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There seems to be an increase in Kennel Cough cases at the moment so we thought we would remind you of what to look out for.

After the Prime Minister’s instructions last night, we thought we would update you on all the changes we will be putting into place.

When Timmy was rescued he weighed 14.4 kg and rather liked his food... this is his journey so far.

The spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to dominate the news headlines, and understandably some people may be concerned about the risk of transmission between humans and animals.

Not only have we seen a re-emergence of Alabama Rot recently there has been reports of dogs with vomiting episodes.

Just a quick last-minute post with a few reminders on how to keep your pets calm over this festive period.

The International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM) has proclaimed September as Animal Pain Awareness Month.

Animals suffer from pain just like people do.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common problem in people, but did you know that animals, particularly cats, can also be affected?

One of the biggest dangers for rabbits in the summer months is heatstroke. Here are our tips for preventing heatstroke in your rabbits;

One of the biggest dangers for rabbits in the summer months is flystrike. Here are our top tips on how to prevent it;

Here are our top tips about vaccinating your rabbits;

Rabbits are highly social animals and require both rabbit and human company.

Here are our top tips on providing appropriate company for your rabbits;

To coincide with Rabbit Awareness Week (2-10 June), here are some tips for feeding your rabbits.

So spring is apparently upon us, and with the lengthening daylight hours, and increasing temperatures comes the first of the spring bank holidays to be celebrated.

As its acupuncture awareness week, we thought it would be good to highlight how acupuncture helps a lot of pets.

Every February the British Heart Foundation celebrates heart month encouraging everyone to make small contributions to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

As with many posts this Christmas, it’s all about those goodies and decorations that are toxic to our pets. So we’ve written just a quick reminder of a things to help keep your four legged friends safe this festive season.

I’m sure most of you have seen the recent press coverage lately of ‘Walk with Walnut’ BBC Walk with Walnut. We’ve talked about this in the practice and thought it was a wonderful, kind gesture from a heartbroken owner to his ageing best friend.

We have had some enquiries regarding the new variant of Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (RVHD) and wanted to give a brief overview for those that haven’t come across it before.

There are two parts to the new legislation on microchipping in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 that take place on the 6th April 2016 that we want to ensure you are aware of

• Dog owners in England will have to have their pet microchipped from the 6th April 2016
• Owners need to maintain up to date contact details on an authorised commercial database

Arthritis only happens in old pets… right? Not all the time, it can happen in the young too. If your pet is diagnosed with it, what are your options?

Last year was the first year of running the pet slimmer of the year competition, over the year nurses see many clients regularly for weight checks to help support them with their animals in loosing weight. With the help of hills we decided to give them something back and an incentive to really get to grips with helping their animals loose weight and so came up with Pet Slimmer of the Year. The winners were chosen and given the good news in January

To most of us this Easter will involve enjoying a chocolate egg or two! Please remember that chocolate is also delicious to dogs, less so to cats, but potentially lethal to both.