Archive News

2005

October 20th 2005

Today sees the launch of a brand new product, Profender. This is a spot-on wormer for cats, meaning no more tablets, powders and most importantly, worms. Ask us at the surgery for more information on this extremely exciting product. Sorry to any dog owners but Profender is only available for cats.

August 11th 2005

Pennine Vets is proud to announce that we are sponsoring Tottington United Juniors football team. The team play at either the Old Doctors or StAnnes pitches in Tottington and we will be following the teams success this season on both our website and in the surgery. Pennine Vets is extremely proud to be involved in local sport and wish the team every success for the future.

August 8th 2005

Congratulations to all the prize winners yesterday at the Pets in Need dog show and especially to the overall show champion, Sophie.

August 7th 2005

Today is the Pets in Need Summer Garden Party up at the sanctuary on Turton Road, Tottington. One of our vets, Ian, is judging the dog show, starting at 2pm. The event last year was a great success and hopefully this year can be even better. The dog show starts at 2pm, entries taken on the day.

July 19th 2005

Our latest newsletter is now available to download or to collect from the surgery. This issue has topics ranging from diabetes to heat stroke, vaccinations to fleas. We hope you will enjoy reading the latest news from Pennine Vets.

July 12th 2005

This is the date of our latest puppy party. All dogs need to be fully vaccinated and under 18 weeks old. We will send all puppies that we have vaccinated an invitation but please let us know if you have not recieved your invite. The puppy parties take about 90 minutes and we cover a range of puppy topics from health care to behaviour.

July 4th 2005

Nikki has returned from maternity leave and is now working evenings and saturday mornings at the surgery. After being on maternity leave for 7 months, Nikki is pleased to be back part-time. Helen and Alicia are now both working during the day as we get busier in the summer months.

May 12th 2005

This is the date of our latest puppy party. All dogs need to be fully vaccinated and under 18 weeks old. We will send all puppies that we have vaccinated an invitation but please let us know if you have not recieved your invite. The puppy parties take about 90 minutes and we cover a range of puppy topics from health care to behaviour.

April 28th 2005

Our latest newsletter (Spring 2005) is now available to collect from the surgery or download from our website. This edition covers Pet Passports, Kennel Cough, Popular Pets & Free Weight Checks.

April 7th 2005

We have had a suspected case of parvovirus at the surgery. This disease affects only dogs and causes a severe diarrhoea with large amounts of blood passed with the diarrhoea. Untreated parvovirus is usually fatal and even with prompt treatment, upto 25% of dogs will die. Fortunately, parvovirus is easy to prevent through vaccination and we would urge all owners with unvaccinated dogs to get them protected as soon as possible to prevent a major outbreak. Ask us at the surgery for more information.

April 3rd 2005

Diarrhoea seems to have taken over Tottington and we have had four or five times as many cases this week than we would normally expect to see. There seems to be a highly contagious infection in the village which is affecting cats & dogs. We would urge everyone to be especially careful with hygiene, cleaning up after their dog and making sure that dogs that normally scavenge are stopped from doing that at the moment. This diarrhoea (and mild vomiting) is best treated early before your cat or dog becomes too ill.

March 26th 2005

We have been busy repainting the surgery over the weekend to keep the decoration to the highest standards. All the doors and woodwork have been repainted and now look much better. The appearance of the surgery is very important to us but this also helps with hygiene.

March 1st 2005

Our new website attackoftheworms.penninevets.co.uk has been launched, highlighting the change in advice over worming your cat or dog. Worming frequency is now determined by risk; familes with children should worm their pets monthly; animals that stay inside permanently should be wormed twice yearly. Simple, easy to use wormers such as Milbemax and Panacur Favourites are available at the surgery. Simply call in for advice or more information.

January 31st 2005

Our new web site is now on-line. The site has been redesigned to make it easier to use, to match the colours at the surgery and there have been a few technical changes to ensure as many people as possible can view the site correctly. Our website is an on-going project and if there are any sections or items you would like us to include, please contact us at the surgery.

2004

December 4th 2004

Today is Nikki's last day before she leaves us for maternity leave. Her baby is due at the start of January and we wish her all the best for the future. On monday we will be welcoming Helen as maternity cover. Helen has spent a number of years as a zoo keeper and keeps reptiles at home so she should be right at home with our exotic patients.

December 3rd 2004

We are pleased to announce that Gillian has given birth to a baby boy today. Both mother and baby are doing well and at 9lb 4oz, he is a big, bouncing boy.

October 21st 2004

Gift Certificates now available! Want to say thank you to someone for looking after your dog or cat? Want to treat or help out a relative or friend? Gift certificates are now available for any amount to cover vaccinations, neutering, flea treatments or any other product or service from Pennine Vets. Just ask at reception for details.

October 6th 2004

We are now offering a free reminder service for Frontline, Milbemax, Panacur Favourites and Program. Simply register for the service when you buy one of the 4 products and we will send you a reminder by e-mail or text message when the next dose is due. Never forget again. If you have already bought one of these products from us, we can register you from that date. Just ask at reception for more details or to register.

October 4th 2004

We now have over 560 of our client information leaflets available in large print. Simply ask at reception or speak to one of our vets and we will always ensure that any leaflets printed for you are large print. We also have a large print version of our newsletter.

October 1st 2004

Frontline Winter Offer - Buy 6, Get 1 Free -
Buy any six tubes of Frontline (one 6-pack or two 3-packs) and get an extra tube free courtesy of Merial and Pennine Vets. Ask us at the surgery for more details but the offer runs from October 1st to December 24th 2004.

August 31st 2004

Our latest newsletter - Back to School 2004 - has just been placed onto our website for downloading, before it s available from the surgery. Follow our link to the newsletter for both the latest information and an archive of past newsletters.

23rd August 2004

Our newsletter is now available to download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Please click on the link in the left hand navigation bar or open here.

8th August 2004

Pennine Vets was proud to be associated with the Pets in Need Garden Party on Sunday August 8th. One of our vets, Ian, was the judge for the dog show and Julie, our receptionist, organised entries for the show. Over 60 dogs entered the nine categories and the judging was extremely difficult. The largest category, Most Lovable, had well over 40 dogs entered and several other categories had over 20 dogs in them. Fortunately, the sun was shining, over 600 people attended the day and Pets in Need raised a lot of money for their good works.

3rd July 2004

There are now new rules regarding Pet Passports in the EU. This means that dogs, cats & ferrets can apply for a Pet Passport and move freely around the European Union, without further paperwork. There are still special rules for entering the UK, with a microchip, rabies vaccine and blood test all still needed. However, once this part is complete, travelling within Europe is just as easy as for humans. Ask us at the surgery for more details, but please allow at least 7 months before you wish to return to the UK for all the stages to be completed.

30th June 2004

We have now launched our first practice newsletter for Summer 2004. Copies are available at reception and will be sent with vaccine reminders. A copy will also be placed onto the web site, with an archive in the future for past newsletters. We have included several articles that we hope you find interesting but we wlecome any suggestions.

1st June 2004

Pet Smile Month

All this month we will be offering free dental checks for cats & dogs. Dental and gum disease are both extremely common in the UK and we hope through education, preventative care and dental work to improve the mouths of our patients. It is amazing how much livlier and happier a cat or dog is after we have treated their dental problems.

20th April 2004

National Pet Week is starting soon and we are launching our Well Cat & Well Dog health checks for the older pets. These include urine and blood samples with a written health report. Further details will be made available on the web site later but ask at the surgery for more information. The price will be £49.99, a saving of £10 on the price of the individual tests.

14th April 2004

Enter our new Pup Idol or Feline Academy competitions for the cutest puppy and kitten. We have a number of prizes for the best entries and full details are on our board in the surgery. Your cute photos must reach us by 31st May 2004.

11th April 2004

The winners of our colouring competition are Annabelle Worth, aged 4 and Sophie Clarke, aged 8. Congratulations to both of them and to everyone else who entered. We had over 40 entries and choosing the winners was incrediby hard. Both Sophie & Annabelle have been into the surgery to collect their prizes, giant colouring sets.

1st March 2004

Major update of the web site. New areas include photos of the practice, updated special offers and information on work experience. News and history of the practice updated.

18th February 2004

Have you seen us in Bury Journal today?

16th January 2004

See our advert in Bury Times !!

5th January 2004

We are now open for business. 8:30am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 12:30pm on Saturdays.

2003

12th November 2003

Our grand opening is planned for Monday January 5th 2004, just 7 weeks away.

28th October 2003

We now have full planning permission to open a vets surgery in Tottington. The surgery is now planned to open in January 2004.