Tyldesley Veterinary Centre

07/11/2022

We are looking for a qualified groomer to join our growing team at our groomers located in Bents Garden and home. Email [email protected]

Here, you won’t just be part of the team, you’ll be part of our nationwide family. We’ve built a network of 400 vet practices with 20 state-of-the-art 24-hour centres as well as a number or allied businesses like dog grooming saloons and catteries that are all home to a family of professionals...

26/07/2022

***Glazebury Groomers at Bents Garden and home we have two cancellations tomorrow for a wash & go**** Discounted rates

Get your pet summer ready!

11:30 am
3pm

Small dog - £17.50
Medium dog - £22.50

Please call 01942269569

21/04/2022

Does anyone recognise this beauty not microchipped female.

22/01/2022

Tyldesley veterinary centre will be closed today.

For emergency prescription collections please call 01257472200.

In the case of an Emergency please call the surgery for our emergency cover phone number.

11/05/2021

A rare opportunity for a Student Veterinary Nurse to join our growing team. We are looking for a enthusiastic and motivated individual who is keen to develop their career in a busy veterinary practice. This is a full time (40 hours per week) position with 1 in 2 Saturday Mornings.
Working a range of shifts;
Shifts hours are 8.30am-4.30pm, 9.30am-5.30pm, 10:30am-6.30pm
Saturday mornings are 1 in 2 (8.30am-12pm Saturday)
The main responsibilities will include;
Nurse clinics
Consult nursing
Theatre nursing
orthopaedic nursing
Inpatient care
Assisting with imaging using radiography and ultrasound
Completing laboratory samples
Monitoring anaesthetics
Dispensing medicines
Dealing with the clients
Reception work
We are an advanced first opinion practice offering advanced orthopaedic surgery and laparoscopic surgery. We pride ourselves in providing excellent patient, client and employee care. We are well equipped with an ultrasound with Doppler , digital Xray, endoscopy and full internal lab. Our team consists of 4 vets, 3 RVNs and 3 support staff. We are a welcoming and friendly team who are enthusiastic and dedicated to working together as a team.
The successful confident candidate would be just starting in their veterinary career or a 1st or 2nd year student veterinary nurse. 5 GCSEs grade A-C or 9-4 or above including Maths, English and Science are required.

The veterinary nursing course will be funded by the practice.

02/03/2021

💐spring Toxins 💐
As the weather begins to mellow we start to see spring flowers appearing and are tempted back into our gardens to plant new bulbs.

It's important to know which bulbs and plants are toxic to our pets.

Tulips, Hyacinths and Irises are all considered toxic to both dogs and cats, and can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and drooling if ingested.
All parts of the plants contain toxins and can cause issues for your pets, but the toxins are most concentrated in the bulbs of the plant—making the bulb the most dangerous part. Depending on how much your pet ingests, and which parts of the plant are ingested, significant vomiting or diarrhoea may occur which can lead to more serious concerns such as dehydration, lethargy and abdominal pain.
The first thing to know about the Crocus plant is that there are two different types: one that blooms in the spring (Crocus sp.) and one that blooms in the fall (Colchicum autumnale). Crocus sp. may cause gastrointestinal upset when any part of the plant is ingested. Symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea and drooling.
On the other hand, Colchicum autumnale can be much more serious and may cause severe vomiting, diarrhoea (possibly with blood), liver and kidney damage, and possibly bone marrow damage, which could then lead to a decrease in white and red blood cells, as well as platelets.

Daffodils, like the other spring bulbs, can also cause gastrointestinal upset leading to vomiting, diarrhea and drooling. Similar to the Tulip, Hyacinth and Iris, Daffodil bulbs also contain the highest concentration of toxins.
Unlike the other bulbs, however, daffodils may cause depression, low blood pressure or even seizures when ingested in large amounts.
While you’re on alert for bulb poisoning, don’t forget about other common garden dangers. While fertiliser is wonderful for your plants, it can be extremely appealing (and potentially dangerous) to curious dogs. When ingested, fertilizers can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and, in some cases, weakness or stiffness in your pets’ hind legs.

22/02/2021

Buster visited the surgery recently with a hot spot on his neck, these are quite common in dogs and we tend to see them regularly.

Hot spot, otherwise known as moist dermatitis, is an area of irritation that can be found anywhere on your dog.

The most common reason hot spots develop is from your pet itching, scratching or licking themselves a lot which makes their skin break. Bacteria builds up on the area and moisture provides the perfect environment for the bacteria to multiply. The moisture can either be from the sore itself or from an external source, like a swimming session. Long hair will tend to make a hot spot worse, especially in hot weather.

Buster had his hot spot clipped and cleaned by Lauren the vet although Buster did make the process rather difficult as he kept trying to do paw high fives with Lauren.

12/02/2021

Scooby a very cheeky rabbit visited us recently due to a sore leg. Scooby had to have an X-ray on his leg to see if there was any obvious broken bones or fractures.

X-raying a rabbit can be very challenging due to their size, and easily stressed nature. X-rays are like light except they can travel through the body. For an x-ray a rabbit will lies under the x-ray machine which sends a beam of x-rays through the rabbit’s body onto a photographic plate. When the film is developed we have a picture of the inside of your rabbit. This is called a radiograph.

Rabbits do not need to be starved for an anaesthetic like other animals. Rabbits have an unusual digestive system. Food is passed through their gut and special droppings, called caecotrophs, are produced. Rabbits eat these caecotrophs, allowing the food to be re-ingested.

20/01/2021

Meet Gus a very naughty boy. Gus decided to help himself to his mums sowing needle. He was very lucky. Gus was anaesthetised and a X-ray taken to see if the needle had caused any damage to his throat. The needle was removed will no permeant damage to Gus and he was sent home with some pain relief for his very sore mouth.

25/12/2020

Merry Christmas we hope Santapaws visited last night. 🎄🎄🎄 we would love to see your festive pet pictures.

21/12/2020

🎄🎄Christmas opening hours 🎄🎄

We are open Saturday 26th at our Standish branch 8:30am - 3pm

21/12/2020

Bracken visited the surgery recently due to oral pain. On further examination it was found that Bracken had a hole in her gum that exposed the tooth root.

Bracken had a general anaesthetic and the tooth removed. Just like humans, dogs have a number of different types of teeth. These different teeth perform different jobs and help dogs to break down food whilst chewing. Every dog has the following types of teeth in their mouth: Incisor, Canine, Pre–Molar and Molar.

Pups will usually have a total of 28 teeth when all of their milk teeth have grown. That’s 14 in their upper jaw and 14 in their lower jaw.

Once a dog has reached adulthood they will have a whole new set of teeth and a different number of them. An adult dog should have 42 teeth in total: that’s 20 on top of their jaw and 22 on the bottom. If your adult dog does have fewer teeth than 42 it could be because they have lost or broken a tooth

18/12/2020

We have an unexpected visitor, has anybody lost a chicken. Please call the surgery 01942871700

16/12/2020

Meet Dora the very adorable dachshund 😍 she recently visited the surgery for her second vaccination.

If you look closely you may notice something different about Dora. Dora had two different eye colours this is called Heterochromia iridis. It is a genetic default when a living being has two different color eyes. Seen more often in dogs, cats and horses, it is a condition that may be present in humans as well, though not as often. Dogs with one blue eye suffer from the misconception that the eye must be blind. This generally isn’t the case. Dogs living with heterochromia generally have accurate canine vision, which is much different than that of a human’s vision.

07/12/2020

❄️Its cold outside! Winter pet care tips 🥶

dogs and cats are walking through the substances left by gritters trying to clear roads and car drivers defrosting their windscreens and then licking them off their paws.Consuming rock salt can cause dehydration, liver failure and pancreatitis, while antifreeze contains the chemical ethylene glycol, which can be lethal when ingested The symptoms of ingesting anti-freeze include vomiting, seizures, appearing sleepy and a heightened breathing rate.Symptoms of consuming rock salt - which contains the same ingredient as table salt, sodium chloride, but also has harmful chemicals such as magnesium - include burns to the mouth and throat and excessive salivating and drinking.

Please check your car engines for cats as they like to curl up in a nice warm engine and fall asleep.

❄️Wrap up on walks
🥶 Remove Ice and snow from between paws
❄️Wash feet to remove grit or ice
🥶 clean any split antifreeze from the ground
❄️Adjust their food if exercise levels drop
🥶make them visible when walking in the dark nights.
❄️ Do not let your pet play on frozen rivers or lakes.

01/12/2020

Make sure you keep your advent calendar’s up high out of your pets reach.

It’s the 1st December and over the next few weeks we will posting about how to keep your pet safe during the festive season.

30/11/2020

Sherlock recently visited the surgery as he had not been feeling himself, not eating for a few days and had changed his usual daily routine. Lauren examined Sherlock and due to his very quiet demeaner bloods were carried out. The bloods showed some mild concerns so a pancreatitis snap test was carried out and found to be positive. The pancreatitis blood test is very simple to conduct and is able to be run on site for immediate results, Shelocks blood serum is mixed with pancreatitis serum and wait 15 minutes for the result. Sherlock was placed on intravenous fluids and pain relief and stayed with us for a few days.
Signs of pancreatitis in a cat can be:
🐈Lethargy
🐈Dehydration
🐈Increased thirst and urination (which are easily mistaken for signs of diabetes)
🐈Poor appetite or refusing to eat
🐈Weight loss
Vomiting and abdominal pain can also be signs of the condition, but these signs are more common in people and dogs with pancreatitis than in cats.

29/11/2020

⛄️🎄Christmas Charity appeal 🎄⛄️

Every christmas we collect food for animals in shelters across the borough. In light of everything that has happened this year, we would like your help in trying to make a difference to the community this christmas.

Whilst many of us are looking forward to the christmas holidays unfortunately, not everyone will be in a situation to provide a meal for their family and loved ones.

So we have teamed up with the brick and will be collecting items for them to distribute around the community. They are in desperate need of Long life milk and deodorants at the moment.

If you would like to make a donation please just bring it into the surgery where a tub will be clearly labeled so you to pop the item in.

Please help us to help the community during this difficult period.

26/11/2020

Millie visited the surgery for some further investigations and tests which included having her blood pressure monitored and a urinalysis, taking the blood pressure reading off a cat is very challenging but Millie was the purfect patient.

Measuring blood pressure usually takes only a few minutes, and involves placing an inflatable cuff around a leg or the tail (much the same as the cuff used on the arm in humans). It is completely pain-free. A urine sample is collect using special beads and then prosesed by our inhouse laboratory equipment.

Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure, which is a common problem in people, and also now recognised as a common condition in older cats.The most common cause of secondary hypertension in cats is chronic kidney disease but other diseases can also predispose its development and there is a relationship between hypertension and hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland) in cats too.
When hypertension is diagnosed, management has two broad aims:

Firstly, to reduce the blood pressure using anti-hypertensive drugs. A number of drugs are available and those commonly used include amlodipine and telmisartan
Secondly, to search for an underlying disease, such as kidney disease, which has caused the hypertension. In some cases (for example hyperthyroidism), treatment of the underlying disease may also resolve the high blood pressure. These investigations often involve collecting and testing blood and urine samples

Our on-site laboratory allows us to have results instantly.

23/11/2020

❄️Small pets winter guide.❄️

Meet Burt a skinny pig, Skinny pigs can not be found in the wild. “skinnies” don't have any fur, except on their noises and a little on their feet, they must be kept indoors in a warm environment. Due to the fact they don't have fur which naturally keeps them warm when the weather is cold, skinnies are prone to catching cold or even hypothermia very easily.

If your rabbits, guinea pigs or ferrets live outside, you can make their winter a bit more comfortable with these simple steps:

Bring them inside in the worst weather. If temperatures drop, bring them inside. A porch or conservatory is perfect for them because they won’t get too hot. If you’re not able to bring them into your home you could keep them in a car-free shed or garage. Remember: car fumes could be fatal.
Keep their hutch out of rain and snow. Make sure it’s in a sheltered area of your garden where wind, rain and snow can’t get in.
Give them extra warmth. Put an old blanket or tarpaulin over their hutch to help keep it warm.
Outdoor exercise. Even in cold weather, your pets need natural light and exercise so make sure they have constant access to an outdoor run to use, too.
Extra bedding. Give them plenty of bedding hay to snuggle into. Change it regularly to keep their hutch fresh. Ferrets tend to love fleecy blankets and sleeping sacks.
A heat pad. Place an animal-safe heat pad under their bedding for extra warmth.
Wrap up their water bottles. Stop their water bottles freezing by wrapping water bottles in bubble wrap or an old sock.

16/11/2020

Sea / Salt water toxic to dogs🌊.

Meet Charlie who we saw recently at our Adlington branch for a very rare case.

Whilst having a whale of a time at the seaside swimming and playing fetch Charlie had unintentionally consumed to much salt water whilst having fun.
Charlie began to seizure on the way home and was brought straight to the surgery. Charlie had bloods taken straight away which showed an electrolyte imbalance due to the salt water so he was placed on fluids immediately to rectify this and an e***a was given to draw the excess salt out of the intestine.

Charlie was is hospital overnight and is now home on his way to recovery.

When a dog ingests salt water, the excess salt draws water from the blood into the intestines, leading to diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. Salt water also disrupts the fluid balance in your dog. Dogs with toxic levels of sodium in their systems have a mortality rate higher than 50 percent, regardless of treatment.

When too much salt builds up in a dog’s body, their cells release their water content to try and balance out the sodium disparity.

13/11/2020

🦠We have had a confirmed case of Parvovirus🦠.

The pet is recovering well at home.

Parvo is more commonly associated with puppies, but in this case it was a older dog.

Parvovirus is a highly infectious disease that can be fatal. Many dogs who are diagnosed with parvo will die.

The virus attacks cells in a dog’s intestines and stops them from being able to absorb vital nutrients. This means that a dog or puppy will become very weak and dehydrated.

It is also known as canine parvovirus, or CPV. Parvo is highly contagious to other dogs and spreads very easily around dogs and puppies that aren’t up to date with their vaccinations.

It takes up to seven days for a dog to show signs of having parvovirus after they have caught it.

Parvovirus spreads through body fluids, including in a dog’s poo and vomit. It is extremely hardy and can survive in the environment outside the body – for example in the grass at a park – for at least six months, and possibly much longer. Your dog can even contract parvo by sniffing another dog’s poo and it’s not uncommon for dogs to catch parvo when out for a walk.

Please make sure your pets vaccinations are up to date.

08/11/2020

LEST WE FORGET:

16 million animals “served” in WW1 alone: including cats used in the trenches (500,000 of them), pigeons, horses, donkeys, mules, dogs, camels and canaries.

As dependable as soldiers, dogs played a crucial role in sniffing out enemies, carrying supplies, finding the wounded, delivering messages, ratters and most importantly companionship. The idea to use them first came from the Red Cross, who wanted to use ambulance dogs on the front line and by 1918 Britain had employed more than 20,000 dogs in war.

06/11/2020

🎉Fun Fact Friday 🎉

This week we saw Sizzle the dachshund he was super brave for his injections.
Did you know?

The very first Olympic mascot in the history of the Olympic Games was Waldie, a dachshund for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. The Olympic marathon route was designed to be in the shape of the dog that year.

🐶The Dachshund is the smallest breed in the AKC hound group, but don’t let that fool you. They are tenacious and were bred to not just stalk prey but kill it.

🐶The dachshund was bred in Germany hundreds of years ago to hunt badgers. "Dach" means badger and "hund" means dog. The three varieties of dachshund, smooth-, wire-,and long-coated, originated at different times. The smooth was the first and arose from a mixture of a miniature French pointer and a pinscher. The breed also comes in two sizes: standard and miniature, with the standard the original size.

🐶The dachshund has short, strong legs that enable the dog to dig out prey and go inside burrows. Larger versions of the breed were used to chase deer or fox. Smaller dachshunds were bred for hunting hares and ferrets

03/11/2020

With Christmas 🎄 soon approaching there are lots of treats available to purchase, Ellie’s owners treated themselves to a tub of hero’s and a selection box. Ellie had other ideas about keeping them safe and ate the lot.
🍫 chocolate is toxic to dogs (and cats!). chocolate ingestion can result in significant illness. Chocolate is toxic because it contains a chemical called theobromine, as well as caffeine. Theobromine is the predominant toxin in chocolate and is very similar to caffeine. Both chemicals are also used medicinally as a diuretic, heart stimulant, blood vessel dilator, and a smooth muscle relaxant. Dogs cannot metabolize theobromine and caffeine as well as people can.

Clinical signs depend on the amount and type of chocolate ingested. For many dogs, the most common clinical signs are vomiting and diarrhea, increased thirst, panting or restlessness, excessive urination, and a racing heart rate. In severe cases, muscle tremors, seizures, and heart failure can be seen. In older pets that eat a large amount of high quality dark or baking chocolate, sudden death from cardiac arrest may occur, especially in dogs with preexisting heart disease.

Poor Ellie was brought straight down to the surgery to have vomiting induced. If your dog eats chocolate call the surgery immediately.

31/10/2020

🎃Happy Halloween🎃

We would love to see some photos of your pets ready for Trick or Treating, our team have been busy dressing their pets and houses.
Not sure what to do with the left over pumpkin ? Here is a recipe for Some Halloween dog treats.

Ingredients:

1 cup pureed pumpkin
1 egg
2 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons ground pumpkin seeds
2 ½ cups wheat flour
Directions:

Preheat the oven to 160 degree celsius.
Whisk together the pureed pumpkin, egg, and honey.
Add flour and ground pumpkin seeds and combine.
Add additional flour if the dough is sticky to the touch.
Roll your dough to ¼ inch thickness and cut with your favorite cookie cutter.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and crisp.
Store in an airtight container.

30/10/2020

This week we have been treating all sizes of patients small and large. We saw woody and Buzz (pugs) for their second vaccination and Rocco the Rottweiler had a sore leg.

**Fun Fact Friday**

Around 73 or 74 AD, the ancient Roman armies along with their herder dogs camped near the Neckar River in Germany. The large & sturdy dogs remained used as herders throughout the middle ages & then even used to hunt bears. Later, the town became known as Rottweil. The Rottweilers we know today descended from these dogs & this is how they earned the name Rottweiler.

28/10/2020

Our Christmas fragrances have launched.

Our festive shampoos are back!! 🎄🎁🎅
Why not treat your pooch to one of our gorgeous Christmas scents on your next visit?
Choose from:
🥧Warm Mince Pies
🍪Christmas Cookie
🔥Warm Spice & Vanilla
🍊Mulled Orange
Just ask a member of staff for details!

Don't forget... we also have lots of other treatments including Argon Oil Treatment, De-Shedding Mud Bath, Pawidicure and Blueberry Facial if you want to treat your pooch in another way! 🥰

23/10/2020

We recently saw Poppy the Yorshire terrier who visited us with lumps near her teats.

Lumps found in the region of a dogs teats is usually a benign or malignant tumor of the mammary glands. They occure more often in female dogs that aren’t spayed and another risk factor for development of mammary tumors is obesity. In fact, mammary gland tumors are the most common type of tumor diagnosed in entire female dogs.

The mammary glands' function is to produce milk to feed newborn puppies. They are located in two rows that extend from the chest to the lower abdominal area; the ni***es indicate their location. Spaying can largely reduce a dog’s risk of developing these tumours.

Poppy is home and being very spoiled on her road to recovery.

If you notice any lumps near your pets teats please call us.

20/10/2020

**we are still open**

We would like thank all our clients for working with us and following our practice policy. Our priority is treating your pets, keeping the general public and ourselves safe. As we move into to tier 3 we have made some small changes.
🦠 only one person per pet allowed into the waiting room.
🦠 only four people in the waiting room at any one time.
🦠 if you see four people in the waiting room please pop in to let us know you are here and wait outside until a space in the waiting room becomes available.
🦠 A mask must be worn when entering the practice if you are exempt or do not have let us know you are here and wait outside. (No pet will be refused to be seen if you do not have a mask)
🦠 if you are here to collect medication please enter and speak to the receptionist.