Month: April 2015

  • Thank you Sarah!

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    Sarah is a past client of ours. She brought in a lovely Westie called Bobby. Following hearing about our Puppy Massage DVD with Kickstarter, she sent this message “You helped us with our Westie Bobby a few years ago at Castle vets and you were amazing.  I don’t think Bobby would be a star patient…

  • A smart collar that can monitor your pets vital signs!

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    Technology is moving at an incredible rate! PetPace have now launched a now smart collar that allows owners to monitor their pets temperature, pulse, respiration rate, activity patterns, positions and heart rate variability. It can also text the owner and vet if any abnormalities are detected. It is wireless and small and can fit cats…

  • Research shows dogs can smile! Happy pet competition

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    Drontal, are having a Happy Pet competition to find Britians happiest pet. Research conducted by Bayer, found that dogs can smile when happy! But we all knew that anyway! Competition closes 31st July. All you have to do to enter is upload a picture of your happy pet onto their facebook page and the winner…

  • Lecturing at the Animal Rehabilitation Expo 2015

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    We are proud to announce Donna Wills will be a speaker at the Animal Rehabilitation Expo at the London Excel. Donna’s subject will be Physiotherapy in the Multi-modal approach to treating osteoarthritis in Dogs. This is on 10th and 11th June. See their website for full details of the lecture and to get your free…

  • I told Bruce today!

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    I treated one of my special patients today, Bruce. I told him all about the Puppy Massage DVD. He says he’s going to tell all his friends about it, as he loves his massages! His mum has learnt to do massage from me teaching her little bits at a time over the years, and he…

  • Puppy Massage DVD!

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    We are so proud to announce that we are fast approaching our 10th Anniversary. To celebrate we are using Kickstarter to fund an exciting new project. We are going to film a puppy massage DVD! We are so pleased to say that we already have the full support of T.V. Vet Paul Manktelow MRCVS, founder…

  • Cats Relax to classical music

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    A study has been done proving that some classical music really will help a cat relax! We love hearing anything that proves itself to be relaxing to any of our pets! This article by the MRCVS online explains it all. Researchers at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, found that playing Samuel Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings’…

  • Happy Easter!

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    Happy Easter to all. Furry, feathery, hairy, bald, young or old!

  • Body condition scoring. How does your dog or cat score?

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    Body weight is a really important part of staying fit, healthy and mobile. When doing an initial assessment of mobility we will always look at body weight, to see if the patient is carrying more weight on their joints than they should, or if they are too thin and therefore possible don’t have the energy…

  • Remember to keep your Easter chocolate away from the dogs

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    The Royal Collage of Veterinary surgeons have just posted out a reminder to all owners about the hazard of chocolate when the dogs get their paws on it. Click here to read the article Enjoy your Easter and have fun, just remember to put your chocolate in your own tum! 🙂 The effects of chocolate…