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11/11/2024

Beautiful autumn sun today 🍂🐶🌅

11/11/2024

31/10/2024

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29/10/2024

Beware, beware of Halloween night! It's not just ghouls and ghosts that can cause a fright 👻

Do you know your Halloween dangers? We've made a list of how you and your dog can prepare for Halloween! 🎃

🐾 Keep sweets and chocolate out of reach
🐾 Be aware of candlelight and switch to battery lights instead
🐾 Go for an early walk
🐾 Use sound therapy
🐾 Keep your dog away from the front door

Save and share with your friends to raise awareness.

23/10/2024

Do you know the dangers of Alabama Rot? ⚠️

It can be fatal to your pup, so be sure to take preventative measures such as:
- Avoid extra muddy walking routes
- Wash and dry your dogs paws thoroughly

Be care of the signs and symptoms:
- Lethargy, vomiting and lack of appetite
- Sores or ulcers on the skin, especially the legs and paws
- A change in drinking and urinary habits

What to do?
Call your vet immediately!

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15/10/2024

A pet within our homes is a source of joy and love. Our thoughts go out to anyone who has recently lost their source of joy.

11/10/2024

Balls and dogs… 🥎

Recently at a wedding someone was asking me for some advice for their dog after his recent surgery. He had fractured a bone in his forelimb and they said “it happened chasing a ball, if we had known it wasn’t a good thing to do we wouldn’t have done it”.

We hear this so often; everyone we see loves their dog and wants the best for them, but ball throwing and dogs have become synonymous in people’s minds and there is a strong culture for it - it looks so fun, it tires them out quickly and we think it is keeping them fit.

But what is actually happening?

Repeatedly stimulating their prey drive keeps them wired and overstimulated.
Motivated to carry on chasing, they work way past muscle fatigue, and high adrenaline means they won’t be aware of pain at the time.

What is chasing?

Fast uncontrolled acceleration and deceleration; twisting and turning without thinking about their bodies.

What happens to humans who do this in sport in a much more controlled way?

ACL injuries, Achilles ruptures, fractures… no surprise then that this is similar to what we see in our canine clinic.
Help us to help your dogs and spread the word.

We will be following this up with some ideas of fun ball related activities for your dog which aren’t repetitive chasing 🙌

02/10/2024

Don't let conkers cause you chaos! 🍂🌳
As we hit peak conker season, we try to discourage owners everywhere from walking their dogs with a conker tree on your route - especially if they’re always looking for a snack
Be sure to share this to help spread the message!

01/10/2024

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18/09/2024

As we approach autumn, leaves will start to fall and along with it can be a fair few acorns. 🍂

Did you know that acorns (and the entire Oak tree) is poisonous to dogs?
Here's the signs and symptoms of acorn poisoning in dogs. Be sure to save this post for later and share to raise awareness! 🐶

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4enYgdu

05/09/2024

Thank you Rudi 🤍

03/09/2024

Happy 7th Birthday Rudi (Roodle Noodle 🍜) 🤍🤎🥳

26/08/2024

Let’s see pictures of your pups 🐶