Machars Veterinary Services Ltd

09/08/2024

Thank you to all our clients and friends who came along to see us at Wigtown Show on Wednesday! We had such a fantastic day: seeing a little bit of ☀️ was great and being awarded 🥉 tradestand topped it off! 🥳

Congratulations to all our competition winners 🏆:
• Sweeties 🍬 in the Jar - Beth Hutchison
• Dog Treats 🍖 in the Jar - Joanne Wallace
• Ears 🐄 in the Photo - Harper Wright
Your prizes are on their way!!

Well done to all the Wigtown Show committee for another fantastic show day. Everything went like clockwork and all your hard work paid off! 👌

Lastly, thank you to all our clients and friends for your ongoing custom and support - we are immensely grateful to you all! 😊

06/08/2024

That’s us all set up and ready for Wigtown Show tomorrow! We’re looking forward to seeing lots of clients there… please do come along and visit us at the show field for some hospitality! ☕️🍰🍪🧁🍾🥂🍻
Another reminder that the practice will be CLOSED all day, but we will be available on our usual number to deal with any emergencies.
Fingers crossed 🤞for some sunshine ☀️☀️ tomorrow!

05/08/2024

🌟 WE ARE HIRING!! 🌟

Machars Veterinary Services are looking for a veterinary surgeon to join our team in our proudly independent practice in beautiful SW Scotland!

Please share, or click the link below to learn more!

https://jobs.vettimes.co.uk/job/133481/veterinary-surgeon-/

01/08/2024

🚨 CALLING ALL CLIENTS 🚨

Next Wednesday (7th August) is Wigtown Show where we will be in attendance all day as proud sponsors! 😊
As such the practice will be CLOSED all day (emergency cover provided as always) so please make sure you bear this in mind if you need to order/collect prescriptions in the next week.
If any of our clients will be at the show, please do come and visit us in our marquee for a catch up and some refreshments!! ☕️ 🍰🍪🧁🥂🍻

26/07/2024

We are looking to help one of our lovely clients rehome a beautiful Border Collie - can anyone help?? 🤔

She is a 4yo neutered female, fully house-trained and travels well. This lovely girl is sweet natured, sometimes timid, but very loving and affectionate. She has done some scent-training and loves learning new things. She has no previous health problems.

The reason for rehoming is that she does not get on well with one of her other dog companions in the house. For this reason we are looking for a home with NO other dogs. She is great with cats, chickens and people though!! 😊

Her current owner is heartbroken to be in this position and will only consider a 5* home for her.

Can anyone help?? 🤞🤞
**the photo shown is NOT the dog in question - just for attention!**

20/03/2024

In an effort to reduce the number of invoices we are printing and posting, we would like to politely remind our small animal clients 🐶🐈‍⬛🐰that payment is requested at the time of consultation unless directed otherwise.

For those who do receive an account, we are trying increasingly to send our invoices via email 📧 . If you’re happy to receive your invoices via email then please let us know and we will make sure we have your correct email address saved!

Finally, if your pet requires repeat prescriptions , please could we ask you to give us at least 24hr notice ⏱️ where possible to allow us to order in any medications and to give our vets time to check and dispense these items.

Thank you!! 🙏🏻

05/03/2024

A beautiful big Simmental calf expertly delivered by our fab vet Ailsa this evening!

02/02/2024

Lambing season is now well underway and keeping our vets very busy this week!
There’s no time to rest for the ewes either though as the lovely ‘Goldilocks’ is demonstrating here… straight after a Caesarian section it’s back on on your feet and time to give the twins a bath!! 😍🐑🐑

25/01/2024

On 1st September 2023 new regulations from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons were introduced, with additional rules coming into force on 12th January 2024. As a result, we have had to make some changes to our dispensing policies. The most noticeable change for our clients will be with regards to anti-parasitic drugs (wormers and flea treatments).

Now, vets can only legally prescribe prescription-only medicines after physically examining your pet. This may mean an extra visit to the practice, but please bear with us and be assured that we are doing our very best to help minimise the effect these changes have on our clients.

These changes are beyond our control but they have been put in place to fight drug resistance and environmental contamination. Please be patient with us as we implement them.

For more information on the new guidelines please click on this link

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19/01/2024

Exciting news at MVS this week as we found out we have been nominated by some lovely clients for Practice of the Year at the PetPlan Veterinary Awards! 🤩🥳😊

Pictured here with our nomination certificate are two of our vets Ailsa and Jo with their little amigos… Tweed and Ivy! 😍😍

Thanks so much to our fabulous clients for the nomination! 🥂

15/12/2023

All of us at Machars Vet Services would like to wish our wonderful clients a very Merry Christmas! 🎄

Pictured is our youngest member of staff, Barley, who suits these reindeer antlers best by far and was the *goodest* boy posing for his photo! 😍

Our festive opening hours are shown here too, but please remember that (as always) a vet will be available 24/7 over the festivities in case of emergency.

21/11/2023

Sadly this morning we were informed of a cat which has been killed on the road just outside Sorbie (near the old creamery). We have collected the cat, but unfortunately there is no microchip present to identify him. He is a fully grown male, black cat (uncastrated). Please contact the practice on 01988 402222 if you believe this is your cat.

23/09/2023

Very thankful for the help of some green-fingered MVS family & friends who helped us get our roundabout and borders planted out yesterday! 🪻🌿🌺🌿🌼

18/09/2023

🌟 Today we are excited to launch the MVS Pet Protect Plan!🌟

This is a brand new service we are introducing to help our pet-owning clients both reduce and spread the cost of their animal’s health care over the year 💜!

By subscribing to the plan you will pay a fixed monthly fee which covers your pet’s annual vaccinations 💉, year-round flea/tick and worm 🪱 treatments and six-monthly veterinary health checks 🩺 for a reduced rate. We will also be pleased to offer subscribers a 10% discount on any treatments or in-house diagnostics tests that are recommended by our vets for your pet 🐶🐈.

For more information please speak to one of the team 😊 today… or to sign up immediately you can click the link below 👇 !

https://talon.merlinvetgroup.com/spsform/YPQpRhWzbz

04/09/2023

Our big day is finally here!! As of this morning we are now operating from our new premises at Kirklandhill, Wigtown. We’re situated just next to Wigtown Primary School, opposite Barclays garage for anyone who is not sure how to find us! Sat nav should bring you to us at DG8 9JB.

HUGE thanks to our incredible builders Allan J Hainey and Son - Project Managing, Main Contracting and Joinery for their brilliant work in creating this building - we cannot recommend them highly enough! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Looking forward to welcoming our clients here over the coming days and weeks…… ☺️

27/08/2023

We had a call out this evening to attend to a cat which was unfortunately hit on the road in Braehead. Sadly the cat was dead on our arrival. She is a young, black female with no microchip present. If anyone is missing a cat of this description please let us know.

19/08/2023

Could any client who visited the practice today please check their cars/pockets in case they accidentally picked up a set of keys? We have had a set reported missing - last seen at the practice!! Thanks!

17/08/2023

We have exciting news….. we now have a planned opening date for our brand new building!!! 🥳
Everything hinges on all the final details coming together in the next two weeks, but all being well we plan to open the doors on Monday 4th September!
Please keep an eye on this page for confirmation of our moving date…. but we look forward to welcoming our clients in very soon! 🤩

04/08/2023

Drum roll please….. 🥁🥁🥁
….. the winner of our ‘Guess the Combined Weight’ competition at Wigtown Show was Hannah Torbet!
Congratulations Hannah - your prize it on it’s way!! 🥳🎁

03/08/2023

We’ve unfortunately had a black and white cat handed in this morning which has been killed on the road near to Baltersan/Clary Hill on the A714. If anyone is missing a cat of this description please let us know.

02/08/2023

Thanks so much to everyone for joining us at Wigtown Show today in the rain and mud! We had a GREAT day and had so much fun catching up with clients and friends!! 🥰☕️🍻🥂🍰

01/08/2023

🌟 CALLING ALL CLIENTS! 🌟

Tomorrow is Wigtown Agricultural Show!! 🥳

We will have our marquee at the show once again this year and would love to welcome as many of you as possible there for some refreshments, including lots of home baking!! 🍰🍪🧁🍩

The weather forecast doesn’t look kind unfortunately, but it’s nothing some wellies and an umbrella can’t deal with!

Please note that the practice will be CLOSED tomorrow, but there will emergency cover available all day on our usual number! ☎️ 01988 402222

Hope to see you all there!! 🥂🍻🥳

28/06/2023

A sad post this evening: we’ve unfortunately had a young tabby cat handed in this evening which has been killed on the road in Bladnoch. He’s an uncastrated male, approximately 6 months old. If anyone is missing a cat of this description please let us know.

11/05/2023

Thankfully our phones appear to be working as normal again now. Thank you all for your patience! 😅

04/05/2023

All clients please note: we will be CLOSED this Monday 8th May for the King’s Coronation! As always, someone will be available in case of emergency on the usual practice number - 01988 402222. 👑 🇬🇧 🤴

12/04/2023

We have experienced the best and worst of veterinary practice in the last 24hr with this wee guy!
‘Ringo’ (as we have nicknamed him) was found in a residential garden yesterday with his front right leg entrapped in a snare. The injury was horrific and this poor kitten looks to have been dragging it around for days. He was starving and terrified.
Thankfully we were able to entice him out from hiding with some food, then catch him and bring him down for emergency treatment. Our fab vet Ailsa carried out a forelimb amputation last night and cared for him post-op overnight. We are delighted to say that he is making an incredible recovery and already mastering life on three legs! 🫶
The snare in question is legal, but must have been illegally set - it should never be possible for a cat to get caught in it if they are correctly set.
This case has thankfully had a happy ending, but we hope not to see this sort of thing again.

20/01/2023

Lots of progress this week! Exciting times!! 🤩

13/01/2023

Our new practice building is taking shape……! 🤩

22/12/2022

Wishing all of our clients a very Merry Christmas and all good wishes for 2023. Thank you very much for all your custom this year!

22/12/2022

Would all clients please note our festive opening hours listed below - as always there will be a vet available 24/7 on the usual practice number (01988 402222) if you need us.

Today is also the LAST day for ordering any repeat prescriptions before Christmas, so please give us a call today if you need anything!