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Our feline patients now have the luxury of listening to calming classical music when they stay with us. Research shows that cats relax (as determined by their lower respiratory rate and pupil diameter) under the influence of classical music. Whilst their nurses may prefer it pop music does not have quite the same effect and heavy metal music has a tendency to make things all a bit too stressful! A cat without stress makes a much happier patient that can mean that lower doses of anaesthetic can be used. Not only do we have music on tap but we also have special ‘cat forts’ and curtains available for those cats that like their privacy. Only 5 star treatment is good enough for our patients.

Two Thirds of Vets Injured By Pets in the Last Year

Not all of our patients are happy to visit us and many beautifully behaved pets can behave very differently when they visit the
surgery. Vets responding to a recent survey described some of the injuries they had received and experiences in the consulting room:

10 month detailed Pupdate from Guide Dogs - Followed by Edison's First Birthday

"Edison is now ten months old and is about to enter his final months with Victoria, his Puppy Walker. We caught up with the pair to find out what they're working on and their plans for their remaining months together.

Topics in our Summer 2015 Newsletter include:

What is the Big Tick Project?

You may have seen TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham talking about the University of Bristol’s Big Tick Project this summer on BBC News. They are investigating rising tick numbers and the risk to our dogs and ourselves from tick-borne diseases such as Lyme Disease. If you find a tick on your pet, we would love it! We will be collecting any ticks found on dogs coming in to the Eastcott Vets Swindon surgeries and sending any ticks found to the University of Bristol for analysis. Anyone whose dog takes part in this ground-breaking research will receive a Big Tick Project certificate and help progress veterinary and human medicine.

Spring update from our charities 

Mission Rabies

Our Malawi project manager, Dagmar, met this family and their dog in Blantyre last week - 2 of the dog’s puppies were showing signs of rabies and had already bitten three local children. Dagmar put the two puppies to sleep and arranged for rabies diagnostic testing at the local lab - they came back positive. The children are now receiving vital post-exposure vaccines, but it shows the need for our programme in May - vaccinating over 30,000 dogs in Blantyre city in just one month in partnership with SPCA Blantyre to launch a 3 year programme to make rabies history

Topics in our Spring 2015 Newsletter Include:

RAW (Rabbit Awareness Week) May 2015 Offer

RAW week runs from 9th - 17th May but our offers run throughout May. We are offering FREE rabbit health check with Lisa one of our Rabbit Friendly Vets and 10% off all rabbit vaccination, dental treatment and neutering.

National Pet Month 2015 Swindon Event

As part of National Pet Month we will be hosting an evening talk on Pet First Aid and Fleas.

Warning re anti freeze poisoning in pets in Swindon 

Update 23/03/2015

Sadly we are again issuing an antifreeze poisoning alert to Swindon cat owners. Please be watchful and act quickly if you suspect your cat may be showing symptoms of antifreeze poisoning. Read more below: