Portland Vets East Grinstead

30/10/2026

Today we have celebrated the 20 year anniversary of our practice manager Valerie! She has been at Portland Vets for a whole 20 years🤯🎉

Val, you are amazing and we are so grateful for you and your support. Thank you for always laughing with us, helping us, and leading us. We appreciate everything you do💚
Happy anniversary! 🐾

30/10/2026

As Guinea Pig Awareness Week draws to a close, we would love you to join us in signing up to the Guinea Pig Alliance's Big Pig Health Check today - it takes just 5 minutes!

Are you in?

As Guinea Pig Awareness Week draws to a close, we would love you to join us in signing up to the Guina Pig Alliance's Big Pig healthceck today - ut takes just 5 minutes!

Are you in?

Get your Guinea Pig MOT guidenn signed up so farnn This Guinea Pig Awareness Week, we're asking owners, rescues, vets and guinea pig guardians across the UK to take part in the Big Pig Health check and help more guinea pigs get the checks they need. We’re aiming for 500…

29/10/2026

Staff pets get poorly too, and recently poor Bob, who belongs to nurse Naomi, has suffered from cystitis🥺 Bob was given anti-anxiety medication 2 hours before his appointment, and (with the help of a couple of lickilix tubes!) sat like an angel for his bladder scan for vet Katie, and then had cuddles with head nurse Hels afterwards. 💙🐈‍⬛

We truly pride ourselves on having our ISFM Gold Standard Cat Friendly accreditation, meaning we strive to make visits for our feline friends as stress-free as possible 🐾 Well done for being so brave Bob, and we hope you feel better soon. 🙏🏽

29/10/2026

It’s day four of Guinea Pig Awareness Week

📋 Welcome to the Perfect Piggies Programme!

This handy checklist helps you to remember to complete all of the daily and weekly tasks necessary to keep your piggies happy and healthy.

Find the download link in the comments 👇

28/10/2026

11 week old Ziva recently had her first puppy check with nurse Heidi and was the best girl🥰
How beautiful is she?!

Puppy and kitten checks are a great way of getting your pet used to coming to the vet and also they seem happy to be there! Our puppy and kitten checks are also complimentary🐶🐱❤️

28/10/2026

We’re halfway through Guinea Pig Awareness Week

Do you know what is and isn’t normal with your Guinea pigs teeth?

We would love you to get involved by sharing your Guinea pigs diet in the comments 👇

27/10/2026

It’s day two of Guinness Pig Awareness Week

Today we are highlighting the five welfare needs of Guinea Pigs.

We would love for you to share your Guinea Pigs homes in the comments.

26/10/2026

It’s the start of Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2026

About to bring a new piggy home?
The Guinea Pig Alliance have put together this helpful guide, to ensure a smooth transition.

We would love to see your Guinea Pigs in the comment.

19/10/2026

Seeing your pets grow up in front of our eyes is one of the biggest privileges we have as veterinary staff, and today we celebrated Remy’s 1st birthday AND his 12 month final puppy development check🥺

We have it on good authority that he is the best boy, he loves a snuggle, and he still thinks he’s a tiny 5kg lap dog🤣

Happy birthday Remy! We hope your day is as perfect as you are🎉🥰

17/10/2026

Fireworks season is upon us. Here are some tips for dog owners;

💥 Put loud music on or an action film. Start it before the fireworks as once an anxious dog has heard them, muffling the noise tends not to work.

💥 Allow your pet to hide if they want to, do not try to force them to get over it. Create a little den they can go into.

💥 Use a thunder shirt or make a homemade one.

💥 Feed them early as a frightened pet will likely not eat.

💥 Take them for a long walk in the day to burn off some energy, so that they can relax in the evening.

💥 Lead walk anxious dogs as they could run away from you if they hear fireworks.

💥 Place trainers on a cool setting and put them in the tumble drier, before fireworks start and run them throughout the fireworks display. Animals pick up on the booms of fireworks not just the sound and this method replaces those bangs.

💥 Get in touch with your vets who can offer advice, calming sprays, natural calming supplements or if required medication to help them through these stressful periods.