News from Quantock Vet Hospital
Quantock Vets January Pet of the Month winner – Alfie!
Alfie, a little Italian Bolognese, was first brought in to the Hospital in mid November with pain in both his ears, although we couldn't find anything wrong apart from a high temperature. His Mum and Dad were away on holiday. so he was being looked after by his...
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New Client Services job role with Quantock Veterinary Hopsital
We have created a new role for a skilled administrator looking for an interesting and varied people-facing position. Our new 'Client Support Administrator' will involve a range of administration duties to help us provide a high quality client/patient...
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Vet Amy Haylock Quantock tackles the Cateran Yomp for charity
One of our wonderful vets - Amy Haylock - is training, in her words "stupidly long distances" for the gruelling Cateran Yomp, which takes place in the Cairngorms in Scotland in June. As Amy says "The Yomp is an amazing, ridiculous challenge. It is a...
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Twelve amazing pets battle it out for Quantock’s Pet of the Year!
On Wednesday 8th of February Quantock Veterinary Hospital held their ‘Pet of the Year’ event celebrating some of their most remarkable and admired patients of 2017! Every month staff vote for their most inspiring patient – “Not an easy task comparing...
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Rosie – Our last 2017 Pet of the Month!
Rosie the loving rescue cat has been voted Quantock's December Pet of the Month! Rosie was brought in on a Sunday in August. Her owner explained “We've had Rosie since we re-homed her from Cats Protection as a young cat seven years ago. She has always had...
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Twelve Days of Christmas Hazards!
It's a busy time in most households over Christmas and our pets can come across many unusual, fascinating and tasty temptations! But beware, many of the things we enjoy over the festive period can be potentially very dangerous to our animals. Here are...
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Quantock Vets Christmas 2017 Opening Hours
The next few weeks can be the busiest weeks of the year but meanwhile life carries on. So, with regard to your pets, don't worry - we are here! Our opening hours are shown below but we will always have someone trained answering the phone at the Hospital so...
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November Pet of the Month Nyam Boss cat nearly loses a leg
Nyan Boss is a big five year old tabby cat who came into the Hospital one day with a large and extremely nasty wound to his leg. Miss Darby, Nyan’s owner explained “We’d only just moved house and had kept Nyan Boss in for a couple of weeks while he got...
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Lucky Lottie the Rottie
Lottie is a friendly seven year old rescue, Rottweiler. In May 2017 her owners Dean and Anne-Marie noticed her drooling rather a lot and that her mouth looked a little red. They then noticed that she had developed a lump in her mouth and several small skin...
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Our Pet of the Month Jacob the rabbit!
Jacob is a two and a half year old Continental Giant rabbit who was brought in to us after his owner noticed he was suffering from diarrhoea. Usually a very placid and content rabbit, Jacob was not himself at all. Tessa Procter, one of our vets examined...
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Fireworks are not loved by everyone!
The excitement and fun of fireworks in November is not that far off. And it seems now that the season of fireworks runs from Bonfire Night through to New Year, but many of pet owners are not keen. If you've a pet that is terrified by the scary noises and...
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Nowzad CEO Pen Farthing gives talk at Quantock Veterinary Hospital
On Thursday October 26th at 8.00pm Pen Farthing, inspirational Founder and CEO of Nowzad will be coming to Quantock Veterinary Hospital in Bridgwater to give a fascintaing talk about the work of Nowzad and how the charity tries to help animals caught in...
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Monty the greedy Beagle voted August’s Pet of the Month!
We see hundreds of cases of animal poisoning every year, some are due to the ingestion of poisonous plants or pills for example and some more surprising cases can be caused by everyday foods. Mouldy foods are particularly dangerous and if eaten can make a...
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Help is at hand for overweight pets
The incidence of obesity in pets has increased significantly in recent years and it is causing a great deal of concern among the veterinary profession. Many of our pets are becoming overweight or obese purely down well-meaning owners being a bit too kind...
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Blaze the cat survives to be voted our July Pet of the Month!
Blaze is a gorgeous young cat who was very fortunate to be found by his owners following a serious road traffic accident in Bridgwater earlier this summer. Darren, one of Blaze's owners, explained "Blaze is a wonderful little cat, gentle and loving. When...
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Congratulations Beetroot the cat – our Pet of the Month!
Huge Congratulations to Beetroot the brave little cat who was suffering from cystitis - a common but often serious condition in neutered male cats. He has been voted 'Pet of the Month' by staff here at Quantock Vets! Cystitis might seem a minor condition –...
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Cobra the German Shepherd – a worthy Pet of the Month!
Cobra is a very worthy Pet of the Month! Though Cobra is the most lovely boy - as a patient we have seen more of Cobra over the years than we would ever want to! I am sure his owners would agree! Since a puppy he has been a frequent visitor to the...
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Beetroot the cat’s cystitis treatment
Cystitis might seem a minor condition – something not to worry about – however as Beetroot the cat’s experiences demonstrate, it can be a very serious and complicated condition to treat. Dominic Phillips explained “Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC) is a...
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