Pets

NWSPCA Annual Dog Walk 2022

The North Wexford Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NWSPCA) Annual Dog Walk resumed on Sunday 15th May, making its way, led by the NWSPCA Van, from the Maxi Zoo premises in Gorey to Kia Ora Mini Farm for mid-way refreshments. Then, making the leisurely walk back to the starting point.

This year, instead of sponsorship, partricipating families were asked to donate €5 with all monies gathered on the day to be donated to those caring for animals in Ukraine. n

SlaNey petS MOYNE VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy. T: (053) 9233187, 9236674. F: (053) 9236674. E: moynevet@gmail.com

VET DIARY FOR JUNE

with Joe Kavanagh of the Moyne Veterinary Hospital

It’s June already... heading for the longest day of the year – the Summer solstice, and it is just mad how quickly the year is clocking along. Springtime is always a busy time in mixed veterinary practices between lambing, calving, foaling and all the associated things that can go awry around this time. That would include difficulty at birth, offspring getting sick such as diarrhoea, pneumonia, etc. The dams can get mastitis, uterine infections or just run down after giving birth. So the challenges come in various sizes and at various times of the day and night. This can bring its own difficulties for the vet on call as they've invariably worked that day and are due to work the following day too often times. There's a perception that once they're on night call that’s all they do but in reality it’s not what generally happens, so spare a thought for that vet if you are looking for them in the middle of the night and they're a bit slower to respond!! Then the Spring work settles and the days are getting longer, everything is in full bloom and it’s just a tonic being out and about in the countryside treating the animals... so like every job it has its ups and downs. Change is inevitable and it comes with every season. We tend to resist it but it happens in every facet of life whether slowly or quickly. We are introducing some changes in how we operate within the practice and one of those is being implemented in the next week... We're moving to an appointment-based system for the small animal clients to be able to give a better overall service to the clients and of course the animals.

We are starting this after the June bank holiday, on the 7th June, so it is imminent and hopefully will have a smooth transition. So if you need to bring your dog, cat, rabbit etc just give us a call first so that we can facilitate a time that'll suit you. Bear with us if there are teething problems and I'm pretty sure that we'll iron those out quickly and with these changes we can deliver a better service with less waiting times, reduced or no queues and a more efficient service all round.

Change is inevitable and as we move with the times we hope this will be a positive step for you, the clients, and the staff alike.

Enjoy the summer sunshine and thanks for your continued support. n

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OPENING HOURS (6 DAYS A WEEK):

9.00am–1.00pm and 2.00pm–6.00pm Small animal clinic (please tel. for appointment): Daily 9.30–10.30am, 2.30–3.30pm, 5.00–6.00pm. 24-hour, on-call, Emergency Service: (053) 9233187.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

Full blood analysis (haematology, biochemistry) Gas anaesthetic – Digital X-rays – Ultrasound – Bioenergy Dermatological testing – Kinesiology – Prescription diets

Herbal remedies – Homeopathy – Allergy testing