Quarry House Vets

25/04/2025

👩‍⚕️🩺 Vet Student, Emma

Emma joined us recently for an EMS placement. She put her skills to the test and won over many of our patients.

It was wonderful to have Emma visit and we hope to see her again soon.

https://quarryhousevets.co.uk/vet-students/

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24/04/2025

👨‍⚕️🩺 As you may be aware, we offer Extra-Mural Study placements to Veterinary Surgeon Students.

Alex recently joined us for an EMS placement and was given lots of first-hand experience to help develop his existing skills and learn some new ones! 🐾

Here's Alex assisting Dr Carlo Cicalese in the theatre with support from our Assistant Vet Nurse, Ali and Student Vet Nurse, Holly. 😍

It was a pleasure having Alex with us and we are delighted to say he will be back in July for another placement. 🎉

https://quarryhousevets.co.uk/vet-students/

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20/04/2025

18/04/2025

Let The Long Easter Weekend Begin... 🎉🎉

🐾 Have a lovely Easter weekend and please remember our advice on foods your pets need to avoid. https://quarryhousevets.co.uk/2025/04/07/have-a-pet-safe-easter/

If your pet requires any urgent treatment or emergency care this weekend, please see who to contact here: https://quarryhousevets.co.uk/emergency-service/

Enjoy!! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🐣

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17/04/2025

EASTER HOURS 🐣

Please be aware that we are CLOSED on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter

Have a wonderful Easter time.

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16/04/2025

There are 2 deadly infectious diseases affecting Rabbits.

Luckily, we are able to protect our patients with vaccinations. This is achieved by an annual health check and 2 pain-free injections. The current vaccination covers Myxomatosis and both variants (I and II) of Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD). The VHD virus is, however, adept at creating new variants, much like Covid in Humans, and so far the mutations had all been covered by the vaccine – until now.

A new “Highly Virulent” strain has been identified in Europe and further afield, against which the vaccine does not offer immunity. Consequently, intense research has been undertaken to produce a new vaccine that does protect against the HV variant – Yurvac.

Stocks of Yurvac are now available in the UK and we are able to offer our patients the protection
that this provides. Vaccination involves a single annual injection that can be given 2 weeks after the Myxo-RHD Plus annual booster or at any time throughout the year.

As a RWAF-approved Practice, it is our duty to provide the best care to Rabbit patients that we can and giving the new vaccine is part of that commitment. Although there is no reporting of the new variant’s arrival in the UK, we believe it may be imminent or even already present undetected. We are using the vaccine to protect all rabbits currently at the Animals in Distress Rescue Centre in Ipplepen, and we strongly encourage you to contact us and book a Vaccine Appointment without delay.

Dr Marcus Langer MA, Vet MB MRCVS

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15/04/2025

EASTER HOURS 🐣

Please be aware that we are CLOSED on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Please order any medication required for the Easter period by the end of today (Tuesday) ready for collecting tomorrow or Thursday.

Have a wonderful Easter time.

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14/04/2025

😍😍 These two are just fantastic.

The gorgeous smiling MEG came to visit us last week and brought her equally gorgeous sister FLO along with her for support.

Don't look so worried Flo!! 🥹 Meg was a brave girl and is hopefully feeling a bit better. 😀.

12/04/2025

🌷🌷 SPRING BULBS 🌷🌷

Some spring bulbs and flowers are highly toxic to pets and can cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, disorientation, wobbliness, tremors, excessive drooling and difficulty breathing. These include:

🐾 Tulips

🐾 Daffodils and Other Narcissus

🐾 Hyacinths

🐾 Bluebells

🐾Lilies

🐾Amaryllis

🐾Rhododendrons

🐾Foxgloves

🐾Spring Crocus

Although serious cases of poisoning after a pet has eaten toxic bulbs and flowers are rare, we recommend keeping an eye on your pet when they’re in the garden or out on a walk. Ring us for advice if you see your pet displaying any of the symptoms listed above.

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11/04/2025

🍇 Grapes, Raisins, Sultanas, Hot Cross Buns!! 🍇

Currants, sultanas and raisins (dried fruit) which are an ingredient in hot cross buns are all toxic to dogs.

Even a small amount of grapes or dried fruit can cause severe kidney failure which may be fatal. It is not fully understood why grapes and dried fruit are toxic to dogs. Some dogs have ingested large amounts and had no effects, whereas others have died after eating only a few raisins or grapes. Breed and size doesn’t play a part in how toxic it is to them.

Our advice is that it's not worth the risk. Enjoy your hot cross buns and be kind by NOT sharing!!

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09/04/2025

🍫 CHOCOLATE 🍫

Chocolate is made with cocoa solids, which contain a substance called theobromine.

Theobromine is harmless to humans, but toxic to dogs, cats and rabbits because they struggle to metabolise it (break it down).

As a general rule, the darker the chocolate, the more cocoa solids/theobromine it will contain, and the more toxic it’s likely to be. However, even chocolate with less cocoa solids can be toxic if enough of it is eaten.
Although white chocolate doesn’t contain any cocoa solids (so toxicity isn’t a risk), it does contain a lot of fat and sugar, which can cause stomach upsets and in severe cases, pancreatitis. Cocoa powder is especially toxic because it contains an extremely high concentration of cocoa solids.

If your pet has eaten chocolate, keep the packaging and call us for advice immediately.

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08/04/2025

UPDATE: Bubba has been found safe. Thank you everyone.
Please could everyone keep an eye out for Bub. He is a much loved family dog. He isn't believed to be injured from being hit by the car but there hasn't been any sightings of him since.
Please contact Natalie on the numbers below if you have seen Bub or have any information. Thank you.
Please share.

08/04/2025

🐰🐰RABBIT OWNERS PLEASE READ:

All rabbits should now have TWO vaccinations per year (We have BOTH in STOCK):

Vaccine 1: The ‘Triple’ vaccine covering RVHD1, RVHD2 & Myxomatosis (available for years).

Vaccine 2: A new vaccine covering RVHD1 & RVHD2, including the highly virulent strain (available in the UK since Jan 2025).

These can be given 2 weeks apart, but the advice is 6-monthly intervals for added protection and regular vet checks.

For more information please visit: https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/vaccines/

Please share this information with all your rabbit owner friends.

07/04/2025

🐣 Easter is fast approaching, so this week we are thinking about treats that your pet should avoid!!

🍫 Chocolate

🍇 Raisins, sultanas, currants and grapes

🌷 Spring Bulbs, plants and flowers

More information on each of these this week.

04/04/2025

🐾 WORLD STRAY DAY 🐾

The purpose of World Stray Day is to raise awareness about the plight of stray animals and promote responsible pet ownership.

We have been supplying veterinary services to animal charities for over 15 years and are proud to be able to support homeless animals in this way.

If you're thinking of rehoming a pet, there are many rehoming centres in Devon. However we are pleased to offer pets rehomed from Animals In Distress a 10% discount on our services and products for up to 3 years after adoption.

03/04/2025

We love it when Dino comes to see us! 💕

Dino is a 10 year old lurcher cross. He is always happy when visiting us and loves to say hello to the whole team.

He is such a handsome, fun and sweet boy. He puts a smile on everyone's face!

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🌐 www.quarryhousevets.co.uk

03/04/2025

‼️ PET INSURANCE - PLEASE READ ‼️

Unfortunately we are seeing an increase of clients unaware of T&Cs set by their pet insurance company. We understand reading pages upon pages can be boring but key information should be summarised somewhere!

Please be aware that if you change your pet insurance company or policy, that most insurance companies will not cover any pre-existing conditions, whether treatment was required or not.

We have information regarding pet insurance on our website: https://quarryhousevets.co.uk/services/advice/