Canine Family Planning

Why have your bitch spayed? If you have decided not to breed with your bitch, spaying early on in life has several benefits, the greatest of which is protection against mammary cancer
Owner’s Instinct: Time to listen

Experience has taught me over the years that an owner’s instinct is not to be overlooked, even if clinical checks are to the contrary. Now this may sound obvious but with so much information available online nowadays, owners can have a tendency to either overdiagnose or sometimes look for the most complicated and unusual diagnosis […]
Summer Hazards: Here comes the sun

April promised long hot summer days with BBQ’s and paddling pools but May has temporarily put a halt to those thoughts. Still, the optimist in me says summer will return and although we all enjoy warm, hazy days the summer can pose problems and even dangers to our pets!
Puppy and Kitten Care

With spring on the horizon the gardens, fields and hedgerows are starting to show signs of new life. Trees and shrubs are breaking their winter dormancy and new lambs are dotted across the fields. It is also a time when new puppies and kittens start arriving at the surgery for their first visit.