CVS Nurses

CVS veterinary nurses are trained to provide nursing support for the practice in surgery and aftercare. The CVS nurses are qualified or under supervision as part of the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA).

They also run a number of free complementary clinics on pet health, including weight watchers, dietary advice, geriatric care and puppy socialisation classes.

CVS is committed to training nurses to provide your pet with the best possible care. A reflection of this commitment is the fact that we are an Approved Training and Assessment Centre (ATAC). This qualification is very difficult to achieve particularly for a small practice. This all represents a considerable investment of which we are very proud.

The BVNA is keen to encourage nurse training and you may be interested to visit their web site to see how it affects you and your companion.

Our Head Nurse Leanne Lane

Leanne Lane is our head nurse and has been with CVS for nearly 8 years. She did all her nurse training here at CVS and passed her final exams with flying colours. She took on the position of Head Nurse in September 2003. Leanne is also qualified in pet nutrition and has also been trained to advise on pet insurance, parasite control and behavioural problems. She is also currently working for a further qualification in pet behaviour. And kept busy with her latest dog Tammy a young border terrier who is currently working on her bronze good citizen award. as you can see from the photo, Tammy is a bit of a wimp when its wet! Leanne also has an arts qualification and often paint her own pets ( "and very good she is ask to see them" - Sally). "My particular interests are in dogs and birds, unfortunately since I have so many birds a cat is out of the question at home, but Jack the practice cat is really mine!"

We have all suffered the problem of persuading one of our pets to take a pill, or even face the grooming comb! Another service we offer is Nurse home visits, which can be useful in helping with such challenges! If this service could be of use to you then please mention it and we can discuss how best we can help and make the necessary arrangements.

Our nurses are able to offer free appointments to provide the following:-

• Sexing animals
• Flea and worm advice
• Nail clips
• Dietary Advice
• Dental check-ups
• Weight check-ups
• Advice on what type of animal would suit your family and their dietary and other health needs.

Nurses appointments are free, you only pay for those products used.

Puppy Parties

At CVS the nurses run puppy parties which provides everyone with a chance to get to know everyone. The puppies learn how to socialise with other pups and also it gives them a chance to gain confidence with strangers and relax in the surgery so subsequent visits are not so stressful. Everyone has a fun time and usually the puppies go home exhausted so the clients have a quiet afternoon!

Puppy parties are now regularly held on Sunday from 10am until 11am every week. Provided your puppy has started it's vaccinations or had a health check at the surgery you can attend. The puppies do not have to have completed their vaccinations before they come along as long as they have all been examined and appear to be free of disease. Check with the vet at your puppy's health examination that the puppy is healthy enough to attend.

We would encourage any clients with new puppies or kittens to have a free health assessment with the Vet before starting their vaccinations.

Meet Chloe - no she's not another nurse, but is an example of the dedication of our nurses.

Chloe is an RSPCA rescue cat that unfortunately is diabetic. The diabetes probably initially started because she was so over weight, a massive 7 Kgs (15.4 lbs), the average weight of a cat is 4 - 4.5 Kgs (9 lbs). However with the help of Eukanuba who kindly sponsored her prescription food and the joint efforts of the RSPCA and the surgery staff she has slimmed right down to 4.7 Kgs a total weight loss of 2.3 Kgs (5 lbs) and we are now able to control her diabetes, though not perhaps her attitude! The picture on the left shows Chloe when we first met her - if you move your mouse over the image you will she how she looks now.
Chloe is a real example of how some pets become so over indulged that they become ill. Weight checks at CVS are always free.