Stonehouse Veterinary Practice

02/10/2026

Handed in at Stonehouse Vets - found in Church car park. Please bring proof of id 😁

08/09/2026

How can you not love a cute little chap like this?! This is Loki, a 7 week old pup. He was the bravest little boy when he came in to visit us today.
We are especially careful and gentle with a new puppy - a first visit can be incredibly overwhelming, and it’s important to make the visit as lovely as possible!
Socialising and handling is so important at this stage - however it is crucial to stop BEFORE the puppy becomes too stressed by it all. It’s not easy to get it right - but we can all try! Signs of stress/overwhelm/anxiety in a puppy can easily be overlooked but once you know the signs it’s quite clear;
Lip licking, yawning, avoiding eye contact, whale eye (showing the whites of the eyes), ears pinned back, ‘freezing’ - often into an owners neck 🥹 - these are all the signs to look for, plus the obvious ones like shaking, shivering, hiding, vocalising …
It’s not always possible to make the appointment stress free - but we do our very best!
Now Loki - Loki was incredibly confident and we hope he had a lovely visit - he was such a cutie 😍

02/09/2026

🌻This Sunday 6th 1pm GL67ER🌻

🛝FOR THE CHILDREN
Giant inflatable slide, Splat the Rat, Giant Connect Four, Giant Jenga, Hook a Duck, play area and safe space to run around!

🍻 FOR THE ADULTS;
🛍️ stalls - including ‘Made in Whiteway’, ‘Grown in Whiteway’ 🪴
🎶Live music
🍺 Bar and BBQ 🍔
🫖 Tea/coffee & homemade cake 🍰
🎟️ Raffle - fabulous prizes🎟️

🐶 FOR THE DOGS 🐶
🐾Most Magnificent Ears
🐾 Waggiest Tail
🐾Golden Oldie
🐾Best Rescue (can also be how dog rescued owner 💕)
🐾Best Biscuit Catcher
Sponsored by Stonehouse Veterinary Practice 🥰

please note the car park is in a different field - follow the signs!

24/06/2026

🔥HEATSTROKE IN PETS: know the signs🔥
Heatstroke is a medical emergency. Watch out for:
👅 Spatula tongue
👀 Whale eyes
⭕️ Bright red or very pale gums
💧 Excessive drooling
⚠️ Lethargy, weakness or unsteadiness

23/06/2026

Help your pets stay safe and comfortable 🐾☀️

🐶Take extra care with puppies…they can’t regulate temperature as well, dehydrate faster and don’t know when to stop playing

🥵Watch out for heatstroke signs in your pets- followup post coming!

04/06/2026

🌀We’re hiring - Full time Registered Veterinary Nurse position🌀
🔹 Are you kind, caring and compassionate? Have excellent communication skills? Enjoy being part of a supportive, independent practice?
🔹We’d love to hear from you 💙

✍️Apply by sending CV and covering letter to [email protected]

29/05/2026

*Veterinary Nurse Position*

Breadstone Veterinary Practice and Stonehouse Veterinary Practice are independent small animal practices located in South Gloucestershire, with great reputations in the local community. Breadstone Vets opened in July 2025, following the success of Stonehouse Vets which opened in January 2022. Both practices are rapidly growing, and we are looking for a new member of staff to play an integral role in our team.

We aim to provide the best possible care to our patients, using recent medicine and look after each pet as if they were our own. We also pride ourselves on excellent client communication and care.

We are looking for a hard-working, kind, caring, compassionate, and dedicated qualified veterinary nurse to join our team. We are also looking for somebody who would be interested in being a clinical coach for a student veterinary nurse.

Facilities include Idexx haematology and biochemistry machines, digital DR x-ray, dental CR x-ray, ultrasound, ECG, multiparameters, tonometry, infusions pumps, patient warmers, and well-equipped surgical kits for both soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries.

Opening hours are 8.30am-7pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 8.30am-3pm. No OOH. We are looking for somebody who can work full-time and participate on a 1 in 4 Saturday rota. Salary commensurate with experience.

To apply, please contact Maria (practice manager) and Dan (director) via email at [email protected]

www.stonehousevets.co.uk
www.breadstonevets.co.uk

Breadstone Veterinary Practice is a vet in Breadstone, offering expert care for pets in Dursley, Berkeley, Cam, Slimbridge, Frampton & Sharpness.

24/05/2026

It’s the end of Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month.
It’s important for you all to know, that being a Vet Nurse does not mean that you ‘get to cuddle puppies and kittens all day’ - a phrase we hear often.
I mean. We do, obviously, at any opportunity! But you are more likely to find us monitoring anaesthetics, taking blood samples, putting pets on a drip, mopping the floor, running lab samples, prepping for surgery, answering the phone, running clinics, emptying the clinical waste bins, sterilising surgical kits, changing dressings, assisting with X-rays, cleaning teeth, picking up poo/vomit/pee, dispensing medication, giving advice, injecting medication, comforting and supporting a client when their pet is end of life, painting the walls… oh this list is ENDLESS!!
All we know is this - our fabulous Vets could not do the wonderful work they do, without our incredible Nurses.
Thank you, to all the Veterinary Nurses out there - we see you, we hear you, we appreciate you and we LOVE you! 💕🐾

15/05/2026