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NEW GUIDELINES FROM RCVS ABOUT PRESCRIBING MEDICINES
From 1st September 2023, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is introducing new guidance on prescribing prescription-only medicines. The full guidance can be found on: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/…/advi…/under-care-new-guidance/ The new guidance requires that a physical examination of the pet has to be performed every time any…
CHIPS FOR CATS!
Is your cat microchipped? Did you know that by 10th June 2024, all cats in England must be microchipped, before they reach the age of 2owks. If a cat is brought into a veterinary practice, their chip can be checked and then they are re-united…
Reducing Energy Usage
We have recently made improvements to our practice building to make us more energy efficient. At the moment, out heating comes from the Bell Plantation’s own ground source heat pump. Half of our electricity comes from renewables and we are hoping to increase this percentage….
Opening Hours
We are pleased to let you know that from 9th August, we will be resuming our old – pre-covid opening hours. We are consulting until 6pm, instead of 5pm, as we are currently. We hope this will enable you to bring any patients to us…
ORDERING AND COLLECTING MEDICINES
You can order repeat medications for your pet in the usual way, but please can you give us 48 hours NOTICE. If your pet has not seen the vet in the last 6 months, they may be due a medication check. Ring up for an…
Veterinary Care After Opening Hours
Beech House Vets are delighted to announce that we have new out of hours provision for veterinary care. We have chosen Towcester Veterinary Centre, just two miles away from our practice, which is very accessible for clients living locally. We have chosen them because they…
Hen Welfare and Education Centre
The British Hen Welfare Trust have finally announced after all of the fundraising efforts, work will begin on the UK’s first hen welfare and education centre in April. The centre is being built next to Hen Centre in Rose Ash, North Devon and will provide…
Practice Standards Scheme
We are delighted to announce that we are now an accredited practice of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme. If you want to know more about this quality assurance scheme for vets, you can find out on https://www.rcvs.org.uk/practice-standards-scheme/. “The RCVS Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) is a voluntary…
Leptospirosis (Weil’s Disease)
Recently in our practice, we have had a severe case of this deadly disease. It is caused by an organism which lives in the environment in the urine of small mammalian wildlife and dogs. If a dog suffers from this disease, it badly affects the liver and…