We've had lots to celebrate recently with not one, but two of our student nurses qualifying to become Registered Veterinary Nurses. Firstly, Zoë Griffiths, who achieved a FIRST CLASS HONOURS DEGREE in Veterinary Nursing with Small Animal Rehabilitation. Zoe is a familiar face at Copthorne Vets as whilst studying for her degree at Harper Adams [...]
Laura joined us on reception a few months ago, from her previous role as a human medical receptionist, and has already met quite a few faces. She has really hit the ground running, always calm and smiling - it feels like she has been one of the team forever! Laura lives in Shrewsbury with her [...]
Exciting news... we are extending our Saturday opening hours! With consultation slots becoming busier and everyone's need for more flexibility with life (hopefully) returning to normal, we are pleased to announce that we are now open until 3pm on Saturdays. Vet consults will continue to run for some routine and all urgent cases, plus we [...]
Receptionist Lauren makes running our busy reception look easy! But there is a lot more to being a veterinary receptionist than simply answering the phone and greeting clients. From managing the diary for our vets and nurses, dispensing medication, educating our clients on preventative health care for their pets, dealing with medical emergencies, ensuring insurance [...]
If you follow us on Facebook you will have seen some of the amazing 'how to.....' videos that Veterinary Nurse Jo has been filming to help our clients care for their pets. Jo is completing an animal behaviour course and follows fear-free practice so all her videos use positive reward techniques that clients can use [...]
The last 10 months have certainly been challenging for a lot of people in a lot of different ways. Back in March 2020 when we were first told to 'Stay at Home' no-one could have imagined how we would all be affected by COVID-19. During this time the Copthorne Team has remained committed, resilient, and [...]
The Dogs Trust has some great advice for looking after your dogs during lockdown, here are just a few of them, please visit their website for more dogstrust.org.uk Indoor games Your dog may have less opportunity to run around outside at the moment, so make sure they have regular playtime, training, and enrichment sessions each [...]
We are an Essential Business and will remain OPEN during the second National Lockdown On the 31st of October, the Prime Minister announced that England would enter a national lockdown from Thursday 5th November to Wednesday 2nd December. It has been confirmed by the British Veterinary Association that Veterinary practices are essential businesses, providing essential [...]
Since March the world has certainly been a different place and we have all had to get used to doing things differently. From social distancing and wearing facemasks to meeting with friends and family virtually on-line. At the time of writing this, travel restrictions are gradually being eased and businesses are returning to the 'new [...]
Diarrhoea Diarrhoea is very common in dogs and also seen sometimes in cats. There are numerous different causes, depending on species, and treatment depends on the individual cause in each animal. Food related Diarrhoea is often food-related, particular in dogs. This may be due to scavenging food they shouldn’t have access to, [...]
