by Aimee Hamilton | Jun 11, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Preventative healthcare
Feline Etiquette In the UK there is a population of 11.1 million pet cats! The average household often has more than one cat. As vets we often see behavioural problems in cats, the signs of which can be extreme i.e. marking throughout the house to very subtle changes....
by Aimee Hamilton | Apr 28, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Illness, Preventative healthcare
Geriatric cat medicine – My cat’s losing weight but then it’s probably due to old age? We often see clients who bring their older cats in for a general health check and open with the phrase “I know there’s nothing you can do for him it’s just old age!” I think if the...
by Aimee Hamilton | Apr 1, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Practice news
Brexit…… What does this mean for my pet? From day-to-day hopefully Brexit won’t have any impact on your pets. However if you are used to having the freedom to take your pet abroad over the summer months Brexit may have a much larger impact! We are hoping that as a...
by Aimee Hamilton | Mar 2, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare
Parasites are back…… Although we have all been rejoicing at the recent heat wave we have had this February we have to take a minute to remember what this will have done for our pets parasites. Fleas: Much of our time as vets is taken up seeing skin...
by Aimee Hamilton | Feb 7, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare
Responsible rehoming There are many places to go to rehome pets – charity rehoming centres i.e. dogs trust, through friends and social media. This month we thought we would give you some useful tips when thinking about rehoming a new pet – cat or dog. We always...
by Aimee Hamilton | Jan 13, 2019 | Advice, Dogs, Fundraising, Practice news
What our dogs do for us? We thought we would start 2019 with some reflection about our pets. With 24% of the UK adult population owning a dog that is an estimated 8.9million dogs in the UK. So why do we have dogs? The answer is that, not only do they provide loyal...
