Donna Nicol Veterinary Physio

01/10/2025

Little Leia came into us as she is very nervous and has never really been keen on children, due to being so nervous she can be skittish on the lead and can bark and lunge at children. We are working on her nervousness, and she is really starting to come out of her shell with us. Although scared with adults there is more chance of her peeing on you than ever biting. She is house trained and is good with other dogs and travels well but doesn't like cats. When you're holding her in your arms strangers can stroke her with no issues, she just takes time be sure you're safe.
She's only ever been left an hour in her crate and was destructive with her bed so will need time to train her correctly. When she goes to her new home you MUST be prepared to carry on with her training and not allow her onto the sofa to start with or follow you around the house. We can help with training advice, but you must be prepared to put in the work as she is a very sweet little lady.
If you think you have the time to love and work with this beautiful girl, please fill in our online application form.

20/09/2025

14/09/2025

15/08/2025

This is the very cute and very soft Nala who is a 4 year old sprocker spaniel who on our first few sessions was rather uncomfortable due to a Lumbar Sacral disc prolapse. She has responded very well to her pain meds and Physiotherapy so much so that she shouldn’t need surgery now. Today she was full of beans and very comfortable and her owner says she is much happier in herself and wanting to play again🐾

06/08/2025

This is the very sweet Maddie she is a 9yr old Labrador who was referred to me after she was diagnosed with tendon enthesophytes on her shoulder and Osteoarthritic changes on the elbow and carpus. At the beginning Maddie really didn’t like to do her exercise plan that I set due to being uncomfortable spending much of her time on 3 legs at the beginning of every session although would be on 4 by the time the session was up. Today she greeted me at the door on all 4 legs with so much energy. 4 weeks ago she was only having 2 out of 7 days good but now for the past 14 days she’s only had 2 bad days so she has completely flipped the ratio and is enjoying doing her exercises, so proud of Maddie and her owner ❤️🐾

03/08/2025

23/07/2025

Sadly Maisie crossed rainbow bridge on Sunday peacefully. She was such a warrior and to think 4 years ago she was paralysed to then go on to have 4 years of a great quality of life was just amazing she will always be remembered and is a true example of why you should never give up just because your banged up a little. Run free Maisie 🌈

08/07/2025

We said we had some exciting news.....well here it is! We all know how worrying it is when our pets develop a lump. Traditionally, in order to know whether these lumps are cancerous or not then we have had to take samples with a needle and send them to a pathologist for a diagnosis. This gives excellent results but incurs a time delay which is always a worrying time for pet owners. At Toll Barn Vets we have invested in state of the art technology which allows us to use an extremely high powered scanning microscope to digitise these samples and send them to a pathologist rather than relying on traditional postal and reporting services. Why is this important? It vastly reduces the time delay in results meaning patients receive quicker diagnosis and treatment and owners have less time to worry. Depending on the type of lump sampled these results can be back in as little as 2 - 48 hours. The additional bonus - our commitment to offering the best care for our patients means we are able to offer this fantastic technology at a reduced cost compared to sending these samples to external laboratories :D To find out more give us a call on 01692 407126

07/06/2025

Great few days of learning 🐾

05/06/2025

Join us on 9th August supporting Guide dogs for the blind

27/05/2025

This is the very smiley Marley the Labrador who is 12 years young. Marley has a few things going on including Lumbosacral Stenosis, Osteoarthritis of the hips & elbows along with left hip Subluxation however he is the most happiest boy you will ever meet who is very vocal and will do absolutely anything for a treat so getting Marley to do his exercises involve a lot of food related bribes 🐾💙

20/05/2025

Part 2 - After having 6 physio sessions with me and following a customised exercise plan, 9yr old Nena has done amazing and as you can see she has gained her proprioception back in that right hind limb alongside strengthening her core and is enjoying her walks again with no knuckling ❤️