suffolk
dog day
Come and see us at Suffolk Dog Day 16th August 2008 at Helmingham Hall from
11am where we are the duty vet and will have face painting and goody bags
www.suffolkdogday.com
perfect
petcare the pet shop and vet clinic
A branch surgery of Orwell Vets at Ravenswood Neighbourhood Centre off Nacton
Road, Ipswich.
Click here to download more information
and visit www.perfectpetcare.co.uk
orwell
vets on channel five
Orwell Vets - 'Petplan
Practice of the Year' on Channel Five TV News click
here to view
summer
newsletter
Click here to download our latest
pdf newsletter full of useful information, tips and advice for your pets.
You
will need Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later to view the file.
winner
of petplan vet practice of the year 2008
All the staff at Orwell Veterinary Group are thrilled to have been awarded
Petplan Vet Practice of the Year Award 2008 at the evening
award ceremony in Birmingham on 3rd April 2008.
Alison Devonshire our Head Nurse has also been awarded finalist of Vet
Nurse of the Year 2008.
Thank you to all our clients who have nominated and supported us.
hospital
tours
We are pleased to offer clients the opportunity to have a tour round our
Grange Farm Animal Hospital. Tours take place once a month on a Wednesday
evening from 7pm and give you the opportunity to meet the staff and see
behind the scenes. Pre-booked placed only – limited spaces so please
contact 01473 333677 for more information or to book your places now.
perfect
petcare open day
Saturday 29th
March 2008 10am-2pm
we all had a great day with over 300 people visiting us – Lesley Dolphin
of BBC Radio Suffolk cut the ribbon with Satsuma her dog and children enjoyed
face painting and good bags giveaways.
suffolk
show
Come and see the Orwell vet group and Perfect Petcare staff at the Suffolk
Show this year on 28th and 29th May 2008.
canine
blood donors needed
Is your dog:
• between 18 months - 8 years?
• Medium to large breed minimum of 25kgs, but not over weight.
• Healthy, fully vaccinated and up to date with flea and worm treatments
• Neutered if a bitch
• Not had a blood transfusion themselves
If this is your dog let reception know and we will take further details.
rabbit
week
Thank you to everyone who took part in National Rabbit Week from 21st-27th
January 2008 - which has enable rabbit owners all over the country to learn
more about keeping their rabbits happy hoppers. Over 30 rabbits visited
us at Orwell Vets and enjoyed a free nurse appointment for their rabbit
health check. Thank you to children in the reception class at Bealings Primary
School for inviting Orwell Vet’s staff to their school to talk about
rabbits.
local
vet nurse is awarded 'veterinary health advisor of the year 2007'
Jane Bartlett
BSc (Hons) VN, of Orwell Veterinary Group, Ipswich wins
Veterinary Health Advisor of the year 2007. The awards ceremony was held
during the British Veterinary Nursing Association congress and was hosted
by Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Jane has continued to develop the nurse clinics
at Orwell Vets to provide tailored advice and feeding programmes for pets
with problems with their weight and one-to-one training and behaviour consultations
for owners of anxious or troublesome dogs and cats.
Jane
being presented her award from Libby Sheridan, Veterinary Affairs Manager
Hills Pet Nutrition.
Charles
saying well done.
new
nurse clinic - geriatric screening service
There’s plenty
of life in all old dogs and cats!! At Orwell Veterinary Group we are pleased
to offer our clients a specialised geriatric screening service click
here for more details.
new
staff
Check out our updated staff profiles.
charity
fun dog show and open day
Thank you to everyone
who braved the weather and came to see us at our Charity Fun Dog Show and
Open Day on Sunday 24th June - we raised over £300.00 for our Dog
Charities: Dogs Trust, PAT Dogs, Guide Dogs. Over 80 dogs took part in our
fun dog classes which included: • Fancy
dress class • Best
child handler • Sausage Fetch •
Waggiest Tail • Best Puppy Best veteran
• Best rescue •
Musical Sit.
Visitors to the open day also enjoyed tours of the Orwell Veterinary Groups
Grange Farm Hospital. If you were unable to visit us on the day but would
still be interested in a hospital tour contact a member of staff to organise
a suitable time and we will be very pleased to show you round.
dragon boat race
A big thank you to everyone who sponsored us for the Dragon Boat Race at
Alton Water last Saturday 9th June. The event was organised to raise money
for St Elizabeth Hospice. Orwell Vets went with a team and we are thrilled
to have raised over £2000. We came 7th out of 17 and were only 3 seconds
away from the semi-finals. It was a great day - so a huge thank you
to everyone who sponsored and supported us in this event - the challenge
is on for next year's event!
suffolk’s
cutest pet
As part of National Pet Month, Orwell Veterinary Group and Town 102FM were
looking for Suffolk’s Cutest Pet throughout April 2007. Jasper
Smart a 13 week old Shih-tzu cross Chi Hua Hua
was voted the winner by Town 102FM Radio’s staff. Jasper’s proud
owner, Kerry Smart, always knew Jasper was very cute but is thrilled to
have won “Suffolk’s Cutest Pet”. Jasper
received a great Pet Hamper including a year’s supply of flea and
worm treatment supplied by Orwell Veterinary Group. Thank you to all the
fantastic entry photographs. Over 90 entries were sent into Town 102FM Radio.
All the entries for the competition can be viewed on www.town102.com
“galleries”
orwell
art at orwell vets
Orwell Vets are very
pleased to be supporting local digital artist Sharon
Teague. We now have three wonderful pieces of perspex art (scenes of
the River Orwell) displayed in the consulting rooms at our Hartree Way Veterinary
Hospital.
pet
food and pet accessories catalogue
We have launched our pet food and pet accessory catalogue. Order pet food
or anything from dog beds to cat scratching posts for collection the following
day. All items and food are very competitively priced. You may be surprised
how much money you can save! Compare
our pet food prices
new
ultrasound scanner .... old scanner sent to Africa
Orwell Veterinary Group have purchased a new Ultrasound machine with the
latest technology offering ultrasonography trained vets a diagnostics tool
with a very high quality image. Our old machine was out of date but still
working so it was donated to 'Tools with a Mission' which is a
Christian Charity sending gifts of good quality tools into many countries.
It enables those who receive them to earn a living and change their world.
If you wish to discuss
the benefits of ultrasound diagnostics, please ask a member of staff.
change in Stutton opening times
We have extended the surgery opening times
weekdays Monday to Friday now starting at 5pm to 7pm. We no longer run a
Saturday surgery due to lack of demand.
congratulations
To
Maria on her award for 'Best Student Nurse of the Year
2006' and Alison (our Head Nurse) on her 'Best Assessor
of the Year 2006' award from The College of Animal Welfare.
metacam
For
pet owners with dogs on long term treatment for arthritis with metacam,
you may like to visit www.metacam.co.uk
pet
slimmer club
Our Pet Slimmer Club is helping many dogs and cats lose weight and live
healthier, happier and longer lives. If your pet is overweight and you would
like more info about our Pet Slimmer Club please phone Berners Street on
257557 or Grange Farm on 333677 to make an appointment to see our nurse.
These appointments are FREE.
food delivery service
We now have our pet food and accessory delivery service up and running.
You would be surprised how much money you could save by ordering large bags
of dog or cat food and let us carry the load. Phone for more information
or email us at: info@orwellvets.co.uk
pet info pages
Our pet info pages are now
up and running. Access them for loads of information about your dog, cat,
rabbit or small pet.
at
last - new spot on worming treatment for cats
The news all cat owners have been waiting for…….
- No more struggling with worming tablets
- No more scratches or shredded towels
- No more wasted attempts to hide tablets in food
Simply apply the treatment to the skin on the back of your cats neck…..
easy!
new
spot on flea control for dogs and cats
One of the new generation spot on flea control products that is safe fast
effective and is not washed off by water. Treats fleas on your pet and in
the house! Also treats round worms each month when it is applied.
Stronghold
now 20% cheaper and Cat Stronghold now available in a 6 pack
breakthrough
in arthritis control for dogs
Hills have launched a new diet that helps to reduce joint inflammation and
prevent progressive damage to the joint cartilage. It can be fed to older
pets already suffering arthritis and may mean that less medication is required
and can even be stopped. It can be fed to adult dogs prone to developing
arthritis, so all larger breeds especially Labradors, Retrievers and GSDs
can be fed the diet once skeletally mature and hopefully avoid arthritis
when older. More info at www.hillspet.com
