Welcome to our Small Animal Newsletter! Providing you with the latest news, information and offers!

MEET OUR LOVELY NURSING TEAM!

Our nursing team is headed up by Sarah Woodvine (pictured above with her black Labrador, Tarn). She is a fully qualified veterinary nurse with many years of practical experience. She is ably assisted by Faye (top left), who is also a fully qualified RVN and our two trainee nurses, Tasha (pictured with her Springer, Woody) and Lisa (top right)

Together, they look after the day to day running of cat and dog wards, theatres, prep room and assist the vets with procedures, anaesthetics and hydrotherapy. They are responsible for your pets comfort throughout their stay with us. They spend a lot of time ensuring your cat or dog is at ease with lots of cuddles, sensitive handling and reassurance. They are committed to ensuring your pet has a positive experience in what is essentially an unfamiliar environment.

In addition to this they run clinics in their own right - senior pet health checks, puppy parties, adolescent health checks, post op examinations, weight assessment and advice and dental checks are all run free of charge. They also perform nail clipping, conscious dematting, tick removal and some injections where appropriate.

If you have something you want to discuss that you feel does not require an appointment the nurses are happy to give phone advice too - just call and ask to speak to a nurse. e.g. puppy training, behaviour, diet choices.

Find it difficult to give that 3 monthly worming tablet?.... or apply flea treatments?..... then the nurses can administer this for you for just the cost of the tablet or spot-on.

FREE SENIOR HEALTH CHECKS FOR MARCH

Has your pet gained a few pounds in this cold wet weather? Have you been meaning to get his creaky joints checked out? We like to run a series of FREE senior health checks in the middle of winter, as this is often when the wear and tear on an older pet can starts to take its toll. Colder weather makes joints ache and some fitness is lost as walks get shortened which adds to arthritis problems. In addition pets may be spending more time indoors and at rest, these longer periods between toilet breaks can make urinary problems more obvious. Older pets are more likely to get problems such as diabetes, heart disease, senility, tumours and kidney disease. Early screening and intervention can make many of these conditions more manageable. In turn this can greatly improve the quality of life in many cases. We all want happy healthy pets for as long as possible so if you think that your pet could do with a health check, please call the surgery on 01363 772860 or email to book into one of our senior health clinics throughout March and take advantage of a free urine test also included.

We are also holding a FREE Senior Pet Health Client Evening on Monday 7th April at 7:30pm here at the practice - we will be exploring issues commonly experienced by older pets, particularly arthritis. All attendees will receive a goody bag and refreshments will be provided. Call us to book as places will be limited or email us!

25% OFF SELECTED BAGS OF ROYAL CANIN DOG AND CAT FOOD

Here at the practice we see how a good diet can benefit a pets health, which is why we keep the cost of our Royal Canin Veterinary diets as low as we possibly can, ensuring we are competitive with internet prices. We want our clients to be able to feed their pet a veterinary quality food for not much more (or sometimes less!) than commercially available food. Quite often, feeding a better quality food can mean you actually need to feed your pet less per meal, and therefore can work out cheaper per day! For example:

10kg Neutered Adult Medium Dog:

RRP £45.20 Our Price £36.38 with 25% off offer - £27.29

= 55p per day for a 15kg dog

We also have our Royal Canin loyalty scheme, currently buy 8 bags get the 9th FREE!

Royal Canin diets are tailor made to best meet your pet's nutritional requirements. Each product is based on extensive studies, carried out in partnership with leading veterinary schools and universities. Every diet takes into account age, breed, size and lifestyle because one food doesn't suit all.

Worried about changing your pet's food? We recommend gradually introducing a new food over 5-7 days, increasing the new food day by day.

If they don't like it? Royal Canin are so confident that your pet will enjoy the food, they offer a no quibble guarantee simply return 80% of the bag for a full refund!

Offer applies to bags with a red 25% off sticker. While stocks last.

CALL US NOW to make an appointment for a Senior Health Check or to book your place on the Client Talk - on 01363 772860 or send us an email.