We are keeping our fingers and toes crossed today for our Lead Receptionist Angie as she heads to London as a finalist in this year’s prestigious Petplan Awards. Now in their 26th year, the awards are designed to highlight the great work that goes on in practices across the UK on a daily basis to keep pets healthy and owners happy.
Each year, clients and vet staff are invited to submit nominations for teams and individuals they feel deserve special recognition. This year Petplan received over 41,000 submissions across their five award categories! A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us and for your own individual practice champions!
Finalists are selected by a panel of judges, and Angie is one of three shortlisted candidates in Petplan’s Support Staff of the Year category. A fantastic and very well deserved achievement. Winners will be announced at a glamorous black tie gala dinner tonight. We’re super excited for you Angie, and can’t wait to hear how you get on!
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A massive thank you to all clients, colleagues, friends and family who have sponsored us for our Active October Challenge. 10 of us set out to cover 700 miles and raise £700 (£1 for every mile) for the brilliant charity Vetlife over the course of the month. We hit our mileage goal on 30th October, and are absolutely thrilled, with your help, to have raised an incredible £935. In an industry that can be a real emotional rollercoaster, your donations will help Vetlife offer vital support to colleagues struggling with their mental health.
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Huge thanks to everyone who has supported us so far on our October fundraiser for Vetlife. The charity provides mental health and financial support to individuals struggling to cope in an industry where, very sadly, vets are 3-4 times more likely than the general population to die by suicide.
11 of the 387 Team have put on their trainers in a bid to cover 700 miles this October and we’d love to raise a pound for every mile. So far we’ve covered 644 miles and we’ve raised £615. We’re very nearly there! If you’d like to help us reach the magic £700, please click on this Just Giving link to donate. We’ll be putting on our trainers after work this week to hit that 700 miles. Go 387 Vets!
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Looking after our wellbeing and mental health remains a hot topic in the veterinary world as the industry continues to experience significantly higher levels of suicide and depression than the general population.
This World Mental Health Day, we’d like to raise awareness around a fundraising challenge members of the 387 team are currently undertaking in support of Vetlife. The Vetlife charity works to ensure those in the veterinary community are aware of signposts to the right help if stressed, overwhelmed and struggling to cope. Vetlife fully fund their own 24/7 helpline, have a dedicated Health Support Team, and can offer financial aid, on application, to members of the veterinary community struggling to make ends meet.
11 members of the 387 team are currently participating in Vetlife’s ‘Active October’ campaign. Our target is to cover 700 miles this month through exercise, and we’d love to raise a pound for every mile. Our dogs are already loving the extra long dog walks and, as well as raising money for a worthwhile cause, it’s great for our physical and mental wellbeing too!
If you’d like to support our challenge, please click here to donate. By supporting us, you’ll be supporting the wellbeing of the wider veterinary community too.
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As an accredited Dog Friendly Clinic with Dogs Trust and The British Veterinary Behaviour Association, we’re super keen to help make in-patient visits as stress-minimal as possible. We phone owners ahead of patient admit to go through a care plan which includes questions about pet preferences and behaviours so that we can adapt care in practice accordingly. We ask that pets bring items from home with them for comfort and the familiar smell of home. A favourite blanket and teddy is perfect. We’ll also ask if owners can provide a portion of their dog’s favourite food for post procedure. Whilst we’re happy to provide food, we find pets often prefer what they and their tummy are used to. We have raised water bowls for bigger breeds and older pets.
In kennels, we make sure patient spaces are comfy and cosy. We drape towels over the front half of the kennel door too. Whist no kennel faces any other, this gives patients an extra sense of security if they want to tuck themselves away. We have three walk-in kennels on ward in addition to a host of other kennels to accommodate larger breeds, as well as a completely separate walk-in isolation kennel which we use for especially anxious patients, as well as medical cases warranting separation. We play gentle soothing music on ward and we keep treats and licki mats to hand for encouragement where some form of food is allowed.
We have a secure, enclosed toileting area directly off kennels. We have a patch of astro turf in our run for dogs who prefer to toilet on grass. If dogs like to potter before toileting, no problem. If they like company, that’s no problem too! We have dedicated kennels nurses specifically responsible for in-patient care and comfort.
Here are gorgeous Bez and Jasper beautifully modelling a few of our Dog Friendly Clinic inpatient initiatives. Both brought their teddies who were also given a health check during their stay!
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