The Veterinary Centre, Uddingston

It’s Puppy Party day! Who’s excited? 🥳🐶

Exciting news! A huge 92% of our clients voted for longer opening hours at the weekend....we asked and we listened! Starting on the 15th of June, we will be open all day on a Saturday! We will be offering some surgery slots on a Saturday morning and extra appointments between 3-5pm. 🐾❤️🐾

Hello June! We have a busy month at The Veterinary Centre with:
🐰Rabbit Awareness Week🐰 Rabbit awareness week is running from 1st-9th June this year. To celebrate, we are offering free rabbit health checks and discounted rabbit vaccinations - 20% off! - during the whole month of June. Rabbits need 2 vaccinations, the first to protect them against myxomatosis and rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease (RVHD) and the second, given 2 weeks later, to protect against a new strain of RV...HD - known as RVHD2. These diseases cause intense suffering to rabbits. These vaccinations offer annual protection against both myxomatosis and RVHD. Rabbits can be vaccinated from five weeks old.
📍Microchip Month📍 This month we’re having a microchip amnesty where you can have your pet microchipped for half price at only £10. Getting your pet microchipped is a quick procedure and can help reunite you with your pet if they get lost. It is now a legal requirement to have all pet dogs over 8 weeks old microchipped. Cats have a nature to wander so we advise having them microchipped too.
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Buddy is looking his best for the weekend 😍🐾

❗️OOH INFO❗️ Unfortunately due to unsolvable staffing issues, Glasgow University Vet School (GUVS), Bearsden are unable to accept out of hours patients this evening, Wednesday 29th May.
If you require an out of hours service tonight, please contact Vets Now on 0141 237 7676.
... We expect that GUVS will be accepting patients as normal as of tomorrow evening.
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#VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAM Meet Rebecca! Rebecca joined our practice as a student in 2016. She qualified as an RVN from Edinburgh Napier University in May last year and has been working full time in our practice since. Rebecca found her love for veterinary nursing when she was 12- when she saw the amazing work that vet nurses did with her own cat, Rosie, when she took unwell with an oral tumour. Rebecca has a special interest in feline medical nursing. She loves spending time with the patients and seeing them improve day by day.

🐾We hope you are enjoying the bank holiday weekend! 🐾We’re closed today and will reopen as normal tomorrow (Tues 28th) at 8:30am. In the event of an emergency please contact our out of hour providers : 🐾Vets now on 0141 530 6745 or 🐾Glasgow Vet school on 0141 330 7690.

#VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAM2019 #WhatVNsDo
🐾Monitoring Anaesthesia
... 🐾Did you know that all animals undergoing a general anaesthetic are monitored throughout their procedure by a qualified veterinary nurse? The veterinary nurse will work with the veterinary surgeon to ensure all animals have the safest possible anaesthetic procedure. The nurse monitors vital signs and other parameters and records readings, from pre-medication to full recovery. Readings are reported back to the veterinary surgeon.
🐾Here at the Veterinary Centre we have a multi-parameter which accurately monitors: •ECG •Heart Rate •Respiratory Rate •CO2 •SPO2 •Temperature •Blood Pressure The multi-parameter allows us to quickly detect any sudden changes in readings.
🐾The veterinary nurse also assesses the patient’s ‘anaesthetic depth’ by regularly checking the eye position, jaw tone and palpebral and corneal reflexes.
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#VetNurseAwarenessMonth #VNAM We interviewed one of our lovely veterinary nurse students Anna. She’s currently a 1st year studying at Edinburgh Napier University.
1. Why did you want to be a veterinary nurse?
... Having grown up in an animal loving family I spent most of my childhood working and spending time with animals. After moving to South Korea at the age of 11 I experienced a completely different standard of animal welfare compared to the UK. This initially sparked my interest in pursuing a career in animal welfare as the plight of the animals made me feel helpless, this feeling made me determined to try and make a difference. Choosing this career choice allows me to combine my love for animals and my passion to improve animal welfare.
2. Why did you choose to study the degree course?
I chose to do the degree course as I feel it will give me good opportunities in the future. I hope to work abroad after I qualify and believe the degree will help me achieve this as it is internationally recognised.
3. What’s your favourite thing about veterinary nursing?
There are an endless number of things that I love about being a student veterinary nurse, however my personal highlight is being involved in a patients’ journey. There is nothing more rewarding than being involved in an animals road to recovery from start to finish. From having a patient unhappy and in distress, to seeing them walk out of the practice happy and pain free is a feeling I cannot describe. The profession is tough and sometimes challenging but when you’re involved in times like these, it is all worth it.
4. What do you want to do with your vet nursing career in the future?
In three years’ time I will hopefully be a qualified veterinary nurse. Initially I plan to gain experience in a small animal practice in Scotland, then I would like to return to the Far East and work for an animal charity and be involved with animal welfare education.
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#WhatVNsDo #VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth •Preparing Patients for Surgical Procedures •Theatre nurses play a vital role in ensuring each surgical procedure goes as smoothly as possible. Before the procedure takes place, the veterinary nurse may be involved in taking radiographs of the specific area being operated on. The veterinary nurse will then move the patient to the prep area and clip and clean the surgical site using an aseptic technique. The patient is then carried from the prep area to the theatre and positioned on the operating table.

#whatVNsdo #VeterinaryNurseAwarenessMonth Veterinary Nurses are Laboratory Technicians! • Veterinary nurses are trained to carry out various laboratory diagnostic tests, including blood, urine, and faecal analysis. Here at the Veterinary Centre we have an extensive in-house lab, allowing our veterinary nurses to perform a range of tests and obtain results rapidly. Results are passed onto the veterinary surgeon, allowing them to quickly diagnose various health conditions. We c...urrently have 5 analysers in our lab which are able to check our patients’ internal organ function, hormone levels and any signs of infection. Any samples being sent to external labs for analysis are packaged by the veterinary nurse. • Veterinary nurses are also able to carry out microscopy where they investigate samples through the microscope and identify different cells, tissues and parasites. The microscope allows us to identify specific parasites on a slide, for example, cat & dog fleas, ear mites, ticks, and lice. We are also able to look at samples taken from a lump (FNAs) to determine whether the lump is likely to be a lipoma (‘fatty lump’) or not- in the instance of the lump being a lipoma we are able to clearly see fat cells under the microscope. Our RVNs are also able to view blood smears under the microscope to check for any abnormalities in the red or white blood cell count.
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❗️Phone Update❗️ •Unfortunately, due to circumstances out with our control our phone lines are still down this morning. •We are in the process of organising a divert which will be available as soon as possible by phoning our usual number 01698 817999. In the mean time, please contact us on 07564362377 while we try to resolve the issue. We will also be available via email - vets@thevetcentreuddingston.co.uk •In the event of a serious emergency please come straight down to the practice. •Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

❗️❗️Due to circumstances outwith our control, our phone lines are still down❗️❗️ This means that when you call over the weekend, you will only hear an engaged tone and not our usual answer phone message. We are closed until Tuesday 8.30am due to the bank holiday weekend. In the event of an emergency please contact our out of hour providers : Vets now on 0141 530 6745 or Glasgow Vet school on 0141 330 7690. Sorry for any inconvenience 😞

🐾 #VNAM To introduce Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month, we have the lovely Jen.
🐾 Jen has worked with us at the Veterinary Centre since 2016 and has been a qualified RVN for 19 years. 🐾 She has a special interest in rabbits and enjoys teaching Yoga in her spare time. Jen is actively involved in training our student veterinary nurses as their clinical coach, supporting them throughout their studies and the completion of their Nursing Progress Log (a portfolio of tasks the students require to complete in order to gain their qualification). 🐾 Jen has a busy house with many pets of her own- 2 bunnies, Benji and Betsy as well as a Jack Russel, Jaffa and cat, Pog.

🐾At the Veterinary Centre, we are celebrating the month of May as Veterinary Nurse awareness month! 🐾We currently have 9 wonderful Veterinary Nurses working with us who provide expert supportive care for animals under our care. 🐾Throughout this month we will be interviewing our team about their role as a Veterinary Nurse. We hope you enjoy hearing more about our team and what being an RVN entails!

❗️❗️❗️Our phone lines are out of action this morning due to a fault ❗️❗️ Please email us on vets@thevetcentreuddingston.co.uk or if you have a serious emergency please come to the surgery.

🐾An interview with Kirsty- one of our Student Veterinary Nurses!
🐾Kirsty has worked with us at the Veterinary Centre since 2016 and began her training to be a fully qualified Veterinary Nurse in 2017. Kirsty currently attends the College of Animal Welfare in Edinburgh and will hopefully be completing her diploma this summer 🤞🏼. Kirsty is a fantastic member of our team and is excited to be joining as a fully fledged RVN!
🐾What made you want to be a Veterinary Nurse?... I’ve always had a love for animals and knew that any job involving working with, or around them would be a dream career. Three years ago I was given the opportunity to volunteer at The Veterinary Centre which introduced me to veterinary nursing. I loved how involved the veterinary nurses were in all aspects of patient care. They are also an integral part of the veterinary team which confirmed that veterinary nursing was the career I wanted to pursue.
🐾Why did you choose the College of Animal Welfare (diploma) to study your course? I chose the College of Animal Welfare as they offered a block release program which is made up of college blocks and placement blocks within practice. A large proportion of the course is based within practice which I really enjoy as it allows me to learn on the job. It is also great being able to learn the different aspects of nursing in college, and then apply these within practice. The course is set over two years which results in a lot of exams and assignments over a short space of time which can be quite a lot to handle - but as long as you manage your time well and are passionate it is definitely achievable.
🐾What do you love most about Veterinary Nursing? I love that every day brings new challenges and playing a part in providing a high standard of care to all the animals that come into practice. I also love working as part of such a close-knit team – all the staff at The Veterinary Centre have provided me with massive support all through my College Course and I have learned so much from all the brilliant veterinary nurses and vets. I have a real interest in the management of chronic pain in animals and I have loved being involved in the provision of laser therapy to various patients in practice. It has been fantastic being involved in this and seeing the improvement the therapy has provided.
🐾What do you think you’ll do with your career in the future? When qualified I would love to do some charity work abroad and further my knowledge and experience. I’m also keen to continue working with small animals and possibly do some further training in chronic pain management.
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