Hollybankvets

Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month 🩵💙
Meet our Student Veterinary Nurses (SVNs) 👩🏼‍🏫
You will find our SVNs in light blue tops and in photo order we have Charley, Clare, Charlie, Jess & Jess!
There are a few different ways to become an RVN but all SVNs must complete a minimum of 1800 hours in a veterinary placement. Here at Hollybank we currently have SVNs on their sandwich year from Harper Adams University and Reaseheath. Each SVN is appointed an RVN that has been trained to be a Clinical Coach, to support them through their placement and help them complete their Nursing Progress Log (NPL). All of our SVNs past and present work hard completing their training and some have even come back to us as fully qualified RVNs! 👩🏼‍⚕️

May is Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month! 💙🐾🩺
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You may not see our nurses as much as our vets and receptionists, but they are always working hard behind the scenes and spend the most amount of time with your beloved pets! 🐶🐱🐹🐰
Follow us this month as we give you an insight into what veterinary nurses do and how they are an important part of the team!
Meet our Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) 👩🏻‍⚕️
You’ll find Hollybank’s RVNs in navy blue tops with a light blue stripe at both our Sandiway Hospital and Winnington Clinic 💙🩵
In photo order they are; Cat, Alicia, Aimee, Laura, Becky, Katie, Holly, Francesca & Zoe.

Brave Pet of the Month…JAFFA! Jaffa is a gorgeous 11 year old crossbreed who presented to us with a poor appetite. Investigations showed she had an intussusception, a condition where the intestines fold in to themselves to cause an obstruction. Jaffa was a superstar throughout all her investigations and treatment 🌟💫 To find out why Jaffa had an intussusception and what we did to fix her visit our website, www.hollybankvets.co.uk 🐾👩‍🔧🩺

Happy 3rd Birthday to our Winnington practice! 🥳🎉
Did you know we have a practice in Winnington as well as our Sandiway hospital? Last year we had lots of fun at our open day where we invited you to have a tour, play some games and eat some treats!
All of our clients are welcome to use either practice and our team rotate around both sites, so you are guaranteed to meet the same friendly faces and receive the same level of care wherever you come to see us! 🩺🐶🐱🐭🐹🐰

Fish & chips 🐟🍟 this is lovely Kevin enjoying his fish and chip that he got when in with us for neutering 😻
Don’t forget we are offering half price microchipping (£10) and a free fish toy for cats at Winnington until the 10th June! 😺
This is the date it becomes compulsory for cats to be microchipped!
Give us a call if you would like to get booked in 01606 717969 📞

How well do you know the Easter Bunny?🐰🐰 Rabbits can make lovely pets, but you do need to provide special care for them and they are a big commitment. Whether you already have a rabbit or are thinking about making an addition to your family, here is some important information about keeping them happy and healthy 🐰🥕🩺 www.hollybankvets.co.uk

Brave Pet of the Month….Hunter!! 🐾🐾 Hunter has recently been diagnosed with Imerslund-Grasbeck syndrome, a condition which means Hunter is unable to absorb Vitamin B12. Hunter requires lifelong treatment and is such a brave and happy boy for his visits that he undoubtedly deserves to be our brave pet! Here you can see his before and after photos once we had reached his diagnosis and started treatment, just as handsome but looking so much happier 😊 Please visit our website at www.hollybankvets.co.uk to read his full story. 💉🩺

Hollybank’s Winnington Clinic is officially CAT FRIENDLY🎉🎉🎉🎉. This ensures we fulfil a comprehensive set of recommendations for cat welfare and is awarded by the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM). We are really excited that our cat friendly approach has been recognised and we are particularly proud to offer a cat only reception area and cat only consulting room. 🩺🐾🐈.Our Sandiway hospital has been ISFM accredited for many years and due to its overnight 24 hour care is also very proud to hold the Gold Cat Friendly Clinic Status. If you have any questions about cat friendly practice then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us 📞 01606 717969

Happy 15th Birthday Hollybank!

Hollybank Vets opened its doors on 2nd March 2009 - fifteen amazing years ago! In that time we have had the privilege to treat the pets of Cheshire (and beyond!) and get to know some wonderful people. We have known (and loved!) some animals through their entire lives; others we have been honoured to see at the start or sadly the end of their journey.

Thank you all for helping to make Hollybank Vets such a special place - and here’s to the next fifteen!

Richard & Helen and all the Hollybank Team xx

Now the evenings are darker and the nights are getting colder, there are a few things for us to consider for our furry friends 🐈🐇🐕‍🦺 Please visit our website to remind yourselves of some Winter hazards and how to prepare for them 🔦🧣🐾www.hollybankvets.co.uk

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.