by Aimee Hamilton | Nov 16, 2020 | Advice, Cats, Dogs, Preventative healthcare
This year we are all faced with an uncertain winter period but those of us who are lucky enough to have pets they will provide a good focus. As the colder months progress an important topic of conversation that we find comes up with owners is osteoarthritis...
by Aimee Hamilton | Oct 26, 2020 | Advice, Cats, Dogs
The season changing can bring about a change in ourselves and, by close association with our home-dwelling fur-companions, change in them too. During this COVID time, the change in season may bring about some anxiety as we prepare to stay indoors more with darker...
by Aimee Hamilton | Oct 6, 2020 | Advice, Cats, Dogs
The last 6 months have been a difficult time for us all, having a dog or a cat no doubt, for myself included has made that slightly easier! It has given a reason to get up and get out, not to mention a very important reason for our once a day exercise that was allowed...
by Aimee Hamilton | Aug 20, 2020 | Advice, Cats, Dogs
As vets we are facing very busy consulting periods trying to catch up on the many vaccinations that our patients missed during the height of lockdown, not to mention the neuterings that we are performing alongside the routine day to day emergencies. So we thought we...
by Aimee Hamilton | Aug 13, 2020 | Advice, Cats, Dogs
A common problem we treat is a red eye or eyes. Whilst often we often find owners have tried an at-home human remedy to no avail this can be very detrimental and we will tell you why. Eyes are not something we like to leave for another day so best call us as soon as...
by Aimee Hamilton | Jul 23, 2020 | Advice, Cats
Our cats and their worms…. The most common intestinal worms’ cats get are called roundworms and tapeworms. Most infected cats do not show signs of having worms. Very heavy burdens of worms can cause weight loss, vomiting and diarrhoea and irritation around the...