Make sure your dog gets the Kennel Cough vaccine, not just for boarding kennels, but also if they go to places where they interact with other dogs โ like groomers, dog parks, or playdates with friends' and family dogs. Kennel cough can spread anywhere dogs gather! ๐พ๐พ
Book your vaccine now
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๐พ Update on Martha & Claudia! ๐พ
๐พ Update on Martha & Claudia! ๐พ
After their spay surgery on Monday, these two kitties had their post-op checkup yesterday ๐ฑ๐. Veterinary Nurse Charlotte gave them the paws-up โ everything is healing perfectly! ๐ Few more days of rest, and these two can go back to thier normal routines
Ear mites are one of the many causes of ear scratching in our pets ๐ถ๐ฑ
These microscopic parasites live in the ear canal and breed like mad, quickly multiplying to their thousands ๐คฎ They because incredibly irritating and painful for our pets, causing them to scratch and scratch and scratch ๐ All this scratching can then cause further damage to the ear and ear canal ๐
Regular parasite treatments can prevent and kill these mites to prevent them setting up home in you pets ears ๐ก If there is a big infestation of them, your pet will likely need further treatment like a deep ear clean, medicated ear drops or pain relief ๐
If you are concerned about your pets ear, call the clinic to get booked in ๐
Donegal town - 0749723760
Ballybofey - 0749130100
Itโs an ear mite breeding party ๐
This is just a small section of the sample we took from a cats ear last week ๐ Ear mites can multiply to thousands very easily if not treated ๐ซฃ
Sometimes it can be very hard to tell that your pet may have ear mites, but common signs are them scratching at their ears or dark brown dirty in their ears ๐
If you are concerned about your pets ears, itโs always best to get them checked to see exactly whatโs going on ๐
Donegal Town - 0749723760
Ballybofey - 0749130100
We have been busy with faecal egg counts coming back into the spring season ๐ฅ
Our Micron FEC machine is busy โณ This machine can detect worm eggs in a faecal sample ๐ฉ We can also test for fluke ๐ชฑ
A little sneak peek at our new clinic!
Big thanks to all the team at Bluestack Vets for helping in every way to get us to this point! And to friends and family for all their help and support!
We are open and taking appointments ! Please ring 074 9130100 ๐๐๐๐๐
A little bit of puppy cuteness ๐ฅฐ
Little Flo is having a great time with her Kong, with some of her tasty Calibra puppy food inside ๐คฉ
This is a great way of getting her to figure out have to solve the mystery of getting the food while keeping her busy ๐ช๐ป
Stimulation is so important for not only puppies but dogs of all ages ๐ถ Making sure they have an enriched environment will keep them from getting bored and keep them active โฝ๏ธ
A look under the microscope ๐ฌ
This is a larva seen while processing a dung sample for some sheep ๐ชฑ๐ The larva is the next stage of the life cycle after the egg ๐ฅ This is one of the many things we can pick up with our in-house lab ๐ฅผ
Our very exciting new bit of kit ๐คฉ
This is our brand new multi parameter anaesthetic monitoring machine ๐ฉบ๐ฉ๐ปโโ๏ธ This machine aids our nurses in making sure anaesthetic are going smoothly and keeping an eye on all aspects of your pet! It keeps track of pulse rate, blood oxygen level, respiration rate, temperature, as well as ECG and blood pressure and more๐ฉธ
Gives you the heebie jeebies just looking at it ๐จ
This is a flea under our microscope ๐ฌ You can see is belly is nice and full of blood from living off a poor unsuspecting dog ๐
It's very important that we keep up to date with parasite treatments in our pets so these little critters have no chance of surviving โ
Parasites aren't just a summer issue ๐ซฃ
A lot of parasites can be found all year round! Including these little buggers, ear mites ๐ซ
This creepy crawly was found in a cats ear only last week ๐ฎ This is why we always recommend keeping up with preventative parasite treatments year round to help keep these issues away!
Feel free to call the clinic to discuss the best treatment for your pet on 0749723760 ๐
Remember our caesarean puppies from a couple of weeks ago? This is them now ๐ฅฐ
We love to see that they are doing so well and thanks to their lovely owner for keeping us updated ๐คฉ๐