This handsome chap is looking for his forever home. As you can see he is VERY affectionate and loving.
If you feel you can offer him lots of love and cuddles please call us on 01452 529480.
Animal Pain Awareness Month 🐾🤕
Osteoarthritis is incredibly common among our pets, but they may not make it very obvious that there is a problem.
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Vixen's Story: Part Two
5 weeks after she was mated she had her first scan to see how things were going. We predicted her due date to be about the 7th of November, day 63 of her pregnancy. This is the footage from that scan.
The next thing that had to be done was to put Vixen onto a 'mother and puppy' food. It is crucial to feed the correct diet to the mother so that the puppies get the right nutrition to grow and develop. Vixen was fed 'mother and puppy' food from the 14th of October onwards.
At day 40 of her pregnancy she was given worming treatment. This is important to make sure Vixen did not have any worms as she could pass them on to her puppies, meaning they would be born with worms. Worms could cause many issues, such as weight loss and diarrhoea, effecting the puppies growth.
Part three to follow...
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Koby came in to be weighed for monthly flea and worming treatment. He is a Dogue De Bordeaux and at 5 months old he already weighs 21kg!!
He couldn't sit still long enough for a picture 🙈😂.
I think he's going to grow up to be a gentle giant! 🥰
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Here’s Sydney unfazed by the fireworks tonight thanks to his Thundershirt and tranquilliser combo😴🐶😴🐶
We are able to order Thundershirts/Comfort Zone Calming Vests if you would like to try them with your fearful dogs 🐶 🎆🧨🎇
#fireworks #happydog #veterinary
Finley came in to see us because he was shaking his head. We gave him some sedation to have a good look down the sore ear and found a large grass seed! Have a look in the comments for the picture of the seed 🌱🐶
Thomas came in because he was not eating and was being sick. Turns out he had eaten 2 parts of a rubber toy which his canine sister had chewed up at home! Both pieces had entered his stomach and got stuck.
The day after he was admitted he had surgery to remove the block.
This is how he greeted me the morning after his surgery 😍, he clearly felt much better 👍
You will have to excuse the mess he made of his kennel overnight, but Thomas insisted he had cuddles before anything else 😽. Each bit of rubber was about the size of a large grape! I have posted a picture of what we removed in the comments below ⤵️.
Summer time is here, but so are the ticks! 🌞
This time of year we see lots of dogs and cats coming in with ticks attached to them. They are most commonly found in long grass fields or near other animals such as sheep and horses. They latch on to your pet by burrowing their head into the skin, their saliva has a numbing effect of the skin so chances are you wont even feel them bite you!
A tick bite can transmit a disease called Lyme disease. Bacteria is released and this spreads through the body causing symptoms such as lameness, stiffness at joints, fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and increased thirst. Ticks can also latch on to humans and cause the same symptoms.
How to avoid getting a tick:
The best way to avoid your pets getting a tick is to prevent them latching on, using a prescribed tick treatment, either oral or topical.
Routinely checking your pet for any parasites after walks and coming in from the garden. Common places we see ticks are around the muzzle and ears and feet. However, they can latch on anywhere so do check your pet all over. Also check your own legs and wash your clothing.
What happens if you find a tick?
If you see a tick on your pet please do not try to remove it at home unless you have the correct tool to do so. Removing a tick with methods such as applying Vaseline or using tweezers may result in leaving the head burrowed in the skin. If the head remains in place, they can still transmit disease and may cause infection. The only way a tick should be removed is with a ‘tick twister’.
Have a look at the posters in the comments ⬇️
If you suspect your pet may have a tick please contact us and we will arrange an appointment for you with one of the nurses who will check your pet and remove the tick.
Are there any knitters or crocheters out there with some old wool that they wouldn’t mind turning into some nests for orphaned baby birds?!
This little blue tit was handed in this afternoon and is in our last ‘nest’. With baby bird season only just beginning, we are going to get through a lot over the next couple of months so if any of you lovely crafters could help us out, we (and the babies!) would be very grateful!
I will post a link to some patterns in the comments. Thank you in advance! 🧶🐣
Turn your volume up for full effect! 🐶🐾
Food is the ultimate distraction 😋