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Pawprint – A newsletter from Orchard House Vets

Back in December 2023, Graham, our finance and marketing manager, had a brilliant idea to raise money and food donations for the local foodbank while promoting local businesses. The initiative was a roaring success, raising over £1,500 in cash and food donations for the West Northumberland Foodbank. In November 2024, Graham’s hard work and dedication were recognized when he was

We at Orchard House Veterinary Centres are proud to offer an out of hours service with our own veterinary surgeons available to answer your emergency calls. Unfortunately, at the moment, we have veterinary surgeons on maternity leave and another who has retired. Our remaining veterinary surgeons are doing their best to fill in the out of hours slots, however, there

Jill has decided to retire from Orchard House Vets after 21 years of outstanding service to the practice. We are all going to greatly miss her and words are not easy to come by when you have worked with such an incredible vet, and friend, over so many years. However, Tim has written a statement and so too has Jill.

Our Stocksfield surgery is a bronze accredited ‘cat friendly vets’. We are very excited to let you know that our Stocksfield vet practice has recently been awarded ‘Cat Friendly vets’ Silver accreditation from ‘The International Society of Feline Medicine’ (ISFM).  This means that our team consider your cat’s well being and comfort during their visit as one of our main

When you’re out and about with your dog, it’s important that you’re aware of the Countryside Code. Being aware of this code can help to keep your dog safe, protect the environment and show that you are a responsible dog owner. Last month in Dorset a dog attacked and killed 45 sheep, and sadly as shocking as that is, it

We are often asked which taxis are pet friendly in Hexham so we contacted all local taxi services and have compiled a list below. Please always double check when calling the taxi office. If you are visiting any of surgeries and require a taxi, please let one of our friendly receptionists know and they’ll be more than happy to call

It will be a legal requirement from the 10th June for all cats aged over 20 weeks of age to have a cat microchip. This is a positive step in cat ownership and has been passed as a law due to the increase in cat theft and ownership dispute following the “pet boom” of 2020. Cat microchips are important and

The Petplan Veterinary Awards recognise the fantastic work that goes on in veterinary practices across the UK. Petplan has worked closely with the veterinary profession for over 40 years and hosts these independent industry awards to recognise the hard work and dedication of veterinary staff caring for our pets. If you think our veterinary practice or someone in the practice

In 2022, the UK reported a total of over 2,000 pet thefts. It is a crime that statistically grows every year by around 7 or 8%. Pet owners are educated to help avoid pet theft but when the worst happens, it is important to know that crimes are taken as seriously as they feel to us, pet owners. With that