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Dental disease in older dogs
Posted in Small Animal, Surgical October 12, 2018 Basil is a 14 year old, male Parson Russell Terrier. With his increasingly bad breath and noted poor dental health, the decision was made to undergo a general anaesthetic in order to extract the severely affected teeth and to scale … Continue reading
NO Fear the Roadworks doesnt stop us here!
Posted in Small Animal July 24, 2018As many of you will be aware the A5 (Watling Street) through Towcester will be closed for approximately 17 weeks from 23 July 2018 while roadworks take place. At Towcester Vets will still be open as normal and diversions around … Continue reading
Paulerspury Vets Opening Tuesday 1st May!
Posted in Equine, Farm Animal, Small Animal, Surgical April 24, 2018Exciting news as our Paulerspury Small Animal Clinic, located at the same site as Towcester Equine Vets (Plum Park Farm), is OFFICIALLY opening on Tuesday 1st May 2018! We will be open for bookings from 9am – 10:30am Monday to … Continue reading
Alabama Rot! What you need to know….
Posted in Small Animal April 16, 2018We are aware of a post on social media claiming that there has been a confirmed case of Alabama Rot in Stoke Bruerne. This, however, to our knowledge is not the case. The patient in question was treated at Davies … Continue reading
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We are Supporting the #Breed to Breathe Campaign!
Posted in Small Animal January 22, 2018The British Veterinary association is campaigning to raise awareness of the problems brachycephalic or snort nosed dog breeds face as a result of their breeding. Brachycephalic breeds have a short or compressed skull shape, giving them a flat faced look. … Continue reading
Tagged BOAS, Brachcephalic, Bulldog, Pug
Throwing Sticks for your Dog….A potentially dangerous playtime!
Posted in Small Animal January 12, 2018There has been a national campaign recently warning dog owners about the dangers of throwing sticks for their pets to fetch after a reported rise in life-threatening injuries. We have seen numerous cases over the years from pieces of wood … Continue reading
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Tackling the Broken Tackle!
Posted in Small Animal December 6, 2017Men, it is time to cross your legs and feel very sorry for this chap called Charlie, a 5 year old working Labrador retriever who had a very unfortunate accident. Charlie presented to us one afternoon with an inability to … Continue reading
TOWCESTER VETERINARY CENTRE’S CHARITY CALENDAR FOR 2018
Posted in Equine, Farm Animal, Horses, Small Animal November 23, 2017 Following the success of our equine team baring all to raise money for the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance back in 2016, the team decided it was time to strip off again! However, the equine vets were not the only … Continue reading
Remember your pets this 5th of November
Posted in Small Animal October 30, 2017So fireworks celebrations are here and whilst we all enjoy a good display, the majority of our pets show discomfort and fear when faced with sudden loud noises. So we have put together some advice on how to prepare for … Continue reading
Tagged adaptil, calm, feliway, fireworks, stress
Bauer’s Warning of Toxic Blue-Green Algae
Posted in Small Animal October 8, 2017On Wednesday afternoon we received a call from Bauer’s owner who was extremely worried. Bauer the 3 year old black Labrador had been out in Daventry Country Park having fun, playing and in all the excitement, jumped into the water for … Continue reading
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