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Vets4Pets Bromsgrove, Brook Retail Park, Sherwood Road, Bromsgrove (2025)

10/07/2025

Happy National Kitten Day 🐱

08/07/2025

It’s Tick Season 🐜
As always, prevention is better than cure and we can help you plan the best tick protection- this can be in the form of a collar, spot on or tablet.

Some areas are higher risk than others so tick protection may be recommended seasonly, and always consider the risks when travelling.

It’s best to check your pet over by looking and feeling through their fur and feeling for any unusual lumps and bumps. Around the neck, head and ears and common hotspots for ticks but they can attach themselves anywhere on the body.

Never be tempted to just pull it off, use a tick remover, as Tick mouthpieces are buried in the skin and pulling of a tick can leave these parts in the skin leading to infections.

04/07/2025

Swipe to see what to do if your pet is stung by a bee or a wasp 🐝

02/07/2025

Adder Snake Bites 🐍

Adder bites tend to happen between Feb - October but are especially common between June - August. Dogs are commonly bitten on their face, neck or lower leg.

Once treated, most dogs recover from adder bites, but some bites are very serious and can cause severe illness or are even fatal.

What to do if an Adder bites your dog 🐍

🐾 Stay Calm! If you see the snake, try to remember what it looks like or take a photo from a distance if safe to do so.
🐾Keep your dog as still as possible to prevent the venom to spread around their body. Leave the bite alone, do not touch or apply and dressings.
🐾 Call the vet to let them know you are on the way to the practice.
🐾 If possible, carry your dog to the car or bring the car to them.

Adder snake bites are an emergency so please call your practice right away if you think your dog has been bitten.

27/06/2025

Rabbit Nutrition 🌾🍉🥬🍏

Approximately 85% of a rabbits diet should be grass/good quality hay, 10% leafy greens and 5% nuggets or pellets. Treats should be kept at a minimum and fresh drinking water should always be available.

Feeding rabbits an incorrect diet, one that is low in fibre and high in carbohydrate is directly linked to the development of dental disease, gastrointestinal disease, obesity and behavioural problems.

Rabbits teeth grow continuously throughout life so they need a high fibre diet and chews to gnaw down on.

Rabbits have a very specialised digestive tract so it’s important to keep their gut moving. Keep an eye on your rabbits droppings as they are a good indicator of health. If your rabbit is producing fewer droppings than normal, are either drier or abnormally shaped, then you should get in touch with your vet.

Diarrhoea or a build up of sticky caecotrophs around your rabbits bottom are both abnormal so you should contact your vet urgently and if you rabbit is not passing any stools you should call your vet asap.

25/06/2025

As rabbit teeth constantly grow throughout their lives, making sure their dental health is looked after is a key part of keeping any rabbit healthy and happy.

This is often managed by feeding a high fibre diet - don’t forget a rabbit’s diet should be 90% hay or grass! 5% vegetables and 5% nuggets. In many rabbits, however, teeth overgrow & need veterinary care.

Rabbits have 28 teeth, 16 top & 12 bottom. The most noticeable being the four incisors - the long teeth at the front of the mouth.

The correct diet & having plenty of wooden chews to gnaw on is the main mechanism of keeping rabbit teeth healthy. Regular dental checks with the vet can ensure their teeth are healthy as it’s not easy to check inside rabbits mouths at home.

Signs of rabbit dental disease -
•Lack of appetite (note that rabbits need to eat very frequently to keep their guts moving - a rabbit that has a reduced appetite should always be seen by a vet asap)
•Runny eyes, wet chin or wet front legs.
•Facial swelling, rubbing face or lack of grooming.
•Faeces accumulating under the tail.

Treating rabbit dental disease -
At the clinic your vet or nurse will examine the teeth, using a scope to see the cheek teeth, this is not painful and can be done conscious. If there are any problems with the teeth they will need to be addressed under general anaesthetic 🐰🌾🌼

24/06/2025

Rabbit Vaccinations 🐇

Fortunately, rabbits can be vaccinated against some nasty diseases like Myxomatosis & Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease 1 & 2. They require a vaccine each year to keep them protected against these diseases and will also have a full health check at the same time.

Rabbits can be vaccinated from 9 weeks old and they can protect them from the below diseases 👇🏼
• Myxomatosis - This is a highly infectious and usually fatal virus that is transmitted by mosquitoes, fleas or by close contact with an infected rabbit. Myxomatosis kills many rabbits in the UK each year and all rabbits are at risk whether indoors or outdoors.
Signs include - red swollen eye, conjunctivitis, fever, loss of appetite & lethargy. Unfortunately it’s quite unusual for an unvaccinated rabbit to survive Myxomatosis.
• RHD 1 & 2 - This virus is extremely contagious and sadly once a rabbit is infected it is almost always fatal. Signs are difficult to detect as RHD can kill a rabbit very quickly. RHD causes bleeding to the internal organs of the rabbit so if signs are seen these can include - fever, loss of appetite, lethargy, difficulty breathing, blood stained discharge from the nose or mouth and seizures.

It’s important to note as we have lots of wild bunnies in our area & surrounding areas, they can be carriers of these diseases therefore they can be transmitted into the home and it’s important to vaccinate your rabbits wether they are kept indoors or outdoors.

23/06/2025

Rabbit Awareness Week 🐰
During rabbit awareness week, we want to encourage better care of our fluffy companions, improve their welfare and educate everyone on the idea of having rabbits as pets.

🐰Rabbits are not starter pets, and they are not best suited to pets for children either. They have very complex needs, live for up to 12 years and require as much care and attention as a dog! It’s a big commitment.

🐰Rabbits need vaccinations every year to protect them from harmful and often fatal diseases, wether they are indoors or outdoors.

🐰Unfortunately many store brought cages and hutches are very small, and rabbits need a minimum of 4 hours exercise outside of their enclosure every day. In the wild they would cover around 3 miles per day.

🐰 Rabbits are very social animals and like to live in pairs or groups. You should always try to purchase or adopt rabbits together from the same litter as bonding two separate rabbits can sometimes be difficult!

🐰 85% of a rabbits diet is hay, with 5% being a complete food of nuggets and the other 10% being fresh vegetables. Rabbits teeth constantly grow so it’s important they have a good quality hay to grind down their back teeth, and wooden chews to gnaw on the file down the front. Rabbits have very sensitive tummies too and lots of plants and fruits are poisonous so it’s important to keep an eye on what they’re eating.

Keep your eyes peeled for more rabbit info this week!

18/06/2025

HOT WEATHER WARNING ⚠️🥵🔆

This week we are experiencing very high temperatures so the risk of heat stroke for your pets is very high.

It’s crucial to keep your pets cool in this weather, as over heating can lead to exhaustion, dehydration and heatstroke. Heatstroke is often fatal and can kill rapidly so ensure you know the signs -
⚠️ Panting
⚠️ Drooling
⚠️ Lethargy
⚠️ Disorientation
⚠️ Seizures
⚠️ Increased Heart Rate
⚠️ Loss on consciousness in extreme circumstances

They make show redding or warming of the ears, especially in rabbits. Dogs & Cats may have very red gums/tongues, and dogs may vomit or have blood in their stools/vomit.

Heatstroke is an EMERGENCY as you must contact us ASAP if you think your pet is suffering from heatstroke.

ALWAYS - ensure they have a shaded area, fresh drinking water, check the temperature of the floor with the back of your hand, if you cannot hold it there for more than 5 seconds it is TOO HOT.

NEVER - leave them in a car, even with the windows open. Never take them out for a walk during the day, only very early morning or late evening if necessary.

14/06/2025

Cosmo’s bell retrieval! 🔔

On the 17th May one of our clients witnessed their cat swallow a bell, it was advised that Cosmo may pass the bell naturally due to its size. After two days of searching through Cosmo’s poo, with no sign of the bell, we decided to investigate.

On the 20th May, Cozmo came in to us for sedation and imaging. During the Xray we could see very clearly that the bell was still present in Cozmo’s stomach.

We discussed with Cozmo’s owner that the least invasive option for Cozmo was for us to retrieve the bell via endoscopy.

We used an external imaging specialist who has advanced ultrasound and endoscopy machines, who arranged to come in the following day.

Cozmo was placed under a general anaesthetic, and we placed a camera into his stomach. His stomach was inflated so we managed to get a good visual of its contents! There we could spot the missing bell, amongst some food! Some tiny forceps were then sent down the endoscope for the very precise job of retrieving the bell and pulling it out of Cozmo’s stomach.

We are really pleased to say Cozmo is now bell free and had avoided a blockage and major surgery! Great success we think 👏🏼

See below a video of the retrieval 🎥 and images in the comments.

06/06/2025

Tick Trouble! 🪳
Tick’s are parasites with large jaws that attached to pets, and humans, and feed on their blood.

The most common tick in the UK is the sheep tick, or castor bean tick, and it does look like a bean when fed. Initially ticks are small but can become over a centimetre long if they take a full meal!

It’s important to check for ticks on your dog, looking and feeling for any unusual lumps and bumps. Around the head, neck and ears are common ‘hot spots’ for ticks, so this is a good place to start, but they can attach anywhere.

If you do find a tick, don’t be tempted to just pull it off. Tick mouthpieces are buried in the skin, and pulling off a tick can leave parts within the skin surface, leading to infections.

To remove a tick you will need a tick remover hook, it’s an inexpensive and invaluable piece of kit to have handy!

As usual, prevention is better than cure and we can help you plan the best tick protection. 🪳🌾

04/06/2025

Where to apply pet safe sunscreen onto your pet ☀️🐾

25/02/2024

When Kelly from our Colton store's Pets Grooming salon discovered a lump on the tail of nine-year-old Rufus she suspected something wasn't right, so alerted his owners Les and Andrea so they could get it checked out. They brought him to Vets for Pets Leeds Colton where it was confirmed he had a cancerous tumour which needed surgery.

Les, who adopted Rufus from Dogs Trust in Leeds as a puppy, said: “Rufus is such a big part of our life; we’re absolutely besotted with him. We probably wouldn’t have noticed the lump if not at the groomers as the tail isn’t somewhere you would usually stroke and feel. Kelly loves Rufus and really looks after him, so we want to say a big thanks for spotting it. Who'd have known what would have happened if she hadn’t noticed.”

Rufus had to have his tail removed, but is now making a good recovery. He's been visiting Kelly for a groom every six weeks for the last three years. She said: “You get to know everything about a dog as you groom them. I’ve discovered similar things before on other dogs so I mentioned it to the owners so they could get it checked out. Dogs are my life and you do worry; I’m so pleased they caught it. Now he’s got a fully docked tail like a little bunny rabbit. It’s lovely and suits him – when he gets washed he wiggles his bum.”

21/02/2024

Arthur's owner Louise says he "looked like a brand-new tortoise" after having his beak filed at Sutton in Ashfield Vets4Pets.

Louise adopted the four-year-old Horsefield Tortoise from a family member in October. Although she has had other pets, Arthur is her first tortoise, so she has been doing some research on how to best care for him.

Louise said: "I noticed Arthur's beak was unusually long, so I brought him in to Vets for Pets; I bring all my pets there. When he came out, I thought 'you beautiful boy, look at you – you look so handsome!"

Vet Steph, who looked after Arthur, says that tortoise beaks continuously grow and normally grind down themselves while they're eating. She said: "Arthur needed a little help as his jaw isn't perfectly aligned; his lower jaw is further out than his top jaw, so I filed it around half a centimetre. He was really good; a real cutie."

18/02/2024

Owner Claire says she couldn't be more grateful to Vets4Pets Hamilton after their quick diagnosis saved the sight of six-year-old Alba.

Claire knew there was something terribly wrong with her miniature dachshund cross when she called her in from the back garden last summer and Alba ran headfirst into a closed patio door. She rushed her to the vets, where investigations led the team to diagnose her with uveitis – an eye condition which causes inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.

Claire said: "It all happened so suddenly; Alba must have heard my voice and guessed where to go. It was quite scary seeing how bad she was. We couldn't be more grateful for the team in Hamilton spotting the uveitis as quickly as they did, otherwise Alba would have gone blind within a matter of days. Their knowledge saved Alba's sight. I still can't believe it happened. It's taken months of treatments, but it's such a relief to have our girl back to being her funny, bossy self."

Vet Neil, one of the team who treated Alba, said: "Alba's pupil was really narrow and wouldn't respond to light properly, which can be a sign of uveitis. Once we had ruled out other conditions, we were able to get her to an eye specialist for ongoing treatment. She's now doing really well."

16/02/2024

Ducky's owner Antonia was in a state of panic when she saw a fox had dug its way into the field where she keeps him – killing two of her other ducks and chickens.

Antonia was about to move her brood into their pen for the evening when she saw what had happened and noticed that Ducky had severe bite wounds under his wing. She rushed him to Vets4Pets Vets Milton Keynes for emergency surgery – and after having his wound stitched up the one-year-old duck is now making a good recovery.

Antonia said: "I was so worried. You don’t often hear of ducks recovering from fox attacks, but there is something about Ducky and the way he was so brave. I'm sure he was protecting a lady duck, as he's a bit of a romantic. It's the first time we've gone to Vets for Pets, and the team were amazing; they've done an incredible job."

Vet Becca, who treated Ducky, said: "He's a really lucky duck, as it was quite a big wound. When he first came in, he was understandably subdued and quiet but when he came back for his stitches to be taken out, he wanted to explore and tuck his head into everyone’s shoulders."

07/02/2024

Well done to the team at Vets4Pets Guildford who've been awarded a silver level certificate for being a rabbit-friendly clinic.

After head veterinary nurse Ella noticed that more customers were bringing in rabbits the practice took a series of steps to give them as stress-free an experience as possible. Ella, who also fosters rescue dogs in her spare time, said: "There was a long list of things that we needed to prove that we did from making sure the rabbits are kept separate from other animals and not booked in at the same time as barking dogs, to providing heated kennels for those who need to stay in, and using special equipment made especially for rabbits."

Practice manager Kevin said: "All of our vets have plenty of experience with rabbits we have some real rabbit geeks here, so it was a big thing to us. There are so many good people in this world and I'm so proud to be around them."

28/01/2024

Beautiful Bear was born deaf, so he's learned to follow his owner Lisa's visual commands.

Lisa, who shops at our Tamworth store – "it's my second home!" – got two-year-old Bear as a kitten and suspected he was deaf when he didn't respond to her voice. She had it confirmed by her vet soon after. She said: "He was very scatty, and scared of people he didn’t recognise. He wasn’t bothered by loud noises like my other cat Emily and when I came home from work he wouldn’t hear the door open.

"He's doing really well though. I try to do some sign language with him – I point at him and do a solid hand sign at him to stop. He picks up on vibrations and scents too. He meows, making a really loud chirping sound which I’ve never heard a cat do before, and he’s always rubbing his head against my legs and following me everywhere. I was advised not to let him out because he wouldn’t hear cars or other dangers, so he comes outside with me every morning to have a sniff around the garden and always comes straight back in." Bear and Lisa's other cat Emily are on Instagram as

27/01/2024

Ten-year-old Dutch rabbit Alfie has been visiting vet Kate at Vets4pets Wolverhampton for dental treatment for the last eight years – and she says he's such a loveable character that he's become "part of the family".

He's one of the oldest rabbits treated by Kate and the team, and she says his longevity is down to the care and love he gets from his owner Tracy and her family. Kate said: "Alfie is famous in this practice – everyone knows him. We and his family are dedicated to making sure her little old man is happy. The beautiful thing about being a vet or vet nurse is you build these relationships with the owners and their pets – they become your surrogate pets."

Tracy's been keeping rabbits all her life, and says that having space and routine is key. She said: "Alfie is an old man now and has a routine. He goes into a hutch at night and is let out in the morning. He's out all day and has his favourite spots in the house. We clean him out every day and give him a lot of attention. When he was younger he would follow us around; if I was clearing a cupboard out he would be in the cupboard to help. Now he's old and wants to be warm and watch instead. I can't thank Kate and the practice enough. Kate's been fantastic with him."

26/01/2024

Eight-year-old Winnie the Schnauzer cross is running around like a puppy again thanks to laser treatment and physiotherapy after two successful knee operations at Vets for Pets Basildon.

Worried owner Tracy brought Winnie in to the practice after she collapsed on a walk last year – and the team discovered the cruciate ligament in a knee had ruptured. She’s since had ops on two knees and is on a recovery plan led by vet physiotherapist Izzy.

Tracy said: "Winnie has had a tough year with 15 teeth removed, two cruciate ligament operations and two bouts of pancreatitis but thankfully she's hardy. She’s treated fabulously at the Basildon practice. Izzy is great with her – she totally relaxes in her hands and does little snores with her eyes open. Winnie has a new lease of life again and is running around like a puppy."

Izzy said: "When pets have surgery or injure themselves they move differently which causes them to be sore in other places. Winnie has laser therapy then a massage to help the healing process. Laser treatment is a specialist service that not enough people know about – it can help in so many ways after an operation.”

19/01/2024

The team at Vets4Pets Cramlington say greyhound Frank was "an absolute gentleman" when he came in for some dental work.

Seven-year-old Frank was brought in by owner Harriet to get rid of some plaque which had built up and to treat a gum inflammation. Veterinary nurse Vicki said: "Frank was a very good boy and left with clean, fresh and sparkly teeth. It's so very important to get your dog's teeth checked and we advise pets to have an annual dental check. Eighty per cent of dogs over the age of three have dental disease. Prevention is much better than cure and regular checks and routine cleaning keep your pet's mouth healthier for longer and can help to prevent extensive extractions later in life. We are always happy to offer advice on maintenance and dental care at home such as teeth brushing or dental supplements."

18/01/2024

Veterinary nurse Mel from Vets4Pets Bristol Longwell Green loves cats so much she's helped the practice make a number of improvements to give cats as stress-free an experience as possible when they're brought in.

Mel, who has an Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour for Veterinary Professionals, helped introduce facilities like a separate feline waiting area and cattery and the use of quiet clippers – and the practice now has a silver level certificate for being a cat-friendly clinic. She said: "I love dogs but I'm really a cat person. Cats can be misunderstood which can lead to them having quite a stressful life, so if we can make things easier for them and help people understand what cats need then everyone will be happier.

"As animal lovers there's always more to learn and understand about what makes them happy. Enrichment at the home is important for a happy cat – and as cats are naturally solitary animals if you live in a multi-cat household it's important to understand what they need. The rule is to have a resource per cat, plus one spare. So if you have two cats you should have three feeding stations, three litter trays and three scratch posts spread around the house so they have the opportunity to move around to wherever they want to go. Scratching is as natural a thing for cats to do as going out hunting is, so if they're unable to go out it's about providing the chance for them to behave as naturally as possible."

07/01/2024

Four-year-old Sebastian the Jack Russell is back to his usual boisterous self after being treated at Vets4Pets Abingdon for a condition that was causing the knee caps on his back legs to dislocate when he walked.

The condition, known as medial patellar luxation, would cause him to hop or skip when exercising. It's quite common in terriers and small dog breeds, but Sebastian's case was quite severe and he was given surgery by orthopaedic surgeon Joe to deepen the groove his patella runs in on his right hind leg, and also to move and reattach his patellar tendon.

Sebastian is owned by practice vet Hannah who said: "After the operation he just wanted to get back to normal straight away but he couldn't ... and that's where we struggled. He wanted to be out and about, charging around and playing with his toys but he needed to rest." Hannah had to give him medication for six weeks to give his knees time to heal. She said: "He's absolutely fine now – he's fully recovered and running around like a lunatic again!"

05/01/2024

When 11-year-old lurcher Jess was brought into Vets for Pets Leeds Birstall 24/7 Small Animal Hospital on Christmas Eve feeling very poorly with pyometra – a life-threatening uterus infection – the team knew they had to act fast; so vet Emily and nurses JD and Hannah headed straight in to perform emergency surgery on her in the early hours of Christmas morning.

The operation went so well that by lunchtime nurse Krishna was able to call her owner Beth to say she was well enough to come home to recuperate – and Beth made the hour-long drive from her home in Keighley so she could bring Jess home before the family sat down for their Christmas dinner. Beth said: "It was a stressful start to Christmas, as we were worried about Jess because of her age and because she's never had anything wrong with her before. We're so grateful for everything – it was so nice of them to come in on Christmas Day to operate on her, to look after her so well and to get her home on top form. The vets were fantastic from start to finish. Jess is recovering nicely – you can see the happiness is back in her!"

Krishna said: "Our night team always do an amazing job, and performing serious surgery like that at that time of night and on Christmas Day of all days is just brilliant. Jess did amazingly well to bounce back so quickly, and it was amazing being able to call her owners to say that she could come home to spend Christmas with them. It's the sort of call we all love to make, but doing it on Christmas Day was extra nice."

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