Pets1st Runnymede Hill Veterinary Hospital & Chobham Rd Veterinary Centre

29/12/2025

🎉🐾 New Year’s Eve Pet Safety Tips! 🐾🎉

As we countdown to 2026, don’t forget to keep your furry friends safe and comfortable during the celebrations! ❤️ Here are a few quick tips:

✨ Fireworks can be scary — Create a cosy, quiet space indoors for your pet and keep doors/windows closed.
🎶 Background noise helps — Pop the TV or some calming music on to help drown out the bangs.
🪑 Safe space — Let them hide if they want to! Snug dens and blankets help pets feel secure.
🎇 Stay indoors — Keep cats inside and dogs on leads for evening walks. Loud noises can cause panic.
🥂 Party food & drinks — Keep snacks, chocolate and alcohol well out of reach!

25/12/2025

🎄🐾 Merry Christmas from Pets 1st! 🐾🎄

We hope you and your lovely pets have the most magical Christmas! ✨
Thank you for letting us be a part of your pets’ lives this year — we’re so grateful for every wag, purr and cuddle we get to share. ❤️

Give your furry friends a big festive hug from us, and we hope Santa Paws spoils them rotten! 🎁🐶🐱

Wishing you a happy Christmas filled with love, laughter… and lots of treats! 💙

23/12/2025

18/12/2025

Please be advised today is the last day to get any repeat medication requests in for our last delivery before Christmas. Please call reception on 01784436367 or email our reception team on reception@runnymedevets.co.uk to get your pets regular medication ordered. 💊🎄

17/12/2025

In honour of Pets 1st working with Streetvet again this Christmas season, we thought we would share what some of your donations contribute towards. ❄️

This year we are seeking donations in aid of the StreetVet Accredited Hostel Scheme.🐾

Current statistics suggest around 320,000 people are currently experiencing homelessness in the UK and anywhere from 5% to 25% of them are homeless with a pet.

Hostels are an essential part of the UK response to homelessness, providing individuals with a temporary place to stay and helping them to find a way into permanent accommodation. In addition hostels can play a key role in assisting residents with reintegration into society via provision of essential services; such as medical and mental health care, access to support workers, applications for benefits and identity documents and employment skills training.

StreetVet wants to ensure nobody has to choose between their pet and a roof over their heads.

One of the StreetVet charity aims is to protect and foster the human-animal bond in what we recognize is one of its most profound forms, namely that between a long-term companion and an owner experiencing homelessness. We always strive to keep pets and their owners together whenever possible, in recognition of the mutual benefits this brings. We do this by helping owners keep their pets healthy and happy, advocating for pets and their owners, and by helping eliminate barriers which otherwise exclude pet owners from accessing essential services.

12/12/2025

Please be advised the last day for repeat medications for your pets in time for the Christmas closure, will be on Thursday the 18th of December. Please make sure you request your pets regular medication before this date, to ensure you have enough for the dates we are closed. 🐾

11/12/2025

🎄Christmas And New Years Hours 🎄

Monday 22nd December - 8:30am -7pm
Tuesday 23rd December - 8:30am - 7pm
Christmas Eve - 8:30am - 4pm
Christmas Day - Closed
Boxing Day - Closed
Saturday 27th December - 9am -2pm
Sunday 28th December -Closed
Monday 29th December - 8:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 30th December - 8:30am - 7pm
New Years Eve - 8:30am - 7pm
New Years Day - Closed
Friday 2nd January - 8:30am - 7pm
Saturday 3rd January - 9am - 2pm
Sunday 4th January - Closed

If you have any emergencies outside of these times please contact our out of hours emergency provider VetsNow on 01483313324.

09/12/2025

We are so proud of our fantastic nurses, Charley and Rachel, who are taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon to raise money for StreetVet. 🐾

StreetVet provides essential veterinary care to people experiencing homelessness and their beloved pets, helping keep them healthy and together.

If you’d like to support their fundraising, you can find the link here. ⬇️

https://www.justgiving.com/page/teampets1st?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

Thank you for helping make a difference! 🖤

05/12/2025

Keep pets safe this Christmas! 🐾

Watch out for these festive toxins:
❌ Chocolate
❌ Xylitol (sugar-free treats)
❌ Grapes & raisins (mince pies!)
❌ Onions & garlic
❌ Alcohol
❌ Toxic plants (poinsettia, holly, mistletoe, lilies)

If your pet eats something they shouldn’t, contact your vet immediately.

✨ Wishing you and your pets a safe and happy Christmas! ✨

02/12/2025

🌟 We’re incredibly proud! 🌟
A huge congratulations to our amazing Deputy Head Nurse, Rachel, for winning the “We Care” Brilliant People Award🏆💙

This award celebrates colleagues who go above and beyond with compassion, kindness, and dedication — qualities Rachel shows every single day. Whether she’s supporting her team, comforting clients, or providing exceptional care to our patients, Rachel truly embodies the spirit of We Care.

We couldn’t be prouder to have her as part of our veterinary family. 💙🐾
Please join us in celebrating this fantastic achievement! 🎉👏

01/12/2025

It’s that magical time of year again 🎄🎅🏻❄️

Post of photo of your pet looking merry and festive in the comments, for a chance to win a festive goodie bag! ⛄️🛍️