Paveley and Day Veterinary Centre

16/07/2025

Please like & follow our new Facebook platform! 🐶🐱🐾💛

We’re super excited to show you all what we have been up to in practice ☺️

Also if you & your pet have visited us recently, why not leave us a review? Yours & your pets experience mean a lot to us 🥰

Love from, The FAB Team 💛

FAB Veterinary Clinic | Proudly Independent 🐾
💛 Personalised, compassionate care for your pets
🏡 Committed to community care serving Stourbridge and surrounds
📅 Book an appointment online www.fabvets.co.uk or call: 01384 837820
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15/07/2025

As many of you may have seen by now, we’re super excited by our new look but we just want to reassure all of our FAB pets & clients that we are still the same team, independently owned & striving to bring the same high standards of care for all of our pets 🐾💛

Please like & follow our new page - FAB Vets for practice news & more exciting updates!

12/07/2025

Morning to our FABulous pets & clients - as you know today is going to get pretty hot! 🔥☀️ So rest assured if you do have to visit us today we have our air conditioning on and working for your pets comfort in practice with us 💛

We have a very exciting day today! In practice we will have Yvonne & Lee coming to take a few pictures of our new look, meanwhile capturing a few natural pictures of practice life this morning - we will have contacted you or let you know about this if you have an appointment with us today but please do let us know if you do not wish to be in any of the pictures/videos!

Thank you so much to all of the pet parents for sending in their pets photos for our photoshoot - it was extremely difficult to choose just a few from all of our lovely pets 🐾✨

Have a great weekend with your pets & stay cool 😎💙

10/07/2025

I know we have been a bit quiet recently…

Exciting things are coming ✨🐾

17/06/2025

☀️🔥 TOP TIPS ON BEATING THE HEAT 🔥☀️

Things sure are heating up this week, so we would like to share with you our Top Tips on how you can make your pets more comfortable during the hot weather!

🐾 DO’s:

✅ Ensure your pet has a constant supply of fresh water

✅ Ice cubes can be put into your pets water bowl to gradually cool down the water and encourage drinking

✅ If your pet has light skin and pink extremities (such as their ears or muzzle) then pet safe suncream should be applied to prevent them from burning

✅ Make sure that they have access to shaded areas to go in if they are outside

✅ Cool mats, frozen treats (like frozen stuffed kongs & frozen lik-e-lix), fans, cooling/water toys and cooling bandanas are great ways to help cool your pets down

✅ For long haired animals, consider shaving / regular grooming of their fur

✅ For our small furries - providing plenty of shade, putting cool water on their ears & providing a frozen container of water for them to lie by or lick is a helpful way to keep them cool

🐾 DO NOT’s:

❌ Never leave animals in cars on hot days, even if you have the window down slightly!

❌ Do not walk dogs in the heat of the day - take them out very early before the day heats up or last thing at night. Consider missing walks for those that are at higher risk of overheating… such as your short nosed/flat faced breeds (bracycephalics), geriatric dogs, young puppies and dogs with long fur / double coats

❌ Dogs can also burn their feet when walking on hot ground - if you place your hand on the ground & you are unable to hold it there for over 5 seconds then the ground is too hot for your dogs pads

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🌡️What are the signs of heatstroke? 🌡️
Heavy panting/breathing, open mouth breathing, lethargy, confusion, loss of coordination, excessive drooling, foaming at the mouth, vomiting, diarrhoea, shaking, weakness & seizures.

If you do suspect that your pet may have heatstroke, this is an emergency situation and your pet must be seen right away by a veterinary surgeon. Whilst you are contacting the vets/ travelling to the vets you can begin to start cooling down your pet by:

✅ Move your pet immediately to a shaded, well ventilated area

✅ Pour cool water onto their pads, head, groin, abdomen area. Cool tap water is sufficient enough to cool them down

✅ Cool Wet Towels - You can put cool wet towels over your pet, however you must be mindful that they do not stay on too long as they can then have the opposite effect and begin to trap the heat

✅ Cover ice packs and place them around your pet or on your pets feet/pads

And as always we are here for you! If you have any questions or queries regarding the hot weather & your pet, please don’t hesitate to give us a call and we will be happy to advise you 💛

📸 the pets in our photo are Arlo & Percy. Arlo is owned by Veterinary Nurse, Jodie - doesn’t he look dapper in his shades!? 😎 & Percy is owned by Veterinary Nurse, Hannah. In the hot weather his favourite thing is a frozen cat yoghurt treat! ❄️

Stay Cool! 😎💦

13/06/2025

💚🦜 BIRD IS THE WORD 🦜💚

We got to see the lovely Bird recently for his regular beak burr with vet, Hanako. Overgrown beaks can cause difficulty eating, drinking & grooming for birds. In clinic we use a dremel to shave down the beak without catching sensitive tissues & blood supply. Bird is such a good boy having this procedure done and we just love how he posed for the camera afterwards 😄

13/06/2025

🩷🐱 HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCKY 🐱🩷

You’ll remember that we posted Lucky recently as she joined us in practice for x-rays to check for osteoarthritis. A few days after Lucky’s visit to us, she celebrated her 10th birthday! Her mom made it extra special for her with her very own specially made cat friendly birthday cake & presents. We also got to join in on the celebrations as her mom brought us some delicious cupcakes topped with Lucky’s picture - they sure went down a treat! 🐱🥰

06/06/2025

✨️Happy Friday✨️ we have the best clients!! These homemade cupcakes look too good to eat 😋 🧁

05/06/2025

🐱🍀 LUCKY 🍀🐱

Lucky’s mom brought her into us for a clinical examination with our Vet, Frances as she had noticed on a few occasions that Lucky seemed reluctant to jump down from the window sills. As Lucky is coming up to 10 years old, her mom was suspicious that she may be in discomfort with arthritis.
Lucky’s mom wanted to be proactive in her care so it was decided that Lucky would have x-rays to see if there was anything bone related that may be causing what the owner had been seeing at home.
Fortunately for Lucky, we were not able to see any significant bone changes on her X-rays. But have due to her age recommended her owner starts with joint supplements to help her aging joints. 🦴
Lucky was such a superstar for us in practice! We would definitely describe her as the ‘purrrfect’ patient 🍀🐱🥰

🐱🦴Cats & Arthritis 🦴🐱
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Our cats are very good at masking pain which makes it difficult for owners to spot the signs of arthritis! And unfortunately around 61% of cats over the age of 6 will begin to show signs of arthritis in at least one joint. The good news however, is there’s lots that can be done for our aging felines, from supplements to different joint medications. So, if you have a feline at home that shows any of the following signs as mentioned in our graphic below, it may be worth popping in to see one of our vet’s to discuss how we could help! 🐱💛

30/05/2025

🐾💚 VETERINARY NURSE AWARENESS MONTH 💚🐾

Veterinary nurses play a crucial role in general anesthesia & sedation within practice. Veterinary Nurses assist the veterinary surgeons throughout the process, including monitoring, medication administration, and equipment management. General anaesthesia & sedation is the responsibility of the veterinary surgeon, and induction of anesthesia must be performed by a veterinary surgeon, however nurses can help with specific tasks like intubation, adjusting vaporizer control, and administering drugs under the direction and supervision of a veterinarian.
As well as monitoring patients under sedation and GA, veterinary nurses will continue monitoring the patient in recovery, alerting the veterinary surgeon to any issues.

29/05/2025

🐾💚 VETERINARY NURSE AWARENESS MONTH 💚🐾

Veterinary nurses play a crucial role in imaging within practice, both ultrasonography & radiography are key diagnostic tools in veterinary medicine. Veterinary Nurses are trained to handle equipment, position patients, and process images, often in collaboration with veterinary surgeons. Veterinary nurses are also competently trained in radiation safety protocols and other health and safety issues related to radiography.