What is an Animal Health Certificate?
Travelling with your beloved pet from Great Britain to an EU country or Northern Ireland requires careful preparation and documentation. One crucial document you’ll need is an animal health certificate (AHC). In this article, we’ll explore what an...
The importance of hay for rabbits
Hay and grass should form a huge 85% of your rabbit’s diet. The remainder should be made up of 10% leafy green veg or safe wild plants (i.e. dandelion, cleavers , blackberry leaves) and only 5% of the diet should be made of commercial rabbit pellets – that’s roughly...
Could your rabbit be overweight?
We’ve heard about our dogs and cats getting heavier, but it might shock you to know that 30% of rabbits in the UK are also overweight. And like our other family pets, being overweight can cause some severe problems for our rabbits including: • Cessation of caecotrophy...
10 signs your cat is stressed .. and how to fix it
We’ve probably all read a lot about lockdown puppies and the behavioural problems owners are facing now they are returning to work, however there’s one family member that might be glad to see the back of us, our cat!
How do you know if your pet is a healthy weight?
With more and more pets becoming overweight our Vet Know-how video shows you what you should be checking to keep your pet at a healthy weight and in tip-top shape. Below is our video showing how you can check if your pet is a healthy weight.
Dangerous Festive Treats For Your Pets
Christmas is a time for goodwill to all men, but make sure this also extends to your four-legged friends. It’s easy to get swept up in the occasion and feel that you want to share all the Christmas festivities with your pets, but it can endanger their health, sometimes seriously, and even innocent treats can be deadly.
Why Can’t My Male Cat Pee? Treatment And Prevention
Urethral obstructions are very serious, if left untreated they cause acute kidney failure and death within 48-72hrs, so this really is a life and death situation. As soon as the bladder is unable to empty pressure starts building up in the bladder which also then transfers up the ureters to the kidneys, this back pressure can cause physical tissue damage but essentially prevents the kidneys from filtering out the toxic by-products in the blood and balancing salts, minerals and water in the body.
3 Reasons Your Male Cat Is Not Peeing
There is a condition that is also more common at this time of year in cats; that affects almost exclusively males, a condition called urethral obstruction or a urethral blockage.