by Aimee Hamilton | Jun 24, 2021 | Advice, Practice news
Although reluctant to dwell on the current pandemic any more than we have to we acknowledge that almost everything in our lives has changed. Bringing your pet to the vets is no different. We have had to alter the way we work to adhere to government guidelines,...
by Aimee Hamilton | Jun 10, 2021 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare
Probably 3-4 times a week we hear owners say “its just old age”. Unfortunately at vet school there is no disease we get taught about called “old age”. Why is it that as cats and dogs age we as owners put a lot of things down to old age. Here is a list of some...
by Aimee Hamilton | Jun 7, 2021 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Illness, Preventative healthcare
With a miraculous switch in the weather between May and June, suddenly the risk of heat stroke is a genuine concern as we see cases rising at the practice. We can all appreciate the concerns of climate change and the ever-higher temperatures reached each...
by Aimee Hamilton | Jun 3, 2021 | Advice, Cats, Illness, Preventative healthcare
Recent research has shown vets are reporting an 39% rise in cats diagnosed with urinary disorders in the last year. Increases in stress levels have long been linked to urinary disorders in cats and lockdown changes in routines, where owners and children have been...
by Aimee Hamilton | Apr 29, 2021 | Advice, Dogs, Preventative healthcare, Uncategorised
Let’s start with, what exactly is lungworm? True to its name it is a worm, a roundworm. Dogs can become infected most commonly, by licking/eating slugs and snails. The worm migrates to the lungs, sets up camp and lives in nodules there. Eggs and larvae are coughed up...
by Aimee Hamilton | Mar 25, 2021 | Advice, Uncategorised
This isn’t a question often asked of us but is a frequent thought for most vets. Call it selection (of a ‘type’ of person allowed onto the veterinary course) or conditioning through university or from our peers but we all feel an internal need to continue to learn and...
