As an independently owned veterinary practice, we have always tried to support our local community, attending dog shows, village fetes, charity fun days and primary school visits to name but a few. More recently we have chosen to support and sponsor local sports teams, understanding the huge benefit that sport brings to so many people, [...]
Thank you to everyone who joined us for some Easter fun to name Flopsy’s baby bunny and help us raise much-needed funds for the brilliant team over at Shrewsbury Rabbit Rescue! They are a nonprofit and ethical rabbit sanctuary dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming rabbits from all across the UK. If you are interested [...]
Our team is dedicated to making Copthorne Vets as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. Last year we appointed one of our RVN’s, Maddi, to become our very own ‘Environmental Sustainability Champion’ to help us bring our eco ideas to fruition and since then we have been very busy! We now have an environmental sustainability [...]
Compulsory cat microchipping is coming! Did you know that 25% of cats in the UK have not been microchipped? This means that of the approximately 2.8 million cats that aren’t microchipped in the UK, those living in England will need to be chipped by 10th June 2024 when the new legislation comes into place1. What [...]
Book your pet in for dental treatment during our Dental Health Month in February and receive 10% off dental* work and 10% off associated anaesthetic* fees! Did you know 80% of dogs and 85% of cats over the age of 3 have some sort of dental disease? Could your pet be one of them? If [...]
From today, 12th January 2024, our governing body the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has made some changes to ensure the responsible prescribing of POM-V anti-parasitic treatments (flea/tick/worm treatments, etc). The Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs) rules include the requirement for a veterinary prescription for all POM-V medicines including anti-parasitic treatments. In order for a [...]
Saturday 23rd December 8.30am – 3pm as normal Christmas Eve - Closed Christmas Day – Closed Boxing Day – Closed Wednesday 27th December 8.30am – 7pm as normal Saturday 30th December – 8.30am – 3pm as normal New Years Eve - Closed New Years Day – Closed Opening hours as normal all other days Remember [...]
After the huge success of our last donor session, we are delighted to announce that we shall be hosting the next Pet Blood Bank donation session on Sunday 26th November and we need your help in getting more dogs to come forward to donate! If your dog is already a donor, or you know someone [...]
Here at Copthorne Vets we are passionate about protecting the environment and are continually looking for new ways to make our practice as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. But we can’t do this alone and this is where we need your help! As responsible pet owners we know that you too care about the [...]
Unfortunately, we have been informed by our suppliers of a national shortage of cat vaccines due to the ongoing and increasing global demand for vaccines. We have a small supply available to us until this issue is resolved, which we are hopeful will be by the end of the year, but it may take until [...]
