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Category Archives: Joe’s health tips for cats
Holidays with your pet: Pet Passports
The Pet Travel Scheme: Introduced to the UK in 2000, the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS), allows pet owners to take their animals to specific overseas countries and bring them back into the UK without having to go through quarantine. In … Continue reading
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Holidays with your pets: On holiday and at home
On holiday: It’s all too easy to get carried away when you get to your hotel or apartment and forget that your pet might not settle into things as quickly as the rest of the family. Always make sure they … Continue reading
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Holidays with your pets: Travelling
Travelling with your pet: Whether you are heading across Europe or just across the UK there are some important things to consider before setting off with your pets: Always plan your journey with your pets in mind – so make … Continue reading
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Holidays with your pets -FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions: Q. I really want to take my dog to France this summer but he doesn’t have a passport – is there any way I can get a passport organised in time? A. No – at the moment the … Continue reading
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Obesity – helping your pet to loose weight
It is well worth involving your vets in any weight loss program you decide to implement, especially if your dog is severely overweight, as losing weight can be a hazardous process with some health risks to be considered. The main … Continue reading
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Obesity – is my pet overweight?
There are various methods of finding out whether your pet is overweight or not, including the obvious route of simply weighing your pet, but the most accurate and reliable technique is what’s known as condition scoring. This process has the … Continue reading
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Obesity – why are pets overweight?
There are two main contributing factors to obesity in pets, and they are both directly related to their owners – too much food and not enough exercise. Pet owners always bring up other mitigating factors such as neutering or ‘genetics’, … Continue reading
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Obesity – the biggest pet health challenge
Official figures from animal welfare organisations suggest that between a third and half of all dogs are now either overweight or obese, and from my personal experience in the surgery, I would suggest that these may even be conservative estimates. … Continue reading
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Skin allergies
There are many causes of allergic skin disease in pets, ranging from food allergies to allergies to substances like washing powders, but by far and away the most common cause of allergies affecting the skin in pets is atopy. Atopy … Continue reading
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Lilly on the mend
Good news – after a very worrying few days Lilly is starting to show definite signs of improvement after her operation to repair her pelvis. She’s still very weak and we’re mainly confining her to a large cage in the … Continue reading
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