Furness Vets

27/04/2026

Just a heads up for any of our clients coming from Barrow.

⛔️🚧 Abbey Road, Dalton in Furness 🚧⛔️

🗓️ 27/04/2026 - 01/06/2026

A section of the Road, Dalton in Furness will be closed by North West to allow works to be carried out.

⚠️ This is anticipated to take up to 5 weeks to be completed. ⚠️

Unfortunately, these works have been delayed from the original start date of 13/04/2026 and will now commence on 27/04/2026. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

📍 LOCATION OF WORKS 📍
Abbey Road, Dalton in Furness, from its junction with Market Street, extending in a south westerly direction to its junction with Goose Green (U6062).

🚙 ALTERNATIVE ROUTE 🚙
A suitable alternative route will be signed and made available via Abbey Road, Park Road, Dalton-In-Furness Bypass (A590), Askam Road, Romney Park and Skelgate.

🚨 EMERGENCY SERVICE ACCESS 🚨
• During these works access may be maintained during the works

Should you have any queries in relation to this temporary order, please contact the highways hotline on 📞 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland & Furness Council website 🌍 https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/
Quoting 🔍 TTRO/18407

🔗 https://one.network/?tm=GB148722385

Posted: 22/04/2026

22/04/2026

Changes to pet travel requirements have come into effect today (22nd April 2026)

There have been a number of changes in pet travel requirements that are coming into effect today. It is recommended that all pet owners travelling abroad check the APHA website before they travel to make sure that all requirements have been fulfilled. The requirements for re-entry to the UK largely remain unchanged. Below are the main changes in requirements for travel outside of the UK

GB residents should no longer use EU pet passports to travel into the EU. EU pet passports may now only be issued to people whose main home is in the EU and should not be used by people who have holiday homes in the EU or visit seasonally. EU pet passports issued to GB residents before 22 April 2026 may no longer be valid documents for entry to the EU. This means GB residents – even if they already have an EU pet passport – may need a different document to take their pet to the EU. To guarantee smooth travel, owners resident in Great Britain should get an Animal Health Certificate for their dog, cat or ferret(s) if they’re travelling from Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) to an EU country.

If someone else travels with your pet, extra paperwork is needed. If the owner is not travelling with the pet, the pet must travel within five days of the owner, and the person accompanying the animal must carry written permission from the owner. This permission must travel with the pet’s travel document.

The full list of changes can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-eu-rules-for-pet-travel-for-gbresidents #:~:text=An%20APHA%20spokesperson%20said%3A&text=To%20avoid%20delays%20and%20ensure,updated%20to%20reflect%20these%20changes

https://www.gov.uk/taking-your-pet-abroad

If you have any questions about pet travel requirements please do not hesitate to call or drop us an email. Furness Vets

Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.

14/04/2026

Unfortunately we have had a deceased cat brought into us this morning. Found near Bargain Booze in Dalton. He is a male entire tabby cat. If you think you may know him please contact the surgery on 01229 846782.

10/04/2026

We've unfortunately had a deceased male white and black cat with distinct markings brought to the practice, he was brought in by a member of the public who has been feeding him for a long time. He has no microchip, if anyone has a missing cat with this description and would like us to check please call 01229 046782 or email a photo of your cat to [email protected] thank you

01/04/2026

Just a reminder we will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday (as always there will be a vet at the end of the phone for any emergencies/advice) but will be open as normal 9-12 on Saturday.
Wishing everyone an enjoyable long weekend from the Furness Vets team 🐥🪺🐾🐰

31/03/2026

Please remember to order any food or medication that you may need for the bank holiday weekend in good time 🐣

28/03/2026

Please can the owner of the pug contact the practice, we are now closed. If you get to us in the next 10 mins someone will be here otherwise please call 01229 846782 and have a chat with the vet Oncall. Thank you.

28/03/2026

We have had an entire male pug brought into the practice this morning, microchip is registered to Cheshire. If you think he may be yours please contact us on 01229 846782. Thank you

23/03/2026

We've had an intact male Staffordshire bull terrier type dog brought into the practice, found behind the football pitch in Dalton. He is very sweet but the phone number on his microchip isn't working! Please get in touch if you have any information on 01229 846782. Thank you

12/03/2026

*EDIT* We are in contact with the owners thank you everyone

We've had a mastiff type dog brought into us wandering on the road in Dalton. She is microchipped but the chip isn't registered unfortunately! If you think she is yours please contact us on 01229 846782. Thank you

19/01/2026

Unfortunately we've had a deceased neutered male cat brought to the practice. He's fully black and has no microchip, found near Kirkby. Please contact the practice for more details on 01229 846782.