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Hollybank Veterinary Hospital
584 Chester Road Sandiway
Northwich
CW8 2DX

01606 880890

Hollybank Vets Winnington
39 Walker Road Winnington
Northwich
CW8 4UD

01606 717969

info@hollybankvets.co.uk

Opening Hours

Consultation by appointment only

Sandiway

Monday - Friday

8:00am - 8:00pm

Saturday & Sunday

8:00am - 5:00pm

Winnington

Monday - Friday

8:00am - 7:30pm

We are an RCVS Small Animal Hospital, an ISFM Gold Cat Friendly Practice and a RWAF Rabbit Friendly Practice!

Introducing our 'Cat Only Clinics' at Winnington!

Introducing our 'Cat Only Clinics' at Winnington! We understand visiting the vets can be stressful so head over to our website to learn why cat only consulting hours are helpful and what times we have available 🐾🐈🩺😼. www.hollybankvets.co.uk

That’s a wrap on Veterinary Nursing Awareness Mo

That’s a wrap on Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month (VNAM) 2023!

We have come to the end of VNAM for this year, we hope you have found it interesting hearing from our nurses about what their jobs involve and how they feel empowered, from starting out as students, to having years of experience. Even though VNAM is over our nurses are still working hard behind the scenes with the rest of the Hollybank team to ensure your pets receive the best care possible, we are very proud of each of our nurses and what they bring to the team.

Keep an eye on our Instagram and Facebook for further updates and helpful pet care information.

#VNAM2023 #WhatVNsDo #EmpowerOurVNs #hollybankvets #sandiway #winnington

Meet Holly! (with Diddy the cutie) 😻 Holly join

Meet Holly! (with Diddy the cutie) 😻
Holly joined the Hollybank nursing team in February this year after graduating in 2022 and starting her RVN career at a feline only practice. She has a passion for feline nursing and her favourite roles as a nurse include inpatient care and nurse clinics. 😻🐾🐶
Head to our website to read more about Holly ➡️ (link in bio)
#VNAM2023 #WhatVNsDo #EmpowerOurVNs #hollybankvets #sandiway #winnington

Meet Katie and her gorgeous gang! 👋 She joined

Meet Katie and her gorgeous gang! 👋 She joined the Hollybank nursing team in August last year as a new grad RVN 🎓🩺 We are very proud of how our new grad nurses have developed their skills since joining the team, especially after a difficult education period throughout lockdown. Head to our website to find out more about Katie's journey to becoming an RVN and why she loves being a veterinary nurse! 😻🐶🐾 (Link in bio)
#VNAM2023 #WhatVNsDo #EmpowerOurVNs #hollybankvets #sandiway #winnington

Meet Lucy! (and cuddly Caven) 🐶 Over the next w

Meet Lucy! (and cuddly Caven) 🐶
Over the next week we'll be introducing you to some of the newer faces that have joined our nursing team!
Lucy has been nursing for 10 years and joined Hollybank in April this year. Her passion is medical nursing and nutrition and she loves caring for inpatients. Lucy is looking forward to meeting you all and your lovely pets! 🐶🐾😺
Head to our website (link in bio) to read more about Lucy!
#VNAM2023 #WhatVNsDo #EmpowerOurVNs #hollybankvets #sandiway #winnington

Next up we're hearing from Becky, she carried out

Next up we're hearing from Becky, she carried out her sandwich year placement with us as a student nurse and has returned as a qualified RVN! 🩺 🎓 Head to our website to read all about what she's enjoying and the challenges she's faced as a new grad vet nurse! (Link in bio) 😺🐾🐶
@thebvnaltd #VNAM2023 #WhatVNsDo #EmpowerOurVNs #hollybankvets #sandiway #winnington

This week we are hearing from our Head Nurse Cat!

This week we are hearing from our Head Nurse Cat! 😺 Head to our website to see what she has to say about how teaching and mentoring members of our team (particularly our SVNs) is certainly an empowering part of a nurses role.
www.hollybankvets.co.uk (link in bio)
@thebvnaltd #VNAM2023 #WhatVNsDo #EmpowerOurVNs #hollybankvets #sandiway #winnington

We are starting VNAM this month by meeting our won

We are starting VNAM this month by meeting our wonderful student veterinary nurses. In photo order, Kiera, Jess and Katie 🩺🩺 Please visit our website to learn about their journeys to becoming fully fledged registered veterinary nurses.🐾🐾 www.hollybankvets.co.uk

Each May we celebrate Veterinary Nursing Awareness

Each May we celebrate Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month (VNAM), which was started by the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA). The purpose of VNAM is to spread the word to the veterinary profession and pet owners about the importance of the role of the veterinary nurse, and the provision of responsible pet care to the general public. This year the theme is ‘empowerment’ to raise awareness of empowerment within the veterinary nursing profession, and the myriad of jobs nurses have within the veterinary team and wider veterinary profession.

Here at Hollybank we have 9 Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) and 5 Student Veterinary Nurses (SVNs) who work across both our Sandiway and Winnington practices. Nurses are very much involved in the team effort to provide the best possible care for your pets. A lot of the nurse's roles are behind the scenes, so stay tuned this month to hear from all our nurses about what their jobs involve, what they enjoy about it and how they feel empowered.

#VNAM2023 #WhatVNsDo #EmpowerOurVNs
#hollybankvets #sandiway #winnington

All rabbits can be at risk of flystrike, however r

All rabbits can be at risk of flystrike, however rabbits with obesity, open wounds or dirty bottoms (usually due to poor diets) are at very high risk of flystrike.
A rabbit’s diet should consist of 5% pellets, 85% hay, and 10% greens. Therefore, prevention is better than cure.
Check your rabbits bottom at least once every day, and if there is any urine or faeces, clean and dry
the area. Keep the rabbit’s environment clean and dry so that flies aren’t attracted. It is important to
clean your rabbits’ enclosures regularly especially in summer months to prevent the build up of
urine which can attract flies. If your rabbit is producing unusually wet faeces, it is important to keep their bottoms clean and contact a vet for treatment, to prevent flystrike.
** If you find your rabbit has maggots, this is an emergency, and you must get your rabbit seen by a vet immediately. Your rabbit may be in severe pain and shock and will require veterinary treatment.**
Prevention is the best strategy.
A healthy bun has a healthy bum!

Preventing flystrike this summer.... Flystrike is

Preventing flystrike this summer....
Flystrike is a painful condition caused by flies. Some species of fly (such as blue bottles and green
bottles) lay their eggs on rabbit fur, which then hatch into maggots. Maggots then rapidly mature,
burrow under the skin and eat into the living flesh.
Flystrike can develop very quickly, and can be fatal if it isn’t treated.
As we roll into summer, flystrike becomes more likely to occur, as the fly population increases over summer. It is important to note however that flystrike can still occur at any time of the year, and indoor rabbits can still be affected.

Schedule 3 is an amendment of the Veterinary Surge

Schedule 3 is an amendment of the Veterinary Surgeons Act of 2002. This amendment is important as it allows RVNs and SVNs to do more in practice following delegation from a veterinary surgeon. RVNs can can perform medical treatment or minor surgery (not entering a body cavity), SVNs can do this too but only under the direction of a vet and are supervised by a vet or RVN #VNAM2022 #whatvnsdo #bvna #vetnurselife

The more modern history of veterinary nursing. Reg

The more modern history of veterinary nursing. Registered Veterinary Nurses are still striving to have the title of RVN protected.
1984 – RANA changed to VN as the legal protection statute expired and Veterinary Nurses were titled.
1991 – The Veterinary Surgeons Act Schedule 3 allows VNs to complete more tasks and the RCVS established the VN list. This set the standard for VN formal training.
2002- The first BSc Hons veterinary nursing students graduate
2007 – The RCVS starts a register of veterinary nurses, marking a large step forward in regulation.
2010 – The RCVS council appoints its first Veterinary Nurse.
2012 – The new code of professional conduct includes a professional declaration for veterinary nurses.
May 2022 – Now, 61 years after first becoming professionally recognised, nurses play a key role in veterinary practice, from monitoring your pets under anaesthesia, to caring for them in hospital to running important laboratory tests and so much more. The profession has grown a lot through time and is sure to progress even more in the future.
#VNAM2022 #whatvnsdo #BVNA

May is Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month! Hannah

May is Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month! Hannah one of our Student Veterinary Nurses has been researching the history of veterinary nursing.
1925 – Louis Sewell writes of ‘specifically trained canine nurses’ in a distemper hospital in Montpelier Place, Knightsbridge.
1934 – F.W. Cousens (King George V’s veterinary surgeon) described “the first attempt at training women nurses for dogs in this or any other country” Cousens tried to get the title of ‘canine nurse’ recognised once a person had completed an examination and given a certificate of efficiency, “the council would not entertain the idea… the council will come round to my views, probably sooner than later”.
1947 – Phyllis Peake MRCVS writes in ‘Hobday’s Surgical Diseases of the dog and cat’ that good animal nurses need “a strong vocational call… self-sacrifice, tenderness and the ability to consider the patient as an individual… the certificate of registration could be a sign of competence”.
1961 – The RANA (Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary) scheme was approved, making veterinary nursing an officially recognised profession. RANA was used as the titles ‘nurse’ and ‘veterinary’ were protected in law.
#VNAM2022 #whatvnsdo #BVNA

Did you know...our pets can suffer from high blood

Did you know...our pets can suffer from high blood pressure too? Hypertension can occur for a number of reasons and will need to be monitored closely to prevent organ damage occuring as a result of untreated high blood pressure. This is easily done with blood pressure readers very similar to those doctors and nurses may use on us, to help us get the best readings we usually tend to have our patients in for a few hours to chill out. Here's Quinn being a very good boy for his readings.

Baby David was in for his annual health check and

Baby David was in for his annual health check and booster vaccinations today! Michelle the vet checked him over and gave him a full bill of health and he was a true champ 🐶

Bruce is looking forward to the weekend! Swipe for

Bruce is looking forward to the weekend! Swipe for jumping joy! ➡️➡️➡️

Each month we have a visiting CT scanner at our Wi

Each month we have a visiting CT scanner at our Winnington practice. Merlin relaxed after his sedation medication, had his scan and had cuddles with Becky one of our student veterinary nurses on recovery.

Our patients have lots of monitoring forms to docu

Our patients have lots of monitoring forms to document all the medications and nursing care they need

Nipper has been in to be castrated today and he's

Nipper has been in to be castrated today and he's been having regular anaesthetic recovery checks with our nurses, they have been monitoring his pain levels, temperature, pulse and breathing rates. He's enjoyed having some cuddles too!

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Hollybank Veterinary Centre is an approved member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Practice Standards Scheme.

As an accredited practice, we have passed an inspection carried out by an experienced veterinary surgeon focusing on a range of areas, including hygiene, health and safety, clinical governance and the facilities we provide.

Out of hours care

All out of hours emergencies will be directed to a dedicated night vet team at MiNightVet near Chester. This will mean that any overnight emergencies will be seen and treated by a team of vets and nurses who have chosen to dedicate themselves to emergency care and will be available all night.

Our exceptional inpatient care will remain the same. We will continue to be staffed 24/7 by our fabulous Registered Veterinary Nurses, supported by our vets, to provide complete care for any pet hospitalised overnight. Any patients treated at MiNightVet will be transferred back to Hollybank first thing in the morning or as soon as they are fit to travel.

Out of hours care

All out of hours emergencies will be directed to a dedicated night vet team at MiNightVet near Chester. This will mean that any overnight emergencies will be seen and treated by a team of vets and nurses who have chosen to dedicate themselves to emergency care and will be available all night.

Our exceptional inpatient care will remain the same. We will continue to be staffed 24/7 by our fabulous Registered Veterinary Nurses, supported by our vets, to provide complete care for any pet hospitalised overnight. Any patients treated at MiNightVet will be transferred back to Hollybank first thing in the morning or as soon as they are fit to travel.

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