10th ANNIVERSARY OF MARK AT AMERY VETS!

In November 2009 it was ten years since Mark Scott took over ownership of Amery Vets.
Mark is very grateful for the support and friendship offered to him over the years by his many long-standing clients, who have seen the growth of both the practice and his family! He is now looking forward to the next ten years!

VETS IN THE SNOW!

Members of staff from all three surgeries faced difficult journeys into work in the recent snow, with vet Louise Fletcher doing a 12 mile round trip on foot to help to provide a good service in spite of the weather.

SARAH RUNS FOR RSPCA!

Sarah Clay, one of our qualified veterinary nurses, recently raised £402.50 by running 10 miles in 2 hours 41 minutes in the Great South Run. This money has all gone to our local RSPCA cat rescue and rehoming centre in Hindhead for orphaned, unwanted and mis-treated cats. This ten pen centre was set up in 2007 and is run by Delia Andrews, a regular visitor to our practice, who can be contacted on 01428 604499.

JEAN AND PHIL COGGINS RAISE MONEY FOR ORANG UTANS

Jean and Phil Coggins have recently returned from a 10 week visit to Matang Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo. The couple, who had been fund raising with the help of friends and customers of their restaurant, handed over a cheque for £850 to Conservation Consultant Leo Biddle. The aim of the Wildlife Centre is to rehabilitate the orang utans wherever possible into their natural habitat, and many injured orang utans have been nursed back to health before being released. Some of the money raised will be used to build feeding platforms in the rainforest for the released animals. Jean and Phil can be contacted on 01420 588380, and are continuing their fund raising campaign to help these animals.

PLAYGROUP CHILDREN ENJOY VISIT TO VETS

Children and helpers from St Lawrence Playgroup and Preschool enjoyed their recent visit to Amery Vets in Alton. The children were taught how to take care of Daisy the dog, and were able to have a go at grooming her, which as you can see from the photo below she loved!
They also saw Dylan the labrador being bandaged and were taught how to care for a cat, with the help of vet Louise Fletcher and Poli the cat.

The children looked around the cat ward and said hello to inpatients, and at the end of their visit one lucky boy was able to dress up as a vet, watched excitedly by his friends. The children all left with a certificate and a small toy pet, which they promised to love and care for!