While wishing you and your pets a very Happy Easter, we would like to highlight a particular hazard that frequently arises at this time of year, and that is chocolate poisoning in dogs. Chocolate contains an ingredient called theobromine, which is a chemical stimulant similar to caffeine. While humans are able to easily metabolise this chemical, dogs take longer to digest their food, so theobromine can be in their system for up to 20 hours. During this time, the dog’s nervous system, heart and kidneys may shut down. We would like to urge all pet owners to keep their chocolate baskets hidden well away from their hoover-mouthed pooches. More important is to impress upon everyone — especially children — that while they might think they are being generous offering the dog some of their Easter treats, chocolate can be 
poisonous even in the smallest of doses. If hiding eggs in the house or garden, please ensure that all are collected before letting your dog out- he or she will sniff them out in an instant due to their incredible sense of smell. Even foil wrappers will not deter a hungry
Open Day 2015 We held our first open day on August 15th, to celebrate the first birthday of Ennis Veterinary Clinic, and to offer our customers the opportunity to look around and meet our staff. Despite a drizzly morning the afternoon turned fine, and we had delicious home baking and popcorn served outside, as well as a doggie ‘weigh-in’ station thanks to Hill’s Pet Nutrition who kindly offered their support for the day. Second Chance Animal Rescue also had a stand with some kittens for cuddling, and our raffle raised over €100 for the charity. Children were entertained with face-painting and balloons, while we offered a full tour of our facilities. We had stuffed animals ‘draped up’ in the operating theatre and a demo on the dentistry table, as well as some interesting x-rays to demonstrate our digital x-ray machine in the radiograph room. We hope everyone who attended enjoyed the day! 
Fancy Paws Grooming
We are excited to announce our family open day event, on Saturday 15th August from 12.30 till 3pm. We will be offering a tour of our facilities, where you will have the opportunity to see exactly what goes on ‘behind the scenes’ at Ennis Veterinary Clinic. Although we cannot promise any live demonstrations in our surgery and x-ray facilities, we hope you will like some of our creative displays! We are grateful to Hill’s Pet Nutrition who will have a weighing station set up for free of charge weight checks for your pet and the opportunity for you to discuss keeping your 4-legged companion fit and healthy. We will have face painting, balloons and a colouring competition for the kids so bring along the whole family, even if it’s just for a cup of tea and some home baking and a chat with our veterinary and grooming team. We look forward to seeing you!
Welcome to the brand new Ennis Veterinary Clinic website and blog! We hope that this blog will serve as a means to share with you all the news and events at EVC as well as provide you with some valuable advice to keep your pet healthy. We are passionate about preventative healthcare and our top priority is to help you keep your beloved pet in the very best of health. We know that your pet is part of your family, and as a pet only clinic we are able to offer the TLC that they deserve. We hope you will enjoy following our blog and we look forward to caring for the pets of Co. Clare.