by Aimee Hamilton | Jan 6, 2020 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare, Uncategorised
A lot of my clients ask about pet insurance, who are the best companies? Should we have pet insurance? What is covered on pet insurance? Isn’t it a game of luck? Often clients have either had bad experience with their pet insurance companies or have never had to...
by Aimee Hamilton | Dec 10, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Illness, Preventative healthcare
New Year New diseases Since graduating in 2010 in my short veterinary career I have seen new diseases arrive in England including Schmallenberg virus in sheep/ cows, more recently Babesia in dogs not going outside of the UK and Seasonal Canine Illness to name a few....
by Aimee Hamilton | Nov 1, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare
Doing your breed homework…….. It is one of the most exciting moments welcoming a new pet into the household! You discuss whether your lifestyle can accommodate a pet then you go about choosing one… What questions should you ask yourself? Does our lifestyle accommodate...
by Aimee Hamilton | Oct 1, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare, Uncategorised
Please don’t replace my Veterinary Degree with Dr Google This month I thought I would play Devil’s advocate…… I have lost count of the number of times my clients come into the consulting room and say “I’ve googled it and I think Fluffy has ……….” Having qualified in...
by Aimee Hamilton | Sep 1, 2019 | Cats, Dogs, Uncategorised
It is something you say. Everybody says it. “Pets are part of the family!” is a mantra of the media, the pet industry, and even the academic veterinary literature. When pet owners have been asked to draw a diagram of their family with themselves in the centre, all too...
by Aimee Hamilton | Aug 1, 2019 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare, Rabbits
Pets and exercise All pets need some form of exercise, that is just fact. As do we for the same reasons. It is good for weight control, fitness, muscle building and good mental health – yes, our pets can become mentally and physically frustrated to the point of true...
