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Towcester Vets

We provide our own out of hours emergency service and have nurses on site 24 hours a day. We also have a practice in Weedon.
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A modern, friendly dog, cat and small animal hospital with the latest equipment and facilities including keyhole surgery to provide excellent and compassionate care for your pets by our experienced vets. Our website contains information and video on many aspects of small animal care or you can contact us with any queries about the practice or your animal's needs. towcester-vets.co.uk/small-animal/ weedon-vets.co.uk

16/11/2024

🤕🤢 Symptom Saturday! 🤧🤒

💦 Difficulty Urinating 💦

💦 Any changes in the way your pet passes urine is always worth noting and getting advice on.

💦 Indications that your pet is struggling to pass urine include urinating more frequently, passing smaller volumes, crying or seeming distressed during urinating and not producing urine at all 😿

💦 Cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) is common in both cats and dogs and results in them feeling the need to urinate more frequently but generally only producing small volumes. Sometimes there may be blood obvious in the urine but not always. Urinating in unusual or inappropriate places such as beds or the bath is often a sign of cystitis. Anyone who has ever had cystitis will know it can be incredibly uncomfortable and so pain relief is important! 🛁

💦 Prostate issues are common in male dogs, particular those that are older and entire. The pressure of an enlarged prostate can make it difficult to pass larger volumes of urine and so affected dogs often pass little bits of urine frequently 💧💧💧

💦 Normal urine contains various substances dissolved within, but in some circumstances these substances solidify forming crystals within the urine. These crystals can cause irritation, but can also clump together to form plugs or stones. The biggest concern with these is the risk of urethral blockage. ✨

💦 The urethra is a narrow tube that takes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. A blockage of the urethra is a serious medical emergency and no time should be wasted in seeking veterinary attention. The urethra can block with stones, crystals plugs, soft tissue swelling or spasms. Males have narrower urethras and so are more at risk of blockages. If urine is unable to exit the body the bladder over-fills which can damage or even rupture the bladder. The back up of urine can also seriously damage the kidneys and cause electrolytes imbalances.

🐾 Little Jack Russel Button was urinating more frequently than normal and straining to pass urine. A radiograph (as shown) showed two stones within her bladder. Vet Rebs operated to remove the stones and Buttons is recovering well with her symptoms resolved 🥰

💦 A blocked urethra will become life-threatening extremely quickly. If you are concerned that your pet is not producing urine or only producing very small amounts please do not delay in contacting us ☎️

15/11/2024

🐾 Pet of the Week! 🐾

🐕This cuddly Chowchow is Suraj! He was referred to our Surgical Certificate holding Veterinary Surgeons Cat and Helen to have surgery to repair a ruptured cruciate ligament 12 weeks ago.

🦵Cruciate ligaments are found within the knee joint, working to hold the femur and tibia in alignment and prevent the femur from sliding forwards. Unfortunately, dogs, like professional footballers, are prone to rupturing these ligaments ⚽

🐾 After examination and performing radiography of the joint, Vets Helen and Cat performed a surgical procedure called a TPLO (Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy), a surgery designed to alter the forces within the joint with a surgical plate and screws so that the cruciate ligaments are no longer required.

🏨 Suraj's surgery went very well and he stayed in the Towcester Hospital for just one night under the care of Night Nurse Nicky to allow him to be monitored and receive pain relief.

🐾 He has been doing fabulously at home and we have loved seeing him back for his rechecks. This week he has been signed off as fully recovered and is back to living life to the full.

🐾 As you can see his owners have been thrilled with how well the procedure and recovery went and our staff were very thankful for the treats and photo updates they provided! 🍬

🐾 Thank you for being such a lovely patient Suraj! 🥰

🐾 Cruciate repair surgery is available to any of our patient's that require it, as well as those referred from other Veterinary Practices. If you are concerned that your pet is lame or would like more information regarding treatment options please give us a call ☎️

14/11/2024

🌟 Art Competition! Final few days! 🌟

We have had some amazing entries for our Get Well Soon card competition but there is still time to enter! Please could we have all entries in by the end of this Sunday the 17th. Thank you! We can't wait to see which the partners choose as the winners! 🏆

14/11/2024

🌍 World Diabetes Day 🌍

🐾 Diabetes mellitus is a condition where the body is unable to utilise glucose correctly. In a healthy animal glucose enters the blood stream as food is digested. The body recognises the increase and releases insulin from the pancreas which allows the glucose to enter the cells, keeping the blood glucose at normal levels and providing the cells with energy. In diabetes, this mechanism fails, resulting in hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose levels) and the cells becoming energy deficient.

💦 Early signs of diabetes can be drinking more, urinating more and lethargy, but more serious presentations can include vomiting, collapse and even comas.

🐾 Many pets can live with diabetes mellitus on treatment for several years and once stable symptoms can dramatically reduce or even disappear. In cats it is even possible for the diabetes to resolve completely, particularly if a weight-loss plan is put in place alongside treatment 🐈‍⬛

🐾 As always if you are concerned about your pet please give us a call to arrange an appointment ☎️

13/11/2024

‼️More Counterfeit Medicines ‼️

🐾 Further to our post last week regarding counterfeit veterinary medicines being recalled by Amazon, another Veterinary medicine manufacturer has informed us that they have become aware of counterfeit versions of one of their products being sold via third-party sellers on Amazon and eBay.

🐾 This time the product is Pro-kolin advanced paste, the genuine version produced by Protexin. The fraudulent tubes have a batch number that matches some genuine tubes but a different expiry date. If you have purchased on-line recently please check your packaging. Please don't use and contact your seller if yours match these:
BN 134111
BBE 12-2026

🐾 Protexin reminds people to purchase their products from their Vets, legitimate Veterinary pharmacies or from Amazon direct (Sold by Amazon rather than third part seller).

🐾 Please note so far no adverse reactions have been reported but if you have administered the product please monitor your pet closely and contact us if you are worried. ☎️

🐾 Please contact us if you have any questions regarding fraudulent medications ☎️

13/11/2024

🌟 Amazing Reunion! 🌟

🐾 Some of you may have seen a post on several pet missing sites back in August 2024 regarding Putty the adventurous cat, who took a ride in his neighbours van from Brackley to Towcester 🚚

😻 We are delighted to report that after 3 months of exploring Towcester, Putty was brought into our surgery last night by a concerned member of the public who found him hanging around a shop all day looking lost! Luckily he was microchipped and our night nurse Nicky was able to reunite him with his very grateful owners, who advised they would have 2 very happy children the following morning (although a not so happy sibling, who had gotten used to having the house to herself)!

😽 Thank you to the family who brought him in, and just a reminder that it is now law to have all cats microchipped; this happy story highlights just how well the system works! We love a happy ending! 🥰

🐈‍⬛ We are always happy to check microchips to help determine whether an unfamiliar cat is just out for a wander or has managed to get lost on their travels.

🐾 If you need help getting your pet microchipped or checking that the details are up-to-date please give us a call ☎️

13/11/2024

🌟 What we do Wednesdays! 🌟

🔬Dermatology 🩹

🐾 Dermatology is a branch of medicine concerned with conditions involving the skin.

🐾 Unfortunately, many of our pets suffer from skin conditions for a variety of reasons. These include allergies, parasites, self-trauma, hormonal conditions, bacterial infections and immune medicated conditions.

🐾 Skin conditions can be very painful and very distressing to our patients and have a big impact on quality of life so it is vital to get them Veterinary attention.

🐾 The Veterinary Surgeon may be able to suggest a treatment after a clinical exam or may suggest some diagnostic tests first which may include hair plucks, skin scrapes, swabs or biopsies. It can take some time for skin conditions to resolve, and depending on the condition treatment may be required long-term, but we can ensure your pet is more comfortable very quickly.

🐾 This sweet little spaniel is Buna who was rescued at 6 months old with patches of inflammed, itchy and thickened skin around her eyes and over several areas of her body. Her new owner immediately sought Veterinary attention, demodex mites (as shown under the microscope after a skin scrape) were suspected and treatment was started. An improvement was seen very quickly and as you can see the condition has now completely resolved and she is looking amazing! 🥰

🐾 Please give us a call if you would like an appointment to discuss your pet's skin ☎️

12/11/2024

🎩 Top Tip Tuesday! 🎩

🌟 Applying Flea Treatment 🌟

The last video to share is giving an oral product ☺️

If you would like to discuss your pets flea control with us or would like help with administration please give us a call.☎️

12/11/2024

🎩 Top Tip Tuesday! 🎩

🌟 Applying Flea Treatment 🌟

The next video to share is applying a spot-on product ☺️

If you would like to discuss your pets flea control with us or would like help with administration please give us a call.☎️

12/11/2024

🎩 Top Tip Tuesday! 🎩

🌟 Applying Flea Treatment 🌟

🗣️ You may have seen some discussions recently on whether medications used to treat parasites on pets are over used and contributing to environmental pollution. As with other potential causes such as pesticides used on crops or in people's homes and gardens it can be a tricky balance. Obviously no-one wants to cause environmental damage, but equally the damage the pests can cause can be huge.

🔎 With regards to flea treatment one suggestion made is that instead of routine preventative treatment, flea infestations are instead only treated once they arise. There are some huge difficulties with this however. As we have previously discussed flea infestations can be tricky to spot straight away and so by the time treatment is initiated the pet's bedding, home, car, other environments visited etc will all require treating with more of the chemicals we are trying to avoid, with the pet being treated for 3 months minimum. Some animals are allergic to flea saliva, meaning even a single bite can trigger distressing skin disease. Fleas and ticks are also associated with the transmission of some diseases. Many people understandably are reluctant for their pets to experience the discomfort and distress that can result from flea infestations even if just for a short period, while others are deterred by the idea of fleas in their home.😫

🧪Some of the chemicals implicated are able to be purchased without prescription over-the-counter, but unfortunately these preparations are often poor at fully solving a flea problem. This means more products being used, increasing the issue. Some people have suggested only effective, prescription strength medications should therefore be on the market.

💦 The chemicals in oral flea medications do not contamine water sources in the same way as spot-on products do and so might be a better option if your dog is a swimmer or requires regular baths (🙋 hands up for poo-rolling dogs!). Chemicals are shed in faeces however, but where waste is bagged, binned and incinerated this doesn't enter water courses. 💩

Flea products are available from us as a spray, oral or spot-on product. The most suitable for your pet will depend on a number of factors, including preference and the pet's personality.

💨Sprays: most useful when the pet is unsuitable for alternatives such as too small or too young.

💊Tablets: no concerns regarding staining, animals licking off or loosing effectiveness as gets wet.

💦Spot-ons: Useful for those tricky to tablet! No need to thoroughly coat the pet as with a spray. Quick and easy administration.

Today we will share videos of the three methods, starting here with sprays.

If you would like to discuss your pets flea control with us or would like help with administration please give us a call.☎️

11/11/2024

🏵️🌸Remembrance day 🌸🏵️

Did you know as well as the traditional red poppies used to represent remembrance of those who gave their lives during wars, purple poppies are also available to encourage people to remember the animals who also made the sacrifice.

We will remember them all.

10/11/2024

🐾 Staff Pet Sunday! 🐾

🐶 This cute girl is Olive, owned by Nurse Manager Katy. As with many Jack Russells, Olive is tiny in size but big on personality!

🚜 Katy's husband is a farmer and so Olive has a wonderful life, always on the go during the day but up for games with Katy's young daughter whenever she can.

In the photo you can see Olive sporting her remembrance day Poppy 🏵️, keep an eye out for some other staff pets in our Remembrance Day post tomorrow 🥰

09/11/2024

🤕🤢 Symptom Saturday! 🤧🤒
💦Increased Drinking💦

💦 We all have friends or family members who are never without their water bottle🍶 and refill it several times a day, and others who seem to survive on four cappuccinos! ☕ The same is true for our pets, with some happily emptying bowlfuls and others sneaking laps from puddles. We know our pets though, and if you are noticing that you are filling their bowls more often or spotting them drinking more frequently it is worth getting them checked.🩺

💦 Increased drinking, known as polydipsia, is one of the key symptoms of Diabetes mellitus and renal disease, although there are several other potential causes.

💦 Before seeking veterinary attention it is worth ensuring that there isn't an obvious reason such as high environmental temperature or a swap from wet food to dry.

💦 If you are concerned about your pet's drinking please give us a call ☎️

08/11/2024

🐾 Pet of the Week! 🐾

🐹 This stunning rescued guinea pig is Boris! Last week unfortunately Boris had some grass seeds in his eyes causing ulcers.🌾 Luckily he was quickly brought to the vets so that the seeds could be removed and treatment initiated👁️. He was back this week for a check up and is thankfully all healed now 😊

🐹It is important that guinea pigs always have hay or grass available and they love hiding within it as well as eating it, but that does mean that grass seeds and hay fragments can be an issue. If you spot anything in your guinea pigs eyes or they appear red, swollen or watery please get them checked as soon as possible.

🐹We absolutely love Boris's flowing hair! With all long-haired animals however, it is important to remember that taking care of the impressive locks takes time and effort which is vital to prevent matts and ensure skin and coat remain healthy. Boris definitely looks like he enjoys regular grooms!

07/11/2024

🌍 World Radiography Day! 🩻

🌟Update: We hope you enjoyed looking at the radiographs! We have added comments to the photos with details of what they show ☺️🌟

Tomorrow is World Radiography Day, celebrating the amazing technology that allows us to use x-rays to produce pictures of internal structures 🩻

🧑‍🔬 X-rays were first discovered in 1895 with their usefulness quickly becoming apparent. Today radiography still proves invaluable in many fields. We have x-ray machines at all 3 of our clinics, and rarely does a day pass where we don't use x-rays to help us diagnose or monitor a patient's progress. Technology continues to move on leaps and bounds. Several members of staff remember having to stand dipping films in chemical baths to develop an image (and we aren't that old 🤣). Today we use modern up-to-date digital radiography where the image is automatically generated with no films or cassettes at all. The image quality today is amazing and helps our vets and nurses get a really good idea of what is happening out of sight within our patient's bodies.

In Radiography, x-rays are used to create a radiograph, but these final images are often referred to as x-rays. Here is a selection of some of the images we can obtain. Can you identify what is being imaged? Can you spot what is unusual? Come back tomorrow for the answers!

06/11/2024

🌟 What we do Wednesday! 🌟

😺 Cat neutering 😺

🐈‍⬛ Cats can start reproducing from around 5 months old. Currently local cat rescue organisations are over-run with cats and kittens needing homes so neutering cats is definitely the responsible thing to do.

🐈‍⬛Neutering is the removal of the te**es in male animals (castration) and the ovaries (and sometimes the uterus) in female animals (spaying). With cats they are given a pre-medication of painkillers and sedative before being anaesthetised and undergoing a quick surgical procedure. The majority of cases recover very quickly and are often able to go home within 6 hours of admittance.🕑

🐈‍⬛ We can neuter cats from as young as 8 weeks of age, but with the exception of feral or animals in rescue we normally advise ensuring kittens are fully vaccinated and settled in their new homes before neutering at around 4 months old.

🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ As well as controlling reproduction neutering has other benefits:

😻Entire cats can be tricky housemates! In season females (every 2-3 weeks) are noisy and demanding and entire males are fairly pungent! 😖

🐈‍⬛ Entire cats tend to adventure further from home, increasing the risk of injury or getting lost.

😾 Entire cats (particular males) are more likely to fight, leaving them at higher risk of injury and disease transmission.

🐈‍⬛ Neutering removes the risk of uterine infections and greatly reduces the risk of cancers of reproductive tract and mammary glands.

🥰 You might remember us previously discussing a stray mum cat that we fostered recently while she raised her kittens. Beautiful Grey Stripe was spayed by vet Cat when her babies were 7 weeks old to prevent her breeding again. Did you know female cats can get pregnant again within a week of giving birth?! Grey Stripe was back with her kittens within a few hours with only her clipped patch showing that she'd had surgery. She went to her lovely new home ten days later, completely recovered and has settled in brilliantly 🥰

🐈‍⬛ If you would like more information on cat neutering or to book your pet in for their procedure please give us a call ☎️

05/11/2024

🎩 Top Tip Tuesday! 🎩

🌟 Does your pet have fleas? 🌟

Although fleas are one of the parasites that we are able to see with the naked eye, their tiny size and speedy movements still makes them difficult to spot, particularly in dark fur.

Fleas do not spend all of their time living on pets either which can make it even harder to know if you have unwanted houseguests.

Fleas reproduce very quickly, so it is important to identify any infestations quickly to allow treatment to be initiated as soon as possible.

Fleas are unpleasant for all, but sometimes infestation can be more serious. Cats are often allergic to flea bites and can have a dramatic skin reaction known as Flea Allergy Dermatitis. Fleas feed off the blood of their hosts. Most animals can cope with the volumes they take but young puppies and kittens can become anaemic due to the blood loss and become very poorly. Fleas are also a vector in spreading a number of unpleasant and deadly diseases.

Signs that your pet has fleas can include:

🔸Visible fleas in the fur

🔸Scratching or chewing

🔸Poor coat quality

🔸Flea dirt: black sand-like debris within the coat

Baby Humbug sadly entered our care with a fairly severe flea infestation. Two of his littermate sadly died before the remaining three reached our care. It is impossible to know their cause of death but their tiny size and number of fleas means that anaemia due to fleas is definitely a possibility. The remaining kittens were quickly treated but even after several comb throughs the photo shows the flea dirt still coming away on the fine comb. When that dirt is applied to wet tissue it leaves a characteristic red/brown stain, confirmation that the dirt is blood-filled flea faeces.

If you are concerned that your pet might have a flea infestation or would like advice on flea treatment or prevention please give us a call ☎️

04/11/2024

‼️Amazon Medicine Recall ‼️

Update: Lintbells have commented on the recall in order to reassure customers, please see letter in comments.

You may have seen some posts circulating on social media about Amazon recalling some Yumove tablets that have been found not to be genuine.

As with many social media stories it is proving hard to verify the facts, but the story reminds us that we should always take care when buying medicines online. There are some reputable online pharmacies available who require Veterinary prescriptions when necessary, ensure their medications are genuine and store them appropriately, but there are also many people abusing people's good faith.

In this particular story it appears that the outer box was genuine but the tablets inside had different batch numbers and expiry dates. Please always check where your medications are being sent from and be extra vigilant about checking the product once it arrives. Too good to be true offers are often just that.

If your pet starts to develop any symptoms after taking any medicines please contact us and bring along the medicines in their packaging.

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Burcote Road
Towcester
NN126JW

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

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+441327350239

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http://www.towcester-vets.co.uk/

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🎩 Top Tip Tuesday! 🎩 🌟 Applying Flea Treatment 🌟 The last video to share is giving an oral product ☺️ If you would like to discuss your pets flea control with us or would like help with administration please give us a call.☎️ #TowcesterVets #LovePets #TopTipTuesday #fleas #fleatreatment

🎩 Top Tip Tuesday! 🎩 🌟 Applying Flea Treatment 🌟 The next video to share is applying a spot-on product ☺️ If you would like to discuss your pets flea control with us or would like help with administration please give us a call.☎️ #TowcesterVets #LovePets #TopTipTuesday #fleas #fleatreatment

😱👀They ate what??!!👀😱 🚨Graphic footage warning 🚨 video is footage from a live surgery, but definitely worth a watch! As we have talked about previously, however careful we are as owners, pets love to eat things they shouldn't and at Towcester Vets we regularly have to induce vomiting or operate to remove foreign bodies. We consider ourselves fairly hard to shock, but this one surprised us all!! Watch as Veterinary Surgeon Cat removes this amazing foreign body from this dogs stomach! Luckily after being intensively nursed by both day and night teams the patient continued to recover well at home. Hopefully they will stick to eating food going forward! #TowcesterVets #poorlypets #foreignbodies #dogseatanything #amazingsurgery

🌟 What We Do Wednesdays! 🌟 💙 Microchipping 💙 A microchip is a tiny electronic device, coated in glass that can be inserted into an animal's body. It provides the animal with a unique identifying number that can be linked to a database with ownership details registered. It is so tiny it can fit in the middle of a hollow needle and so can be placed without anaesthesia. 💉 🚨In the UK the current law is that all puppies must be microchipped while with the breeder, before they turn 8 weeks old, with kittens needing theirs before they are 20 weeks old. Not complying can result in a large fine and a possible prosecution.🚨 Yesterday we told you about 1 year old Bramble whose puppy microchip failed (it's always the staff pets! 🙄🤣). The video shows her having a new chip placed by Veterinary Nurse Ruby. As you can see Bramble looked up from her snack briefly to see what Ruby was doing before returning back to her treat! 🥓 Did you know that as well as cats and dogs we can place microchips in a variety of other small species, including tortoises 🐢, rabbits🐇, guinea pigs🐹, lizards🦎, parrots🦜, ferrets and snakes🐍! If you would like an appointment for us to microchip your pet or litter of puppies please give us a call! ☎️ #TowcesterVets #LovePets #whatwedowednesday #microchipyourpets

😻 Look. At. Those. Ears!!😻 Veterinary Nurse Jen is hand-rearing again and is obsessed with the twitching ears of her babies! How cute are they?? 🥰 #TowcesterVets #LovePets #kittens #handrearing #bottlefedkittens

❓❓Guess the Parasite! ❓❓ We treat a lot of parasites, all with different ways of keeping hidden. Some are internal, some are too tiny to see with the naked eye, some are very quick...and some like to camouflage. These tiny creatures hitched a lift on one of our patients this week, looking just like flakes of dry skin, but look closely at the slide and watch them walk! Does anyone know what they are?? Come back tomorrow for the answer! 🌟 Answer! 🌟 The correct answer is Cheyletiella, a fur mite, also known as "walking dandruff"! Well done if you got it right! They can affect dogs and cats but we see them most frequently on rabbits. Cheyletiella mites can live on people too but we are not a host species for them so it's luckily rare and treating the pet will treat the person. Aside from noticing the "walking dandruff", affected pets are likely to have a flakey and scaley coat, potentially with bald patches. Some animals find them intensely itchy whereas others are less concerned. We are sure both our patient and their owner are relieved to have the problem treated! If you are concerned about your pets having parasites please give us a call to let us help. #TowcesterVets #itchypets #parasites 🦗🦟🪳🪰🕷️🦗🦟🪳🪰🕷️🦗🦟🪳🪰🕷️🦗

⭐ Guinea Pig Appreciation Week: Day 6 ⭐ Did you know Guinea Pigs can communicate with us? They are very vocal animals, expressing themselves with squeeks, wheeks and purrs. Most guinea pig owners will tell you they can be very loud, particularly when waiting for their breakfast like rescue pigs Kobay and Paddy! Teeth chattering, grunting and hiding away can be signs that the pig isn't happy with the current circumstances and needs some peace and quiet. If your guinea pig's behaviour or vocalisation changes it might be a sign that they are unwell so it would be a good idea to get one of our vets to give them a check over, contact us if you would like to make an appointment. Do you think your guinea pig is the loudest? We would love to hear them, please share any videos you have!

Stick removal!

This is the lovely Bjorn. He got a stick from a bush stuck up his nose. After the successful removal he’s much more comfortable and back to enjoying his adventurous walks! #trustintowcester #towcestervets

Appreciating our special friends today and everyday! #nationalloveyourpetday2024

An interesting look down the microscope to share with you all this morning 👀 An Otodecte (ear mite) removed from an itchy cat 🐈‍⬛ #mitesincats #TrustinTowcester #smallanimalveterinarycare #towcestervets #feelingitchy #checkthisout

Did you know that tomorrow marks the beginning of #PetDentalhealthMonth ? We will be bringing you advice on the different types of dental issues that dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters face, and how to avoid them. Watch this space! #towcesterpets #towcesterpetcare