Farewell Friend

04/05/2022

Be there at the end no matter how painful …. Last act of love you have to give …..🙏❤️🌈⭐️🐶🐱🐾🐾

22/03/2022

SAYING GOODBYE AT HOME - Is this what you do?

As with every aspect of caring for pets, the decision you make should be right for you and your companion – don’t be swayed by other people telling you what’s ‘right’. In our experience, there are a number of considerations to bear in mind if you are thinking about saying goodbye to your pet at home when the time comes.

Read more here:

http://ed.gr/dtjnu

06/02/2022

An interesting development by Cherry Tree who are breaking new ground with this. What do people think? A good alternative for anybody who perhaps can’t afford a home visit euthanasia but wants to avoid going to a busy vet surgery?

❌ A little sneak preview of our reception at cherry tree gentle farewells, (more photos coming soon) we are just a few weeks away from opening.
The support for this new service has been overwhelming not only from owners but also veterinary professionals.
As always here at cherry tree we not only want to help clients but we are passionate that we want to offer the very best service at our owners devastating time of loss.
As most of you are aware we are looking to redesign and redevelop the whole pet end of life service currently offered by many veterinary surgeries. No more busy waiting rooms with other pets waiting for appointments when you arrive or a fifteen minute appointment to loose a pet and say goodbye.
Gentle farewells will specialise in helping clients through the loss of their furry family members. Set in our lovely peaceful country surroundings with our own veterinary surgeon Dr Nicola Carrier in our purpose built facility that has non clinical homely consult rooms with comfortable seating, open aspect doors across our fields and the options of being outside in a private garden area on summer days, other family members and pets will also be welcome, we really want to redefine this sad time and give owners options and importantly as much time as necessary to help come to terms with their loss.
Home visits will continue to be available should you wish.
We are happy for any suggestions you have for these new premises.

09/10/2021

23/06/2021

HOW TO COPE WHEN PET LOSS GRIEF OVERWHELMS YOU

Within the worst moments of pet loss grief, it can be hard to imagine that you’ll ever function ‘normally’ again. You feel exhausted, stuck and overwhelmed. You can’t think clearly and sometimes wonder how you can go on as you’re in so much pain.

One of the most challenging things about grief of any kind is that it isn’t linear. The feeling of being overwhelmed can hit you like a crashing wave weeks, months or even years after your loss.

So, how can you cope when you’re overwhelmed and drowning in grief? We’ve put together some tips in the blog post below:

http://ed.gr/c5g03

12/06/2021

31/05/2021

20731 signatures are needed! UK Govt. to ban the import of Foie Gras

02/05/2021

1379 signatures are needed! The government to take dog snatching seriously

26/04/2021

50537 signatures are still needed! Refuse Planning for an Intensive Rabbit Farm in Rutland

22/04/2021

Make Background Checks Compulsory for Potential Pet Owners

15/03/2021

Dogs who wear muzzles are good dogs.
Dogs who aren’t dog friendly are good dogs.
Dogs who are lead reactive are good dogs.
Dogs who need space are good dogs.
Dogs who are scared of strangers are good dogs.

If you see someone clearly making steps to avoid you or your dog while you are out walking, please respect them.

If someone lets you know that their dog needs space or isn’t dog friendly, please respect them.

If you see someone clip their dog on lead when you approach, clip yours on too and give them space.

Some dogs don't want to interact with other dogs or people and that's fine. I'm sure you don't want to interact with everyone you see either! They still deserve to have a great quality of life and go everywhere yours gets to go as long as they are taking the right precautions.

Having a dog that needs space is a challenge all of its own, but we are doing our best to advocate for them to ensure they live the best lives we can give them. Training can't happen at all unless we take these dogs into public places. To everyone with friendly dogs, please don’t be offended and please don't judge. A nervous dog can happen to anyone at anytime. Instead of playing the blame game, let's all try make that dog's life more comfortable and its owners life much easier by being understanding 💛
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05/03/2021

Get Hard Rock to do the right thing

67797 signatures are still needed! Hard Rock: Stop caging chickens!

05/02/2021

14/01/2021

20/12/2020

Covid crisis shows no sign of easing and now many are trapped in tier4! Non essential business is closed but vets can continue to work. However we will continue to see restrictions in the way that they can operate. Most are not able to do house calls and many will not allow clients into the surgery, even for euthanasia.
For Farewell Friend, I regard gentle euthanasia at home as a priority if a pet is suffering and I will continue to provide a home visit where needed. All practical hygienic precautions will be taken to reduce risk but the service will be maintained, including over Christmas.

Tel 01622 910081
Text 07395 563340
www.farewellfriend.co.uk

Stay safe everyone

Dr Ian Roscoe

19/12/2020

This will affect most of us eventually

Please put people with dementia on you Christmas list this year

18/12/2020

Let your dog help you find your inner Zen.

13/12/2020

All cats should abstain from alcohol

22/11/2020

A long time ago I heard it suggested that pet owners were sometimes reluctant to go back to a clinic where they had a pet put to sleep. The building then had associations with the emotions they had to go through at the time of loss. I was reminded of this the other day when working in a clinic when I asked a client why they hadn’t been in for over 2 years. They replied that they couldn’t face returning to where they had lost another pet.
I wonder how many other pet owners feel this way? Anybody experienced this themselves?
Perhaps this is another good reason for having euthanasia performed in the home in addition to reducing the trauma for pet and owner alike?

07/11/2020

Please can anybody spare a moment to support this petition?

20549 signatures are still needed! Stop the use of real Fur in the fashion industry GLOBALLY

31/10/2020

It looks as if a national lockdown is imminent. Even without that pet owners have been having problems remaining with their pets when euthanasia is necessary. Busy practices struggle to provide the kind of experience that pet owners ideally should receive. This is made worse by the number of practices that are chains or corporates with their rigid policies that make it difficult for their vets to use discretion in difficult circumstances like euthanasia.
Farewell Friend will continue to provide an essential service for pets needing end of life care. I can continue to make common sense judgements balancing safety against the vital need to provide stress free euthanasia to pets in need.
Do what you can to stay safe and remember that even in lockdown, vets should still be available to treat your pets. And if any awful decisions have to be made about letting go, I, or my colleague, will be available to help.

22/10/2020

Two of my best friends watching tv.

07/10/2020

07/10/2020

More evidence of how pets enhance our lives.

Study shows owning an animal during lockdown has helped the mental health of all pet owners – not just the owners of cats and dogs.

04/10/2020

Who said cows are stupid?

25/09/2020

21/09/2020

This is an x-ray of a dog with 'bloat' or Gastric dilatation. The large dark shape is a very distended stomach filling up with gas. Possible the most dreaded condition in pet practice for vet and owner alike and a genuine emergency situation. Still not fully understood and limited what one can do to prevent it.
This was not a condition I was expecting to see doing home euthanasia where decisions don't generally need to be made too urgently. However this is what I encountered on my last case. A very large dog bloated very suddenly in the evening and the owners were unable to get a vet to visit quickly and were unable to move the dog. Luckily I was able to attend and release the poor dog from its distress and reassure its owners. You can imagine the anguish of seeing your much-loved pet suffering like this.
It looks like there is more of a need for the visiting service than I had thought.

23/08/2020

Pleased to announce that my website is live:

www.farewellfriend.co.uk