Harris, Hill & Gibbons Veterinary - Westbury

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29/11/2025

We have had a male entire Collie handed into us. He is wearing a harness and was found playing in a member of the publics garden. Please call us on 01225 760630 if this is your dog. Proof of ownership is required.

If you believe this to be your pet or know of anyone missing a cat of this description please call us on 01225760630
21/11/2025

If you believe this to be your pet or know of anyone missing a cat of this description please call us on 01225760630

🌟 Pet of the Month - Lulu 🌟 She is the most awesome Clumber Spaniel. She was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma back in Sept...
13/11/2025

🌟 Pet of the Month - Lulu 🌟

She is the most awesome Clumber Spaniel. She was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma back in September. 🏥

She initially presented with generalised enlarged lymph nodes across her whole body. She was quieter in herself and sleeping more. 💤

Lulu is a very good girl, and we were able to test her lymph nodes by placing a needle in the lymph nodes and taking cells out to send away to our external lab. This unfortunately confirmed our suspicions. 💉

Given that Lulu is only 7 years old and otherwise well in herself her owner opted to start chemotherapy. 👩‍⚕️ 🧑‍⚕️

There are many considerations when starting chemotherapy. Potential side effects for Lulu, most commonly tend to be gastrointestinal side effects such as vomiting/diarrhoea. Other side effects such as damage to heart muscle and bone marrow suppression can occur. 🩺

Unfortunately, chemotherapy is unlikely to cure Lulu but may give Lulu and her owner more time to enjoy their awesome adventures. 🏖️

Another important factor is the time commitment for the owner- the protocol we are using is 6 months long and requires twice weekly visits. 🗓️

Each week Lulu requires a blood test to check her blood cells are high enough to tolerate another dose of chemotherapy and the risk of infection is low. 🩸

Then the next day requires intravenous chemotherapy. Each week the medication differs but at times it needs to be administered over 30 minutes into her vein. 💉

Lulu lies down and takes a nap for this! Not many patients would do that. We are so proud of Lulu. Her lymph nodes have reduced in size, and we are all hoping for a long remission time. 🥰❤️

UPDATE OWNER FOUND ‼️Stray cat ‼️ We have had this lovely older female cat brought into our Trowbridge practice. Sadly s...
05/11/2025

UPDATE OWNER FOUND
‼️Stray cat ‼️

We have had this lovely older female cat brought into our Trowbridge practice. Sadly she has no collar or microchip. Found in Sheridan gardens area of Trowbridge.

Please call us on 01225 760630 if this is your cat.

🎇 Fireworks 🎆 While we enjoy the fireworks we often find some pets would prefer if they weren’t happening. 🫣 Here are so...
22/10/2025

🎇 Fireworks 🎆

While we enjoy the fireworks we often find some pets would prefer if they weren’t happening. 🫣

Here are some tips about how to keep your pet safe during this time of the year!

🌟 Pet of the month - Lottie 🌟 Lottie first came to us in July when unfortunately, she was hit by a car. She presented to...
15/10/2025

🌟 Pet of the month - Lottie 🌟

Lottie first came to us in July when unfortunately, she was hit by a car. She presented to our Warminster branch and was stabilised here. 🚨

She had fluids, pain relief and eventually further diagnostics which included x-rays. She had extensive wounds to her hind limbs but initially these were just covered to prevent further contamination whilst she was stabilised. X-rays revealed a fracture to her pelvis. 🩻

Once stable to travel she was transported to our Trowbridge branch for hospitalisation.
She was then able to be sedated and have her hind limbs wounds explored and cleaned thoroughly. This revealed the extensive damage. 🚑

Unfortunately, most of the wounds were over areas with minimal skin, so wounds were closed with sutures where possible. It was very likely however that these would breakdown given the level of tension the wounds were under. 🪡

In a short space of time, it was evident that these wounds were going to breakdown and the skin surrounding them was slowly dying off. This meant along with our Warminster team Lottie’s owner were going to have to manage these as open wounds. 🩸

There was worry regarding her right hind wounds as these covered approx 50% of limb circumference and therefore risk of limb constriction during healing stages. 🤕

After many visits and sedations to clean and dress the wounds we are pleased to say that Lottie is doing great. She has been on very strict cage rest due to her fractured pelvis which is also healing! 👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️

Lottie has basically become famous around HHG for her frequents visits and we are all super proud of her recovery! 🐈‍⬛ ♥️

Please be aware the photos below are graphic.

09/09/2025

Update - this is resolved now

‼️ Our Westbury branch’s Internet is down currently which means their phones are also not working. Phone lines have been transferred to the Trowbridge branch until this is resolved.‼️

We are working on getting this fixed as soon as possible.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

🌟 Coney is our next pet of the month! 🌟 We first met Coney one year ago when he came in for a few issues- the main one b...
08/09/2025

🌟 Coney is our next pet of the month! 🌟

We first met Coney one year ago when he came in for a few issues- the main one being he had eaten part of his toy. Unfortunately, this had to be surgically removed. 🚨

Coney was already showing signs of being very fearful here and was not muzzle trained, so our clinical exams were sadly very limited.
Fortunately, his surgery went very well, and he was able to go home soon after. 🏡

Understandably Coney then became even more fearful here. When he later presented for his vaccines, we were unable to do these without causing significant stress to all involved.
Instead of just giving him sedation tablets and coming back to restrain him. Coney’s owner and our vet Lucy decided to build Coney’s confidence up here and his tolerance to be examined. 💉

Coney’s owner spent a lot of time with Coney muzzle training him, getting him used to our waiting room and consult room, introducing commands to check ears, eyes etc and building trust up with Lucy. 👩‍⚕️ 🏥

We then progressed to building up his tolerance to handling and trusting that this does not always end in an injection but 9 times out of 10 ends in a big party and food! 🍬 🥳 🎉

We were only able to work this hard with Coney because his owner muzzle trained him and therefore Lucy was able to practise skills with confidence. We are now progressing onto further handling, including practising checking his paws and face. 🐾 🐶

Coney is the most handsome boy and we all love seeing him for his socialisation visits! ♥️

Please enquire at reception about socialisation visits. ☎️

Here are some websites which have muzzle
training guides- there are many more. 💻

https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/dog/behaviour-and-training/dogs-and-muzzle-training

https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/dog-advice/training/outdoors/muzzle-training

https://www.honesthounds.co.uk/emergency-toolkit

We’d love to see photos of your muzzle trained dogs in the comments below. 🐕

02/09/2025

❗️Important notice❗️On the 3rd September 2025, our emergency calls are being diverted to Ashman Jones Vets in Bath due to staff training between 10am & 4pm.

In the event of an emergency please call our usual line and the wonderful team at ashman jones will advise on how to proceed. ☎️ 🚨

For anything that is not an emergency, please call after 4pm and our team will be able to assist you at any of our 4 practices. Thank you for your understanding.

12/08/2025

Phone lines and Internet - the Trowbridge practice is currently having issues. You can call one of our other sites for emergencies. This should be resolved by 1pm. Apologies for any inconvenience.

09/08/2025

We have had a stray tortoise handed in to us - found at St Thomas Church field. Please call us on 01225760630 if you think this tortoise is yours.

08/08/2025

FOUND CAT
we have had an entire male tabby cat handed into our Warminster practice today who was found near longleat. He is not microchipped
He is now at our Trowbridge practice.
Please call us if you believe this lovely boy to be yours on 01225 760630. Proof of ownership will be required

Address

28 Haynes Rd
Westbury
BA13 3HD

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+441373823546

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