If you have decorated your Christmas tree this weekend beware of the potential dangers to your pet. Pets can be attracted to shiny lights, tinsel and baubles! Swallowed or chewed decorations can lead to cuts or intestinal blockages, and chewed fairy lights can pose an electrocution risk.

CHOCOLATE
Keep those Christmas chocolates out of your pets reach!  Chocolate is poisonous to pets, and dogs are usually the main culprits.

BATTERIES
It’s time to wrap those Christmas toys and gadgets – don’t forget the batteries!

TOXIC PLANTS
Many Yule time plants can be hazardous to pets if chewed – luckily in the majority of cases symptoms are mild and self-limiting and may include salivation, oral irritation and vomiting/diarrhoea.

DOGS & XYLITOL (E967)
Could your good intentions be unintentionally harmful to your dog?

GRAPES & DRIED FRUITS
Grapes and their dried fruits such as raisins, currants and sultanas (whether raw or cooked) are known to cause fatal kidney failure in dogs – so keep #Xmas treats such as mince pies, puddings and cakes out of reach.

If you have any concerns at all during the festive period, don’t forget you can contact us 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year. Emergency tel number (for out of hours) is 01209 823717.

We hope you’ve found these top tips to help keep your pet happy & healthy and that you all have a good Christmas.

Thank you to TVM UK for these snippets.

Following our rebrand announcement last week we are so pleased to see the local press get behind us and help promote our exciting news far and wide.

Having been established as a practice in the local area since 1984 it was good to be able to share our rebrand news with the locals and beyond.

We offer full veterinary services for dogs, cats, rabbits and horses stretching into North, East & South Yorkshire and the rebrand has brought with it a new, fresh look and a new website too.

If you want to read the articles published by the local press for yourself, click on the features below:

Northern Echo

York Press

We would like to thank the York Press and the Northern Echo for their support.

Welcome to our new website!

As you will see we have rebranded Station House Vets with a fresh new look at the same time as launching the new website.

Since taking over the practice in June 2021. as Great and Small Limited, we have been working hard behind the scenes to update our equipment and facilities.

We also felt it was a good time to have a refresh of the look and feel of the practice.

The new website will showcase the full range of services we offer for dogs, cats, small pets and horses; it is in its early stages and we will keep it updated and developed, adding in much more information about the services we offer, so check back regularly to see what’s been updated.

Whilst we have refreshed our look and our website, our core values remain the same:

• independent practice
• continuity of care
• maintaining the traditional ‘family GP’ approach
• providing our own out of hours 365 days per year, 24 hours per day

So you can continue to expect the best care every time.

You will see other aspects of the practice being updated to the new branding over the course of the next few weeks.

It’s important to stress, whilst we have a fresh new look and new website, you will still get the:

Our next equine dental clinic is on Monday 13 December and there are a few spaces left.

If you’d like to book your horse in for a routine check up or for dental work, please call us on 01653 618303 and speak to the team.

Or you can email us now: admin@stationhousevets.co.uk

UPDATED : 29 November 2021
Covid-19 arrangements for Winter 2021.

In light of the latest COVID guidance issued, we are updating our COVID procedures.

THANK YOU to everyone who came to see us at the Welburn Christmas Fair yesterday. It was lovely to chat to you about all your lovely pets, past and present.

The colouring competition is still open. You can download it from our Facebook page or collect a sheet from the practice. Closing date is 10th December 2021. Entry is just 50 pence and all funds go to the very worthy York Riding For The Disabled.

The number of dog treats in the jar was 151. The closest guess was 148 and the winner has been contacted and collecting her prize this week.

Another improvement we’re introducing is automated vaccination reminders for all your small furries!

Anyone due a vaccination from 1 December will now start to receive automatic reminders.

We have spent a lot of time working on this new service to try and ensure it is 100% correct, but please bear with us if we do have any teething problems!