✋ Before walking your dog on a hot day, press the back of your hand to the pavement for 5 seconds
🔥 If it’s too hot for you, it’s too hot for their paws
🐾 Keep walks safe and paws protected by choosing cooler times of day and paw-friendly surfaces
21/08/2025
Please take note of our opening hours over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend:
Friday 22nd Aug: 8:30-6pm
Saturday 23rd Aug: 8:30-12pm
Sunday 24th Aug: CLOSED
Monday 25th Aug: CLOSED
Tuesday 26th Aug: 8:30-6pm
If your pet needs urgent care, don’t hesitate to contact us and we’ll be happy to help: Medivet Thirsk (Skeldale), Lumley Close, Thirsk, YO7 3BT / [email protected] / 01923 470000
Wishing you all a lovely relaxing Summer Bank Holiday!🐰🐶🐱
20/08/2025
Beautiful boy Vin came into us yesterday! He gives the best smiles and snuggles (even if he is just trying to rub off his halti😝)
20/08/2025
🏆 The Petplan Veterinary Awards are open for nominations! 🏆
Do you know a team or individual who goes above and beyond in their role? Celebrate their hard work and dedication by nominating them for a Petplan Veterinary Award.
With five categories, there's plenty of scope to celebrate the incredible work happening across the veterinary industry:
🐾 Practice of the Year
🐾 Vet of the Year
🐾 Vet Nurse of the Year
🐾 Practice Manager of the Year
🐾 Practice Support Staff of the Year
Visit awards.petplan.co.uk to find out more and submit your nomination by 12th September.
Petplan UK
20/08/2025
On a warm day, the temperature inside a parked car can rise dangerously fast 🌡🚗
‘Not long’ is too long. If you can’t take them with you when you leave the car - leave them safely at home. Heatstroke is a veterinary emergency. Symptoms include:
💨Heavy panting
💦Excessive salivation
❤️Rapid heart rate
👅Bright red gums and tongue
😶🌫️Weakness, confusion or collapse
If you see a dog in distress in a hot car, first call 999, then seek
veterinary advice urgently👮♀️👨⚕️
19/08/2025
Thank you!
Thank you for helping us support Hearing Dogs.
We are thrilled to announce that, together with clients and colleagues throughout the UK, we raised over £83,500 through donations via our card terminals, loose change in our collection boxes and support for our fundraising events. A huge thank you to everyone who donated.
Watch a Hearing Dogs thank you to you here: https://vimeo.com/1103392560/c2101ccf8d?ts=0&share=copy
This is "Thank you to CVS from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People" by CVS (UK) Ltd on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
19/08/2025
As your dog grows older we are here to support them in their golden years. Over 80% of dogs will start to develop low levels of arthritis after the age of 2 years old. We recommend a high quality joint supplement to protect and extend the health of joints for a happy and more comfortable canine companion. 🩻🐶💊
We offer a promotion of buy six boxes of Yumove 360 advance and get one box for free!! 🎊🎉
18/08/2025
More than 70% of dogs over 3 years old have some form of dental disease, making it one of the most common health issues. Brushing your dog’s teeth can help to prevent dental disease.
We’ve put together a short, easy to follow video to help you brush your dog’s teeth at home with confidence.
Spotted any concerning signs? We’re here to help - you can book a FREE dental check for dogs or cats until 31st August, to give you peace of mind.
Congratulations to Josh for being nominated for Vet of the Year at the Pet Plan Awards 2025! 🏆🏅 We have our fingers crossed for you! 🤞
17/08/2025
Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day, when we honour these beautiful cats who have been the subject of myth and superstition for centuries.
Bringers of bad luck? Anyone who’s lived with a void cat knows the only thing they bring is love and affection (and, yes, occasional moments of chaos).
Did you know that black cats often get overlooked in rescues? If you’re thinking of adopting a cat, a shadowy sidekick might be your perfect match.
Share a photo of your inky overlord in the comments! ⬇️🖤
16/08/2025
Unlike us, pets have no understanding that hot weather can be harmful. We control their environment, their access to water and their exercise, and they can’t speak up if they start feeling unwell. Heat stroke can rapidly progress and, even with veterinary treatment, is often fatal.
Here are some top tips on how to help your cat stay cool during
a heatwave. For more advice on hot weather safety:
vetcollection.co.uk/health/keeping-pets-safe-in-hot-weather
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We are a friendly team of vets in North Yorkshire, caring for cats, dogs, rabbits and other small pets. We have surgeries in Masham, Bedale and Northallerton.
We have an extensive range of diagnostic equipment and knowledge to care for your animals.
Our history
There has been a veterinary practice in Masham since at least the start of the 20th century. At this time, the practice was situated at Oaklands in Park Street. Between the first and second world wars the practice was owned by a Mr Atkinson. He was succeeded after the second world war by a Mr Blackburn. At this time, the main activity was treating horses, as well as farm livestock.
Blackburn employed an assistant vet called Donald Macdonald who was a native of Elgin. In 1971 Macdonald died at the age of 56 from an aneurysm while calving a cow in Ellingstring. His assistant at the time was Lewis Grant, who was only about 26 and who decided to take on the practice even though he had only been employed for six weeks. Together with Peter Norrie, who had been at Edinburgh with him, they took on the practice.
Chris Almond was employed by Grant & Norrie in 1973 upon his graduation from Liverpool. The practice was mixed by then, with a slowly increasing amount of small animal work. Almond became a partner in 1979 and when the small animal work increased, they decided to open a surgery in Bedale, instead of using a building at the back of Lewis Grant’s house. The property was called Forrest House. When Peter Norrie retired Grant and Almond decided to rename the practice to Forrest House Veterinary Group.
At this stage Grant and Almond needed to find new premises in Masham, as Peter Norrie owned Oaklands and wished to sell it. This resulted in the move to 5 Little Market Place. In the early 2000’s they purchased Steven Keighley’s practice in Northallerton at Hartington House. The retirement of Norrie & Grant resulted in their replacement as partners by Norman Wilson and Richard Shaw.
In 2007 Chris Almond decided to retire from the partnership to work part-time and to pursue his interest in alternative and complementary medicine. The practice is now owned by CVS UK Ltd.
The practice is now run by Clinical Director Richard Hill and Practice Manager Steven Barker.