Robb Veterinary Clinic

26/05/2026

Echo came to visit us today sporting this fantastic eye protection! Doesn't she look cool 😎

How are your pets dealing with the heat?

23/05/2026

It was indeed a wee hedgehog in this week! She is off to a rescue to be rehabilitated.

23/05/2026

Can anyone guess what kind of patient we had in this week?

21/05/2026

It's going to be a hot one this weekend - take care with your pets outside.

With temperatures set to hit 30 degrees Celsius this Bank Holiday weekend, we are advising dog owners to stick to early morning and late evening walks and avoid exercising pets in the hottest parts of the day to prevent potentially fatal heat-related illnesses.

29/04/2026

We are seeing a higher than usual number of vomiting and diarrhoea cases in DOGS in all our branches currently.

If your dog has vomited or had dirrahoea once or twice, but is otherwise well and keeping food and water down, keep an eye on them, feed and water them little and often, and give them a little TLC!

If they are dull or sleepy or not up to their usual antics, give us a call and get them checked over.

28/04/2026

With the sun finally making an appearance, please remember not to over exercise dogs in the heat.

And careful in cars too - they can heat up very quickly in direct sun.

If you think your dog has heatstroke remember GET THEM WET THEN TO THE VET!

Reposting our most shared info piece each year!

Get detailed information in our free webinar on heat injury in working dogs here: https://youtube.com/?si=2vn9z9Q054AZe6L2

21/02/2026

The life of a guide dog!

GOOD MORNING.
Liberty speaking. 🐾
Guide dog.
Professional navigator.
Emotional support for a man who refuses to use technology.

Currently standing at a kerb, assessing traffic, while he stands behind me powered purely by optimism.

Let’s have a quick educational moment…
because people think I magically know where we’re going.

I don’t.

I am the guide.
Not the planner.
Not the sat nav.
Not Google Maps with fur.

Wayne decides where we’re going.
Wayne gives the directions.
I make sure he doesn’t accidentally walk into a skip, a bus, or 1997.

Now here’s the part that concerns me…

This man has technology.

He has Google Maps.
VoiceVista.
BlindSquare.
More navigation apps than NASA.

Does he use them?

Does he heck.

No.

His navigation system is called:
“Walk and hope for the best.”

We’ll set off and he’ll go,
“Right Lib… Tesco is… this way… I think…”

THINK?

Sir, this isn’t a treasure hunt.

I’m standing there like:
“You have 47 navigation apps and you’re choosing vibes?”

He walks with the confidence of a man
who absolutely does not know where he is.

Honestly…
if confidence were direction,
we’d never be lost.

But no.

He prefers the old-fashioned method:
Just walk and see what happens.

Sometimes we find the destination.
Sometimes we find a completely different postcode.
Sometimes we find a Greggs…
which he claims was the plan all along.

Now let’s talk about my actual job when the harness goes on.

I follow HIS directions.
I avoid obstacles.
I stop at kerbs.
I keep him safe.

Unless he tells me to do something unsafe.

Then I activate:
✨ Intelligent Disobedience ✨

Which means if he says,
“Forward, Lib,”
and I can see a car coming…

I refuse.

I plant my paws.
I become a furry statue.

He’ll say it again:
“Forward, Lib…”

And I’m thinking:
“Absolutely not.
I am not stepping into traffic
because you’re feeling optimistic.”

That’s intelligent disobedience.
Saving his life
while questioning his decision-making.

And now…
The Lamppost Incident.

A couple of weeks ago.

We stepped off the Buzz bus.
I was NOT in harness.
Just on a lead.
Off duty.
Thinking about breakfast.

This man steps off like
he’s got full GPS signal in his soul.

No apps.
No directions.
Just blind confidence.

Two steps forward…

BANG.

Straight into a lamppost.

That lamppost has probably been there
since the 1940s.
It survived the war.
It survived decades.

Then Wayne arrived.

He hit it like he was greeting an old friend.

Rubbed his head.
Paused.
Looked offended.

Sir…
you walked into it.
With commitment.

Did I stop him?

No.

Why?

Because I was off duty.
That was a self-guided adventure.

So let’s summarise this partnership:

He has technology — refuses to use it.
He has directions — mostly guesses.
He has confidence — endless.

He provides chaos.
I provide survival.

Without me, he’d still be outside the front gate
trying to locate Stoke-on-Trent.

Love,
Liberty 🐾
Guide dog.
Navigator.
Currently guiding a man powered purely by hope.

07/12/2025

The three tower blocks across the road from us in Motherwell came down today. End of an era!

05/12/2025

This handsome chap is Brutus and he was one of our waggiest patients until earlier this year when he sadly died due to an aggressive cancer. :( His owners wanted to do something in his memory and held a fundraiser to buy some nice new vet beds for the practice! 🤩 Here is Josie enjoying hers! (Though vet Tessa thought the box was better!

Thank you once again for including us!

04/12/2025

Scottish Government advice on what to do if you suspect there is an outbreak of avian influenza.