Fair City Vet Group

Huge congratulations to our lovely nurse Emma, who after 3 years of hard work has passed her Veterinary Nursing course with flying colours and is now on the Veterinary Nursing register! Well done from us all at FCVG x

Unfortunately due to essential maintenance, the practice will be closed on Saturday 18th August. Tower Vets at Huntingtower, Perth are kindly supplying emergency cover during this time. In case of emergency during this time, please contact the Fair City Vets number on 01738 623210, where you will be advised of the emergency contact number. Thank you.

OWNER FOUND😀
*FOUND* Update - now in the care of dog warden We currently have a lovely Labrador in our care that has been brought to us having been found by a member of the public near to Kinnoull Hill. They are microchipped but unfortunately the contact details don’t appear to be up to date. If you think this dog may belong to you, please contact the office on 01738623210. Thank you!

Gorgeous 9 week old Dalmation puppy Puzzle came to visit vet Meg today for his first vaccination. He was very brave!
We will see him back in 4 weeks time for his second vaccination, then we will invite him back for monthly weigh and worms with our nurses which will also encourage him to become confident in the practice environment for future visits!

Lovely Labradors Rolo and Moss come to see us for laser therapy sessions to help ease their arthritic joints now they are older. They are off on their summer holidays to enjoy some beach walks. Happy holidays!

Meet staff dog Harry, who belongs to lovely vet Lizzie. We all adore him - he gives fantastic cuddles!
Isn't he gorgeous!

If variety is the spice of life - we have it in buckets at FCVG!
Andrew examined "Lola" a beautiful bearded dragon yesterday, by contrast, tonight he was on his way home from another Highland pony foaling and saw a herd of red deer hinds and a lone red stag in the next field! #perthshire #vetslife

Rory is extremely lucky to be alive. His owner's quick actions meant he dodged death by minutes. He was rushed in to our Perth branch collapsed, going blue, unable to breathe properly and going into heart failure as his stomach had suddenly bloated to the size of a football. Our amazing team jumped into action, we confirmed a gastric dilation with partial torsion within minutes by X-ray. Our nurses Ana, Diana, Emma and Lauren place two Intravenous lines within seconds and com...batted his severe shock by giving him crash volumes of IV fluids rapidly. Then vet Fiona anaesthetised him and passed a stomach tube. We removed lots of gas and several pints of stomach contents. Siphoning out the putrid liquid meant that Fiona got one or two mouthfuls!
Next, we maintained him under the anaesthetic, while we confirmed his stomach had gone down, was staying down and was no longer twisted. Rory is an old boy, but he seems to have gained a new lease of life since this close call!
His mum brought us a lovely box of biscuits which were greatly appreciated.
It's important to be able to recognise and act on the signs of "bloat" or "GDV - gastric dilation and volvulus" in your dog.
It is rapidly fatal if unrecognised.
See this kennel club link:
https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/heal…/ for-owners/dog-bloat/
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It's a vet's life: Heat haze at Fife Point to Point!
Fife Point-to-Point, Balcormo Races

No rest for the wicked! After working three days of thrilling racing at Perth Racecourse, racecourse senior vet Andrew is providing his services at Fife Point to Point at Balcormo. It's a lovely day out and blue skies await- the last race is at 4.30pm - why not come over and join in the fun! Perth Racecourse Fife Point-to-Point, Balcormo Races

"Joel" a beautiful rag doll kitten and "Baxter" a handsome border terrier. Both enjoyed their breakfast and booster consultations at Auchterarder this morning!

Auchterarder breakfast consultations: Most of our patients take their annual check ups completely in their stride! "Dec" made the most of the free breakfast on offer this morning at our Auchterarder branch, after he'd had his vaccination! "Dec" lost his brother "Ant" a long time ago, he has a new female companion now and looks amazing for his 13.5 years!

We all love helping animals, but it's often a tough job for everyone in the team- thank you's make all the difference.
Anyone who works at a vet practice will tell you that it is the kind gestures from clients that make our day. So.... a big thank you to three lovely clients who made our week today.

It's been a busy week rounded off with some lovely visitors to our Perth and Auchterarder branches this morning.

Thankfully, after being bitten by a dog little "Hesco" the duck only sustained a dislocated "knee" rather than a fracture - our team were preparing to fix a fracture but Hesco was allowed home and prescribed rest and painkillers.

To all our customers,
We are CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY.
Emergency cases will be covered 24/7. Tower Vets are covering small animal calls & we have a dedicated equine vet covering any equine emergencies.
... We are OPEN AS NORMAL EASTER MONDAY for all your routine needs.
We hope you all have a great Easter 🐣 weekend.
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Polly realised she is able to go home with her owner after 5 days of intensive care and surgery to remove a large part of her fractured jaw!

Here is little Polly the Norfolk Terrier- she's amazing! On Monday she got into a disagreement with a much bigger dog whom she knows. Normally they are great friends.
Unfortunately Polly was bitten very badly across her skull and her jaw was fractured in several places. She lost a lot of blood, she was very shocked and struggling to breathe when she came in to us on Monday morning.
... After treating her pain and shock, our team took radiographs and inserted a feeding tube into her oesophagus. As her condition stabilised, we discussed the options carefully with her owner. We made the decision together to remove her right lower jaw and many of her teeth which had been dislodged due to the trauma. She was nursed carefully by our whole team. We were all delighted when she started to eat on Wednesday. She continued to improve and went home yesterday! She is a real character!
See the other video- when she sees her owner again and is excited to be going home.
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