Downwood Veterinary Centre

26/04/2025

🌍🐾Happy World Veterinary Day!🐾🌍

Today, we celebrate the incredible dedication, compassion, and expertise of veterinary professionals to ensure the health and well-being of animals all around the world.

🐾We are there throughout your pets' journey to ensure that they live a happy and healthy life, from routine healthchecks to life saving surgery❤️

🗣A special shoutout to the whole team here at DVC — as we always say

23/04/2025

🌸Meet Lyra and Holly🌸

These two lovely Labrador girls (mother and daughter) came in to our Horam branch today to be spayed and look too cute not to share!

21/04/2025

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 3 /5

🤷Though any dog can develop Addison's disease, it is most commonly seen in young to middle-aged dogs. Breeds particularly affected include Portuguese Water Dogs, Standard Poodles, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Leonbergers, Great Danes, Bearded Collies and Labrador Retrievers

💉If Addison's disease is suspected based on the combination of clinical signs, the age/breed of the dog, and preliminary blood test results, he or she will perform a diagnostic test called ACTH-stimulation test. This test measures serum cortisol levels before and after administering adrenocortical stimulating hormone (ACTH).

14/04/2025

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❓️Addison's disease is caused by the failure of the adrenal gland to produce certain hormones, but just what are adrenal glands? These glands are located next to the kidneys on both sides of the body. They are vital for your pet's health because they secrete hormones responsible for maintaining many body functions. Two of these important hormones are mineralocorticoids: primarily aldosterone, responsible for controlling the body's water balance and blood pressure and glucocorticoids, and primarily cortisol, responsible for helping the body manage stress.
🐾The most common form of Addison's disease involves failure of the adrenal gland to produce both these hormones.

11/04/2025

08/04/2025

Our lovely Rumer is currently on a trip of a lifetime with her college in South Africa learning all about wildlife, conservation and game keeping .
Today she's helped to monitor a Rhino under anaesthetic!!😮🇿🇦🦏
I'm sure she'll share some more amazing photos on her return

07/04/2025

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟭 /𝟱
Have you heard of Addison's disease? ❓️Addison's disease, also called hypoadrenocorticism or adrenal insufficiency, is caused by failure of the adrenal gland to produce specific hormones.
🧐 It occurs primarily in humans and dogs and is named for an 18th century British physician, Thomas Addison, who first described the syndrome.
📖 We'll be sharing more information about Addison's disease in dogs in an upcoming series of posts to help you learn more about the disease including the clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment.

24/03/2025

🐾🐶PUPPY SOCIALISATION PARTIES🐶🐾

Here is Mouse🐭 and Stuart🧡 who were in our most recent puppy party’s group! How cute are they 🥰

🐾Every Monday at 2pm we hold a puppy socialisation group run by one of our registered nurses Michelle at our Ringmer branch.
🐾Puppy party’s offer many benefits to your new furry friends including confidence, social skills and aiding in the puppy’s development.
🐾These classes are aimed at puppys 9 weeks - 16 weeks of age (must have had their first vaccine a week prior to joining a group) in small group sessions
🐾Each group had a 4 week course and each session lasts 45 minutes (£11.34 for the 4 week course)
🐾Each week covers different topics with a focus on positive puppy interaction we also cover handling, grooming, teeth cleaning, parasite control and basic training.

Get in contact with us today by calling 01273928710 or emailing [email protected] to get your puppy booked in🥰

21/03/2025

Date for your diaries! Open morning at our Ringmer branch....celebrating 2 years of opening up our 2nd Independently owned practice.

🐾 Sunday Funday! 🐾
𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭.𝟬𝟬

Join us for a paws-itively fantastic time at our open morning!
Explore behind the scenes, meet our friendly team, and enjoy fun activities for the whole family. Perfect for animal lovers of all ages! 🐕🐾

08/03/2025

🌼🌟Happy International Women's Day!🌼🌟

Today, we celebrate and honor all the amazing women who make DVC great!🐾
Your dedication, compassion, and expertise are the backbone of our team, and we are incredibly grateful for everything you do.

Let's also take a moment to recognize and appreciate the strength, resilience, and contributions of women everywhere. Here's to empowering and uplifting each other today and every day! 💪💖

🥰 What better way to celebrate than to meet up over tea and cake! ( 🫶 to those who couldn't make it)

28/02/2025

Happy Friday! 🌼😻

This gorgeous boy was in today for neutering at our Horam branch.
How adorable does he look in his buster collar. 🥰

21/02/2025

🐱Feline Friday🐱

We hope everyone has had a lovely week, Meet 🐾Simba🐾 a Maine C**n who came to see us at our Horam branch this week!
How handsome is he, and look at those big paws🥹🥰

The Maine C**n is considered to be one of the largest cat breeds, the males can sometimes reach an impressive weight of 10kg and 1metre in length!!!

14/02/2025

It was only right that Max had some ❤️ shaped treats on Valentine's Day.
He had to pop downstairs to have a minor procedure done and boy did he enjoy treats and cuddles afterwards 😍

06/02/2025

🐾Meet Leo🐾

Leo is a lovely retriever cross who was in with us today for an examination and spent the afternoon relaxing with the nurses🥰

29/01/2025

We have had a tabby and white neutered male cat brought into our Horam practice today without a microchip found in Vines Cross, if anyone is missing a cat of this description or knows someone who is please get in contact with us🐾

14/01/2025

🐾14th January - national dress up your pet day🐾

Here are some of our staffs lovely dogs all dressed up ready for the cold weather outside!
It is important to keep your pets warm and cosy during the winter 🥰❄️