News from Quantock Vet Hospital
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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Cairn Terrier Toby is Quantock Pet of the Month!
There are a few really ‘BIG’ medical emergencies – emergencies that are life threatening, really challenging to treat, complicated and highly intensive. Toby - a lovely little Cairn Terrier who wasn't yet six year's old - suffered from perhaps one of the...
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Closed for all but Emergencies Wednesday 25th July
Quantock Veterinary Hospital and our branch practice in Nether Stowey will be closed for one day on Wednesday 24th July 2018 for staff training and development. Please rest assured that we will be available for emergencies and the collection of...
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Are you a Veterinary Nurse looking for a great new opportunity?
We are looking for another Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our great team of 7 vets supported by an excellent 6 registered nurses, 4 SVNs and 2 Animal Care Assistants. As an established RCVS small animal hospital with full hospital standard...
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Free heart checks for your dog
Heart disease in dogs is a very common problem, and can go un-diagnosed for many years. This is because changes to your dog's heart tend not to cause symptoms until the later stages of the disease process. However, there are ways in which we can tell if...
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Diabetic cat wins March Pet of the Month
In October 2016 Nicholas - a loving RSPCA rescue cat - was brought in suffering from weight loss and PUPD – excessive water consumption and urine production. His owners said they had noticed a change in Nicholas over a matter of weeks where he dramatically lost weight...
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Angoran rabbit Mollie wins Pet of the Month for February!
Mollie is a beautiful and much loved two and a half year old Angoran rabbit. Towards the end of January Mollie suddenly went off her food, was lethargic and didn't seem very happy. Her owners explained, "We knew it was important that she saw a vet as soon...
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Vet vacancy at Quantock Veterinary Hopsital
We are looking for another Veterinary surgeon to join our strong seven vet team which is supported by an excellent RVN nursing team. We are much more than the usual First Opinion practice and this new position would suit a special vet who is keen to...
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An update on Alabama Rot
Due to a case of Alabama Rot being confirmed this January in the Taunton area, and understandable concern and questions from our clients, we thought an up-date on the disease would be helpful. Alabama Rot or Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy...
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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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