Its that time of the year again!! Christmas is just around the
corner and it's a mad rush to get everything organised. We see a few
dogs every year who have over indulged so be warned not to fill them up
with too many left over's and remember that raisins and chocolate are
poisonous to dogs, so no Christmas pudding!
We would like to introduce our newest member of
staff, Marie Sorowka, having joined the practice as a veterinary
surgeon at the beginning of November 2007. Marie graduated from
Glasgow Vet School in July 2006 and has spent the last year and a half
in small animal practice in Milton Keynes. She is especially interested
in rabbits, cardiology and internal medicine. Marie likes to keep fit
and can be seen cycling, running and hill-walking around Wiltshire, but
she especially loves walking her Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - Poppy
and Nina.
Congratulations Rachael!!
We are all delighted that Rachel Roberts has
recently passed her second year of veterinary nurse training and is now
a fully qualified and registered veterinary nurse (RVN). Well done
Rachael, it has taken a lot of hard work and dedication. Purton Veterinary Group has long been an approved training
practice for Veterinary Nurses and we support our them through their
training onto qualification and beyond. We currently have 1 trainee
veterinary nurse and 3 qualified veterinary nurses. Members of our Pet
Health Club see our RVN's once a year for a 6 month health
examination. They are available for consultations to assess nutrition,
weight control, dental health, blood pressure and many other services.
NEW Pet Health Club
Our Pet Health Club has been running for many years now, but we have
recently updated it to give our members discounts on products and
services from the practice. The Pet Health Club is free to join and
allows you to budget in convenient and affordable monthly payments for
your pets preventative healthcare. This means that all your
vaccination, worming and flea treatment is pre-paid at a 10% discount
in monthly instalments by direct debit. You benefit from a 10% discount
off consultations, neutering, microchips, pet food bought in store and
preventative dental cleaning. Ask at reception for details or click on the image for more information.Cats Protection Appeal
There are so many charities asking for help and
it is impossible to support them all. I suppose a lot depends on
whether we have been touched by the need of the individuals involved.
The Cats Protection work tirelessly at helping cats in need throughout
the country. The Wootten Basset branch
is particularly active. Currently we are helping them neuter colonies
of cats that live rough on farms. There are all sorts from young to
old. Graeme recently went out to a farm to see the conditions for
himself and took some pictures. The Cats Protection spend a fortune
each year vaccinating, neutering and homing cats.
Perhaps you can help provide a home!
Adult cats are much more difficult to home because most people want a kitten.
Meredith was abandoned and found in poor condition. She is doing very
well now and is receiving treatment for a thyroid condition. Meredith is
an older cat who is looking for a warm kind permanent retirement home.
If you can help home her then please contact
the Cats Protection on 07928 674433 for details. Please consider a
donation to help the Cats Protection continue their good work. If you
want your donation to be used locally then you should contact the local
branch or the surgery, otherwise your donation will be sent to head
office and used nationally.
Maggie-May's unusual liver!
Maggie-May
came to see us as a puppy, and a very cute puppy at that being a cross
between a Pug and a Bichon Frise. She was the picture of health and
had everyone wrapped around her finger. We gave her a complete
examination which she passed with flying colours but little did we know
what was brewing inside Maggie-May. Weeks later she returned to see us
and it seemed that overnight she had gone almost completely blind, she
was disorientated and vomiting. The day before she had been completely
normal. We were worried she may have
something wrong with the development of her brain or that her liver was
malfunctioning so we admitted her for treatment and tests. A blood
test and an ultrasound scan confirmed that she had an extra blood
vessel that was taking blood around her liver rather than through it.
We call this a "shunt" and it's not very common. The shunt causes the
liver to be very small because it's not used properly. The blood that
absorbs the food we eat should go straight to the liver so it can be
processed. If it does not then chemicals from the intestine enter into
the blood that goes to the brain and this is what caused the signs she
was showing. In some cases it can result in seizures. Maggie-May
deteriorated that day and at one point she could not stand and we
feared the worst. Fortunately by diagnosing and starting treatment
early we reversed the signs and she improved over the next 6 hours with
intensive care. By the next day she was her bouncy self. Some Christmas Gift Ideas
Lets not forget our pets at Christmas!! Our online store sells products at prices that are lower than pet shops and at least 10% less than the manufacturers recommended price.
There are big savings on a range of healthy pet foods including
Arden Grange, Eukanuba, Hills, Burns, James Wellbeloved and Royal
Canin.
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