The Hackney Vet

16/06/2025

☀️ The weather is warming up ☀️

Please keep all pets safe in the sun 🐈🐕🐇

Heat stroke is a term commonly used for hyperthermia or elevated body temperature. Generally speaking, if a pet's body temperature exceeds 39.4°C, it is considered abnormal or hyperthermic. Body temperatures above 41°C without previous signs of illness are most commonly associated with exposure to excessive heat and are often referred to as heat stroke. The critical temperature where multiple organ failure and impending death occurs is around 41.2°C to 42.7°C.

Signs of heatstroke-
☀️elevated breathing rates,
☀️dry or sticky gums,
☀️abnormal gum colour,
☀️lethargic or disoriented,
☀️sudden seizures,
☀️Restlessness or agitation, pacing, seeking shade,
☀️Drooling
☀️Vomiting or diarrhoea
☀️Reddening and warmth of the ears (rabbits and small furries)
☀️Wetness around the nose. (Rabbits and small furries)

How to prevent heatstroke -
🐾Make sure your pet always has access to a cool shaded area, both indoors and outside

🐾Restrict exercise on warm days (dogs should be walked early in the morning or later in the evening to avoid the hottest part of the day)

🐾Pack a water bottle on walks

🐾Never leave pets in a car or a hot room

🐾Ensure your pet always has drinking water available. Adding ice can help keep it cool, or a forzen water bottle for small furries such as rabbits.

🐾 cooling mats (especially in rabbit & ginuea pig hutches)

And always remember, hot pavements can burn paws! If it’s too hot to hold your hand on, it’s too hot for your pet to walk on.

Remember, we are always here to help in any situation. 0208 5336554 ☎️

12/06/2025

Give your pet a reason to smile this June! 🦷🪥

Is your pet due for a dental check-up? Don’t miss our limited-time June offer — enjoy 10% OFF dental treatments for both cats and dogs! 🐱🐶💚

Healthy teeth mean a happier pet, with a great smile to show off too.

Click the link below to explore pricing and see how much you could save.

Ready to book? Give us a call today and let’s get your pet smiling again!

11/06/2025

🐇Rabbit neutering🐇

We highly recommend neutering all pet rabbits to prevent unwanted pregnancies and avoid health problems like ovarian and testicular cancer.
Neutered rabbits also tend to be more sociable/less likely to fight with other bunnies.

🐇Neutering a male rabbit is called ‘castration’ and involves removing the testicles. This can be done from around ten weeks of age.

🐇Neutering a female rabbit is called ‘spaying’ and involves removing the ovaries and womb. This can be done from around five months of age.

Rabbits are able to get pregnant at around three months old, so males and females must be kept separate from this age (ideally a bit before), until after they have been neutered.

Male rabbits can remain fertile for up to six weeks after they have been castrated, but females are sterile immediately.

For more information, call our reception team on
0208 5336554☎️

10/06/2025

Did you know that at Hackney vets, we now offer a vip plan for dogs and cats of all shapes and sizes 🐾

Our VIP healthcare plan provides fantastic benefits and helps break down the cost throughout the year!

VIP benefits:
✅yearly vaccinations
✅kennel cough vaccination
✅10% off all treatments and service
✅ 1years worth of flea and worm treatment
✅ 30% off Hills and Royal Canin food - when ordered from our online shop
✅ The convenience of monthly payments

We even offer a home delivery service

Why not call us on 0208 5336554 to find out more ☎️

06/06/2025

Dental disease affects over 80% of pets by age 3. It’s not just about bad breath – it can lead to pain, infections, and even organ issues. Early action means easier treatment and a happier pet.

Why not take advantage of our spring clean dental offer
Spaces are limited, so book your free check or a procedure directly today.

Call us 0208 5336554 book your free dental check up!

Here’s what’s included:
✔️FREE Dental Health Check
✔️10% OFF all dental procedures
✔️Fixed-price dental treatments – know exactly what to expect

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04/06/2025

Are your rabbits up to date with vaccinations ?
🐇🐇

We recommend that rabbits are regularly vaccinated to protect them against three potentially deadly diseases:

🐰 myxomatosis
🐰haemorrhagic disease 1 (rhd1)
🐰haemorrhagic disease 2 (rhd 2)

A rabbits first vaccination should be at around 5-7 weeks of age. After that, they should have a booster injection every year. 💉

We even recommend vaccinating all pet rabbits, including house rabbits.

Why not consider or bunny Vip plan 👑
Included is -
🐇 vaccinations
🐇 one years supply of parasite control
🐇 six monthly health checks
🐇10% off all treatments and services, including our 24-hour Vet Care Service
🐇Microchip

For more information, call why not speak to our amazing reception team, who will be more than happy to help 0208 5336554☎️

03/06/2025

🐾Grass seed season is upon us yet again 🐾

Grass seeds might look small and harmless, but in the wrong place, they can cause a great deal of problems.
If your dog has been running or walking in long grass, always check them for grass seeds afterwards, especially in areas like between the toes, round their armpits, near their eyes, and in their ears. 🐾

If you do find a seed stuck in your pets skin, always contact your vet.
It might be possible for your vet to simply pull it out using the right instruments.
However, once a grass seed has worked it’s way into the body, they are much harder to find and can start travelling around, causing inflammation, infection, and abscesses.
If this is the case, further investigation will be required. 🩻

Signs your pet may have a grass seed -

🐕Excessive licking

🐕Head shaking if the seed is in the ear

🐕Swelling and pain at the site

🐕Discharge, sometimes pus

🐕A small visible hole where pe*******on occurred

🐕Systemic symptoms such as a fever, being lethargic, and off food

Remember, we are always here to help in any situation. just call our reception team on 0208 5336554☎️

02/06/2025

☀️ warmer weather means time to montior our small furries ☀️

Flystrike, also known as 'myiasis'
This is a condition caused by flies laying eggs on fur, 🪰
These eggs then hatch into maggots that burrow under their skin and feed on flesh.
Flystrike is an extremely painful condition, and can be deadly if it’s not treated quickly enough.

Any furries can get flystrike.
however, there are some factors which put a rabbit at higher risk of developing this nasty condition-

🐇Time of year – flystrike is more common in the warm, summer months when flies are most active.

🐇Dirty bottoms – dirty, damp fur is the perfect place for flies to lay their eggs, so if your pet has a mucky bottom, they are at high risk of flystrike.

🐇Wounds – flies are attracted to wounds and will choose to lay their eggs around them.

Symptoms of flystrike include-

🐰Maggots in the fur/under the skin

🐰Patches of wet fur and fur loss

🐰Open wounds or sores

🐰Lethargy (low energy)

🐰Eating less

🐰A bad smell

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Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can dramatically reduce the chance of your pets developing flystrike

🐾keep them and their houses clean
🐾check them daily for wounds / diarrhoea
🐾using a veterinary recommended treatment

Don't forget we are here for all your surgical and non surgical needs
0208 5336554 ☎️

Don't forget our vip plan🐇

Our plan isn't just for dogs and cats but also bunnies

Included is-

🐾 vaccines
🐾 six month health check
🐾 one years supply of parasite control
🐾10% off all treatments and services including our 24 Hour Vet Care Service
🐾microchip

31/05/2025

We want you to know that we are always here for you and your pet. We are open today from 9am to 1pm. 🐶🐱
If you need us outside of our opening hours, please call our 24hour Vetcare service at Elizabeth Street Vets which is open 24hrs a day 7 days a week. Please call them on 020 7730 9102.💚

30/05/2025

🐾Female dog neutering 🐾

Spay is the common term used to describe the surgical procedure known as an ovariohysterectomy. In this procedure, the ovaries and uterus are removed completely in order to sterilise a female dog.
This stops the female from having regular heat cycles and from being able to reproduce. 🐾

The benefits of spaying are
🩺Preventing unwanted pregnancies
🩺Changing some undesirable behaviours
🩺Reducing risks of some cancers
🩺Minimising some infections and diseases
Stopping seasons
🩺Preventing inherited diseases from being passed on

For more information you always call our amazing reception team they will be more then happy to help
☎️ 0208 5336554☎️

28/05/2025

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