News from Quantock Vet Hospital
Our first Pet of the Month 2019 – Chase the Labrador-cross pup!
Chase, an adorable nine month old Labrador-cross, came to us early in January having suddenly become lame on his back leg. While there were no obvious injuries on the first visit, an infection in the outer toe became evident over the next few days and so antibiotics...
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Winners chosen for Quantock Hospital Pet of the Year 2018
On Wednesday 20th March Quantock Veterinary Hospital held their ‘Pet of the Year’ event celebrating some of their most remarkable patients of 2018!This year Bailey, a beautiful, three year old Birman cat who had suffered and recovered fully from a horrific...
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Advance Warning – Nether Stowey Road Closure
Please note we have an advance warning from Wessex Water of a road closure in Nether Stowey between the 15th and 19th of April due to essential pipe works. The closure will affect Castle Street but there will be access to the Castle Street Car Park.We hope this causes...
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Here for you over Easter
Please note our Easter and May Bank Holiday opening hours:Good Friday 19th April:Closed (Emergencies only)Saturday 20th April: Open - normal opening hoursEaster Sunday 21st April:Closed (Emergencies only)Monday 22nd April:Closed (Emergencies only)May Bank...
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A Brexit update for taking your pet abroad
If you're thinking of taking a loved pet abroad to Europe at the moment, we appreciate it's a very worrying time. The situation regarding travel to the EU for Pets is very uncertain at the moment.The latest guidance from APHA issued on 14th March is that all pets...
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Arnold the mature cat – Quantock Vet’s final Pet of the Month for 2018!
Arnold is a 15 year old cat who was brought in by his worried owner in December. He was off colour and off is food and was obviously having difficulty standing.Arnold’s owner was extremely concerned about him. And rightly so.We took blood tests, scans and x-rays which...
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Toby the tortoise – Quantock Pet of the Month!
Toby Palmer is a much loved tortoise who is over 40 years old. Whilst in here for one of his regular ‘holidays’, a swelling was noticed on his foot. This was observed and after a couple of days we were certain that this was already getting bigger. We contacted the...
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Looking for an Administrator role with an excellent animal Hospital?
We are looking for a skilled administrator to cover maternity leave for our Client Support Administrator - an interesting and varied people-facing position. The role could be part-time and involves a range of administration duties to help us provide a high...
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French Bulldog puppy Ruby survives Parvovirus and is voted Quantock Vets Pet of the Month!
Ruby, a very pretty 10 week old French Bulldog puppy, was transferred to us from another veterinary practice one Friday evening in July. She was weak with severe vomiting and bloody diarrhoea and was struggling to lift her head. The original vet suspected Parvovirus...
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Anaesthetic shortage leads to temporary increased costs of operations
Due to the temporary disruption of supply of anaesthetic gases from the continent, we, like many UK veterinary practices, have had to increase our anaesthetic costs. The shortage - due to a mechanical issue on the production line at a third-party manufacturing...
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Sonny the collie survives to celebrate Pet of the Month!
Sonny – a delightful, eight year old male, rough collie - had severe diarrhoea out of the blue, which rapidly became very worse over a week. He had blood in the diarrhoea, he didn’t want to eat and then frighteningly rapidly went into shock - a situation where the...
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Osteoarthritis in dogs and cats – there’s a lot we can do to help
As animals get older, normal wear and tear of the joints can result in pain and inflammation known as osteoarthritis. This condition is very common in older animals, however sadly often goes un-diagnosed. It is a painful disease which can affect one or multiple...
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Quantock Vets re-awarded Rabbit Friendly Clinic Silver status!
Quantock Veterinary Hospital was delighted to be re-awarded a 'Rabbit Friendly Clinic' Silver Status by the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund. The scheme helps rabbit owners by identifying veterinary practices that show a greater knowledge of rabbit...
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Joseph the cat – our determined Pet of the Month!
Our latest Pet of the Month, Joseph, a lovely, dignified ten year-old cat was adopted from the RSPCA in 2010. He was brought to the hospital by his worried owner in February earlier this year having sneezed for a few days. There was blood from one nostril...
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Travelling Pets and Brexit
Many of our clients take their pets on holiday abroad with them. We are currently contacting all clients with travelling pets to alert them of the current and uncertain situation regarding pet travel to the EU after Brexit.Currently UK citizens can travel...
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Regenerative Therapy helps Pet of the Month Archie’s pain
Archie - a gorgeous eleven year old Labrador, has very bravely coped with elbow arthritis for a number of years. As time has gone by he has had to have more and more help to keep him comfortable and mobile. Early treatment involved joint supplements and...
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Pet of the month ‘Claws’ saved by Quantock Out of Hours service
Claws Pople, a lovely four year old female domestic short haired cat came in as an emergency case late one Friday evening in June. Claws's owner Mr Pople explained that he had found her being mauled by a dog "I was devastated when I saw my cat hanging from...
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Bailey the injured Birman cat is Quantock’s next Pet of the Month
PLEASE BE WARNED there are some graphic photos of poor Bailey's leg injury (and recovery) in this news. Bailey, a stunning, three year old Birman cat, first came to us in mid December as an emergency with a huge wound to his left hind limb, extending above and below...
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