You Be the Vet: Lumps and Bumps
Is that skin lump on your pet just a lump, or the first sign of life threatening cancer? Which is the nasty cancerous lump? (Answer below!) Is that lump on your pet just a lump, or the first sign of life threatening cancer? Our pets often get lumps on their...
Preventing Parasites in Our Pets
Creepy, crawling, blood sucking, and generally disgusting. Creepy, crawling, blood sucking, and generally disgusting. This alone is reason enough to take parasite prevention seriously, but they can also make our dogs and cats seriously ill. Some can even spread to humans! Fleas Fleas are blood suckers, and their saliva causes our...
You Be The Vet: Spotting Skin Problems
Skin disease is one of the most common problems in pets – let’s learn how to spot it! Imagine being constantly itchy. The feeling of your skin burning all the time, distracting you from daily activities. Exhaustion from nights of interrupted sleep. Skin disease is one of the most common problems...
Love Is In the Air
When it comes to our dog’s private parts, everyone seems to have their own opinion. Let’s sort out the facts from fiction. Fact: Entire dogs are at greater risk of disease Dogs that are not desexed are at increased risk of a number of diseases. Entire females are at risk of...
Protection from Infection
Prevention is always better than cure, so vaccination against many serious diseases is part of your pet’s pathway to enjoying a … Vaccination Prevents Disease Without vaccination our pets are at risk entirely preventable life threatening diseases. Vaccination also reduces the severity of diseases that, while not normally fatal, can make...
RSCA Cupcake Fundraiser
Fight Monday-it is! Join us 17 th September to eat cupcakes for a fabulous cause. Want to feel good and have a great start to our week? Help us help those many pets Join need . We have all been to the pet shelters before and wished we could help them...
Tis the Season
Season to be Jolly Hands up who honestly gives their dog monthly parasite treatments on time every time? .... The figures are pretty dismal. The truth, on average we are lucky to get 6-7 months of treatment done per year ...leaving many gaps in our protection. Now you only have to...
You be the Vet : Teeth Problems
It's no fun having gum disease or raw exposed nerves ... or breath so bad it wilts the plants. Did you know 9/10 pets will have evidence of dental disease by the age of four? You can check your pet's mouth for signs of dental disease at home. I'll walk you...
Puppy Love
Has it been a long time since you have had a puppy? Has it been a long time since you have had a puppy? Meet George, a 7month old Border Collie-Kelpie. Dr Cameron tells his experience of getting his new puppy George. The romantic ideal of saving a life at the...
Dental Awareness Month
Free worming this month. Yep, shout it from the rooftops! You know we keep a close eye on all your pet's health needs. Looking after their teeth is a big part of this and ignored can lead to health concerns. August is dental awareness month and for the entire month we...
Cat Crazy Facts
Interesting facts from our favourite feline friends. Cat Facts Having been a veterinarian for 20 years, I often come across some interesting trivia related to the animal world. I thought I would share a Fancy Few Frivolous Feline Facts! Domestic cats spend about 70% of their lives asleep. These are usually...
Easter, Chocolate can be Poisonous for our Pets
Chocolate, the food of Love but, not so Lovely for our Pets. Easter is on the doorstep. It's a time we might indulge our sweet tooth and have some extra chocolate hanging around. For ourselves it's all about moderation . A little bit of a bad thing is OK I am...
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