As holiday season begins it’s important to check that your pet is travel ready if you plan to take them abroad this summer. If you wish to travel outside the UK with your pet, the legal requirements vary depending on the other country involved, so you’ll need to check the Defra website for full information: https://www.gov.uk/take-pet-abroad/overview. […]

Overheating and heat stress can be a killer so here are some tips to help your dog have a happy and healthy summer.   SYMPTOMS: Panting excessively Drooling Increase in heart rate Reddened/purple gums Vomiting and Diarrhoea Seizures progressing to coma and even death. TREATMENT: As soon as possible move your pet to a cooler […]

Sweep was presented to us for investigation of severe abdominal enlargement which was being caused by her large ovarian cysts. Ovarian cysts are very common in middle-aged to older female guinea pigs and can cause problems such as pain, inappetence, interference with mobility and hair loss. Sweep did not have hair loss with her cysts […]

As the weather gets colder many of us will use anti-freeze in our car engines, but while it’s convenient for us, it’s also very dangerous to our pets. While many people may think, ‘why would my cat or dog go near anti-freeze?’ well, Ethylene glycol- the main ingredient in most anti-freeze brands has an inviting aroma […]

Canine Donor Programme Similar to the human blood service, dog owners kindly register their much loved canine companions to give blood at one of The Pet Blood Bank’s many sessions across the country. After each session, the blood is taken to our processing centre in Loughborough where it is separated into red blood cells and […]

Christmas is a time where chocolate isn’t usually in short supply and with it being a very busy season, it’s easy to get swept up in the occasion and often forget about leaving advent calendars and chocolate treats lying around, but if your pet does manage to get hold of some chocolate it can endanger […]