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Each month we introduce you a pet of the month which we think you’ll find interesting. Maybe for its condition, its bravery or perhaps just for its character.
Do you think your pet deserves to be recognised as Orchard Vets pet of the month?
To be considered please email us at info@ovg.co.uk explaining why you think he or she is deserving, a recent photo (max 5mb in .jpg or .png format), a short biography and your pet’s favourite activity or place. Sadly, we won’t be able to publish all requests and there aren’t any prizes, only bragging rights should your pet be chosen!
February’s Pet of the Month is Lexi! This beautiful girl came in for a vaccination at the end of last year but she was so nervous that we couldn’t safely examine her or give her a booster without her becoming a bit snappy. We recognised that Lexi wasn’t a nasty dog at all, but was only unpredictable because she was fearful of the practice environment. She was therefore enrolled in our Vet Confidence Clinics with the aim of giving her a booster within 3 months. Lexi is such a smart girl and helpfully very food-orientated, so with lots of treats, she started to feel comfortable coming into the practice and was able to bond with our lovely nurse Jess by showing off all of her favourite tricks. Her owners put in an amazing effort at home with muzzle training and were so diligent in bringing her back to the clinic weekly so that she could keep building up her confidence. Gradually Lexi acclimatised to the practice and began to trust us enough to allow more hands-on cuddles that built up to a sneaky clinical exam. Finally, we were able to safely give Lexi a booster. By building up to this slowly, the event itself was a lot less traumatic for Lexi and she was still happy to come in and see us the week after. This has been a fantastic team effort from our nurse Jess and Lexi’s amazing owners who have really put in the time and energy to make vet visits a lot less stressful, consequently making important preventative healthcare feasible. And of course, a huge well done to Lexi for being the bravest girl and coming out of her shell in the practice! How could we not fall in love with this face.
Nala is 9 months old and loves making friends and learning new tricks!
Here she is getting to know the staff on reception after her free adolescent health check as part of the health plan.
During the adolescent checks we discuss a range of topics including pet specific considerations for neutering, diet, dental hygiene and any other concerns you may have to help your pet stay healthy.
January’s Pet of the Month title is awarded to the mischievous Harry. This sweet little man got himself in a pickle when he was so excited to play with his new octopus soft toy, that he accidently ate a whole tentacle. He clearly decided that octopus tentacles were very delicious because he proceeded to eat 3 more! Unsurprisingly, this caused Harry quite the tummy upset. Unfortunately, he was unable to throw the tentacles back up and they started to block the passage of food through his stomach. If left, this blockage would have been life-threatening for Harry. Our vets attempted to retrieve the tentacles by a less invasive endoscopic route but the stomach was so full of food material that the toy segments were unable to be visualised. The only option left was to surgically remove the octopus tentacles from the stomach by gastrotomy. Harry coped very well with this procedure and thankfully made a full recovery. This was a good reminder to us all of how dangerous easily-destroyed toys can be to our furry friends. Well done to Harry for being such a good patient and coping with major abdominal surgery like a champ! We hope that Harry has learnt his lesson and won’t be consuming any more soft toys in the future!
December’s Pet of the Month Award goes to Tara! This gorgeous girl has been a joy to have in practice after her recent spay. Due to her very bouncy nature, Tara experienced a bit of excess swelling and the development of a seroma (an accumulation of inflammatory fluid) at her surgical site which meant she needed a few extra checks with us in the practice. A surgical site seroma is a fairly common, non-painful complication of surgery in dogs that are hard to keep still during the post-operative recovery period. Luckily, they mostly resolve themselves with just some extra anti-inflammatories and rest. Tara’s surgical site is now looking great and she can get back to her normal routine with her owner’s knowing that she is no longer at risk of a potentially fatal uterine infection or any nasty cancers of the reproductive tract. Well-done to Tara’s owners for keeping coming back for those important post-op checks and ensuring Tara rested which is no mean feat when you have such an excitable little girl. And well-done Tara for coping so well with her operation and never losing patience with us at the practice. We very much enjoyed her finding an X-ray positioning aid and giving it to James to play with!
Luna is a 1-year old crossbreed. She was recently in for her spay operation and she looked so smart in her medishirt we decided she should be pet of the month for October!
Pet of the month for Sept 20 is Nala.
Nala is 9 months old and loves making friends and learning new tricks!
Here she is getting to know the staff on reception after her free adolescent health check as part of the health plan.
During the adolescent checks we discuss a range of topics including pet specific considerations for neutering, diet, dental hygiene and any other concerns you may have to help your pet stay healthy.
Nala is 9 months old and loves making friends and learning new tricks! Here she is getting to know the staff on reception after her free adolescent health check as part of the health plan. During the adolescent checks we discuss a range of topics including pet specific considerations for neutering, diet, dental hygiene and any other concerns you may have to help your pet stay healthy.
This month’s Pet of the Month award goes to the lovely Peaches! A few weeks ago this little lady had a nasty eye injury which meant she needed to undergo surgery for an eye removal. Despite her small stature, Peaches is full of spirit and coped amazingly under anaesthetic. She was chomping down cucumber within half an hour of her operation finishing and continued to recover rapidly. She is now adjusting brilliantly to her new single-eyed life. Well done Peaches!
This young chap is Toby, who got into a bit of an accident recently where he fractured one of his canines and needed it removed. At Orchard Vets we perform full mouth x-rays on all dental patients, and these x-rays show why! Toby had managed to get a small piece of wire embedded in his gum underneath one of his molars. This was successfully removed and he’s now much happier!
Nala is 9 months old and loves making friends and learning new tricks!
Here she is getting to know the staff on reception after her free adolescent health check as part of the health plan.
During the adolescent checks we discuss a range of topics including pet specific considerations for neutering, diet, dental hygiene and any other concerns you may have to help your pet stay healthy.
We recommended Sammy to start veterinary socialisation clinics back in June as he had had a particularly scary trip to the practice last year and unfortunately was anxious on his visits thereafter. Sammy and his owner have put in tremendous amounts of effort, coming in for socialisation every couple of weeks to make him more comfortable and confident in the practice environment. He has come on leaps and bounds and although we are still working to build up his confidence with instruments such as the stethoscope and nail clippers, he is a completely different dog and is as excited to see us as we are him. He’s a very popular boy out the back with are nurses and we all love spending time with him, making his visits to the practice less daunting and hopefully more enjoyable!
If you think your dog would benefit from the veterinary socialisation clinics like Sammy has, then why not give us a call on 01458 832972. Our clinics run every weekday from 10.30 – 12pm and 2.30pm – 5.30 pm.
This little chap had to have a helping hand coming in to the world as his mum had a twisted uterus. We’re happy to say that both cow and calf are doing well, and because of this we’ve awarded them Pet of the Month.
This is 8 week old Narla who came to stay with us recently after getting quite poorly. We’re pleased to say she’s back to her normal mischievous self and bouncing around. We’ve decided to award her ‘Pet of the month’ for her hard work in getting better.
This is Clementine who came in for a check-up recently with her Platinum Jubilee inspired outfit
Uno has been in recently for a castrate and has won over everyone with his good looks and golden locks!
Harry the Dachshund is a staff favourite who has been in a lot recently, due to difficulties with his paws which has been a challenge to resolve!
This adorable pair were brought in together for their vaccinations and health check recently and will be due back soon for neutering!
For more information about taking the best care of your rabbit book a consultation with one of our vets. Alternatively, check out our website advice pages or the Rabbit welfare association and fund website (RWAF)
Apart from being adorable, Coco is also very brave and has made a brilliant recovery from a fracture to her Tibia which was repaired in house.
Pet of the month for March is Piper.
She is one of our favourite geriatric patients who recently underwent successful surgery for removal of a large tumour on her back.
Murray is pet of the month for February.
He came in for a castrate recently as he lives in a multi-cat household.
He was so photogenic and well behaved he had to feature!
Puddle is a 13 year old dalmatian who has a grade 3 heart murmur and recently came in for removal of an infected lump on her side.
She went through the operation without a hitch and is recovering well!
Pet of the Month for December is Reggie a Holland Lop rabbit who came in recently for his Castration operation.
This is usually performed at around 5 months of age but can be performed from 3 months old. For more information visit our ‘advice & resources‘ page.
Sir Nigel is our pet of the month for November for his fantastic recovery from an acute kidney injury earlier this year and for being such a good patient when he presented with a wound in his armpit earlier this month which is healing nicely.
He quickly became a staff favourite during his stay but, although we all love having him in, hopefully the next visit will just be for his health check and vaccination!