Happy Paws-Wellington

01/07/2025

It’s been very early morning walks (lovely and cool out at 5.30am 😁) and lots of enjoyable cat visits too 😊🐈‍⬛🐶🐾..

01/07/2025

**PET OWNERS PLEASE READ REGARDING FLEA TREATMENT**
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It was brought to my attention by a client, that following her giving her two cats flea treatment (tablet form) they both became very unwell within a short space of time. Symptoms included weird miaowing, heavy panting and super hyperactivity. They were both highly distressed and one of the cats urinated on the bed.
On ringing the vets, they told my client that the government issued a warning a few days ago with reference to fake flea treatment being sold online (and under brand names) that may contain toxic substances 🙁 - my client purchased the tablets being sold as Johnsons 4fleas..
Both cats were seen by the emergency vet with dangerously high temperatures, and monitored until stable.
They were very lucky, but all concerned were understandably shaken and distressed.
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE YOUR PETS FLEA TREATMENT OTHER THAN FROM THE VETS.

I’ll post the link in comments of the government warning.

27/06/2025

A great (although hot) end to the week! ☀️..Early walks to ensure staying as cool as possible 😊💦🐕‍🦺🐾..Goodbye (for now) to sweet cat Oscar 🐈‍⬛..
And tonight, the start of a pet sit with the delightful Tilly and Freddie 🐶..
Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend ☀️

25/06/2025

Wonderful Wednesday walks, with great dogs Roadi, Alfie, Toby, Moos, Jasmine, Bernie, Max and Pip 😊🐶🐕‍🦺🐾..And 3 great cat visits too 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈

24/06/2025

Good to get back to walks following a long weekend of ice cream eating 😁🍦
Walks with great dogs Bernie, Birthday Boy Wilson 💙🎂, Max and Pip, Obi and Archie, Sausage and Roadi 🐾🐶😊.. And two enjoyable cat visits 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

24/06/2025

Love this 😊

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣"

Two lovely things happened to me today. I was given these beautiful flowers. And a lovely stranger found the purse that I'd stupidly left in a shop (with all my cards and cash in it) and handed it in.

Yes - both of these acts of kindness made me feel great in the moment..but, more than that, they increase the likelihood that I will, in my turn, be thoughtful and kind to someone else. Because the more kindness we see, the more likely we are to be kind in our turn.

When you are kind to your dog - when you smile at them, talk to them gently, handle them respectfully, allow them choices, let them sniff, reward them or treat them as a friend, not an 'it' - other people see that. Including people who may treat their dog differently.

Our behaviour has power. Far more power than anything we can say. And every time we choose to treat others, of any species, with kindness we are putting a little bit more good out into the world. And god knows we need as much of that as we can get right now...

Kindness is a superpower. And it's one we all have, if we choose to use it. ♥

18/06/2025

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday walks, with great dogs Toby, Roadi, Alfie, Max and Pip, Sausage, Moos, Bernie, Archie and Obi 🐾🐶 - walks earlier, and in water and shade where possible! 💦🌳
And lovely cat visits too! 😊🐈..
Goodbye (for now) to sweet cats Whitney, Elvis, Axel, Boris and Tinker 🩷😸

17/06/2025

Hot Forecast Due 🌅 Met Office Heat will build through the week. On Wednesday the highest temperatures values in the UK are expected to be around 27ºC.

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

14/06/2025

Goodbye to the gorgeous Rex and Florence following a wonderful pet sit 😊🐈‍⬛🐶…Walks with lovely dogs Toby, Roadi, Alfie, Moos, Max and Pip, Bernie, Gertie, Sausage, Rex and Nicky 🐾🐕‍🦺..And great cat visits too! Goodbye (for now) to sweet cats Ralphy and Pepper 💛😸…Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend ☀️

10/06/2025

A great start to the week walking wonderful dogs Toby, Alfie, Roadi, Rex, Obi, Archie, Max, Pip, Moos and Sausage 🐕‍🦺🦮😊🐾..
Lovely cat visits - goodbye (for now) to gorgeous cats Loki and Athena 🐈‍⬛🐈☺️..And another night with sweet Rex and Florence 🩷

06/06/2025

End of week walks with lovely dogs Alfie, Toby, Max and Pip, Rex, Roadi, Gertie, Moos, Sausage and Nicky 🌧️ 😊🐾🐕‍🦺🐾.. And great cat visits too 🐈🐈‍⬛..Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend.