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Crown Vets is pleased to announce that we are hosting VetsNow referral vets visiting the practice on a monthly basis. This is to offer our clients a specialist service right in Inverness, without having to travel their pets to the central belt for treatment.

We'll be hosting a Dog Breeders' Seminar on the 24th March with speakers from the Kennel Club and Innovis. If you breed dogs in the Highlands, you wont want to miss this. To purchase tickets please call 01463237000 or send us email. Programme details here!

Check out our Vet2Pet service in Inverness - great for cats and their owners!

We are looking to recruit a full time, registered Veterinary Nurse for our Inverness practice. Come and join one of the best veterinary practices in the country and winner of Vet-of-the-Year 2011. Contact our practice manager for further details.

Two of our reception-team recently passed their VPAC qualifications - well done Marie and Laura! The VPAC is a tough test of the knowledge of working in a vet practice.

Puppy parties are now finished until the New Year - thanks for everyone who came along - it was great fun for all!

We have appointed a new general manager: Darren MacKintosh started with us in December and will be a great addition to our management team. With 50 staff on 4 sites, the practice takes a lot of work to run day-to-day!

Our practice in Fort William is having an open day on the 1st October. If you are in the area, do come along!

Is your rabbit a sunny bunny? Don't ignore the threat from Myxomatosis this summer. Myxy, as it's known, is widespread in the wild rabbit population and easily spreads to pet rabbits. Infection is nearly always fatal.

Remember to vaccinate your dog against Kennel Cough this summer! Kennel Cough is the most common infectious disease of dogs and can be picked up anywhere where dogs meet, such as the park or even on the beach! Do call now for an appointment at one of our clinics.

June is national Pet Dental Care Month. Free dental checks and free Dentastix dog chews - only at Crown Vets. Call for an appointment now, or click here for further details.

Alison Laurie has won the final of the Vet of the Year award. These prestigious awards, which are sponsored by Pet Plan, are held every year. Well done Alison! Find out more information here and here. You can even view a video on YouTube all about it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLDYcx-NvKo&feature=youtu.be

Do something special for the one you love this Valentines Day - neuter your pet at Crown Vets! During February, all pets neutered receive a free Valentines Day gift - call now for details.

We are pleased to announce that we have taken over the veterinary practice in Fort William and we are going to work very hard to bring our high standards of veterinary & customer care to the pets and livestock in Lochaber. This is an exciting time for our practice and we are delighted to be getting this opportunity to build our practice and help more animal owners throughout the Highlands.

November is Pet Diabetes Month and we are offering free health checks for any pets over the age of six-years-old. Bring a urine sample if you can and call now to make an appointment and check out the pet diabetes month website for further information.

Do check out our Pet of the Month page - each month we honour a brave or special pet and this month, it's 'Rogie' Chalmers!

One of our vets has had a baby! Marsaili McLaren has had a wee girl, Rona, a brother for Robbie. Many congratulations to Marsaili & Jamie!

October is vaccination month at Crown Vets; if your pet has missed their booster or needs to start for the first time, then you can have both parts of a vaccination course including a health check with our vets for the price of a booster - saving up to £15 for a dog or a cat! Call now for details on 01463-237000 or 712202. Offer applies to adult dogs & cats only.

We are actively seeking a new licensed pet crematorium after being let down by our existing provider. You can read more about our bereavement and euthanasia policies here.

Crown Vets sponsors local school shinty team. Crown Vets sponsored the Gaelic School shinty team and the team of boys and girls look great in their new strips!

We have launched a Facebook site, please do become a 'fan' by clicking on the link at the bottom of any page or here.

Crown Vets saved the life of a small kitten by making a protective body suit from a pair of tights. 'Niko' the kitten was suffering from a severe chest condition call pyothorax. Read more here.

Did you know that we also offer acupuncture for pets and horses. Our vet, Rachel Chandler recently completed an approved course in Ayrshire, ABVA, please do call us for further information.

Vets issue warning as parvovirus spreads in the north of Scotland, read here for further details on the BBC website. July 2010

This week, the BBC is showing an episode of Panorama about the veterinary profession. You can be rest assured that the programme depicts practices which are based out-with our area. Our profession is diverse and governed by the RCVS, which has published a response here. We have also issued our staff with guidelines and these will be available as a download shortly. July 2010

We pride ourselves on making the cost of preventative health care as competitive as possible. Did you know that our recommended wormers and flea/tick treatments are cheaper than most pet shops in Inverness? Give us a call and compare our prices. June 2010

Our receptionists and admin team took part in the Race for Life on the 9th May at Bught Park, Inverness and they raised about £200 for cancer charities. Fortunately the weather was excellent and all involved had a great time! May 2010

Our PDSA campaign is in full-swing. Our practice provides the only charitable pet-aid scheme in the Inverness area and we want to let as many people know about it as possible and you can read more about it May 2010

Our practice manager, Sonia Howell, was a runner-up in the prestigious veterinary practice manager of the year awards in April. The awards recognise excellence in the veterinary profession and the categories include, vet of the year, VN of the year and practice of the year. There’s more information and a video clip of Sonia in action at http://www.petplan.co.uk/vetawards/winners2010.asp April 2010

Already this year we have have seen several dogs with Kennel cough, which are as likely to arise from ordinary day-to-day contact between dogs, and not from kennels as the name implies. Please do arrange your vaccination now – the normal dog booster doesn’t provide full protection against kennel cough. What does Kennel Cough sound like? There are some good examples on you-tube and you can read more about last year’s outbreak here. April 2010

One of our vets is pregnant! Marsaili McLaren is due a baby in October and we wish her all the best. March 2010

Julie Robert, one of our most experienced nurses is off on maternity leave having had a baby girl called Evie in April 2010 , well done Julie! May 2010

Crown Vets launch blood donor drive! Would you consider your pet becoming a canine blood donor? We are looking to maintain a list of potential blood donors, which we can on at short notice. Dogs have to be male, more than 15kg in weight, be fully vaccinated and have a great temperament! Do call and speak to one of our nurses for more information. January 2010