The Berkshire Vet

07/04/2025

💙🐾 We’re absolutely thrilled to share that we won the Best Customer Experience Award at the Newbury Best in Business Awards 2025! 🐾💙

Naomi and Emma attended the ceremony and were proud to accept the award on behalf of the team.

We're so pleased to be recognised for the high standard of customer care we provide as creating an experience that was great for everyone (both two legged and four) is something that is core to our values as a team.

A huge thank you to all of our wonderful clients for your continued support – it means the world to us. Here’s to putting pets and their people at the heart of everything we do! 🥂🍾🏆

01/04/2025

Don't forget our client care evening on puppy socialisation is tomorrow night at 7pm! Amy will be giving an informative talk, with some light refreshments. Join us to learn more about raising your puppy to be a confident, social dog!

We're proud to be able to promote lots of local dog friendly businesses too!

Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctYwBBMvrMUjcEmxNa6vsAs1ERWN7yOwtOq-3yRVz-uh9Mhw/viewform?usp=header

24/03/2025

*Missing in Headley*

This little cat escaped in the Headley area over the weekend after hitching a lift in a horsebox without anyone knowing. If you spot him please let us know so we can help reunite him with his owners

22/03/2025

We’re excited to announce our next Client Care Evening on 2nd April at 7pm, all about Puppy Socialisation. If you’re a first-time puppy owner or are planning on getting a puppy in the near future, this evening will provide helpful advice to give your puppy the best start in life.

Please note our client talks have a limited capacity, and are first come first served.
Use the link below to register your interest in attending. Successful registrations will be contacted to confirm their place at the evening:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctYwBBMvrMUjcEmxNa6vsAs1ERWN7yOwtOq-3yRVz-uh9Mhw/viewform?usp=header

19/03/2025

Our next newsletter is live on our website! Read more here: https://www.theberkshirevet.co.uk/latest-news/

Don't forget to sign up to the next client care evening too!

14/03/2025

Many of you will have spoken to Tracy and it's about time we put a face to the name. We have had lots of positive feedback about Tracy, she's a valuable member of the team who started as a temporary member but was too good for us to lose!

A lifelong lover and owner of Irish Setters, Tracy joined the practice to help us on the admin team, answering phones and dealing with email enquiries. Tracy mostly works remotely so although you may speak to her often she will only be seen in the practice on rare occasions.

Tracy enjoys spending time with family, dog walks with Brennan, cat cuddles with Eamon and socialising.

11/03/2025

Our first ever patient this day last year was Sidley! He popped back in today to wish us a happy 1st birthday and get his ongoing arthritis medication. Can you believe this handsome boy turns 14 later on this year!

02/03/2025

🎂🎁 Come celebrate with us! 🎁🎂

This day next week, we'll be heading out for a dog walk on Greenham Common, followed by cake, coffee, nibbles, freebies and the opportunity to meet and chat with the team.

💙🐾 If you've never been to us before or if you've been in to see us many times, we'd love to see you all to mark our first year of looking after the pets of Newbury 🐾💙

Drop a comment if you're planning on coming!

19/02/2025

By now some of you will have met Claire who joined the practice in December 2024. Claire has been working in the veterinary industry for 9 years. Claire qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2021. Her main roles in her previous practice were head theatre nurse and head nurse of one of the branch clinics. As a result she brings a wealth of practical experience of the team and has a particular interest in feline care.
Outside of work Claire enjoys spending time with her cat Salem, socialising with friends and family and the occasional pint. Please join us in welcoming Claire to the team!

17/02/2025

So nice to have had a visit from Kevin Dignity Pet Crematorium last week to give the team an insight into their services and learn more about supporting clients on the grief journey. Grateful for the support from Kevin and the Dignity Team.

Thank you to the team at The Berkshire Vet for having me on Thursday. It was great helping them understand about how Dignity gives pets the best send off possible along with learning more about the grief journey so the team can better support their clients.

This wonderful independent practice is run by a dedicated team of vets and is a year old in March. If you’d like to know more about them, you can join have a look round their modern purpose built practice at their open day in March.

https://www.theberkshirevet.co.uk/

Take care,
Kevin

09/02/2025

🎉 We’re Turning One! 🎉

Time flies when you're caring for amazing pets!
Join us on Sunday 9th March from 10am – 12noon at the practice to mark a whole year of caring for your pets. Expect cake, treats and a chance to chat with our team!

Find out more in our latest newsletter: https://www.theberkshirevet.co.uk/latest-news/february-update/

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🐾💙

02/02/2025

🐱🐾 Hi I'm Tilly 🐾🐱

🪴I know how much the vets at The Berkshire Vet love house plants, so I decided to bring them a little gift this week🪴

Unfortunately, things didn't go to plan, and a long piece of mum's spider plant became lodged in my throat. This caused me to gulp, retch, and generally have a tricky time swallowing.

Vet Vicky and nurse Holly came to my rescue and managed to remove the offending plant material. (Spot the video in the comments section). I'm pleased to report I'm now back to swallowing normally.

🪴🌾 Apparently, a lot of cats get pieces of grass stuck in their throat causing similar signs so it's something to keep an eye out for, especially if you're like me and a bit of a grass chomper 🌾🪴