Piddle Valley Vets

Here's Snoop, Violet, Vinnie and Esther, the latest lovely bunch of Puppy Club graduates. They all had a great time making friends, while their families learnt about a wide variety of puppy related topics such as feeding, health checks and care, parasite control (always a good one with real samples....not for the squeamish!) and some very basic training. If you'd like to join in and have a puppy aged between 8 and 14 weeks please give us a call on 01305 848820, or message us

Here are some of the many ways in which we are using our K laser to assist in our care for your pets. It aids healing, reduces swelling in soft tissue and relieves pain. We are using it routinely to aid post operative recovery as well as for musculo-skeletal and specific conditions. In these pictures David is treating a Bonelli's eagle with a sore toe, Dude the Rottweiller who has a cruciate injury and Rory the Greyhound who has a stiff shoulder. Finally, Dude is letting us know exactly what he thinks of wearing the 'doggles' to protect his eyes!

Beautiful sightings on local beaches, be careful walking your pooches, and don't touch!
If stung then rinse with plenty of water (using urine is a bit of a myth) and seek medical advice
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* Very proud of the team for saving the life of this little dog.

**Latest - power restored and all systems being checked /brought back online. We will keep the surgery closed other than for urgent appointments while we catch everything up, but normal service will be resumed in the morning. Thank you for your patience **
**update - SSE have said it is likely to be 8 o'clock tonight before power is restored. Please call tomorrow to arrange routine appointments **
We are currently experiencing a power cut that is affecting a large portion of the local area. If you have an emergency please call our out of hours number 07435752059. For appointments or non emergencies please try later or tomorrow as we have no access to our computers. We will keep you updated.

This is Dave, the incredibly beautiful Boa who paid us a visit today. She (yes, Dave is a she!)has an amazingly iridescent skin and was so well behaved, we all fell in love with her.

Pet First Aid course.............would you know what to do if your pet was injured, choking or had eaten something poisonous? We are holding a number of First Aid courses throughout the year which will teach you how to cope in an emergency.
The course is taught by a qualified Veterinary Nurse with many years experience and will cover both theory and practical elements. The cost of the course will include a bespoke first aid kit in a handy bag, handout and refreshments; and t...here are discounts for our own clients and those who are members of our Pet Health Plan.
The costs are: Health Plan members - £102 PVV clients - £108 Visitors - £126
Numbers are strictly limited so book soon! The course are all on Saturdays 10.00 to 13.00 The dates are : February 29th, April 4th, June 27th and September 12th. To book a place or to find out more please either call the surgery and ask to speak to Jo or message us through Facebook.
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🐶**New for 2020**🐱 There are going to be quite a lot of new and exciting services we will be able to offer our clients in the coming year, and although we have already been using this in 2019 here is the official launch of the first of them.
We now have a K laser on the premises, this equipment speeds up healing and reduces pain and inflammation. We are using it routinely post operatively and for many musculo-skeletal conditions. Here you can see the adorable Roxy who had a...n infected uterus which had to be removed, and the laser therapy being applied. The last picture shows the minimal scarring that she was left with. If anyone would like to know more about it or feels their pet may benefit from laser treatment please don't hesitate to ask, or follow this link
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Lovely Rory came in to see us today, full of the festive spirit, maybe he should have had a red nose too!

All of us here at Piddle Valley Vets wish you a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2020.
We are open as normal 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th, 30th and 31st December. We are closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day but as always we provide our own out of hours service on all bank holidays so if you should need any emergency help we will be available.

It's that most wonderful time of the year.. 🎶🎵🎅
But a quiet little message from the reindeer: (credit to RSPCA Mallams Wood) :

Found cat.....We have had a small female, tabby/tortie cat brought in from Weymouth area. Please get in touch if you think she may be your lost pet.

6 lovely ferrets in for their vaccinations today :)

Meet our latest Puppy Club graduates, all sitting very proudly with their rosettes having completed the course. If you have a puppy that's 8-12 weeks of age and would like to join the next course please message us or call 01305 848820

Congratulations to our vet Minda and his wife on the safe arrival of their baby girl Emilija. We wish you all the best as you start your life as a family of 3!

Poor Red came in today with a fish hook stuck in her upper lip, after sedation to remove it she feels a lot happier now. Please be careful when walking your dogs anywhere near fishing areas, they are opportunistic scavengers by nature and anything that smells as if it might be tasty is very appealing to them, they don't think of possible consequences!

Here at the surgery we have just shown our respect and gratitude to all those, whether human or animal, who gave their lives for us all. We will remember them.

***UPDATE - OWNER FOUND***
We have had a rather lovely, small breed, stray dog brought in to us overnight. He is absolutely fine, but unfortunately we were unable to contact his owner!
He has now been reunited and is home safe and sound, thank you to everyone who shared and helped get him home!