News from Quantock Vet Hospital
Vets urge owners to test travelling pets for foreign diseases
Do you travel abroad with your dog or have you recently imported or rescued a dog from another country? If you have, it's really important to check that your pet isn't carrying some unpleasant foreign disease. Diseases that can often go unnoticed until they're more...
An evening talk on tortoise hibernation
Thank you to all the dedicated tortoise owners who came to listen to Louise Ash, BSc, BVETMED, MRCVS, our 'exotics' vet give a free, evening talk this month about hibernation and how to get it right.Two owners travelled all the way from Yeovil to hear her talk and it...
Bridgwater Carnival 2019 road closures
As usual there'll be lots going on at the Bridgwater Carnival on Saturday 2nd November starting at 6pm! And in case it is going to affect you, and possibly your trip to see your vet, here is some information on the carnival route procession and local road...
Congratulations George the tortoise
George – a mischievous six year old tortoise and much loved family pet had been missing for over half a year when he was suddenly found buried in long grass. George's owner explained "We believe that George had dug himself into the ground as we had thoroughly searched...
Avoiding the hazards of hibernation
Did you know it can be very dangerous to hibernate your tortoise if, for example it's not in good health or doesn't have enough fat or water reserves?Hibernation is really important but it’s critical it is a healthy hibernation. Inadequate hibernation is one of the...
Congratulations Carrie Chameleon!
Carrie, a sweet natured little, one year old chameleon was brought in to us by her worried owner. She was suffering from swollen, red eyes that wouldn’t open."Eye problems are quite common in chameleons in captivity" explained Louise, Carrie's vet. "In the wild they...
Rabbit owners urged to vaccinate following outbreak of deadly rabbit virus
Here at Quantock Vets we are urging rabbit owners to get their pet bunnies vaccinated to protect them against the outbreak of a deadly rabbit virus strain that has been reported across the UK. Rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease type 2 (RVHD2) is highly infectious and...
Our next Pet of the Month 2019 – Willow the Labrador
Willow is a much loved, 7 year old, female Labrador who was brought in by her worried owner on the 1st March. Over two to three days they had noticed that her abdomen been slowly getting bigger – they were worried she was putting on weight but then her appetite went...
A rare disorder for Gilead the young Poodle cross
Gilead – a gorgeous six year old male poodle cross - was brought in to the Hospital after going downhill rapidly with an apparent episode of Haemorhagic Diarrhoea. His loving owner Joan was understandably very upset having come down in the morning to find “the whole...
Our latest Brexit update for taking your pet abroad
We know many of you have concerns about taking a loved pet abroad to Europe at the moment, we appreciate it's a very confusing and worrying time. The situation regarding travel to the EU for Pets is very uncertain at the moment.The Government has now reached an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...