Kilcoole Vets

25/06/2024

🔷Rabbit Awareness Week Vets🔷

As mentioned yesterday , enrichment is a very important aspect of rabbit welfare.🐰

Here are a couple of simple things you can do to to provide your bunny with enrichment. 👍

24/06/2024

🐰🥕 RABBIT AWARENESS WEEK 🥕🐰

Feeding guidelines for rabbits 🐰

A rabbits diet should compose of mainly hay/grass, as rabbits teeth are constantly growing it naturally wears down their teeth helping to prevent dental diseases and stomach issues.

Rabbits also require fresh leafy greens such as rocket, romaine lettuce and mint, as well as vegetables such as carrot tops, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli.

Lastly, a rabbits diet should consist of highly quality pellets such as burgees. These pellets will provide digestible fibres and indigestible fibre will be moved through their digestive system and excreted as seperate round hard droppings. This type of fibre keeps the digestive system moving and their appetite stimulated.

Lets not forget water too, always provide fresh water for your rabbit and change their beakers daily. After all, it is thirsty work being that adorable 🤭

24/06/2024

🐰🥕 RABBIT AWARENESS WEEK 🥕🐰

Do rabbits need enrichment?

The answer is yes. Enrichment improves the quality of a rabbits life. Rabbits are active and intelligent and will suffer when they are bored.

So, how can you enrich your rabbits life?

🐰 Change your rabbits environment.
Rabbits are prey animals in the wild and rely on tunnels to escape predictors, tunnels will encourage your rabbit to be more active and provide a sense of security. Tunnels can even be homemade by merging cardboard boxes together. Provide an entrance, exit and lots of tunnels for your rabbit to give them that extra sense of security.

Let your rabbit roam, rabbits can roam up to 5 miles daily in the wild so it is important that they have ample room to freely roam their enclosure.

Provide digging pits for your rabbit. Digging is a natural instinct for your rabbit, provide your rabbit with digging pits to encourage natural behavior.

Ensure that your rabbit has plenty of platforms for hiding under and climbing, platforms will act as a viewing point and provide a sense of safety.

🐰 Dietary enrichment.
Dietary enrichment is an item or toy that will provide mental stimulation and encourage natural foraging behaviors. Hide leafy greens around your rabbits hutch, even in their tunnels. Another excellent way to encourage dietary enrichment is to purchase puzzle feeders and mini kongs available to purchase at the clinic. Kongs can be stuffed with hay and their favorite vegetable ensuring that your rabbit has to work to get the tasty treats.

🐰 Toys.
Providing objects that encourage digging or throwing can make wonderful toys for rabbits. Toys such as willow balls are fantastic for rabbits as it is ideal for chewing, nudging and throwing.

We would love to see how you enrich your rabbits life in the comment section below 👇

24/06/2024

KV starting your week with a smile 😃

21/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

Buzzy 🥰

Licking her lips! There must have been treats on offer 😂

Buzzy was in to see our Nurse, Naomi for her post operative check up after her spay procedure. She was in flying form and will return again for her final post op check soon!

Good job Buzzy 😀

20/06/2024

🔷KV Client Reviews🔷

20/06/2024

❗️Missing ❗️

Have you seen this cat?
He is a neutered male and we would really love to see him reunited with his family.

Missing from Eden Gate area.

Our contact number is 01-2874802

19/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

Harper ❤️

This little lady is such a dote and was a fabulous patient when admitted to our clinic recently for her spay procedure!

18/06/2024

🔷RAW - Rabbit Awareness Week🔷

24th - 28th June 2024

For this week only - Book your bunny in for their annual vaccination booster and receive a 10% discount. 🐇

18/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

Welcome to Kilcoole Vets little Murphy ❤️

Murphy is a very handsome 8 week old Cavapoo in to see our vet Megan for his 1st puppy vaccination.
He has stolen all our hearts and we can’t wait to see him again for his 2nd vaccination.

17/06/2024

KV starting your Monday with a smile 😃

14/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

How adorable is Buddy 🤩 ❤️

This little guy is 8 weeks old and recently started his puppy vaccination course with us. He was the best boy and got lots of attention from our team ☺️

Welcome to Kilcoole Vets Buddy 😍

14/06/2024

Give A Pet A Home ❤️

12/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

The fabulous Mia Bella in our reception area recently.

She always has the best hair styles 💕

11/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

It’s always a pleasure to see the very handsome Aussie at KV.

In for his annual vaccination booster and his monthly librella injection 💉

10/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

Handsome Arro attended KV recently for his six month wellness check up with our nurse, Naomi.

Check him out patiently waiting for a treat 😃

**l **lglands

07/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

Alfie 🥰

This little cutie is looking very happy while waiting on his appointment with our vet Aoife.

Alfie received his annual vaccination booster and canine cough vaccine.

Did you know ❓❓

Canine cough (also known as kennel cough) is an airborne disease and highly contagious in dogs. This is why it can spread through kennels and doggy day care facilities so quickly.
As it is airborne, It can be picked up anywhere, on your walk to the local supermarket with your dog, at the beach, in the woods and we recommended this vaccine to all dogs for this reason.
If you have any questions or would like to check that your dog is up to date with their canine cough vaccine please call our clinic on 01-2874802.

06/06/2024

🔷Meet The Pets At Kilcoole Vets🔷

Mylo was booked in recently to have his a**l glands expressed. A**l glands are scent glands that all dogs have. 🐶

They are usually expressed naturally when a dog defecates. Sometimes the fluid can build up if their stool is not bulky enough to express the gland. Sometimes certain breeds can be predisposed to having a**l gland issues and need assistance expressing them.

Did you know that signs of a**l gland issues are scooting and excessive licking of the a**s?

If you think your dog is displaying any of these signs please call us on 01-2874802 and we will be happy to help 🐾

04/06/2024

🔷Kilcoole Vets Pawsitive Pets🔷

Apart from covering your pets annual vaccinations including canine cough for dogs and feline leukemia for cats, there are many other benefits of being a *Pawsitive Pets* member. 🐶 🐱

Extra benefits 😁

✔️Unlimited Nail Clips
✔️A**l Gland Expression
✔️10% Off Routine Dentistry
✔️10% Off Neutering
✔️10% Discount Off Boarding At Seaview Cattery
✔️10% Discount Off First Consultation For Illness/Injury

*Pop into our clinic and chat to our team or you can call us on 01-2874802

31/05/2024

🔷Wellness Screening @ Kilcoole Vets🔷

Please contact our clinic on [email protected] or 01-2874802 for more information! 🙌🏻

31/05/2024

🔷June Bank Holiday Opening Hours🔷

29/05/2024

Please note our upcoming June bank holiday opening hours and out of hours emergency contact number.

29/05/2024

🔷Kilcoole Vets Team News🔷

Check out Pawline 💕

This little cutie is a ten month old cavachon who belongs to our receptionist Tara.
You may have already met Tara in the clinic. She joined us in April and we are delighted to have her as part of the Kilcoole Vets team 🤗

27/05/2024

27/05/2024

We promised you exciting news and here it is! Introducing Kilcoole Vets Referral Service!

Starting today, we are thrilled to begin accepting case referrals for outpatient imaging, advanced soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, pain management, and cold laser therapy.

For more info call us on (0)12874802, email [email protected], or visit kilcoolevets.ie/referrals to refer a case!

19/08/2022

Happy Friday!

What are you and your fur babies up to this weekend?

21/07/2022

It's back for the Summer! 3 for 2 on all Vetpro products! Mix and match your favourites.

Shop now on the My Family Vets Shop!

*Cheapest item free, offer valid until 31st August 2022.

12/05/2022

Heatwave incoming! 🌡️ Are you planning on taking your dog away to the beach this weekend? Does your dog get nervous whilst travelling? Or perhaps your cat or dog will be staying in a kennel or cattery if you are away this weekend.

All of these situations can cause anxiety in pets, however Vetpro can help! Vetpro Stress & Anxiety Capsules:

🌿 Calms behaviour
🌿 Are fast acting
🌿 Helps reduce stress
🌿 High strength
🌿 No sedative effect
🌿 Easy to administer sprinkle capsules

And for a limited time, we have 3 for 2 on all Vetpro products over on the My Family Vets Shop! Follow the link below to shop

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04/05/2022

OFFER ALERT! 🤩 IT'S BACK! Get 3 for 2 across the WHOLE Vetpro range on the My Family Vets Shop!

You can mix and match any Vetpro products, including; Stress & Anxiety, Joints & Mobility with Omega-3s and Healthy Skin & Glossy Coat! Follow the link below to shop!

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28/04/2022

It's International Guide Dog Day! 🦮

A day to celebrate all of the amazing service dogs out there who help their owners every day. Do you know any service dogs who you will celebrate today?

20/04/2022

When you realise it's already Wednesday! *Two more sleeps until it's Friday again*

11/04/2022

11/04/2022

It's National Pet Day! Will you be doing anything special for your pet today?

03/04/2022

Hit like if you agree 💗

30/03/2022

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28/03/2022

Is your dog super active? If so, you may want to support their joints with Vetpro Joints & Mobility with Omega-3s!

Providing advanced support to aid your pet's joints, developed with veterinary orthopaedic specialists. A fast acting natural supplement containing market leading levels of Omega-3s EPA & DHA, scientifically proven to aid joints and flexibility to support a pet’s freedom of movement.

Follow the link below to shop!
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