Fenwold Veterinary Practice (Mablethorpe,Skegness,Spilsby)

10/09/2025

Our pets are amazing at making us feel better, how does your pet help encourage you?

07/09/2025

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Firstly, what you can do at home?

Keeping your pet’s mobile helps but it has to be done gently and with moderation, so shorter stints more often instead of one longer play/walk sessions. Try to avoid high impact exercise for example lot’s of jumping or sudden stops.

Keeping your pets’ weight in check can also help A LOT, more weight means more stress on the joints.

Soft bedding with the bed low down so your pet doesn't need to climb or jump to get comfortable.

Ramps or small steps for unavoidable steeper steps or getting into/out of cars.

Providing a slip free route over slippery flooring.

For pets that have Arthritis there are different medications available if you get an appointment with the vet. We are given meds from doctors if we are uncomfortable or in pain and there are good options for our pets too, so don't ever feel there is nothing you can do for them.
If your pet is already on medications and still showing signs of discomfort, then ask about other meds at your next appointment that may help them.

06/09/2025

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This is especially noticeable in cats but can affect dogs too. They struggle to clean round their back ends which can lead to more scurfy skin, the fur getting a bit tufty or even knotted. You may need to slowly and gently get them used to brushing since they can't do it themselves.

05/09/2025

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We sometimes think they stop playing just because they are older but often this is because they don't feel up to it. Arthritis can make it uncomfortable to play and although they may still do so they may not do it as much.

04/09/2025

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As an extension of sensitivity in the previous post some pets may just get overall more grumpy if they are very uncomfortable. It can affect their whole personality sometimes, they may spend a lot of time hiding or in their bed and even seem more nervous than usual.

03/09/2025

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Some signs can be a little more obvious. Our pets can tell us they are uncomfortable or even painful by showing reluctance to be touched in certain area's, or moving away if we touch them somewhere they aren't happy with.

02/09/2025

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Our dogs and cat's love to jump around. Whether it's because they're excited or just getting around, so keep an eye open for changes in this behaviour.

01/09/2025

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This week we're highlighting Arthritis.
Each day we'll post a sign that could be an indication of arthritis, especially if you've noticed more than one sign. Then at the end we'll cover some things you can do to help them.

First up, is not getting up to places they used to. This could mean beds, sofas, or thinking of cats worktops, windowsills or cat tree's. You can include going upstairs here too and getting up, mean's getting down again, which can be just as difficult.

31/08/2025

While this could be accurate we're sure there would be countless more 'sniff checks' along the way.

26/08/2025

They say that every dogs has it's day...well today is all of their days!
So...What makes your DOG’S DAY? More than anything else.

25/08/2025