Integrated Veterinary Services

12/12/2025

Important update: Temporary changes to stray dog management

Due to a recent parvovirus outbreak, we’ve made temporary changes to how stray dogs are collected and housed.

If you find a stray:
• Stay in the area - owners may be nearby
• Post on social media & lost pet sites
• Visit a vet to scan for a microchip
• If you still need help or it’s out of hours, call 01626 361101

We’re working to secure a suitable alternative holding location for the next 2 weeks. If you can help, email [email protected]

💉 Protect your dog! Vaccinate against fatal diseases like parvovirus, and ensure your dog is microchipped (it’s the law).

For more information, click on the link in the comments.

10/12/2025

05/12/2025

Rest isn’t the absence of activity, it’s an active phase of repair.

After periods of physical demand, tissues adapt, rebuild, and strengthen but only when given time to recover.

Structured rest reduces the risk of overuse injuries and supports proprioceptive recalibration the body’s way of maintaining control and coordination.

At The Renew Centre, rest is never passive. It’s a planned part of every rehabilitation and conditioning programme.

29/11/2025

Really interesting facts. Do you think it would work for humans too?!

🐶✨ Why Sniffing Is Such a Big Deal for Your Dog

Did you know your dog doesn’t breathe the same way when they sniff?
Sniffing creates a constant flow of scent through the nose — air goes in through both nostrils separately, and dogs can even pull scent in and out at the same time to keep the information coming.

Inside the nose, scent is processed by two systems:

👃 The main olfactory system – everyday scents, who’s been where, what’s changed.
👃 The Jacobson’s Organ – a special system that reads emotional and social information (pheromones, stress scents, hormonal changes).

Together, they give your dog a rich, detailed “scent map” of the world.

And during sniffing, dogs can take up to 300 sniffs per minute, which activates brain pathways that:

✔️ Reduce stress
✔️ Ease pain
✔️ Improve emotional regulation
✔️ Support focus and calmness

This is why activities like sniff walks, scatter feeding, snuffle mats, scent games, tracking and mantrailing are so incredibly good for your dog.

Let them sniff — it’s one of the easiest ways to support their wellbeing.

29/11/2025

Great stuff Karen 💜

26/11/2025

26/11/2025

So important!

Some more great reasons why we love a four beat walk:

⭐️ it’s a slow rhythmic movement pattern, this has lots of calming effects on the nervous system

⭐️ it can really help with lead walking and pulling

⭐️ it is a great way to incorporate some free work with your dog

⭐️ it is a really useful early warning system for pain and dysfunction and is vital for rehab if injury does occur

15/11/2025

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13/11/2025

Love that pup 🐾

Gait analysis report said… “stupidly cute, test again in 4 weeks”