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Common Skin Problems in Dogs

Skin problems in dogs can be caused by various factors, ranging from allergies to infections. Recognising the symptoms and understanding the potential causes can help ensure your pet receives appropriate treatment and care. Symptoms of Skin Problems Itching or scratching excessively Redness, inflammation, or irritation Hair loss or bald patches Scaly, flaky, or crusty skin […]

Common Blood Disorders in Dogs

Blood disorders in dogs can be caused by various factors, ranging from infections to genetic conditions. Recognising the symptoms and understanding the potential causes can help ensure your pet receives appropriate treatment and care. Symptoms of Blood Disorders Pale gums or mucous membranes Lethargy or weakness Rapid or laboured breathing Increased heart rate Bruising or […]

Physiotherapy and hydrotherapy

Physiotherapy and hydrotherapy are successful ways of treating pets. You will often find that, after orthopaedic surgery, or even in some cases, for arthritic animals or problems that they’ve had with joints, that you will be advised to take your pet for hydrotherapy or for physiotherapy. This is used very much as it is in the […]

Dog vaccinations

We recommend that all dogs are vaccinated against a core combination of several viruses and some bacteria. So the main vaccination course that all dogs will have will consist of two vaccinations, either two or four weeks apart, followed by annual vaccinations. Now these annual vaccinations do not always cover everything that they were vaccinated at […]

Operations and x-rays

Whenever a pet is admitted into the hospital for surgery, for an anaesthetic, whether that be for surgery or for something like x-rays, it is always a concern for the owner because they are leaving their pet with you, and they are not going to be with them and they do not always understand or […]