The vets and nurses at Blanchardstown Vets were presented with an unusual patient on Tuesday: an injured Buzzard. Buzzards are medium-sized birds of prey that feed on small animals and birds. They will also scavenge on carion (dead animal carcasses) which can make them susceptible to being hit by cars or other road vehicles. Unfortunately that seems…
Congratulations to Maeve Deady one of our veterinary team at Clontarf Veterinary Hospital. Maeve has successfully completed her finals examinations in veterinary nursing at University College Dublin. Maeve has been a member of the Clontarf team for many years having first started working with us as a schoolgirl during her summer holidays. Combining both her…
By Fintan Browne, veterinary surgeon in Blanchardstown veterinary Hospital It appears that lungworm infections are on the rise. In the past number of weeks I have had 3 lab-confirmed cases of Angiostrongylus vasorum – or “lungworm” as it is more commonly known - in dogs visiting our Anicare hospitals (2 in Blanchardstown and one in our…
By Fintan Browne, Veterinary Surgeon in Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital On the 1st January 2012 the law governing pet travel regulations in the EU changed in a way that is significant for people travelling in or to Europe with dogs, cats and ferrets. Up until 31st December 2011 Ireland and a small number of other countries…
On 21st December Phil Hogan, the Minister for the Environment signed the Dog Breeding Establishments Act into law. This important piece of legislation brings in long overdue regulations governing so-called puppy farms (it applies only to breeders with 6 or more breeding age bitches). All the staff at Anicare welcome this new legislation and hope…
If your pet needs regular medication, remember to check that you have enough to last you over Christmas . If you need a repeat prescription just call up in advance and we can have this ready for you. The Anicare veterinary hospitals will be open for much of the holiday period and will as ever…
We would like to make clients aware of our opening hours over the upcoming holiday period. We will be operating normal opening hours up to and including Saturday 24th December. 25th December, Christmas Day – CLOSED 26th December, St Stephens Day – 12-2pm in Botanic Veterinary Hospital only 27th December, Bank Holiday – 9.20am-12pm and…
Here are some Christmas pointers for our clients and friends. Christmas whilst being a great occasion can also be a difficult time for pets and they can become unsettled so here are a few tips to keep your poochie happy and well. Christmas food and drink can be one of the biggest causes of visits to vets in…
Vaccinations and new puppies and kittens Anicare has seen many adorable new puppies and kittens recently in all its hospitals and we feel it is worthwhile to record some pointers to consider before one makes a decision to take on a new pet. Before one considers a new pet proper research is required, factors…
Last Monday night Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital answered an emergency call for a dog with a bloated stomach. When our vet Kimberly examined Elvis she suspected that his bladder was distended so we took an x-ray and this was the case. The distension was due to a blocked urethra which required emergency surgery. Kimberly relieved the distended bladder and…
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