🐥 BIRD WATCH 🐥
We love having the bird feeders in our garden. They make an entertaining show for us!
We're often visited by birds such as blue tits, sparrows, and the occasional chubby pigeon looking for scraps on the ground!
📢 📞 It’s that time of year… we are getting many calls regarding baby birds being found by members of the public. Our advice is as follows…..
🐦 Nestlings usually have little to no feathers. If you find one out of a nest we advise you place it back into its nest using personal protective equipment (PPE). If the nest has been destroyed we advise you make a suitable nest from a plant pot/small basket with nesting materials; and place it close to the original nest. If the nestling is injured then bring it to your closest veterinary practice.
🐦 Fledglings usually have almost all of their feathers. They will often be found on the ground. There is nothing wrong with this! It is all part of growing up and learning how to fly and survive! Keep your pets away and let them do their thing. Their parents will be nearby looking after them! If they physically cannot walk due to obvious injury then bring it to your nearest veterinary practice using PPE. If you know 💯 % that their parents are deceased then please contact an animal charity, such as Mousehole Bird Sanctuary or Finnigans Rainbow. If they are in immediate danger, move them to safety with as little handling as possible, a short distance away using PPE.
If you are immune compromised then we recommend you call a charity and do not make contact with any birds.
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Which part of the body do you think this sample of bacteria came from? 🦠
🧫 in this part of the body over 1600 different species of bacteria can be found 😮
Although there are both good and bad bacteria - if you have pets we would recommend regularly washing your hands and furnishings to avoid contamination from these microscopic beasties! ❤️ 🐾
🐈⬛️ New Microchipping Law 🐈⬛️
From the 10th of June, all cats over the age of 20 weeks old in the UK MUST have an implanted and registered microchip!
Please visit the GOV.UK website for more information.
#cat #UK #veterinary
😻Meet Ciara!😻
Ciara is a very special cat, who was in last week to see vet Owen for a check up… Last month Ciara was diagnosed with 🧫 Neutrophillic Cholangiohepatitis 🧪- a nasty infection of the liver which meant she had a high fever🌡️and didn't want to eat anything 🐟. After a series of tests, Ciara was hospitalised with us and given intravenous fluids, antibiotics💊, and had an oesophageal feeding tube placed - this means our nursing team could ensure Ciara got the energy she needed, in a stress-free way, even when she didn't want to eat.
Thanks to the hard work of our nursing team, vet Owen and Ciara's wonderful owner, Ciara is now back on her paws and feeling her normal self! 🧡 🐾 #truro #cornwall #cornishvets #veterinarynurse #cityroad #cityroadvets #cat #feline #feeding #tube #feedingtube
Today marks the final day of Hedgehog Awareness Week 2024, but that doesn’t mean to say we can’t continue to help our spiky little friends 🦔
Hedgehogs don’t require much to survive, which makes it easy for us to make a wildlife space in our garden for them to use as a habitat. There are several wildlife-friendly features that can be added to your green space to make the area more inviting:
• “Hedgehog highways” are small 13cmx13cm gaps in the bottom of fences/walls to allow them to pass through. This helps to keep them off roads and away from cars!
• Log piles, leaf piles, wild corners and edges will attract natural food and offer shelter.
• Water can often be scarce this time of year, so place several clean shallow bowls in the garden (add some stones in the bottom to allow bees and butterflies to drink from it too!).
• Ensure escape routes are built into ponds/pools such as a sloping edge, ramp or half submerged rock.
• Remove or lift netting 30cm from the ground to ensure they can safely pass under without becoming tangled.
• Always check for wildlife before mowing, strimming or lighting a bonfire.
This little cutie was brought into us by a member of the public and as you can see, enjoyed some attention! He was collected by Prickles and Paws Hedgehog Rescue for rehabilitation and release. This is a fantastic charity that we work with and they do a brilliant job 👏 They can be supported by donations of food and bedding materials or monetary donations are always gratefully received where possible. Find out more 👇🏼
www.pricklesandpaws.org
#HedgehogAwarenessWeek #hedgehog #wildlife #naturalhabitat #wildlifeconservation
We had a lovely companion during our lunch break this afternoon. This little lady was neutered this morning and has since enjoyed some sleepy time in the sun with our lovely receptionist Steph☀️ ❤️ #neutered #cityroad #cityroadvetstruro #spay #veterinary #veterinaryreceptionist #patientcare #trurocornwall
Things In Our Practice That Just Makes Sense 🐾
#veterinary #uk #cats
Things In Our Practice That Just Makes Sense 🐾
#veterinary #uk #cats
We hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend 🐣
Our Easter Bunny (AKA vet Milly) kept us on our toes by doing our very own egg hunt around the Practice, and what fantastic fun it was! 🪺
Wishing all of our lovely clients a Happy Easter 🐣 We will be here each day, outside of our opening hours, CVets will be on hand to assist you. Just call 01872 273959 and you will be automatically transferred if we are not open.
We’re switching things up a little after our Valentines 💘 notice board! It’s time to show your pet a different kind of love by ensuring they have a healthy diet and plenty of appropriate exercise 🦮🐈
Pet obesity can result in serious health problems and make existing problems worse 😫 Risks include diabetes, heart disease, respiratory distress, high blood pressure and cancers.
Follow the link below for some great information from the RSPCA about pet obesity …
https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/general/obesity
Please feel free to ask any of the team for advice if you think your pet could benefit from some help, including our nurse led weight clinics 🐾
This little human belongs to the lovely Salvador 💕🐾. We love to inspire younger generations here at City Road Vets and we love to hear all about it!! So adorable 🥰 #cityroadvetstruro #cityroadvets #veterinarysurgeon #inspiration #dog #cute #schoolproject
Little Bingo enjoying some play time following his castrate today 🥰.
It's National Fetch Day in the U.S today. Here are some of City Road's pooches doing just that!
A big thank you to our clients for being patient while we were out of action Tuesday. We were spending the day with the very special @vetgonereal! Who was giving us a valuable team building lesson on emotional intelligence and feedback. As you can see, we had lots of fun, especially when watching vet Simon throw eggs at a dogs butt! (Don't worry, it was actually Simon's own car getting yolked)
Superstar Alfie joined us on Wednesday for a dental procedure 🦷
As you can see, he recovered like a champ and enjoyed showing off his party tricks 🎉
🥳 WINNER 🥳
Here is Eric, the winner of our Facebook competition 🏆
Eric came in with his Dad to choose his prizes 🙊 🦒 We hope you enjoy playing with them Eric, you can always ask Dad to buy you some more toys and goodies with your 20% off voucher for our online shop 😉
More renovations here at City Road!
We've been really busy here at City Road in recent weeks. Not only do we now have newly redecorated staff rooms, but we also have brand new Casco Pet kennels. 🙊
These beauties have built-in heating systems to keep your pets warm, white 'daylight' lighting to reduce stress, red 'recovery' lighting to support effective recovery, and UV lighting too ensure high standards of hygiene. 😮
We are super proud of these kennels, and super excited to share with you how we take care of your pets when they visit us! 😁
Please feel free to give our Instagram and Tiktok (@cityroadvets) a like and follow for more renovation updates. 🤗
