Cornish Paws Veterinary Practice

16/02/2025

⚠️ warning cuteness overload ⚠️

NALA 💗💓💝💖💘

This gorgeous Rottweiler puppy visited us for her very important puppy vaccinations 🩼
A family member has her brother so she will keep in contact with her sibling, which is lovely 😊
We look forward to seeing her grow, as she won’t be carried in like this in the not too distant future 📈

15/02/2025

This ray of sunshine is 💛 PHOEBE 💛
A very beautiful Miniature Labradoodle ☺️

She came into to have bloods taken to investigate an unusual episode, possibly a fit.
We send certain bloods to an external laboratory and report them back to the owner as soon as we receive them.
The good news is Phoebe has had no further incidents 😊

15/02/2025

Happy Caturday ❤️

14/02/2025

Fabulous Freddie 💙

This gorgeous pup has visited us quite a few times due to ongoing gastric issues, he’s been an inpatient and was a super good boy 🥇

Hopefully he’s on the mend, because we do understand how very worrying it is as an owner when your puppy is poorly 🤞

14/02/2025

Happy Valentines Day 💐

⚠️But please keep chocolate away from your dogs and remember Lillie’s are extremely dangerous for cats ⚠️

Don't experience heartbreak this Valentine's Day

➡️ Keep toxic substances away from inquisitive paws!

Chocolate contains a substance called theobromine which can cause some concerning signs in our pets, if ingested in high concentration it can be very serious.

The severity depends on the type of chocolate and size of the pet so its always best to keep chocolate treats out of our dogs reach!

Clinical signs of chocolate toxicity usually occurs 6–12 hours after ingestion, so we need prompt response after a patient has snaffled those snacks!

Initial signs may include:

🍫Polydipsia (drinking lots)
🍫Vomiting
🍫Diarrhoea
🍫Abdominal distention
🍫Restlessness

Worryingly, if left too long signs may progress to more severe symptoms.

🍫Hyperactivity
🍫Polyuria (excessive urination)
🍫Ataxia (wobbly)
🍫Rigidity or tremorsand seizures.

Devastatigly in severe ingestion cases we can see:

🍫Tachycardia/bradycardia (worryingly fast or slow heart rate), tachypneoa (fast breathing) cyanosis, hypertension/hypotension (high or low blood pressure), hyperthermia (high body temperature) or coma!

If your pet has managed to get hold of a chocolate treat then call your veterinary practice immediately. If treatment is required, the quicker we can start it, the better.

Treatment may include:

✅ Inducing emesis (vomiting)
✅ Activated charcoal
✅ Supportive therapy for any clinical signs

💐Did you get some flowers this Valentine's Day?💐

Some lilies are very dangerous for cats.

The entire lily plant is toxic: the stem, leaves, flowers, pollen, and even the water in a vase. Eating just a small amount of a leaf or flower petal, licking a few pollen grains off its fur while grooming, or drinking the water from the vase can cause your cat to develop fatal kidney failure in less than 3 days.

The toxin, which only affects cats, has not been identified. Dogs that eat lilies may have minor stomach upset but they don’t develop kidney failure.

Early signs of lily toxicity in cats include:

➡️Decreased activity level
➡️Drooling
➡️Vomiting
➡️Loss of appetite

These symptoms start 0 to 12 hours after ingestion. Signs of kidney damage start about 12 to 24 hours after ingestion and include increased urination and dehydration. Kidney failure occurs within 24 to 72 hours, leading to death if the cat isn’t treated.

Early treatment greatly improves the cat’s prognosis. However, if treatment is delayed by 18 hours or more after ingestion, the cat will generally have irreversible kidney failure.

13/02/2025

This delightful trio visited us to be neutered.

Meet Ruby, Elsa and Phoenix 😻😻😻

They are siblings, and are so bonded, they arrived in one cat carrier, and according to their owner they all snuggle up together to sleep 🥹

13/02/2025

Thursday thought 💛

12/02/2025

Today all our thoughts are with Nurse Vicky and her family as yesterday they said the hardest good bye to the matriarch of their golden crew TALWYN 💔

This gorgeous girlie made it to a fantastic age, and gave true meaning to the word diva, she was the boss and she knew it !

She meant the world to the whole family and will be desperately missed but never ever forgotten.

🌈🪽 FLY HIGH DARLING GIRL 🪽🌈

11/02/2025

💜. OLIVE. 💜

This beauty absolutely turned heads at reception when she popped in for a pawdicure with Nurse Wendy 💅

She’s a stunning GSD with the most incredible colouring and her owner is teaching her well as she was so well behaved and knew her commands.

In this pic she is 15 weeks and weighs in at 11.7kg.

We’re looking forward to future visits ☺️

11/02/2025

YASS 😁

10/02/2025

This little sweetheart was such an awesome brave girlie 🥇
She is delightfully called ⭐️NELLIE PEARL ⭐️

Unfortunately she was carrying around a large lump which was impeding her walking.
So Vet Megan did a fab job of removing it, and this legend was trotting about as soon as she was awake enough 😊
Aren’t dogs amazing 😍

10/02/2025

Important steps which highlight the signs of dogs being stressed 😕

With children spending more time at home with their four-legged friends during half term, it's important to be able to recognise the signs of stress in dogs 🚦

Kendal Shepherd's Canine Ladder of Communication is a useful guide, showing the different signals dogs show through their body language to communicate. As a dog gets more upset, their body language may change according to the steps on the ladder ⚠️

The quicker you notice the early signs of stress, the sooner you'll be able to remove your dog from the situation that is causing them stress and avoid them reaching the top of the ladder.

It’s important to note that context is KEY! Think about the situation that your dog is in to try and understand the signs. For example, if they're at home and relaxed as normal, an exposed belly is very different to a stiffened exposed belly in an unfamiliar environment. All dogs are different - not every dog will show every action on the ladder and they might not follow the same order.

Find out more here: https://pdsa.me/n2qx

[Visual description: Infographic showcasing signs of stress in dogs. The image features a ladder with a traffic light system of paw prints coloured green, yellow, orange and red. Red is at the top of the ladder and green is at the bottom. Next to the ladder is a list of actions a dog might present, starting with green (deemed as calm) and eventually reaching red (signalling stress).]

09/02/2025

So the time came for Penny, the gorgeous Dalmatian that belongs to Nurse Rosie and her family, to be spayed.

She had her first season and was then scheduled for surgery 3 to 4 months after this.

Regarding neutering your female dog, we do treat every dog as an individual and it is always best to check with our vets when would be an appropriate time to book your dog in.

So the surgery was performed by Matt and everything went smoothly and she was given the five star treatment by the team, and please don’t worry as we give all our patients the full five star treatment, it’s not just reserved for staff pets !

Once she was home, back with the family, she was sleepy for around 24 hours, Rosie only allowed her to have short lead walks, for around 14 days, to allow healing, and she had two post op checks and was then signed off.

This girl is back to her normal self and loving her off lead walks again 😊

Please feel free to contact us to discuss neutering at anytime and we are only too happy to help :)

08/02/2025

Happy Caturday 😹

07/02/2025

We all know how partial Matt is to Border Collies, so naturally he was delighted to meet SEAMUS 🥰

This little pup belongs to a family that he knows well and they have continued to travel to see Matt as he cared for their previous much loved companion.

We always love meeting the new family member 🫶

07/02/2025

There are many ways to help an arthritic dog.
We are here to help so don’t hesitate to contact us 🐶

06/02/2025

💫 Marvellous MABEL 💫

This five month Wirehaired Hungarian Vizsla has made quite a few visits to us, that’s separate from her puppy vaccination visits.

Possibly eaten her Mum’s earring, (fortunately she hadn’t) and sore ears, have been amongst her visits, who’d have a puppy eh 😂

Here she’s telling her Mum how much she loves her 🥰

This darling girl, is always a delight to see, and she seems equally pleased to see us too 🫶🏻