Silva House Veterinary Centre

20/04/2025

19/04/2025

Veterinary Care Over the Bank Holiday
Nobody wants to come to the vet over the bank holidays, but what happens if your pet is poorly or hurts themselves? Are your veterinary team not at home enjoying their time off too? All veterinary practices in the UK have a legal obligation to provide round-the-clock care for their patients. While some practices do this themselves, such as having a vet on-call, most provide this 24-hour care by agreement with a designated Out of Hours veterinary clinic for while they are closed.
Find out more about what veterinary support is available to you
over the Easter Bank Holiday here:
vetcollection.co.uk/health/veterinary-care-over-the-bank

18/04/2025

🍫Chocotox🍫
Did you know that chocolate is poisonous to dogs and cats? With Easter coming up, we’re creating awareness around chocolate toxicity in pets. Accidents do happen and these are the signs to keep an eye out for if your pet has chocolate toxicity: The poison itself takes between 4 and 24 hours to cause signs which include:
Muscle stiffness
Tremors
Vomiting
Heart arrhythmias and fitting.
If your pet has eaten chocolate, we would
recommend giving us a call immediately for advice- 01761412223

17/04/2025

🐥Hope everyone has a lovely Easter weekend🍫
We are here for emergency's during these hours otherwise please contact our out of hours providers .
Highcroft Wells road Bristol tel:01275832410
Harris Hill and Gibbons Trowbridge tel:01225760630

14/04/2025

🐰🐤April pet of the month!🌈🥚
Please post lovely spring pictures of your pet. The winner will win a prize and grace our social media pages 😍🍫

31/03/2025

This is beautiful 6 year old Tilly, she came in feeling extremely poorly at the end of February. A clinical exam and blood test later she was diagnosed with immune mediated haemolytic anaemia. This condition means her body is fighting their own red blood cells. After a stay at a referral hospital, blood transfusion and medication Tilly is on the mend. Shes's such a good girl having regular blood tests and cannot wait for her treat afterwards. 😍⭐

21/03/2025

Today we are supporting Red Nose Day 🔴 if you would like to get involved please come in and grab yourself a raffle ticket 🎉

21/03/2025

🥳Red nose day raffle!🥳
Support a great cause!⭐️
We're hosting a charity raffle to raise funds for Comic Relief, and you could win amazing prizes! Staff at Silva house have sourced some great prizes and have had great support from local companies. Please buy raffle tickets at Silva house or alternatively if you wish to just donate to great cause please click on the link below
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd25-highcroft-vet?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

18/03/2025

🤩Raffle prizes for Red nose day!🥳

Special thanks to the local companies donating prizes for such a great cause! Pets corner , The Somerset Wagon , The dog Lover shop and coffee shop and South West Taekwon-do .

Prize drawn Friday 21st March.

Alternatively if you want to donate to Comic relief please click on link below.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd25-highcroft-vet?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

17/03/2025

🥳Red nose day raffle!🥳
Support a great cause!⭐️
We're hosting a charity raffle to raise funds for Comic Relief, and you could win amazing prizes! Staff at Silva house have sourced some great prizes and have had great support from local companies. Please buy raffle tickets at Silva house or alternatively if you wish to just donate to great cause please click on the link below
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd25-highcroft-vet?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

🏆MORE ON PRIZES TO FOLLOW 🏆

14/03/2025

Friday 14th March World Sleep Day😴😴😴

Did you know that cats sleep an average of 15 hours per day? Some can even snooze for up to 20 hours! 😴 Dogs aren’t far behind them, especially seniors and puppies. Just like us, pets need quality sleep for their health and wellbeing. Today, let’s celebrate the art of napping -whether it’s a cozy cat curled up in a sunbeam or a dog dreaming of their next adventure.

Share a picture of your pet in their favourite snoozing
spot! 📷�

13/03/2025

Thursday 13th March
World Kidney Day

Today is World Kidney Day. The kidneys filter waste products out of the blood into urine; when they are not working properly, these waste products start to build-up in the blood, making the animal feel unwell. You can see the common symptoms of renal disease below.

For more information on kidney disease:
vetcollection.co.uk/health/conditions/kidneydisease-in-cats-and-dogs

12/03/2025

Did you know that mast cell tumours are one of the most commonly diagnosed skin tumours in dogs?

These tumours are often seen as round, hairless lumps that are prone to inflammation and ulceration, but can have many different appearances including soft lumps under the skin. They can grow anywhere on the body and can range from completely benign to highly aggressive. If caught early mast cell tumours are often very treatable, but rapid diagnosis is key.

For more information see the article here: https://bit.ly/40LBlWa

11/03/2025

Did you know that mammary tumours are more common in female dogs that haven't been spayed?

They often start as pea-sized lumps in the mammary (breast) tissue but can grow large and ulcerate. It is not uncommon for dogs to develop mammary tumours in multiple teats at the same time. There are many different types of mammary tumours, around 50% of which are aggressive, but more even the benign types can transform to become aggressive over time. It is recommended that any mammary masses are removed promptly for analysis, and this is usually curative.

For more information about mammary tumours see the article here: https://bit.ly/3YPEkKk

10/03/2025

Did you know that soft tissue sarcomas are a commonly diagnosed tumour in older dogs? These tumours grow as soft lumps under the skin and can look and feel like fatty lumps. Soft tissue sarcomas can be much more aggressive however, and although they grow slowly, they can grow very large causing discomfort. They are most often found on the torso and legs. Early diagnosis gives the best chance for treatment, so always get new lumps checked by your vet.

For more information about soft tissue sarcomas see the article here: https://bit.ly/4ez63ol