Farringford Boarding Kennels & Cattery

08/08/2024

29/07/2024

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Animal’s naturally choose the shade when the temperature rises.
Taking dogs into town on hot pavements, ball throwing in the park, etc, when the weather forecast is already 20 at 8:30am, is thoughtless.
Be mindful before exercising your dog, what would your dog chose?
If in doubt put your thickest winter clothes on, go exercise and walk on pavements.
Mad dogs and English men…….

26/07/2024

The health of the body depends upon the diversity of the diet

24/07/2024

20/07/2024

So many people with dogs out in heat yesterday, even the evening was too warm.
Our dogs chose the coolest part of the house to sleep, one even though he followed me outside chose to stop in the shade of a tree, usually he would follow after me.
On hot days prioritise your dogs welfare before you’re own enjoyment.

Be sensible in this heat, please. The pavements get incredibly hot and can burn paws too.

For more tips visit our blog.

13/07/2024

Weeds feed pollinators so spraying not required. “Weeds” are also Nature’s pharmacy, dogs & cats choose specific plants depending on how they feel. Processed fed dogs will keep more Cooch grass to eliminate toxins

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13/07/2024

Does anyone have space and time for a foster dog?

10/07/2024

for NEW series of webinars starting with with Dr. Nick Thompson 17th July CAM4animals The British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons (BAHVS) IAVH - International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy Gary Smyth Honey's Real Dog Food samples also available to all those registered https://tinyurl.com/3rmzf7kn

26/06/2024

There shouldn’t be a need for advice to dog owners, ones with sense keep their dogs out of the heat. The others….
as the saying goes mad dogs & Englishmen……
If you don’t understand why you shouldn’t keep dogs out of the heat, go for a run barefoot with your winter coat on, perhaps you’ll learn by doing.

25/06/2024

Join vet Chris Aukland to learn his wholistic flea & tick prevention & management strategies using natural therapies and approaches.

24/06/2024

🐕ADVICE ON COOLING THAT COULD KILL YOUR DOG!!!🐕

Every year its the same. Some misinfromed person with no qualifications or expertise or knowledge shares this stupid and inaccurate post (or a version of it) about how to treat a dog with heatstroke, which will ironically INCREASE ITS RISK OF DYING FROM HEATSTROKE.

🐕PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE....
🐕DO NOT RE-SHARE THESE POSTS
🐕PLEASE REPORT TO FACEBOOK

🐕HEATSTROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHICH IF NOT TREATED IMMEDIATELY WILL LIKELY BE FATAL!🐕

🐕Here is accurate and uptodate advice that will reduce the risk of an over-heated dog dying from heatsroke. https://drdavidmarlin.com/managing-dogs-in-hot-weather/
🐕PLEASE SHARE THIS INSTEAD! SHARING THIS COULD SAVE A DOG FROM DYING FROM BAD ADVICE!

thank you

14/06/2024

The Fat Cats: Part Two

These are the companies whose veterinary practices that they own / control do not appear in www.independentveterinarypractices.co.uk.

Some companies really do not want you to know which practices they own. So I have helped you.

VetPartners Practices Limited
Number of Practices: 481*
How do I know if my vets' is owned by VetPartners Practices Limited?: Not by looking at the vets' website name or by a quick trawl through the actual website. Sometimes you have to click on obscure parts of the website such as "Privacy notice for customers" to find that the contact details are "VetPartners Practices Limited t/a [Name of vets']".
Pre-Tax Profit: £13,897,383**
Highest Paid Director: Not disclosed.
Shareholders: The ultimate controlling undertaking is BC European X, a collection of limited partnerships with no single controlling party.**
What the annual report doesn't say is that BC European Capital X is a private equity fund set up by BC Partners.
"BC Partners is a leading alternative investment manager focused on private equity, credit, and real estate, with deep networks across Europe and North America."***
Where their heart is: "As the company has grown, management has developed a hub‐and‐spoke strategy in order to maximise revenue and take advantage of capacity and capabilities across the network, particularly by maintaining high‐value referral work inside the group."***

*www.vetpartners dot co.uk
**Annual report 30.6.23
***www.bcpartners dot com

14/06/2024

In this month’s Facebook Live with The Gut Doctor, will be discussing pharmaceutical vs natural treatments for our pets and how commonly used spot on products are damaging our water systems: https://www.facebook.com/events/1225426375112739

Did you know that the chemicals used in the treatments are toxic to freshwater invertebrates and have been detected in our rivers despite government restrictions on agricultural use?

Vets and pet owners can actually do a lot just by making some easy changes In behaviour. 🐾

This is sure to be a great topic of discussion and, as usual, this will be followed by a Q&A, so please bring any questions when you join us next Thursday at 7pm.

12/06/2024

I would never feed Dentastiks

Healthy swaps!

Most dental chews you find in pet shops are full of artificial ingredients and chemicals, that do NOTHING for your dogs teeth. 🐶

Go all natural and feed your pets a raw meaty bone, this will naturally and easily help to clean your dogs teeth and gums, also helping with fresher and cleaner breath! 🐾

Ensure that the size of the bone fits your dogs size so they don’t choke.

09/06/2024

This week WSAVA (World Small Animal Veterinary Association) for the first time released guidelines to encourage vets everywhere to stop routine neutering of dogs. Please help spread the word, especially if you meet puppy owners who are considering neutering. Anyone who would like to know more about this topic will be happy to hear that there is a chapter devoted to it in my book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Book-Cat-Dog-Health/dp/1787114155/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0?pd_rd_w=2HenD&content-id=amzn1.sym.d5a0ab5a-748f-42eb-9e27-b9d396f7ecd2%3Aamzn1.symc.ca948091-a64d-450e-86d7-c161ca33337b&pf_rd_p=d5a0ab5a-748f-42eb-9e27-b9d396f7ecd2&pf_rd_r=BVCJ8DDVD9J4Y1C2CCPB&pd_rd_wg=HIf6Z&pd_rd_r=19088b55-e9f7-4275-88ab-3d32dac4af3b&pd_rd_i=1787114155

04/06/2024

Great idea, we need more holistic vets that aren’t pharmaceutical led.

Recurring skin (including chronic itch), ear and gut conditions (ReSEGs) are the #1, #2 and #3 reasons for visiting the vets today and they make up the lion's share of patients who come to us looking for help.

30/05/2024

Here are some ways to make sure your dog is kept COOL in the summer!

As summer and the heat are approaching, it’s important to remember that our furry friends might need our help to cool off.

We’ve come up with 6 tips to get you started!

30/05/2024

PLEASE REGISTER ONLY IF YOU'RE SURE TO ATTEND AS PLACES ARE LIMITED.

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29/05/2024

Personally I didn’t like this idea, RSPCA and police attended due to welfare issues of the dogs.
Golden Retriever Experience loses licence

Licensing officers said 'standards had slipped' in the last 12 months at the Minehead venue.