Mercury Vets

04/07/2025

Are you all enjoying the warm weather?
We’re not sure we are while the sun is shining and we’re at work! How about sharing some of your pets photos of their fun in the sun?
Might be a special prize for the best photo!

27/06/2025

🐈 Is your cat a trash hunter? Or more like Garfield and would happily polish off a lasagne? 🍝

🐈‍⬛ Or is your cat one of the thousands of cats that has a more refined palate? Would prefer to have a fresh variety often? 🐾

Knowing when your cat needs the vet because they’re not eating can be incredibly challenging!
Helpfully International Cat Care have made a useful resource that is available for you, so that you can navigate when is the right time to make a call to the vet 🌟

We have the link to the leaflet here…https://icatcare.org/resources/cat-carer-guide-managing-the-cat-that-wont-eat.pdf

If you have any concerns about your cat not eating for a period of time, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 01626 832444 📞

24/06/2025

🐶 Did you know dogs are living up to twice as long as they did 40 years ago! 🏆

🐾 As amazing as it is we are able to keep our golden oldies with us for longer, we do see implications on ageing dog’s health and wellbeing. As the amount of time we have them increases, so does the time spent in poor health for them, and it can be difficult to distinguish between normal age-related changes and signs of diseases that will require veterinary attention. 🩺

The BSAVA and the University of Liverpool have a major research project ongoing that is to help vets and owners provide the best care for senior dogs. 👵🏼 🐶

👍🏼 Helpfully they have made a useful checklist available via this poster for you use to help determine if your pet might need some help in their twilight years 🐕

If you want more information then please contact us on 01626 832444 or email us and we can provide a digital Ageing Canine Toolkit and leaflet with the checklist on it. 📞 📧

23/06/2025

🌟 Did you know that at Mercury Vets we do hundreds of hip and elbow X-rays for pre breeding tests that are suggested for many dog breeds! 🐶

This procedure involves the dogs having a short sedation and getting expertly positioned for X-rays to be scored by the BVA and other boards.

We have dogs travelling from far and wide to use our facilities and have staff they can trust will get the right position every time 🌟

If you need more information about pre breeding tests for your dogs then please get in touch with us on 01626 832444 📞

21/06/2025

☀️ Shall we have some fun to start off your weekend☀️

Do you think you know dogs faces well? 🐶

Well how about their tails? 🐕

🌟 Let us know in the comments if you think you know what all four of these dog breeds are! 🌟

20/06/2025

🐶 Nell is the newest member of our office dog team, and today as much as she wanted to go with her dad (new vet Chris) she had to stay in the office. She’s worked out that it’s not always a bad day, and a cute sit will always get you a biscuit ! 🍪

04/09/2024

Useful for some of our lovely owners with horses 🤩

This Thursday!! Don't miss it, because goodness knows when I'll get around to doing this again!

An essential guide to all things peri/post/menopause related for riders.

- What happens and why
- What you can do about it all
- Ways to maximise your health and fitness
- Where to focus your rider fitness training
- Pelvic floor essentials

Tickets are available for £15
https://buytickets.at/louisetowlphysiotherapy

13/08/2024

Have you heard of leptospirosis? 😧

Leptospirosis, often shortened to lepto, is a disease caused by bacteria that damage vital organs, such as the liver and kidneys. It’s very serious and often fatal in dogs.

Dogs can catch leptospirosis from:

- Another infected dog
- Sniffing/licking the ground where an infected dog has urinated
- Urine from an infected cow, pig or rodent
- Infected wet ground or fresh water - lepto can live in wet ground and fresh water for several months

Leptospirosis can also be spread to other dogs by infected dogs, mice, rats and cows but can also be caught from infected water. So, if your dog lives on a farm, kills rodents or spends a lot of time swimming, they’re at a much higher risk of catching it ⚠️

There are a few different types of leptospirosis bacteria and each one is slightly different. Fortunately, we can vaccinate against the types of lepto bacteria commonly found in the UK. Find out more: http://pdsa.me/rwlP

[Visual description: Black and brown dog, Kelpie, in the back of a vehicle on a cattle farm.]

15/06/2024

🎉WERE AT WOOFSTOCK🎉
Come and say Hi 👋🏼

04/03/2024

📅 The countdown is on – from 10 June 2024 all pet cats over 20 weeks old must be microchipped and registered on a compliant database.

🐾 Microchipping is the quickest and most effective way of ensuring lost pets can be identified. Animals that are microchipped are more than twice as likely to be reunited with their owners.

🐈 Read about Simba, who was reunited with his owner thanks to his microchip: https://www.cats.org.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/around-25-million-cats-remain-unchipped-as-the-compulsory-microchipping-countdown-begins

25/01/2024

Lovely Sally came in to see us this week 🐶 💜

Sally had a tooth removed at another vets some time ago, and since had had an abscess that has come up and gone down with antibiotics a number of times on her face. Frustrated her owners brought her to see us.

Alex our vet thought that it was likely that a fragment of root remained when the tooth was removed. So she was booked in to have it investigated.

Alex x-rayed the area under sedation, using a needle to pinpoint where the abscess was. The results showed 2 fragments remaining from the removed tooth. Sally was then taken in straight away for a dental to remove these roots.

It is important to remove all roots from dogs teeth when the crown is removed or the dogs can end up with a constant low grade infection that causes tooth root abscesses. Imagine having an on and off toothache for months! 🦷

Hopefully Sally feels much better in a couple of days, and thankfully we could help the owners with a problem we could cure! 🎉

24/01/2024

Everyone knows Ann! So knowing Ann, you might know she loves Dartmoor, and knowing that Ann is destined for a challenge (whether it be a spicy cat or a scary dog) she has set her sights on the Ten Tor challenge.

Despite the prospect of impending blisters and many a wild wee, she is going to face the mostly wet challenge she has outlined below, for an excellent cause….

Hi dear friends, loving Dartmoor as I do, and being an outdoors and country girl, I’ve always wanted to complete the Ten Tors challenge, but thought I’d missed the chance due to my age. I was so happy when I discovered I can complete the full 35 mile challenge as an adult, and raise money at the same time, which will go entirely to support young people in completing their Ten Tors dream. Not every family can afford to supply their teenagers with all the necessary supplies and equipment to do Ten Tors/DofE, and by supporting me with my fundraising, you’re helping support and shape our Dartmoor family of the future. Anything you can give is very much appreciated. Thank you. Ann x

https://www.justgiving.com/page/ann-watson-1702314608640?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fann-watson-1702314608640&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=pfp-share&fbclid=IwAR2Nfo83lKgIsQHtxFYSyJtTcbROnTkJtsDPYKxGDGy36fS0tfr2kCAqoNw_aem_AcmFqjFpMLmAQzjARYssY9du9bQVQlYh60jUo_pJWaL074wwz6CGKqR6yFQE_Utq_1s