Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month at Shires Vets

For the month of May we are celebrating our wonderful veterinary nurses and what empowers them to be great at what they do.   We will be exploring what empowers and inspires our veterinary nurses to deliver excellent care for your pets. We aim to showcase the myriad…

Bank holiday opening hours – May 2023

May is a month to celebrate, with three bank holidays to look forward to, including the May Bank Holiday, the coronation of King Charles III and the Spring Bank Holiday. Rest assured, we will still be here for you and your pet; however, the way you access…

Easter opening hours

CHANGES TO OUR SERVICES DURING EASTER WEEKEND Easter is almost here, and we’d like to remind you that our opening hours over the Bank Holiday weekend may differ from our usual availability. Please refer to the list below to ensure you’re aware of our opening hours during…

Accessing our services

**Due to circumstances beyond our control, our Stafford site will be closed from 12pm on Wednesday 31 May. Our teams at our other practices will be happy to help – contact details can be found on our website >> https://www.shiresvets.com/locations Stafford will reopen as usual on Thursday…

Cat microchipping legislation now confirmed

Is your cat microchipped? If you are a cat owner in England, you will be legally required to ensure your cat is microchipped by Saturday 10 June 2024, if it is older than 20 weeks old, following the Government’s announcements on Monday 13 March 2023. Failure to…

Festive opening hours 2022

As we head into the festive season, we want to reassure you that we will still be here for you and your pet, however, with some slightly different opening hours than normal. Please see below our opening times over Christmas and New Year. Friday 23 December: All…

Safeguarding antibiotics

Why do we need to keep antibiotics working? Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria mutate and adapt to reduce the effects of antibiotics. Antibiotics can also affect ‘good bacteria’ and cause harm. New antibiotic drugs are not easy to develop, so we need to preserve the efficiency of…