The Gatehouse Vet Centre

01/07/2025

Spot the tick 🤔

Think you’ve found it? Drop your guess below 👇

And remember — Pet Health Club members get tailored tick prevention included in their plan. Peace of mind, all year round.

Join today: bit.ly/JoinPetHealthClub

28/06/2025

It’s always good to watch out for adders while walking your dog. 🐍

For more advice visit:
https://www.pethealthclub.com/.../pet.../adder-bitesin-dogs

25/06/2025

🐰 Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease is a widespread, life-threatening virus ⚠️

Often called viral haemorrhagic disease, it is seen frequently in unvaccinated rabbits because it spreads quickly through direct and indirect contact with infected rabbits.

The best way to protect your pet is with regular vaccinations throughout their life. This not only protects them but also decreases the spread of disease.

If you have a pet rabbit and need to check if their vaccinations are up to date, or need to get them booked in, call the clinic and speak to a member of the team.

24/06/2025

What to do if your cat is stung by a bee 🐝

If your cat’s curiosity leads to a bee sting, don’t panic.

Most stings are mild, but some need a vet’s help — especially around the face or if they’ve had a reaction before.

Keep calm, apply a cold compress, and know when to call
us.

Read more: https://www.pethealthclub.com/uk/petadvice/cat-stung-by-a-bee

20/06/2025

Did you know — if your kitten is a Pet Health Club member you get exclusive access to our Kitten Academy? 🙀 🎓

Find out more: https://bit.ly/LittlePawsPHC

16/06/2025

Common questions about kitten and cat vaccinations. 💉

Here’s everything you need to know about vaccinating your cat! 🐈

https://www.pethealthclub.com/uk/pet-advice/common-questions-about-kitten-vaccinations

15/06/2025

Does this sound about right? Happy Father’s Day 🥰

11/06/2025

Planning to stock up on essentials? Here’s a little help to get started.

Create an account with the Pet Health Club Shop, spend £75 or more, and use code WELCOME25 at checkout. You’ll save £25 and your pet gets what they need, delivered to your door.

🛒 Start shopping today at thepethealthclub.co.uk/shop

T&Cs apply. 🐾

09/06/2025

Our Little Paws offer is designed to help you give them the best start in life — with expert advice, extra care, and a little something special.

When signing your puppy up to Pet Health Club, you’ll also get:
✅A free welcome gift for the first 20,000 sign-ups*
✅Puppy Academy video guides and email tips from our team
✅An extra nurse check in their first year

Get started: https://bit.ly/LittlePawsPHC

*T&Cs apply. See website for details.

09/06/2025

Our Little Paws offer is designed to help you give them the best start in life — with expert advice, extra care, and a little something special.

When signing your puppy up to Pet Health Club, you’ll also get:
✅A free welcome gift for the first 20,000 sign-ups*
✅Puppy Academy video guides and email tips from our team
✅An extra nurse check in their first year

Get started: thepethealthclub.ie

*T&Cs apply. See website for details.

04/06/2025

Tick season is here, so here’s how to safely remove a tick from your dog.

If you struggle, our team can remove ticks — just book an appointment.

Get tailored tick, flea, and worm treatment all year-round with Pet Health Club. Find out more:
bit.ly/PetHealthClubUK

02/06/2025

🐇🚨ATTENTION Rabbit Owners🚨🐇

Recent developments in Europe have raised concerns about a new strain of Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease (RVHD), which is now affecting rabbit populations across the continent. This new strain, is a 'highly virulent' form of RVHD2, is highly contagious and has led to the increased risk of severe illness and death in rabbits.

What is RVHD? RVHD is a fast-spreading, viral infection that primarily affects domestic and wild rabbits. It is spread through direct or indirect contact with an infected rabbit. The newer strain, is more resistant to traditional vaccines and has been causing outbreaks in Europe, particularly among unvaccinated rabbits and seems to have more devastating effects than previous strains.

Given the rise in cases in Europe, we urge all rabbit owners to take immediate action to protect their pets, as history suggests that it will only be a matter of time until we start seeing cases in the UK. Even if your rabbit seems healthy, it could be susceptible to the disease. The vaccine that we currently use in the UK (Nobivac Myxo-RHD +) offers protection for Myxomatosis and RVHD Strain 1 and 2. However, no studies have been conducted to indicate that this vaccine offers protection for the highly virulent strain.

In order to make sure your rabbit is fully protected we (along with the Rabbit Welfare Association Fund) are recommending an additional vaccine (Yurvac) that has been specifically developed to protect your rabbit against all strains of RVHD including this new 'highly virulent' strain.

Stocks of the new vaccine have been limited but we are happy to announce that we finally have some Yurvac in stock at Gatehouse Vets.

Please contact the surgery to book an appointment while stocks last. If you rabbit has had the Nobivac Myxo-RHD + vaccine recently the recommendation is to allow at least 2 weeks between the two vaccines.

In the meantime other measures that you can take to help protect your rabbit are;

Maintain good hygiene practices
Minimize exposure to potentially infected animals or environments
Avoid contact with wild rabbits
Be cautious when handling rabbits from other households or places

Remember RVHD can be transferred on human shoes, clothes and dog paws so even if your rabbit is solely indoor they are still at risk.

Thank you for reading this email and if you require any further information then please either contact the surgery or find the most update information at https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rvhd2-highly-virulent-update/

Kind Regards

The Gatehouse Vets

We are aware of a new strain of ‘highly virulent’ RVHD2 and have been working very hard to get all of the up-to-date information on this for several months. As a result, we have issued a communication to both rabbit owners and veterinary professionals to advise that all rabbits should have two v...