Vaccinating your dog
Puppy Vaccination course starts at 6 weeks of age and repeat at 8 and 10 weeks. This vaccination covers your pet from infectious and potentially fatal diseases like parvovirus, leptospirosis, canine distemper, parainfluenza and hepatitis. This vaccination should be boosted every year.
It is important to remember that your dog should not mix with other dogs until at least 2 weeks after their final injection. Also if your doggy is due to go to boarding kennels we will vaccinate against kennel cough. This should be arranged at least 2 weeks prior to your dogs stay.
Vaccinating your cat
Kitten vaccination course starts at 9 weeks of age and repeat at 12 weeks. This will cover your cat against cat flu, feline enterisis, feline panleucopenia and calicivirus, rhinotrachitis. Again this vaccination should be boosted every year.
We can also vaccinate your cat against diseases such asfeline leukaemia virus. Remember your cat will need to be fully vaccinated and certified if staying in a cattery.
We will also send you reminders of when your pets boosters are due.
Worming
There are lots of different parasites that can affect your pets health, worms are one of them. There are a few different types, the most common being roundworms and tapeworms. We can advise you on which product best suits your pets lifestyle.
You should regularly de-worm your beloved pets and a full range of de-worming products are available over the counter or as a part of your consultation with the vet. We recommend worming from 2 weeks of age right throughout your pets lifetime. These treatments come in tablet or spot-on forms.
Dental Care
Dental Check Ups Please ask to see the nurse for a free dental check and to discuss preventative care. Please ask to see the vet if your pet has difficulty eating, loose or broken teeth, drooling, smelly breath (halitosis) or a gum infection so it can be treated promptly.
Dental Treatments include ultrasonic descaling and polishing and extractions as necessary. Pets require a GA for this as they won’t always open their mouth to say awww!!!
Preventative Oral Hygiene. We can recommend a tailored preventative plan to suit your pet e.g. brushing his teeth or using logic oral hygiene gel, a special dental care diet e.g. Hills t / d or using specially made treats and chews e.g. Dentastix.
Microchipping
Microchipping your pet is a simple and effective means of ensuring your pet can be easily identified should he/she go missing or be stolen. We simply insert a small microchip (about the size of a grain of rice) under the skin at the back of the neck. This is inserted using a needle and syringe and is just like getting a vaccine injection and stays there for life. This coded chip carries a number unique to your pet. This is registered on a central database together with all your contact details.
Should your pet go missing and be brought into a vet clinic, rescue society, dog pound or if he/she is stolen he/she can be quickly scanned using a hand held scanner and promptly re-united with you. It is the only method of proving ownership as collar tags, as a sole means of identification, can be easily taken off or lost.
Pet passport – travel vaccines
The pet travel scheme now means you can take your pet on holidays or emigrate without quarantine restrictions. In order to qualify for this scheme a few simple steps must be taken.
- Microchipping
- Apply for a passport
- Rabies vaccine
- Blood test one month later to check level of rabies immunity
- Health check prior to travel. A period of 6 months must lapse before you can bring your pet in and out of the country. A worm / tick treatment must be given before coming back into Ireland.
We are happy to guide you through the process and ensure your pet can go on holidays without a hitch.
Pet food and accessories shop
Our shop stocks everything you need to pamper your pooch or reward your rabbit. We stock an extensive range of treats, leads collars, coats, kennels, toys, beds, fish tanks, hamster and bird cages, accessories and so much more. We are always at hand to help and advise e.g. to fit a harness correctly or recommend suitable toys for a young puppy.It is this point of sales advice that ensures our customers not only have excellent choice but are also properly informed.
We have a full range of pet foods for all species from cats to chipmunks from leading super-premium brands.Royal Canin and Hills complement our range of dog and cat foods including Burns, Beta, Pedigree and Whiskas. We are happy to recommend a food to suit your dog or cats individual requirements and work out feeding amounts.
Grooming
Even the worst doggie bad hair day can be solved by our experienced and professional pet groomers. A full pampering and makeover for your pooch is tailored to suit his/her needs. A range of treatments including clipping, stripping, combing ,washing, drying, anal glands, nails, ears can all be carried out
Medicated or conditioning washes are used depending on your pets needs and the salon experience would not be complete without a spritz of your pets’ favourite doggie perfume and a bow to complete the look ….Book early!
Neutering
If you are not planning to breed from your cat or dog he or she should be neutered. In males this is called castration where both testicles are surgically removed. In females this is called spaying where both ovaries and uterus are surgically removed. In both cases it is non reversible and they require full anaesthesia in order to perform the operation. They are admitted fasting first thing in the morning and operated on that morning, monitored for the afternoon and are ready to be discharged late afternoon / evening. Cats and dogs can be sexually active from 6 months of age and we are happy to neuter from 6 months of age onwards, even before their 1st season thereby allowing them to mature properly.
Spaying & Castration Information Sheet
Anaesthesia and operations
Our theatre is fully equipped and we use all the latest drugs and techniques that give your pet the best chance for that crucial operation. Our vets are competent in all aspects of soft tissue surgery and sterility is our priority. We use the most modern anaesthesia protocols and monitoring of our patients ensure maximum safety for those animals entrusted to our care. We treat every patient as an individual and care for them as our own.
Pre-anaesthetic Instructions Sheet
Orthopaedic Surgery
We can also cater for bone or orthopaedic operations. Should your pet sustain a fracture or injury e.g. in on RTA we are happy to be able to perform operations such as plating, pinning, external fixators, femoral head osteotomy, toggle pinning, luxatting patella and crucial repairs. We offer extensive post – operative care in the recovery period.
X-Ray
Our x-ray units are fully equipped to give excellent diagnostic radiographs allowing visualisation of the affected area. This facilitates the vet to gain greater insight into the area of interest be it a broken leg or a chest problem. Pets generally need sedation or light anaesthesia to facilitate x-rays as it is very hard to get them to lie still.
Medical
In Patient Wards
The nursing team ensures all our patients are made comfortable in our hospital kennels. We aim for it to be a home from home where possible. We feel in times of illness the little things such as comfy beds and getting out frequently for toilet breaks or a quick brush and kind word can make all the difference for recovery. We are always happy for owners to visit their pets while hospitalised and spend time with them. We are confident that our team provide a very high standard of care to our patients.
ECG
Complementing our range of investigation techniques for our cardiology patients we are now using ECG. We find it invaluable for the accurate diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac cases ensuring they get the very best treatment available.
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure monitoring is invaluable and can be carried out quickly and easily. Older patients can be tested to ascertain their health status and is also invaluable for cardiac/renal patients or those undergoing anaesthesia. |
