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See our website for more information about our 6 branches. Estate, Keswick 017687 72590

8a Station Road, Aspatria 016973 23898
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To offer the best level of client care and veterinary services, from highly trained staff, in modern well-equipped premises, always acting in the best interests of our patients and their owners. Wakefield Road, Cockermouth 01900 826666

Unit 1 Enterprise Court, Derwent Howe, Workington 01900 66666

18 Curzon Street, Maryport 01900 816666

66a Main Street, Egremont 01946 820513

Southey Hill Ind.

30/05/2026

🩷 Veterinary Nurse Appreciation Month 🩷

Meet our Animal Nursing Assistant Caitlin!

Caitlin has worked with us for around 8 months and plans to start her nurse training with us in September! She has gained a lot of experience already being an ANA which will help her hugely with her training. Let’s learn a little bit about her.

Tea/Coffee - Tea

Cake/biscuits - Biscuits 🍪

Cats/Dogs - Dogs

What do you do in your spare time? - I have a horse, so this takes up a lot of my time. I enjoy riding and just generally being outdoors 🐎

What makes you want to become an RVN - I would like to be more hands on with patients and be able to use nursing techniques to help them.

29/05/2026

🩷 Veterinary Nurse Appreciation Month 🩷

Meet our RVN Hannah! She has worked with us for 3.5 years now and has a keen interest in Emergency Critical Care, completing her certificate in the topic in 2023. Let’s get to know her a little!

Tea/coffee - Coffee ☕️

Cake/Biscuits - Cake

Cats/Dogs - Dogs

What do you do in your spare time? - I enjoy swimming in the lakes and getting out and about with my dog Django 🐶

What do you enjoy most about nursing and why? - I like theatre work and critical inpatient care. I find it all really interesting and enjoy that no case is ever the same.

28/05/2026

🩷 Veterinary Nurse Appreciation Month 🩷

Meet our RVN Daisy! She has been with us for a year now and is mainly based at our Cockermouth and Workington clinics. She is queen of the lab, making sure everything is ordered, in check and up to date! Let’s get to know her!

Tea/coffee - Coffee

Cake/biscuits - Both!

Cats/ dogs - Cats 🐱

What do you do in your spare time? - I love getting out and exploring the local area, whether it’s a sunny hike or a rainy beach walk, and also going back home over the border to visit family and friends 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. I also play piano, and I’m an enthusiastic baker - still trying to get the perfect sourdough loaf!

What do you enjoy most about nursing and why? - I love getting to create a bond with both our patients and their owners; being able to make a difference from the first puppy vaccine to the end of life care is such a rewarding experience. The role of a vet nurse is so varied that no day is ever the same, some days harder than others, but the joy of seeing a patient go home to their family is always worth the hard work!

27/05/2026

🩷 Veterinary Nurse Appreciation Month 🩷

Meet our RVN Hannah!

Meet Hannah one of our newly qualified RVNs. Hannah has recently completed her nurse training here at Millcroft and we are proud to say she has passed! Let’s get to know her!

Tea/coffee - Coffee

Cake/biscuits - Biscuits

Cats/dogs - Dogs

What do you do in your spare time? - I enjoy fell running and riding my horse Toby 🐴

What do you enjoy about nursing and why? - I enjoy how varied it is. You never know what is going to come through the door. I also enjoy seeing the progress our patients make when they are in with us.

26/05/2026

🩷 Veterinary Nurse Appreciation Month 🩷

Meet our RVN Helen!

She has worked with us since 2022 and is great with our anxious patients. She delivers confidence clinics at our Cockermouth branch, helping pets feel less anxious and stressed during vet visits. She also has an interest in weight management and offers weight clinics to patients who need help with a healthier diet. Let’s get to know her!

Tea/coffee - tea

Cake/biscuits - cake 🧁

Cats/dogs - cats 😻 (sorry Ruby)

What do you do in your spare time? - Walking in the fells with my dog Ruby. I love a good book and catching up with friends at a cafe with good cake!

What do you love most about nursing and why? - Seeing the progress of a patient and nursing them back to good health. It’s really rewarding to see a patient go home after all the care we give them!

25/05/2026

We hope you all enjoy the hot and sunny weather this week! 🌞

Let's take a few minutes to think about how we can care for our precious pets so they don't overheat.

Dogs 🐶
* DO NOT leave your dog in the car, in any circumstances.
* Walk dogs early in the morning or late evening.
* Offer plenty of cool water to drink frequently.

Cats 😸
* Consider keeping them indoors, encouraging them into the coolest part of the house.
* Clipping the hair off the stomach of long haired cats may help.
* If it feels really hot inside place an icepack wrapped in a towel somewhere where they like to sit to help them feel cooler.

Small Furries 🐹
* Ensure cages are shaded and have ventilation. Provide them with something cool to lay on, if they chose.
* Consider bringing them indoors into a room with a fan.
* Check they have water available at all times.

⚠️ Brachycephalic (short nosed) breeds, elderly, and overweight pets are particularly susceptible to the effects of the heat, but any animal can be affected⚠️

⚠️ SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE⚠️
- Distress
- Panting excessively
- Breathing difficulties
- Disoriention
- Vomiting (dogs and cats)

23/05/2026

🩷 Veterinary Nurse Appreciation Month 🩷

Meet one of our RVNs, Katie!

Initially on our reception team, Katie went on to complete her nurse training and is now an RVN based at our Cockermouth branch. She has been with us for almost 11 years now - let’s learn a little bit about her!

Tea/coffee - Coffee! ☕️

Cake/Biscuit - Cake every time! Especially carrot cake 😋

Cats/Dogs - Dogs 🐶

What do you do in your spare time - I have a 3 year old daughter who keeps me very busy! I enjoy spending time with my family, getting out for walks and ending it with a trip to a nice cafe. I also love to do Yoga! 🧘‍♀️

What do you love most about nursing and why? - The thing I love most is seeing a case through from start to finish. Whether that be a day patient or hospital patient. Seeing your patients arrive, often very worried or poorly, it feels great to be able to nurse them, care for them, see them improve and finally get to go back home to their families. It can be very tough, especially if you feel like you’re giving your all but your patient isn’t improving. But seeing them happy, eating and well enough to go home is the best feeling ❤️

19/05/2026

May is Veterinary Nurse Appreciation Month! 🩷

There's no such thing as a typical day for our amazing vet nurses, but they apply themselves with compassion and empathy to every pet that comes through our practice doors.

As well as supporting pets through every step of their treatment journey, they deliver nurse clinics too (more info on our website!) -

🐾 Senior Cat Clinic
🐾 Dental Clinic
🐾 Confidence Clinic
🐾 Healthy Weight Club

Let's give our hardworking team a MASSIVE thank you for all that they do for you and your pets 🥰👏🏻

💬 We'd love you to share your thoughts, thanks and stories in the comments - thank you!

18/05/2026

From needing help to helping save lives 🐶❤️

When two year old golden retriever Herbie trotted into his first blood donation session, nobody would have guessed what he'd been through...

In the past year alone, he'd undergone two serious operations, the second resulting in the removal of his right eye ❤️‍🩹

For his owner Carly, the thought of bringing Herbie back into a clinical setting, even for something positive, felt very daunting. That worry almost stopped her from registering with Pet Blood Bank UK .

‘I honestly shouldn't have worried at all,’ Carly said. ‘The team were absolutely amazing with him, reassuring me and Herbie from start to finish. They took everything completely at his pace.’ 🥰

And by the end of the session, he had donated a full unit of blood! 🩸

That single donation has the potential to save the lives of up to four other dogs in need, a remarkable thing for a dog who not long ago faced his own uncertain future 👏

We are proud to host Pet Blood Bank UK donation sessions here at our practice. Even if you're worried about how your dog might find it, it's worth coming along to see for yourself.

12/05/2026

Often done with the best intention, please consider if a bird actually needs your help before you pick it up.

If you find a fledgling (fully feathered baby bird) on the ground and they are not sick or injured it is usually best to leave them alone.

Fledglings often leave the nest before they can fly and their parents continue to care for them on the ground whilst they finish growing their feathers.

Please ring for advice before bringing any wildlife to the surgery. If we do need to see it, we will need to record your contact details and you may be asked to return it to where it was found.

Thank you 🐦

Address

Wakefield Road
Cockermouth
CA130HR

Telephone

01900826666

Website

http://www.millcroftvets.co.uk/

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