Niles has his spring clip

Niles came in for his annual check-up, clip and dental examination today. Because his coat gets so matted in spring his carer opts to have him clipped all over every year. Eleven year old Niles passed his physical exam and blood tests with flying colours. 

He had a general anaesthetic so that we could scale and polish his teeth and take out one decayed canine tooth. 

Niles does not like the clippers and the matts were perilously close to his skin so Nurse Eliza clipped him while he was still asleep.  

He was very frisky when he woke up, demanding a late breakfast asap! 

Niles before his clip

Nurse Eliza does a thorough, stress-free clip

Niles in his smart blue coat ready to go home

Tara's makeover

Tara had a problem with her long hair - she just couldn't keep it tidy, and she certainly wouldn't let her family fiddle with her pride and joy. Today she called it quits and allowed the nurses at Hall Vet Surgery to clip all those matts and knots right off. Her vet decided a general anaesthetic was the kindest way for the nurses to do a thorough and neat job without upsetting Tara so she spent the day in hospital for her makeover. In a few weeks she will have a respectable coat again and meanwhile she can enjoy summer a little more.
Tara's thickly matted coat this morning

The new cool Tara this afternoon