen and are discussing cases....
🐍 The Adder (Vipera berus berus) is the only venomous snake native to the UK, and is also found across northern Europe. It is a protected species in the UK.
🖼 Adders are most commonly, but not exclusively, found on dry, sandy heaths, sand dunes, rocky hillsides, moorlands and woodland edges but they can also be found in gardens....
🧪 The venom of the Adder is a complex mix of chemical compounds that cause a variety of effects on the body.
🩺 The clinical signs of an Adder bite can include:
⚠️ Rapid, progressive, local swelling around the bite site
⚠️ Bruising
⚠️ Bleeding
⚠️ Lameness
⚠️ Pain
⚠️ Panting
⚠️ Vomiting
⚠️ Lethargy
⚠️ Collapse
🐶 🐱 Pets are most frequently bitten on the leg, head or neck so if you notice the above clinical signs, please check your pet for any wounds or puncture marks and contact your Vet as an emergency ☎️ 🏥
🐍 Adders are not aggressive and generally only bite when provoked. They hibernate in the winter and as a result most bites occur in the spring and summer.
☎️ If you know your pet has been bitten, suspect they might have been or are showing any of the above clinical signs, please contact us as an emergency on 01327 354477. If this happens when we are closed please contact our 'Out of hours' provider using the information on our answer machine.
#VeterinaryPoisons #AdderBite #VPIS #Adder #EmergencyVet
🐱⏰️ The clock is ticking. The 10th of June is the date by which all pet cats in England must be microchipped ⏰️🐱
A quick recap:
✅️ The new rules mean that cats must be microchipped before they reach the age of 20 weeks, except for unowned cats like feral and community cats.
✅️ Indoor-only cats must be microchipped as well.
✅️ As part of the new rules, you must keep your contact details up to date on a Defra-approved microchipping database.
⚠️ If you miss the June deadline, the new law states you'll have 21 days to have your cat microchipped, or you may face a fine of up to £500. The microchipping law is only being introduced in England at the current time, however we recommend you get your cat microchipped wherever you live.
For more information 🖱
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/treasured-pets-to-be-safer-as-microchipping-deadline-approaches
https://www.cats.org.uk/help-and-advice/neutering-and-vaccinations/microchipping-your-cat
☎️ If you need to book your cat in to be microchipped please phone the surgery on 01327 354477. If you are unsure if your cat is microchipped or how to find out what details are registered to their microchip, please phone the surgery for advice.
💚 👩🏼⚕️ Celebrating our Registered Veterinary Nurses as part of Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month, this is our amazing Head Nurse Donna. Here she is pictured with her gorgeous but crazy Collie, Tunnoch. Most of you will have seen Donna when you've visited the Practice. She is the captain of our Nursing ship and knows more about everyone and everything in the Practice than anyone else. Donna has a tremendous amount of experience and has held a wide variety of roles, Veterinary aswell as Human. She has an equal amount of care and compassion for the animals we care for. She is responsible for our high standards and she is the beating heart of the Practice. We would be lost without her.
Thank you Donna for everything you do.
#WhatVNsDo #VNAM #VNAM2024 #VeterinaryNurse #RVN #VeterinaryNursing #RegisteredVeterinaryNurse #HeadNurse #HeadVeterinaryNurse #VeterinaryMedicine
💐 We will be closed on Monday 6th May for the Early May Bank Holiday 💐
📌 Just a reminder about our hours and 'Out of hours' information for over the Bank Holiday weekend....
We are open as usual upto 6.00pm Friday 3rd May.
🌻 Saturday 4th May - Closed
🪻 Sunday 5th May - Closed
🌷 Monday 6th May - Closed
We are open as usual from 9.00am Tuesday 7th May.
💊 If you have already pre-ordered your pets regular medication that will be needed over the Bank Holiday weekend, please make sure you collect it before we close Friday evening.
🏥 If your pet becomes unwell or if you are concerned about them and you need advice please don't leave it until we are open again. Some health concerns (especially ingestion of something potentially toxic eg seasonal bulbs) cannot, must not wait.
☎️ When we are closed, please phone our normal number 📞 01327 354477 and the answer machine will advise you of our 'Out of hours' information.
🍫 🍇 🍪 Easter Food Toxicity 🍪🍇🍫
It's that time of the year again when we talk about and enjoy the Easter delicacies and food traditions. It's a time full of delicious food for us humans. We enjoy lovely fish dishes on Good Friday, delicious roast dinners on Easter Sunday and lots of chocolate Easter eggs in between. These weeks are full of yummy food and treats however they can cause our dogs to become very unwell if they eat them...
⚠️ Many dog owners are aware of the dangers of chocolate ingestion for their dogs but did you know that ingestion of grapes including raisins, sultanas and currents etc can cause very serious health problems?
🍪 Grapes in their fresh fruit form and dried fruit in the form of raisins, sultanas and currants can be toxic to dogs. There is an abundance of possible sources of these around Easter as Hot Cross Buns, Simnel fruit cake, fruit scones, fruit toast, Easter biscuits etc.
Research is ongoing regarding the mechanism of this toxicity as it is not fully understood and the amount that can cause problems seems to vary. Some dogs are more fortunate than others and have eaten a large amount with no ill effect but sadly for others a very small amount has caused kidney failure. We simply cannot currently tell which dog is likely to be okay and for which there will be life limiting consequences.
🚨 As with all incidents of ingestion of anything that is potentially toxic, speed is of the essence, seek Veterinary advice as a matter of urgency if your dog ingests:
🍫 Chocolate
🍇 Grapes
🍪 Cake or biscuit containing raisins, currants or sultanas.
☎️ Over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Our 'Out of Hours' provider is there to make sure you get the advice you need and your pet gets the treatment they need while we are closed. Ingestion of something toxic by your pet will not wait until we are next open the other side of the Bank Holiday weekend so if this happens or you are worried about your pet please pho
🐰 🥚 💐 A reminder about our Easter opening hours and 'Out of hours' information for over the Bank Holiday weekend....
We are open as usual upto 6.00pm on Thursday 28th March.
🐰 Friday 29th March - Closed (Good Friday)
💐 Saturday 30th March - Closed
🥚 Sunday 31st March - Closed (Easter Sunday)
🐣 Monday 1st April - Closed (Easter Monday)
We are open as usual from 9.00am Tuesday 2nd April.
💊 If you have already pre-ordered your pets regular medication that will be needed over the Bank Holiday weekend, please make sure you collect it before we close Thursday evening.
🏥 If your pet becomes unwell or if you are concerned about them and you need advice please don't leave it until we are open again. Some health concerns (especially ingestion of something potentially toxic: chocolate, raisins, grapes, lilies, seasonal bulbs) cannot, must not wait. When we are closed, please phone our normal number ☎️ 01327 354477 and the answer machine will advise you of our 'Out of hours' information.
🩷 Thinking of you all on Mother's Day and sending our warmest wishes whatever Mother's Day brings 🩷
🧘🏼♀️ 🥗 🚴🏼♀️ Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year?
🥗 Often at this time of year we think about making changes to help us be more healthy and more happy 🚵🏽♀️
🍷 We have often eaten and drunk too much and exercised too little over the festive season and often our pets had a few more treats and snacks than normal too 🫓
⚖ Are you concerned that your pet may be over or underweight? If you are unsure if your pet is at their ideal, healthy bodyweight then please book a Nurse appointment for one of our Nurses to weigh your pet, assess and explain their body condition and advise on nutrition if appropriate.
💚👩🏼⚕️💚👩🏽⚕️💚👩🏼⚕️Our wonderful team of Registered Veterinary Nurses are experts in preventative healthcare and work as a team with our Vets.
They have a wealth of knowledge and can advise on many things including nutrition, ideal weight and body condition, parasite control, neutering, dental care, behaviour, mobility and so much more......
☎️ To book an appointment please phone the surgery on 01327 354477.
(Please note, routine Nurse appointments are for monitoring of healthy pets, preventative healthcare advice or as directed by the Vet for disease monitoring and management. If your pet is unwell please ask for an appointment with one of the Vets).
#HappyNewYear #VetNurse #VetNurses #RVN #RVNClinics #PetWeightCheck #PetBodyConditionScore
🎅🏽 Notice of our Christmas and New Year opening hours🎄
We are open as normal this week and up until Friday 22nd December.
🎄Sat 23rd December - Closed
🎅🏽Sun 24th December - Closed
🎁Mon 25th December - Christmas Day - Closed
🎄Tues 26th December - Boxing Day - Closed
Wed 27th December - Open
Thurs 28th December - Open
Fri 29th December - Open
🥳Sat 30th December - Closed
🎆Sun 31st January - Closed
🎄Mon 1st January - New Year's Day - Closed
Tues 2nd January - Back to normal - 9.00am - 6.00pm......
Please, if your pet becomes unwell or if you are concerned about them and you need advice don't leave it until we are open again. Some health concerns cannot, must not wait. When we are closed, please phone our normal number ☎️ 01327 354477 and the answer machine will advise you of our 'Out of hours' information.
🎆Firework Night is nearly here!
This information is from Veterinary Voices UK Public Page. Please check there page out for a huge amount of important and useful information.
We all hope that everyone has a safe weekend with your animals.
⬇️Here is a reshare of some last-minute advice this firework night.
🐱Cats
✅Check microchip details are up to date
✅Try and keep them inside after dark. We understand this can be difficult. You may need to provide more play and calming aids to help them with a change in routine
✅Close all doors and windows to prevent them bolting
✅Shut curtains to dim the noise and flashes
✅ Give them a safe hiding place or don't disturb them if they find their own safe place to settle. Cats often like to be up high
🐶Dogs
✅Check microchip details are up to date
✅Walk before dark. If toileting outside go out with them on a leash to avoid them bolting if a firework goes off unexpectedly
✅Use calming aids
✅Give them as safe place to stay that is covered, dark and quiet. Do not lock them in here.
✅Watch that all doors are closed to avoid escape
✅You can comfort your pet, just ensure you stay safe if they are extremely agitated
🐭Small Furries
✅You may need to bring any animals inside if it doesn't cause them too much stress
✅They may require more bedding
✅Cover accomodation to prevent the lights from upsetting them
✅Move indoor enclosures away from windows to dull the noise and light
🐴Horses
✅Check local fire displays and prepare
✅Keep to a routine
✅Check the field or Stable is free from hazards
✅Give your vet notice if you require medication for your horses anxiety
✅Check on them regularly or stay with them if they are known to spook so you can react quickly if they become upset
🐮Livestock
✅Tell local farmers if you intend to have a Firework display and try to avoid the loud fireworks. Do not set fireworks off around fields containing livestock.
🦔 Wildlife
✅Check bonfires befor
It's Veterinary Receptionist Appreciation Day
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❤ We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the non-clinical staff within Veterinary practices but especially our wonderful Receptionists.
🧡 The Receptionists are the front line of the practice and play a vital role in the healthcare of the pets we help care for.
💛 Our Receptionists help our clients and support the clinical team.
💚 They answer many queries, share lots of information and advice and assist with the smooth running of the practice.
💙 They provide help and support in some very difficult, sometimes challenging and often emotional situations.
💜 Alongside the Receptionists there is an entire team at the practice helping the Vets, Nurses and clients. Our team also includes our administrative staff, cleaners and our Practice Manager.
🤎 A huge thank you to our Receptionists and team. You are all very important and your experience, knowledge, help and support are very much appreciated.
#VeterinaryTeam #VeterinaryReceptionist #BVRA #VRAD2023
🍁🐕 HELP WITH HAZARDS - Autumn 🌰🚫
🍂 Autumn is beautiful with it's changing pallette from vibrant greens to cosy oranges and warming reds.
🏞 It is lovely going for woodland and countryside walks with our wonderful canine companions.
🐕🦺 Autumn gives us a few new things to watch out for. We receive phone calls every year from concerned clients who's dogs have eaten Acorns or Conkers while out on a walk.
🌳 Acorns are the nuts or seeds of Oak trees and while they may be great for some species of wildlife they are not great for our dogs.
🌰 Conkers are the seeds of Horse Chestnut trees.
In dogs, eating either of them can cause:
🩺 Vomiting and diarrhoea (which can have blood in)
🩺 Abdominal pain or discomfort
🩺 Inappetence (going off their food)
🩺 Lethargy or depression
🩺 A blockage of the guts
🩺 With Acorns, an itchy rash or swelling of the lips or around the eyes can also sometimes occur.
It is important to note that many dogs will have no ill effects but for others they can became quite unwell and need supportive treatment. The most serious problems arise from a blockage of the guts.
🐃🐑🐄🐏 For our Large Animal clients:
Acorn toxicity can and does occur sporadically. If the acorn crop is very good it may occur in fields where cattle and/or sheep have been safely grazed for many years. It can lead to severe colic symptoms and/or death.
🔎 If you are concerned about any plant, seed, nut or berry etc that your pet or large animals have eaten, please either keep a sample or take photographs if you are unsure exactly what it is as this will help with identification.
Please phone the surgery for advice as soon as possible ☎️ 01327 354477.
❤️ Today is National Love Your Pet Day ❤️
We'd love to see pictures of your amazing pets if you are happy to share them in the comments....
#NationalLoveYourPetDay #LoveDogs #LoveCats #LovePets
❤ Thank you, thank you, thank you again ❤
🏆 We have, once again been nominated for a prestigious Pet Plan award for Practice of the Year.
As always, nominations are anonymous so we have no idea if we were nominated once or many times but we would like to say a huge thank you to any and everyone who nominated us.
We have the most amazing clients and we are always grateful to our clients and our community for their ongoing support of us as a practice. Our nomination means a great deal to our team and it's lovely to know we are appreciated.
💌 Sending Valentines Day love and best wishes to everyone today 💌
Whatever you're doing today, hopefully these cuties will make you smile 🥰
Whether you are planning a fancy dinner, snuggling up on the sofa with your much loved pet or missing a loved one, we are thinking of you ❤
