Chloe first came in to see us on 13^th December as she had been vomiting for a couple of days.  Click here to read her story on our pet care pages!

Our wonderful receptionist Penny is training to become a pet bereavement counsellor.

“Having worked as a veterinary receptionist over the past few years I have come across many owners that have sadly lost their pets and need to talk about their grief in order to come to terms with their loss. There are a few organisations that help with this process but often they are accessible only by phone or email, it is hard to find an option that allows you to talk face to face with someone. In light of this I made enquiries into becoming a pet bereavement counsellor. I hope to be able to offer our clients the time and understanding that they may need to accept their pet’s passing. My aim is to help them to remember the happy times that they shared with a much loved friend.”

If you would like to find out more or speak to Penny, please contact her at reception.

 We have a new team member at Hollybank!

Gemma Townsend

Gemma graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in July 2011 and is interested in all aspects of small animal care with a particular interest in surgery and feline medicine. She is looking forward to getting to know everyone and their pets at Hollybank. Gemma will be joining us at the end of January this year!

Find out what happened when Tigger was rushed to Hollybank having been hit by a car in November this year. We are pleased to say she has made a complete recovery!

Sarah is leaving Hollybank

Richard and all at Hollybank would like to say thank you to Sarah for her work over the past year with us and wish her good luck for the future!

Richard and the staff of Hollybank would like to wish all our wonderful clients and patients a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Our surgery hours are slightly altered over the bank holidays but as always we are available to deal with emergencies and a member of staff will be present in the hospital throughout the entire festive period.

Sat 24th Dec 9am-12pm                        Sat 31st Dec 9am-12pm

Sun 25th EMERGENCIES ONLY                 Sun 1st Jan EMERGENCIES ONLY

Mon 26th EMERGENCIES ONLY                 Mon 2nd Jan EMERGENCIES ONLY

  Tues 27th EMERGENCIES ONLY                          Tues 3rd Jan 9am-7.30pm

Visit our pet care pages to read about “Mac”, a very hungry Labrador with a taste for cycling gloves! Our team at Hollybank operated to remove two pairs of gloves from Mac’s stomach! He is now on the road to recovery!

On Monday 10th October we were visited by the local Cub Scouts who are working towards their Animal Carer badges. The cubs listened to a slide show presentation before having a tour of the hospital and trying their hand at bandaging and dressing as Veterinary Surgeons ready for theatre.

The dark nights are closing in and its time to think about keeping everyone safe whilst out and about. Hollybank have a range of hi-viz collars, leads and tags to ensure motorists can see our four legged friends in the dark. Flashing collars also help to keep track of dogs exercising off lead!!

As autumn approaches again it is time to think about how fireworks can have an impact on our pets.  They are no longer used just on November 5^th, with prolonged displays around bonfire night and celebrations at Christmas and New Year increasingly involving fireworks too.

For more advice see the “Pet Care” Section of our website

Throughout October we are offering all Adaptil and Feliway pheromone products at 30% off the normal retail price!